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The Central Valley Pizza Festival in Lemoore, CA will hold a 28 inch pizza eating contest for two person teams on Sunday awarding $375 ($200 to the winning team).
ImpactNews.com reports that Burger University in Georgetown, TX (Austin area) will hold an 8 pound burger eating contest (date unlisted) awarding $1,000 for people who finish its 5 pound "Full Ride" burger challenge.

“Strasburger” debuts at Nationals home opener

The “Strasburger” made its debut at yesterday’s Washington Nationals home opener (it will not be available at all home games). The 8 pound burger named in honor of pitcher Stephen Strasburg weighs 8 pounds, costs $59 and has 8,000 to 10,000 calories. The second Strasburger ever purchased was reportedly finished by a two person team. (There are no listed prizes or official recognition for a sole finisher.)

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Naader Reda finishes his souther California series with an account of attempting the 36 inch pizza two person challenge with Stephanie Torres at Big Mama's and Papa's Pizzeria in Burbank.
Naader Reda attempted two Fresno challenges on the same day with Stephanie Torres: the challenge at Legendary Pho Kitchen and the 9 pound Tortillon burrito at El Mariachi. (Aubrey Koehn was the only previous finisher of the Tortillon.)
Seattle Weekly's Julien v. Food series returns with an account of her attempt at the Big Dawg 22 Inch chili dog challenge from Wing Central.
Naader Reda has a blog entry and video about attempting the 30 inch pizza challenge at Cataldo's in Bakersfield, CA with Stephanie Torres. update Bakersfield.com has a blog entry about the challenge.
FoodFeats, an app for locating restaurants offering eating challenges, is now free for the iPhone. (FoodFeats is not associated with EatFeats.)
News 9 did a segment about Dale Boone competing against four person teams in a "MOOZilla" eating contest held in Bangalore, India on April 1. (via Bella Mooz)
Swimsuit model Gemma Lee Farrell has a picture of herself with a finisher's certificate for the XXX Challenge at Fatburger in North Hollywood, CA.
Naader Reda has a video of Stephanie Torres attempting to complete a previously unbeaten 5.5 lb cheeseburger challenge at Beach House Grill and Bar in Henderson, NV. Naader also appeared in the latest episode of Wreckless Eating.
Cracked.com has a list of five awful life lessons learned from an attempt at the phaal challenge at Brick Lane Curry in Manhattan.
Randy Santel has uploaded a professionally produced video of his attempt at the 10 hot dog challenge at Cafe Chilingo in Leavenworth, Kansas.
Toby Keith's Bar & Grill in Denver will hold a 72 ounce steak eating contest tomorrow awarding a trip to Amarillo, TX.
Dave "The Whiner" Bailie has a request for people to attempt eating challenges for an upcoming article in Vegas Rocks magazine.

Naader Reda & Stephanie Torres attempt NV/CA challenges

Naader Reda has a three part series about the meals he ate with Stephanie Torres in the Las Vegas area (Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3) After Nevada, they attempted the following challenges in California: Cataldaldo’s 10 lb. team pizza challenge in Bakersfield, El Tortillon 9 lb. burrito in Fresno (only previous finisher Aubrey Koehn), Pho Kitchen challenge in Fresno and Big Mama’s & Papa’s 36 inch two person challenge (with two toppings).

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Mike Longo has posted a video of him cutting the record for the Big Buns Burger Challenge in Ballston, VA from 12 minutes to 6:51.
"Furious" Pete Czerwinski has a video of his attempt at the 120 ounce steak at Brand in Las Vegas. Naader Reda also attempted the challenge.
The Texas State student paper has an article about San Marcos, TX eating challenges. Gil's Broiler will award free food for life to women who finish its 7 pound burrito in under 30 minutes.
ESPN New York reports that the Carnegie Deli has added the "Jetbow" sandwich to its menu in honor of Tim Tebow's trade to the New York Jets. The sandwich weighs 3.5 pounds and contains corned beef, pastrami, roast beef and American cheese and white bread. The Village Voice gave the new item a negative review. In 2010, the deli created a "Lebron MVP" sandwich to entice LeBron James to sign with the Knicks.
The Leavenworth Times has an interview with the owner of Cafe Chilingo about the hot dog eating challenge that Randy Santel will attempt today.
The Seqouia Brewing Company in Fresno will award $500 to the fastest person to finish a Yeti burger on March 31. Qualifiers will be held tomorrow. (via Naader Reda).
Cattlemens in Harrogate, England announces that Tracy Dalkin finished its 72 ounce steak challenge in 21:47, the second fastest time in the history of the restaurant. This might be the best time for a woman to complete a 72 ounce steak challenge meal. The fastest for a female to complete a 72 ounce steak I was previously aware of was Meredith Boxberger's recent mark of 29 minutes.
Ciaran Jones has a report for WalesOnline about his attempt at a meal offered by Ramon's Cafe in Cardiff billed as the "UK's biggest breakfast".
Naader Reda announces that he and John Rivera were the first team to finish the 10 pound cheeseburger pizza challenge at Agua Caliente Resort Casino in Rancho Mirage, CA. update Mar 17 KMIR (via Naader Reda) and the casino facebook have articles about the challenge
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