2011 Gringo Bandito Taco Challenge
update August 5 Furious Pete has a travelog which includes his opinion about Brad Sciullo.
update August 4 OC Weekly has a blog entry and gallery about the challenge. Brad Sciullo now has a beard. A podcast of Takeru Kobayashi’s appearance (35 min) on the Loveline radio show with Dexter Holland of the Offspring is available (via ultimate guitar)
Naader Reda has the official top 4)
1) Takeru Kobayashi 81 tacos
2) “Furious” Pete Czerwinski 49
3) Brad Sciullo 45
4) Johnnie Excel 41
Videos from the webcast can be viewed online.
6:16 The second head is over. Kobayashi appears to have won easily with an unofficial count of 81 tacos.
6:06 The second heat has started.
5:14 The first heat of the main contest has started
4:32 A women-only undercard contest has started.
The Gringo Bandito Taco Challenge will be the first United States contest against other competitive eaters for Takeru Kobayashi since the Krystal Square Off 6 finals in September 2009. The contest is expected to start at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm eastern and can be viewed online at http://www.livestream.com/gringobandito.
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Anonymous said
August 3, 2011 @ 4:24 pm
Those times dont make sense
JOE L. said
August 3, 2011 @ 4:30 pm
shouldn’t that be 1PM Pacific- 4 PM Eastern
ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)
August 3, 2011 @ 4:30 pm
Thanks, that has been fixed.
Anonymous said
August 3, 2011 @ 4:32 pm
who won?
BIG NEWS said
August 3, 2011 @ 4:38 pm
LATE BREAKING NEWS FROM HUNTING CA US MALE AND BRAD SCIULLO WERE FLOWN OUT FOR THIS CONTEST. PROB THE ONLY REASON WHY BOTH OF THEM DECIDED TO SHOW
anonymous said
August 3, 2011 @ 4:41 pm
Its on now with a poor reception and cheam cams Pro contest hasnt started yet
ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)
August 3, 2011 @ 4:44 pm
Megan won the women’s contest with 7 tacos in 3 minutes.
anonymous said
August 3, 2011 @ 5:27 pm
There are two heats for the men First one just ended
anonymous said
August 3, 2011 @ 5:31 pm
coming up rd 2 Pete Brad Excell Matt
anonymous said
August 3, 2011 @ 5:32 pm
Nader and Aaron ate 30 in the first rd
not boring said
August 3, 2011 @ 5:45 pm
This is much better than Nathans . Far more action and interest. Sheas hate when this happens
Brothers are watching said
August 3, 2011 @ 5:55 pm
Remember if you are an IFOCE member and you are caught watching this contest on the net, you subject yourself to severe disciplinary action.
Anonymous said
August 3, 2011 @ 5:59 pm
Yeah, the Sheas are so worried about 300 online viewers and 250 drunken idiots in a bar.
anonymous said
August 3, 2011 @ 6:05 pm
Kobaysh on 50 so far Pete 34 Brad & US Male ? Well lets put it this way ,they flew out the wrong guys
anonymous said
August 3, 2011 @ 6:08 pm
Boy that Brad stinks he not even on 20?
anonymous said
August 3, 2011 @ 6:09 pm
75 for Kobayashi with 1 min left
anonymous said
August 3, 2011 @ 6:12 pm
81 in ten mintues for the legend
Wing Bowl Fan said
August 3, 2011 @ 6:15 pm
The most important result is that Pete beat Brad.
Anonymous said
August 3, 2011 @ 6:48 pm
so wait wheres us stale on this list???? gets flown out for a no $ placing
hamburglar said (Registered September 14, 2008)
August 3, 2011 @ 6:56 pm
Well, it looks like Kobe didn’t beat 2nd and 3rd place. Good job, Pete, Brad, Johnnie, Naader. I think those are some pretty impressive numbers.
Reality said
August 3, 2011 @ 7:45 pm
I hope Kobi doesnt use this to compare to the recent Taco Bell Taco contest results, because that would be pretty maniputive…
The Gringo Banditos Tacos were each weighed out at 2oz/56g each, and Taco Bell Tacos are 3oz/85g without lettuce according to the Taco Bell website
So the totals by weight would be….
Kobayashi = 4536g/ 9.99lbs
Joey Chestnut = 4505g/ 9.93lbs
Tim Janus = 4080g/ 8.99lbs
Matt Stonie = 4080g/ 8.99lbs
Badlands Booker = 2890g/ 6.37lbs
Furious Pete = 2744g/6.05lbs
Brad Sciullo = 2520g/5.56lbs
Johnnie Excel = 2296g/5.06lbs
So in a perfect world, Kobayashi ate 1oz more then Chestnut. Shows he’s still got his game!! But the #’s are deciving
anonymous said
August 3, 2011 @ 9:11 pm
Anonymous said
August 3, 2011 @ 6:48 pm
so wait wheres us stale on this list???? gets flown out for a no $ placing
Flown out because they thought he was a big name eater. They should have consulted with MLE first
Matt "Mega Toad" Stonie said (Registered June 22, 2010)
August 3, 2011 @ 9:24 pm
I calculated that too!!!! LOL
I guess it would make sense that the weight would be different just because the #’s are so drastically different.
