Maki-Madness at RA Sushi!
By Greg B. About a year ago, I lost an eating contest. Sure, I didn’t come in 15th out of 15, and it was a pierogi, kielbasa and beer drinking contest, but it was a lot of fun. The world of competitive eating seemed wide open before me… though I did not pursue it. And though the moment has past, it was fun to compete, just to see what it would be like in a real competition. Enter RA sushi. Last year they had a sushi eating competition, and this year they are bringing it back along with charity donations for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Maryland.
Featuring brackets, a la March Madness style, people will sit down and go head-to-head to compete over who will advance to the final rounds. With a grand prize at stake of sushi for a year, who wouldn’t want to compete for this? (Especially for delicious sushi from RA!). Due to the nature of the competition, there will be only 48 competitors who can enter, so you’ll have to register by this friday, March 12 (or until the brackets are full). Registration fee is $10 (which, lets be honest, if you compete in one heat is well worth the sushi.) and this cash will be donated to Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Maryland (other donations are also acceptable). So first, here is the breakdown of available prizes
- 1st prize – sushi for a year ($600 value), 12, $50 RA sushi gift certificates
- 2nd place – $100 gift certificate
- 3rd place – $50 gift certificate
- 4th place – $25 gift certificate
- Those who didn’t place – RA sushi sweatbands, penny drink cards or complimentary appetizer cards
This will also be a full day event, involving big screen TVs and Wii gaming consoles, provided by Chang Beer, as well as 2 on 2 basketball games in the alleyway by RA sushi. Drink specials for the event include $7 red Bull sangria Slam Dunk , $6 Red Bull Free Throw Bomb, and $2 Chang beer
Details:
Date, Time, Location – Sunday, March 21st, 2010 from noon to 3:20pm at 1390 Lancaster st, Baltimore MD 21230
- noon – check in
- 12:30pm – qualifying round
- 12:45 – Round 1
- 2pm – Round 2
- 2:45pm – Round 3
- 3:15PM – Championship Sushi Showdown
So come out, support a good local organization, and test your mettle with a sushi eating competition! You know you’ve always wanted to try it, well here’s your chance!
