Brett Healey
Tom and Chee Bakers Dozen Challenge!
updated
Joining me on today's video is my friend Amy who is also a self-proclaimed massive fan of Taco Bell!
Music credit: Giuseppe Ottaviani - 8k (30 minute chillout mix)
A quad cities pizza features a soft, chewy, slightly crispy dough and it's 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 O'Callaghan - Cloudsurfer [Dreamstate Records]
I got to link up with my good friend and elite eater Darron Breeden at his alma mater AND I even got to see his wife Caroline just before their son Eddie was born :).
This was an awesome contest with 2 eaters making their MLE debut and a crowd full of rowdy college students. All the finest things in life. I even got to join for a brief afterparty before heading to the airport!
This extremely special event started from nothing and grew to something incredible over a few years, thus becoming one of the most impactful things I've gotten indirectly from my involvement in the competitive eating community. In the 2022 edition of this event, we were able to raise nearly $2,000 for Streetdog Foundation and find 2 dogs a forever home!
Music Credit
Armin Van Buuren - We Are Here To Make Some Noise (Maison & Dragen Remix)
Tiesto feat. Christian Burns - In The Dark (Tiesto 2010 Remix)
The staff was great here, super friendly and were rooting for us to win the challenge which is always a nice feeling. Also, the locals cheering us on were really cool and therefore, I gave them my gift card prize before heading home. There's no better feeling :)
Music Credit
Protoculture - Wings feat. Alina Renae [A State of Trance Recordings]
Although this pancake challenge is relatively straightforward, it had eluded defeat for 26 years until Branimal came to visit and brought his appetite. 5 pancakes, 5 lbs. 30 minute time limit. Finish it and the meal is free and you get the first ever sweet T shirt! Fail and you’re paying a fair price for a filling and delicious pancake breakfast. Sounds like a win win if I’ve ever heard of one!
I really enjoyed this challenge especially because the staff was very into it and was rooting for me to win! They also made breakfast specifically for me even though it was after breakfast hours, so that was really awesome of them.
Music Credit:
Tritonal - Slave (Tritonal & Ben Gold Club Dub) [Air Up There Recordings]
After completing a half marathon in New Orleans over the weekend, we met up with the one and only @bigeatermike who was kind enough to arrange this challenge for me at Burgers Blues & Barbecue! I have been waiting a long time to try this famous challenge which has many elite eaters on the wall of fame, such as, Molly Schuyler (who holds an insane record) Geoff Esper, Randy Santel, George Chiger and more.
This is a relatively simple stacked burger challenge. Three burgers, each with a 1 lb beef patty, cheese on each layer, lettuce tomato, onion, pickles, ketchup and mayo (eww.) Served within a moat of fries, of course but this also included a shake, but they actually offered me a float instead! Soda is easier than more shake, so I of course went for the float.
I must say, this burger was exceptionally tasty. The huge beef patties were well seasoned and cooked perfectly, despite being a little more well done than I would normally prefer during a challenge. The staff was also into it, making this a great experience and I'm glad I finally got to check out this place and attempt this delicious and fun challenge!
Nathan Figueroa held the record for this elusive challenge, which only had a couple other winners besides him since the challenge was launched years ago. This 6 lb beast of an ice cream serving contained 20 scoops of flavors of your choosing (and they had a lot of amazing flavors to choose from) along with 2 ENTIRE CANS of whipped cream, 4 waffle cones,2 waffle cone bowls, 4 bananas and a generous topping of chocolate fudge, sprinkles and cherries. If you can finish this huge dish fit for the biggest sweet tooth in 1 hour or less, the meal is free!
Note I almost dehydrated with a serious electrolyte deficiency on the bike ride back to the hotel, so don't do what I did. That was stupid. Make better choices, but still have fun!
Music Credit:
Deadmau5 - Arguru 2k19 [mau5trap]
After a marvelous weekend celebrating in St. Louis with some friends, we stopped at Hotshots Bar & Grill on the way home to treat them to lunch and a show. They got to witness me taking on the Grand Slam Challenge!
