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We took on four of the toughest eating challenges across the country – but could we finish them?
We took on four of the toughest eating challenges across the country – but could we finish them?

The Sun

time19-07-2025

  • Entertainment
  • The Sun

We took on four of the toughest eating challenges across the country – but could we finish them?

THEY have long been associated with gut-busting Americans who think nothing of cramming calorie-packed meals into their supersized stomachs. But competitive eating contests are now going mainstream in the UK, with enterprising starved restaurants serving them up to attract punters. 5 As the cost-of-living crisis continues to bite, dozens of outlets are now offering a variety of food challenges, from finishing the biggest steak to gobbling up a mountain of burgers. The trend, which started with Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest in the States in 1972, is now popular with social media influencers. But how would the average Brit fare taking on the gargantuan meals? Four of our brave writers braced their stomachs to find out. NEWCASTLE 32-inch pizza to be finished in one sitting (They're open for 13 hours) - Difficulty 4/5 What is it? Massive pizza with 20,000 calories. Only two people have ever polished off one of these 32in pizzas – Pizzaholic restaurant owner Ilhan Ozcan and competitive eater Kyle Gibson. 5 It's big enough to feed someone for ten days. Staring at the humongous pizza, which I must eat all in one go, I realise that a single slice is bigger than my head. I am shocked by the sheer weight of cheese and crust. After 25 minutes, I have consumed 60 per cent of the pizza, but I am shaking with nausea and I am defeated, which means I have to pay my full bill, £93.99. Boss Ilhan said: 'It's popular. The rapper 50 Cent was here and we delivered one to Bryan Adams after his show in Newcastle. We used to challenge people to do it in 20 minutes but it was too difficult.' ALEX STOREY PLYMOUTH The Big 60: 60oz steak to be finished in 60mins - Difficulty: 2/5 What is it? 60oz steak equivalent to seven-and-a-half average servings. Barbican Steakhouse's 5,000-calorie steak is £64.95. Around 200 people have tried the Big 60 Challenge in the past decade but just a handful polished it off in under 60 minutes. As the medium rare slab was placed in front of me, I felt confident. But 45 minutes later, I threw in the towel with eight ounces left. Co-owner Tahir Bhatti said: 'Our best time was under 20 minutes. He was an average-looking guy, but the mad thing is his wife told us he'd had a bucket of KFC on the way.' BEN ENDLEY LEEDS The Paralyser: Monster English breakfast in 12mins - Difficulty: 3/5 What is it? Breakfast including four slices of bacon, four sausages, four hash browns and equivalent of a loaf of bread, plus trimmings. A 2,000- calorie feast. 5 Competitors have less than 12 minutes to finish the £18 meal and get their money back at the Greasy Pig. The current best time is 3.27 minutes. I managed four slices of bacon, three hash browns, two half slices of bread, half a sausage, a scoop of beans and a couple of mushrooms. Boss Mitz Bala said: 'It causes a stir on social media, it attracts influencers with huge followings.' SAMANTHA YULE LONDON Eating 13 burgers in 10mins - Difficulty: 5/5 What is it? Ten minutes to eat 13 burgers. I'm a glutton, so was looking forward to taking on Red Dog Saloon's burger-eating challenge. 5 But then I found out I would need to eat 13 6oz whoppers in ten minutes to claim £5,000, and my stomach began to shrivel. Professional scoffer Leah Shutkever ate 12 and it's her record you have to beat. My mood darkened as I was served a mountain of meat, cheese, onion and suffocating brioche bun. Halfway through the fourth, I surrendered. I ate three and a half. Tourists began to film me on their phones through the window of the Soho branch.

Who is 2021 MLB All-Star Kyle Gibson? Veteran Pitcher Announces Retirement After 13 Seasons
Who is 2021 MLB All-Star Kyle Gibson? Veteran Pitcher Announces Retirement After 13 Seasons

Time of India

time18-07-2025

  • Sport
  • Time of India

Who is 2021 MLB All-Star Kyle Gibson? Veteran Pitcher Announces Retirement After 13 Seasons

