'Black widow' is cheese champ

A 100-pound woman ate 26 grilled cheese sandwiches in 10 minutes at a New York restaurant, winning the World Grilled Cheese Eating Championship.

Thu, 02 Feb, 2006 - 07:54

A 100-pound woman ate 26 grilled cheese sandwiches in 10 minutes at a New York restaurant, winning the World Grilled Cheese Eating Championship.

Sonya Thomas won $8,000 (€6,600) for the contest at the Planet Hollywood restaurant in Times Square yesterday, but said she was disappointed in her performance.

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Courts Heathrow Place: New York Place: Planet Hollywood Place: Times Square Place: Andrews Air Force Base Place: Maryland Person: Sonya Thomas Person: Thomas Person: Joey Chestnut Person: Black Widow Event: World Grilled Cheese Eating Championship Organisation: Burger King Organisation: GoldenPalace.com

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