The Grand Slam Challenge is pretty much a smorgasboard of pub food of which challengers have 30 to consume to win the meal free and a picture in their hall of fame! The meal consists of 12 boneless wings, 6 crunchy tacos, a bacon cheese patty melt where the buns are grilled cheese sandwiches, a side of fries and a St. Louis style meat lovers pizza. It's a wide spread, but not a ton of food, if you're a veteran food fighter. However, the size of the challenge wasn't the hardest part. The jaw fatigue was excruciating throughout most of the challenge! The thin crust pizza especially fought back and was tough to chew!
Despite the restaurant smelly more smoky than I would have preferred, the food was pretty tasty and the staff AND some patrons provided some awesome support!
Music Credit:
Kernkraft 400 vs. Nero - Zombie Nation vs. Promises (Dash Berlin Dashup)
Instead (after getting a flat tire between TST BBQ and Rosalita's) we headed to Rosalita's Roadside Cantina to take on their Kitchen Sink Burrito challenge, which bested me years before!
Challengers have only 20 minutes to devour this 5+ lb burrito stuffed with chicken, steak, ground beef, rice, black beans, topped with cheese and salsa and guacamole, pico de gallo and lettuce with a sour cream (yuck) drizzle. If successful, the meal is free and you get a t shirt! Was I able to get revenge on this burrito that embarrassed me years ago?
Music Credit:
Cannons - Fire For You (Tiesto Remix) [Columbia Records]
The Fam's Pizza Challenge allows challengers to select one of their specialty deep dish 14" pizzas. It's unclear if you're allowed to pick plain or 1-topping pizzas. When Randy Santel did his video, he said it had to be a specialty one, but my server said I was allowed to choose any deep dish pizza. In either case, this 14" pizza is so deep dish, it actually weighs in at about 6 lbs! Incredibly thick but incredibly tasty. If you can eat the entire pizza in one hour or less, you get the pizza for free and a t-shirt!
The staff was awesome, having fun and really getting into the challenge, rooting for me. The beer, I already knew was great here, and Gina's regular meal looked solid. The pizza was excellent, every bite. The crust wasn't too chewy or dry, just... a lot haha
Music Credit:
Radion6 - World of Tomorrow (Extended Mix) [A State Of Trance]
The slider challenge consists of 12 jewish sliders with sliced brisket, monterey jack cheese, brown gravy and potato latkes on a challah roll. Each slider is packed and tall and thick, making them the size of a regular sandwich! In the middle of the platter, there is also a mound of fried onion strings. The 30 minute time limit goes very quickly with this flavor and carb packed challenge! If successful, the meal is free and you get a t-shirt!
Music Credit:
Protoculture - Titan [A State of Trance]
They made the mistake of allowing me to convince them to do rice cakes as the discipline for this contest and all of our gums and the roofs of our mouths got to pay the price for it.
Max's Channel: youtube.com/user/maxtstanford?app=desktop
Molly's Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCr7o6DHaB75JwjoC1fIksKA/featured
Music Credit:
Robert B ft. Anna Renae - Part of Me [Black Hole Recordings]
Challengers have 45 minutes to eat an 85 oz banana acai bowl topped with strawberries, pineapple, kiwi, peanut butter, Nutella, honey, granola and coconut along with a strawberry Nutella toast with cacao nibs. Also included in the challenge is another toast with avocado, sundried tomato pesto and hard boiled egg and 10 peanut butter granola energy balls. The three drinks with the challenge are a spinach pineapple smoothie, a chocolate peanut butter protein powder smoothie and an organic cold brew coffee. If successful, the meal is free!
Do I have what it takes this time around!?
Music Credit:
Sian Evans - Hide U (Tinlicker remix) [Anjunabeats]
The 14er consists of a small but extremely thick pizza that weighs in at a whopping 14 lbs! In the middle is pepperoni, sausage, mushrooms, peppers, onions and cheese. Along the rim, is 7 lbs of incredibly dense, crusty crust which is very unique because it has honey baked right into it! But it makes for the most difficult aspect of this challenge, without question.
It was amazing to share the table with international sensation, Ricardo Corbucci for the first time!
Corbucci's Channel
youtube.com/c/CorbucciEats
Music Credit:
i_o - Castles in the Sky [Armada Music]
The field was jam packed full of world class eaters, including defending champion Darron Breeden and international superstar Ricardo Corbucci! 8 minutes to eat as many open face, Colorado sloppers are you possibly can. The world record, set by Geoff Esper is on the line!
