Stephanie Wu announced that she finished the 72 ounce steak challenge at The Big Texan in Amarillo, TX in 30:40. This would make the five fastest times for women in the official finishers list (a fire destroyed pre-1991 records)

• 4:59, Molly Schuyler, 2014
• 9:58, Molly Schuyler, 2014
• 30:40, Stephanie Wu, 2014
• 32m, Carlene LeFevre, March 20, 2002
• 32:24, Johanna Hickey, August 9, 2005

In a 2000 Ripley’s Believe it or Not program, Carlene LeFevre finished the steak challenge in 32 minutes, which was billed as a new women’s record. (Results from that episode do not appear in the finishers list).

update Nov 12 On her trip, Stephanie also set the women’s record for the milkshake challenge at Crown Candy Kitchen in St. Louis and the overall Onion Burger record at Dust Bowl in Tulsa.

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Punching Kitty has an update on the malt record recently set at the Crown Candy Kitchen by someone claiming to be Kevin Ross. The owner of the Crown Candy Kitchen, Andy Karandzieff, posted a picture of the record setter, and it is definitely not the Kevin Ross who qualified for the 2008 Nathan’s finals.

The “Kevin Ross” claimed to have completed the Pointersaurus, but no information is available on Pointer’s Pizza facebook.

update Barry Stagg reports that the #7 ranked eater (Ben Monson) ate the King Kong Burger challenge in 8 minutes at Ray’s Franks in Houston.

update #2 KSDK and the Riverfront Times have articles.

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Travel Channel – episode guide | slideshow

Restaurants

• Chick & Ruth’s Delly (Annapolis, MD) challenge – 6 pound shake and 1.5 lb. sandwich
  Home Page | Yelp
  Page about challenge on restaurant’s website
  Blog entry by Will Millender about being the first person to complete the challenge
  Hometown Annapolis report on the filming
  Grubgrade review
• Ben’s Chili Bowl
  Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp
  Washington Post obituary from October 9, 2009 about the death of Ben’s founder Ben Ali
• Horace & Dickie’s Seafood Carryout meal – jumbo fish sandwich
  Yelp | Metromix

List of Washington, DC area eating challenges in eatfeats database
List of Northern Virginia area eating challenges in eatfeats database

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mgholwill’s twitter reports that Man vs. Food is currently recording at Horace & Dickie’s in Washington, DC. Ben’s Chili Bowl was reportedly yesterday’s taping site. HometownAnnapolis has a report on Sunday’s challenge attempt (no spoiler) at Chick & Ruth’s Delly.

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The twitter of Jimmy Fallon announces that Tim “Eater X” Janus, Eric “Badlands” Booker, Crazy Legs Conti, Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston and Micah “Wing Kong” Collins will appear on his NBC talk show at 12:35 am (11:35 pm central) Badlands Booker’s twitter confirms the appearance.

update Two clips are available on the show website. Paul Barlow has provided a video capture.

update #2 A video clip of the milkshake being finished during the commercial break is available on the show website.

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• Crown Candy Kitchen – challenge: 5 malt milkshakes in 30 minutes
  Home Page Reviews: Citysearch | Yelp
  The restaurant’s website says the milkshake challenge has been offered since its opening in 1913, which might make it the oldest eating contest or challenge
  A book about the Crown Candy Kitchen, which includes the malt milkshake Wall of Fame is available on amazon
  When the book was published, Rich LeFevre held the record of six milkshakes, Pat Bertoletti has since broken that mark by one.

• Pappy’s Smokehouse
  Home Page Review: Yelp
  STLMags blog entry about the recording says that Adam Richman’s meal was the Big Ben which consists of a full slab of ribs, 2 sandwiches, a 1/4 a chicken, and 4 side dishes

• Iron Barley
  Home Page Reviews: Citysearch | Yelp
  Iron Barley was in an episode of Diner, Drive-Ins and Dives last March

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