The new poll asks what you think will be the highest winning total in a Krystals qualifier in 2007. Sonya Thomas has the current qualifier record of 62.

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The Connecticut Post has a preview of Saturday’s rib eating contest at the Ash Creek Saloon in Fairfield, CT containing an interview with returning champion Joey Chestnut.

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The Three Brother’s Pizza contest preview in the Washington Post’s Sports “Bog” mention’s Liz K’s report from the 2006 contest.

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Capital News 9 has an article and video of this afternoon’s Nathan’s qualifier at Saratoga, NY. Crazy Legs Conti won the contest with 21.5 HDB. Jeff Bouyea was second with 10 HDB. Did any reader of this website besides Mike Landrich attempt to register for this contest and not get accepted?

update The Saratogian also has an article about the contest. Tim “Eater X” Janus attended and competed in the neat eating competition, but did not enter the qualifier.

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The Republican Herald has an article about the “A Taste of Hamburg-er” festival planned for Labor Day weekend in Hamburg, PA:

There’s also several contests planned for the festival, including a burger-eating contest, with the contestant that devours the most hamburgers in the designated time crowned the winner. There’s a $5 entry fee, and registration will begin the day of the festival.

“There’s talk that a group from the United Eaters of Pennsylvania will turn up to participate in the burger-eating contest, which will really bring some serious competition to the festival,” Kershner said.

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(From Kevin Carr) The third eatcast podcast can be downloaded at http://eatcast.blogspot.com/2007/08/in-this-installment-of-eatcast-kevin.html

The contents of the episode are described:

In this installment of EatCast, Kevin comes back from fun in the sun during a Caribbean cruise. He goes on about 72 oz. steaks, round-the-clock cruise eating and (mostly) hot chicks in bikinis. Co-host Neil defends his creepy behavior at Comic-Con, and Beautiful Brian Seiken brings the boys up to speed on what’s happening in the world of Major League Eating.

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Tomoko Miyake has blog entries about the departure and arrival of her flight to JFK to compete in a pumpkin eating contest in Rhode Island. After arriving, Tomoko and her teammate Nobuyuki “the Giant” Shirota ate at the American Steakhouse restaurant in Connecticut.

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The new biography of Pete Maravich mentions a halftime eating exhibition by Little Arlene:

At 105 pounds, Little Arlene earned her measure of notoriety by ingesting 77 hot dogs, 21 pizzas and 19 Cokes during halftime of a 76ers game.

Little Arlene’s numbers seem difficult to believe, but Google’s news archive search also brings up others articles mentioning Little Arlene’s eating feats.

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Brian Seiken has a report about his trip to Maryland to compete in the Three Brothers pizza eating contest on his Bits & Pieces page.

update There is a also a contest video on beautifulbrian.com

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DelawareOnline.com has a blog entry with a lot of pictures about last month’s waterless “Suicide” wing eating contest won by Ian Hickman held in Dewey Beach, DE.

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Today’s 3 Brothers Pizza results from SonyaTheBlackWidow.com and a Steakbellie comment

1: Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti: 22 Slices
2: Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas: 20
3: Tim “Eater X” Janus: 18
4: Chip Simpson – 17.5
5: Humble Bob Shoudt – 17
6: Pat Philbin – 12
7: Russ Keeler – 11
7: Juliet Lee – 11
9 Wing Kong – 10

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WBAL has a brief article about the 3 Brothers Pizza contest which claims that Sonya Thomas & Juliet Lee will compete.

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The Sparks Tribune has an article about the Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook off containing a quote from Joey Chestnut saying he would like to hit double digits in pounds in the rib eating contest.

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AICE news reports that Dale Boone has contacted that organization about competing in their events:

Dale “Mouth of the South” Boone has recently contacted AICE regarding his desire to participate in the Back Yard Burger National Hamburger Eating Championship in Memphis TN as well as the Wing Stop Southern States Chicken Wing Eating Championship in Pine Bluff Arkansas during the annual Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival. Subsequently, the Veteran Food Warrior received notification from All Pro Eating Promotions that he would have a spot at both major eating events.

