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February 1, 2014 at 1:13 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:All You Can Eat, Naader Reda, Pancake Eating Challenges
update Feb 2
Portland, “Max Carnage”, 33
St. Louis, P.J. Brennan, 26, defeats Kyle Hanner update Feb 3 Riverfront Times has a blog entry
update Results
Des Moines, Molly Schuyler, 59 in 20 minutes
Los Angeles 42 by unnamed woman
Fort Wayne, IN 33.5 (unnamed)
San Diego, Trevor Iordanides, 28
Chicago, Israel (no last name) 25
Rockford, IL Juan Mendez 19
Rich LeFevre competed in the Las Vegas contest (results have yet to be posted)
update Ryen says she ate 18 pancakes to set a house record (I am not sure if this was in a Pancake Bowl).
The Pancake Bowls held at IHOPs across the country should be starting soon. Naader Reda has produced a video about his qualification for the Los Angeles contest.
2012 post about the college pancake contests held at IHOP in the 1960s & 70s.
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The 80 ounce steak challenge at Thorny's in Myrtle Beach, SC was attempted on tonight's episode of Myrtle Manor on TLC. January 30, 2014 at 11:57 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Myrtle Beach, Steak Eating Challenges, Television | Permalink * Comments
The Daily Press reports that Naader Reda ate 40 pancakes at an IHOP in Victorville, CA, which qualfied him for the Pancake Bowl finals in Los Angeles. January 30, 2014 at 8:08 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:All You Can Eat, Inland Empire, Naader Reda, Pancake Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments
Philly.com has an article about Wing Bowl 22 odds claiming that Pat Bertoletti ate 17 sandwiches in 35 minutes at Jim's Steaks to qualify. (His stunt was eating scrapple and cream cheese). This would smash the official record of 13 sandwiches set by Bob Shoudt in 2007. Lynda Kuerth claimed to have eaten 15 sandwiches in the 1970s. January 30, 2014 at 12:52 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Jim's Steaks record, Pat Bertoletti, Philadelphia, Wing Bowl 22 | Permalink * Comments
January 27, 2014 at 3:44 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:All You Can Eat, Pancake Eating Challenges, Records
Here are the highest publicized totals for pancakes eaten at an International House I have seen. Additional documented counts will be added to the list on request.
- 70, Molly Schuyler, 2014
- 67, Jamie McDonald, 2013
- 66, Matt Stonie, 2011
- 59, Ben Monson, 2010
- 52, Demetri Mansori, 2014 update
- 50, Ron Koch, 2008
- 50, Miki Sudo, 2014
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January 26, 2014 at 11:03 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:All You Can Eat, Pancake Eating Challenges
update Molly Schuyler ate 70 pancakes to top a leader board.
Qualifying for the IHOP Pancake Bowl finals on February 1 ends today. A picture of a leader board (probably at a Las Vegas location) lists the top 3:
1) Miki Sudo 50 (probably IHOP AYCE female record)
2) Locust 45
3) Madame of Etiquette 18
The Big Eaters Club has a video of “Max Carnage” eating 43 pancakes.
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Kevin Ross appeared in a ghost pepper eating contest on tonight's rerun of Guinness World Records Unleashed on Tru TV. (video) January 23, 2014 at 11:36 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Kevin Ross, Records, Spicy Eating Challenges, Television | Permalink * Comments (1)
Spot.ph has a list of restaurants in Manila offering big pizzas; the largest has a diameter of 70 inches. January 23, 2014 at 7:23 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Challenge Lists, Philippines, Pizza Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments
Omaha.com has an article about Molly Schuyler setting the record for the Diablo Burrito Challenge at Allan's Authentic Mexican Restaurant on her recent trip to Portland. January 21, 2014 at 1:57 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Burrito Eating Challenges, Molly Schuyler, Omaha, Portland, Spicy Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments (2)
Alejandra B (17 pancakes) is the first woman I have seen at the top of a leader board for IHOP's Pancake Bowl. January 21, 2014 at 12:10 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:All You Can Eat, Pancake Eating Challenges, Women | Permalink * Comments (1)
KATU has a video of "Max Carnage" attempting a 10 pound gluten-free burger challenge including a "Honey Badger" interview. January 20, 2014 at 7:29 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Portland | Permalink * Comments
Maximillian "Max" Lu watched a video of a competitive eater finishing a 7 pound burrito in 3 minutes to inspire himself before competing in the World Youth Chess Competition held in the United Arab Emirates. He is now ranked 5th in the world in his age group after competing in that tournament. January 19, 2014 at 8:36 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Burrito Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments
