Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Colorado eating challenges and contests in database)
A picture of Karen, a 104 pound grandmother, and the Jack N Grill 5+ pound burrito has been posted to the Man vs. Food forum. The caption says she finishes the burrito every time she dines at Jack N Grill, which is free due to her having previously completed the burrito challenge. (A woman has reportedly finished the burrito at least five times)
The Rib House in Boulder, Colorado will hold a rib eating contest on Tuesday awarding $500 to the winner and $250 to the runner up.
The Denver Daily News reports Andrew Lane won last night's taco eating contest at Mezcal with a total of 28 tacos. update Denver Westword has a contest video
Mezcal in Denver will hold a taco eating contest tonight.
Andrew Lane has a report on yesterday's Battle to the Bone rib eating contest in Boulder won by Jon.
The facebook page for Sapp Brothers truck stop in Denver has a gallery of its 9 pound "Ultimate Overload" breakfast skillet challenge. One of the pictures in the gallery shows a diner (who appears to be Jon, finisher of a 7 pound pizza) holding a finisher's shirt.
A rib eating contest on October 12 at The Rib House in Boulder, Colorado will award $500 to the winner, $200 to the runner up.
Brian Gray has a report on his wife's unsuccessful attempt at the 7 pound burrito at Jack n Grill in Denver. While talking with the waiter, he learned that a 105 pound female marathoner finished the burrito in about an hour, then she completed the challenge in 28 minutes to win a $20 bet during her next visit to the restaurant.
Black Hawk Rocky Mountain Oysters
update Aug 31 ESPN.com’s Page 2 has an article.
update Aug 30 Sandy Leidholdt has a gallery
update #2 The Denver Post has a contest report and Andrew Lane has a blog entry with a lot of pictures
update Full results are available on the eating contest twitter
The eating contest twitter has the top 5 of the Rocky Mountain oyster eating contest:
1) Pat Bertoletti 3 lbs, 11.75 oz
2) Tim Janus 3 lbs, 11.25 oz
3) Bob Shoudt 3 lbs, 10 oz
4) Juliet Lee 3 lbs, 8 oz
5) Tim Brown 3 lbs. 4 oz.
RMO w/3lbs 11.75 oz, Eater X 2nd w/3lbs 11.25 oz, BOB 3rd 3lbs 10oz, Juliet 4th 3.5lbs, Gravy 3.25
The Denver Post has a preview of the contest containing an interview with Tim Janus.
DenvEater has an interview with Joe Nguyen, who will compete in the Isle Black Hawk Rocky Mountain Oyster Eating Championship tomorrow.
Westword has a gallery of the Jimmy John's makers vs. eaters contest held at the Mile High Music Festival.
The MLE twitter reports that the team of Pat Bertoletti, Tim "Gravy" Brown and Bryan Beard (team name: the killer Bs ?) defeated a team of Jimmy John's sandwich makers at the Mile High Music Festival in Denver, 20.5 sandwiches to 20.
The Isle of Capri Casinos website has a list of the entrants in the Rocky Mountain Oyster Eating Contest in Black Hawk, Colorado on August 28. Ten of the top 32 ranked IFOCE members and half of the top 6 are expected to compete. (via Crawfish / Sean Brockert / Bryan Beard)
Pat Bertoletti has an interview in DenvEater about competing in the Jimmy John's Makers vs. Eaters contest at the Mile High Music Festival on Saturday. Bertoletti also offers eating contest advice in the Ice Cream Journal.
In a blog entry about a trip to Denver and Rocky Mountain National Park, The Void Remains reports that an unnamed woman has finished the 7 pound burrito challenge at Jack n Grill five times. (She returns frequently to receive her prize of free food, so that total will probably be increasing.)
Tim Hola has a blog entry about attempting the Wing King challenge in Boulder (50 wings in under 30 minutes) after competing in the Ironman Boulder 70.3 triathlon.
The Denver Post lists Pat Bertoletti, Bryan Beard and Tim "Gravy" Brown as the participants in the August 14 Jimmy John's Freaky Fast Sandwich Making and Eating Contest at the Mile High Music Festival.
KKTV has a blog entry about a 1987 attempt at the Grand Sicilian 14 pound pizza challenge at the Boulder Beau Jo's.
Westword has a gallery of Steve's Snappin' Dogs Chow Down for Charity hot dog contest. Jimmy Mares was the winner, Andrew Lane was runner up.
Andrew Lane won a Scotch Egg eating contest by eating 13.5 Scotch eggs in 7 minutes.
Steve's Snappin Dogs in Denver will hold its Chow Down for Charity hot dog contest on Sunday. Qualify by eating 5 hot dogs in 3 minutes. The contest purse is $250 ($150 to the winner).
Metromix Denver has a gallery of last night's taco eating contest won by Andrew "A-Bomb" Lane.
Man vs. Food June 16 (Boulder, CO) episode links
Travel channel episode guide | slideshow
Restaurants
- The West End Tavern challenge – Wing King Challenge 50 wings in 30 minutes
Home Page | Facebook | Yelp
Challenge page | online Wall of Fame
Andrew Lane’s blog entry and gallery about his successful attempt at the challenge
Man vs. Food watch party June 16 at the tavern - Beau Jo’s meal – Grand Sicilian 12-14 pound pizza
Home Page | Facebook | Yelp
Successful Grand Sicilian challenges
Jason and Todd from the Longmont Fire Department
Anna and Micah (110 pound Anna ate over half of the pizza)
Two unnamed thin women
Unsuccessful Grand Sicilian challenges
Metromix.com gallery of Alex & Adolpho’s attempt
Blog entries about Andrew Lane’s attempts: 2009 | 2006
According to Andrew Lane, the challenge was started in 1973 and only 11 attempts out of 1960 (as of August 2009) have succeeded.
Videos
Grand Sicilian commercial
Metromix video about the construction of the Grand Sicilian - The Buff Restaurant – meal Saddleback pancakes
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List of Boulder eating challenges in the eatfeats database
List of Denver eating challenges in the eatfeats database
Andrew Lane’s Colorado eating challenges & contests blog
Episode links for the Denver episode of Season 1 of Man vs. Food
IFOCE.com reports that registration for the August 21 gyoza eating contest in Los Angeles and August 28 Rocky Mountain Oyster eating contest in Black Hawk, Colorado will open Wednesday.
MetromixDenver has a video about the 7 pound burrito challenge at Jack n Grill and the 14 pound pizza at Beau Jo's.
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