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Man gulps down 15-pound burger with toppings

CLEARFIELD, Pa. — A chef at a western Pennsylvania Italian restaurant ate a 15-pound burger with 5.2 pounds of toppings in 4 hours and 39 minutes. Brad Sciullo, of Uniontown, is the first person to successfully eat the huge burger at Denny's Beer Barrel Pub, said pub owner Dennis Liegey.

The burger — called the Beer Barrel Belly Bruiser — include a bun, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, onions, mild banana peppers and a cup each of mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard and relish.

When asked what possessed him to eat a burger that big, the 5-foot-11, 180-pound Sciullo said: "I wanted to see if I could."

"I've always had a heck of a capacity and I can down about two gallons of water and I can do a gallon of milk in 20-some seconds," said Sciullo, a chef at Pasta Lorenzo's in Uniontown.

Liegey's pub in Clearfield — a town about 100 miles northeast of Pittsburgh — has become known over the years for its massive burgers.

Sciullo, 21, ate his 20.2-pound sandwich Monday and said he was surprised he succeeded. He realized when he had gotten through half the burger in a half-hour that he had plenty of time to finish it up.

"About three hours into it, things got tough," Sciullo said. "It's exhausting. I chewed for five straight hours. I didn't talk."

As is customary in such challenges, Sciullo was appointed a pub escort. Philip Fimon, a pub cook, stayed with Sciullo through the eating frenzy, even going with him to the bathroom three times to make sure he didn't throw up, Liegey said.

For completing the challenge in the under-five-hour time limit, Sciullo won $400, three T-shirts, a certificate "and a burger hangover, as I call it," Liegey said.

[mookie3127]

no love, huh? as a self proclaimed burger connoisseur, this guy has truly impressed me

[pencilpusher. just because]

I just read about that om Yahoo. That dude's gonna die. But what an awesome way to go. :P

[Dr. Do Itch Big]

burger looks nasty so more props

[mookie3127]

I just read about that om Yahoo. That dude's gonna die. But what an awesome way to go. :P

i concur. that's how i wanna go.....die with 15 lbs of meat getting crammed down my throat

wait......that doesn't sound right...... :unsure:

[falconsd56]

i concur. that's how i wanna go.....die with 15 lbs of meat getting crammed down my throat

wait......that doesn't sound right...... :unsure:

well its still Thursday some where

[Bullitt]

a cup each of mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard and relish.

Dayum! A cup of mayo alone would do me in.

[Icarus2.0]

DO IT FOR AMERICA!!!

[Brewcrew]

wow..... talk about the meat sweats.

[NCFalconfan]

That guy is gonna be on the toilet for a while...

[clownorg]

I'm wondering if he's gonna need Joe the Plumber to unclog his toilet after eating That...

[Butting-In]

I'd eat it for 400 bucks

[Fanboy3000]

wow..... talk about the meat sweats.

Yeah, that thing would put you in a serious meat coma.

[stumpjumper]

oh God, I couldn't eat it just cause of the toppings...bleh.

[tek34]

Wow, Grady Jackson?

[stumpjumper]

Wow, Grady Jackson?

Now we know where to send the man on practice days. I did hear it was getting harder to sign people to our practice squad cause players kept going missing..