Upcoming Sacramento eating contests
Sacramento eating challenges
(All Sacramento eating challenges and contests in database)
Man vs. Food September 29, 2010 (Sacramento) episode links
Travel Channel Episode Guide | Gallery
Restaurants / Food sites
- Parker’s Hot Dogs challenge – “Knucklehead Challenge” (5 hot dogs in one roll topped with 3 pounds of chili)
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Episode clip about the challenge
Gallery of two diners attempting the Knucklehead Challenge
RosevillePT article about episode recording
NorCal BBQ blog entry about episode recording at Parker’s – gallery of recording
Video of Knucklehead Challenge eating contest in July - Jim Denny’s meal – “The Works” 2 pound omelet
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Sacramento Press article about recording
youtube video of recording outside Jim Denny’s - California State Fair
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Jessica “Queen of Cuisine”‘s youtube page of eating challenge videos, mainly recorded in northern California
Stephanie Wu’s website about northern California eating challenges and contests
List of Sacramento area eating challenges and contests in the eatfeats database
The commercial for Wednesday's Sacramento Man vs. Food episode about the "Knucklehead Challenge" is now out. A picture of Jessica "Queen of Cuisine" competing in a Knucklehead eating contest appears in the clip.
Stephanie Wu's twitter announces that she won a hot dog eating contest held at Be Bop's Diner in Ukiah, CA by eating 13.5 hot dogs in 10 minutes. update Stephanie has posted a contest report to her website.
A facebook page has been set up about the Sweet Lew Burger challenge at The Chef's Table in Rocklin, California (Sacramento area). CakeGrrl has an interview with the burger creator, chef Stephen "Sweet Lew" Lewis.
Stephanie Wu is the first person to finish the banana split challenge at the Fenton's in Vacaville, CA.
NorCalBBQ has a blog entry about Adam Richman attempting the five pound chili dog at Parker's Hot Dogs in Roseville, CA, which will be televised on the Sacramento Man vs. Food on September 29.
Stephanie Wu has started a website documenting her eating challenges at http://stephaniesamerica.com/eating.html. Stephanie has set two overall records and nine women's records since she started doing eating challenges in northern California in December.
RosevillePT has an article about Adam Richman attempting a five pound chili dog at Parker's Hot Dogs for an upcoming Sacramento episode of Man vs. Food.
twitter.com/BikiniBurgers/: The five pound chili dog at Parker's Hot Dogs will be featured in the Sacramento episode of Man vs. Food
SuperUtilityMan has a video of Man vs. Food recording at Jim Denny's in Sacramento on July 31.
Man vs. Food is reportedly recording in Sacramento according to the wife of a security guard assigned to Adam Richman.
The facebook for the Cheesesteak Shop in Sacramento announces that Stephanie W. set the overall record (25 minutes) for the King / Queen of Sacramento cheesesteak challenge. The record was previously held by JigsawMofo's friend Ryan, who retains the overall record (12:48) at for the 24 inch sandwich at the Steak Escape over Stephanie's women's record (13:07) by less than 20 seconds. (via email)
JigsawMofo has uploaded a video of her of her successful attempt at the cheesesteak challenge at the Cheesesteak Shop in Sacramento. She was the first woman to complete the challenge. She has also uploaded a video of her eigth unsuccessful attempt at the Kitchen Sink challenge at the San Francisco Creamery in Walnut Creek, CA.
The Sacramento Press has a report on Hooters Wingfest. Brian Jensen was awarded a trip to Honolulu after winning a wing eating contest
Luigi's Slice in Sacramento will host a pizza eating contest on August 22 that will award $500 to the winner.
Sacramento area Hooters will host a wing eating contest over the next month. The finals will take place on September 5 and will award a trip to Hawaii for two and the first qualifier will take place tomorrow at Hooters of Natomas.
The Colusa Sun Herald has a report on Sunday's World Tri-Tip Eating Challenge at the Colusa Casino Resort.
(from Crawfish twitter) The Colusa (California) Casino Resort World Tri-Tip Eating Challenge will take place on June 28. The purse is $1,377 and registration opens tomorrow.
A video of Joey Chestnut can be found on the home page of GoodDaySacramento.com Another video of Joey doing a hot dog contest at Hooters vs. Heidi is also available.
(From the Mayor of Wingville) Joey Chestnut has made a commercial to promote Wednesday all you can eat wings at Hooters which is being televised in the Sacramento and Fresno metropolitan areas.
Free “Fab Five” burger from C-Webb
KCRA has an interview with former Sacramento King Chris Webber in the kitchen of his restaurant, Center Court. The chef is preparing a 44 ounce “Fab Five” burger which Webber says is free to a customer who can finish it.
It is not mentioned if the burger challenge has a time limit and if time outs are allowed if there is a maximum duration.
Halftime show dedicated to Joey Chestnut
The University of California at Davis dedicated their halftime show to SJSU student Joey Chestnut when they played at San Jose State University in September.
Woman dies in bladder endurance contest
(Thanks Brian Subich) MSNBC.com reports that a woman died after competing in a contest in Sacramento where the objective was to avoid going to the bathroom while drinking a 8 ounce bottle of water every 15 minutes. The winner would receive a Nintendo Wii.
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