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Tampa eating challenges
(All Tampa eating challenges and contests in database)
2012 Hooters World Wing Eating Championship
update July 28 TampaBay.com and Patch.com have articles
TBO.com has a gallery
ClearwaterHag2 has a video of the pre-contest activities
update July 27 Full revised results are available inserting Pat Bertoletti and Juliet Lee at #4 and #5 which knocks Erik Denmark and Nate Biller out of the money.
| 1st | 144 | $7,500.00 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | San Jose, CA | |
| 2nd | 140 | $3,000.00 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | Baton Rouge, LA | |
| 3rd | 131 | $2,000.00 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas | Alexandria, VA | |
| 4th | 120 | $1,000.00 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | Chicago, IL | not in original results |
| 5th | 119 | $750.00 | “The Lovely” Juliet Lee | Germantown, MD | not in original results |
| 6th | 115 | $500.00 | Tim “Gravy” Brown | Chicago, IL | originally listed at 119 |
| 7th | 102 | $250.00 | “Notorious” Bob Shoudt | Royersford, PA | originally listed at 115 |
| 8th | 88 | Erik “The Red” Denmark | Seattle, WA | originally listed at 102 | |
| 9th | 85 | Nate Biller | originally listed at 88 | ||
| 10th | 55 | Lewis Richards | from England | ||
| 11th | 53 | Crazy Legs Conti | New York City, NY | about 1/3 of the 148 wings he was credited with in the qualifer | |
| 12th | 21 | Aasif Mandvi | The Daily Show contributor, claimed wings tasted like bleach after contest |
Joey Chestnut and Lewis Richards from London, England along with the 10 qualifier winners are listed as expected competitors in the Hooters World Wing Eating Championship in Clearwater, FL on July 26. update July 20 Tim "Eater X" Janus was left off of the entrants list even though he won a qualifier.
The MLE facebook confirms that the Hooters wing eating contest finals will take place in Clearwater, FL on July 26 instead of in New York City on July 27. The new finals site was mentioned in a June 26 press release about the Fresno pre-qualifier.
CBSLocal and SunSentinel have lists of Tampa Bay and South Florida eating challenges.
A press release announces a Hooters wing contest in Fresno on July 7 that will award the winner a berth in the Hooters qualifier at the California State Fair in Sacramento on July 14 to compete for a chance to participate in the finals in Clearwater, FL on July 26. The original finals date and site was July 27 in New York City.
An article about the opening of BGR in Carrollwood, Florida repeats the claim that its 9 pound burger challenge has been used in an I.F.O.C [sic] eating contest.
Tonight's episode of Man v Food: Nation will feature food trucks. The challenge will be the six pound burrito from the White Rabbit Truck in Los Angeles, which has only been finished by Aaron Ybarra and Naader Reda. The Taco Bus in Tampa will be another visited restaurant.
An extended version of the Jeremiah Weed commercial where diners attempt a 10 pound burger challenge at Big Fred's Roast Beef in Clearwater, Florida can be viewed online. (via email)
The facebook for Big Fred's Roast Beef in Clearwater, Florida claims it was the site for the Jeremiah Weed commerical with giant burger eating challenge.
Man vs. Food Nation Tampa episode links
Travel Channel Episode Guide | Restaurant & Activity Map | Gallery | Blog Entry
TampaBay.com blog entry about episode
Restaurants
- Rapscallions challenge – Davy Jones Spicy Wings
Home Page | Facebook | Yelp
Facebook wall gallery – has pictures of challenge finishers and episode recording
TBO.com and TampaBay.com articles about challenge
Video of three men attempting challenge - Skipper’s Smokehouse meal – alligator ribs
Home Page | Facebook | Yelp - Aguila Sandwich Shop meal – Cubano sandwiches
Urbanspoon | Yelp
List of Tampa Bay area eating challenges and contests in the eatfeats database
TBO.com has an article about Tampa Bay area eating challenges listing a 12 pound gyro eating contest for two person teams awarding $500 and a "Inferno Soup" challenge that will pay $1,000 to someone who finishes it.
Man vs. Food: Nation to open with New Haven, CT on June 1
The site of the first episode of Man vs. Food: Nation to be televised (at 9 pm eastern on June 1) will be New Haven, CT. The Tampa episode will follow immediately after. On Wednesday May 25, an hour long show consisting of clips of the new season and eating challenge videos will air. Randy Santel received notice that his videos will not be used in the program.
The facebook for Skipper's Smokehouse announces that it will appear on the debut episode of Man vs. Food: Nation on June 1 along with other Tampa restaurants.
Hunt Strong has a blog entry about Man vs. Food: Nation recording at Rapscallions in Land O Lakes, Florida on Friday. On of the diners attempting the challenge was professional wrestler Jerry Sags, half of The Nasty Boys tag team.
The facebook for Skipper's Smokehouse reports that Man vs. Food recorded at that Tampa restaurant on Thursday and that the fourth season of that series will premier on June 1.
Diondra claims that Man vs. Food will record at Rapscallions in Land O Lakes, FL (Tampa Bay area) on February 25.
Gyro King in Pam Harbor, Florida (Tampa area) has a 12 pound "Hercules" gyro that will award $500 to a two-person team that can finish it in under an hour. (via Man vs. Food facebook wall)
Nitally's Thai-Mex Cuisine in St. Petersburg, FL has a ghost pepper soup challenge that awards $150 if the soup is finished in under 30 minutes.
Felony's Bar & Grill, a new jail-themed restaurant in Hermoso Beach, Fl (Tampa area), has a five pound steak sandwich called the "Jail Break" which requires challengers to eat in a special "cell".
TampaBay Metromix has a video about the Dagwood pita eating contest held at the Pita Pit won by Noah Pransky.
The 8 pound "Third Circle of Hell" burger at Tank's Tap Room in Tampa will appear on the Fine Living Networks "Freakiest Foods" program at 10 pm today.
TampaBay has an article about several attempts at various Tampa Bay area eating challenges.
TampaBay.com has an article about Victoria Bekiempis, winner of the July 3 Tampa hot dog contest, trying out for America's Next Top Model
TampaBay.Metromix.com has a gallery of the hot dog eating contest held July 3 at the Crowbar in Ybor City which includes pictures of the female winner, who competed under the name "Doll Face Killa"
http://twitter.com/claytoclayto/: The winner of last night's hot dog eating contest in Ybor City (Tampa) was a woman.
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