3 Men, 21 lbs of Pudding

Have you ever had the urge to gather up two of your buddies, crack open three huge cans of pudding, and see who could eat the most in 30 minutes?

Yeah, the thought has struck my mind from time to time. Fortunately no one has taken me up on the offer. Those oversized industrial cans of pudding probably aren't that tasty.

Enter the illustrious characters of Wreckless Eating. These guys specialize in eating the disgusting and the unexpected. Think of them as the forgotten segment of competitive eating. Most of us want to eat a ton, and preferably quickly, but these guys really just want to shock you. I'm developing a taste for it. Fear Factor meets Man V Food.

Matt Zion, Chris Wreckless, and Havik endured a long distance battle to determine WE Pudding Champion of 2012. I was sidelined from the challenge mostly because my specialty is mass consumption. My role in the video is limited to coaching.

But, there's a silver lining. I got in the golden line: "Go 'Til You Blow," which may become the new mantra of competitive eaters everywhere. Anyone who's been involved in an eating contest knows what I'm talking about.

Wreckless at Christmas

Sometimes I have a random sense of humor. This year I missed Halloween, but I won't miss Christmas. Merry Christmas to all. May 2012 shine brightly.

Today also marked my debut on Wreckless Eating, a YouTube channel hosted by Matt Zion and Chris Wreckless showcasing the consumption of the bizarre.



In my debut, I teamed with Chris Wreckless to take on an 8 lb drum of Hershey's chooclate syrup. We absoultely mauled the extreme sugar challenge in just over two minutes. It was a fun sprint down chocolate lane.

Chris Wreckless is mostly unknown to the competitive eating community, but he has had a few run-ins with restaurant challenges. He's handled the 5 lb King Ranch Burrito at La Casa Garcia in Anaheim. At the time, he aimed to break the 11:30 house record set by Damon Wells during his pre-IFOCE days. The time goal was elusive but Chris was victorious.

Photo courtesy Wreckless Eating / Matt Zion

As a guess, I'd place Chris Wreckless' capacity at 5-6 lbs. His mass consumption days sure aren't over. We have plans in motion for more future team challenges. Without a doubt, I look forward to getting "wreckless" again.

Be sure to look for the debut of their main show. They produce several segments every month. Their channel is always turning out new content. Some vile, some wild, but always entertaining.

Going Wreckless

This is going to be a different weekend. Tomorrow, I'm meeting the guys who film the YouTube channel "Wreckless Eating" and I'll offer a small challenge segment for their program. I will be out of my element there.

For those who have never watched, WE focuses on the more sickening side of this sport. Matt Zion and Chris Wreckless sample foods that would make most of us cringe. I'm not going to ruin any of their videos for you (but the one with the balut was awesome). Needless to say, my participation will not be about mass consumption.

Tune in to Wreckless Eating to see what it's all about. It's definitely another dimension to competitive eating and they have their viewers. Let's see how I do in their realm. Maybe they'll invite me back.

What a Sugar Rush

"Well, what else is possible?"

One of my students wanted to know (for his journalism class) what types of challenges competitive eaters participated in. I mentioned the hot wing challenges. Then I talked about speed challenges. That didn't impress him. Then I brought up volume challenges, but he wasn't moved.

Then, I let my mind drift. We have intensely hot challenges... why don't we have intensely sweet challenges? Foods that pack an insane amount of sugar into a small volume. The concept was instantly delicious. We did a little research, and a combination of suitable foods was selected for me to try.

The idea was to have a selection of foods that wouldn't be ridiculously heavy, but whose sugar content would stop cold most people who tried it. Sweet challenges are among my favorite, so I figured this was a worthy experiment.

900 grams of sweet, sugary hell.

The best aspect of the video is all the contortions my face goes through as the sugar rush hits me. And it hit HARD. The "intensity of sweet" challenge is much harder than I thought it would be.

Everyone agreed it was profoundly ridiculous, and not even I will be attempting that again.

The Extremes

How about some quail eggs? Uncooked?