Upcoming Austin eating contests
Austin eating challenges
(All Austin eating challenges and contests in database)
Dickey's in Sunset Valley, TX (Austin area) will hold a pork sandwich eating contest on April 21 to benefit the Wounded Warrior Project awarding $220 ($125 to the winner).
ImpactNews.com reports that Burger University in Georgetown, TX (Austin area) will hold an 8 pound burger eating contest (date unlisted) awarding $1,000 for people who finish its 5 pound "Full Ride" burger challenge.
Slackerwood has a blog entry about The Hungry Todd Rungy Show. A twelve episode series will be shopped to television networks after the completion of the pilot, which is available on youtube for a limited time. According to creator/director/producer Joshua Riehl, the program was originally intended to be a satire of competitive eating.
The Texas State student paper has an article about San Marcos, TX eating challenges. Gil's Broiler will award free food for life to women who finish its 7 pound burrito in under 30 minutes.
CultureMap Austin has an article about The Hungry Todd Rungy Show. The pilot episode of the program can be viewed on youtube. Rungy did not win his most recent contest, Torchy's SpecTACOlar Showdown, held during SXSW.
Yahoo's PostGame has a report on Kobayashi at the South-By-Southwest festival in Austin where he dined with Greg Jennings of the Green Bay Packers and an unnamed venture capitalist. Kobayashi claimed he ate his first non-competitive hot dog at the event. (He dined with Freakonomics author Stephen Dubner at Gray's Papaya hot dog stand in 2008.)
Takeru Kobayashi ate 13 grilled cheese sandwiches in a minute at SXSW in Austin today and claimed a world record (video)
Takeru Kobayashi will appear at The Foodspotting SXSW Street Food Fest 2012 in Austin on Saturday. He will be competing against a group in a one minute grilled cheese eating contest.
American Way, the American Airlines magazine, has an article about competitive eating focusing on Chris Floyd of Austin. George Shea estimates Sonya Thomas' and Pat Bertoletti's annual earning from competitive eating at $50,000. (via Pete Davekos)
Austinist has an interview with "Hungry" Todd Rungy about his television project which received funding through Kickstarter. Rungy describes Joey Chestnut as "not really like, a patriot, you know" who lacks personality. (Joey Chestnut did a tour of Pacific military bases with Adrian Morgan and Crazy Legs Conti last year and his brother served in the National Guard in Iraq.)
The Kickstarter page seeking funding to produce a pilot episode of The Hungry Todd Rungy Show announces that the project has exceeded its funding goal of $6,000 before its December 31 deadline. (via Patrick Michels email)
Kickstarter has a page seeking to raise $6,000 by December 31 to fund the production of the pilot episode of The Hungry Todd Rungy Show. $1,980 has already been raised.
Big Daddy's in Austin created a vegetarian version of its three pound burger challenge for a cyclist.
facebook.com/cpaustralia has a picture of Joey Chestnut, Tim Janus and Juliet Lee promoting their appearance at the CP Biggest Eater qualifier in Melbourne, Australia on November 19.
The University of Texas student newspaper has an article about "Hungry" Todd Rungy, who will be the subject of an upcoming documentary series.
The Black Sheep Lodge in Austin, TX will hold a corn dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $250 to the winner.
Hungry Todd Rungy has posted a video recorded at the 2010 Fantastic Fest in Austin of his attempt to confront actor Ryan Reynolds about a 2007 Huffington Post blog entry attacking competitive eating. Rungy has also set up a facebook group calling for a boycott of Reynolds' new movie The Green Lantern. (In the blog entry Reynolds calls Don Lerman "my main man")
Yahoo News has a gallery of the Armour Pepperoni with Cheese Eating Competition held in Austin, Texas. Pate Bertoletti ate 262 slices in 6 minutes competing against a team of Thomas Harrison, Randy Harrison, Chris Mastasio and Chris Floyd.
A press release announces that Pat Bertoletti will compete in an Armour Pepperoni with Cheese eating contest in Austin, Texas on May 19 against four randomly selected entrants. via arhakim
Austinist reports that a jelly doughnut eating contest will be held on Thursday in Austin, TX before a screening of the 1983 movie Strange Brew .
The Austin Lyric Opera will hold a spaghetti eating contest on January 26 to promote its production of The Italian Girl in Algiers. The winner will receive $100, tickets to the performance, a backstage tour, seats to dress rehearsal, a Cannoli Joe’s gift certificate, and an Italian Trio Prize basket from Twin Liquors.
University of Texas volleyball player Jennifer Doris' 6000 calories a day metabolism is the subject of an article in Statesman.com.
The website for the University of Texas athletics has an article on the 6,000 calorie a day diet of 6 foot 5 inch volleyball player Jennifer Doris, which includes two dinners every night and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches during class.
The Tasting Buds has an interview with Joey Chestnut about competing in the Austin Ice Cream Festival. Joey says he considered doing the breakfast taco challenge at Juan in a Million.
A tweetphoto caption reports Joey Chestnut ate 1.25 gallons in five minutes to win an eating contest at the Austin Ice Cream Festival. update HaloFan19 has a video of the contest, KXAN has an article and Yahoo News has a gallery update Aug 16 Captain Elevator has videos of the entire competition
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