OregonLive has an article about competitive eating with quotes from Joey Chestnut and Carlene LeFevre. The quoted doctors are more positive about competitive eating than medical experts often are:

Patterson’s a fan of competitive eating. “I find those things fascinating to watch, actually,” she says. And gurgitators — competitive eaters’ chosen moniker — may have a healthier relationship with food than many jockeys, gymnasts and wrestlers, who can become anorexic or bulimic trying to keep their weight down.

Eating for contests is not a disorder, or “in any way contributory to any eating disorders,” says Dr. James Hancey, a psychiatrist at Oregon Health & Science University — though “to my mind, it’s the height of stupidity.”

OregonLive also has a video interview with Joey Chestnut.

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Will Millender reports in his blog that he intends to audition for “The Biggest Loser” weight loss reality show. The next series will feature teams, so Will is looking for another competitive eater to pair with to record an application video.

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The first episode of “Hurl” will be televised on the G4 cable channel tonight at 9pm eastern. The foods in the debut will be macaroni & cheese and pumpkin pie and the activity will be human bowling. The episode will be rerun several times over the next two weeks.

“Hurl” leads off Entertainment Weekly’s list of the 22 most appalling shows in television history.

Other review and coverage:

• Boston.com review
• Newsday review
• CinemaBlend preview

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The new poll asks if you think whether the judges should have declared Joey Chestnut or Takeru Kobayashi the winner of the Nathan’s finals and whether the contest should have gone into overtime. If you think that Kobayashi and/or Chestnut should have been disqualified, that option is also available.

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• Final Denver hot dog qualifier report
• Column criticizing Juris Shibayama for finishing “toward the back of the pack” that does not bother to find out his actual placing
• Megamunch blog entry and gallery from the UEPa meeting at Gregory’s Steakhouse
• Report on Tour de Donut in which cyclists can reduce their reported finishing times by eating donuts
• The Serious Sports News Network reports that a congressional committee will investigate allegations that PEDs were used in the Nathans’ finals
• Mini-essay contest for slots in the Bowie burrito eating contest, also lists expected ranked entrants

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The top 2 finishers in yesterday’s beef patty eating contest at Meritone Family Festival in Connecticut can both be found in the bodybuilding.com forums. “Furious” Pete Czerwinski took first place by finishing 14 beef patties in 3 minutes and 14 seconds (video and pictures) and John Taylor, runner-up in the Nathan’s Hartford qualifier, was the only other competitor to finish his 14 patties in the 8 minute limit. Kara Walker won the amateur contest in her first competition.

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I will place reviews and other information about the Wii Major League Eating game in this post as they become available. The release time is scheduled at noon eastern.

Please place your gamer tags in the comments if you are interested in playing over the internet.

update Serious Eats has challenged other food blogs to online play.

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• Hall Hunt completes the Grandfather Mountain Marathon (Boone, NC area)
• Singapore qualifier videos and photos
• Fort Wayne hot dog contest report (full results)
• Manning brothers compete in Oreo Double Stuf Lick Race with $10,000 prize
• Two questions by Skinnyboy
• Greenwood, SC hot dog contest results
• CBS 46 video of Atlanta bacon contest
• Michelle Lesch wins 10th South Africa oyster eating contest

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Chinook Winds rib eating contest results from a Jason Erb email:

1st Joey Chestnut 8.05 lbs, 4th victory in a row
2nd Rich Lefevre 5.3 lbs, 4th 2nd place finish in a row
3rd Erik Denmark 4.55 lbs, 3rd 3rd place finish in a row
4th Jason Erb 3.7 lbs, 3rd 4th place finish in a row
5th Brickhouse Braunstein 3.35 lbs

update

Blog entry and gallery by KC Photo

Desert Diva blog entry

Picture of Joey, Erik and fan

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The Rafu Shimbon reports that a gyoza eating contest will be held on August 23 at the Nisei Week Festival in the Little Tokyo section of Los Angeles. In 2006, the festival held an IFOCE gyoza contest. This year’s contest will probably also be an IFOCE event because the article says that national food eaters will participate.

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• Registration for the Ash Creek (CT, August 17) rib contest and the Myrtle Beach BBQ contest (August 30) opens tomorrow
• Transcript of Joey Chestnut on CNN July 4
• Furious Pete attempts to break Cookie Jarvis’ 76 ounce steak record at J & R Steakhouse (result)
• Jill Stoler’s report on the 120 ounce steak attempts
• Video of amateur contest at Delaplane Strawberry Festival
• 17 Year old eats age in hot dogs
• Video of radio interview of Joey Chestnut and the LeFevres
• Kobayashi has a blog entry about dining at Gray’s Papaya hot dog stand with Stephen Dubner

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A segment about Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub containing footage from a 2002 event in which diners attempted 3 and 6 pound burgers has been uploaded to youtube. No one was able to finish a 6 pound burger, but Lori Weiss did manage to set the record for the three pound burger.

