About
7,000 people have
succeeded in eating the
72 oz. steak (since
1960)
Almost
42,000 people have
attempted to consume the
Free 72 oz. steak (since
1960)
About
two women each year
successfully eat the
steak (About 50% of the
women who try are
successful. So about
four or five women make
the attempt each year.)
Frank
Pastore, who was a
professional pitcher for
the Cincinnati Reds, ate
the complete steak
dinner in 9 and 1/2
minutes. (May 3, 1987)
Pastore actually has
eaten the steak dinner
seven times. On his
first effort, in
February 1976, he
finished the steak in 21
minutes.
The
oldest person to eat the
steak was a 69 year-old
grandmother.
The
youngest person to eat
the steak was an 11
year-old boy.
Klondike
Bill, a professional
wrestler, consumed two
of the dinners in the
one hour time limit back
in the 1960s.
The
Big Texan Steak Ranch
serves the meat from
about 10,000 head of
cattle every year. (One
steer weighing about 1,200
to 1,400 pounds,
produces about 400 lbs.
of steak.)
The
Big Texan puts about
208,000 lb (or 104 tons)
of meat on serving
plates each year.
Carlene
and Richard Lefevre, a
couple from Henderson,
NV, have eaten the steak
dinner at least 10 times
since their first
attempt 1995. Both of
them usually complete
the meal in less than 30
minutes.
7701 East I-40
Amarillo, Texas 79118
Main (800) 657-7177
Lat: N 35°, 11min, 36.40sec Lon: W 101°, 45min, 18.41sec
