The Heart Attack Grill has started a twitter at http://twitter.com/DoubleBypass Recent posts report a 350+ pound diner received seven free Single Bypass Burgers in one visit, that no 350+ pound woman (as of June 12) had accepted the free food offer and that one diner ate 2 Quadruple Bypass burgers in 45 minutes.

The CBS Sunday Morning segment about the Heart Attack Grill was rerun yesterday.

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Results from http://twitter.com/therealbigsexy/status/1974833435

1. Erik “the Red” Denmark 28 HDB
2. Bryan “Big Sexy” Beard 14

update #2 The Phoenix New times has an article and slideshow about Saturday’s Nathan’s qualifier at Arizona Mills.

update MyFoxPhoenix has an article and video

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“Dr.” Jon Basso of the Heart Attack Grill has sent the following email:

I was hoping that you could alert the EatFeat fans that the Food Channel is launching a whole new program called “Outrageous”. They’ll be covering different outrageous things in the world of food and have contracted with Page Productions to shoot it for them. The inaugural episode will be a half hour long feature about the Heart Attack Grill. They’re going to film it on Saturday March 28th in Chandler Arizona.
I was hoping that with your influence we could get a visit from some of the better competitors out there. It’d be great exposure for everyone and might shift the direction of the new Outrageous Series more toward the world of competitive eating. Any help would be much appreciated!

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Joey Chestnut has updated his YardBarker blog with a report on his macaroni and cheese record he set at halftime of the San Jose Stealth game. He announces that he will run in Pat’s Run, a 4.2 mile race held in Tempe, Arizona on April 18 and hopes to finish in 35 minutes or less. The race will honor the memory of Pat Tillman, former Arizona Cardinal and Army Ranger.

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The 2009 edition of Battle of the Bone, the Phoenix area wing eating contest sponsored by Native New Yorker and THE FAN AM 1060, is expected to begin this month. The initial qualifier is tenatively scheduled to take place on February 25.

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The website for the Heart Attack Grill has a page announcing that customers weighing 350 pounds or more will receive free food (drinks are not included). Sharing and taking out food are not allowed and diners will have to be weighed by the restaurant’s staff to be eligible for the offer.

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Jon Basso of the Heart Attack Grill has emailed the following information

I’d like to let you know that the Travel Channel has a new series called “Extreme”. This SATURDAY THE 27th they are shooting there only restaurant segment called Extreme Restaurants. They’ve chosen just three restaurant in the world and we’re lucky enough to be one of them. They’d asked me if any competitive eaters will be present and I’ve told them that I’ll try to put the word out to get some folks to come in on Saturday.

I wonder if this is the same program that recorded at Denny’s Beer Barrel earlier this month.

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(From The Dish) The segment about the Heart Attack Grill in Chandler, Arizona that was televised on CBS News Sunday Morning is now available on cbsnews.com. Bill Geist of CBS News attempts the Quadruple Bypass Burger challenge, which reportedly contains 8,000 calories.

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• Gallery and video of the 42 inch pizza at Big Lou’s Pizza in San Antonio.
• The Heart Attack Grill segment was televised yesterday on CBS News’ Sunday Morning. I have not been able to track down an online clip.
• Video of an attempt at the Spike’s hot dog record in Boston. An unnamed woman is still was the record co-holder with 14 hot dogs in 90 minutes.
• Video of the pie eating contest for the case models on Deal or no Deal last Friday (Another video)
• Jo “Gavonne” Rose has a report on the Firehouse wings contest he competed in.
• Hatsuyo “The Witch” Sugawara eats 6.3 kg of (13.8 lb) of curry in 15 minutes. One of her competitors was the masked “Mr. Oh” who has a blog entry with some pictures from the contest.

update The Spike’s record challenger broke the store record with 15 hot dogs. Congratulations.

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The Heart Attack Grill’s web site has set up a news page which says that a segment will be recorded on Saturday to be televised on CBS News Sunday Morning. It does not say if the segment will be broadcast on November 9 or later. The Grill will also appear on HDNet’s Deadline on November 20.

The online “Wall of Fame” listing the fastest finishers of the Quadruple Bypass Burger appears to have been dropped.

update The segment was televised on November 23 and is available online.

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update Results from the Dickey’s Big West Regional Pulled Pork Eating Championship have been posted:

1 Sgt. Tom “Goose” Gilbert, MA 12.5 Sandwiches $500
2 Jeff “Beast Man” Butler, AZ 10.5 $250
3 Matt “Bone saw” Campos, AZ 9 $100

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