Not much of a contest: Elephants beat humans 505-143 in Coney Island bun-eating throwdown

Elephants outdo humans in NYC bun-eating contest

NEW YORK — They called it a bun-eating competition, but it wasn’t much of a contest.

Three elephants ate 505 hot dog buns in six minutes to win an eating competition against three humans Friday at Brooklyn’s Coney Island. The losing side ate 143 buns in six minutes.

A commentator says the elephants seemed to be eating at a leisurely pace.

The competition was sponsored by Major League Eating and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey.

Ringling Bros. Animal Stewardship Director Janice Aria says the elephants enjoy bread and can eat a foot-long loaf in 1.6 seconds.

Organizers say the humans weighed about 500 pounds combined, the Asian elephants about 9 tons combined.

The humans are expected to compete in Saturday’s annual July Fourth hot dog eating contest.