Six pounds of breakfast tacos? A burger over a foot tall? No wonder
these challenges pushed Adam to the limit. And trust us: It gets worse.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, so it's a good thing that
there's no time limit for this challenge. According to the menu at Beth's Cafe,
the egg-stravagant Southwestern Exposure omelet is made with 12 eggs, four slices of cheddar cheese,
three ice cream-sized scoops of sour cream,
beef brisket chili, salsa, and a brick-sized portion of hash browns ... plus a side of toast.
"This is the breakfast of titans. Forget about the breakfast of champions. I'm convinced that
Godzilla comes and occasionally he like, snacks here at Beth's when he feels peckish.
Richman was on cruise control and seemed to be enjoying the challenge a little too much,
and at the 15-minute mark, he had less than a quarter of an omelet left on his serving tray. His
competitor had barely made a dent. But with only 10 bites left, Richman suddenly hit a food wall.
After deciding that fresh air might be a possible remedy,
Richman took a walk outside to clear his mind and give himself a pep talk.
"And I'm trying to realistically figure out if I can do it. The idea of taking the last
two bites and rocking this challenge is awesome. It's pretty gnarly."
The night wore on, and, ultimately, he decided he just couldn't do it. Because Richman
seriously underestimated the sheer size of this mEGGa-omelet, it gets a spot on the "worst" list.
This seemed to be one of the least daunting challenges of Adam Richman's competitive
noshing career, though it's still more than the average Joe can consume. With more than
300 challengers and only 30 victories at the time this episode aired, the victor received
immortality on the winner's wall, and the $20 burger was free if finished within 20 minutes.
"Normally I don't bring religion into this…but OMG yes."
As for what was between the buns of Lindy's OMG Burger: Twelve quarter-pound Angus patties,
each topped with Swiss or cheddar cheese, then smothered with diced onions, tomatoes, lettuce,
and Lindy's special sauce. The one-foot meat stack is held together with a 14-inch skewer.
Richman's ultimate strategy was not only speed, but to divide the burger into manageable sections.
While he praised the burger's flavor, what really gave him a hard time was the repetitive chewing.
After chewing for 14 straight minutes, his jaw was getting the ultimate workout.
Then he hit the burger wall.
"I'm lost in a beefy haze."
Unfortunately, he didn't finish before the 20-minute mark,
but at 44 minutes he declared victory.
Anything with burritos deserves to be on the Worst list. Having attempted three burrito challenges
and surrendering to two of them, burritos are to Adam Richman like kryptonite is to Superman.
But that didn't stop him from traveling to the NASCAR Cafe in Las Vegas, Nevada to take on the
Big Badass Burrito Challenge, also known as the B3. According to Super Sized Meals, this 6-pound,
2-foot burrito had over 4,000 challengers and only three winners by 2009 when this episode aired.
At 15 minutes in, he still had a third of the burrito left. Even with positive affirmations
provided by a local psychotherapist who was spectating, Richman was doubtful,
since all the positive affirmations in the world won't help six pounds of food get in your body.
"Repeat that in your mind. You can do it."
Reluctantly, he raised the white flag after consuming a remarkable
5 pounds of burrito. Though the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that
the restaurant was demolished in 2013 as part of the Sahara's massive renovation,
the B3 lives on as one of the most daunting burrito challenges Richman ever attempted.
If he had owned this 90-minute challenge, Richman would have won a t-shirt, and earned unlimited
roller coaster rides on "Speed: The Ride." Of course, since that ride is also defunct now,
maybe it's for the best that Richman didn't try to push through to the bitter end.
“While I'm full of beef and beans, I have run out of gas."
This challenge could have been an easy victory for Adam Richman,
had he not made a poor judgment call. Like the Southwestern Exposure Challenge, this one had
no time limit. Maybe besides burritos, having no time limit is also Richman's kryptonite.
The Don Juan El Taco Grande challenge pitted man against eight three-quarter
pound breakfast tacos filled with potato, egg, bacon and cheese. There was no time limit,
but you had to keep your keister in your seat — and that meant no bathroom breaks.
"Within the last 12 years, thousands have tried, and they don't even come close."
Knowing he had no time limit, Richman started off with four tacos and seemed to be in good spirits,
at least relative to other challenges where he had to scarf down as much as possible
as quickly as possible. He ordered a fifth and then made his big mistake.
"With four down and no time limit,
I make a huge tactical decision. We're gonna take a little siesta for a moment."
After an hour had passed, Richman realized that he was really, really full. He forced
down the fifth taco and ordered one more, but begrudgingly threw in the towel.
Perhaps if he didn't take that little break, this challenge would have gone his way.
"I literally bit off more than I can chew."
This challenge deserves to be on the worst list because it's Adam
Richman's second least favorite challenge ever. When the episode aired in 2009,
thousands of challengers had attempted to devour this pulled pork sandwich
smothered with a habanero-based BBQ sauce, but only a mere 64 had unlocked victory status.
"Yeah, no more.” “That's it?”
“That's it. “ ‘That's it! Three bites. Give it up."
To slay this one-pound beast, contestants had no time limit and had to keep it down
for a full five minutes without the aid of any other food that might kill the burn.
Richman dove into the sandwich and was sweating like a pig
only a few minutes in. The habanero BBQ sauce was so blisteringly hot
that he was down half a roll of paper towels after only eating a quarter of the sandwich.
"I'm only one quarter down and I can't speak. All I can muster is a desperate call for help."
With speed as his only ally, Richman squeezed pieces of sandwich into his fist like little
sandwich-capsules and finished the meal. After the final excruciating five minutes, he looked
like he had run a marathon. It's easy to see why he calls this one of his worst challenges ever.
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