Competitive eating's Acme Oyster House contest returns tomorrow

The famed contest is perhaps best known for launching the career of Krystal competitive eater Crazy Legs Conti back in 2002 and providing Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas with one of her most impressive records of 46-dozen oysters in ten minutes. That’s 552 oysters!

Tomorrow’s contest promises to be exciting as rumor has it Thomas will not be competing, giving other eaters the chance to suck and slurp their way into the top slots.

Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti, the third-place finisher in the 2007 Krystal Square Off, is the early favorite but with a field of eaters like Crazy Legs (ranked 11th), Juliet Lee (ranked 10th), Tim “Gravy” Brown (ranked 13th), ChipBurger Simpson (ranked 9th) and the home state’s top eater, Damon Serigent, the top oyster title is definitely up for grabs.

For those of you in New Orleans for the event, don’t forget to stop by the famous Krystal on Bourbon Street.  You never know, you may run into the Burger King himself while there.

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Thanks to Eatfeats.com, we just learned that Mike Golic of ESPN’s Mike and Mike in the Morning will go head to head against competitive eaters live on-air, and Krystal hamburgers may be the food of choice. Apparently Golic lost the 2008 NCAA bracket wager against co-host Mike Greenberg, and as a result, Golic will have to compete against some of the world’s best competitive eaters. Click here for more history on their bracket wagers.

Yesterday, Krystal Square Off competitive eater Crazy Legs Conti was on the show and suggested Golic consume Krystal burgers during the challenge. Greenberg asked Crazy Legs to serve as a commentator for the event, and fellow competitive eaters Tim “Eater X ” Janus and Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas were named as some of the possible competitors.

Check out the video clip below of Crazy Legs on the show, and check back soon as we’ll post more information about Golic’s upcoming (possibly Krystal) competitive eating challenge.