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The segment about the death of 575 pound Heart Attack Grill spokesman Blair River from last night's epsisode of ABC's Nightline can be viewed online. March 10, 2011 at 11:52 am by
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Johnnie Excel has a new blog entry about winning a turkey taco eating contest held at Mr. Peabody's in Encinitas, CA and finishing the 28 pizza challenge (video) at Red Devil Pizza, intended for a two person team, without assistance. March 9, 2011 at 10:57 am by
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The Denver Post has an article mentioning Stephanie Torres finishing the "Hugilio" Pizza challenge. (via Andrew Lane twitter) March 8, 2011 at 11:37 pm by
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KMBC has a video about Randy Santel being the first person to finish the burger challenge at Double Nickel Bar & Grill in Olathe, Kansas. Randy also won $500 at a king cake eating contest Saturday. (via Atlas & Zeus facebook) March 7, 2011 at 2:41 pm by
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Mister Wing's in Bolivar, MO has a burger challenge that will award at least $200 to the first finisher. The amount will increase $10 with each failed attempt. March 7, 2011 at 8:04 am by
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Naader Reda has a blog entry about being the first person to finish the pizza challenge at Big D's Pizzeria in San Dimas, CA. March 6, 2011 at 9:22 pm by
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During the month of March, the Royal Palms Resort in Phoenix will award a one night's stay to a diner that can finish its $60 sandwich challenge in under an hour. March 6, 2011 at 8:06 am by
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Don Sturdy reports that Matt Stonie, Tom Gilbert, Stephanie Torres and Johnnie Excel will attempt to finish the 54 inch pizza at Big Mama's & Papa's in Hollywood on March 12. The prize money has increased to $2,000 since the team size has been decreased to four. March 5, 2011 at 5:37 pm by
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The Clemson student newspaper has a report on Saturday's nine pound burger eating contest held at BGR The Burger Joint. March 4, 2011 at 4:16 pm by
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AZCentral.com reports that Blair River, spokesman for the Heart Attack Grill, died at the age of 29 at an approximate weight of 575 pounds. The restaurant has received notoriety for its promotion offering free food to customers weighing more than 350 pounds. update March 4 1:15 am Heart Attack Grill is currently #6 in global Twitter trending topics. March 3, 2011 at 10:41 pm by
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March 3, 2011 at 12:38 pm by
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Here is a list of the largest restaurant eating challenge payouts I am aware of. Additional challenges will be added to the list if documentation is provided:
- $300 / $1300, unamed 130 pound woman, 3 2+ pound burritos, Green Burrito, Orange County, CA. The base reward for completing the challenge was $300. The restaurant owner gave the woman a $1000 bonus for finishing the challenge a second time in his presence. The feat was mentioned in a 1993 Los Angeles Times article, so it is at least that old.
- $1200, Mandy Brown (1992), 72 ounce chicken fried steak meal, Thudpucker’s (now closed), Spokane, WA
- $1000, Stephanie Torres, Hugilio Pizza, Virgilio’s, Lakewood, CO
- $1000, Pat Bertoletti, 29 Inch Pizza, Barlo’s Pizza, Indianapolis, IN
- $1000, Dale Boone, 28 Inch Pizza, Roma’s Pizza, Augusta, GA
- $1000, team of 7, 54 Inch Sicilian Pizza, Big Mama’s & Papa’s Pizzeria, Los Angeles, CA
- $666, Malory Roe, 6 gyro challenge, South Side 6, Bowling Green, Ohio
- $500, Dale Boone (2009) and Jon Squibb (2010), 32 inch pizza, Paventi’s Pizzeria, Charlotte, NC
- $500, Balinda Gould, Hot Dog Hall of Fame (43 chili dogs), The Rockford Corner Bar, Rockford, MI
- $500, Tom Gilbert, OMG Burger, The Catch, Anaheim, CA
- $500, teams of 3 in 2009 and 2010, Zeus Burger Challenge, Clinton Station Diner, Clinton, NJ
- $500, 16 teams of 2 2001-2010, Pointersaurus Pizza, Pointer’s Pizza, Richmond Heights, MO
- $450 Randy Santel, The Haus Pizza, Pizza Haus, Jefferson City, MO
- $400, Brad Sciullo, Belly Bruiser Burger, Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub, Clearfield, PA
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Julien Perry has started a series for Seattle Weekly titled Julien v. Food. Her first report and video documents her eating the 12 egg omelet at Beth's Cafe (but not all of the accompanying hash browns) in under ten minutes. March 2, 2011 at 5:34 pm by
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NBC San Diego has a report on yesterday's Big One Burger eating contest at Daddy O's in Point Loma. Peter Ruiz defeated Matt Cohen to win the contest. March 2, 2011 at 3:44 pm by
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Don Sturdy reports that Matt Stonie ate 66 pancakes at the Santa Clara IHOP to set the house record. update A video of the challenge is available. March 1, 2011 at 10:23 pm by
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Johnny D's in Pleasantville, NJ (Atlantic City area) will award $1000 to a customer that finishes its 36 inch pizza in under 45 minutes in March. March 1, 2011 at 7:26 am by
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Hunt Strong has a blog entry about Man vs. Food: Nation recording at Rapscallions in Land O Lakes, Florida on Friday. On of the diners attempting the challenge was professional wrestler Jerry Sags, half of The Nasty Boys tag team. March 1, 2011 at 12:22 am by
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Aaron Ybarra was the first person to finish the six pound burrito from the White Rabbit Truck yesterday. His time was 16 minutes. February 28, 2011 at 5:01 pm by
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Pie-Fection in Orlando announces the Pie-Zilla Challenge that will award $20,000. update The contest is closed to professionals. Five teams of two amateurs will be selected. February 27, 2011 at 9:07 am by
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The page about the "Hugilio" challenge on Virgilio's web site has been updated with pictures and a video of Stephanie Torres finishing the 11 pound pizza in an hour and 51 minutes on February 22. update Andrew Lane has a blog entry about Stephanie eating the 7 pound burrito at Jack n Grill (via comment). February 26, 2011 at 7:30 pm by
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Clarion Online has an article about the challenge offered by The Cookie Mill in Azuza, CA consisting of 8 scoops of ice cream between two big cookies. February 26, 2011 at 9:59 am by
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The Heart Attack Grill website announces the restaurant will be opening a Dallas location on June 1. (via D Magazine) February 25, 2011 at 11:14 am by
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