Kyle Gibson, a veteran right-hander who made the All-Star Game in 2021, has confirmed his retirement from professional baseball at the major league level, bringing an end to his steady but unsplashy 13-year career. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The 37-year-old disclosed an episode of his podcast, Serving It Up, after turning down a minor-league deal from the Tampa Bay Rays and coming to the realization during a family vacation that it was time to retire. Durable, Gibson was a powerhouse pitcher and inspirational leader inside and outside of the lines, boasting a lifetime record of 112–111 with a 4.60 ERA over 1,878 innings. Kyle Gibson's career path and key achievements Gibson was selected 22nd overall in the 2009 MLB Draft by the Minnesota Twins out of the University of Missouri. He was drafted in 2010, but had Tommy John surgery the next year, and debuted in the majors with Minnesota in 2013, going on to spend seven years with the Twins. Gibson steadily became a part of the rotation in Minnesota, accumulating a 67–68 record and 4.52 ERA. He never made fewer than 25 starts in a season in which he was healthy and, in total starts between 2013 and 2024, trailed only Max Scherzer on the leaderboard. Following the 2019 campaign, he signed a three-year, $28 million deal with the Texas Rangers. In 2021, he emerged, going 6–3 with a 2.87 ERA in 19 starts before being traded to the Philadelphia Phillies. That season, he was chosen for that year's MLB All-Star Game —the only All-Star selection of his career. Gibson recorded a career-high 15 wins in 2023 with the Baltimore Orioles and made 30 starts in 2024 for the St. Louis Cardinals, finishing with a 4.24 ERA. He last played in the majors in early 2025 when he briefly returned to Baltimore. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now He was released in May after four starts. He then pitched well at Triple-A Durham for the Rays before opting out of his deal in June. Reflection and future outlook for baseball veteran Gibson said he had not heard from turns, and the timing of a family vacation was meaningful in clarifying that decision. He explained on his podcast that it seemed like the necessary time. But the way he spoke, you got the sense that it was a decision he was at peace with, content with the work he had done on the mound. Also Read: Gibson was regarded as a sturdy back-end option his entire career, garnering the reputation as an innings-eater and a great clubhouse guy. For over a decade, he was nothing if not a professional who practiced perseverance as he dealt with injury, new teammates, and performance going hot and cold with a quiet stoicism. Gibson has hinted at coaching or working with the youth as he moves away from pro baseball, but said he would enjoy the time with family for now. Kyle Gibson goes out on his terms — a baseball man, with a legacy of consistency, durability, and leadership.

Former MLB All-Star Kyle Gibson announces retirement
Former MLB All-Star Kyle Gibson announces retirement

Daily Mail​

time18-07-2025

  • Sport
  • Daily Mail​

Former MLB All-Star Kyle Gibson announces retirement

Former MLB All-Star Kyle Gibson has announced his retirement at the age of 37. Gibson, a first-round pick in the 2009 Draft by the Twins, last appeared for the Orioles earlier this season before the franchise released him. He then joined the Rays on a minor league contract. And after failing to land with another big league squad, Gibson has revealed he decided to hang his cleats up. 'It's been exciting being home and exciting kind of turning the page to a new chapter,' Gibson said on the 'Serving It Up' podcast. 'I've kind of taken the last couple weeks to call people and text people that I really wanted to let know in person and I'm going to take the next few days and try to write something up and make sure that I can properly thank everybody that needs to be thanked for the last 15-16 years in professional baseball.' Gibson, who ends his 13-year career with a 4.60 ERA, added that he made his decision 'a couple weeks ago.' The Greenfield, Indiana native spent the first seven seasons of his career with the Twins, establishing himself as a trusted rotation arm and racking up 188 starts while in Minnesota. He then joined the Rangers in the fall of 2019 and went on to play some of the best ball of his career there over parts of the next two seasons, as he was named an All-Star in 2021. He was then traded to the Phillies that summer, and spent the next season and a half there before going on to play for the Orioles and Cardinals. In his final season this year, he struggled to the tune of a 16.78 ERA in four games with Baltimore before getting cut. Per Spotrac, Gibson will retire with over $71million in career earnings.

Former All-Star pitcher Kyle Gibson retires after 13 MLB seasons
Former All-Star pitcher Kyle Gibson retires after 13 MLB seasons

