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Holy cow! Eatery sets world meatball record
At 222.5 pounds, N.H. restaurant’s effort beats record of 198.6 pounds
 Jim Cole / AP Chef Matthew Mitnitsky cheers after his meatball weighed in, breaking the world record for the largest meatball, in Concord, N.H., on Nov. 1. |
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CONCORD, N.H. - The bouncing mega-meatball record has landed in the East Coast.
Matthew Mitnitsky, owner of Nonni's Italian Eatery in Concord, said Sunday that a 222.5-pound meatball was authenticated as the world's largest after being weighed by state weights and measures officials.
A Guinness Book of World Records official confirmed the big meatball as a record breaker and presented Mitnitsky with a plaque.
The old record of 198.6 pounds was set just over a month ago after Los Angeles-based talk show host Jimmy Kimmel vowed to beat a record set in Mexico. That record — 109 pounds — was set in August.
Mitnitsky said he got involved "to bring the meatball back to the East Coast because that's where it originated."
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