This challenge (with no time limit) was a welcome break from the short contests of 8-10 minutes. I wish there were still a few longer contests on the circuit to reward more than just pure speed over everything else. When I’m at a buffet, I notice certain people around me taking at least a half hour more than they normally would to finish their meals and when I get up to leave they follow suit. Several curious people come up to me with positive comments so there must be some entertainment value to watching someone casually eating plate after plate of food.

Hmm, maybe competitive eating is the next poker. (Or perhaps poker is at best competitive eating?) It is the one “sport” other than poker where the amateurs can compete against the pros. And with LeFevre’s favoring longer contests and more food varieties, he may well be the Chip Reese of competitive eating.