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I'M AT THE ROAST GRILL IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA,
TO TAKE ON THEIR HOT-DOG CHALLENGE --
FINISH OFF MORE CHILI DOGS THAN ANY PREVIOUS COMPETITOR.
HUNDREDS HAVE TRIED, AND NOW THE RECORD STANDS AT 16.
AND IF I CAN BEAT THAT IN ONE HOUR,
I GET MY PICTURE ON THE WALL OF FAME
AND THE HONOR OF NAMING THE CHALLENGE.
TO BE FRANK, THAT'S ONE ONE DOGGONE GOOD PRIZE.
[ CROWD CHEERS ]
I'M ADAM RICHMAN,
A FOOD FANATIC WHO'S HELD NEARLY EVERY JOB
IN THE RESTAURANT BIZ.
AND NOW I'M ON A MOUTHWATERING JOURNEY
TO FIND AMERICA'S GREATEST PIG-OUT SPOTS...
OH, MY GOD. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME.
...AND TAKE ON THE COUNTRY'S
MOST LEGENDARY EATING CHALLENGES.
Man: LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS THE CARNIVORE CHALLENGE.
I'M NO COMPETITIVE EATER...
THIS IS HISTORY IN THE MAKING!
...JUST A REGULAR GUY WITH A SERIOUS APPETITE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Richman: SUICIDE SIX-WINGS CHALLENGE.
All: GO, ADAM, GO!
Man: ONE MINUTE AND COUNTING!
THIS IS MY ULTIMATE HUNGER QUEST.
THIS IS...
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I'M AT DUKE UNIVERSITY IN DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA,
WHICH, ALONG WITH RALEIGH AND CHAPEL HILL, FORMS THE TRIANGLE,
ALSO KNOWN AS A MECCA FOR COLLEGE BASKETBALL
AND A PLACE TO SERIOUSLY GET YOUR GRUB ON.
AND I'M HITTING ALL THREE -- STARTING WITH DURHAM.
IT'S A COUPLE HOURS AWAY FROM TIP-OFF
FOR THE DUKE BLUE DEVILS,
AND THESE LOYAL FANS HAVE BEEN LIVING IN TENTS
FOR NEARLY THREE WEEKS TO GET INTO THE CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM.
NOW, IT'S NOT UNCOMMON
FOR LEGENDARY DUKE HOOPS COACH MIKE KRZYZEWSKI
TO DELIVER PIZZA TO THESE CRAZED FANS.
BUT TODAY, IN HONOR OF MY CHALLENGE,
I'M DELIVERING HOT DOGS!
WHO WANTS A HOT DOG?!
[ FANS CHEERING ]
WHO WANTS A WIENER?! WHO'S GOT THIS ONE?!
EAT IT!
TWO.
SEVEN.
SEVEN. GIVE ME A HUG. COME HERE.
HOW ABOUT YOU, BROTHER?
I'LL EAT LIKE LESS THAN ONE.
LESS THAN ONE? OKAY, HERE YOU GO.
[ LAUGHTER ]
WHO WANTS THE OTHER HALF OF HIS MANHOOD?
SCHOOL SPIRIT RIGHT HERE. SCHOOL SPIRIT.
WELCOME TO "MAN v. FOOD" -- NORTH CAROLINA TRIANGLE!
[ Chanting ] "MAN v. FOOD"! "MAN v. FOOD"! "MAN v. FOOD"!
[ CHEERING ]
I'VE RALLIED THE DURHAM CROWD,
SO IT'S OFF TO THE NEXT POINT OF THE TRIANGLE, CHAPEL HILL,
HOME OF THEIR COLLEGE-BASKETBALL RIVALS,
THE U.N.C. TAR HEELS.
AND WHEN YOU'RE NEAR THEIR CAMPUS,
THERE'S ONLY ONE DISH ON THE CHOW-DOWN CURRICULUM --
THE CHICKEN-AND-CHEDDAR BISCUIT.
YOU CAN'T GRADUATE U.N.C. WITHOUT EATING IT,
AND YOU CAN'T FIND IT ANYWHERE
OTHER THAN THE LEGENDARY ALL-NIGHT EATERY TIME-OUT.
[ WHISTLE BLOWS ]
Richman: HOLY MOLY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Woman: EVERYONE HAS BEEN HERE.
