Eaters with 5+ KSO qualifier appearances
A listing of eaters who have competed in 5 or more Krystal Square Off finals qualifiers according to the eatfeats database follows:
Archive for September, 2008
Sonya Thomas on KSO V finals absence
Sonya Thomas has updated her website to mention that she will not be competing in this year’s Krystal finals, but does not provide much information on the reasons for her absence.
Last year Sonya Thomas also reported that she would miss the KSO IV finals due to a work related schedule conflict, but that conflict was resolved.
Link Buffet: September 23, 2008
- Jill Stoler has reports on the bun & cheese and loukoumades eating contests she competed in this weekend.
- If you missed the update below, Sonya Thomas declined her wild card slot which will go to Crazy Legs Conti
- Krystal amateurs Info: Sackful challenge pregame contest for pairs (
$500$100 prize), finals slot registration - Saint Louis Sushi gallery. The top 3 – last years winner did not repeat, the winner is not named
- Mount Union College hot dog contest
- Phoenix area hot dog contest with qualifiers for high school students
- “Furious” Pete to do eating contests at the Mr. Olympia expo this weekend
Krystal Square Off broadcast information
Zap2It.com has broadcast information about the Krystal Square Off finals. It does not appear that the program will be rerun in the immediate future, but it will not be preceded by live programming that could pre-empt it.
Gluttonous King 2008 web page set up
R Suzuki reports that a web page has been set up for this year’s edition of “Gluttonous King”, which will be televised on September 28. Four finalists are listed: Hatsuyo Sugawara, Takuya Yamamoto, Food Battle Club veteran Dr. Nishikawa and a rookie female. The final rounds will take place in Thailand.
Link Buffet: September 22, 2008
- Behind the scenes video at the gyoza contest
- Megamunch’s report from the whoopie pie contest. Ian Hickman threepeated.
- Article and video about the beanie burger eating contest at the Texas-Oklahoma fair
- Doc Chey’s noodle eating contest in Atlanta October 5. Dale Boone won last year’s contest
- Possible entrees for a restaurant specializing in competitive eating challenges.
Rich and Sonya go 5 for 5 in KSO finals
The results of today’s Memphis qualifier have kept two streaks alive. Rich Lefevre and Sonya Thomas are the only American eaters to have qualified for all five Krystal Square Off finals. A list of eaters who have qualified 3 or more times follows:
update IFOCE.com reports that Sonya Thomas has declined to attend the finals and that Crazy Legs Conti will take her slot.
Rich LeFevre wins Memphis Krystal qualifier
The Krystal Square Off twitter has the top 3 of this afternoon’s qualifier in Memphis:
1. Rich LeFevre 52 burgers
2. Juris Shibayama 51
3. Erik Denmark 50
If these are the official results the 3 wild cards will be:
1. Sonya Thomas 55
2. Juris Shibayama 51
3. Badlands Booker 51
If a fourth wild card is added Crazy Legs Conti or Erik Denmark would claim the slot with 50 burgers depending on whether Conti broke Denmark’s previous result of 43.
Memphis qualifier expected entrants
The Krystal Square Off blog has a preview of today’s qualifier in Memphis. Listed ranked entrants include Rich LeFevre, Crazy Legs Conti, Juris Shibayama, Erik Denmark and Chris Abatsas, Damon Serignet. Juris Shibayama’s competing in a second qualifier will give him the tiebreaker over Badlands Booker regardless of how much he eats.
Sonya Thomas will get in unless the top four breaks 55. Booker will have to hope that the runner-up does not exceed his total of 51.
Erik Denmark has blog entries about last weekend’s jalapeno contest and Krystal qualifier in Memphis. He has the following account of the Krystal overtime in Memphis:
In the 10 burger overtime eat-off, Rich Shea announced clearly to keep the eating clean – Juliet did not, she continued to stuff multiple burgers in and around her mouth getting about half of them in and half of them on the table and ground. She raised her hands in the air when her 10 burgers were out of the boxes, the crowd booed and the judges told her to eat the mess she had made. She continued to sweep up the sloppy burgers from the table and with every sweep of burger mess in to her mouth she raised her hands again looking for victory and the crowd booed louder. This continued for about the next 60 seconds, the crowd was now hoping that either Badlands or Juris would get through their 10 burgers before Juliet was done cleaning her mess.
But it didn’t happen, Juliet finally ate enough of what she had spilled to get the decision. Not a popular decision at all.
