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Michelle "Cardboard Shell" Lesco achieved her third world record in competitive eating on 13th December, 2018 - this time for consuming the most amount of mayonnaise in three minutes.\nShe consumed 2,448g - the equivalent of 3.5 jars, and 16,000 calories.\nHer previous titles were the fastest time to eat a bowl of pasta (26.69 seconds), and the fastest time to eat a hot dog with no hands (21.60 seconds).\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly ask whether all the viewers watching women with mayo on their faces are *purely* interested in the sport; trace the history of competitive eating back to 17th Century Kent; and recall the times when speed-eating has turned tragic\u2026\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Woman eats 5 lbs of mayo in 3 minutes | Guinness World Record\u2019 (SoAmazing TV, 2018): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oiwfl9IrZbk\n\u2022 \u2018What It's Really Like to Train for the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest\u2019 (Men\u2019s Health, 2019): https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a28196268/nathans-hot-dog-eating-contest-training/\n\u2022\u2019Competitive Eating Was Even More Gluttonous and Disgusting in the 17th Century\u2019 https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/eating-kent-eater-competitive-history-nicholas-wood-food\nFor bonus material and to support the show, visit\xa0Patreon.com/Retrospectors\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts:\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Emma Corsham.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2021.\n#2010s #Person #Food #Strange #Funny #US\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices