7/20/09 Tom "Goose" Gilbert crowned World Reuben Eating Champion in Marshal Michigan....

.. Pastrami Joe's 4^th Annual World Reuben Eating Championship featured a world record performance by Tom "Goose" Gilbert who devoured 6 Reuben Sandwiches while also earning $750 for his performance.  Sandwiches weighed in at .75 lbs per Sandwich and challenged Food Warriors in a way that only a Reuben sandwich can.  Specifically the landscape of sauerkraut, bread, corn beef and cheese is particularly difficult because of the different textures and form that comprise the diverse ingredients of the Pastrami Joe Reuben Sandwich never allow for a steady and organized eating approach. In second place was Bob "Killer" Kuhns who downed 5.50 monster Reuben Sandwiches for 2nd place and $350. The battle for the final money spot featured a classic chowdown between avid Ohio buckeye fan Mark Lyle "The Human Vacuum" and Battle Creeks own Jake "The Butcher" Casey who is an avid Michigan supporter who hates all things Ohio. Big Jake Casey edged out "The Human Vacuum" and took third place by eating 4.75 Reuben sandwiches to lyle's 4.60 Reubens. Rounding out the field in this extremely difficult discipline was Joel "The Cannon" Podelsky and Chris "The American"  Schlesinger who finished with 4.1 and 3.75 Reubens respectively...

Final Results

1. Tom "Goose" Gilbert                    NV           6.0 

2. Bob Killer Kuhns                         PA            5.5

7/20/09 Tom "Goose" Gilbert brings back American Meatball Eating Championship to America and sets new Word Record by devouring an outrageous 50 Meatballs.....

 In an unbelievable display of Meatball-Munching, Tom "Goose" Gilbert captured the 4^th Annual Bartolini American Meatball Eating Championship by gobbling a record 50 "secret-recipe" Meatballs  in 7 minutes. The contest structure for the  American Meatball Eating Championship was a five minute qualifying round followed by a two minute speed round.  Food Warriors carried their five minute totals with them to the speed round.  Gilbert bested the previous record by nearly pound, as he tallied 6.25 Lbs of meatball in a mere 7:00 minutes.  The former Hadley Massechusetts resident who has recently moved to Las Vegas, took home the coveted Meatball Champion Plate  $1,000 and the title of America's #1 Meatball Maniac.  In second place was Bob "Killer" Kuhns who pounded down an awesome 42 Meaballs and earned $500.  In third place was former American Meatball Eating Champion Mark "Lyle" The Human Vacuum who improved on his best performance  by eating a stellar 35 Meatballs and earning $250.  Kevin "The Lion" Kordalski gave the veteran and fellow Ohioan Lyle all he could handle by consuming 33 Meatballs.   In the Amateur Division, several local Food Warriors distinguished themselves with very professional-like performances.  Leading the pack and earning a $300 Bartolini Gift Certificate (The most highly sought after Gift Certificate in the state of Illinois) was Benjamin "The Wolf" Taylor who down an amazing 28 Meatballs and defeated several Champion Food Warriors in the process. Second place in the Amateur division went to Larry "The Alamanator" Alamis who gobbled 24 Meatballs and took home a $100 Gift Certificate to the Midwest's best Italian eatery, Bartolini's. Third place went to David "Stomach Muscles" Murch who consumed a respectable 23.5 Meatballs.                                          

 1. Tom "Goose" Gilbert                  NV   50  $1,000      America's #1 Meatball Mauler 

 2. Bob "Killer" Kuhns                           PA   42   $500....

3. Mark "Lyle" The Human Vacuum        OH  35    $250....

4. Kevin "The Lion" Kordalski                 OH  33....

5. Benjamin "The Wolf" Taylor               IL   28.0  #1 Amateur      $300 Gift Certificate ....

6. Frank "The Fork" Wach                      IL  26.5....

7. Joel "The Cannon" Podelsky                NJ  25.0

8. Larry "The Alamanaor" Alamis             IL  24.0    #2 Amateur   $100 Gift Certificate

9.  David "Stomach Muscles" Murch          IL   23.5    #3 Amateur   $ 50  Gift Certificate