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Patch.com has an article about the burger challenge at Landre's Sports Bar & Grill in Santee, CA, which was featured on a Norwegian television program. Kevin Ross holds the challenge record of 19:01 and renamed the challenge "Kevin Ross Rules Wacky Waffle Jewpacabra Gnarwhal Baron Whole 9 Yards Challenge Burger".
The Pasadena Star News reports that former Cincinnati Reds pitcher Frank Pastore, record holder for the Big Texan 72 ounce steak from 1987 to 2008, remains in a coma after a motorcycle accident on November 19 in Duarte, California.
SouthtownStar reports that Pat Bertoletti finished the four pound prime rib & sides challenge at Jenny's Steak House & Pub in Chicago Ridge, IL in 8 minutes on Saturday. Amateur Michael Schifferdecker also finished the challenge in 56 minutes.
The Sun has an article about Lee Price's attempts at five British eating challenges. Randy Santel has also produced four videos of his recent eating challenges in England and Scotland.
MumbaiBoss has a list of five eating challenges in Mumbai, India.
Yahoo! Sports Minute has a video about the top food stories of 2012 which include the Strasburger and Giant Slugger ballpark eating challenges.
Tim Ferris says he ate a Ben & Jerry's Vermonster challenge in 20 minutes for a section of his new book The 4-Hour Chef and that his body fat decreased following the challenge.
Greg Laurie reports that former Cincinnati Reds pitcher Frank Pastore, the record holder for the Big Texan 72 ounce steak challenge from 1987 to 2008 was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident. update Whittier Daily News has an article.
Ryan "Max Carnage" Rodacker and Stephanie "Honey Badger" Collingsworth were the first two person team to finish the 12 pound pizza challenge at Cobblestone Pizza in Toledo, Oregon (video | pictures) (via email)
The Travel Channel's Food Paradise series is available on youtube. In the Big Beef Paradise episode, diners attempt to eat a 10 pound prime rib at Ward's House of Prime in Milwaukee (starts a 5:15 mark).
The Daily Mail reports that Arif Ali was hospitalized after attempting a Bhut Jolokia pepper hot wing challenge at Jimmy's restaurant in London's O2 arena.
Bill Geist will attempt to eat the 72 ounce steak challenge at The Big Texan in Amarillo, TX on tomorrow's episode of CBS Sunday Morning. update Nov 19 A video of the segment is available.
Omaha.com has a short article about Molly Schuyler's victory in the Goliath Challenge contest held at Sinful Burger in Bellevue, NE on Saturday. update Nov 18 Jim Nearing has a video of the contest.
Juan "More Bite" Rodriguez announces that he will attempt the 8 pound burger at The Pub at Monte Carlo in Las Vegas on November 30 for an upcoming episode of Travel Channel's Trip Flip.
Miki Sudo announces she will attempt a 120 ounce steak challenge tonight. If successful, this would probably be the largest steak challenge eaten by a woman. (Sarah Manifold ate 100 ounces of steak over five hours in a 2005 competition in England.) update Juan Rodriguez reports that Miki finished the steak at Herbs & Rye in 54 minutes. update Nov 15 Miki has posted pictures: picture 1 | Picture 2
Andrea Crowley has a report for Drake (University) Magazine about her attempt at the Adam Emmenecker Challenge at Jethro's in Des Moines, Iowa.
Fox Business has an interview with Mark Bucher of BGR The Burger Joint where he claims a woman from Arlington, VA finished the nine pound burger challenge in 42 minutes.
Randy Santel reports that Molly Schuyler defeated him in a Goliath challenge burger eating contest held at Sinful Burger in Bellevue, NE today. Her time of 6:43 was less than half of her previous record of 17:03.
The student newspaper for Oxford University in England has an article about local eating challenges.
CompetitiveEating.com.au announces that the “Big Willi” Grand Fork Off held in Melbourne in October raised $4,000 for prostrate cancer research. Hungry Haydo won the contest by eating a 2.5kg (5.5 pounds) burrito in 8:54 to claim a $500 first prize.
Damon Wells has produced a video of him competing with Naader Reda against a time of four amateurs in a 36 inch pizza contest at Big Mama's & Papa's.
Molly Schuyler appeared on Omaha Morning Blend to promote Saturday's contest vs. Randy Santel at Sinful Burger to benefit Toys for Tots. (via Randy Santel)
In his ESPN.com podcast series, Bill Simmons occasionally mentioned his friend Joe House's stomach capacity. A new video series for Grantland.com will document this ability. The debut episode of "House Eats" was recorded at Emma Jean's Holland Burger Cafe in Victorville, CA. In a new podcast Joe House discusses the project at the 47 minute mark.
The facebook for Naked City Pizza in Las Vegas annouces that Juan "More Bite" Rodriguez and Miki Sudo finished the ten pound Frickin Huge Pizza challenge in a little over seven minutes.
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