• National average weight of a newborn baby in the United States is 7 and a half pounds.
  
  
• The meal to be consumed at the Battle of the Brisket is made up of 4 lbs. of Beef Brisket, 2 lbs. of French fries, 1 lb. of Coleslaw and 1lb. of dinner rolls and corn on the cob. Totaling a whopping 8 pounds! That is a full half pound over baby Johnny who may end up being the starting left tackle of the Tampa Bay Bucs!
  
  
• National average weight of an adult male in the United States is 191 pounds.
  
  
• Total amount of brisket expected to be consumed during the Battle of the Brisket challenge will weigh in at over 400 pounds! That is more than 2 full grown men!
  
  
• It will take 6 large potatoes to create just 1 serving of french fries that will be plated during the Battle of the Brisket challenge. We are looking at over 600 potatoes in just 1 day!
  
  
• The recommended daily caloric intake for an adult living in the United States is 2,250 calories.
  
  
• The Battle of the Brisket contestant will be looking at the equivalent of 4 days worth of eating in one meal. No small task! 8,782 calories!

And you wonder why we named it a battle?