New York Post

time18-07-2025

  • Sport
  • New York Post

Former All-Star pitcher Kyle Gibson retires after 13 MLB seasons

MLB just lost a reliable starting pitcher to retirement. After 13 seasons in the big leagues, 37-year-old Kyle Gibson announced his retirement on Thursday's episode of the 'Serving it Up' podcast, adding that he made the decision 'a couple weeks ago.' 'It's been exciting being home and exciting kind of turning the page to a new chapter,' Gibson said. 'I've kind of taken the last couple weeks to call people and text people that I really wanted to let know in person and I'm going to take the next few days and try to write something up and make sure that I can properly thank everybody that needs to be thanked for the last 15-16 years in professional baseball.' 3 Kyle Gibson more than half of his baseball career with the Twins. Getty Images Gibson was drafted by the Twins in the first round of the 2009 draft out of the University of Missouri. The righty then underwent Tommy John surgery in 2011 while he was pitching in Triple-A, delaying his MLB debut to 2013. The right-hander went on to spend seven seasons with Minnesota, totaling 9.8 WAR in that span with a pitching record of 67-68 and a 4.52 ERA. Despite never being the Twins' ace, he had a reputation as a solid, durable arm to eat innings and keep the team in the game. 3 Kyle Gibson made his only career All-Star appearance during his half-season with the Rangers. Getty Images After leaving Minnesota in 2019, Gibson went on to have stints with the Rangers, Phillies, Orioles and Cardinals. He received an All-Star nod in 2021 for his strong first half with the Rangers when he went 6-3 with a 2.87 ERA before a trade to Philadelphia at the deadline. Baltimore was Gibson's final stop in the big leagues, returning this season after spending 2023 with the Orioles. 3 The Orioles released Gibson on May 20, 2025. AP In 12 ⅓ innings, he ran up a 16.78 ERA and was released. Gibson signed a minor league deal with the Rays shortly after, but couldn't find room in the bigs. 'I took my opt out at the end of it because they didn't have a spot [in the majors],' Gibson said. 'They thought they might and then they didn't.' Gibson then began enjoying his time away. 'Went on the family lake vacation and met everybody at the lake,' he said of his opt-out. 'Kind of sat and waited, didn't really hear from too many people — I really wanted to have a big league opportunity.' From there, he took his time off to discuss with his wife, Elizabeth, and elected to retire.

Longtime starting pitcher Kyle Gibson announces retirement from MLB after short-lived 2025 season
Longtime starting pitcher Kyle Gibson announces retirement from MLB after short-lived 2025 season

Yahoo

time17-07-2025

  • Sport
  • Yahoo

Longtime starting pitcher Kyle Gibson announces retirement from MLB after short-lived 2025 season

Two months after the Baltimore Orioles released longtime starting pitcher Kyle Gibson, he announced that he's closed the book on his 13-season MLB career. Gibson, 37, revealed Thursday on the 'Serving It Up' podcast that he's decided to end his professional baseball career. The righty entered this year with 10 straight seasons — excluding the pandemic-affected 2020 campaign — where he had logged at least 147 innings pitched. In fact, he's recorded the seventh-most innings among all MLB pitchers since 2013. Also in that span, he's second behind only Max Scherzer in total starts on the mound. Scherzer, a three-time Cy Young Award winner, is narrowly ahead with 329, whereas Gibson finished his career with 328 starts in the majors. Gibson played for five teams: the Minnesota Twins (2013-19), Texas Rangers (2020-21), Philadelphia Phillies (2021-22), Baltimore Orioles (2023, 2025) and the St. Louis Cardinals (2024). He made his longest stay with the Twins, who selected him in the first round of the 2009 MLB Draft following an impressive career at the University of Missouri. Tommy John surgery pressed pause on Gibson's journey to the majors, however, he eventually made his debut at 25 years old in 2013. In his seven seasons with the Twins, Gibson posted a 67-68 record and 4.52 ERA. He walked as a free agent after the 2019 season and signed with the Texas Rangers, for whom he earned his first and only trip to the MLB All-Star Game. Gibson received that honor in 2021, a season in which he was ultimately dealt to the Phillies at the deadline. Before that trade, though, the Greenfield, Indiana, native was 6-3 with a 2.87 ERA. His Rangers numbers were even better prior to the All-Star break. Leading up to the midsummer classic that year, he was 6-1 with a 2.29 ERA in his first 17 starts. Gibson didn't achieve the same success with the Phillies. Then his ERA stayed above 4.0 with the Orioles in 2023 and the Cardinals in 2024, although he did win a career-high 15 games during his first go-around in Baltimore as the club won 101 regular-season games and an AL East title. Excited to return to the Orioles, Gibson signed a one-year, $5.25 million deal with Baltimore in March. Unfortunately for the veteran pitcher, his reunion was short-lived. In his four starts with the team this season, he went 0-3 with a 16.78 ERA. He was released in mid-May. Although he went on to sign a minor-league contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, he didn't make it back to the big leagues this summer. A tough 2025 doesn't diminish an otherwise consistently productive MLB career for Gibson, who made more than $70 million while clocking out with a 112-111 record and 4.60 ERA in 1,878 innings.

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