the black widow

Some of y’all might have read about the lobster eating contest held in Maine recently. Won by an Asian-American woman named Sonya Thomas. Like all good pseudo-celebrities she has a website where she nicknamed (herself?) “The Black Widow”.

Here are some highlights from her World Records page:

– August 21, 2004, Kennebunkport, Maine, 9.76 pounds of Lobster meat (38 soft shell lobsters) in 12 minutes.
– August 7, 2004, Centerville, Indiana: 84 Lumber World Baked Bean Championship: 8.4 lbs. of Baked Beans in 2 minutes, 47 seconds.
– July 8, 2004, Madison Square Garden, NYC, NY, Chicken Nuggets: 80 in 5 minutes.
– July 4, 2004, Coney Island, NY: New Women’s World Record (and American Record!) of 32 Nathan’s Hot Dogs and Buns in 12 minutes
– April 17, 2004, New Orleans, LA, Acme Oysters: 36 Dozen in 10 minutes.
– April 2, 2004, Orlando, FL, Cheese Quesadillas: 31 1/2 four-inch quesadillas in 5 minutes.
– February 21, 2004, Brooklyn, NY, NY, Cheesecake: 11 pounds in 9 minutes.
– January 30, 2004, Philadelphia, PA: Radio WIP Wing Bowl Record of 167 BBQ Chicken Wings in 32 minutes.
– December 30, 2003, Buffalo, NY, Fruitcake: 4 Pounds, 14 1/4 Ounces in 10 minutes.
– November 26, 2003, Manhattan, NY, NY, Thanksgiving Meal Invitational: 7 and 3/4 pounds of food in 12 minutes.
– October 3, 2003, Corinth MS, Pulled Pork BBQ Sandwiches: 23 in 10 minutes.
– September 16, 2003, NY, NY, Tacos: 43 1/2 in 11 minutes.
– September 13, 2003, Indianapolis Indiana, Boiled Eggs: 65 in 6 minutes, 40 seconds.
– August 9, 2003, Seymour, Wisconsin, Hardees Thickburgers: SEVEN 3/4-pound fully dressed burgers in 10 minutes.