1915-1987 years: competitions in speed eating of food
In some countries food fast eating is considered as sport. During competitions, the participants compete with each other in the consumption of more food in the allotted time — usually no more than 15 minutes.
In the United States this type of contest is known since quite a long time, being one of the traditional entertainments at country fairs. Some organizers of these competitions are set for the winners of the cash prizes, the size of which can reach 10 thousand dollars.
Even in the world there are several organizations, positioning itself as a Federation of professional speed eating food — for example, the IFOCE (international Federation of speed eating) and All Pro Eating.
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1. 1915. The eating contest watermelon in Cincinnati, Ohio.
2. July 4, 1919. The pie-eating contest in celebration of independence Day.
3. 1920. Lois and Ruth Waddell ate a total of 204 oysters.
4. 1922. Eating contest donut, organized by the salvation Army.
5. 7 September 1934. The pie-eating contest at the world fair in Chicago.
6. 1939. 12-year-old Joseph Rubulotta became the world champion on eating donuts at the competition in new York.
7. November 4, 1948. Girls Broadway show compete in a contest of eating spaghetti with no hands.
8. 1948. 6-year-old Richard Baranski enjoys his victory once ate a 10-inch cranberry pie for 15 seconds.
9. 1950. The eating contest watermelon in Rome, Italy.
10. 29 Nov 1950. Boys practicing for a pie-eating contest at the Los Angeles food show.
11. November 19, 1952. The competition by eating sausages in Munich, Germany. The winner (second from left) ate 15 sausages for 1 minute and 45 seconds.
12. July 25, 1952. London students are trying to eat the dangling potato.
13. May 13, 1954. A patrol from Denver Joe Hale poses with the winners of the pie-eating contest.
14. 1958. Spectators watch as Joe Steele takes part in the eating contest food.
15. 5 Dec 1967. The bidder's attacking a plate of spaghetti at restaurant Alpino in London.
16. 22 Aug 1968. 12-year-old Michelle Billingsley during a pie-eating contest in Denver, Colorado.
17. 18 Aug 1976. Student elementary school participates in the pie-eating contest in Denver, Colorado.
18. 20 APR 1978. Dave Vose curve before winning the contest by eating food held in the memory of the infamous cannibal of Colorado, Alfred Packer.
19. 13 APR 1984. Dan Blumstein eating during the contest Alfred packer.
20. 20 Sep 1985. Men compete in a competition on eating ribs in Denver, Colorado.
21. 2 Sep 1987. The player of the team "the Denver Broncos" takes part in a charity eating contest ribs in Denver.
22. 1950.