Dozens before him couldn’t stomach it, but one Sydney man has finally conquered a regional pub’s insane burger challenge.
Locals were shocked when James, from Baulkham Hills, not only devoured the 5kg feast but also managed to squeeze in dessert.
More than 50 foodies have tried The Khartoum Hotel’s burger challenge, but all had failed.
That is, until James walked through the door on Saturday and smashed the beef burger in less than the allocated 30 minutes.
In fact, he had four minutes to spare.
The burger is made of a huge bun, two beef patties, bacon, eight cheese slices, lettuce, tomato, beetroot and eggs. It weighs a staggering 5kg and is served with sour cream, wedges and onion rings.
“Our Khartoum Hotel ‘burger challenge’ has attracted an absolutely amazing amount of interest not only locally but nationally since we launched it onto market on January 30 this year,” the hotel said on Facebook.
About 55 people have attempted the challenge with “varying results” … many have thrown in the towel barely 10 minutes in while others have used the full 30 minutes but failed to complete it.
“On Saturday, along came a very unassuming challenger who absolutely destroyed the burger challenge and raised the bar for future challengers,” the hotel, which is based in Kitchener south of Cessnock, said.
According to the hotel, James topped off the challenge with a double serving of cheesecake, all in less than 30 minutes.
“James you are a legend,” hotel owners said.
The impressive feat means he will have his name immortalised on the pub’s ‘Legends Board’ and he has pocketed $600 in prize money.
“We are so excited to have our first winner,” the hotel wrote on Facebook.
Many social media users commended James’ feat while others took a subtle hit at his choice of drink.
“Top job, and good to see he went all healthy with the no sugar Coke,” one user wrote.
Another said: “Makes me wanna vomit thinking about the quantity of food. Well done mate.”
The challenge was born as a successor to the hotel’s previous chicken schnitzel challenge.
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