Puerto Rico eating challenges
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
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
Man vs. Food July 21, 2010 (Puerto Rico) episode links
Travel Channel Episode Guide | Gallery
Restaurants
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.