Irish oyster champ claims to have defeated Sonya Thomas in 2009

September 2, 2010 at 7:06 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:International contests, Sonya Thomas

Food Belfast has an article about Colin Shirlow, who received a Guinness record for oyster eating (233 in 3 minutes) in 2005 and claims to have defeated Sonya Thomas at the Hillsborough Oyster Festival in Ireland last year:

Last year saw the ominously named ‘Black Widow’ (pictured, left) being flown over especially for the competition from the US.

Sonya Thomas got the nickname because of her ability to regularly defeat men four to five times her size in competitive eating events. The 43-year-old holds records in some 25 competitive eating contests and set her sights on Shirlow’s crown.

“Her record sits at 350 oysters in 10 minutes [actually 46 dozen, 532] but with this record it says it has to be three minutes. The Guinness Book of Records specifically say you have three minutes. We paid for her to come across and on the Thursday night we were like two boxers.

Sonya Thomas could not have competed in the Hillsborough Oyster Festival, which takes place during Labor Day weekend, because she was at the Buffalo Wing Festival in 2009. Shirlow is most likely confusing Sonya Thomas with Linda Li, who competed in last year’s contest after winning a qualifier at the Ceili Cottage in Toronto.

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The Wing Ding Festival in Jacksonville, Arkansas (Little Rock area) will award $1000 in its wing eating contest ($600 to the winner) on October 2.

September 2, 2010 at 12:34 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Little Rock, Other Contests, Prizes | Permalink * Comments

Joel Podelsky won a contest held at the Wing Fling at last night's Lakewood, NJ Blue Claws game by eating 30 wings in 4 minutes. The runner-up was an unnamed 16 year old.

September 2, 2010 at 11:55 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, North NJ Shore, Other Contests | Permalink * Comments (3)

The facebook page for the Habitat in Brooklyn announces that Will Millender defended his wing eating crown at that restaurant Tuesday night.

September 2, 2010 at 11:09 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, New York City, Other Contests | Permalink * Comments

The Tasting Buds has an interview with Joey Chestnut about competing in the Austin Ice Cream Festival. Joey says he considered doing the breakfast taco challenge at Juan in a Million.

September 2, 2010 at 8:17 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Austin, Joey Chestnut | Permalink * Comments

The burger eating contest at a Taste of Hamburg-er Festival in Hamburg, PA Saturday will have amateur and professional divisions. If seven or more professional eaters compete, the professional contest will award $350.

September 2, 2010 at 12:42 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Other Contests, Prizes, Reading, PA | Permalink * Comments

Don Sturdy has a blog entry and gallery about Jessica "Queen of Cuisine" Abdul Hussain's challenge attempt at Pho Garden in San Francisco. Jessica's server claimed that no woman has completed the challenge, which is contradicted by a challenge attempt report from March claiming a woman held the house record (30 minutes) at that time (Joey Chestnut has since broken that mark). (Nancy Hua also claims to have finished the challenge in April)

September 2, 2010 at 12:10 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Noodle Eating Challenges, San Francisco, Women | Permalink * Comments (2)

"Furious" Pete Czerwinski will award a T-shirt to the person making the most accurate guess on his facebook page about the duration of his charity stunt of eating 15 pounds of poutine tomorrow morning. update The DBlundellShow twitter reports Pete successfully completed the challenge.

September 1, 2010 at 10:58 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:"Furious" Pete Czerwinski, Charity Events | Permalink * Comments

Jacksonville.com has posted a press release about the discontinuation of the Krystal Square Off qualifier held at Jacksonville Landing Labor Day weekend.

September 1, 2010 at 10:51 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Jacksonville, Krystal Square Off | Permalink * Comments

Steven "Fleish Gordon" Weinberger of Brooklyn won the pickle eating contest held at the Kosher BBQ Contest and Festival in Memphis.

September 1, 2010 at 10:32 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Memphis, Other Contests | Permalink * Comments

Joey Chestnut wins 2010 JA Nugget Ribs eating contest

September 1, 2010 at 3:16 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Joey Chestnut, Reno

update #2 RGJ and the Daily Sparks Tribune have articles.

update The Nugget Ribs twitter confirms Joey’s victory

Crawfish has posted the top 4 to his twitter (via Ryan McKillop)

1st Joey Chestnut 8 lbs
2nd Patrick Bertoletti 6.8
3rd Erik Denmark 4.8
4th Ron Koch 4.1

Joey Chestnut says he is considering competing in the JA Nugget Rib Eating Championship in Sparks, NV tonight at 6 pm Pacific.

Daily Sparks Tribune has an article about amateur competitor David Headrick.

