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Grayslake dog trainer gobbles 4½ pounds of burger, fries

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Dog trainer Alex Rothacker inhaled a burger with 12 slices of bacon and more than one pound of chili-cheese fries in a little over 19 minutes during a eating challenge Thursday at Bulldogs Grill in Grayslake.

Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer

Alex Rothacker cruised through an eating challenge Thursday at Bulldogs Grill in Grayslake. He had 30 minutes to eat more than four pounds of hamburger and fries, but did it in just over 19 minutes.

Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer

From left, dog trainer Alex Rothaker of TOPS Canine Complex, Richard Delafont of Grayslake, Dino Fenton of Grayslake, Kyle Laswell of Ingleside and Nick Carman of Grayslake work their way through an eating challenge Thursday at Bulldogs Gril in Grayslake. The mammoth burger comes with toppings including 12 slices of bacon and more than a pound of chili-cheese fries.

Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer

Five contestants participated in an eating challenge with a 30-minute time limit to goble more than four pounds of burger and chili-cheese fries Thursday at Bulldogs Grill in Grayslake.

Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer

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Dog trainer Alex Rothacker would have made “Man v. Food” host Adam Richman look like a lightweight during an eating challenge at a Grayslake restaurant Thursday afternoon. Rothacker needed only about 19 minutes to devour a towering hamburger and chili-cheese fries that weighed a combined 4½ pounds or so. “I love food,” Rothacker said.

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