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Three random burrito eating challenges
8 lb. burrito 8 Pound Burrito Badass Burrito Troy, NY
4 lb. burrito The Chupacabra Burrito Challenge Chico's Wood Fired Grill Tampa, FL
big burrito Super Burrito El Sol Cronulla, NSW, Australia
(All burrito eating challenges in database)

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.
Jeremy Boone finished the 5 pound Big Ass Burrito at the Barrio Cantina in Phoenix in 13 minutes.

Female competitive eaters on Outrageous Food

In a December episode of Outrageous Food Stephanie Torres faced off against four men in an Extreme Grizzly (7 pound) burrito eating contest at Marianito’s in San Antonio. A clip of her segment has been uploaded:

StephVsGrizzly.avi (6MB 2 min)

In last night’s episode, Jessica “Queen of Cuisine” was part of a group of women that attempted to eat a single Dog Pounder burger at Lumpy’s Diner in Antioch, CA (She has finished the burger without help) The results of the team challenge was not televised. Stephanie Wu’s name could also be read on the plaque listing the finishers of the “Initimidator” omelet.

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The facebook for the NASCAR Cafe announces that Genevieve, a 17 year old girl weighing 95 pounds, finished the B3 burrito in 87 minutes, making her the third female to complete the 6+ burrito and the second finisher in 2011.
The facebook for the University of New Mexico announces that Man vs. Food is looking for a UNM student with the first or last name Travis to attempt the 6 pound Travis on a Silver Platter burrito at K & I Diner.
The NASCAR Cafe facebook reports that Johnnie Excel finished the B3 burrito in 28 minutes. (via Don Sturdy).
The facebook for Papi Chulo's in Scottsdale, Arizona has a video of Stephanie Torres setting a new record of 2:43 for the 6.5 pound Big Papi Burrito . update Stephanie has uploaded a video of the entire challenge.
Matt Stonie has posted his video of eating the B3 Burrito at the NASCAR Cafe in Las Vegas in 15 minutes.
Naader Reda reports on breaking the "Pregnant" burrito record at El Nopal in Los Angeles, which lasted from September 27, 2009 to May 2010.

Aubrey is first person to finish B3 Burrito twice

update Dec 22 3:01 Pacific Aubrey’s official time was 59 minutes. The NASCAR Cafe facebook says she is the first person to finish the B3 twice.

update Dec 22 2:20 Pacific Aubrey finished in about 58 minutes

update Dec 22 2:00 Pacific Aubrey is still working on the burrito. Stephanie Torres’ record of 38 minutes is safe.

update Dec 22 1:50 Pacific 30 minutes have elapsed and Aubrey has finished about 80% – 90% of the burrito

update Dec 22 1:21 Pacific Aubrey has received the burrito (You need to have a Java plugin to view the NASCAR Cafe web cast)

The NASCAR Cafe facebook announces that Aubrey will attempt to become a two-time finisher of the 6+ pound B3 burrito at 1pm Pacific (4 pm Eastern). Her attempt will come one year from the day she became the first woman to finish the challenge. Aubrey will attempt to finish in under 30 minutes which would be faster than the 38 minutes it took Stephanie Torres, the only other woman to finish the burrito.

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Jessica "Queen of Cuisine" has uploaded a video of her finishing the Burritozilla and 3 other videos: Tornado Sundae | Knucklehead chili dog | Matt Stonie finishes Grand Slam pancake
N8Lee has posted a picture of the woman who holds the overall record (5:08) for the burrito challenge at Poncho's in Del Rio, Texas.
El Nopal has uploaded a video of Stephanie Torres setting the new house record for its "pregnant" (2 pound) burrito.

Outrageous Food Dec 10, 2010 (The Two-Foot Pancake) episode links

Food Network Episode Guide

Restaurants

  • Marianito’s Extreme Tex Mex Grill (San Antonio, TX) challenge – 7 pound “Extreme Grizzly” Burrito
    Home Page | Facebook
    Video from April of Stephanie Torres finishing the burrito in 18 minutes
  • Fred’s Texas Cafe (Fort Worth, TX) meal – non-standard cow parts
    Home Page | Facebook | Yelp
  • Shelby’s Kitchen (Deerfield Beach, FL) challenge – 2 foot “Terminator” pancake
    Facebook | Urbanspoon
    Panclayke’s challenge report contradicts the claim in a Sun-Sentinel blog entry that no one has finished the challenge

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Gaming Today reports that customers who finish the B3 Burrito in less than 17 minutes will get a free two night stay at the Sahara casino.
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