I want to thank the hosts/sponsors of this contest for putting on an amazing event and for giving away the best swag bag I have received of any contest I've done!
Darron's YouTube
youtube.com/c/DarronEats
Ricardo's YouTube
youtube.com/c/CorbucciEats
1) To help raise awareness of my buddy Jeremy's St. Jude Marathon Fundraiser
2) To challenge myself mentally and gain a sense of introspection/humility
3) To celebrate reaching the 1,000 subscriber mark
4) To take advantage of some of the health benefits linked to extended fasting
Important links here!
Jeremy's St. Jude Fundraiser page
fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/Heroes/SJMMW?px=5060200&pg=personal&fr_id=131089&fbclid=IwAR2B1YJBWkvc6nfq0lnOcRcCdqjEpDwrAX0OiZn9M2d_7BqrlWzjQ9MSZ98
Heavy D's YouTube channel
youtube.com/c/TheAdventuresofHEAVYD
Music Credit:
Vangelis - Chariots of Fire [Polydor]
Eumir Deodato - Also Sprach Zarathustra (2001) [CTI]
We had 45 minutes to finish an 11 lb pizza where your choices are either a supreme pizza they call "The Works" or a meat lover's pizza called "The Carnivore." We chose The Works but they threw us a curveball with a delicious, yet salty, meaty pie. Could we overcome the adversity to become only the 2nd team to ever complete this? A free pizza and cool t-shirts were on the line here!
Jeremy's St. Jude Fundraiser link:
fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR/Heroes/SJMMW?px=5060200&pg=personal&fr_id=131089&fbclid=IwAR2B1YJBWkvc6nfq0lnOcRcCdqjEpDwrAX0OiZn9M2d_7BqrlWzjQ9MSZ98
Kyle's Channel:
youtube.com/c/KyleTheHitmanHall
Music Credit:
The Exies - My Goddess [Warner Chappell Music]
The challenge:
Eat 5 progressively hotter servings of spicy peanuts
Chew each round for at least 10 seconds
30 second after burn after you swallow that round
5 minute after burn after eating the final serving
Tomorrow's Ice Cream Gallon Challenge at Velvet Cream:
youtu.be/CqMcB9e2KhU
I make my return to Velvet Cream aka The Dip in Hernando, MS to attempt their Gallon Challenge that Randy Santel helped kick off the summer before.
The challenge is simple: one gallon of ice cream, any flavor combination you want. The best part is that they have so many options! And honestly, each flavor was amazing, even until the very end which is a rare scenario for a sweet challenge!
It was great to have the crowd support from friends, staff and new fans!
Music Credit:
Ferry Corsten & Ruben de Ronde - Bloodstream [Flashover Recordings]
This was my first ever omelette challenge, so I knew I had to scarf the eggs down as quickly as possible. Fortunately, the meats and veggies they mix into this omelette are almost exactly my favorite things to put into an omelette. The wild card here was that they had a new chef in the kitchen who had never cooked the challenge before, so I wound up being the lucky recipient of a dramatically larger (about 3x more) than usual portion of hashbrowns!
With small utensils only and a cheering section full of my peers, was I able to tackle this humungous breakfast in only 30 minutes?
Music Credit:
Giuseppe Ottaviani - Resonate [Armada Music]
The dessert pancake challenge is pretty simple. 8 pancakes topped with whipped cream, strawberries, banana and chocolate drizzle, totaling about 4 lbs. Challengers have 25 minutes to eat the entire tower of pancakes in order to win the meal free, a t-shirt and a picture on their wall of fame! I love pancakes, so how do you think I fared against this challenge?
I'd like to give a huge shoutout to my special guest editor of this video, my buddy Bryan Rollins for editing the main section of this video. If you're interested in collaborating with him on video edits, please see his social media below!
youtube.com/c/bryanrollinstv
dearsynthia.bandcamp.com
Located a few doors down from Gina's favorite donut place, Firecakes Donuts, we went to Jojo's Shake Bar to attempt their Sweet 16 Challenge! The sweet 16 challenge consists of a 16 oz double smash burger, a 16 oz (ish) portion of Jojo's loaded fries, a 16 oz beer and a 16 oz Three's Company shake. Challengers have only 16 short minutes to consume every bite for a chance to win the $50 meal free. We also got t-shirts as our prize!
This place was really cool and the food was absolutely scrumptious!
