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Paramount has uploaded a clip from the 2012 film, "The Guilt Trip" of Barbra Streisand attempting a 72 ounce steak challenge at a Lubbock, TX restaurant resembling The Big Texan. Barbra did not eat any actual steak for the scene, watermelon was substituted.
WITL.com has a post about Potterville, MI food challenger "Kyle Can Eat", who has 102K subscribers for his youtube channel despite having no more than 2.5K views for any video.
Notorious BOB uploaded a video of his attempt at the fish and chips challenge at Eric's Fish and Chips in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire in 2024. "Da Garbage Disposal" also attempted the challenge. The meal took place after Bob set records for two other restaurant challenges in the previous four hours.
Fun107.com has a post about Shawn "BasketLockerBall" Butler finishing the "Cookie Monster" dessert challenge at Pine House Kitchen in Tiverton, RI, a meal intended for two people, without assistance.
SCMP.com has an article about Chinese food challenger Deng Chenen's meal at a Tokyo buffet in which he took food items with an approximate cost of $350-$500. Deng has reportedly eaten 25kg (55 pounds) of crab legs.
The Takeout has a post about Rattlesnake Lodge, a restaurant in Tuscumbia, AL which has tables located inside a cave. Rattlesnake Lodge offers the Gigantor, a 2 pound burger challenge which is free is finished in under 45 minutes.

10th anniversary of Molly Schuyler’s Big Texan record

Today marks the 10th anniversary of @MollySchuyler eating three 72 ounce steak challenges in under 20 minutes at The Big Texan in Amarillo, TX. Her time of 4:18 for the first meal remains the overall record for the challenge. Here are the other challengers who have finished in under 10 minutes.

  • Geoff Esper 5:08 2019
  • James Webb 6:28 2023
  • Joey Chestnut 8:52 2008
  • Frank Pastore 9:30 1987 (Cincinnati Reds pitcher)

No one else has attempted three steak challenges in a session. Miki Sudo in 2019 and Scott Eats in 2025 finished two challenges.

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Mo "MoMotion" Mbengue won the first prize of $500 in Thursday's burrito eating contest at Lloyd Taco Factory in Buffalo
The Sun, The Daily Mail, Unilad and Economic Times all have basically the same article about the hospitalization of a Singaporean man from digestive issues following an attempt to eat a 7 pound burger. The case was originally described in a 2018 issue of the journal Gastroenterology.
Derek Hendrickson, Matt Stonie and Juan Neave attempted the Mac Daddy pancake challenge at Mac 24/7 in Honolulu while in Hawaii for Matt Stonie's wedding..
Jethro's BBQ (8 Iowa locations) will award $25,000 if Molly Schuyler's record of 3:01 for the Emmenecker sandwich challenge is broken in March. The previous bounty was $10,000.
Craig Harker, founder of the British Eating League, attempted a sandwich with 100 strips of bacon. A picture of the challenge with the caption "Many Muslims are angry about this photo and say it is Islamophobia." has received over four million views on X.
Nate Figgs attempted a 5 pound burrito in Salt Lake City for his first food challenge in 2.5 years.
James Webb attempted to break Matt Stonie's record of 4:10 for the Octuple Bypass Burger at the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas.
Mas Por Favor in Las Vegas will hold a spicy taco eating contest on February 25 awarding $1000 to the top male and female. Derek Hendrickson will host.
The Isle of Thanet News reports that Joel Hansen completed two breakfast challenges at the Dalby Cafe in Margate, England. He is the first person to complete the challenge since Libertines singer Pete Doherty finished it in 2018.
The Review Journal has an article about Adam "Beard Meats Food" Moran's latest video in which he and Derek Hendrickson attempt an 18 pound pizza challenge at Super Mario's Pizza in Las Vegas.
Kiplinger has a column by lawyer H. Dennis Beaver about the legality of buffet restaurants expelling diners for eating too much.
The TakeOut has a list of 13 of America's Most Intense Food Challenges.
44News has a video about Randy Santel attempting The Oven's "Big O" pizza challenge in Owensboro, KY.
Derek Hendrickson attmpted to set the burger record at Jack Brown's in Charlottesville, VA while visiting Darron Breeden.
On a recent Dudes On Dudes podcast, former New England Patriots Rob Gronkowski and Julian Edelman are asked which former teammate would be most likely to complete the burger challenge at Eagles Deli. They both agree that Marcus Cannon has the best chance at finishing.
WalesOnline.com has an article about the new food challenges at the George IV Country Inn, a pub started in the 16th century in Cwmtwrch, wales.
In a Hot Ones Heat Eaters video, Matt Stonie attempted to eat 100 dumplings filled with spicy peppers grown by Smokin' Ed Currie.
A 2013 episode of "Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy" in which Larry MCs a Quadruple Bypass Burger eating contest at the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas will be rerun Saturday on The Nest network at 4pm Eastern. Miki Sudo was one of the competitors.
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