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steak eating challenges
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Stephanie Wu is the first person to complete the 72 oz. steak challenge at the Iron Hog in Oro Grande, CA.
InlandSoCal has a blog entry about Stephanie Wu's attempt at the 72 ounce steak at the Iron Hog Restaurant and Saloon in Oro Grande.
The Daily Mail has an article about 6 foot 9 inch, 240 pound, female wrestler Lindsay "Isis" Hayward, who eats 3 pounds of rare steak a day and 5 ounces of chicken every two hours. She claims to be always hungry despite consuming over 5 pounds of meat a day.
Pat Bertoletti announces on his facebook page that the attempted the 72 ounce steak challenge today at The Big Texan in Amarillo, Texas and completed it in 16:01. Joey Chestnut also reportedly attempted the challenge.
NikkyDD announces she finished the 72 ounce steak at the Big Texan Steak Ranch in under 46 minutes, which is confirmed by the online finishers list (September 18 listing).
Toronto Sports Magazine has an article about an attempt at the 67 ounce steak challenge at Real Sports Bar and Grill which includes a pound of fries and a pound of cole slaw.
BuffaloBills.com announces that a 40 ounce steak eating contest between Bills fans and Green Bay Packer supporters will take place tomorrow at Prime Quarter in Green Bay.
The twitter for Glowbal_Group reports that Dennis Pak won the Tomahawk Challenge by eating a four pound steak in 10 minutes. update A video of the challenge is available.
Man vs. Food September 15, 2010 (Niagara Falls) episode links
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- Mick & Angelo’s Eatery & Bar challenge – 10 course pasta feast
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Episode clip about constructing the challenge
Bodybuilding.com forum thread about “Furious” Pete Czerwinski completing the challenge in 2008. - Riverstone Grill meal – “Bone in the Stone” 3.5 pound steak
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WKBW news video segment about the “Bone in the Stone”
Buffalo News article about recording at the Riverstone Grill - The Silo meal – “Haystack” sandwich
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Buffalo News blog entry about recording at The Silo
List of Buffalo / Western New York eating challenges and contests in the eatfeats database
The Big Texan Steak Ranch makes an ESPN.com list of "Redneck Wonders".
Steak and Main in North East, Maryland has set up a facebook page for its steak challenge consisting of five steaks weighing a total of 74 ounces with an online wall of fame.
The New York Times reports that 85 year old former New York City mayor Ed Koch ordered a 32 ounce steak in Buffalo called the Brontosaurus and quit after eating seven bites.
Furious Pete on “Winner’s Bracket”
A clip of “Furious” Pete Czerwinski on yesterday’s Winner’ s Bracket on ABC has been uploaded. In this segment, Pete’s 72 ounce steak video faced off against a NBA summer league dunk in the semifinals of a 16 item tournament.
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In the first two rounds, the clip defeated a catch by a ballboy and outfielder Jason Bay running into a wall.
Michelle Beadle posted the following comment about the clip to twitter: “@marcelluswiley and I were pulling for u! I’m going to tackle ice cream now”
http://twitter.com/ESPN_Michelle: "More competitive eating in today's show. Why must I love that sport so much!?!?! I'm obsessed. My friends are starting to worry. Help!" (Michelle Beadle's Saturday show is "Winners Bracket" on ABC at 5 pm) update Furious Pete's 72 ounce steak video advanced to the semifinals of a 16-item tournament, where it was defeated by a dunk in a NBA summer league game.
Here is the clip of "Furious" Pete Czerwinski's 72 ounce steak record receiving 2 cheers on Tuesday's Sportsnation on ESPN:
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Man vs. Food July 21, 2010 (Puerto Rico) episode links
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"Furious" Pete Czerwinski annouces that his 72 ounce steak video will appear on today's episode of Jim Rome is Burning on ESPN at 4:30 eastern. (Jim Rome is not a competitive eating fan, so his commentary might not be %100 positive.) update A post on the Jim Rome facebook page about the steak video currently has 94 comments. update "Furious" Pete has uploaded the "Final Burn" segment of Jim Rome is Burning about Pete's steak video
"Furious" Pete Czerwinski has uploaded a video of him eating a 72 ounce steak in 6:52 at a CFL game in Hamilton, Ontario Friday.
"Furious" Pete Czerwinski's facebook announces that he ate a 72 ounce steak (meat only, no sides) in 6:48, which will be recognized by Guinness as a world record. Pete also won a contest to guess the number of OMG burgers sold by The Catch restaurant in Anaheim.
"Furious" Pete Czerwinski will attempt to set a record for eating a 72 ounce steak at the Hamilton, Ontario Tiger-Cats CFL game on Friday.
WGRZ reports that Man vs. Food will record in two Niagara Falls restaurants in Canada this weekend. The challenge for the Niagara Falls episode will be the 48 ounce rib eye at the Riverstone Grill in Grand Island, NY. Buffalo News reports septuagenarian Marilyn Gratto has completed the challenge steak 8 times.
Darren Dunham reports that a Big Texan billboard displays a picture of Joey Chestnut, the record holder for the 72 ounce steak challenge meal.
NBCSanDiego did an article about Michael Luong finishing a 38 ounce steak at Bully's East.
Traders Village in Houston has a gallery of a contest where competitors ate the 72 ounce steak meal from the Big Texan Steak Ranch. Bud Caudill finished his meal in 28 minutes and Donice Krueger was the runner up with a time of just under 40 minutes. (The only faster female time for the 72 ounce steak meal I am aware of is 30 minutes for Carlene LeFevre). The twitter for Ward's House of Prime in Milwaukee reports that Mike Lind completed an 88 oz. prime rib last night and will receive naming rights for the challenge.
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