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American man eats over 34,000 Big Macs in a lifetime to extend his own world record
70-year-old Donald Gorske has been consuming Big Mac as his staple diet for more than half a century and now, he’s broken his own world record by eating over 34,000 of these burgers in a lifetime.
The American man had his first Big Mac in May 1972 and has been a diehard fan of the fast food item ever since. He has even saved the packages and receipts corresponding to all the Big Macs he has bought so far.
Man extends his world record by eating over 34,000 Big Macs
The Guinness World Record revealed that Don ate 728 more Big Macs throughout 2023 to extend his own world record for most Big Mac burgers eaten in a lifetime.
His total stands at 34,128 and he had no plans of stopping. He was awarded the Guinness World Record title for the first time in 1999, years after he started eating the burger regularly.
He is believed to have eaten up to nine Big Macs every single day when he first discovered it. At the age of 70, he’s eating a day – one for lunch and one for dinner.
His only other favorite food other than the McDonald’s item is lobster, but it’s been 28 years since Don last ate it. He is content with his Big Mac.
He proposed to his wife at McDonald’s parking lot
Don is a true fan of Big Mac’s and his award is well-deserving. He’s obsessed with it so much that he even proposed to his wife in the restaurant’s parking lot.
She has put up with a lot of obsessive-compulsive things I do and hasnt let my Big Mac thing get to her, Don said of his wife.
Earlier, he would drive down to a McDonald’s outlet to eat a fresh Big Mac, but the retired police officer now buys them twice weekly and microwaves them at home when hungry.
He doesn’t eat “much else” besides Big Mac. He skips breakfast and has his burger twice daily and enjoys snacks such as ice cream, a fruit bar, or potato chips in the evening.
As for his health, Don says he has no issues. He skips French Fries with his burger and walks six miles every day.
