Competitors race to eat 7 pounds of food at downtown deli

Five contestants scarfed down 7 pounds of food Thursday night for a promotional event at Jeff’s New York Deli.

Participants attempted to eat a 5-pound Monte Cristo sandwich, a pound of fries and a pound of cheesecake in 20 minutes.

“We just want to have fun and let people know where we are,” said Ira Baron, co-owner of the deli.

The winner, Monty Sibley, stood up and danced to Taylor Swift’s “You Belong With Me” as he dunked his food in a water cup and ate it without hesitation.

After time was up, Sibley said he was too full to think.

“As an amateur bodybuilder, few things in life have conquered me,” he said. “That sandwich is one of them.”