• Joey Chestnut no longer listed on IMDB page for Nacho Mountain in actors list
• Connecticut Post article about competitive eating and Ash Creek Saloon rib contest (link fixed, thanks Pat from Moonachie)
• English article and podcast about Czech dumpling contest
• Joey Chestnut to appear at final Battle of the Bone contest
• Short English article about Gal Sone biography

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Crazy Legs Conti was a surprise guest on College Humor Live recently and attempted to consume Michael Phelps’ typical breakfast in under 5 minutes. Video, Gallery

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Please place results from the gyoza eating contest held during the Nisei Week Festival in Los Angeles in the comments of this thread. The contest was supposed to start at 12:30 Pacific (3:30 eastern)

update results from “LA Assassin”
Joey “Jaws” Chestnut 231 New world record
Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti 201
Rich “Locust” LeFevre 175
Tim “Gravy” Brown 135 I think
Kevin “007″ Ross 107
LA Assassin 75
Shawn Kirby 56
Franklin Teng 47

update sklathill has a gallery of the contest with 6 video clips

update #2 mrmurayama competed in the contest and has a blog entry about it.

update #3 A contest video and official results are now available

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The KSO twitter page has announced that “Humble” Bob Shoudt has won the Chattanooga qualifier with 58 burgers. Sonya Thomas retains the Chattanooga qualifier record of 62.

update
TimesFreePress has the top 3:
1. “Humble” Bob Shoudt, 58
2. Larry “The Legend” McNeil, 28
3. Rick Petralia, 20
? “Super” Paul Barlow, 18

update #2 Mike Nafziger emails that Bob Shoudt passed out before the contest due to lack of calories.

update #3 Full results are now available on krystalsquareoff.com/blog

update #4 WDEF weatherman ties for fifth with 18 burgers

update #5Video of the contest and a Humble Bob interview are available on KrystalSquareOff.com

WDEF.com has videos of yesterday’s celebrity eating contest

The KSO twitter page is currently taking predictions.

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• Sonya Thomas listed as an expected entrant in the Jacksonville Krystal qualifier
• English article about faked Tomoko Miyake program.
  

  “We were vague about how we counted the plates and dishes, for instance, counting one plate with four pieces of the same dish as four dishes.”

• Denver CE meetup group resumes August 28 with a chicken nugget contest
• Buzz Bishop blog entries about Vancouver Nathan’s contest: preview, results
• Video of woman attempting Michael Phelps’ typical breakfast
• Live “Jimmy Buffett-style Music” will play during the Jacksonville Krystal qualifier according to The Hangman

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Takeru Kobayashi’s latest blog entry is about attending the invitation only grand opening of the New York City Nike Sportswear Store Thursday night. Nebol.com and Nicekicks.com have pictures. Joey Chestnut, Roger Federer, Spike Lee and Serena Williams were other celebrities in attendance. Nathan’s provided food for the event.

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You can follow the events of the opening festivities for Krystal Square Off V on the KSO twitter page at http://twitter.com/ksquareoff The “Running of the Grill” is almost concluded and the press conference is about to begin.

The Times Free Press has an article and WDEF has a blog entry about today and tomorrow’s events. Registration for amateurs tomorrow starts at 2pm.

Viewing tomorrow’s qualifier requires admission to the Southern Brewers Festival which costs $15.

update TimesFreePress.com has a preview of the qualifier focusing on the favorite, Bob “Stoudt” [sic]

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Following up on last week’s post about Michael Phelps’ 12,000 calorie a day diet, here are some other male athletes who reportedly ate over 10,000 calories a day (I will try to have a post up about female athletes sometime this weekend.)

• Michigan State offensive lineman Tony Mandarich, 12000-15000 cal/day from a 1989 Sports Illustrated article, a list of Mandarich’s weekly grocery shopping is also available (Mandarich’s diet may or may not have been steroid assisted)

• Judo competitor Myles Porter, up to 12,000 cal/day, from a MSNBC article and video about Olympians diets (1984 Nathan’s champion Birgit Felden was a member of the West German judo team)
• 1976 Olympics swimmer Gordon Downie, 13,000 – 18,000 cal / day
• Icelandic strongman Jón Páll Sigmarsson (now deceased), 10,000-20,000 cal / day from a caption from a youtube documentary
• Ultramarathon swimmer Skip Storch, who attempted to swim from Albany to New York City, 17,000 cal / day from a NY Times article
• Bodybuilder Victor Richards, 30,000 calories a day, reportedly from a daily diet consisting of:
  

