On Nov. 22, DVHS Leadership hosted a eating contest lining up students each representing a certain grade with a total of three rounds for students to indulge in. The order of the food was mash potatoes to pumpkin pie and finally finishing off with sparkling cider.
Freshmen Shlok Madhekar, before participating in the first two rounds, said: “This is going to be light work, I don’t know what we are doing, so might as well just start eating.”
Leadership lined up the four meals in a row in preparation for the first round. A silence came over the crowd until the four contestants walked forward taking their slots. The first round went off with an bang as each of the four classes began to devour the food set in front of them.
Each contestant took on their own unique style from scoping food into their mouths with their hands and others silently and methodically eating with a spork. The crowd broke into cheers encouraging the fierce competition that had just been brewed as some contestants looked at each other with fury as others simply continued on their course.
“I didn’t think about the taste or the consistency, I just sucked it down my throat,” senior Aasif Ansar said, describing how he got through the first round.
That first round set the mood for what was to come as Leadership brought out the next onslaught of food. Four pies sat on the table waiting for four contestants to come accept the challenge. While some struggled, having participated in the previous round, others began right away in a quiet meditation with their food. Round two would be the longest round yet, spurring a mighty competition as each class fought furiously to make it through the food presented to them. All made large ley way as the gap for first became larger and larger as junior Alikhan Yedilbayev would come out on top
When asked about his mentality after round two, Yedibeyev replied: “just eat and breathe, because it was hard not going to lie.”
The final round began preparation to begin as cider was brought out. The last set of contestants lined up ready to claim the last victory for their respective grades. The atmosphere was fierce with competition with the nature of it being a drink rather than a food. Round three was one of the quickest, lasting only a few moments before senior Suhas Kapugaty had claimed victory.
Kapugaty went on to say: “ You know I was originally full, but then when they said that I was drinking I kind of thought it was like cancelling it out. It’s kind of a balance.”
