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Article: Oyster-eating champ slurps down 35 dozen
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- Sunday Gazette-Mail
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- April 13, 2008
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NEW ORLEANS - Patrick "Deep Dish" Bertoletti looked down at the
litter of empty oyster shells in front of him and savored the sweet
taste of victory. For Crazy Legs Conti, the bitter taste of defeat
could be washed away only by beer.
The Acme World Oyster Eating Championship belt - leather, with a
silver dish featuring an oyster on the half-shell - hung on
Bertoletti's skinny hips. The 22-year-old Chicago resident took the
title Saturday by slurping 35 dozen of the big bivalves in eight
minutes.
"I could probably do a couple dozen more, especially if they were
charbroiled," said Bertoletti, who holds the endurance oyster-
eating record, having downed 53 1/2 dozen in 2007 before calling it ...