YOU HAVE TO COME TO TIME-OUT BEFORE YOU GRADUATE.
IT'S PART OF THE TAR-HEEL TRADITION.
Woman: LATE NIGHT, IT'S WHERE TO BE.
FOR THE PAST 31 YEARS, TIME-OUT HAS BEEN THE TASTIEST SPOT
FOR POST-GAME CELEBRATIONS,
SERVING UP ICONIC CAROLINA DISHES,
LIKE FRIED OKRA, CREAMY MAC AND CHEESE, AND BARBECUE CHICKEN.
[ CHANTING INDISTINCTLY ]
THERE ARE NO WORDS TO DESCRIBE THE PARTY IN MY MOUTH RIGHT NOW.
[ LAUGHTER ]
IT'S BETTER THAN SEX.
WOW! AND THAT'S COMING FROM A COLLEGE STUDENT.
THERE'S ONE CHOICE -- RIGHT HERE. TOO GOOD FOR TV.
THEY NEED TO CENSOR IT LIKE "GIRLS GONE WILD."
WHETHER YOUR STOMACH IS FULL OF *** OR EMPTY OF FOOD,
OWNER EDDIE WILLIAMS HAS YOUR REMEDY --
THE CHICKEN-AND-CHEDDAR BISCUIT, A U.N.C. FAVORITE
THAT MELTS TWO SLICES OF SHARP CHEDDAR
ON A PERFECTLY SEASONED, MOUTH-WATERING,
BONELESS CHICKEN BREAST
AND STACKS IT ALL IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUTTERY BISCUIT.
THIS IS A ONE-OF-A-KIND BISCUIT
THAT YOU CANNOT GET ANYWHERE BUT RIGHT HERE IN CHAPEL HILL.
THE MAGIC BEGINS WITH 100% VEGETABLE SHORTENING,
KNEADED INTO SELF-RISING FLOUR.
IT'S THEN COMBINED WITH BUTTERMILK
AND POURED INTO A SPECIALLY MADE METAL GRID
THAT CAN CUT 49 BISCUITS AT ONE TIME.
I FEEL LIKE THIS IS A KLINGON WAR WEAPON.
[ SPEAKING KLINGON IN DISTORTED VOICE ]
EACH TRAY PUTS OUT, YOU SAID, 49 BISCUITS.
49 BISCUITS.
AND HOW MANY TRAYS GO OUT A DAY?
ABOUT 30 TRAYS A DAY.
THAT'S OVER 1,400 BISCUITS, EACH ONE BAKING FOR 15 MINUTES
AND THEN BRUSHED WITH EXTRA BUTTER.
ALWAYS, ALWAYS A LITTLE BIT MORE BUTTER. GO FOR IT.
MMM! IT'S GOT THAT CRISPINESS ON TOP,
THAT REAL DOUGHY FLAKINESS.
MAKE YOU A SOUTHERNER YET.
YOU'RE CONVERTING ME ONE BITE AT A TIME.
BUT THE BISCUIT ALONE WON'T CUT IT
'CAUSE IN TAR-HEEL TERRITORY,
YOU'VE GOT TO LOAD THIS BABY UP WITH MELTED CHEESE
AND A CRUNCHY PIECE OF HOMEMADE FRIED CHICKEN.
THE TAR-HEEL FAVORITE,
THE TIME-OUT CHICKEN-CHEESE BISCUIT.
MMM! INCREDIBLE.
THE FRIED CHICKEN IS FROM SCRATCH, SO ALREADY IT'S GREAT.
THEN YOU PUT IT ON A HOMEMADE BISCUIT -- DOUBLY GREAT.
AND THEN YOU MELT REALLY GOOD SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE ON IT.
WE THINK IT IS THE COMPLETE PACKAGE,
AND WE THINK THAT WE DO A PUBLIC SERVICE.
WE SOAK UP ANY ALCOHOL OR WHATEVER IS IN THEIR SYSTEM.
OH, MY GOSH.
THIS IS SOAKING UP STUFF FROM MY HIGH-SCHOOL GRADUATION.
I COULD STAY UP ALL NIGHT ENJOYING SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY
FROM THIS COLLEGE CROWD...
CHEERS.
