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sandwich eating challenges
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Ann Hamlin ate a 3.5 pound "Elvis" sandwich containing peanut butter, jelly and bacon in 45 minutes to win a contest held at Annabelle's Own in Midland, MI. She also holds the 30 minute hot dog record at Dog Central in Mt. Pleasant, MI.
Taste of Philly in Selinsgrove, PA will award $100 to the first person that can finish its 24 inch "RUManenough" hoagie in under 30 minutes.
ABCLocal has a gallery of extreme menu items available at ballparks.
The Cincinnati Reds will hold a "Bacon Challenge" at home games this season. Fans who can finish four one pound bacon sandwiches in an inning will get their meal and a T-shirt for free.
Jake's Deli in Milwaukee has started a five pound corned beef sandwich eating challenge named "The Gravedigger" in honor of former Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Gilbert Brown. (via jrn.com)
Jim's Steaks announces that Bob Shoudt ate 20 cheesesteaks in an hour to retake the house record after Pat Bertoletti ate 17 sandwiches before the Wing Bowl. update Feb 25 PhillyMag has an article.
Jamie McDonald has produced a video of his attempt at the "Bearwich" challenge offered by his restaurant, Bear's Smokehouse.
A press release announces that Jamie McDonald will attempt the 8.5 pound "Bearwich" barbecue sandwich challenge at his restaurant tonight in Windsor, CT. He will then award $500 to a customer who can beat his time for the challenge.
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.
Laura Yezchak was the first woman to finish the three sandwich challenge at Steel City Sandwiches in Indiana, PA.
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
The Big Eaters Club announce that Molly Schuyler will attempt the Mad Greek Challenge in Portland on January 2. She will receive $500 if she finishes the 10+ pound sandwich along with a pound Greek fries in under an hour.
The Big Eaters Club has a video of Stephanie Torres attempting the Progressive Challenge at the Mad Greek Deli in Portland.
Miki Sudo has created the Fat Banh Miki sandwich at Fat Sal's Deli in Los Angeles as her reward for finishing the Big Fat Fatty challenge.
Stephanie Torres will attempt to become the first woman to finish the Mad Greek Challenge at the Mad Greek Deli in Portland tomorrow. The meal consists of a 10 pound sandwich, a pound of fries and a 32 ounce drink.
In the "Lactose Intolerant" episode of Mystery Diners, the undercover customers attempt to determine why the grilled cheese sandwich at Cheesie's Pub & Grub in Chicago had such a high success rate. The episode will be televised on the Food Network on September 13, 14 and 15.
KTLA has a segment about the challenge at Fat Sal's Deli in Los Angeles mentioning Jamie McDonald and Miki Sudo as the two finishers. Jerry Ferrara, "Turtle" from Entourage appeared as one of the deli's co-owners.
Pat Bertoletti finished the meatball challenge at Bartolini's in 28:21, breaking Jamie McDonald's previous record by more than 5 minutes.
The LA Times article about the "Big Fat Fatty" challenge at Fat Sal's deli has been updated to indicate that Jamie McDonald is not the sole finisher. The second finisher of the challenge, Miki Sudo, is not mentioned by name.
The "Grease Trucks" at Rutgers University, site of the sandwich challenge on the northern New Jersey episode of Man v Food will be forced to leave campus on August 15 to make way for a construction project.
The LA Times has a article about the "Big Fat Fatty" challenge at Fat Sal's Deli in Los Angeles listing Jamie McDonald (name spelled as "Jaime") as the sole finisher. Miki Sudo has also finished the 27 inch sandwich. update August 8 Thrillist.com has a gallery of the construction of the sandwich.
HometownLife.com has an article about Craig "the Black Mallard" Reed becoming the first person to finish the Italian Challenge Sandwich in less than an hour at Loaf & a Pound Deli in Westland, MI. Craig was inspired to start competitive eating by the MLE Wii game.
The Big Fat Fatty sandwich at Sal's Deli in Los Angeles is the challenge on this week's episode of Stuffed.
At the grand opening of Ike's in Walnut Creek, CA, Bear Silber ate a Kryptonite sandwich in 8:34 to break the previous record of 12:14.
Miki Sudo fininshed the "Big Fat Fatty" challenge yesterday at Fat Sal's Deli in Los Angeles where a "Fat Miki" sandwich will be added to the menu. The challenge will probably appear on the upcoming programm "Stuffed". Joey Chestnut was not impressed.
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