Uploaded May 2019 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
I took a trip to Miami to compete in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest regional qualifier at Miami Marlins Park! 10 minutes, as many hot dogs & buns (HDB) as you can eat!
My "rival" at this contest was Major League Eating ranked #24 Pablo "El Guapo" Martinez. He had won the FL area qualifiers for the last 2 years. I set a personal best at last year's St. Louis qualifier with 20 HDB, losing 21-20. I was proud to be representing Memphis and Bardog Tavern on my trip to Miami, but would I be able to set a new personal record and punch my ticket to Coney Island?
My St. Jude fundraiser Page: facebook.com/donate/302286247090179/?fundraiser_source=external_url
Bardog Tavern: bardog.com
Royalty free music provided by hooksounds.com
I took a trip to Miami to compete in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest regional qualifier at Miami Marlins Park! 10 minutes, as many hot dogs & buns (HDB) as you can eat!
My "rival" at this contest was Major League Eating ranked #24 Pablo "El Guapo" Martinez. He had won the FL area qualifiers for the last 2 years. I set a personal best at last year's St. Louis qualifier with 20 HDB, losing 21-20. I was proud to be representing Memphis and Bardog Tavern on my trip to Miami, but would I be able to set a new personal record and punch my ticket to Coney Island?
My St. Jude fundraiser Page: facebook.com/donate/302286247090179/?fundraiser_source=external_url
Bardog Tavern: bardog.com
Royalty free music provided by hooksounds.com

![GIANT Taco Pizza Challenge in Chicago! - Roots Handmade Pizza
I was in Chicago for work and headed to Roots Handmade Pizza with some friends and family to attempt their Quad Cities Pizza Challenge!
A quad cities pizza features a soft, chewy, slightly crispy dough and its cut into strips like breadsticks. The pizza for this challenge was a 16 taco pizza with lettuce, tomato, pizza sauce, spiced sausage and a ton of seasoned tortilla chips on top. Also included in the challenge are 5 huge bricks of mozzarella sticks, a spinach and artichoke dip with pita wedges and a mouthwatering slice of fruity pebbles cheesecake for dessert.
Challengers have 1 hour to complete the challenge to get a t-shirt and the meal free. After watching Randy and Katina kick off this challenge and making it look easy, I underestimated this massive challenge that carried a lot of flavor fatigue in the pizza!
Music Credit: Giuseppe Ottaviani & John OCallaghan - Cloudsurfer [Dreamstate Records] GIANT Taco Pizza Challenge in Chicago! - Roots Handmade Pizza](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/fkvqXoNpVsk/mqdefault.jpg)




![KC Finns Burger Challenge
In my last challenge as a single man, I took a much needed break from a hefty amount of homework to drive out to KC Finns in Jackson, TN to take on their Big @$$ Burger Challenge!
The challenge consists of 8 1/2 lb beef patties, 16 slices of cheese, lettuce tomato, pickle, onion, mustard and ketchup amassing a 5 lb burger and it is served with 1 lb of fries and 1 required drink. If every morsel is eaten and drank in 30 minutes, the meal is free and you get a t-shirt!
This was a very simple burger, with smash style patties and no frills. The meat was very tender and flavorful and the veggies were fresh, which reminded me of a Wendys burger but much bigger and much better. Charlie, the owner live streamed my challenge and was very cool and happy to host the Branimal for this challenge!
Music credit: Armin van Buuren feat. Sophie Ellis Baxtor - Not Giving Up On Love (Dash Berlin 4AM Remix) - [Armada Music] KC Finns Burger Challenge](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hZDw2Mjxfyc/mqdefault.jpg)



