Hall Hunt has uploaded a video from the Jacksonville Krystal qualifier to http://youtube.com/watch?v=lkdGCnDDHYM

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Radio talk show Steve Dahl models the T shirt from the Myrtle Beach pork BBQ sandwich contest that Pat Bertoletti gave him in a recent blog entry:

I will be working out today in my pork sandwich eating shirt, and I think that sends a nice message to the rest of the people at the gym. It says “Competitor” on the back. I wish I was.

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Today is the fourth anniversary of the founding of SonyaTheBlackWidow.com.

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Brian Seiken has recorded a video to commemorate the 4th birthday of his website. Topics include Hoff show highlights, jalapenos, Krystals, Cannolis and praise for Sonya Thomas and Juliet Lee.

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Hall Hunt has some pictures from the Kolache contest in Houston on his blog.

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The new poll asks who you think should be the next eater interviewed on the eatcast podcast. Bob Shoudt is the guest on the current podcast.

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Badlands Booker appeared on two videos for the online interview show “Dave’s Detours”: a hot dog slam and a freestyle rap showdown.

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The blog for Bubba Dogs reports that “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti will compete in their hot dog eating contest in Sea Isle City, NJ on Saturday. The entrance fee for the contest is $15. Prizes will include Flyers Club Box Seats, limousine service and restaurant gift certificates to Smithville Inn & Lobster Loft.

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Erik “the Red” Denmark reports on his attempts to set two Guinness pepper eating records at the Groz-with-Gas-a-Thon on Friday:

I was on the docket of guests that included a superstar lineup of Seattle sports stars past and present. I think I was able to entertain everyone who was in attendance by putting myself through some serious pain and establishing some pepper eating records that I am very proud of:

Guinness World Record Jalapeno Eating Results (1 minute):

26 Jalapenos (beats previous record of 16)

Habanero Pepper Eating Results (1 minute eating with no substances during and for 5 minutes following):

32 Habaneros (establishes new record)

A gallery and videos of the attempts are available.

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TheNortheastGeorgian reports that Dale Boone won an eating contest at the Chattahoochee Mountain Fair by eating 24 chili dogs in 12 minutes.

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The New York Times archives from before 1923 are now available free of charge, making accessible an article describing Eleanor Reynolds’s victory in a 1915 eating contest in Harlem in which she ate 22 lobsters, defeating the male runner up by 5 lobsters.

An excerpt from the article’s PDF file follows after the jump

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The original competitive eating website turns four this week.

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MaineToday.com has a preview of Saturday’s burrito contest. Sonya Thomas, Tim Janus and Crazy Legs Conti are listed as expected competitors.

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An old Alka Seltzer commercial in which a veteran competitive eater provides advice to a novice can be viewed at http://youtube.com/watch?v=zsvzr4ahT6M

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Gal Sone appeared on this week’s episode of “Worldwide Challenge” (Yaredeki), the program that televised the pumpkin contest last week. Gal Sone ate a dessert from 60 countries. Pecan pie was selected as the dessert from the United States. R Suzuki has a program description. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

Gal Sone shows off her studio apartment, then has an eating contest with a man listed as her boyfriend. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6

Gal Sone is analyzed on a science program in which an infared camera records her and a heavier person while they eat. Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Gal Sone appears on a combination cartoon / quiz show.

Gal Sone sings “Tomorrow” (not from “Little Orphan Annie”)

Some other videos can be seen on jinyashiki’s youtube page

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From KrystalSquareOff.com:

Knoxville Qualifier top 3:

1. Chip Simpson, 49 burgers
2. Paul Egger, 27
3. Rick Petralia, 21

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From SonyaTheBlackWidow.com

La Costeña “Feel the Heat” Jalapeño Peppers Contest Results

1. Pat Bertoletti: 191
2. Sonya Thomas: 141
3. Rich LeFevre: 120
4. Hall “Hoover” Hunt: 110

Results are approximate. The contest was stopped before the the planned 8 minutes due to a lack of peppers.

update WQAD.com has an article. The official contest time is 6.5 minutes

update #2 Wes Sabi has a contest report & picture in his myspace blog. He has a negative review for the contest venue, which he had a difficult time finding. The blogger a friend of Pat’s cousin, Kate, who competes in Windy City Roller derby girl as Dayglo Dago.

update #3 Galleries are available at http://community.webshots.com/user/SicilianEater & http://www.flickr.com/photos/jjmurletti/sets/72157602050865018/

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TimeRecordNews has a report on the beanie burger eating contest at the Texas-Oklahoma Fair. Maurel Merette took advantage of 3 time champion Nathan Biller’s absence to win by eating 4 beanie burgers in 7 minutes.

I have not located any media coverage about the Houston Kolache contest. Friday night in Texas during football season is probably not the best time and place to maximize coverage.

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The fourth episode of the Eatcast podcast is available for downloading at eatcast.blogspot.com “Humble” Bob Shoudt and Brian Seiken are guest.

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The entrants list for the Knoxville Krystal qualifier is available on KrystalSquareOff.com. Chip Simpson and Kevin Carr are the ranked eaters who will compete.

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A segment from “Inside the NBA” about Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub’s 11 pound “Ye Olde 96er” burger can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWdRnqoQLIU After Kate Stelnick is mentioned as the first person the finish the burger in under three hours, Charles Barkley inquires about her appearance. (Embedded video after the jump)

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(From SuperSized Meals) A video of an unknown woman (Suzie ?) attempting to eat 25 hot dogs & buns in 15 minutes at the Alumni Grill in Wildwood, NJ has been posted to youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef6IFtYAwzM The spectators report that she finishes 15 HDB. Embedded video follows the jump.

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Kolache results from Sonya:

1. Joey Chestnut, 56 kolaches
2. Pat Bertoletti, 54
3. Bob Shoudt, 36
4. Sonya Thomas, 34
5. Hall Hunt, 27

Sonya will also compete in the Chicago jalapeno contest, where she expects to compete against Pat Bertoletti, Rich LeFevre and Erik Denmark.

Chron.com did a preview of the contest yesterday containing an interview with George Shea, who estimates the value of the publicity produced by Nathan’s contest at $100 million.

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Cannoli results from IFOCE.com

1. Tim “Eater X” Janus, 21 cannolis
2. Crazy Legs Conti, 17
3. Allen Goldstein, 16
3. Nate Biller, 16
?. Will Bill Myers, 7
Noriaka Takada ?

update NY1.com has an article with an incorrect headline and video. Tim Janus describes this year’s cannolis:

“My best cannoli performance is 26 in six minutes,” said cannoli-eating champ Tim Janus. “This year they were so fresh, so crunchy, a little more difficult to eat, but you know a lot more tasty.”

update #2
BeautifulBrian.com has a contest report and video.
Lowernotes has a very good blog entry about the contest.
For Flemish speakers, an exchange student from Belgium did a blog entry about the contest.

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Erik Denmark reports that he will attempt to break two pepper eating records today for jalapenos and habaneros at the 11th annual 950 KJR Groz-with-Gas-a-thon charity auction. The attempts will take place at Anthony’s on Pier 66 in Seattle around 5:00 pm PST and can be listened to at 950KJR.com.

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