Kaitlyn vs. the J Dawgs challenge

So, there's this hot dog place in Provo. It's called J Dawgs. It's a mecca of sorts. Everyone who lives in Provo for any period of time is expected to go to J Dawgs. I've lived in Provo for 4 years and had never been to J Dawgs - until last night. And I must say, it was pretty good. I would definitely go again.

But my inaugural visit to J Dawgs was not the big story of the night. The headline for the night was-

THE J DAWG CHALLENGE

Kaitlyn Hull - THE Kaitlyn Hull - participated in the J Dawg Challenge last night. The J Dawg Challenge consists of the challenger eating more than 7 hot dogs. Now, J Dawgs are bigger than normal hot dogs. See...

If the challenger successfully eats more than 7 hot dogs they don't have to pay for any of the hot dogs, they get a J Dawg t-shirt, and they get their name on the wall. But if they fail then they get nothing and they have to pay for all the hot dogs they ate.

Kaitlyn has been training, yes training, for this challenge for the past few days. So she meant business.

In the end though, Kaitlyn put up a valiant effort. She was half a hot dog away from beating that challenge, and then the time ran out. She ate 6 1/2 hot dogs. It was epic.

As we were leaving the guy who worked there told us that three other guys tried it this week and all failed. He said they only made it to maybe 5. He also told us that only one guy has actually beat the J Dawgs challenge. And he was a 300 pound football player. The guy who was working was in awe with Kaitlyn. He did not think she would make it that far, and needless to say, she proved him wrong. Kaitlyn is now the world record holder for the most J Dawgs eaten in an hour in the female division. (We proclaimed her that, but it's still true).

And then we came back to my apartment and Kaitlyn joined us in finishing off the night with a bowl of Graham Canyon ice cream.