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Article: New champion crowned at World Oyster Eating contest
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- April 12, 2008
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Patrick "Deep Dish" Bertoletti, looked down at the litter of empty oyster shells on the red plastic tray and savored the sweet taste of victory. For Crazy Legs Conti, the bitter flavor of defeat could only be drowned with several swigs of beer.
The Acme World Oyster Eating championship belt _ a massive leather affair featuring a silver dish with a single oyster on the half-shell in the center _ hung on the skinny hips of Bertoletti. The 22-year-old Chicago resident took the title Saturday by slurping 35 dozen of the big bivalves.
"I could probably do a couple dozen more, especially if they were char broiled," said Bertoletti, who also holds the ...