TO U.N.C. -- CHAPEL THRILL.
...BUT I'VE GOT PLENTY MORE TO TASTE IN THE CAROLINA TRIANGLE.
HEY, ADAM, WE'RE GONNA GO TO SOME BARS NOW.
UH...
COME ON. YOU DON'T HAVE TO THINK ABOUT IT.
YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT I DON'T. LET'S DO IT.
COMING UP...
I HEAD TO N.C. STATE'S RALEIGH TERRAIN
FOR ONE BIG SLAB OF BACON.
OH, MY GOD. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE EVER.
AND THEN IT'S CHALLENGE TIME --
THE ROAST GRILL CHILI-DOG CHALLENGE.
I'M IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA,
PLAYPEN OF THE N.C. STATE WOLFPACK
AND ONE CORNER OF THE STATE'S COLLEGE-BASKETBALL TRIANGLE.
BUT IT'S ALSO HOME TO SOME OF THE COUNTRY'S BEST BARBECUE.
AND I'M HEADING TO THE ONLY PLACE IN THE CITY
THAT COOKS AN ENTIRE FULL-SIZE PIG --
THE PIT, WHERE THEY SERVE UP EVERYTHING BUT THE SQUEAL.
Man: EVERY NOW AND THEN, YOU HEAR A PIG
JUST FLOP ON THE GRILL BACK THERE. IT'S LIKE, "SMACK!"
YOU SMELL IT --
THAT'S SOUTHERN COOKING RIGHT THERE.
THIS IS LIKE THE HOLIDAYS HAVE COME EARLY.
YOU GUYS HAVE A LOT OF FOOD.
I SHOULD HAVE ANOTHER ONE JUST TO MAKE IT EASY ON YOU.
MMM! MMM!
[ CHUCKLES ]
SO IT'S LIKE SACRILEGE
TO CALL ANYTHING OTHER THAN THIS "BARBECUE."
YES!
WOW!
THE PIT OFFERS ICONIC SOUTHERN DISHES LIKE BLACK-EYED PEAS,
COLLARD GREENS, AND HOMEMADE MAC AND CHEESE.
BUT SIZE ALONE WON'T CUT IT
'CAUSE I'M IN CAROLINA COUNTRY, WHERE PIG IS BIG.
AND IT'S COOKED UP BY SEASONED PITMASTER ED MITCHELL,
WHO'S BEEN TENDING COALS FOR DECADES.
MY WHOLE LIFE.
NO ONE DOES AN ENTIRE PIG IN THEIR KITCHEN.
WHAT MADE YOU DECIDE, "WE HAVE TO HAVE A FULL-PIG"?
BARBECUE MEANS YOU GOT TO DO A WHOLE PIG --
CHOP THE WHOLE THING UP FROM THE ROOTER TO THE TOOTER,
COOK THE WHOLE THING TO MAKE SURE YOU GET ALL THE ESSENTIALS
OF THE DIFFERENT FLAVORS OF THE MEAT.
OH, MAN. CAN'T BEAT IT.
WE'RE GONNA MAKE YOU A PITMASTER BEFORE YOU LEAVE.
OH, FROM YOUR LIPS TO GOD'S EARS.
ED BEGINS
WITH VINEGAR-MARINATED HICKORY WOOD ON THE COALS,
FOLLOWED BY OAK-WOOD CHIPS FOR A DISTINCT COOKING FLAVOR.
OKAY.
WE'RE READY FOR THE GUEST NOW.
[ FANFARE PLAYS ]
OH, MY GOD. IT'S A PIG CUT IN HALF.
I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE EVER.
EACH HOG PROVIDES 180 POUNDS OF MOUTH-WATERING MEAT.
AND HERE AT THE PIT,
FOUR OF THESE LITTLE PIGGIES GO TO THE GRILL EVERY DAY.
YOU SHOULD SEE WHAT WE DID
TO THE ONE WHO MADE HIS HOUSE MADE OF STICKS.
[ SMACKS ]
HOUSE MADE OF BRICKS, MY [BLEEP]
[ LAUGHS ]
FOR AUTHENTIC TASTE, ED RELIES
ON A SIMPLE RECIPE PASSED DOWN FROM HIS GRANDFATHER.
FIRST, COAT THE PIG SKIN HEARTILY WITH SALT...
