TucsonCitizen has information about a new Travel Channel program that will record on January 29 & 30:

There is now a new series in the works that will be a companion to Man V Food, and they are coming to Tucson to prove if El Guero Canelo really does have the best Sonoran dog in Tucson.

They are welcoming fans to the shoots where they will conduct interviews and then feature the ultimate Superfan on the show. They will also be pitting El Guero Canelo Vs a challenger.

A craigslist posting seeks audience members for Austin filming sessions that will take place from January 20-22.

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Stephanie Torres is one of the most recent additions (December 18) to the list of 72 ounce steak finishers at the Big Texan in Amarillo, Texas. At 105 pounds, she is one of the all time lightest successful challengers. Aty Vargas was an eyewitness to Ms. Torres’ meal and reports that she defeated her father, the owner of the restaurant, in a steak eating contest.

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Guidelive reports that Adam Richman’s appearance in Dallas tonight has been cancelled. The House of Blues home page does not mention the cancellation, but the event is no longer listed on the calendar. A Houston appearance that was to have taken place tomorrow was previously cancelled.

update LiveNation lists the cancellation of all 4 Adam Richman appareances this month. The December 15 Anaheim show has been postponed to an unlisted date.

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update #2 DallasNews also has an article and video

update NBCDFW has an article and video

From a comment by the City of Lewisville

1) Juliet Lee 48 tamales
2) Nate Biller 42
3) Bryan Beard 26
4) Brent Ricord 25

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update #2 Full results are now available

update Rich Shea has the top 4:

1. Joey Chestnut 45
2. Pat Bertoletti 42
3. Bob Shoudt 31
4. Hall Hunt 26

The contest is now over. Joey Chestnut reportedly won with 45 kolaches.

The Houston Astros game has ended and the kolache eating contest has started.

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MySanAntonio has a gallery of Saturday’s Krystal qualifier. You would not be able to tell dunking was banned by Erik Denmark’s shirt.

update The Krystal Square Off blog has a video and MySanAntonio has a short interview with Sonya Thomas, who will compete in 2 contests at the Buffalo Wing Festival this weekend.

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“Big” Ben Monson has started a bodybuilding.com thread with pictures about his recent road trip throughout the southwest where he completed the following eating challenges:

• Quadruple Bypass Burger, Heart Attack Grill, 1:49, second to Joey Chestnut
• Big Texan 72 ounce steak, Amarillo, TX, 9:40 (3rd person after Joey Chestnut & Frank Pastore to break 10 minutes
• Chillz 8 waffles & frozen custard, Albuquerque, 11:12 new record
• 5 pound Sopaipilla, Sadies, Albuquerque, 7:56 new record
• 6 pound burrito, NASCAR Cafe, Las Vegas, 12 minutes, new record

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update #2 MySanAntonio has an article

update Full results are available on the KSO blog

From the KSO twitter:

1) Sonya Thomas, 64 points
2) Erik Denmark, 55
3) Homer Flores, 32

Here is a video of Kenny Hammontree on San Antonio Living

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MySanAntonio has a preview of Saturdays’ Krystal Square Off qualifier which contains an interview with Sonya Thomas. update The Krystal Square Off blog also has an interview in which Sonya comments on sitting out last year’s finals:

Look, I’m a fast food manager and my staff and I take great pride and work long, rigorous hours in preparing orders for our customers, who love our food. I have seen Krystal burgers getting disrespected more and more every year to the point that I didn’t want to contribute to that image any more. A Krystal burger went into the water, but what came out was something that looked like it probably could have been eaten with a spoon. It made my heart so heavy to think about being a part of that. I know how I would feel if I saw people drowning the fast food items that I pour my blood, sweat and tears into preparing each and every day. There’s just something wrong with that. The least someone can do is eat our food the way it was intended to be eaten.

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