Every year the Travel Channel deems the Top 10 Places to Pig Out. Each year we are astounded by these amazing eating endeavors. Without further delay, the winners of this years contest and the challenges they pose to the world's most esteemed restaurant patrons:
1. Lambert's Cafe
Location: Sikeston, Mo.
The Challenge: Fill your stomach to the breaking point with "pass arounds" while keeping an eye out for flying rolls
2. Eagle's Deli
Location: Brighton, Mass.
The Challenge: Finish a 3-pound hamburger topped with a quarter-pound of cheese in 2-½ hours
3. Seiad Valley Cafe
Location: Seiad Valley, Calif.
The Challenge: Finish a 5-pound platter of pancakes in two hours without losing your breakfast
4. Beth's Cafe
Location: Seattle, Wash.
The Challenge: Blend in with the Crayola-punk atmosphere while binging on 12-egg omelettes and unlimited hash browns
5. Acme Oyster House
Location: New Orleans, La.
The Challenge: Impress the staff with your ability to inhale hundreds of oysters in a single sitting
6. Ben and Jerry's
Location: Over 450 franchise shops worldwide
The Challenge: Stuff 20 scoops of ice cream, four bananas, three cookies, one brownie and assorted toppings into your belly without bursting
7. Primanti Brothers
Location: Pittsburgh, Pa.
The Challenge: Fit a 5-½-inch tall Primanti Brothers sandwich between your teeth without breaking your jaw
8. Pointer's Pizza
Location: Richmond Heights, Mo.
The Challenge: Finish a 28-inch Pointersaurus pizza with 3 pounds of meat toppings in one hour with a partner
9. Cluck-U
Location: Thirty franchise locations in five U.S. states, plus D.C.
The Challenge: Finish six Wingers drenched in 911 sauce in five minutes without quenching your thirst or eating other food
10. Big Texan Steak Ranch
Location: Amarillo, Texas
The Challenge: Finish a 72-oz. steak, tossed salad, shrimp cocktail, roll with butter and baked potato in one hour
