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steak eating challenges
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The Pasadena Star News reports that former Cincinnati Reds pitcher Frank Pastore, record holder for the Big Texan 72 ounce steak from 1987 to 2008, remains in a coma after a motorcycle accident on November 19 in Duarte, California.
SouthtownStar reports that Pat Bertoletti finished the four pound prime rib & sides challenge at Jenny's Steak House & Pub in Chicago Ridge, IL in 8 minutes on Saturday. Amateur Michael Schifferdecker also finished the challenge in 56 minutes.
Greg Laurie reports that former Cincinnati Reds pitcher Frank Pastore, the record holder for the Big Texan 72 ounce steak challenge from 1987 to 2008 was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident. update Whittier Daily News has an article.
The Travel Channel's Food Paradise series is available on youtube. In the Big Beef Paradise episode, diners attempt to eat a 10 pound prime rib at Ward's House of Prime in Milwaukee (starts a 5:15 mark).
Bill Geist will attempt to eat the 72 ounce steak challenge at The Big Texan in Amarillo, TX on tomorrow's episode of CBS Sunday Morning. update Nov 19 A video of the segment is available.
Miki Sudo announces she will attempt a 120 ounce steak challenge tonight. If successful, this would probably be the largest steak challenge eaten by a woman. (Sarah Manifold ate 100 ounces of steak over five hours in a 2005 competition in England.) update Juan Rodriguez reports that Miki finished the steak at Herbs & Rye in 54 minutes. update Nov 15 Miki has posted pictures: picture 1 | Picture 2
The Words from a Vegan's Heart Facebook page has a post from Stephanie Pollice, a 2007 finsher of the Big Texan 72 ounce steak challenge, about her conversion to a vegan lifestyle.
A video originally from MTV's The Buried Life of a reversal after a 72 ounce steak challenge was featured on a recent episode of Comedy Central's Tosh.0.
Tom Gilbert was the first person to finish the 120 ounce steak challenge at Herbs and Rye in Las Vegas, winning a prize of $200.
Yahoo has a trailer for the upcoming movie The Guilt Trip where (at 1:50 mark) Barbra Streisand attempts a 50 ounce steak challenge. (via I am Rogue) (In a 1966 article in Detroit Magazine, Barbra Streisand is called "the biggest eater I ever saw")
The 72 ounce steak challenge at The Big Texan in Amarillo, TX will appear in an upcoming episode of Jeff and Jordan do America which will star to former Big Brother participants.
Randy Santel's completion of the 72 ounce steak challenge at the Wedgewood Broiler in Seattle is the subject of an article in the new edition of Food Network Magazine.
Jamie McDonald set the record of 17 minutes for the 72 ounce steak challenge at the Branded Bull Steakhouse in Birmingham, England.
Amarillo Magazine reports that Sarai, a female tiger, ate the 72 ounce steak (with no side items) from the Big Texan in 80 seconds on July 4, breaking the all-species record of 89 seconds. (Joey Chestnut set the human record for the meal with side items with a time of 8:52. I think Carlene LeFevre has the homo sapiens female record of around 30 minutes.)
OnMilwaukee.com has an article about the prime rib challenge at Ward's House of Prime. Mike Litman currently holds the record at 168 ounces.
Turf Sports Bar in Melbourne, Australia reports that Hungry Haydo ate its 2.2 kg (4.84 lb) steak meal in 14 minutes.
The Scottish Sun has an article about a 6 pound steak challenge available at The Grill Room in Glasgow which costs £360 ($565). If the steak is finished in under an hour, it is free along with a membership to club 29.
Someone claiming to be Jordan Lloyd, winner of the 11th season of CBS' Big Brother, is listed as having finished the 72 ounce steak at the Big Texan in Amaraillo, TX on May 8. Jordan appears to be the first female 72 ounce steak finisher of 2012. Jordan's boyfriend Jeff Schroeder, another Big Brother cast member, also finished a 72 ounce steak.
Randy Santel announced that he accomplished his 100th eating challenge success last night by winning the 6 pound burrito eating contest held at Masa in Tacoma, WA. For victory #98, Randy finished the 72 ounce steak at the Wedgewood Broiler in Seattle, which had never been completed according to the restaurant. update May 7 Seattle Weekly has a blog entry about Randy Santel's steak challenge success. update May 8 The Daily Mail of London has an article about Randy Santel's weekend. update May 9 SeattlePI, MSN, MyNorthwest, and PitchWeekly have articles and a video is available.
Toby Keith's Bar & Grill in Denver will hold a 72 ounce steak eating contest tomorrow awarding a trip to Amarillo, TX.
"Furious" Pete Czerwinski has a video of his attempt at the 120 ounce steak at Brand in Las Vegas. Naader Reda also attempted the challenge.
Cattlemens in Harrogate, England announces that Tracy Dalkin finished its 72 ounce steak challenge in 21:47, the second fastest time in the history of the restaurant. This might be the best time for a woman to complete a 72 ounce steak challenge meal. The fastest for a female to complete a 72 ounce steak I was previously aware of was Meredith Boxberger's recent mark of 29 minutes.
Matthew Koester announces he finished the 80 ounce steak challenge at Thorny's in Myrtle Beach, SC (picture). Seth Nieman was the first person to finish the challenge in September.
Dave "US Male" Goldstein has uploaded a video of him completing the Great Steak Challenge at Steak and Main in North East, Maryland in under 25 minutes. Shawn Switec holds the record of 12 minutes. (via email)
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