Laura Yezchak was the first woman to finish the three sandwich challenge at Steel City Sandwiches in Indiana, PA. January 19, 2014 at 3:31 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Pittsburgh, Sandwich Eating Challenges, Women | Permalink * Comments
The Manteca Bulletin has a report about the first two person team two attempt the 30 inch "Big Kahuna" pizza challenge at the 8 Buck Pizza Truck in Manteca, CA. January 18, 2014 at 2:18 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Pizza Eating Challenges, Stockton, Team Challenges | Permalink * Comments (2)
Naader Reda has produced a video to promote his video project where people will record videos at IHOP during the AYCE pancake promotion. January 17, 2014 at 1:31 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:All You Can Eat, Naader Reda, Pancake Eating Challenges, Videos | Permalink * Comments (10)
Vitthaya Morawong posted a picture of Joey Chestnut at Gold Curry in Bangkok, where he finished a 6kg (13.2 lb.) curry challenge in 27:30 on November 18, 2013 according to the restaurant's facebook. Joey says he intends to attempt the 10kg challenge in the future. January 14, 2014 at 4:47 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Eating Challenges, Joey Chestnut, Thailand | Permalink * Comments (12)
Whiskey River in Charlotte will award $500 to the winner of The Carolina Reaper Killer Wing Challenge on January 31. The wing sauce will contain the "Carolina Reaper" pepper, certified by Guinness as the world's spiciest. January 14, 2014 at 9:02 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Charlotte, Prizes, Spicy Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments
Erik L has posted a video of him eating 35 pancakes, the highest total I have seen so far for IHOP's Pancake Bowl which closes on January 26. January 11, 2014 at 10:14 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:All You Can Eat, Pancake Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments (8)
January 7, 2014 at 1:15 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Molly Schuyler, Portland, Steak Eating Challenges, Videos
update Jan 9 The Telegraph, Gawker, The Daily Mail, Huffington Post and Yahoo have articles. Reddit has a comment thread
update Jan 8 Omaha.com has an article.
Molly Schuyler, Aaron Wakamatsu and the Big Eaters Club have videos of Molly Schuyler finishing the 72 ounce steak at Sayler’s in Portland last week. Her time was 2:44, the fastest announced time for finishing a 72+ ounce steak (she does not finish all the vegetables on her plate in the video)
Molly has also uploaded a video of her retry at the one handed 16 inch pizza eating record she attempted on Guinness Records Unleashed.
The updated list of fastest 72+ ounce steak times follows
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January 6, 2014 at 10:15 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:All You Can Eat, Pancake Eating Challenges, Prizes
A poster about the IHOP Pancake Bowl lists the following prizes:
- The first person at a participating location to eat 10 or more pancakes will get his or her meal for free
- Some one who beats the current house record will get his or her meal for free
- The person with the highest total for a restaurant as of January 26 will get a year of free pancakes
- The top 10 totals as of January 26 in a participating metro region will compete in head to head “Pancake Bowl” contests on February 1 and the winner of those contests will receive a $500 IHOP gift card.
- Sacramento, Des Moines, Knoxville, Chattanooga, Grand Rapids, Lafayette, IN and Rockford, IL are participating, it is not clear which other metro regions are holding contests.
update Los Angeles will also be holding a Pancake Bowl.
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The Big Eaters Club reports that Molly Schuyler finished the 72 ounce steak challenge at Sayler's in Portland in 2:41, this is less than half of the previous best reported time of 6:48 by "Furious" Pete Czerwinski for a 72 ounce steak challenge. January 4, 2014 at 12:11 am by
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Molly Schuyler finished the 11+ pound sandwich challenge at the Mad Greek Deli with 6 minutes left to claim a $600 jackpot. update Jan 4 Articles: KPTV | Daily Mail | The Blaze January 2, 2014 at 11:04 pm by
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To promote the return of All You Can Eat Pancakes to its menu, IHOP is holding the "All You Can Eat Pancake Bowl" until February 1. The highest scoring customer from each restauarant will win free pancakes for a year. January 2, 2014 at 10:02 pm by
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The facebook for Lucky 13 announces that Molly Schuyler finished its burger challenge in 12:43 to break the record of 17:48 set by Jamie McDonald earlier this year. Miki Sudo also finished the challenge in 20:55. December 31, 2013 at 6:43 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Molly Schuyler, Salt Lake City | Permalink * Comments (6)
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