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The Annapolis Capital has an article about expected entrants in tomorrow’s 3 Brothers Pizza contest for amateurs which includes some quotes from Pat Bertoletti. Pat says he looks forward to competing against Sonya, but the article does not say if they will face each other tomorrow. Dunking will be banned tomorrow in the amateur event. It is not stated if that restriction will be in effect for the professional contest as well.

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Kung Fu Events reports that an eating contest will be held in London England on September 2 to promote the DVD release of the Aqua Teen Hunger Force movie. There will be three rounds: fries, meatballs and milkshakes which correspond to the three main characters in the cartoon.

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Today is the first day that eaters can be drafted onto teams in Krystal Square Off fantasy leagues. Drafting closes at midnight on August 24.

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(From Deuce of Davenport via Deadspin)

A 6.5 mile bicycle race during which competitors will eat three slices of pie will be held in Concord, MA on August 25:

A short race against the clock with a unique twist: three “pie stops” (two along the way and one at the finish) where you will dismount your bike and eat a slice of pie! A test of not just your legs but your stomach, with excellent prizes to reward you for your daring. Please note the Pie Race is limited to the first 60 registrants, so sign up now! Click here for a press release from our first-ever Pie Race in 2005.

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AICE news reports that a multiple round, tag team eating contest between two person mixed gender teams from the United States and Japan will take place at Ron Wallace’s pumpkin farm in Greene, Rhode Island on August 21. The food will be a variety of pumpkin based dishes. Nobuyuki “the Giant” Shirota and Tomoko “Esute” Miyake will represent the Japanese, while the home team will consist of “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti and Elizabeth “Rubber Gut” Cassidy. Ms. Cassidy was predicted to come in fourth at May’s AICE rib contest in Kansas City, but no results for her from that event were listed and I have not been able to find any other competitive eating information about her on the internet.

In his blog, Shirota reports that he will be going abroad next week, but does not provide further details (automatically translated):

By the way next week, almost it is the foreign country.

There is no sight-seeing, is.

Today, because carrying which can be used even in the foreign country was rented, when perhaps it does

Perhaps, it renews [burogu] from the foreign country, perhaps, but it does not do.

AICE news also reports that Joel “the Cannon” Podelsky won the knish eating contest held on the Coney Island Cyclones Jewish Heritage Night.

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An interview with MeMe Roth of the National Association Against Obesity conducted by Neil Cavuto on Fox News criticizing competitive eating after the Nathan’s finals can be viewed at http://youtube.com/watch?v=y1coz4elffw

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The website of the band The Offspring reports that Kobayashi attended one of their concerts in Tokyo.

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From WashingtonPost.com:

A few months ago, the Palace of Wonders was sold to the owners of Mount Pleasant’s Radius Pizza and Tonic Restaurant. They’ve decided to resurrect the H Street funhouse’s competitive eating events, but with a twist: Instead of racing to eat hot dogs, 10 contestants have to finish an entire large pizza from Radius, crust and all. There will be gift certificates for the winners

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“Code Monkeys” is a program on the G4 cable network about a computer game company set in the 1980s made to look like a 1980s computer game. In a recent episode viewable online, a programmer envisioned competing against “Kobatashi” in Kitchen Arena after a possible transfer to Japan.

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The Herald Mail of Hagerstown, MD has a preview of Saturday’s Three Brothers Pizza contest containing several quotes from Pat Bertoletti in an article about a local ice cream eating contest. After graduating, Bertolletti has found employment at a fish store and gourmet shop and is also cooking for a catering company.

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A 24 hour eating contest between teams of different sizes was recently held on a Japanese television program called “Food Camp”. The teams consisted of Nobuyuki “The Giant” Shirota as a single-person team, a two-woman team of Tomoko Miyake and her friend Kana, three wrestlers and six comedians. The comedians won by eating, 22.21 kg in total, but that was only .3 kg more than Shirota ate. Tomoko Miyake’s team was hurt by the medical disqualification of Kana.

Youtube videos: Part 1 Part 2
R Suzuki blog entry
Official program website

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