North Dakota residents have a new distinction under their belts, which are likely a bit tighter after their annual french fry feeding frenzy on Thursday.

They consumed an estimated 4,518 pounds of french fries during "Potato Bowl U.S.A" week, recognizing the rampant potato industry in the Red River Valley and including a weekend University of North Dakota football game.

This year's total surpassed the previous record of 4,410 pounds of fries set two years ago.

Along with 11,000 servings of fries, organizers had over 100 gallons of ketchup on site.

Dave Gottberg, a director with the J.R. Simplot french fry plant in Grand Forks, estimates about 10,000 people were served.