Biggest Barbeque

Jack Walton (Former Oklahoma City mayor, and the first Oklahoma governor to be removed from office) hosted what was likely the biggest barbeque in state history at his inauguration party, which it is said included 289 cows, 70 hogs, 30 sheep, 3,540 rabbits, 4,000 chickens, 110 turkeys, 34 ducks, 25 squirrels, 15 deer, 135 opossums and (possibly up to) three bears. According to one story it was only one bear, and that bear escaped the fate of becoming a part of the meal when a group of school children pooled together almost $120 to buy the bear, who ultimately ended up in the Oklahoma City Zoo. There was a mile long trench dug for roasting the tons of meat. There were also 42 cases of whiskey bound for the celebration, but the whiskey was seized by federal agents.