This just in from PLAV Post 10 in Hamtramck: Competitive eating champion Matt Holowicki set a new record this year, wolfing down 23 paczki in the allotted time, more than his winning total last year of 20.5 paczki in 15 minutes. This is his eighth win in a row. But Holowicki also announced his retirement from this competition, leaving room for perhaps another paczki-packer to step up and participate next year? Better start training now, while the confections are all over!
Born in 1969 at Mount Carmel hospital in Detroit, Jackman grew up just 100 yards from the Detroit city line in east Dearborn. Jackman has attended New York University, the School of Visual Arts, Northwestern University and Wayne State University, though he never got a degree. He has worked as a bar back, busboy,...