do continue on with competitive eating for a while, you will most likely eventually find yourself in an eating contest that will be won in the last few seconds by just a few bites worth of food. the winner is going to be the person that is able to push through “the wall” and finish strong, and the loser will be the one who cannot mentally handle the pain and physical struggle, giving up with less than a minute left and settling for second place. you may even find yourself in an “eat off” (overtime) because the original contest ended in a “tie.” that brief competition will also be separated 