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[Rodney King]

 

The 72oz. Steak

There's no bigger steak-eating challenge anywhere! The famous 72 oz. steak is a legend across the US and around the world; so if you can't travel to Amarillo to try it on for size, you now can have one shipped right to your front door!

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72oz. Steak Facts and Stats

• Nearly 4800 people have succeeded in eating the 72oz. steak (since 1960).

• Almost 30,000 people have attempted to consume the free 72oz. steak (since 1960).

• Approximately two women each year successfully eat the steak of the 4 or 5 who try. About 50% of the women who try are successful.

• Richard LaFeare chomped his way through 2 steaks on the "Donny & Marie Osmond Show" in 2000.

• Frank Pastore, who was a professional pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds, ate the complete steak dinner in 9 and 1/2 minutes.

• The oldest person to eat the steak was a 69-year-old grandmother; the youngest, an 11-year old boy.

• Klondike Bill, a professional wrestler, consumed two complete dinners in the one hour time limit back in the 1960s.

Some Rules 72oz. Steak

Rule # 1 is to have fun. We really want you to win! The $50 dinner consist of a baked potato, salad, shrimp cocktail, roll, and a 72-ounce top sirloin steak. You must sit at the designated table in our dining room. You may not leave the table for any reason once the contest starts. No one may assist you in any way (such as cutting up your meal). You must complete the dinner in 1 hour (if you can't do the meal in an hour, you ain't going get it done in 2 hours anyway). You may not share your meal even if you don't complete the dinner (like take it back to your table to be shared by any folks you may have invited to cheer you on). If you get sick (its been know to happen) the contest is over, period. You can order the steak cooked anyway you want. We will allow you a sample bite (small) prior to the start of the timer to make sure it is cooked to your satisfaction and the taste meets with your approval. Then we start the timer for one hour. You do not have to eat the fat or gristle (if you can find any), but we must judge this. Again, we want you to win but we do know our meats and will judge accordingly. The contest is just that, a contest. The steak is not offered on our menu as a meal. We do not allow the dinner to be ordered as a meal (unless you want to spend $200). It takes us a little more than a half an hour to cook the steak and it is available 365 days a year from 8:00am to 9:30pm. Enough with the rules! Refer to rule #1 - HAVE FUN!

Of course, when you take the 72oz. challenge at home, you don't have to limit yourself to one hour...and, you can share it with your friends and family. Most importantly, you now gain the bragging rights to say you too have savored the taste of this Texas-sized steak.

The successful 72oz. steak eaters in our restaurant will take home a special limited-edition t-shirt proclaiming their gastronomical feat. So until you are able to visit us in Amarillo, why not have a practice session in your own home? Invite a few friends over, and have a Big Texan party!

 

	World Renowned 72-oz. steak Item No. BT-416 $72.00 (plus shipping and handling) Order the one and only 72 oz. Top Sirloin Steak and share it with six or eight of your friends!
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[RedBloodedAmerican]

BTW, what will the mint do? Fill you?

[RedBloodedAmerican]

You can do it!

Can you get a digital video recorder and post the outcome on a website and link it here??

[dtel]

I remember Farrell's from my young days on the west coast.
You could get a ribbon stating:
I made a pig of myself at Farrell's.
if you could finish the 'Pig Trough"? banana split.
Pretty cool place as I remember.

[RedBloodedAmerican]

I had forgotten about that!! I still have some of the Zoo animals.

[woodyinscc]

I was snowed in at Timberline Lodge for 5 days. The Forestry Service owned it then, and they had to pay for the lodging and meals. IIRC it was located above Govt. Camp. I still have a lot of friends I stay in touch with, who live in the area. I am also going to visit there, but not until next year. The last time I was there was 1991. I could not believe how it had changed!

[RedBloodedAmerican]

I love it there. No place like it on Earth.

I check this as often as I can:

[patton]

Wierd. I could eat the steak - but the thought of that potato makes me want to ralph.

[MindBender26]

No, Dan was before my time. We were both at KFDA, though.

When I was there, Judge Dianne Bosch (sp) was still a corporal on the APD. When we needed a story on a slow news day, she would put on her "hooker dress" and we would shoot video of Johns on Amarillo Blvd!

Judge Braizer still presided over the "Kingfish Court" twice a week, Danny What's His Name was DA, (before he shot himself) Jeff Blackburn was a young shyster lawyer, Stanley Marsh was still crazy as a bed bug, Don Alenander did the weather for us, Sgt. Sandy Morris ran Special Crimes, Chief Jerry Neal ran the APD, Jimmy Don Boydston was the High Sheriff, T. Boone still loved Amarillo, and Teal Bivens wasn't out of the closet yet!

Ah, the old days........

[MindBender26]

Milk of MAGNESIA, a gentle lexative. Don't use Pepto. That would stop up everything!

[Squantos]

Wow we know a whole bunch of the same folks it seems....Diane still has the hooker dress BTW . But only wears it to parties. Do ya remember any of the Potter Co Sheriff Deputies ? Mackie, King, Gravestock ?

Stay Safe !

[RedBloodedAmerican]

http://www.farrellsusa.com/story.html

[MindBender26]

Probably would remember them if I saw them. We lived out on Boys Ranch Road, so we were in the County, not the City, so knew a lot of the Deputies.

Friends there are 4th Generation owners of the largest paining company there. They say, with the exception of the prison and development west of town, nothing much has changed.

[TEXASPROUD]

Let me know when you are going to do this. I'll show up in the peanut gallery to urge you on!

[MeekOneGOP]

Holy Cow ! hehe !

Good luck ! ...

[bwteim]

BTW, what will the mint do? Fill you?
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Rent the movie "The Meaning of Life", look for scene where Cleese, I think, offers Mr. Creosote just one wafer thin mint...Don't eat before hand, tho.

[AGreatPer]

"I drove by this place yesterday and have resolved to accompish this feat on April 12th, 2004 (My birthday)"

Hey Rodney King, you have about a week to go for your attempt to eat this steak.

1. Are you still going to try it?

2. Are you still getting in shape for it?

If all is a go, Good Luck. We will expect a report.

[Rodney King]

Thanks for pinging me. I am about a month behind schedule on my training. I have postponed the attempt for 3-4 weeks.

[7thson]

If I am not mistaken, there is a restaurant in the Williamsburg area that offers the same kind of deal, except I beleive the steak is 76 ounces, not 72. I believe it is the Yukon Steak House.

[SamAdams76]

Well you don't want to necessarily "starve" yourself. Actually it is best to eat moderately leading up to a challenge such as this. I have eaten nearly five pounds of steak at a sitting on occasion and the secret is to cut your steak into small pieces and pace yourself. The rarer the steak, the better.

It is not healthy to force food down when you are not feeling good so do not try it. Better to give up then to throw up.

Pistachios and peanuts are two other food items that I can eat a massive quantity of in one sitting. The key is to pace yourself.

[ctdonath2]

Your suggestion is about 9 years too late. :-)