  3 pounds of brown rice.
  25-30 chicken breasts.
  75-120 egg whites.
  10-12 cans of corn.
  5-6 cans of pineapple

• A Sports Illustrated article from 1981 about pro wrestler “Andre the Giant” lists a daily calorie consumption of 7,000 calories a day, but that figure comes solely from alcohol and does not include food and non-alcoholic drinks. (quote is from part 6)
  

  Like most people who drink because they enjoy it rather than because they have to, Andre isn’t bothered overmuch by the occasional dry period. Last year, for example, after an extended trip to Japan and Australia , he found that his weight had reached the unacceptably high figure of 540 pounds, whereupon he put himself on a strict diet—no alcohol, and only one meal a day. In four weeks he dropped 80 pounds, which becomes less surprising with the realization that he consumes approximately 7,000 calories in alcohol a day.

  As for his efforts at table, Andre seems to eat less than might be expected, though, of course, far more than the average person. Four eggs, bacon, hash browns, four pieces of whole wheat toast, a pint of orange juice and two iced coffees suffice to break his nightly fast, and his evening meal, generally taken several hours before his match, will depend on where he is in the world, although the quantity will be about twice that consumed by your garden variety gourmand. Occasionally, however, he will hold back on the alcohol and give full play to his appetite. He recently recounted an evening spent in a small, second-rate restaurant. “I was tired, boss, and I only wanted to have a quick bite and go to bed, but this waitress, she kept pointing at me and talking about me to the other customers. Then she asked me in a loud voice if a cup of soup and a cracker would be enough. And she laughed. I told her no, that I was hungry, and wished the entire menu to be brought, one dish at a time. It took me four hours to eat it all.”

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The Krystal Square Off blog announces that the opening ceremony for the Krystal Square Off will take place on Friday starting at 1pm eastern. Events will include a “Running of the Grill”, a press conference and a 2 minute burger eating contest between Chattanooga news personalities.

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Surrey Now has an article about the hot dog eating contest held in Vancouver on Monday and its winner, Ken “The Demolisher” Wong.

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The BBC’s website has an article about the 72 ounce steak challenge served at the Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo, Texas:

Americans, of course, are not completely insensitive to those global challenges, and they are not entirely immune to the effects of them either. But it certainly doesn’t look as though the appeal of the steak challenge is flagging. This year has been one of endless bad news for the American economy but the challenge is more popular now than it was last year.

The American appetite for escapism, here at least, outweighs any moral squeamishness people might feel at this grotesque, but compelling, display of excess.

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• Joey Chestnut wants a beer chugging contest rematch with Dewey
• Blog entry and pictures from the Ash Creek rib eating contest
• Gallery from DC veggie dog contest
• Ryan Reynolds’ anti-CE rant is mentioned in a Gawker blog entry about bad celebrity blogging
• Joey Chestnut confirmed for Gyoza eating contest (from email)
• Six Flags eating triathlon videos: WBSTV, AJC
• Labor Day Buffalo, NY Picnic-style hot dog eating contest announced. First prize is $500, 2nd $250

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A press release on Krystalist reports that the finals of this year’s Krystal Square Off will be televised on Fox Sports Net South. The previous two finals appeared on ESPN. FSN South is televised in seven states: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. Weekly updates about the qualifiers will also be aired on the network.

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NJ.com reports that the Newark Bears minor league baseball team will have a pre-game eating contest tomorrow in which competitors will eat a hot dog, cotton candy and funnel cake.

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A blog has been started on the Krystal Square Off website at http://krystalsquareoff.com/blog/. The two most recent posts are about Sonya Thomas’ absence from the Chattanooga qualifier and Humble Bob’s hope to break the triple digit mark. The blog mentions a rumor that Sonya might compete in the Jacksonville qualifier Labor Day weekend.

A Krystal Square Off twitter page has also been set up at http://twitter.com/ksquareoff

update A podcast interview with Bob Shoudt is now available on the blog.

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• Juliet Lee has an Ash Creek rib contest report
• Clam eating contest in Seattle Saturday, first prize is $100
• Ryan Nerz podcast interview in Conversations on the Road
• Furious Pete is doing marketing research on a Furious Pete hat
• A Washington Post article on the rise of college Food Studies programs reports that “Horsemen of the Esophagus” is required reading one course.
• The Wall Street Journal reports that Japanese convenience store chain Lawson announced an annual increase in same store sales of 13%. Gal Sone endorsed a line of meals for Lawson in May.

