Uploaded April 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Since a water boil advisory derailed our plans for a very special challenge (more to come on that in a later video!) Big Eater Mike and I made lemonade out of lemons and decided to head to Beebe, AR to Simple Simon's Pizza to attempt to become the first team to conquer their Beast Challenge!
The Beat Challenge is a team pizza challenge in which a team of 2 people have 45 minutes to eat a 29" pizza. The base requirements are one meat topping, which weighs in the pizza at 11 lbs. Since I was paired up with an all-star eater I decided to get cheeky and up the ante (and the nutrition) by adding 2 veggies, which brought our grilled chicken + tomato + bell pepper pizza to 13 lbs!
Winners of the challenge get the pizza for free, a t-shirt, and their picture on the wall of fame!
Big Eater Mike's Channel:
youtube.com/channel/UCOHE6ZINf2EvXCjVLRIp0EA
Music Credit:
Ørjan Nilsen - Iconic (Extended Mix) [Armind]
Since a water boil advisory derailed our plans for a very special challenge (more to come on that in a later video!) Big Eater Mike and I made lemonade out of lemons and decided to head to Beebe, AR to Simple Simon's Pizza to attempt to become the first team to conquer their Beast Challenge!
The Beat Challenge is a team pizza challenge in which a team of 2 people have 45 minutes to eat a 29" pizza. The base requirements are one meat topping, which weighs in the pizza at 11 lbs. Since I was paired up with an all-star eater I decided to get cheeky and up the ante (and the nutrition) by adding 2 veggies, which brought our grilled chicken + tomato + bell pepper pizza to 13 lbs!
Winners of the challenge get the pizza for free, a t-shirt, and their picture on the wall of fame!
Big Eater Mike's Channel:
youtube.com/channel/UCOHE6ZINf2EvXCjVLRIp0EA
Music Credit:
Ørjan Nilsen - Iconic (Extended Mix) [Armind]




![2020 Nathans Hot Dog Eating Contest Des Moines Qualifier
On August 10 2019, I took a trip to the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines to compete in the Nathans Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest regional qualifier! This was my first attempt to punch my ticket to Coney Island to qualify for the Nathans Finals on July 4, 2020.
The womens division boasted #35 Sophia DeVita, Rene Rovtar, and Michelle Severin, all competing for 1 berth in the womens contest and the mens contest consisted of yours truly, The Branimal facing off against my buddy #34 Derek Hendrickson AKA Heavy D. Derek was coming off of a great performance at a rib eating contest and hungry to make a splash at his third Nathans qualifier; my 4th qualifier.
Due to a fantastic crowd, great quality hot dogs, and fierce competition, multiple PRs were set in a very tight race!
Big thank you to Bardog Tavern for making my trip possible: https://www.bardog.com/
The Adventures of Heavy D
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwF9N6llgXGa-yPMc1ZZVUg
Music Credit: Luke Bond feat. Tyler Graves - Left of Us (Extended Mix) [ARMIND] 2020 Nathans Hot Dog Eating Contest Des Moines Qualifier](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_rwEfA_Mhpc/mqdefault.jpg)




![Tom and Chee Redux Challenge
Since we were going to Nashville for the Lions vs. Titans game in December, I snuck in a small, quick challenge on the way into town. Ive actually done this one waaaaay back when I was just getting started! So this was a nice revisit to see how far Ive come in 4 years of competitive eating.
Original Attempt:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6O0AZUQZMI&t=1s
The Tom + Chee Bakers Dozen Challenge is pretty straightfoward. They service grilled cheese donuts, as a flagship item there. They cut a glazed donut in half, put the cut sides facing outward, and in the middle, they put a pile of cheddar cheese! Challengers must eat twelve of these PLUS one specialty grilled cheese donut (I chose Banana-Rama) in ten short minutes! If successful, the $50 meal is free, you get a t-shirt (or choice of hat in this case) and eternal glory!
Music Credit:
Bleeding Through - Finnis Fatalis Spei + Declaration [Nuclear Blast] Tom and Chee Redux Challenge](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/as0acqjziNE/mqdefault.jpg)
