I saw this woman on some Food Network show, I think she was in an steak eating contest then too, and all I could think was “She does not look healthy.”
One can hope.
It’s an interesting place in a tacky sort of way. They’ve got a raw 72 oz. slab on ice that greets you when you walk in the door, tea in cowboy boot glasses, cow horns everywhere, etc.
I’d imagine a lot of truckers have proposed there.
Heck, I could do that. But only if there’s a motel next door, because as soon as I finished I’d have to go lay down and not move for a loooong time.
You’re in luck! They have a hotel, too - Complete with theme rooms.
Hubby and I stop here everytime we go through Amarillo. It’s great, in a weird kinda way.
That’s a lot of meat.
My friends and I claim bragging rights from which of us has most recently finished a mer two-pounder at Cattlemen’s. Four pounds is a lot.
Oh shoot. Now I have to do it, don’t I?
Too bad I can’t afford the trip for a while anyway. But if it ever happens, all y’all are invited to come and watch. One problem - I don’t do shrimp cocktail, can I just have plain shrimp? It’s a cooked tomato issue. (As George Carlin once said, tomatoes look like they’re not finished.)
Friend of my ex and I had a standing bet as to who can finish the 1-lb burger at Fuddrucker’s the fastest. Since I haven’t had any contact with the ex in over a year, I don’t see this one coming to pass. Too bad, there was a free dinner involved in that one too.
My Dad talks about doing this at least once a year. I think he’s got a shot…gluttony is a matter of pride in my family.
Don’t know anyone who has accoplished the meat feat personally, but among the photos of the champs on the wall is reportedly a tiny little lady.
Guess that answers that question!
Enjoy,
Steven
Don’t count the small people out…The current hot dog eating champion of the Nathans Hot Dog Eating Contest is Takeru Kobayashi, and he weighs 130lbs. Not sure how much 50 hot dogs weigh, but they would only need to be roughly 1 1/2oz each to eclipse the 72 oz steak…of course you don’t get a baked potato and salad with your 50 franks, but you also only get 12 minutes.
I drive by The Big Texan once or twice a week and haven’t been in it since it burned down a few years ago…it is a lot “tackier” looking now, but I hear the food is actually pretty good. (I cook my own steaks, thank you)
I hadn’t heard it burned down, Duke of Rat. 
Did they re-do the interior like before (lots of stuffed animal heads and that big stuffed bear standing on its hind legs and all the western stuff)? I ate there when moving east from California back in the '80s and I thought it was a great experience. I didn’t try the 72oz challenge, but I must say it crossed my mind.
For those who can’t afford it but would like to try anyway, their website will ship you a 72 ouncer to have a go at a time/place of your convenience.
Yeah, but he’s Japanese.
Like I said…I haven’t been in it since it burned down… And a “few years” ago, I’m trying to remember. It could have burned in the '80s. I’ll ask around and see if I can pinpoint when it burned.
Wow…1976! I guess it has been a while!!
From Big Texan History
Sorry for being so outdated on my timeline…I swear it doesn’t seem like a quarter century!
Holy crap! Scroll down in that story:
Wow. An 11-year-old?
Is it just me, or did other people think this thread abourt something vastly different? :o
That said… wow. Gluttony, indeed… and an 11-year-old boy? Ai-yi-yi.
F_X
Gotta wonder what their cholesterol levels are, ya know?
Flamsterette_X, you’re definitely not alone. I was going to suggest that this should go to GD until I read the whole thing. Nonetheless… an interesting article. Good to know that there are no limits to what a person can do when it’s been shown that there’s absolutely no good reason to do it.
Don’t worry about the cholesterol levels Tuckerfan. I’m sure that Marlboro she smoked at the end would cut the grease. (Or she’d just catch fire…)
That boy ain’t right.