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Angela Lutz has a report for Pitch Kansas City on her attempt at the 9+ pound Sumo breakfast challenge at Succotash.
The Village Voice has a preview of tomorrow's burger eating contest at Professor Thom's in Manhattan where teams of three will face off against Crazy Legs Conti.
Josh Mei ate a 5 pound burger in 6:31 to win Sunday's Beef Bath Bonanza at Sylvester's Burgers in Oceano, CA and claim a $1000 first prize.
RIght this Minute has a blog entry and video about L. A. Beast's latest video where he attempts to eat a  birthday cake topped with Carolina Reaper peppers. The challenge was conducted in the hospital room of Michelle, a fan undergoing treatment for leukemia.

Molly Schuyler breaks Big Texan 72 ounce steak record

update May 29 More Links: CNN | Huffington Post | Gawker | Jezebel

Molly is now on the BigTexan..com home page

Reddit.com forum thread with over 2000 comments, request for Ask Me Anything interview session.

update May 27 Molly Schuyler has a video and facebook gallery

Fox Sports, the Daily Mail and NBC Dallas Fort Worth have articles

The Big Texan reports that Molly Schuyler finished the 72 ounce steak challenge meal in 4:58, almost half the time of Joey Chestnut’s previous record. After finishing her first challenge meal,  she ate another challenge in 9:59. This makes the new all time wall of fame top 4 (Amarillo.com article)

  1. Molly Schuyler 4:58 2014
  2. Joey Chestnut 8:52 2008
  3. Frank Pastore 9:30 (Cincinnati Reds pitcher) 1987
  4. Molly Schulyer 9:59 2014 (attempt #2)

Molly Schuyler is the 3rd person to finish two 72 Big Texan steaks in one session. Pro wrestler Klondike Bill ate two in 1966 and Rich LeFevre consumed 144 ounces of steak on the Donnie and Marie Osmond show in 2000.

I think Carlene LeFevre had the previous women’s Big Texan record at 30 minutes, 6 times longer than Molly Schuyler’s duration. As far as I know, no women have done the challenge in 10:00  – 29:59.

update May 27 Here is the updated list for fastest female finishing times for 72+ ounce steaks. Molly Schuyler has at least five attempts under 10 minutes. I am not aware of any other women finishing in under 20 minutes.

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The Phantom Gourmet has a list of eight Boston-area eating challenges for CBS Boston.  
The Sun has an article about Molly Schuyler (requires registration). There is also a new video with footage of her recent Stellanator record after which she ate several more sandwiches) The Daily Star has an article that does not require registration.
Colin "The Conqueror" MacLaurin ate the 1kg burrito at Mad Mex in 1:04 to take the unofficial lead from Isaac Harding-Davis.
Some Cheseburger in Paradise locations will offer a 2 pound "Heaven on Earth" burger on May 28.
Offensive lineman Andy Levitre of the Tennessee Titans is looking for a partner to attempt the 11 pound, 36 inch Godfather Pizza at Sal's in Franklin, TN.
Professor Thom's in NYC will hold a burger eating relay contest on May 28. Members of the top 3 teams will then face off against Crazy Legs Conti in a burger eating contest where Crazy Legs will receive a 20 patty burger and the other three will have a four patty burger.    
Members of the UCLA cheer and dance teams attempted the 54 inch pizza at Big Mama & Papa's pizzeria. The attempt will appear on an upcoming episode of NBC's First Look.
FoxCT has a video of Jamie McDonald breaking his record at Goldburgers in Newington, CT.  
Ashley Martin has an article about attempting a 4.6 pound burrito at Taco Del Mar in Regina, SK on May 5. update The article is available online.
The "Charles Barkley" Fat Mexican Burger was created by Everybody Loves Raymond's Tacos in San Antonio in response to the claim by the Inside the NBA analyst that the city has a high number of overweight women.
Click the City has a list of 9 eating challenges available at Philippines restaurants.
The Calgary Stampede from July 4-13 will have a 777 pound burger for sale for $5,000 and a 125 pound hot dog available for 1,000. (via Brett Shulhan)
The Daily Post in Novi, MI will hold a 4 pound burger eating contest on Saturday, May 10 awarding $500 to the winner.
Isaac Harding-Davis has posted a video of him almost halving the Mad Mex 1kg Burrito Challenge Australia record (from 2:20 to 1:13) previously held by Colin "The Conqueror" MacLaurin. He did the challenge two other times that session, but could not better his time.
Vic's Pizza in Greenville, SC will award $500 to the first person to finish its 6 pound pizza challenge.
Kandy Hoa ate a 2.5 kg burger in 14 minutes to take the lead in Biggest Burger contest at 25 Degreesin Bangkok.
Ron Koch finished his 48 oz steak meal in 18 minutes to take the lead in Jerry's Nugget Prime Rib Challenge.
fire-eaters.us is a spicy eating challenges blog run by a married couple. In the latest entry Deirdre "The Girl on Fire" Kamber Todd and "Rapid Fire Russ" Todd both eat 25 spicy wings to defeat the "Fire in the Hole" challenge at Pluckers' Wing Bar in Grapevine, TX.
DNAInfo has a report on Pat Bertoletti finishing the 3+ pound sundae served in a batting helmet available at Chicago White Sox games.
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