Competitive eater Leah Shutkever put away a 1.35-pound burrito in 30.75 seconds at Guinness World Records headquarters last month, reclaiming a title she first set in 2019 and lost to American rival Miki Sudo in 2022.
The British speed-eating specialist's run, confirmed by Guinness World Records, beat Sudo's mark of 31.47 seconds, which had stood since October 2022. Shutkever had previously held the record at 32.35 seconds before Sudo took it over. She used the same visit to GWR's London office to set two more records — fastest to eat eight churros in one minute and fastest to eat 613 grams of strawberries, also in one minute — bringing her career tally to 42 Guinness titles, according to the organization's official recap.
A modest sport with strict rules
Guinness burrito records are governed by specifics: the burrito must meet a minimum weight, contain a defined mix of fillings, and be eaten without spillage that would count against elapsed time. Footage of the attempt, posted by GWR and picked up by outlets including Dexerto, shows Shutkever clearing the wrap in under a third of a minute, drawing comparisons online to a magic trick more than a meal.
Shutkever, who films her record attempts for a following on YouTube, has described speed eating in past interviews as requiring the same kind of technical practice as any other sport — jaw conditioning, breath control between bites, and repeated attempts to shave fractions of a second. Competitive eating remains a niche pursuit next to Major League Eating's marquee events, such as the Fourth of July hot dog contest, but individual record chases like Shutkever's routinely draw millions of views online, turning a solitary stunt into one of the more reliably shareable corners of sports content.
Whether Sudo — or anyone else — moves to reclaim the burrito title is, for now, an open question. Shutkever has said she has no plans to stop chasing new records.
