Duke Girardi of Boardman, far left, stands up as he ...

Photo by Ed Runyan | published: July 31, 2011

Duke Girardi of Boardman, far left, stands up as he finishes eating around a pound of rigatoni at the Greater Youngstown Italian Fest on Saturday afternoon. Girardi finished first in the pasta-eating contest, which he has entered in each of the last 11 years. The emcee, second from left, was Todd DeMain, and the other contestants are, seated from left, Michael DeLucia III of Green near Akron, MichaelDeLucia II of Green and Scott Cross of Columbiana.