It seems that online casino GoldenPalace.com has a certain fetish for grilled cheese. The lactose-loving casino, which is known for its outrages marketing campaigns (Virgin Mary grilled cheese sandwich ring a bell, anyone?), held a grilled cheese eating competition Wednesday at the Planet Hollywood restaurant in Times Square.
The World Grilled Cheese Eating Championship competition was won by Sonya Thomas, a 100-pound "heavyweight" from Virginia who ate 26 grilled cheese sandwiches in 10 minutes. Her prize was $8,000. Thomas reported that she was disappointed because she had aimed to eat at least 30 sandwiches. She ran away from the competition area shortly after the contest ended, claiming she had to make it on time to her shift at a Burger King in Maryland. The runner-up, a man named Joey Chestnut, "only" managed 25.5 sandwiches.
Thomas claimed that her stomach was naturally big, and that she had soaked her cheesy sandwiches in water to make it easier during the swallowing process. She is also known as the Black Widow of eating contests and holds an endless list of world feeding records. In the past, Thomas has consumed 46 dozen oysters in 10 minutes, swallowed 11 pounds of cheesecake in 9 minutes, devoured 48 chicken tacos in 11 minutes, quaffed 37 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes and ingested 56 hamburgers in 8 minutes.
Online casino GoldenPalace.com is no newcomer to the headlines with its quirky and sometimes bizarre marketing campaigns. The casino purchased Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's baby scan pictures last month, along with William Shatner's kidney stone. The casino also acquired Britney Spears' pregnancy test earlier last year and Pope Benedict XVI's Volkswagen Golf. |
Online Casino GoldenPalace.com and the Cheese Grilled Sandwiches Strike Again!