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Three random burrito eating challenges
| 3 lb. burrito | Three Pound Burrito | AJ's Seafood & Oyster Bar | Destin, FL | |
| 6.2 lb. burrito | Big Papi Burrito Challenge | Papi Chulo's | Scottsdale, AZ | |
| 3+ lb. burrito | Baby Sized Burrito | Gordito's | Seattle, WA | also have Everett, WA location |
Coconuts in Las Vegas has a four foot long burrito challenge which has yet to be finished.
WLOCE has a video of Dale Boone promoting a new 3kg burrito challenge available in Bangalore, India. update Dale Boone also apparently rapped and ate a Volcano Burrito at a Taco Bell in India.
The Visalia Times Delta reports Naader Reda was the first person to complete "El Grande" challenge at El Rosal Mexican Restaurant in Visalia, CA.
Kevin Ross and Naader Reda were the first people to complete the 7 pound kosher burrito challenge at Pizza World in Los Angeles this weekend.
Tonight's episode of Man v Food: Nation will feature food trucks. The challenge will be the six pound burrito from the White Rabbit Truck in Los Angeles, which has only been finished by Aaron Ybarra and Naader Reda. The Taco Bus in Tampa will be another visited restaurant.
Naader Reda has a blog entry about his trip to Tuscon in January, where he attempted the five pound burrito at La Botana and the Sugar OD at Something Sweet Dessert Lounge.
The youtube page for El Nopal in Los Angeles has a video of Naader Reda eating 6 two pound "pregnant" burritos, breaking Stephanie Torres' record of 5.
An unnamed woman (B3 Burrito finisher Aubrey?) was the first person to finish the 30 inch "Tortillon" Burrito from El Mariachi in Fresno. ABC30 has a video about the burrito confirming that Aubrey was the finisher.
Easy Reader News reports that a diner at Amigos Tacos in Huntington Beach, CA was hospitalized after completing a ghost pepper burrito challenge.
In the most recent installment of Seattle Weekly's Julien vs. Food series, Julien attempts to eat a four pound burrito from Casa D's in Bellevue, WA.
Man vs. Food Nation Albuquerque episode links
Travel Channel Episode Guide | Travel Guide & Map
Restaurants
- K & I diner challenge – “Travis on a Silver Platter” burrito
Urbanspoon | Yelp
NMGastronome blog entry about challenge – commenter claims his wife finished challenge
Advertisement recruiting Travises for challenge attempt - Sadies meal – 7 pound sopapilla
Home Page | Facebook | Yelp
UNM student paper report about challenge attempt
Ben Monson finishes sopapilla challenge in 7:56 - Frontier Restaurant meal – Green chile cheeseburger
Home Page | Facebook | Yelp
List of Albuquerque eating challenge and contests in the eatfeats database
B3 Burrito final statistics
The Sahara in Las Vegas, site of the NASCAR Cafe, closed yesterday. Here are the final statistics from the NASCAR Cafe’s B3 Burrito challenge according to public information:
- 42: Number of people who finished the burrito in under 90 minutes
- Over 4,000: Number of people purchasing the burrito (according to a yelp comment)
- 6 minutes: Record finishing time by Joey Chestnut
- Other announced sub 20 minute times: Ben Monson 12 minutes, Matt Stonie 15 minutes, Shawn Cochran 19 minutes
- 38 minutes: Announced Women’s record by Stephanie Torres (This forum thread says her women’s record was broken in January, but does not give the name or time.)
- 2: Most times finishing burrito by Aubrey (might be other unpublicized multiple finishers)
- 3+: Number of female finishers
- May 1, 2011: date of 42nd and final completion by Mark from California
The Las Vegas Review Journal has an article about the closing of the Sahara casino tomorrow, the site of the NASCAR Cafe which featured the 6 pound B^3 burrito challenge.
Andrew Lane has a report on the five pound "El Diablo" burrito eating contest held at Gordo Loco yesterday won by Jimmy Mares. Mike Boyle has a gallery of the contest.
Gordo Loco in Denver will hold a 5 pound burrito eating contest during its grand opening on March 20. The winner will receive $50 and a free burrito for a year.
The online wall of fame for the 6 pound burrito challenge at Tacos & Beer Mexican restaurant in Woodstock, GA (north Atlanta area) lists Meghan Corey as the house record holder with a time of 15:27. Ms. Corey brought her baby to the restaurant while she attempted the challenge.
The facebook for the NASCAR Cafe, home of the B3 burrito challenge, announces that it will close on May 16 when the Sahara Hotel it is located inside shuts its doors. (via email)
Aaron Ybarra was the first person to finish the six pound burrito from the White Rabbit Truck yesterday. His time was 16 minutes.
The page about the "Hugilio" challenge on Virgilio's web site has been updated with pictures and a video of Stephanie Torres finishing the 11 pound pizza in an hour and 51 minutes on February 22. update Andrew Lane has a blog entry about Stephanie eating the 7 pound burrito at Jack n Grill (via comment).
White Rabbit Truck (Los Angeles area) has posted a casting call for an upcoming Food Network show seeking participants for a team burrito eating challenge on February 17 in Van Nuys, California.
Naader Reda has blog entries about his attempts at the B3 Burrito and IHOP all you can eat pancakes. The server at the San Bernardino, CA IHOP says the house record is 70 pancakes, set by an anonymous male.
Johnnie Excel has a blog entry about making a video of him eating 32 ounces of mayonnaise and finishing the burrito challenge at 195 Grill in Anaheim.
The Star Telegram reports that plans for recording a 10 pound burrito offered by a Fort Worth food truck for an upcoming episode of Outrageous Food have been hindered by a ban on all non-NFL vendors from downtown until the Super Bowl is over.
A Los Angeles Times article about calorie-heavy meals links to a blog entry by Andrew Lane about finishing the seven pound burrito at Jack N Grill.
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