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The book section of the Mainichi Shibun has an interview with Natsuko “Gal” Sone about her recently released autobiography.

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• Log of Pat Bertoletti on yesterday’s Steve Dahl show. Bertoletti will be competing against sandwich makers at the Taste of Lincoln Avenue on July 26 or 27.
• Video recorded by Gersh Kuntzman alleging cheating by Kobayashi after regulation time ended at the Nathan’s finals
• Press release about today’s UEPa meeting at Gregory’s Steakhouse
• Short article about Rich LeFevre

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The Freakonomics blog entry about competitive eating has a link to a transcript of a chat session by Sonya Thomas. The chat was conducted by the Washington Post on July 3.

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WFAA.com reports that the next stop in the La Costeña Feel the Heat Jalapeño Eating Challenge Tour will be in Dallas Sunday at the Taste of Dallas food festival. The contest will be one minute and award $500 to the winner.

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A press release reports that the Major League Eating Wiiware game will be relased on July 14 as previously mentioned in a Ken Hoffman column.

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Stephen J. Dubner, co-author of Freakonomics, attended the Nathan’s finals and has a short blog entry about that event with a picture of post-contest hot dog debris.

Kobayashi says he dined with an unnamed author who is probably Dubner before the Nathan’s finals and has a blog entry about meeting him .

Dubner says that competitive eating might be a topic of SuperFreakonomics. Will the IFOCE have Ryan Nerz write another book to counter that project?

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• Joey Chestnut on the Today Show after defending his Nathan’s title
• Short article about Hall Hunt on jacksonville.com
• Mini burger eating contest in Long Beach Monday. Purse is $600 in restaurant gift certificates.
• FCC affirms $4000 fine of WIP for not following listed rules in Wing Bowl 13.
• Parody about alleged performance enhancing drug use in the Nathan’s finals
• Southington, CT hot dog contest also goes into overtime
• Kobayashi has a blog entry about Hungry & Focused 4 showing Super Paul Barlow’s cover art
• Kobayashi also has a link to Erin Wigger’s gallery of competitive eaters

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DelmarvaNow.com has a gallery of the hot dog eating contest held July 4 at Fish Tales restaurant in Ocean City, MD. A caption reports that Ken Federighi won the contest by eating 16 hot dogs in 12 minutes. J.D. Kisner took 3rd place (the runner-up was not listed)

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An anonymous commenter noted that a profile page for Jason Skrzypek, ranked #5 on WLOCE.com, has been added to that website. Jason Skrzypek is listed in the eatfeats database, which reports he finished 9th in the 2006 Atlanta Krystal Square Off qualifier.

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The Nathan’s finals will be rerun tonight on ESPN at 3am eastern. This is the only rerun that currently appears in the online TV schedules.

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The Salisbury Post has an article about controversy over Dale Boone’s use of hot tea at the July 4 Apple Ugly eating contest:

After friends pointed that out, [contest runner-up Keatin] Shelton e-mailed the Apple Baking Co., which organized the competition, to say that he didn’t think Boone’s record should count.

“I believe the tea may have given him an advantage,” Shelton wrote. “Anyway your rules were broken.”

The rules say that contestants can have cups of water. The rules also say contestants can’t use condiments on Uglies — which are “delicious enough on their own.”

The contest organizers say that Boone’s victory will stand.

There has been previous controversy over hot beverages in pastry eating competitions. Some competitors objected to the use of hot coffee in the 2003 San Gennaro Cannoli Eating Championship

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• Preview of the Chinook Winds rib contest. Rich LeFevre and Erik Denmark are listed as expected entrants.
• Steakbellie on the Camden qualifier
• Megamunch finalizes plans for the UEPa meeting. The 120 ounce steak is free if finished.
• Quotes and podcast of George Shea at the Nathan’s finals.
• According to CNN, Heinz’ sales are up 16.5% and profits are up 30.9% over the past two years. Nelson Peltz got Heinz to co-sponsor Nathan’s.
• 11 “Pushing Daisies” themed pie eating contests at the Orange County Fair from July 11 to August 2

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WZTV (Fox 17/ Nashville) has an article and video about Juris Shibayama with footage from his medical office. The reporter surprises “Dr. Big Time” with a Twinkie eating contest, which the spinal surgeon wins.

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