‘Billy the Fridge’ claims hot dog contest title

Right after the lutefisk eating contest at Seafood Fest today, a new batch of contestants took the stage to eat something a tad bit more tasty: Dante’s Inferno Dogs from Ballard’s own Dante Rivera.

The rules: whoever eats the most in 10 minutes wins.

When “Billy the Fridge” took a spot at the end of the table (above) and started inhaling dogs, the other contests suddenly realized they were in trouble.

In a lot of trouble. In the end, Billy the Fridge won by a long shot.

He downed 11 dogs with a professional strategy: eat the dogs separately, dip the buns in water and focus on the prize. “The last dog, I just jammed it in whole,” he said after winning the title, admitting he had competed a couple times before and hadn’t eaten anything all day. “I feel great.”