On a cold February Thursday Night Vegasdrift and Nv240sx.org hosted its first Pizza Night. Waivers were signed, the competition was fierce, the pizza was cheap, and everything was in place for a Legendary competition to commence. 9 competitors mustered their courage to attack the Pizza Buffet at CiCi’s Pizza on Maryland and Silvarado Ranch.
The Rules:
#1 Eat as much pizza as you can with in 30min
#2 You must eat the entire piece (including the crust)
#3 You may dip the pizza in water to lighten the bread
The Competitors:
Trevor
Phil
Tommy
Jason
Eric
JC
Michael
Derick
Steven
The contest started at 9:06pm, each competitor started with 5 pieces on their plates. Taking an early lead was “Mike the Guatemalan”, within 7 min he had already completed his first plate. Steven and JC tried to keep pace with Mike and soon they were off to the Buffet to pick up their next 5. The normal Cheese and Pepperoni ran dry and now all the competitors were trying to consume strange pesto/mac and cheese pizzas.
Tommy, Derick and Phil paced themselves, hoping that the “slow and study” theory would carry them to victory. Trevor was the first to resort to the “Dunk the Pizza in the Cup of Water Technique” has he also consumed his first plate rather quickly. Within 13 min Mike had already pushed down 10 pieces. JC and Steven once again were right behind him. Newcomer to Vd Eric looked like he was enjoying his food but just eating quickly. the Serious competitors Steven, JC, and Michael were packing the pieces away and by 9:30 all of them had eaten over 18 pieces!!! Time was running out, Mike flinched as he started to pick items off his Pizza and was threatened with disqualification if he did not complete the entire piece. This did not fare well with him and he started to get that “Pale White” look. Derick ducked out of the race early with 9.5 pieces and Phil followed right behind him with 15.
Jason and Eric got screwed between their 10th and 11th pieces as the next pizzas they were going to demolish were fresh out of the oven. As the east side of the table waited for their pizza to cool JC and Mike were now well above 22 pieces each. THE EPIC BATTLE BEGUN between Mike and his now Extra Full stomach. The time Judge Josh G notified all the competitors that there was only 1 minute left. Feeling like he had the game all wrapped up Mike started to slow his pace. He took a bite and it fell out of his mouth, he quickly picked up the half chewed piece and ingested it. 30 seconds left JC made his move, full of confidence he put 2 pieces together just like a sandwich and ate his way to the top of the Podium with 24 pieces!!!. Mike unable to keep his food down made a quick dash to the bathroom but did not make it, luckaly the CiCi’s staff had brought out a trash can just in case something tragic were to happen. Mike won the special “Fast Lap Ralph” prize as well as second place with 23 slices.
The Score:
JC – 24
Michael – 23
Steven – 19.75
Phil – 15
Trevor 14
Jason – 13
Eric – 13
Tommy – 12
Derick – 9.5
Thank you to all the Competitors and Community Members that came out to the 1st Annual Pizza night.