EXTREME BRUNCH EATING CONTEST Ocial Rules

September 21, 2013

Eligibility of Contestants

Any member of the Rensselaer community (students, sta, faculty, family, etc.) are eligible to compete. The event will run from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM (Eastern time). Contestants must register at the event table in the Commons dining hall in order to be eligible to compete. Registration will open shortly before the start of the event and close at the conclusion of the event.

Eligible Foods

Any food served at the Commons dining hall during the event is allowed. Outside food (including Simply To Go meals) may be consumed but will not count towards the nal score. Only food counts towards a contestants score; beverages are not counted towards the total score. Condiments do not count toward the total score.

Scoring

Each food is assigned a score according to a mathematical formula based on the calorie content of the food with a scaled correction for the caloric density of the food. Scores have been calculated in advance for each item listed under Saturday Lunch on the online menu [1]. In the event that a food without an assigned score is eaten, a judge will rst conrm that the food originated in the Commons dining hall. Once this is conrmed, the judge will attempt to nd a portion size and calorie count for the food. A nutritional facts sign within the dining hall is the preferred source for this information, but if this is not found, the judge should refer to the Sodexo Nutrition Calculator [2]. If the nutritional information still cannot be found, the judge is to use his or her best judgment in assigning a point value as a multiple of 10. This decision is nal and cannot be changed.

Serving Sizes and Point Values

Serving Size Point Value 6 oz 10 1 breadstick 10 1 sandwich 50 1 omelet 40 4 oz 30 1 wae 90 1 pancake 20 1 egg 10 4 oz/1 pattie 20 1 link 20 4 oz 10 1 sandwich 40 1 plate 30 1 slice 30 1 slice 40 1 slice 30 1 burger 80 1 burger 80 1 sandwich 50 1 sandwich 50 1 sandwich 50 1 cookie 20 scoops or equiv 40 4 oz 40

Food Vegetable Soup Herb Breadsticks Deli Sandwich Omelet Scrambled Eggs Wae Pancakes Hard Cooked Egg Hash Browns Sausage Links Broccoli Sloppy Joe Salad Plate Cheese Pizza Pepperoni Pizza Tandoori Chicken Flatbread Pizza Hamburger Cheeseburger Chicken Sandwich Chicken Sandwich w/ Cheese Grilled Cheese Cookies Ice Cream 2 French Fries

Table 1. Point values and serving sizes of foods

Items Excluded as Condiments

The following is a list of items considered to be condiments and thus excluded from having a point value. A judge may, at his or her discretion, identify other items as condiments. When there is a question of point value, Table 1 will take precedence over this list. Ketchup Mustard Mayonnaise Pickles Onions Lettuce 2

 Tomato Sour Cream Special Sauce Barbeque Sauce Hot Sauce Chili Sauce Sriracha Sauce Duck Sauce Soy Sauce Salad Dressing Butter Cream Cheese Peanut Butter Jelly Chocolate Syrup Whipped Cream Strawberry Topping Pancake Syrup Sundae Bar Toppings Salsa Milk (when poured on cereal) Honey Sugar Salt Pepper

Calculation of Point Values

(C + ) ] 30 log10 C

Point values are calculated using the equation P = 10nint[

where P is the point value, C is the number of calories per serving, is the pointwise scaling parameter, and is the caloric scaling parameter. The two scaling parameters are to be set at the discretion of the judges; they were set to 1 and 0, respectively, for the point values calculated in Table 1.

References
[1] https://rpi.sodexomyway.com/Menu/Commons2.htm [2] https://rpi.sodexomyway.com/health/calculator.xhtml