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ValpoLife.com has an article about Brandon "Da Disposal" Clark finishing the 6 pound steak challenge at Kelsey's in Valparaiso, IN in 20:40, less than half of the previous record held by Randy Santel.
John from Ashton, PA finished the Great Steak Challenge (weight 74 oz) at Steak and Main in North East, MD in 13 minutes yesterday.
Sayler's in Portland has uploaded a clip from a recent Japanese television program where female competitive eater Sachiyo Masubuchi faced off against Danny in a 72 ounce steak eating contest.
Molly Schuyler will attempt to eat 220 ounces of prime rib at Ward's House of Prime in Milwaukee tonight. The official final total was 360 oz (22.5 pounds) update #2 WISN.com has a segment which says that Molly Schuyler will appear on an upcoming episode of the Gong Show on ABC.
Sayler's in Portland has posted a request for people who want to attempt its 72 ounce steak challenge on two television shows to be recorded later this month: Travel Channel's Food Paradise and a Japanese program. Entries will close on June 12.
Fastest finishers of 70+ oz steak challenges
Bob Shoudt finished the Great Steak Challenge at Steak and Main in North East, MD in 12 minutes yesterday to set the men’s record. Here are the fastest times for finishing an official restaurant steak challenge with a precooked meat weight of 70 or more ounces that I have been able to find. Please let me know if I am missing any document challenges with a time of 12 minutes or less.
- 2:44 Molly Schuyler Sayler’s Portland, OR (did not finish all vegetables). 2014
- 3:17 Molly Schuyler, Steak and Main challenge at Wing Bowl 25, 2017
- 3:22 Molly Schuyler, Steak and Main, North East, MD (74 oz) 2013
- 4:18 Molly Schuyler, The Big Texan, Amarillo, TX, 2015 (attempt #1)
- 4:48 Molly Schuyler The Big Texan, Amarillo, TX 2014 (attempt #1)
- 7:16 “Furious” Pete Czerwinski, Lone Star, Toronto 2009
- 7:29 Molly Schuyler, The Big Texan, Amarillo, TX 2015 (attempt #2)
- 7:30 Ed “Cookie” Jarvis , J & R Steak House, Stony Brook, NY 2007?
- 8:03 Molly Schuyler, Black Iron Grill, Rock Port, MO 2013
- 8:13 Molly Schuyler, The Big Texan, Amarillo, TX 2015 (attempt #3)
- 8:52 Joey Chestnut, Big Texan, Amarillo, TX 2008
- 9:30 Frank Pastore, Big Texan 1987
- 9:40 Ben Monson, Big Texan, 2009
- 9:59 Molly Schuyler The Big Texan, Amarillo, TX 2014 (attempt #2)
- 10 min David (Huey) Lowe, Big Texan (also 13:50, 18 & 21 minute finishes)
- 11:00 Vladimir Radin, Big Texan 2005 (might be an error, other challenge finishes are 47 & 52 minutes)
- 12:00 Bob Shoudt, Steak and Main, North East, MD 2017
Steak & Main announces that Molly Schuyler will receive $1000 if she breaks her record of 3:22 for the Steak & Main steak challenge during Wing Bowl 25.
Steak and Main announces that Molly Schuyler will attempt their steak challenge at Wing Bowl 25. She currently holds the record for that challenge at 3:22 and her overall best time for a 70+ oz steak is 2:44 at Sayler's in Portland.
Yesterday, former Detroit Lions head coach Steve Mariucci talked about how Andy Reid finished a 40 ounce steak challenge at Prime Quarter in 19 minutes while they were Green Bay Packers assistant coaches. (Mariucci needed 30 minutes) (Wall of Fame picture). In January, The Onion wrote an article titled ("Andy Reid Furious At Self For Poor Clock Management At End Of 72-Oz. Steak Challenge").
City Journal has an account of the Amarillo Opera's meal at the Big Texan where a Croatian tenor attempted the 72 ounce steak challenge.
TMZ reports that Verne Troyer, who played Mini-Me in the Austin Powers movies, ate a 32 ounce Tomahawk steak at the D casino hotel in Las Vegas.
Amarillo.com has a report on the Big Texan's plans to move to a new location in east Amarillo and then build a Branson, MO style "entertainment village" around the new site.
