LIFE: Med student becomes first to take on Single Wide Burger
HUNTINGTON — About 25 minutes into eating his cheeseburger, David Francke’s eyes glazed over and he pushed back from the table. “There’s no way,” Francke said. “I’m giving up on it. If I don’t, it would be everywhere.”
“It” is the brand new Bubba’s Big Bad Single Wide Burger at the almost-famous restaurant, Hillbilly Hotdogs that gives new meaning to the phrase “Biggie Size.”
Weighing in at 5 pounds, with seven pieces of cheese on 31/2 pounds of fresh meat from Logan’s on a custom-baked bun from Brunetti’s, The Single Wide got a grand introduction Friday afternoon as the restaurant, just a couple of blocks from Marshall’s campus, filled with students cheering on Francke, a 25-year-old med school student at Marshall from Charleston.
Francke earned the chance to be the first customer to take on a Single Wide since he holds the record (4 minutes) for eating Hillbilly Hotdog’s massive Homewrecker, a 15-inch hotdog with ALL the trimmings — the equivalent to eating 10 hotdogs.
Francke, who disposed of the Homewrecker in record time, said he was pretty confident about taking on the Single Wide, since he was still a bit hungry after knocking out a Homewrecker. more…
