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Mouth by Southwest reports that Chiun "Jimmy" Peng won the first place prize of $500 by eating 16.25 slices of pizza in 15 minutes at a contest held at Flancer's in Gilbert, AZ. Only Arizona residents were allowed to compete in this year's contest.
Michelle "Cardboard Shell" is featured in a College Times article about Phoenix competitive eating.
La Tolteca in Phoenix will hold a torta eating contest on April 14 awarding $300 to the winner.
The Wall Street Journal has a blog entry about Jeff Motuzas, bullpen catcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who supplements his salary by performing eating challenges for money. He once received $3000 for drinking a gallon of milk in under 12 minutes. (via email)
Flancer's Pizza in Gilbert, AZ (Phoenix area) will hold a pizza eating contest on April 17 awarding $500 to the winner. ($30 entry fee, limited to Arizona residents)
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.
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.
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.
Jeremy Boone finished the 5 pound Big Ass Burrito at the Barrio Cantina in Phoenix in 13 minutes.
TheMayorOfTempe has uploaded a video of Stephanie Torres eating the Anchor Pizza Challenge at Barney's Boathouse in Tempe in ten minutes and 50 seconds.
Jessica "Queen of Cuisine" has uploaded four new eating challenge videos: Venezia team pizza challenge (Phoenix) | Net Grill burger (Fresno) | Batter Up pancakes (Fresno) | Intimidator omelet (Antioch, CA)
The facebook for Papi Chulo's in Scottsdale, Arizona has a video of Stephanie Torres setting a new record of 2:43 for the 6.5 pound Big Papi Burrito . update Stephanie has uploaded a video of the entire challenge.
Zach Fowle of Phoenix New Times has a recap of the 17 eating challenges he has attempted.
Michelle "Cardboard Shell" was the only person to finish a three pound burger in under 10 minutes (7:40) at a contest at Lobby's in Tempe, AZ on November 6. Michelle also won the previous 3 pound burger contest at Lobby's.
Joey Chestnut, Tim "Eater X" Janus and Erik "The Red" Denmark will compete against Jimmy John's sandwich makers at Arizona State on Saturday before the football game against Stanford.
The Heart Attack Grill is looking to hire a male model weighing more than 500 pounds for an upcoming informercial.
Zach Fowle has a blog entry for the Phoenix New Times about tying for first place in at the Arizona Taco Festival Hot Chili Pepper Eating contest. Competitors ate ghost chili peppers in the final two rounds of the contest.
Fanster reports that Colin Gardiner won the amateur-only Battle of the Bone wing eating contest in Chandler, Arizona for the third year in a row. Gus Beisel was the runner up.
MyFoxPhoenix has a video and article about Colin Gardiner, who will attempt to win the Battle of the Bone Finals for the third consecutive year in Chandler, Arizona today.
Chava Cannon's completion of the Ultimate Slider Challenge (seen on the Phoenix episode of Man vs. Food) has been added to Chompie's facebook Wall of Fame. In a comment, Chava's husband says she could have eaten more after finishing the challenge in 23 minutes.
KelcyLovesLife has a blog entry about three two-person teams finishing the 24 inch pizza at Venezia's Pizza in the Phoenix area, including the first all female pair to complete the challenge.
The facebook page for Goldfield Ghost Town in Goldfield, Arizona announces it will hold a steak eating contest sanctioned by Major League Eating. The date of the contest is not listed. update The link appears to have been pulled.
SmileInAZ has videos of Chava Cannon becoming the first woman to finish the Jewish Slider Challenge at Chompie's in Tempe, Arizona (part 1 | part 2 | part 3). Chava is the fourth person to complete the challenge. Steve Roberson and his son Brent Roberson finished the challenge on July 24.
Man vs. Food July 14, 2010 (Phoenix) episode links
Travel Channel episode guide | gallery
Restaurants
- Chompie’s challenge – Ultimate Slider Challenge
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Online Wall of Fame | Wall of Shame
Articles about recording: East Valley Tribune | JewishAZ - Alice Cooper’s Town meal – “Big Unit” 22 inch hot dog
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Episode clip about the hot dog
BPongDude blog entry about recording - Los Reyes de la Torta meal – Torta del Rey
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List of Phoenix eating challenges & contests in the eatfeats database
The East Valley Tribune and KFYI have galleries of Saturday's Nathan's qualifier at Arizona Mills.
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