Nathan's YouTube Channel:
youtube.com/channel/UCQRROlD8kpobh1Q2-FkchMQ
Music Credit:
Armin Van Buuren - We Are Here To Make Some Noise (Maison & Dragen Remix) [Armada Music]
While Joel was in Memphis, we started off a nice hot Sunday by grabbing lunch at Wally Hatchet's, a cool brunch spot that has great burgers, from what I heard. When I learned they had a Triple Bypass Burger Challenge, I had to go in to check it out and there was no better opportunity then with Joel on campus.
The Triple Bypass Challenge consists of a 3 layer burger with 3 1/2 lb patties with Texas Toast in the middle, lettuce, tomato, pickle, onion, cheese, a jalapeno popper and bacon all wedged between a standard sesame seed burger bun and surrounded by a moat of fries. Challengers have only 20 minutes to finish every bite of the challenge in order to win the meal FOR FREE and get on their wall of fame!
Music Credit: Cosmic Gate - Body of Conflict (Cosmic Gate Club Mix) [Black Hole Recordings]
In the last contest (2019) Joey Chestnut set a new world record in the 10 minute contest at 43 pepperoni rolls.
Full results:
1) Joey Chestnut - 33
2) Geoff Esper - 30.5
3) Nick Wehry - 24.5
4) Brett Healey - 16
5) Mike Whities - 14.5
6) Badlands Booker - 14
7) Mike Deitz - 8.75
8) Larell Marie Mele - 7.5
9) Rene Rovtar - 4.5
Challengers have 1 hour to eat every bite of a 24" pizza for a chance to get the meal for free and a picture on their wall of fame! The rules for the pizza is that you must have 2 meats and 2 veggies so I went with bbq chicken and ground beef for my meats and red onions/tomatoes and roasted garlic/tomatoes as my veggies, split half and half on the pizza.
Mazz was attempting to eat an entire plain 24" pizza alongside me just to see how he did!
Brandon Clark's Video:
youtube.com/watch?v=KvKZBnHnsQo
Music credit:
The Motet - Closed Mouths Don't Get Fed
The pizza yet to be conquered resides at Alvino's Pizza in Tiptonville, TN. Their challenge is comprised of a 28" pizza, totaling 11 lbs! Challengers must select 2 meats and 1 veggie topping to go on the pizza (we went with chicken, bacon and tomatoes.). If you can finish every last morsel of the pizza along with a 2L soda split between teammates (or 3 cans of soda each) then you win the $82 pizza for free, a $25 gift certificate each, a t-shirt and a picture up on their wall of fame!
Music Credit:
Van Halen - Panama [Warner Bros.]
Tesseract - Juno [Kscope]
Behold, the Carnivore Challenge! This is a huge, 30" meat lovers pizza topped with ham, ground beef, sausage, bacon, and pepperoni in which challengers have 1 hour to eat every last bite. If you are successful, you get $150 cash!
I knew I was going to have to eat well over half of this pizza but what I didn't know was just how salty all that meat would become as each bite went down!
Music Credit:
Henrik B featuring Christian Älvestam - Now & Forever [Musical Freedom]
Van Halen - Panama [Warner Bros.]
4 challengers have 1 hour to consume a 25 lb burger. The burger is 12 lbs of beef, topped with 7 lbs of cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle on two custom baked 4 lb each buns. There is an optional side of fries, for some reason. If challengers are successful, they get the burger for free, t-shirts and a picture up among many famous eaters on the wall of fame!
For this challenge, I had the honor of joining an all-star cast of Brandon Clark, Bob Shoudt and Kyle Hall!
Brandon's Channel
youtube.com/channel/UCb_ifQyIzj3_1UtxWdCtixQ
Bob's Channel
youtube.com/channel/UCg-0jNBDELXDove1RJuTgcw
Kyle's Channel
youtube.com/channel/UCpfb7Bg7UARPt-C7hlpte2g
Music Credit:
Ilan Bluestone - Spheres [Anjunabeats]
Bob's Donut Challenge:
youtube.com/watch?v=35J_i_wCgRw
The challenge details are a 3.5-4 lb burger, composed of 4-8oz patties, american/pepperjack cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickle and a massive slathering of peanut butter. The burger is served with at least a pound of curly fries and challengers have 30 minutes to consume every bite in order to get the meal for free! Even if failed, the cost is about $25, which is not bad at all for the amount of food you get.
