The following was originally posted here on the Ice Cream Journal back in July, but this record is so amazing, it deserved a second showing.
Did you know that the world record for the most ice cream eaten is held by 22-year-old culinary student Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago, Illinois? On May 26, 2006, he ate 1.75 gallons of vanilla ice cream in 8 minutes during an ice cream eating contest in Brooklyn, New York. It should be noted that Bertolleti is a professional competitive eater whose other eating records include 19 slices of pizza in 10 minutes, 11.1 pounds of shoofly pie in 8 minutes and 177 pickled jalepeno peppers in 15 minutes. For now, we’d be happy with the ice cream title.
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Wow, wonder if he got brain freeze from eating all that ice cream so fast?
Hmmmm…. even if it takes me all my life to break that record, I sure am willing to try for greatness.
PS. Who won the contest?
I bet I could eat more ice cream than that in 8 minutes :-p
Competitive eating? Wow, I’ve been in training for that my whole life! But that’s a sad way to eat ice cream, leaving no time to savor the flavors.
That’s disgusting. Sorry guys, I think it should be enjoyed and savored. I think I gave my 1 year old her first brain freeze yesterday. She was lovin the mint choc. chip. I felt really bad though. I definately had to slow down the pace for her. Amy
Food in general, and for sure, definately not ICE CREAM. You must savor each and every bite.
That is so amazing. I bet anyone could eat that much ic cream as long as it is Turkey Hill!
I don’t think I would like to do that. You could not savor the yummy flavors of Ice Cream. Who won the contest??
I know I couldn’t eat anything that fast! I bet he’s skinny too.
Well, they say milk does a body good, I bet he has good strong bones! Way To Go!
I would never, ever eat my ice cream that fast and waste it. It’s one of my greatest pleasures in life. You know what I mean?
I thought I went through ice cream fast but never that fast! The downfall to eating that much that quickly is not getting to enjoy the flavor.
Wonder how he trains for the competition, eating gallons every day?
May 26th is my birthday, I always tell people to have some cake and ice cream and think of me. This guy apparently was doing some major celebrating for me. I wonder how these people don’t go into diabetic shock from all that food?
another year will be soon over ,but turkey hill ice cream still rockys
I”ve watched those eating competitions,,, not a pretty site! lol I’d rather just relax and enjoy while eating my food, especially my Turkey Hill ice cream. It’s like a reward, for a day well done!
I’ll echo everyone else…..you have to eat slow to really enjoy the flavor..especially if it’s Turkey Hill
Ice cream should be savored and enjoyed. Especially on a hot summer day.
As much as I like ice cream, that’s kind of gross.
And how did he avoid the brain freeze thing????
Seeing that this person ate so much ice cream, I sure hope he did not get sick, If he did it must be because it was not Turkey Hill ice cream….
Turkey Hill ice cream has to be eaten slow so you can enjoy every single bite of it..Then you can go for seconds..
The texture is perfect, the taste is perfect, what else can you ask for??
TURKEY HILL ICE CREAM, if you want the above just say the word TURKEY HILL then everything comes to place….
THE BEST. & THE BESTES……..
I couldn’t imagine eating 1.75 gallons of COLD icecream in 8 min. what a major brain freeze.
wow
I know records are to be broken but Pat can have that one. At least 2 gallons of ice cream in our house lasts more than 8 minutes. He probably didn’t even enjoy the taste. That’s what eating Turkey Hill is all about. The more flavors, the more enjoyable it is.
I enjoy turkey hill ice cream but not to fast. I like it soft so I set it out for a while, sometimes I put the ice cream in the micowave for 10 sec oh so gooooood. How do I find out who won the contest?
I am surprised he was 22. I figured it would have to be a teenager. When my son was in his teens I am sure he could have eaten more and still stay thin as a beanstalk.
I am also surprised at hoe many of us TH fans were up befor 6AM doing this.
At least he got to eat the best!
As sad and embarrassing as I find this this be, I think I could be competitive. My main worry would be the head numbing deal…ouch!
Amazing feat!
I just realized that the Turkey Hill blog stated that they’ll be Choosing winners NOT Announcing winners on 27 Dec 2007.
I must have had brain freeze.
The only competition that goes on around our house is who gets to stick a spoon into their favorite flavor first!