IT ACTUALLY TAKES OUT ALL THE MOISTURE,
AND IT HELPS FOR THE SKIN TO BE CRISPY.
...THEN SALUTE THE SWINE...
WE'RE GONNA SALUTE HIM AND THANK HIM
FOR HIS GIFT THAT HE'S GIVEN US.
THANK YOU FOR THE GIFT YOU'VE GIVEN US.
ALL RIGHT. AND...
ALL RIGHT.
...AND FINALLY, PUT BABE TO BED IN A CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE.
14 HOURS LATER...
OH, MY GOSH. THAT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT.
ISN'T THAT BEAUTIFUL?
EXACTLY.
BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL COLOR.
I WANT JUST A BUN. JUST PUT IT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
JUST ONE BIG BUN.
WHOA!
THAT LOOKS GLORIOUS.
THE HOURS OF ROASTING
LEAVE MEAT SO TENDER IT PULLS RIGHT OFF THE BONE.
SO ED'S GONNA SHOW ME
A SOUTHERN TRADITION CALLED PIG-PICKING.
VEGETARIANS, YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHANGE THE CHANNEL RIGHT NOW.
[ MITCHELL LAUGHS ]
HE LITERALLY PULLED THIS ENTIRE QUARTER PIG APART
WITH NOTHING BUT HIS HANDS.
THAT'S WHAT THAT SLOW-ROASTING DOES.
THE BONES COME OFF COMPLETELY CLEAN.
YOU'RE IN THE PIG-PICKING PROCESS RIGHT NOW.
ALL RIGHT, WE'RE PICKING PIG? WE'RE PICKING PIG.
YOU PICKED A HELL OF A PIG. UNBELIEVABLE.
AND I PICKED A HELL OF A RESTAURANT.
WOW.
BUT WE'RE NOT DONE WITH THIS CAROLINA CUISINE YET.
IT CAN'T POSSIBLY GET BETTER. IT CAN ONLY GET DIFFERENT.
IT'S GONNA GET BETTER.
ED DEBONES AND CHOPS THE SAVORY SWINE,
ADDS A MIXTURE OF DIFFERENT SPICES,
POURS ON APPLE-CIDER VINEGAR -- A NORTH CAROLINA STAPLE --
AND FINALLY ADDS HIS OWN SECRET SAUCE.
NOW, THIS LAST BATCH HERE IS MY PERSONAL...
OH, THIS WE CAN NEVER KNOW.
NO, YOU CAN'T EVER KNOW THIS ONE.
AND WHEN IT'S ALL MIXED TOGETHER,
I'M IN WHOLE-HOG HEAVEN.
THE FLAVORS ARE JUST EXPLOSIVE.
WOW. WOW. I DIDN'T SEE IT COMING.
I WASN'T WARNED. SHAME ON YOU.
THERE'S A BITE FROM THE VINEGAR, FROM THE RED PEPPER.
AND THE SWEETNESS IN THE SUGAR
WORKS SO WELL AGAINST THE VINEGAR AND THE HEAT.
PROPER, PROPER CAROLINA, EASTERN CAROLINA
WHOLE-HOG PIT BARBECUE RIGHT HERE AT THE PIT.
AND BEFORE I CHOW DOWN ON FULL PLATES OF AUTHENTIC BARBECUE,
ED HAS ONE MORE CAROLINA TRADITION FOR ME TO TAKE DOWN.
NOW, AS THE FINAL FINALE, WE GOT A SPECIAL TREAT FOR YOU.
WAS 14 YEARS OLD...
...I HAD MY FIRST DRINK OF MOONSHINE.
MOONSHINE!
WHITE LIQUOR, BUDDY.
WHITE LIGHTNING.
BLUES, WHITE LIGHTNING, BARBECUE -- FROM THE CAROLINAS.
TO YOU, THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE OF NORTH CAROLINA!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
CHEERS.
CHEERS.
CHEERS.
CHEERS.
[ APPLAUSE ]
WHOO!
COMING UP, I'VE GOT A DELICIOUS DOGFIGHT AHEAD.
YOU HAVE ONE HOUR.