Music Credit:
Boom Jinx & Andrew Bayer - Keyboard Cowboys (Original Mix) [Anjunabeats]
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]
The challenge consists of a massive 5 lb calzone stuffed with 5 different meats and 4 veggies. The first part of the challenge is to cook it correctly :) The second part of the challenge is to eat this entire bad boy in only 15 minutes! The challenge costs $20 up front but if you're successful, you get a $20 gift card! To acquire your prize, simply post your unedited video, and contact Brandon Clark and Ryan at Papa Murphy's. The challenge is only available at the Olive Branch, MS location and the gift card is only redeemable there, so it's perfect for anyone who lives in the Memphis area and is really hungry!
Brandon Clark's Channel:
youtube.com/channel/UCb_ifQyIzj3_1UtxWdCtixQ
Music Credit:
Giuseppe Ottaviani - 8K (30 minute chillout mix)
BEHOLD! The Powerhouse Challenge hosted by Frutta Bowls (Tusacaloose location only.) The challenge consists of a massive 85 oz portion of their Frutta Bowl, which contains an Acai berry/banana base. This is topped with pineapple, strawberry, kiwi, Nutella, peanut butter, honey, and coconut flakes. You also get a savory avocado toast topped with hardboiled egg and sunried tomato pesto spread and a sweet Gigi toast which is Nutella with strawberry slices and cacao nibs. There is also a side of 10 peanut butter protein bites. The challenge also has 3 required drinks: A cold brew coffee, a Green Machine kale based smoothie and a chocolate explosion smoothie.
Although I thought sweet flavor fatigue was going to be tough after a while, by far, the most difficult aspect of this challenge was the cold. 85 oz of frozen Acai banana does not sit as gently in your stomach as warm food and I got an extra bonus of sensitive teeth pain throughout the whole challenge!
Music Credit:
Massive Attack - Teardrop (Bart Classen & Tom Fall Bootleg)
Original Attempt:
youtube.com/watch?v=h6O0AZUQZMI&t=1s
The Tom + Chee Baker's 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]
This 8 lb monster of a pizza can be found at Wick's Pizza Parlor in one of their Louisville locations. Challengers have one hour to consume every bite of this supreme pizza that contains tomatoes, onions, Italian sausage, beef, pepperoni, green olives, black olives, mushrooms and green peppers. The pizza is only 16" in diameter, but at 8 lbs, it packs a very dense punch. If successful, you get a t-shirt, the meal is free, and your picture goes on their wall of fame!
Special thank you to the wonderful staff at Wick's Pizza who were very pleasant and supportive during the challenge!
Music Credit:
T.F.F. & Inner Voice - Kyactus (Original Mix) [Emergent Cities]
Big thank you to my buddy Bill for this off-the-wall, yet perfectly fitting wedding gift!
Music Credit:
Arrow - Hot Hot Hot
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 Wendy's 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]
Music Credit:
Joe Esposito - You're The Best Around [Casablanca]
Above & Beyond - Filmic [Anjunabeats]
Vangelis - Chariots of Fire [Polydor]
The challenge consists of a massive "cinnabisc" which is bacon, eggs and cheese between stacks of huge cinnamon rolls, weighing in at 4 lbs. just by itself. There's also a large bowl of sweet southern oats, a french pig sandwich (ham and bacon on french toast) and your choice of a sweet stuffed french toast (I chose apple fritter.) There are three beverages as part of the challenge too: either 3 beers (light medium and dark) from Asgard Brewing or 3 of Lo-Town brew's specialty cold brew coffees. Challengers get 1 hour to consume everything and if successful, get the meal free!
Music Credit: Craig Connelly feat. Natalie Major - Watch the Way You Move [Black Hole Recordings]
We each had an hour to eat a 28" 10-12 lb pizza, consisting of 4+ of crust and a minimum of either 4 veggie toppings or two meat toppings. We got to go with 1 meat and 2 veggies. If successful, not only do we get the pizza free, but we also get a t-shirt and (for now) the opportunity to set the record and be the first ever winners!
