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Don Sturdy has an interview with Johnnie Excel about attempting the 54 inch Pizza at Big Mama's and Papa's with three other competitive eaters.
Tbird's Pizzerian & Grille in Lexington, Tennessee will award $500 on Saturday to a two person team that can finish its 10 pound pizza challenge in under an hour.
Don Sturdy has some pictures of Johnnie Excel and Naader Reda finishing the 36 inch pizza challenge at Big Mama's & Papa's Pizza in Los Angeles yesterday.
Naader Reda has a blog entry about witnessing four people attempt to eat the 54 inch pizza at Big Mama's & Pappa's in Hollywood.
Herald Review: Clockwork Pizzeria has a 42 inch pizza challenge that will award $1,000 to a team of two that can finish it in under an hour.
Denver on a Spit has a blog entry about StevO's Pizza and Ribs mentioning an eating challenge awarding $100 to a 2 person team that finishes a pizza of unspecified size and weight in under an hour.
Patrick "The Viper" Viviano, Mike "The Real Skinny" Hoffman and Kyle "The Bear" Oliver will attempt the five pound pizza challenge tonight at Avellino's Pizza in Garden City, NY. update Patrick "The Viper" Viviano finished in under the 30 minute time limit.
Johnnie Excel has a blog entry about being a member of the four person team that attempted the 54 inch pizza at Big Mama's & Papa's in Hollywood and Matt Stonie has videos about the pizza's contruction and consumption.
Orlando Weekly has more information about the Pie-Zilla challenge at Pie-Fection that will award $20,000 to a pair that finishes its Pie-Zilla pizza in under a half an hour. The team that eats the most will receive $500 if it does not finish the pizza. Professional eaters are not allowed in the challenge.
Gilroy's Pizza Pub in Charleston, SC will award $500 to a pair of diners that can finish its 28 inch pizza in under an hour. Charleston RiverDogs announcer is looking for a partner for his challenge attempt on June 8.
Inland Socal reports that Valenti's Pizza in Victorville, CA will award $100 to a two person team that can finish its 28 inch pizza challenge in under an hour.
Johnnie Excel reports that he reversed 75 minutes into the attempt at the 54 inch pizza challenge at Big Mama's & Papa's Pizza in Hollywood. $2000 would have been awarded to a four person team if the pizza was completed in under two hours. Don Sturdy has a picture of the unfinished pizza. (via Stephanie Wu twitter)
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.
The Denver Post has an article mentioning Stephanie Torres finishing the "Hugilio" Pizza challenge. (via Andrew Lane twitter)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
A video of Stephanie Torres receiving $1000 for finishing the 11 pound "Hugilio" pizza challenge at Virgilio's in Lakewood, Colorado has been uploaded to youtube.
A team of Andrew Lane and Jimmy Mares was the first team to finish (after 32 failures) the 28 inch pizza challenge at Abo's Pizza in Littleton, Colorado.
The facebook for Tony Boloney's Pizzeria in Atlantic City, NJ reports that Dave "US Male" Goldstein completed the 5 pound Mini-SlaughterStack in 23 minutes. (via email)
Fox's Pizza in Athens, GA will debut its new 30 pizza challenge at a charity event on February 22. Diners (in teams of six) can attempt the challenge for free and donations will be accepted.
A video of an attempt at the 54 inch pizza at Big Mama's & Papa's Pizza in Los Angeles by a team consisting of five men, one woman and a dog has been uploaded to youtube.
Mitchell Honey won a year's worth of free food by finishing the meter long pizza challenge at Criniti's in Parramatta (Sydney area) Australia.