The Barcelonan Adria Wegrzyn has re-proclaimed winner of the Valls calçots eating contest (Tarragona), which was held this Sunday. Wegrzyn has been able to ingest 221 total. Is the twelfth time that Wegrzyn has lifted the trophy of the contest, in which he has participated fourteen times.
Guanyadors of the 37th Menjar Calçots Contest:
? Adrià Wegrzyn, with 222 socks.
?Ramon Caballero, with 215 socks.
?Jordi Oller, with 375 socks.Congratulations to the three of you and thanks for your participation!@castelldor @DOTarragona @VallsAjuntament @calcotdevalls @Dipta_cat pic.twitter.com/dUyIwUwm52
— Cambra Valls (@CambraValls) January 29, 2023
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