Brandon's Channel - youtube.com/channel/UCb_ifQyIzj3_1UtxWdCtixQ
Randy's Channel - youtube.com/user/RandySantel
Music Credit - Chicane feat. Bryan Adams - Don't Give Up (Giuseppe Ottaviani Remix) [Armada Music]
How to donate to Feeding America
secure.feedingamerica.org
How to buy your own White Lightning chocolate bar (instantly donates 50 meals on your behalf)
fuegobox.com/products/choco-challenge-white-lightning
Music Credit:
Giuseppe Ottaviani - 8K (30 minute chillout mix)
No time limit, just 6.66 lbs of sugar, chocolate, fat and all the other things your body does not need.
Massive thank you to everyone who watches and supports my channel. I do this purely for fun with no milestone goals, so if you're along for the ride despite my minimal self-promotion and marketing, you're here for the right reasons and I'm glad you are :)
Music Credit:
Slipknot - The Heretic Anthem [Roadrunner]
Spiritbox - Holy Roller
The Big Daddy Burrito Challenge consists of a massive 4-5 lb burrito stuffed with steak, chicken, shrimp, chorizo, fajita veggies, rice, beans, pico de gallo and sour cream rolled in a 15" tortilla and topped with chipotle cheese sauce. Challengers have only 5 short minutes to eat the whole thing and if successful, they get the $20 meal for free!
Brandon Clark's Video:
youtube.com/watch?v=SifAzvNlSaw&t=480s
Music Credit:
Deep Dance
http://www.hooksounds.com
I'm joined by Andrew again. He's almost a full fledged competitive eater at this point, having won the Showstopper challenge and put up a great effort in Lockdown Showdown episode #1. I'm also joined by Casey as they team up against me to see who can finish 2.25 lbs of cereal and half a gallon of almond milk first!
The challenge consists of 4 1/2 lb burger patties sandwiched in between grilled cheese sandwiches for the bun layers and there is also extra cheese and bacon on each layer of burger. You get to choose a side of fries, tater tots, or onion rings with the burger and you get 30 minutes to finish. If successful, you get the meal free, a very cool bright colored t-shirt and a picture on their social media!
The total challenge weight was listed around 3-3.5 lbs, so I decided to attempt two challenges in one time limit to up the ante. I weighed each of my challenges at 4.0 lbs each, so the total weight was closer to 8 lbs!
Big thank you to 10th Inning for hosting us. The food was delicious and the crowd support and hospitality was highly enjoyable!
Brandon Clark's Record Setting Video:
youtube.com/watch?v=Pz16yDdoOgc&t=276s
Betcha Comeback BBQ catered a company cookout at Tri-state motors in Southaven, MS and the owner Joe Woods happens to be a big fan of Brandon. Therefore, he had the cool idea of creating a BBQ Nacho Challenge called the Smoky Joe Challenge!
This challenge was said to be 5 lbs but I'm assuming it was closer to 7-8 lbs. The challenge consisted of half a rack of ribs, a pound of pulled pork, a pound of coleslaw, a pound of baked beans, a ton of nacho cheese and bbq sauce and 2 pickle spears all served on a mountain of tortilla chips. Since this was a new challenge, the time limit was yet to be established, but we kind of agreed on 30 minutes as we were going, which seemed to be a challenging but fair time.
Brandon's Channel:
youtube.com/channel/UCb_ifQyIzj3_1UtxWdCtixQ
Music Credit:
Nadia Ali, Starkillers & Alex Kenji - Pressure (Alesso Remix)
We agreed to do them in the oven to prioritize taste over speed eating easiness. Did that come back to bite me? Watch to find out!
Derek's Channel:
youtube.com/channel/UCwF9N6llgXGa-yPMc1ZZVUg
Derek's 2 minute warning pizza bagel video:
youtu.be/k15qijN5GBM
Music Credit:
Dash Berlin w/ ATB vs. Niki and the Dove - DJ Ease My Apollo Road
This video was inspired by my best friend, Bill. He conceived that if I ate a 32 pack (8 lbs) of baby food, he would donate the cost of the food to a local food shelter to help with those who have undercome hardship due to the global pandemic. I decided to match his donation amount, then reached out to the viewers to invite them to join!
Any amount small or large is appreciated! If you don't have your own local organization in mind, I invite you to donate at
http://www.globalcafememphis.com/donate
Music Credit - The Thrillseekers with Katherine Amy - I Gotta Let You Know [FSOE]


