Man vs. food contest held in Dexter

DEXTER, MO (KFVS) - It's not your typical food order for one. It was 20 catfish filets, one pound each of french fries, hush puppies, baked beans, coleslaw and more than a gallon of water to drink.

Randy Santel, a professional body builder and proclaimed pro-food contest eater won his competition by eating all of that in 23-minutes.

This man versus food contest took place at the Fiddlers Catfish and Seafood in Dexter on Thursday.

The previous record at fiddlers was 54-minutes.

Santel says the contest did get tough.

"It started to get tough with about three pieces of catfish left," said Randy Santel. "But, that also helped in my mind because I knew the catfish was almost gone. So once I got through with that I just had a few more sides left and that was it."

Santel says he usually eats burgers and pizza for food challenges.

This was the first time he chowed down fish for a contest.

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