It was probably Turkey Hill Ice Cream that enabled him to eat that much that fast!!!!
Wow…that is a lot of ice cream!
I think I need to start catching up.
personaly I prefer to savor my ice cream when I eat it. Turkey Hill is too good to deviour in 8 minutes.
ICE CREAM IS MY NUMBER ONE DOWNFALL.THERE
ARE AT LEAST 5 TO 8 HALF GALLONS IN MY FREEZER AT ALL TIMES.I CAN EAT IT BEFORE BREAKFAST,ANYTIME DURING THE DAY AND IF I GET UP DURING THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, OUT COMES THE ICE CREAM. IT,S TIME FOR A FIX!
I,M HEADING FOR THE FREEZER,WITH MY SOUP SPOON IN ONE HAND AND A BIG SMILE,I CAN’T WAIT ANY LONGER. GOOD BUY FOR NOW!
WOW! That is amazing. I know I couldn’t do it, but my grandson would love to give it a try.
It had to be Turkey Hill but he had to be hypnotized to eat it in 8 minutes and not get brain freeze!
I GUESS AFTER EATING THOSE 177 JALAPENO PICKLED PEPPERS HE NEEDED TO EAT ALOT OF ICE CREAM TO GET RID OF THE BURNING IN HIS MOUTH! LOL. OH WELL, BETTER HIM THAN ME. . . .TURKEY HILL ANYONE?
Once on the lips, forever on the hips. It really has to be worth it, but, then again, it is TURKEY HILL!
I WISH I COULD OF ENTERED MY DAD IN THAT ICE CREAM EATING CONTEST, HE IS 81 AND CAN EAT A HALF GALLON OF ICE CREAM WITH NO PROBLEM….MUCH TO MY MOTHERS CHAGRIN…HE JUST LOVES ICE CREAM AND ALWAYS WILL…..MY BROTHERS, THEIR FAMILIES AND I ARE ALSO ICE CREAM LOVERS, SO WE ARE ALL ENJOYING THE COUPONS IN THE CALENDAR…THANKS FOR BEING SO GENEROUS
that man’s stomach has to be churning,
Imagine if he ate all of those on suceeding weekends. And he is a culinary “student”. Would you want to eat at his restaurant?
I had a great uncle who one summer in July ate 13 big bowls of home made ice cream. He was so cold after that much ice cream that the family had to build a fire to thaw him out. This is fact nor fiction.
Competative eating….sounds like he comes from a large family and did it so survive….
How does one decide he wants to be professional competitive eater? Those men always amaze me when I see them on TV.
I’ll bet it was more like a whole body freeze and not just a brain freeze. I hope he was bundled up to keep warm.
What a title to hold hope it was the best weather to eat ice cream in which is any weather at all!
One of my wishful things I would like to do is eat a container of Chocolate Marshmallow Ice Cream in one sitting. And I am not talking about a pint. It used to be a half gallon, but the size has been lowered.
LOL, what a brain freeze ! And how much fun !
I can only imagine the bowel sounds ! LOL ! ( sorry, this is coming from a family with a nurse in it, we think like that… 
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impressive, but did he enjoy it? i really prefer to take my time and savor the flavor to get the most pleasure out of my eating experience.
I agree with those who said that ice cream must be eaten slowly and savored-and, if no one is watching,licking the bowl too!
I could definitely win the fastest ice cream eater award! Put me to the test!
I would not even think of a contest like that Brain freeze!!!
Wow — that does sound like the quickest way to the world’s worst brainfreeze. But I guess 177 jalapenos would cancel it out alright.
Any food no matter what it is should be eaten in moderation to be healthy. But ice cream is a good second helping.
Talk about a brain freeze!!!!!
Can never have enough turkey hill!
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WOW THATS ALOT OF ICECREAM! I CAN EAT ALOT OF IT BUT NOT THAT MUCH! I AM SO AMAZED ABOUT HOW MUCH HE ATE. WOULDENT YOU GET FULL? I KNOW I WOULD. CAN YOU SAY BRAIN FREEZE!!?? THIS WAS AN OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE BY PATRICK BERTOLETTI!
CONGRADULATIONS! :^d – my smiley is trying to lick icecream off of her nose haha!
i could eat more then 19 pizza slices in 10 min i cold eat like 31 lol