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Three random pizza eating challenges
| 12+ pound pizza | Grand Sicilian Pizza | Beau Jo's Pizza | 9 Colorado locations, CO | for teams of 2 people |
| 54 inch square pizza | 54" x 54" Pizza | Big Mama's & Papa's Pizzeria | Los Angeles, CA | $1000 to be awarded to seven person team finishing in under 2 hours - Hollywood Blvd. location only |
| 29 inch pizza | 29 inch pizza challenge | American Pie Pizza Company | 11 Central FL locations, FL | for two person teams |
Teddy's Burger Joint in Indianapolis will hold a contest on Friday where teams will eat an 8 pound burger and 29 inch pizza.
Naader Reda was the first person to finish the 28 inch pizza challenge at Big Mama's & Papa's Pizza in Burbank, CA. He needed 46 minutes to finish the 9 pound pizza.
Jared Lorenzen, a former backup quarterback for the New York Giants, will be competing in a pizza eating contest at Raniero's in Cold Spring, KY on Sunday with Kentucky high school player of the year Patrick Towles as his teammate. (The listed weight of the team is 565 pounds. Towles' weight is 235 pounds which would give Lorenzen a current weight of 330 pounds.) via SBNation
The San Jose Mercury has a short article about Joey Chestnut and Matt Stonie completing the Coliseum pizza challenge at Tony & Alba's. The other two members of the team, Doug Blacksill and Christian Hill, are San Jose State football players. (via Tony & Alba's facebook) update Jan 18 A video of the challenge has bee uploaded.
Naader Reda announces that he was the first person to finish the new 12 pound pizza challenge at Surfer Joe's in San Bernadino, CA.
Andrew Lane has a blog entry about being the first person to finish the Big Sicilian pizza challenge at Verrazano Pizza in Las Vegas.
Jessica "Queen of Cuisine" has resumed eating challenges after a year's hiatus and has posted videos of two recent successful challenges: The Real Meal Deal at The Original Pancake House in Roseville, CA and the Super Challenge Roll at Miyozen and Emeryville, CA. update Jan 16 Jessica has also uploaded a video of a team pizza challenge she attempted with Kevin Ross at Graziano's in Corona, CA.
The facebook page for Tony & Alba's Pizza and Pasta announces that Joey Chestnut and three others will attempt the Coliseum team pizza challenge tonight. update The team consisting of Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Doug Blacksill and Christian Hill completed the challenge.
A video and Salt Lake Tribune article about Eric "Silo" Dahl completing the pizza challenge at Tenney's Pizza in Sandy, UT in 11:19 are available.
Eric "Silo" Dahl was the first person to finish the 26 inch "Beast" pizza challenge at Tenney's pizza in Sandy, UT. His time was 11 minutes and 19.9 seconds.
In the Eatocracy interview, Suzanne French says she was part of a team that finished the Carnivore Challenge at Big Pie in the Sky. An article in the Emory student newspaper mentions that a woman with plans for a television show finished the challenge. (Suzanne does not appear in the online wall of fame) Her WLOCE profile says that Suzanne also completed the Evergreen burger challenge, which was the Bust it Big burger at Cactus Jack's in Evergreen, CO according to a picture of the wall of fame by Andrew Lane.
The Salt Lake Tribune reports that Eric Dahl will attempt the 26 inch pizza challenge at Tenney’s Pizza in Sandy, UT on December 28.
Naader Reda has produced a video of him and Matt Cohen attempting the 30 inch pizza challenge at Luigi's in San Diego while dressed as characters from the Super Mario Brothers video games.
Eric Dahl reports that he and Devin Hess missed completed the challenge at Pizza Shuttle in Milwaukee by one piece of crust after being limited to just 12 ounces of water.
Russo's New York in Houston has started a 28 inch pizza challenge awarding $500 for finishing it. The challenge is available Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Naader Reda has a blog entry about finishing the pizza challenge at Rosati's in La Quinta, CA twice in the same day, once with Matt Cohen as a partner and once with John Rivera.
Naader Reda announces that he finished the 10 pound pizza challenge for two person teams at Graziano's in Las Vegas Ontario, CA in 56 minutes without assistance.
The Houston Press has a blog entry about the 28 inch pizza challenge at New York Pizzeria in Houston, which awards $200 to a customer that finishes it in under an hour.
Oblio's Pizzeria in Denver has an eating challenge awarding $100 to a two person team that can finish a 28 inch pizza in under an hour.
The Victorville Daily Press has an article about Naader Reda attempting the 28 inch pizza challenge at Valenti's in Victorville, CA.
Randy Santel and Juan "More Bite" Rodriguez finished the 12 pound Gigunda pizza at Monetti's Italian Restaurant in Warrensburg, MO in under 15 minutes. The previous record was 40 minutes.
PigOut4Hunger is going to do Denver-area eating challenges to raise money for hunger charities. Their first challenge will be at Beau Jo's on September 7.
The Stevens Point Journal has an article about the two successful attempts at Polito's Monster Pizza Challenge last week by teams consisting of Clay Luttrell & Juan Rodriguez and Eric Dahl and Randy Santel.
A 30 inch pizza challenge attempt at Randy's Premier Pizza by Eric Dahl and Randy Santel will be livestreamed today at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/randys-pizza-challenge noon central (1pm eastern). update The pizza was finished in under 15 minutes. A video and picture are available. The previous record was 21 minutes by Hall Hunt and Tim "Gravy" Brown.