-Marina del Rey, Ca.
-DigIn came at an early 6:49 p.m. and was just one of many factors leading to a fantastical year as Feast Fest 2011 beat the previous record of 2008 by 0.1.
The Mason Duo shared co-MVCs, their fourth, beating out Jim McAllister by one vote. Had McAllister won MVC, he would have cradled his fifth.
Individual turkey scores rocketed to 99.8, the best individual turkey score and the best individual score for any food in event history. 99.4 marks came forth for the gravy, finally breaking its long tradition of critica ignorata, and the third best score was for sweet potatoes (a 99.2 mark). The worst score that came forward was for peas (94.6), again continuing a recent streak of downturning. The phenomenal results of other foods, however, were too much to keep the peas from sabotaging the unbelievable 99 rating.
"We'll have to say '100's the goal' now!" Jim McAllister commented.
The first 99 score could mark the end of a long era of 98s: before 2011, five of the last six Fests had scores somewhere in the 98s. The exception was 2007, which had a score of 97.3.
The 99 mark also ends a series of "odd-year-curses". For example, scores in general and in particular mashed potato and turkey scores suffered in odd-numbered years, but for unknown reasons.
Mashed potatoes did follow a different formula that created a sticky, heavy consistency but chefs rewarped the recipe so that the mashed potatoes tasted little different from the way they did in previous years.
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