The Wilson Times reports that this year’s 50 ounce “Big A” burger contest will take place on April 22 before the East Carolina / UNC baseball game in Greenville, NC. The contest will match the 10 fastest “Big A” finishers and qualifying closed at the end of March. Apparently there were only three days between the contest announcement and the close of qualifying.

NewsObserver.com reports that Joe Menchetti will defend his title from 2008. Contest organizers would like to offer runner-up Joshua “Jabber Jaws” Currier a slot if they can get in touch with him.

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A picture of the Wall of Fame at the Tender Maid in Austin, Minnesota has been posted on the Man vs. Food message boards. Amanda Dunning set the record by eating 10 Tender Maid burgers in 30 minutes along with a malt, a bag of chips and 8 waters.

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The poll for the winners of the first round of Mega Meal Madness has been set up. The choices are:

• Ye Old 96er Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub Clearfield, PA
• Pointersaurus challenge Pointer’s Pizza St. Louis, MO
• 72 oz. steak Big Texan Steak Ranch Amarillo, TX
• Hot Dog Hall of Fame Rockford Corner Bar Rockford, MI
• #13 Sandwich Challenge Carnegie Deli New York, NY
• Burritozilla Iguana’s Taqueria San Jose, CA
• 12 Egg Omelet Beth’s Cafe Seattle, WA
• Tiny’s Tall Stack Niner Diner Nanty Glo, PA
• Outrageous Split BR Frozen Custard & Sweets Woodbridge, VA
• Atomic Hot Wings Quaker Steak & Lube Pittsburgh, PA
• 15 Dozen Club Acme Oyster House New Orleans, LA

The omelet from Beth’s Cafe and the pancakes from the Niner Diner tied for first place in the breakfast poll, so they both made the final poll.

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The website for Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub reports that it will appear on Extreme Pig Outs on the Travel Channel on April 8 at 9 pm. A list of the restaurants which will appear on the program is available, which include the Heart Attack Grill and Jack n Grill

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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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Amarillo.com has an article about a planned hotel for downtown Amarillo. Big Texan Steak Ranch owner Bobby Lee is one of the investors in the project and a hotel restaurant will have an 89 ounce steak to pay homage to both the 1889 founding of Amarillo and the 72 ounce steak at the Big Texan. Diners who complete the 89 ounce steak will not only receive the meal free, they will also get their hotel room at no charge as well. The planned opening date is summer 2010.

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WZZM13 reports that the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has requested that the Fifth Third burger not be sold to anyone under 18 and have the following warning label:

WARNING – Eating meat is associated with increased risk of heart disease, cancer, and death

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine advocates a vegan diet along with a ban on animal testing and has received $1.3 million dollars from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals according to a 2004 Guardian article which states that 95% of PCRM members do not have a medical degree.

MLive reports that the burger will appear on ESPN’s First Take on April 7.

The T shirt awarded to finishers can be purchased on the West Michigan Whitecaps website.

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A list of polls to choose the top eating challenges for various types of foods follows after the jump. The winners of the polls will face off in a poll to choose the overall top eating challenge.

You can use whatever criteria you like (fame, history, food quality, uniqueness, etc.) in voting for the top challenges. Additional challenges will be added to the poll choices if requested.

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CNBC has a video clip of Darren Rovell assembling and sampling the Fifth Third burger, which was mailed from Michigan packed in dry ice. The ESPN Sportscenter clip about the sandwich is available on youtube.

update WZZM13 has a video of its traffic reporter attempting to eat the burger during its morning news show.

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To have a “March Madness” themed tournament, I have set up a series of polls for 64 eating challenges in the United States. The first round will match up challenges based on food types and the second round will have the winners of the first round polls. You can use whatever criteria you like (fame, history, food quality, uniqueness, etc.) to choose the top eating challenges.

A listing of the “brackets” follows after the jump. Please list any challenges in the comments that you think should be added. To be included, challenges must award prizes to finishers or at least maintain a “Wall of Fame” or challenge record. First round voting will start on Friday or Saturday.

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KCRA has a preview of the eating contest to be held at the Stockton Asparagus Festival next month. Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti, Erik Denmark and Eric “Badlands” Booker are listed as expected entrants.

The San Jose Mercury has an article about the Burritozilla which mentions Joey Chestnut completing it in 3 minutes and 10 seconds on a recent episode of Man vs. Food

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(Via twitter > Consumerist > bensbiz ) A 5/3 pound burger has been added to the menu of the Western Michigan Whitecaps for the upcoming baseball season after being tested at a February food fair. The burger is topped with salsa, sour cream, chili and Fritos in addition to more conventional condiments and will cost $20. A T-shirt will reportedly be awarded to someone who completes it without help.

Darren Rovell of CNBC, a former reporter for the ESPN Nathan’s broadcast, named the sandwich his minor league concession item of the year. A listing of approximate nutrional information in his blog entry claims that the burger contains almost 5000 calories and 299 grams of fat.

The burger is not the largest sandwich available at a stadium; Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin offers a 2.5 pound “Curly’s O-Line burger”

update MLive.com has a video of the burger’s construction and the Yahoo baseball blog has a picture of the T shirt awarded to finishers.

update #2 The ESPN Sportscenter segment about the burger is available on youtube.

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“Dr.” Jon Basso of the Heart Attack Grill has sent the following email:

I was hoping that you could alert the EatFeat fans that the Food Channel is launching a whole new program called “Outrageous”. They’ll be covering different outrageous things in the world of food and have contracted with Page Productions to shoot it for them. The inaugural episode will be a half hour long feature about the Heart Attack Grill. They’re going to film it on Saturday March 28th in Chandler Arizona.
I was hoping that with your influence we could get a visit from some of the better competitors out there. It’d be great exposure for everyone and might shift the direction of the new Outrageous Series more toward the world of competitive eating. Any help would be much appreciated!

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