TV8Ch reports that Gal Sone’s appearance on “kinsuma” last Friday received a 22.8% audience share. A 2ch commenter believes this is an all time record for a Japanese competitive eating program, breaking the mark of 22.7% set by Food Battle Club 2 in 2001. The program was not a contest; Gal Sone underwent a through examination to determine what enables her to eat so much and stay thin.

22.8% 21:00 – 22: Masahiro’s 48 TBS Nakai [kinsuma]! Disturbance ten thousand height special!!
Gal 曽 root celebration great success!!!!
Power of the audience rating queen was exhibited, that that much thing of the girl alone probably will be elucidated, seriously scientifically the program which is said, overwhelms other things, fearfully the [ru] should!! Mystery of the flesh of the gal 曽 root exceeded the Egypt mystery!!!!

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KeepMeCurrent.com has a report on Saturday’s burrito eating contest. The article says that IFOCE point standings are still being maintained:

For every event in which competitors place, they receive a certain amount of points. The 50 competitors with the most points are considered “ranked” eaters.

The competition to get to the top can be fierce, but eater Pete “Pretty Boy” Davekos, ranked 29th, said there isn’t a cutthroat mentality that often comes with other professional sports. “For 12 minutes we’re competitors, but for the rest of the time we’re good buddies,” said Davekos. “It’s a good solid rivalry.”

Sean “The Vaccuum” Kirby, who flew in from California for the competition, said one of the biggest misconceptions about competitive eating is that professional eaters don’t take care of their bodies.

“Lots of people think we do this and then go throw up,” Kirby said. “But it’s not the case. We train for the event. We know our bodies, we know what they can take. I’m 42 years old. I’m not going to do anything that’s going to endanger my health.”

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A hot dog eating contest will be held at the Ashburton Café in Boston at 12:30 PM. The entry fee is $5 and the proceeds will go to a charity of the winner’s choice.

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The list of attractions at the Arizona State Fair says there will be a taquito eating contest sponsored by Major League Eating on October 27.

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Pierre Abry has some pictures from Sunday’s Atlanta Krystal qualifier.

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An eating contest between a man and a dog from “The Man Show” can be seen at http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ha4iS4wYaXI The human’s food is swapped with dog food while he is blindfolded.

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Peter Czerwinski won the latest Controlled Labs video eating contest by eating 9 Taco Bell hard tacos in 2 minutes. Pete has gained 90 pounds over the last 5 years while maintaining a 8.2% body fat percentage. Pete’s sig lists some of his eating records:

167 Chicken Wings – RR
Pizza Hut- 50 Slices (1 hour) – RR
2 lbs (dry weight) of pasta (18 minutes) – RR
1500g Oats in 40 min.
72oz Steak in 12 minutes – RR
106oz Steak in 30 minutes – RR

RR – Restaurant Record

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The Kingpin of Cowtown received a press release about the Waffle House contest to be held October 7 at the Texas State Fair. The expected competitors listed in that document are:

The ten-minute all-you-can-eat waffle-eating contest will feature not merely an all-star cast of competitive eaters, but a virtual cornucopia of interesting characters to boot. Nipping at the heels of Chestnut and Bertoletti will be 26th-ranked Brad “Old School” Sciullo, a chef from Uniontown, PA, who can down a gallon of milk in 26 seconds. Sciullo recently upset a legion of higher-ranked gurgitators at the World Buffalo Wing Eating Championships. Also competing will be Brickhouse Braunstein from Bethesda, Dave “U.S. Male” Goldstein, and Walker “Texas Ranger” Duke, a waffle-specialist from Dallas, who has been boasting to everyone in earshot that he plans to upset Joey Chestnut in what he’s billing as, “the nosh heard around the world.”

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MayoChallenge.com is offering $280 to someone who can eat a 32 jar of mayonnaise with the following rules:

1. No puking until you’re done.
2. Jar must be unopened prior to beginning so we can hear the seal pop when you open it.
3. Camera must stay on you and the mayo at all times, so we can be sure you don’t swap in a jar of yogurt or something.
4. Must be eaten by itself. i.e. not with crackers/tuna/bread/etc.
5. Must be eaten in a reasonable amount of time (i.e. under like 20 minutes or so).
6. You don’t have to completely scrape out the jar, but you must get in there with a spoon to get most of it.
7. If you think you’re going to yack (during or after) it better be on film.