Fox 40 has a video of Ryan McKillop (via MLE facebook)

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NorCalBBQ has a blog entry about Adam Richman attempting the five pound chili dog at Parker's Hot Dogs in Roseville, CA, which will be televised on the Sacramento Man vs. Food on September 29.

September 1, 2010 at 1:43 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Hot Dog Eating Challenges, Man vs. Food, Sacramento | Permalink * Comments (1)

AmIAnnoying.com is now taking votes on Juliet Lee.

September 1, 2010 at 11:30 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Juliet Lee | Permalink * Comments (5)

Buffalo Spree has an interview with Joey Chestnut about competing in the Buffalo Wing Festival this weekend.

September 1, 2010 at 7:38 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Buffalo, Joey Chestnut | Permalink * Comments (2)

NBCDFW.com lists several expected entrants in the September 25 World Tamale Eating Championship in Lewsiville, TX including Sonya Thomas, Tim Janus and Erik Denmark.

August 31, 2010 at 10:47 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Dallas | Permalink * Comments

HowStuffWorks.com has a series of questions labeled The Ultimate Competitive Eating Quiz.

August 31, 2010 at 6:03 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Competitive Eating | Permalink * Comments (6)

The new poll asks how you think the Wall of Fame mural at the original Nathan's will be altered to reflect that Takeru Kobayashi's departure from the IFOCE.

August 31, 2010 at 2:22 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kobayashi (小林尊), Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, New York City | Permalink * Comments (34)

The facebook page for Downtown Grill & Brewery in Knoxville, TN reports that Adam Richman from Man vs. Food din there yesterday. update Aug 31 Ye Olde Steakhouse was today's site.

August 31, 2010 at 7:39 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Knoxville, Man vs. Food | Permalink * Comments

Elissa Plastino lists several expected entrants at the pickle eating contest at the Isle of Capri casino in Pompano Park, Florida which includes Pat Bertoletti, Sonya Thomas and Hall Hunt.

August 30, 2010 at 11:36 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Fort Lauderdale | Permalink * Comments (34)

A pepper eating contest at the NC Hot Sauce Contest in Oxford, NC (North Raleigh area) will award $300 to the winner on September 11.

August 30, 2010 at 5:38 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Other Contests, Prizes, Raleigh | Permalink * Comments

Lisel Parillon eats 99 tacos in under 36 minutes (in 3 sessions)

August 30, 2010 at 2:33 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Philadelphia, Taco Eating Challenges, Women

(via Stephanie Wu twitter) CityPaper reports that Lisel Parilon, a female student at the the University of Pennsylvania’s dental school, completed the 33 taco challenge in under at all three Drinker’s locations in the Philadelphia on August 20, 23 and 26, beating the 13 minute limit in each attempt. The prize for completing the “Triple Crown” in under a week is free drinks at all Drinker’s locations. On her most recent attempt last Thursday, she completed the challenge in 9 minutes.

Philly.com reports that Ms. Parillon plans to attempt to qualify for Wing Bowl 19 and calls her the first serious female competitor at that event since Sonya Thomas stopped participating in it.

Images from Drinkers facebook gallery

update Aug 31 Shadow Scene was there: “New record. Girl just polished off 33 huge tacos in 9mins!!! While drinkin a beer!”

update Sept 1 Shadow Scene’s pictures have been posted

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A Times Free Press article about the 2010 Southern Brewers Festival in Chattanooga mentions the lack of a Krystal Square Off qualifier at this year's event.

August 30, 2010 at 7:53 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chattanooga, Krystal Square Off | Permalink * Comments

Herald Standard reports that Brad Sciullo ate five pounds of spaghetti in 4:23 at the Italian Festival in Uniontown, PA, breaking a world record of 4:31. The official IFOCE pasta record is 6.67 pounds in 10 minutes by Cookie Jarvis even though Takeru Kobayashi ate 13 pounds in 14 minutes at the 2005 US Open of Competitive eating.

August 29, 2010 at 3:45 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Brad Sciullo, Pittsburgh, Records | Permalink * Comments (9)

Fanster reports that Colin Gardiner won the amateur-only Battle of the Bone wing eating contest in Chandler, Arizona for the third year in a row. Gus Beisel was the runner up.

August 29, 2010 at 8:12 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Other Contests, Phoenix | Permalink * Comments

Will Millender has the top 3 in today's Richmond Wing Bowl: 1) Jon Squibb 2) Joe Menchetti 3) Joel Podelsky

August 29, 2010 at 12:10 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Jon Squibb, Other Contests, Richmond | Permalink * Comments (4)

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