--- description: The 120-pound mother of four downed three steak meals in 20 minutes. title: Watch Molly Schuyler Break a Steak-Eating Record image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch 120-Pound Molly Schuyler Break a Steak-Eating Record  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 20, 2015 12:06 PM CUT  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Apr 20, 2015 12:06 PM CUT \[ustream id=10476979 live=1 hwaccel=1 version=3 width=480 height=296\] The [challenge](http://bigtexan.com/72oz-steak-rules/ "undefined"): Eat a 72-ounce steak, a baked potato, a shrimp cocktail, a salad and a roll in under an hour, and the meal is free. Molly Schuyler, whose Facebook page proclaims her the number one female independent competitive eater in the world, devoured three of each in just 20 minutes at The Big Texan restaurant in northern Texas. The 120-pound mother of four ate the first meal in 4 minutes 18 seconds, breaking the restaurant’s 4:58 record that she set in May 2014, [according to the Amarillo Globe News](http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2015-04-19/120-pound-woman-breaks-record-eating-three-72-ounce-steak-dinners-20 "undefined"). > [](https://twitter.com/TheBigTexan/status/589890146067066880) “We’ve seen a lot of things come through these doors but Molly … she takes the cake … she takes lots and lots of cake,” joked Bobby Lee, Big Texan co-owner. ### See 15 Mouthwatering BBQ Photos  Smoked pork hot link with collard greens and mac and cheese at Jim 'N Nicks Bar-B-Q in Birmingham, Ala. Andrew Hetherington  Fried chicken at Husk in Charleston, S.C., named "Best New Restaurant in America" by Bon Appétit in 2011. 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