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11alive.com has an article about the Atlanta Krystal qualifier. Pat Bertoletti broke the qualifier record by 16.

Full results are now available at http://krystalsquareoff.com/headlines.php?s=84 Juliet Lee’s total has been restored to the original 41.

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A video of Saturday’s Costa Vida World Burrito Eating Championship can be seen at http://youtube.com/watch?v=Dd__oMtDkK0

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From beautifulbrian.com

1. Pat Bertoletti, 85 burgers
2. Allen Goldstein, 42
3. Juliet Lee, 41

update The IFOCE.com report says Juliet ate 45? I have received an additional confirmation of Brian’s top 3.

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The Chicago Tribune has an article about Pat Bertoletti’s victory in last week’s jalapeno contest. Bertoletti will compete in the grits contest in Louisiana next week.

The Tribune also did an article about Tim Brown’s preparation for the jalapeno contest.

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The list of expected entrants for today’s Krystal qualifier in Atlanta is available. Dale Boone is listed despite his explusion from the IFOCE.

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Hall Hunt has uploaded the remainder of the Jacksonville Krystal qualifier video: Part 2a, Part 2b

Hall has also added some pictures and a report on the Chicago jalapeno contest.

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Tim Janus edged out Sonya according to early burrito results from Andrew “skinnyboy” Lane

1. Tim “Eater X” Janus 10..75
2. Sonya Thomas 10
3. Tim Brown 6.5

Crazy Legs ?
Skinnyboy 2.5
Davekos 3?

update FoxNews.com has an article and Yahoo has some pictures. A caption of one of the pictures says that Tim Brown finished 3rd with 6.5 burritos.

update #2 PressHerald.com has an article with a video clip

update #3 The UPI article says the contest took place in Portland, Oregon.

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Candela I Pizzeria near Princeton, NJ is holding a wing eating contest on September 29 with an unusual prize:

If you’re the first to finish your heaping plate of savory Candela chicken wings, you’ll win a date with the Candela waitress of your choice. See here for more information about our fine females of Italian food. And girls, gays and everything in between, we haven’t forgotten about you, either: if you prevail at eating those delicious Candela wings faster than the rest, you’ll score a date with one of our prime, well-defined delivery boys.

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The University of Iowa student newspaper has columns in favor of and against the cancellation of a corn eating contest that was to precede the Iowa – Iowa State football game. Ryan Nerz is quoted in the anti-cancellation column. Iowa lost to previously winless Iowa State.

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There will be a donut eating contest tomorrow at the White County Sesquicentennial (150th) Celebration in North Georgia.

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GwinnettDailyPost reports that Pat Bertoletti will compete in the Krystal qualifier on Sunday at the Gwinnett County Fair.

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NorthhamptonChron.com reports that British eater Peter Dowdeswell will honor his late wife’s request and retire from competitive eating. His final event will take place later today at the Sunnyside pub in Kingsthorpe. Dowdeswell had many eating records when Guinness discontinued their eating records section.

update In happier news about the spouse of a British competitive eater, Lisa reports that an article about living with her competitive eating husband appeared in a recent issue of “Pick Me Up” magazine. Lisa is the wife of Rob Burns, who was the British representative in the 2005 Nathan’s finals.

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DowntownExpress.com has a writeup from last week’s cannoli eating contest at the San Gennaro Fair.

Update link fixed – thanks Don Lerman

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KeepMeCurrent.com has a preview of the burrito contest that will take place in South Portland, Maine on Saturday. Sonya Thomas, Chip Simpson, Tim Janus, Tim Brown and Crazy Legs Conti are listed as expected competitors.

MaineToday.com also has a preview.

update Press Herald has an article about Tim Brown, who will be competing in the upcoming Spike TV event.

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StarTribune.com reports that Fatso’s will celebrate its grand opening in downtown Minneapolis by holding a burger eating contest. The restaurant offers a 4.5 pound burger, but the article does not say if that size will be used in the contest.

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Scans of the eating records section from the 1988 Guinness Book of World Records are available after the jump. Eating records were dropped by Guinness around 1990.

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