[lbo-talk] Route 66 memorabilia

Chuck Grimes cagrimes42 at gmail.com
Sun Feb 3 21:37:57 PST 2013


Attractions on 66 in Amarillo is the Big Texan Steak Ranch.

The Big Texan is best known for its 72 ounce (4.5 pounds or 2.04 kg) steak, nicknamed "The Texas King." The steak is free to anyone who, in one hour or less, can eat the entire meal, consisting of the steak itself, plus bread roll with butter, baked potato, ranch beans, shrimp cocktail, and salad; otherwise, the meal costs $72.00. ...

The record for the shortest time needed to finish the entire Texas King meal is held by competitive eating champion Joey Chestnut. He finished the challenge in 8 minutes and 52 seconds, breaking Frank Pastore's 1987 record (of 9½ minutes, which stood for 21 years) on his March 24, 2008 visit. The unofficial record (i.e., the unofficial record for all animals including humans) is held by a 500-pound Siberian Tiger, who ate the steak in 90 seconds.



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