Subway conductor the new matzo ball champ
Tuesday, January 28, 2003 Posted: 4:14 PM EST (2114 GMT)
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A 33-year-old subway
conductor set a record Tuesday by eating 21 baseball-size matzo balls in 5 minutes and 25 seconds to win the sixth annual matzo ball eating contest at Ben's Kosher Deli in Manhattan.
Eric "Badlands" Booker of Copaigue, New York, said he felt "great" after the contest.
"The matzo balls were a little fluffier than what I trained with," Booker said. "When I noticed that, I was like a horse out of the gate at Belmont."
Booker -- who won a $2,500 gift certificate from a chain of electronics and appliance stores -- beat out seven other veteran matzo ball eating competitors, including Oleg Zhornitskiy, who ate 16 1/4 matzo balls to win the 2002 competition.
The event benefits the Interfaith Nutrition Network, a nonprofit organization that operates soup kitchens, emergency shelters for homeless individuals and families in Long Island.
Each of the contestants in the event was a top finisher in various regional matzo ball eating competitions at other Ben's Kosher Deli locations in Long Island and New York City.
A matzo ball is a round dumpling made of matzo meal, eggs and seasonings and is typically served in chicken soup.
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