Donald A Gorske was born on November 28,1953 and is an American world record holder known as the "ultimate Big Mac fan," having eaten over 32,672 such hamburgers from the US fast food chain McDonald's in his lifetime, earning him a place in the Guinness Book of Records.
20 Facts About Don Gorske
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Don Gorske is featured in the documentaries Super Size Me and Don Gorske: Mac Daddy, and is the author of 22,477 Big Macs.
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Don Gorske's claims are mainly self-subtantiated and due to lack of official confirmation, are unable to be accurately verified.
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Don Gorske purchased and ate three Big Macs at lunch time.
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Don Gorske then returned two more times that day to consume a total of nine Big Macs the same day he discovered the burger.
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At first, Don Gorske kept all the boxes of Big Macs he ate in the back of his car.
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Don Gorske met and proposed to his wife, Mary, at a McDonald's in 1975.
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Don Gorske had a single Burger King Whopper sandwich in 1984 and never ate one again.
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Don Gorske tried the Whopper after his friend bet him $5 to do so, later spending the winnings on Big Macs.
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In 2003, Don Gorske ate 741 Big Macs, an average of 2.03 Big Macs per day.
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Don Gorske consumes mainly calorie-rich food, but he maintains a stable weight by consuming fewer calories daily than the average American.
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Don Gorske says his taste buds have always fluctuated in sensitivity, so he often eats a Big Mac without being able to taste it.
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On May 17,2011, Gorske ate his 25,000th Big Mac at his favorite McDonald's restaurant in Fond du Lac.
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Don Gorske has since started keeping an "emergency stash" of Big Macs in his freezer for emergencies and snow days.
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On May 17,2022, Don Gorske celebrated 50 years of eating Big Macs nearly every day since May 1972.
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Don Gorske worked as a correctional officer at Waupun Correctional Institution for 25 years, retiring in May 2011.
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Don Gorske makes a cameo appearance in cartoon form in the film.
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In 2006, Don Gorske appeared as a contestant on the game show I've Got a Secret.
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On May 25,2009, Don Gorske was featured on The Rachael Ray Show.
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The Netflix series History 101 featured Don Gorske to start its 2020 episode examining fast food.