Gawker.com competitive eating content
Last week Gawker Media sold its websites: Gawker.com (gossip), Deadspin.com (sports), Jezebel.com (women), Kotaku.com (video games), etc. to Univision after declaring bankrputcy following the loss of an invasion of privacy lawsuit filed by WWE legend Hulk Hogan for posting a sex tape without his permission. While the bulk of Gawker Media’s competitive eating content was posted on Deadspin, which will remain in operation, there were a few competitive eating articles on Gawker.com, which will shut down today (the fate of the Gawker archives are not clear):
- 2012 Report on Wing Bowl 20 by wingette for victor Takeru Kobayashi
- 2014 Post about Molly Schuyler breaking Sayler’s 72 ounce steak record
- 2014 post about Molly Schuyler breaking Big Texan 72 oz steak record
- 2015 Account of ordering unlimited mozzarella sticks at TGIF’s
CFO.com has an article about Kurt Schmidt, who ate a 240 ounce prime rib at Black Otter Supper Club in Milwaukee in 2 and a half hours. He appeared on the Travel Channel progam "Big Beef Paradise".
The Blossom Festival will hold a 64 ounce steak eating contest in Magnolia, AR on May 20 awarding $500 to the winner.
The Big Texan facebook has a video of Molly Schuyler recorded yesterday. She expects to return in May or June for a third faceoff against the 72 ounce steak and hopes to face "Furious" Pete Czerwinksi or "LA Beast".
Tampa Rays outfielder attempted a 35 ounce steak along with vegetables, two salads, two regular sides and a bag of donuts at Smokey Bones Bar & Fire Grill in Clearwater, FL. The restaurant donated $4000 to his charity of choice, Joshua House, despite lack of success.
TheOnion.com has an article about the Kansas City Chiefs head coach titled "Andy Reid Furious At Self For Poor Clock Management At End Of 72-Oz. Steak Challenge". (via Stephanie Wu & Randy Santel)
In a recent video, Yuka Kinoshita ate 5 one pound steak meals from Steak Gusto. She claims the total weight of her feast was 6kg (13.2 pounds).
Omaha.com reports that Molly Schuyler eating the 72 ounce steak at Sayler's in Portland in 2:44 appears in the latest edition of Ripley's Believe it or Not.
Teams will compete in a steak eating contest at The Big Texan in Amarillo, TX in tonight's episode of The Great Food Truck Race at 9 pm on the Food Network.
Ryan Fitzpatrick has become the current starting quarterback for the New York Jets after Geno Smith was injured from a punch thrown by former teammate IK Enemkpali. Fitzpatrick has attempted the 72 ounce steak at the Big Texan twice: completing it in 49 minutes in 2012 and reversing after 53 minutes in 2013.
The new poll asks who you think is most likely to take the Big Texan 72 ounce steak record (currently 4:18) from Molly Schuyler.
Molly Schuyler eats 3 Big Texan 72 oz. steaks in 20 minutes
update April 20
The times for all three challenges were 4:18, 7:29 and 8:13. All three times broke Joey Chestnut’s previous record of 8:52. Her times from 2014 (4:58 & 9:59) giver her 5 of the 7 sub 10-minute finishes. Former MLB pitcher Frank Pastore (RIP) has the other (9:30 from 1987)
This morning, Molly ate a 9.5 burrito on Kiss FM to giver her a total of over 22 pounds of food consumed in 15 hour (before | after | video )
Rich and Carlene LeFevre did not compete against Molly despite being mentioned as a competing team.
Amarillo.com has an article, gallery and video
More local coverage: MyHighPlains | ConnectAmarillo.com | News Channel 10
National Coverage: People | Huffington Post | E! Online | Perez Hilton | USA Today | AOL | Time | Washington Post |
The third challenge is now finished with a time of about 20 minutes
Molly has finished the second challenge at 11:47
Molly’s official time for the first steak is 4:18, a new record.
Molly Schuylers’s attempt at 3 (or more) 72 ounce steak challenges at the Big Texan in Amarillo, TX is about to start and can be viewed at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/amarillo-globe-news ama big-texan molly-schuyler
Stephanie Wu Oregon / Washington trip report
Aaron’s Food Adventures has a report on Stephanie Wu’s recent trip to the Pacific Northwest which includes an account of her finishing two 72 ounce steaks at Sayler’s in Portland. A list of the fastest female finishing times for 72+ ounce steaks has been updated with the time for the first challenge.
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