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Date: June 26, 1999
Participants: 8
High Temp: 82°F

This was the first Death March and happened the day after the founders, , , , , , , , and , graduated from high school. The original idea was to hike and hike and hike, with the goal of developing a huge appetite for all-you-can-eat Todai in celebration of graduation.

The hike was an emotional experience for all involved. The group slowly broke in two. , leading the front group of people who felt the rest were lagging. , leading the back group of people who felt this needn’t be rushed. tried to act as liaison between the two groups, occasionally asking & co. to slow down or & co. to speed up.

They got to Todai rather late, and despite the $20 a head, everyone was forced to eat the bottom of the barrel Japanese seafood that survived the normal hour patrons.

and had decided to do an eating contest at ‘s recommendation. The rule was that who ever ate the most plates by the end of the dining experience won. The only stipulation was that you had to keep it down. Vomiting was grounds for disqualification. Each contestant downed about three plates of seafood that was nearing the end of it’s shelf life. Then lengthy bathroom break by both parties and it was time for round 2.

The only problem was that the dinner had stopped being served. They started eating left overs off of everyone else’s plates. Then it came down to the deserts and a sort of speed contest. As they both stuffed the last bits of desert, grabbed a little dixie cup full of what appeared to be some kind of pinkish yogurt (this was one item Gil carefully avoided). ‘s cheeks puffed out while he put his hand to his mouth. the uncontrollably spewed forth a stream of old seafood, yogurt, and stomach acid all which resembled the pinkish hue of the questionable yogurt. Disqualification!

Everyone promptly decided that would be a great time to get the hell out of there. left a sizable tip and that was that. ‘s victory was hotly contested by over some soup item that ate which made it vague who really ate the most plates. could then be heard in ‘s car claiming that he could still down not one but two Whoppers and that we should take this to Burger King. refused, satisfied with his victory, yet can still be heard to contest the final decision.

Who knew that from such humble beginnings, the Death March as we know it today would be born.

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