The Rhythm City World Catfish Eating Championship

Major League Eating will kick-off it's annual Iowa Isle of Capri tour again in 2012 when it visits Rhythm City Casino in Davenport on Saturday, March 24th for The 3rd Annual Rhythm City World Catfish Eating Championship!

A $2,500 prize purse will be on-the-line as the world's best eaters descend upon the Quad Cities to feast upon fried catfish in the 10-minute world championship event.

Sonya Thomas' World Record of 6.5 lbs set in 2010 was short lived when Chicago's Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti bettered her mark by a pound last year to claim the record for his bib sheet.

Will we see a new record in 2012?...only time will tell as the world awaits The 3rd Annual Rhythm City World Catfish Eating Championship!

This contest will take place at 2:00pm CST on Saturday, March 24th. All participants/spectators must be 21 years or older to enter the Rhythm City Casino. CLICK HERE for more information on Rhythm City Casino

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PRIZE PAYOUTS 1st-$1,000 2nd-$750 3rd-$500 4th-$250

LAST YEAR'S RESULTS 1-Pat Bertoletti - 7.5 lbs fried catfish in 10 minutes ($1,000) New World Record 2-Sean Gordon - 6.16 lbs ($750) 3-Gravy Brown - 6 lbs ($500) 4-Pete Davekos - 5.5 lbs ($250) 5-Aaron Osthoff - 5 lbs 6-Ben Taylor - 3.75 lbs 7-David Solomon - 3.3 lbs 8-Matt Raible - 2 lbs

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*All applicants must be 21 years of age or older and fully acknowledge and understand the inherent dangers and risks associated with participating in an eating contest. The applicant further acknowledges and understands that the MLE/IFOCE coordinates with event sponsor(s) to select and approve eligible participants, and that the MLE/IFOCE shall decide, at its sole discretion, whether an applicant is eligible to participate in any eating event, and/or related activities. The MLE/IFOCE may revoke an applicant's eligibility to participate in the eating contest, or related activities, at any time, for any reason, at its sole discretion. The MLE/IFOCE and the event sponsors reserve the right, at any time, to change any and all details concerning the event, including, e.g., time, duration, location and prize structure.