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Hall Hunt has posted a blog entry about his trip to the Czech Republic to compete in eating contests at the Trnkobrani festival. He had difficulty extracting the plum pits from the plum dumplings, which he believed was required for counting purposes, but was actually unnecessary. Saturday’s contest was a pizza / pickles / ice cream triathlon. (If a pregnant woman competed, she might have won that event )

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Monica Abbott did not allow a baserunner when she pitched the USA’s softball team to an 8-0 victory over the Netherlands on Sunday, which is believed to be the first perfect game in Olympics history (The game was truncated to five innings due to the runs ahead rule)

Abbott lists herself as a competitive eating fan on her yardbarker page. She has three classes left to complete her degree at the University of Tennessee according to her NBC profile, so maybe she could compete in the Knoxville Krystal qualifier. (At 6’3″ and 193 lbs, Monica is approximately the same size as Michael Phelps.)

update Monica Abbott pitched a three hitter this morning to stave off a Japanese upset in extra innings and advance the United States team to the gold medal game. Image added from Yahoo Sports.

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The Vancouver Sun has a video of Ken “The Demolisher” Wong winning the Nathan’s hot dog eating contest held at a Vancouver Canadians baseball game last night. Wong ate 8.5 HDB to win and the contest had a non standard duration of 6 minutes. Ken Wong has emailed a report on the contest which can be read after the jump:

update Ken Wong has emailed some pictures from the contest:

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• Non-amateur Chattanooga Krystal qualifier field announced. Humble Bob is listed, but Sonya Thomas is not, so her four year winning streak at that event is apparently at an end
• Non-contract competitive eaters wanted for filming of final battle scene of Nacho Mountain on Saturday in Lehigh Valley, PA
• Blog report on the Jake’s Hamburger finals at a Delaware Blue Rocks game
• Cameron McKirdy uploads some new videos, including an interview with Jason Erb
• F__, Chuck, Marry involving Joey Chestnut (adult content)

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Capital News 9 reports that “Buffalo” Jim Reeves won the Nathan’s hot dog eating contest held at the Saratoga Race Course today. While this year’s upstate New York contest is not a qualifier for the July 4 finals, it still awarded a year’s worth of hot dogs. The duration remained 12 minutes long despite truncation of other Nathan’s contests this year to 10 minutes. Video from the contest is available which shows that Crazy Legs Conti also participated.

update blip.tv also has a video Totals are not mentioned on either of the two videos.

update #2 The contest page on IFOCE.com has been updated to report that Buffalo Jim ate 23.5 HDB and Crazy Legs Conti consumed one less. The contest was listed as 10 minutes.

update #3 The Saratogian has a contest report.

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The Hollywood Reporter has the following description for the upcoming show “Eat the Clock” which is expected to debut on The Food Network in the first quarter of 2009:

The show is described as a cross between an eating competition and “The Amazing Race.” Two teams of contestants rush to various Los Angeles eateries and gorge themselves in face-stuffing challenges.

A craigslist posting seeks competitors who meet the following description:

We are looking for high-energy, dynamic and competitive two-member teams (husband & wife, parent and child, two good friends, two co-workers, etc.) who are 25-45 and have some connection, knowledge or experience in the food industry.

(link fixed) Thanks Nacrogyn

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• Paul Barlow wins Six Flags Eating Triathlon (video file)
• Its eating challenges week at Two Bites in Suburbia
• Orlando columnist attempts Michael Phelps’ diet
• Wiki listing big eaters and extreme omnivores in popular culture
• Gal Sone samples and ranks all the items at an Italian restaurant and the pudding she chose for #1 becomes sold out

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From a Joel The Cannon Podelsky email:

1 st Place Gentlemen Joe Menchetti ate 17 Hot Dogs in 10 minutes, $1000 trip voucher prize
2nd place Tie Joel The Cannon Podelsky 12 Hot Dogs in 10 minutes.
2nd place Tie Joe La Russo 12 Hot Dogs in 10 minutes.

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(from comment) The contest page for the Ash Creek Saloon rib eating contest has been updated to list the top 4 finishers:

1. “Humble” Bob Shoudt 6.8 lbs. ribs in 12 minutes $3000 prize
2. Joey Chestnut 6.6 lbs.
3. Tim Janus
4. Juliet Lee 5 lbs.
5. Eric “Badlands” Booker
? Crazy Legs Conti
? Lars Anderson

This is Bob Shoudt’s first victory over Joey Chestnut since the controversial meatball eating contest in Atlantic City in 2006.

update ConnPost has an article which reports that Badlands Booker came in 5th and also claims that Pat Bertoletti competed, which appears to be an impossibility with the demise of the Concorde.

update #2 Full official results are available

update #3 Victoria Fee has four pictures from the contest.

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