Eating Challenges in 2011

Yikes! I am kind of glad that I am not eating again in 2011! This is a recap of the eating challenges I attempted in 2011.

1/13/2011
Rock Rest Lodge, Golden Colorado 
Peanut Butter Burger Challenge 
Fail. 30 minute time runs out. Not much left. 

I went to the Rock Rest Lodge for filming of some other scenes for the show "Outrageous Food". I won the chicken wing contest the previous day that was highlighted on "Outrageous Food". I beat this challenge 3 times before, but Bob put over 2 pounds of fries on the plate with the burger. Starches are my eating enemy.

2/5/2011
Brown Cow Burgers, Fries, Shakes 
Centennial, Colorado 
Cow Tipper Challenge - 1 hour limit
3 lb patty, 1 lb bun, 1 lb toppings, 1 lb fries, 32oz shake 
Fail, 1/2 fries + most bun left as time ended 

2/6/2011
Brown Cow Burgers, Fries, Shakes 
Centennial, Colorado 
Tipper Wing Challenge - 10 hot wings, 8 minute max time 
Success, just under 3 minutes 


2/6/2011
America's Bar & Grill 
Aurora, Colorado 
Atomic Reaper Wing Challenge - 10 super hot wings 
Success, just under 3 minutes 


Easily the hottest thing I've ever eaten. This was my 2nd time beating this. Never again. Unless the prize in upped!


02/16/2011
Abo's Pizza - 28" 2-topping pizza 
Success! 32:02, 1st team to finish 

2/26/2011
Govnr's Tavern 
Denver, Colorado 
Govanator Challenge : 10lb burger + 1lb steak fries 
Fail. Team: Jimmy + Me. Both hit the wall. 

3/20/2011
Gordo Loco 
Denver, Colorado 
El Diablo Burrito Challenge - 5 pound burrito 
Success! 19 minutes. 


03/28/2011
The Rock - 4lb burrito w/ side plate 
Success (14 minutes) 

4/2/2011
Brown Cow Burgers, Fries, Shakes 
Centennial, Colorado 
Cow Tipper Challenge - 1 hour limit 
3 lb patty, 1 lb bun, 1 lb toppings, 1 lb fries, 32oz shake 
Fail. Fries left as time ended 


4/11/2011
Mannie & Bo's Pizzeria 
Golden, Colorado 
Zoner Challenge : 6lb calzone - 4 meats, cheese, dough 
Fail. 2.74 pounds left at end of time 

6/4/2011
Steve's Snappin' Dogs 
Qualifying challenge for Chow Down For Charity Finals 
Eat 3 hot dogs in 3 minutes 
Success. Time 1:19


6/8/2011
Caldonia's 
Aurora, Colorado 
The Big Haas - 6.2 pound burger 
Success! 43:23 minutes. 1st finisher!


6/30/2011
Mannie & Bo's Pizzeria 
Golden, Colorado 
Zoner Team Challenge : 6lb calzone - 4 meats, cheese, dough 
Success. With Jimmy. He ate his half in about 20 minutes. I finished mine in 23:27. 1st finishers of this challenge. 

7/23/2011
Puerto Palomas 
Colorado Springs 
El Gordo Burrito - 8 pound burrito - 30 minutes to eat it 
Fail. I ate just over 1/2 before time expired 


I knew I could not do 8 pounds in 30 minutes, but this burrito was SO good!


8/13/2011
Mannie & Bo's Pizzeria 
Golden, Colorado 
Zoner Challenge : 6lb calzone - 4 meats, cheese, dough 
Fail. 2.04 pounds left at end of time 

I went there again to take a shot at the $500 bounty.

9/28/2011
Taste of Philly, Denver Colorado
Apollo Cheesesteak Challenge, 5lb cheesesteak 
Success in 42 minutes! 4th win in 4 tries!

I did the 1st half of the sandwich in 6 minutes. But then 36 minutes on the 2nd half.

11/3/2011
Rock Rest Lodge, Golden Colorado 
Peanut Butter Burger Challenge 
Fail. 30 minute time runs out. Not much left.


With Steph watching! Again Bob loaded on the fries.


11/20/2011
Sadie's of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Stuffed Sopaipilla Challenge - 7lb  sopaipilla
1 hour to eat big sopa, order of nachos and dessert sopa
Fail. About 2/5 left as time expired


Very good, but very tough.


12/17/2011
Humpy's Big Island Alehouse
Kailua-Kona, Hawaii
Big Kanhuna Lu'au Feast
1 hour to eat lu'au feast - 9.2 lbs
Fail. 2.8 lbs left as time expired

Kona! Started well, but slowed.

2011 could not end soon enough! Sure, each one was a blast, but come on. For those of you keeping score:

19 eating challenge attempts in 2011
9 success
10 fail

Ugh, 9-10.