16 TIES THE RECORD. 17 HOT DOGS TAKES THE RECORD.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I'M IN THE NORTH CAROLINA TRIANGLE, FORMED BY RALEIGH,
CHAPEL HILL, AND DURHAM, AND I'M GETTING READY
FOR THE ROAST GRILL'S HOT-DOG CHALLENGE --
FINISH 17 FRANKS COVERED IN MUSTARD AND HOMEMADE CHILI
IN JUST ONE HOUR.
OVER 100 HAVE TRIED AND FAILED.
SO TO DEFEAT THESE DOGS, I NEED THE HELP
OF THE MOST INTENSE BASKETBALL FANS IN THE TRIANGLE --
DUKE UNIVERSITY'S CAMERON CRAZIES.
I GAVE THEM HOT DOGS, AND THEY GIVE ME INSPIRATION.
[ CHANTING "MAN v. FOOD" ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I'M GONNA CHEW THESE CHILI DOGS UP.
[ FANS CHEERING ]
AAAAAAH!
THIS DOGFIGHT AIN'T EASY,
AND IT'S ALL GONNA COME DOWN TO THE BUZZER.
[ BUZZER BLARES ]
[ FANS GASP ]
[ FANS CHEERING ]
[ TRIUMPHANT MUSIC PLAYS ]
I CRUSHED THOSE FRANKS, AND NOW I'M READY TO EAT SOME.
I HEAD OVER TO THE ROAST GRILL IN RALEIGH.
FOR OVER 70 YEARS,
IT'S BEEN SERVING UP THE MOST FAMOUS FRANKS IN CAROLINA --
CRISPY, GRILLED HOT DOGS SMOTHERED IN HOMEMADE CHILI.
AND ON A FATEFUL DAY IN 1998,
A LOCAL PUT DOWN 13 OF THOSE WIENERS IN UNDER AN HOUR,
AND A CHALLENGE WAS BORN.
TODAY THE RECORD STANDS AT 16,
AND IF I CAN EAT MORE THAN THAT,
I GET MY PICTURE ON THE WALL
AND THE HONOR OF RENAMING THE CHALLENGE.
SO IS THIS YOUR FIRST ROAST GRILL DOG?
THIS IS ACTUALLY MY THIRD TODAY.
YOU THINK YOU CAN FINISH IT?
[ LAUGHS ]
CHILI, AND SLAW.
CAN'T GET THIS KIND OF HOT DOG UP NORTH.
THE CHALLENGE WILL BE EASY, MAN. THESE ARE GOOD.
Richman: WHAT WOULD YOUR STRATEGY BE?
I LOVE IT.
I TRULY FEEL LIKE I AM GETTING ADVICE FROM THE BUDDHA.
BUT IF YOU DON'T FIND BUDDHA'S GUIDANCE,
YOU'LL AT LEAST FIND CHILI
'CAUSE THE ROAST GRILL PRIDES ITSELF
ON A RECIPE NEARLY 100 YEARS OLD
THAT GREEK IMMIGRANTS GEORGE AND MARY CHARLES
BROUGHT TO RALEIGH WHEN THEY SET UP SHOP BACK IN 1940.
AND TODAY, THEIR GRANDSON GEORGE PONIROS
STAYS TRUE TO THOSE SAME HOMEMADE FLAVORS.
Poniros: YOU'VE CAUGHT ME
IN THE MIDDLE OF MAKING ONE OF MY GRAND BATCHES OF CHILI.
I DO IT ABOUT ONCE A WEEK.
NOW, CHILI IS LIKE THE KEY INGREDIENT, KEY COMPONENT.
HOT-DOG CHILI. TO TOP HOT DOGS. IT'S NOT MADE FOR ANYTHING ELSE.
GEORGE FIRST SIMMERS THREE ONIONS FOR HALF A DAY
TILL THEY'RE INCREDIBLY SOFT,
THEN ADDS IN SPICES FROM HIS FAMILY'S UNIQUE RECIPE,
AND FINALLY MIXES IN 20 POUNDS OF GROUND BEEF.
TOOK ME A YEAR TO GET IT TO TASTE RIGHT.
IT'S GOT A HEAVY OOMPH TO IT, DOESN'T IT?
IT DOES. IT'S THAT CLASSIC CHILI SMELL.
IT'S ALL THAT GREAT STUFF
WITH A LITTLE BIT OWING TO THE CHILI POWDER BEHIND IT.
