Jumbo Deal for Jumbo Men

So last month Jack in the Box had a special meal. Every once in a while Jack in the Box comes out with these ridiculous deals that try to lure weaker-souled men to their stores. Unfortunately for me, I am a sucker for gimmicks (see: weak-soul) and I bit hook, line and sinker.

The premise, according to the commercials, was Jack trying to do his part to help stimulate the economy. He therefore created his "Jumbo Deal". A Jumbo Deal consists of a Jumbo Jack, a small french fries and 2 tacos. Then to top it all off, it was only $2.99! You read that right, it was under $3. Thus the challenge was born. Who could eat more Jumbo Deals than anyone else?

There it is in all its glory (well, the drink was extra)

So we got in line and took the challenge head on! At first there were only six of us competing. John-John (who initially laid the challenge down) was conveniently absent due to a late night at work. Some of the more ambitious competitors ordered two "deals" right off the bat while other more unsure ones only ordered one hoping they would have enough room for a second (or maybe even a third).

No use in playing around, JC lined his two "deals" up

Everyone who participated had their own strategy and theory. Some felt they should eat the tacos first while others thought the french fries would slow them down so they tackled them first.

If one grease filled taco isn't enough there are three more waiting for you

Slowly it became evident that this was a lot of food. Your truly was one of those in the game that only managed to finish one "deal". Of the eventual seven competitors four finished two "deals" and the other three wisely stopped at one. An asterisk may have to go by John-John's name though since after he finished his two, he also bought an order of the mini-churros (although he did share them with the rest of us).

If that face doesn't say it all I don't know what will

JC about half way through and still smiling

Almost done, just a few more fries left

And we're done...just gotta clean up the mess

So the final results look like this:

1 Jumbo Deal eaten: Scott, Mike and Jasen
2 Jumbo Deals eaten: Mikey, JC, John-John and Dural
Something healthy like a salad: Liz

I think next time we do this we'll need to add in a speed factor. Join us next time as we see who can eat a dozen Taco Bell tacos the quickest!