OSA Competition Pizza Eating Challenge

August 9, 2002, saw the staging of the inaugural OSA Competition Pizza Eating Challenge. In the tradition of the International Federation of Competition Eating, the OSA ran an event to crown the champions of speed competition eating at this University. Competitors also battled for the 1st prize of 2 cartons of beer and the 2nd prize of a 12-pack of beer.

32 teams of three individuals participated in the knockout competition of four rounds, with each team consuming a pizza between them. The winner of each heat then progressed onto the next round. The two teams in the final had to consume two pizzas each to decide who was to be declared University of Adelaide Competition Eating Champions 2002.

The rules were simple:
1. The entire pizza must be consumed by only the three team members.
2. All the pizza must be eaten - ie - no wastage and you MUST eat the crusts.
3. The winner of each heat is the team that consumes the entire pizza first.
4. What goes down, must stay down. If you vomit, you lose.
5. No drinking whilst eating. You may drink between rounds, but not whilst competing.
6. The two finalist teams must consume two pizzas each for the final.

Following the tense battles that ensued in the qualifying heats, two teams looked to be the strongest. However, they had the misfortune to meet in the semi-finals. Therefore, in a somewhat one-sided final, "The Teeth", comprising of Jason Savage, Chris Thorne and Tim Curran, stamped their domination over the entire field. The OSA salutes you and your gluttony.