OH, THAT'S LIKE THE PERFECT CONSISTENCY FOR HOT DOGS.
LOADS OF FLAVOR.
GOT A LITTLE BIT OF A KICK ON IT.
KIND OF WANT TO FINISH THE REST OF THIS SPOON.
[ SLURPS ] MMM.
SO, IT'S SORT OF THE CHILI
THAT SETS THE DOGS HERE APART FROM ANYWHERE ELSE.
IT'S THAT AND THE CERTAIN WIENER.
WE'VE GOT A VERY SPECIAL WIENER.
NOW YOU'RE JUST BRAGGING.
EVERY GUY THINKS HIS IS SPECIAL. I'M JUST KIDDING.
YOU WON'T FIND GENERIC BALL-PARK DOGS HERE,
'CAUSE AT THE ROAST GRILL, EVERY FRANK IS 90% BEEF,
WITH JUST A BIT OF LEAN PORK FLAVOR,
AND UNIQUELY COOKS TO A PERFECT CRISPY BLACK CHAR
ON THE 70-YEAR-OLD ORIGINAL GRILL.
THERE IS FLAVOR, LIKE, COOKED RIGHT INTO HERE.
BUILT INTO THAT SLAB. IT'LL NEVER GO AWAY.
THAT'S WHY YOU CAN'T COPY IT.
THERE'S EXACTLY ONE FACTORY LEFT FOR THESE WIENERS.
IT'S IN MICHIGAN. THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THAT WIENER.
[ Southern accent ] THIS CHILI DOG
IS GONNA GET BURNED TWICE TODAY.
IT'S CHALLENGE TIME.
16 CRISPY FRANKS TOPPED WITH A FULL PINT OF CHILI.
OVER 100 HAVE ATTEMPTED BUT COULDN'T CUT THE MUSTARD.
BUT I'M READY TO TAME THESE DOGS
AND MAKE THE CHALLENGE MINE.
[ Normal voice ] IN ORDER FOR ME
TO WIN THE ROAST GRILL HOT-DOG CHALLENGE,
I NEED TO HARNESS THE POWER OF THE ENTIRE TRIANGLE.
THE POWER OF U.N.C., OF DUKE, AND N.C. STATE!
LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA TRIANGLE!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I'M READY TO SHATTER THE RECORD OF THIS HOT-DOG HEAVEN,
SO GEORGE DELIVERS THE FIRST TRAY OF DOGS.
I COME TO YOU WITH YOUR FIRST FIVE HOT DOGS.
YOU HAVE ONE HOUR.
16 TIES THE RECORD. 17 HOT DOGS TAKES THE RECORD.
ROAST GRILL OF RALEIGH, MY FIRST BITE!
MY FIRST BITE!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I DOWN THAT DOG IN JUST THREE BITES
AND KNOW THAT THIS IS GONNA BE A TASTY CHALLENGE.
THE BURNT DOG MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE.
I LOVE THE CRUNCHINESS OF IT.
THE CHILI HAS ALL THOSE SPICES IN IT.
THE ONLY PROBLEM I FORESEE ARE THE BUNS.
[ ALL CHANTING "MAN v. FOOD"! ]
RIGHT WHEN THE BUN'S ABOUT TO KICK MY ***,
THE CHILI JUST COMES IN AND SAVES THE DAY.
KEEP 'EM COMING. ALMOST DONE WITH FIVE.
I'M TELLING YOU. HE'S PUTTING 'EM AWAY PRETTY FAST.
HE'S ABOUT TWO OR TWO AND A HALF BITES PER HOT DOG.
[ ALL CHANTING "SECOND TRAY!" ]
COMING UP, FIVE DOGS ARE DONE.
BUT I'VE STILL GOT A DOZEN TO GO.
HOLY MOLY, THESE BUNS ARE LIKE DEMONS.
WILL I FINISH THE FRANKS OR GET KICKED IN THE BUN?
I'M AT THE ROAST GRILL IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA,
TACKLING THEIR HOT-DOG CHALLENGE.
HUNDREDS HAVE TRIED TO BEAT THE RECORD OF 16 CHILI DOGS
IN UNDER AN HOUR, BUT NONE HAVE SUCCEEDED.
