Over the weekend, Smoke's Poutinerie (a poutine chain across Canada) sponsored the 5th Annual Poutine Eating World Championship in Toronto. The contest was simple: Eat as much poutine as possible in 10 minutes. The winner won $6,000. Here were the results:
| Place | Name | Nationality | Pounds of Poutine |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Stonie | USA | 14.75 |
| 2 | Joey Chestnut | USA | 11.75 |
| 3 | Erik Denmark | USA | 8.5 |
| 4 | Adrian Morgan | USA | 8.25 |
| 5 | Marcos Owens | USA | 6 |
| 5 | Jim Reeves | USA | 6 |
| 7 | Yasir Salem | USA | 5.75 |
| 8 | Meredith Boxberger | Canada | 5.5 |
| 8 | Badlands Booker | USA | 5.5 |
| 10 | Ben Do | Canada | 4.5 |
| 11 | Larell Marie Mele | USA | 3.75 |
As you can see, Canada got thwomped on their own turf. Here's American Conqueror Matt Stonie, mid-scarf:
Is it wrong that I still want poutine when contest over? #WPEC14 @poutinerie pic.twitter.com/YqbnuqNVhu
— Dawn Sutherland (@CupcakeDawnie) October 4, 2014
What a hero.