I somehow doubt they had it all perfectly weighted out tho… (going to the hundredth of a pound is pretty anal)
NReda said
August 3, 2011 @ 9:48 pm
Not sure why US Male’s numbers were left off. He ate 36 or 37. The contest only reported the places for the guys who finished in the money. So you’d have US Male at 5, Aaron at 6, me at 7, Matt Cohen 8th with 23 tacos.
NReda said
August 4, 2011 @ 12:32 am
There were three other competitors but I have incomplete information for them. Jason McLean ate 17 tacos. The other competitors weren’t even announced until today. Jeff ate a similar number, and Cory ate less than twenty. Hopefully the restaurant releases the complete official list soon.
Anonymous said
August 4, 2011 @ 12:48 am
And Chestnut and Janus were hungover, so you can figure their numbers were a little lower than usual.
Anonymous said
August 4, 2011 @ 2:29 am
I think that Kobi ate WAYYYY more than Joey in this contest. He was insane.
anonymous eatah said
August 4, 2011 @ 8:16 am
Anon @1248 is absolutely correct… They were “all” hungover! Including PapiChulo.
Anonymous said
August 4, 2011 @ 10:06 am
Kobi could crush Joey in a heart beat in tacos.
anonymous said
August 4, 2011 @ 10:24 am
Of course Gilbert is a no show””””””
ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)
August 4, 2011 @ 10:44 am
I don’t think Tom Gilbert was ever announced as a competitor.
anonymous said
August 4, 2011 @ 11:40 am
kobi could crush joey joey could crush kobi who cares. They will never face each other again so whats the point
Cory said
August 4, 2011 @ 1:27 pm
Naader, Jason at 17, Jeff ate 18.5, I took last at 15.
NReda said
August 4, 2011 @ 2:24 pm
Thanks!
Stallion Italian said (Registered August 27, 2010)
August 4, 2011 @ 3:40 pm
Great photos and article. US Male is right next to Kobayashi, that would certainly not have happened in MLE when they were both in it. Regardless of how many each person ate, it looks like a great event. It is all about the publicity. Doesn’t matter how many people saw it in person, if it is online, well written and photographed, it gets tons of viewers.
Anonymous said
August 4, 2011 @ 5:09 pm
Thank you, Stephanie Wu (SI).
anonymous said
August 4, 2011 @ 6:17 pm
Wow I never thought of that. Stephanii Wu is the stallion
U.S. MALE said (Registered December 28, 2007)
August 4, 2011 @ 6:23 pm
BINGO, Brad & I got flown out for this you jealous ass who thought it was big news to post it. Great competing with Kobi. Yeah, I choked but oh well. Life goes on and I’l eat again.
You’re right Stallion, this would never have happened in the MLE but that’s why it was so cool for me.
Great sponsor, interesting group of eaters and no problems with a messy table, food in the cups or loud mouth banter prior to eating (Boone!)
nunonabun2 said (Registered November 10, 2009)
August 4, 2011 @ 6:53 pm
First class?
nunonabun2 said (Registered November 10, 2009)
August 4, 2011 @ 6:54 pm
Free is free right. How many did you eat?
Shawn "The Vacuum" Kirby said
August 4, 2011 @ 7:53 pm
This was a GREAT EVENT, they did not know what the turn out was going to be like, it was HUGE, we are already planning next years event, thank you FRED’S, Gringo Bandito, KOBAYASHI and ALL THE EATERS, great job by everyone including the JUDGE !!! This was a CLEAN, DEBRIS-LESS EVENT !!! There is nobody that can say THIS EVENT was not JUDGED CORRECTLY……… See you there next year.
anonymous said
August 4, 2011 @ 8:36 pm
That just proves how clean things go without Boone to ruin it for everyone
Anonymous said
August 4, 2011 @ 8:49 pm
Can’t compare these tacos to taco bell. Different shell, different meat etc
Anonymous said
August 5, 2011 @ 10:08 am
Is that Brad Scuillo with a beard?? He looks like the guy from Hangover.
anonymous said
August 5, 2011 @ 10:24 am
Wait a minute i just saw the video travelog of Pete calling Brad an asshole and hoping for a brawl . I thought they became the best of friends during the contest?
Anonymous said
August 5, 2011 @ 10:39 pm
That was prior to the them meeting up it seems. Of course Pete still had bad feelings for Brad but like adults they shook hands, took some pictures, shared some Nutella and did what they were supposed to do in CA. Grudges get you nowhere.
USMale said
August 6, 2011 @ 10:55 pm
US Male, I don’t mind that you got flown out to compete. You are a good competitor in your own right.
I am just glad that Brad got flown out too. And, after all his videos, got beaten by Pete.
Koby won. That was never beyond any shadow of a doubt. This was a battle for second. Or a battle between Pete and Brad. And Pete won.