I'M FIVE DOGS IN,
AND IF I'M GONNA GET MY PICTURE ON THE WALL
AND WIN THE HONOR OF RENAMING THE CHALLENGE,
I NEED TO PUSH THROUGH THE SECOND TRAY OF FRANKS.
[ ALL CHANTING "SECOND TRAY!" ]
OH, THESE DAMN BUNS. MAN, THE BUNS ARE KILLING ME.
[ ALL CHANTING, "BRAINS OVER BUNS!" ]
THE BUNS ARE EXPANDING IN MY GUT,
BUT I POUND THROUGH DOGS 6 THROUGH 10,
AND GEORGE BRINGS OUT A THIRD TRAY WITH FRANKS 11 THROUGH 16.
THESE SIX TIE THE RECORD.
THERE WILL BE ONLY ONE LEFT TO EAT TO BREAK THE RECORD.
FOCUS THROUGH THE FIRST 10. GOT SIX MORE.
GOT THE RECORD RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME.
HE'S GOT IT MADE. HE'S WAY AHEAD OF THE GAME.
13 DOWN. 4 TO GO TO BREAK THE RECORD.
[ ALL CHANTING, "FOUR MORE DOGS!" ]
I PLOW THROUGH A BAKER'S DOZEN IN JUST 22 MINUTES,
BUT MY PACE IS SLOWING,
AND THE FINAL FOUR DOGS AREN'T GONNA GO DOWN EASY.
THE BUNS ARE MONSTERS.
Man: YEAH, HE'S STRUGGLING.
EVERY TIME HE TAKES A BITE, IT JUST WANTS TO COME BACK UP.
BUT SOMEHOW, HE'S GONNA HAVE TO KEEP IT DOWN.
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME SO PROUD.
YOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME SO SICK.
[ LAUGHTER ]
ALL RIGHT, ADAM. I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT, BUDDY.
RIGHT?
I GIVE YOU MY WORD. I GIVE YOU MY WORD.
NAME ONE GUY WHO WOULDN'T FOR THIS FACE?
LOOK AT THIS FACE.
A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN TO MY LEFT,
A CAROLINA CROWD CHEERING TO MY RIGHT,
AND A RECORD-TYING CHILI DOG UNDER MY NOSE.
I CHOMP AWAY ON NUMBER 16 AND GET READY FOR THE FINAL FRANK.
YOU, STOP CHEERING AND MAKE MY LAST HOT DOG!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ ALL CHANTING, "ONE MORE DOG!" ]
RECORD-BREAKER!
LAST ONE!
THE CROWD COMES IN CLOSE
AS I GET READY FOR MY HISTORY-MAKING HOT DOG.
16 DOGS, EACH COVERED WITH MUSTARD AND HOMEMADE CHILI,
ALREADY SIT IN MY STOMACH.
AND NOW, WITH THE GOOD PEOPLE
OF THE NORTH CAROLINA TRIANGLE WATCHING,
I'M UP TO MY FINAL BITE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
I AM HONORED TO NOW RENAME THIS CHALLENGE
THE "'MAN v. FOOD' ROAST GRILL CHALLENGE!"
AND TODAY IN THE BATTLE OF MAN VERSUS FOOD
IN THE RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA, DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA,
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, TRIANGLE --
TODAY, IN THE BATTLE OF MAN VERSUS FOOD, MAN WON!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
[ ALL CHANTING, "'MAN v. FOOD'!" ]
WAS THE CHILI A FACTOR?
THE CHILI WAS INDEED A FACTOR.
IT WAS SUPER-DUPER HOT, WHICH IT GAVE ME SOMETHING TO FOCUS ON
OTHER THAN THE CEMENT TRUCK IN MY STOMACH MADE OF CHILI DOG.
YES?
SO, HOW'S IT FEEL TO BEAT THE RECORD?
IT MEANS A LOT BECAUSE OF THE SUPPORT I HAD,
THE HISTORY OF THIS PLACE, AND THE FACT
THAT NOW THIS CHALLENGE BEARS THE "MAN v. FOOD" NAME.
HOLLA AT YA BOY.
IF YOU WANTED TO KNOW HOW I WAS ABLE TO STAY COOL
DESPITE ALL THE CHILI, CHECK OUT MY VLOG AT travelchannel.com.