how many cupcakes could you eat in six minutes?

Thirteen people competed in the Second Annual World Cupcake Eating Championship Saturday at the Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo.

Combined, this group ate nearly 700 cupcakes.

The winner was Pat “Deepdish” Bertoletti from Chicago. He ate 72 cupcakes in under six minutes, setting a world record.

Wow.

I like cupcakes as well as the next guy, but I don't know if I could eat that many that quickly. Could you?

The result of the Second Annual World Cupcake Eating Championship Saturday at the Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo:

• 1st place, $1,500 – Pat “Deepdish, 72 cupcakes
• 2nd place, $1,000 – Aaron "A-train" Osthoff, Dubuque, IA, 66 cupcakes
• 2nd place, $1,000 – Tim “Eater X” Janus, New York, NY, 66 cupcakes
• 2nd place, $1,000 – Badlands Booker, New York, NY, 60 cupcakes
• 2nd place, $1,000 – Bob "Notorious B.O.B." Shoudt, Royersford, PA, 54 cupcakes

According to the press release, this is the second competitive eating championship the Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo has hosted.

In 2010, Isle of Capri Casinos, Inc. (IOC) established a partnership with Major League Eating to host competitive eating events at several IOC properties. The circuit was a success and the partnership continued into 2011 with nine contests currently scheduled for the year.

In January, Pat "Deepdish" Bertoletti kicked off MLE's 2011 contests, winning the World Peanut Butter and Banana Sandwich Eating Championship at Isle Casino in Biloxi, Miss.; and in March, Bertoletti set a new world record, eating 7.5 pounds of fried catfish at the Rhythm City casino World Catfish Eating Championship in Davenport.