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Joey Chestnut defends Taco Bell Why Pay More? Title

update August 11 El Neuvo Dia article about Tim Janus (via Marcos Billy)

The top 2 from the Taco Bell Why Pay More? challenge in Puerto Rico

1) Joey Chestnut 52 tacos
2) Tim “Eater X” 43 tacos

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Taco Bell Puerto Rico's facebook page has a video of an interview Tim "Eater X" did on local television to promote tomorrow's Why Pay More Challenge?
Registration for the Why Pay More! 2012 Soft Taco Challenge in San Juan, Puerto Rico on August 10 will open today at 6 pm eastern on ifoce.com. update August 1 Joey Chestnut says he will not be allowed to defend his title.

Joey Chestnut wins Taco Bell challenge, Janus & Stonie tie for 2nd

update 9:51 The Taco Bell facebook has a gallery

update 7:57 Official results:
1) Joey Chestnut 53 tacos in 10 minutes
2T) Tim Janus 48 tacos
2T) Matt Stonie 48 tacos
4) Eric “Badlands” Booker 34
5) Pete Davekos 31
6) Sean Brockert 10

update 7:35 Yentzen reports that Joey Chestnut ate 53 burritos to break the previous record of 48.

update 7:31 (I think these are the results. The audio is difficult to make out) 1) Joey Chestnut 2) Tim Janus 3) Matt Stonie 4) Badlands Booker 5) Pete Davekos

update 7:22 The contest is over

update 7:13 The contest has started and the video is down again.

update 7:08 The video is back on an professional introductions have started.

update 6:12 The event appears to be opening with an amateur contest. The signs have both number and prices for the amount of tacos eaten.

The contest should start at 6pm according to Taco Bell Puerto Rico’s facebook page.

update A webcast of the contest is available on UStream

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Registration will open on IFOCE.com at July 11 (12 pm eastern) for a Taco Bell soft taco contest to be held July 29 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The total purse will be $5,000.
InsulaTV has a video from the Taco Bell Challenge in Puerto Rico where Sonya Thomas ate 53 tacos in 12 minutes.

Man vs. Food July 21, 2010 (Puerto Rico) episode links

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Sonya Thomas reports she ate 53 tacos in 12 minutes in Puerto Rico, raising $6,625 for the Boys and Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico. The Puerto Rico Taco Bell facebook has a post and gallery. ElNeuvoDia.com has a pre-contest article and video.
The MLE facebook announces that Sonya Thomas will participate in the Taco Bell Why Pay More soft taco eating challenge in Puerto Rico on July 15. Takeru Kobayashi ate 64 Taco Bell burritos in Puerto Rico in 2009.

Kobayashi eats 64 Taco Bell burritos in Puerto Rico

A video of Takeru Kobayashi eating 64 Taco Bell burritos at a recent charity event in Puerto Rico has been posted to youtube. A caption says the duration was 15 minutes. Kobayashi’s most recent blog entry is about his trip to Puerto Rico.

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Kobayashi's latest blog entry reports that he is currently in Puerto Rico to do a charity eating contest for Taco Bell.