72 oz Steak Challenge

Right after I hit "Publish Post" on that last blog... Man vs. Food came on tv and the host was totally at The Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo. When we played in Amarillo (home of the mud wrestling incident) last April, Justin Spears was playin acoustic for us. He decided to take on the 72 oz steak challenge at the Big Texan!!! We were all in disbelief. To see a 72 oz steak... it is OVERWHELMING.

If you win the challenge you don't have to pay, you get a t-shirt, and major bragging rights... :)-
You have to eat the 72 oz steak, a dinner salad, shrimp cocktail, dinner roll, and baked potato - ALL UNDER AN HOUR. These steaks are unbelievable.

48,000 have tried. Only 8,000 have succeeded.

LOOK AT IT!


He had to sign a contract and everything. You have to eat it all - except the fat and gristle (Which is up to the judges), and you can't throw up. If you don't eat it all, you pay $72.

Justin put up a good fight. He ate 42.5oz of it! I mean.... ya'll that is a LOT of food. Justin said he definitely could have eaten it if there was no time limit. He chewed NON-STOP. He was NOT feeling good later. But he sure was hungry the next morning!!! :)

The host, Adam Richman, took on the challenge and he finished the WHOLE THING with 29.5 minutes left! It was amazing to watch.

I have been to 3 of the places in the show so far!! Lambert's - home of the throwed rolls, The Big Texan, and The Rendezvous in Memphis. I LOVE the Rendezvous. We now want to go to all of these places and see if the whole band can finish these food challenges. I wouldn't pull much weight, but we've got Miguel and James on our side... I think we could do it. :)

Peace, Love, Fiddle, and so much food,
~nat