[1][3] A resident of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, Gorske claims the Big Mac constitutes 90–95% of his total solid food intake.
Gorske claims that after getting his first car, the first place he went to was the McDonald's on Military Road in his hometown of Fond du Lac on May 17, 1972.
[4] On May 17, 2011, Gorske ate his 25,000th Big Mac at his favorite McDonald's restaurant in Fond du Lac.
[2] Gorske claims to skip breakfast, and the only other food he eats is a small evening snack such as ice cream, a fruit bar, or potato chips.
Gorske also does not order any side dishes with his Big Macs and takes a six mile walk daily.
[13] His favorite food other than Big Macs used to be lobster, but in 2024, Gorske, said the last time he ate it was "over 28 years ago.
[14] Gorske met his wife, Mary, in September 1973, and he proposed to her in the parking lot of a McDonald's three years later.
Celebrity panelist Billy Bean guessed the Big Mac as Gorske's food of choice.
[17] The Netflix series History 101 featured Gorske to start its 2020 episode examining fast food.