Erik Denmark also says that Kobayashi’s bye slot in the Krystal finals will be filled by an amateur pulled from the crowd and not a fourth wild card entrant.
GJoe wins Bronx bun & cheese
Results from today’s Caribbean Food Delights-Royal Caribbean Bakery Eating Championship have been posted. The top 3:
1. Joe Menchetti
2. Will Millender
3. George Van Laar
Jill Stoler was 5th in the professional division and Joe “Gavone” Rose was fourth in the amateur category.
Kobayashi sets Krystal qualifier record w/89
update #5Andrew “Skinnyboy” Lane has a trip report
update #4 The Krystal Square Off blog has a contest report which says that Kobayashi ate 100 burgers in 8 minutes the day before the contest. There is also a gallery in which Kobayashi shows off his post-contest stomach.
Al.com has another article
update #3 AL.com has a gallery
update #2 UAB student life has some short videos. The contest was not held inside the stadium
update Steve Ramirez was second w/24, the 3.5+ ratio might still be a record.
According to the Krystal Square Off twitter, Kobayashi ate 89 Krystals in Birmingham today, breaking Joey Chestnut’s qualifier record by 2. Super Paul ate 20. The 4+ ratio between first and second place might be an IFOCE record.
Here is a flashback to another famous international visitor to Alabama – a video of the Rolling Stones recording “Wild Horses” in Muscle Shoals before the infamous Altamont concert.
The most significant previous intersection of competitive eating and UAB athletics probably occurred when UAB soccer player Pam Cooney became half of the first all female pair to finish the Pointersaurus Pizza challenge.
Tim Janus repeats in Maine burritos
update #4 MaineToday.com has a blog entry
update #3 WMTV has an article and video
update #2 BeautifulBrian.com has more detailed results
update Results from IFOCE.com
1. Tim “Eater X” Janus, 10.33 burritios, ate 1.5 in overtime
2. “Humble” Bob Shoudt, 10.33 burrritios, ate 1.0 in OT
3. Tim “Gravy” Brown, 9.5
4. Badlands Booker, 8
5. Nate Biller 6
6. Pete Davekos 4.75
7. Dave “US Male” Goldstein 4
8. Bill Myers 3.75
Janus and Shoudt went into overtime with Janus winning the eat-off
Bob Shoudt expects to eat 15 pounds of burritos according to his twitter
Brooklyn loukoumades eating contest tomorrow
A loukoumades eating contest will be held on September 21 at the Holy Cross Greek Cultural Festival in Brooklyn. According to the contest flyer, more than $1,000 in prizes will be awarded.
Kobayashi does interview partially in English
A video of Takeru Kobayashi’s appearance on the Fox 6 morning show is available. Kobayashi answers in English when he is asked for his Krystals personal best. Kobayashi also oversees, but does not compete in, a contest in the studio.
Videos from the Nashville and Knoxville qualifiers are also available on the Krystal youtube page.
Link Buffet: September 19, 2008
- Badlands Booker, Paul Barlow and Andrew Lane are the other listed entrants for the Birmingham qualifier, but Booker’s twitter says he will probably pass on the contest and hope 51 suffices for a wild card
- NYC Famous Famigila pizza contest prize format restructured according to comment – first prize reduced to $5,000 and number of cash prizes increased to 7
- Article with the official results and video about the Chicago jalapeno contest
- Article about Stu Mesnier’s attempt to repeat as St. Louis sushi champion
- MissBusyLady unveils her apparel for female competitive eating fans.
Bubba Yarbrough to join WLOCE?
The WLOCE myspace page has a picture of Loren “Bubba” Yarbrough captioned WLOCE NEW MEMBERS.
update This post somehow overwrote the previous one, which was about videos from the previous weekend’s contests:
610WTVN cannoli contest video
New York Post cannoli contest video
Grits contest video with interviews of Tim Janus and Joey Chestnut
Jalapeno contest video from AKA MediaThe Krystal Square Off blog has Kobayashi’s appearances on local news today
New poll: Kobayashi’s margin at the Birmingham qualifier
The new poll asks what you think will be the difference between Kobayashi and the next closest finisher at the Birmingham qualifier.
Link Buffet: September 18, 2008
- Article in UT newspaper about Steve Spinosa which reports he finished fourth in the Knoxville qualifier and beat Bill Myers when he actually tied for 6th place with Myers
- Video of Erik Denmark’s salmon record attempt
- More Old Home Week pierogi contest pictures
- NYC oyster eating contest Saturday
- Kobayashi is concerned about US crime
IFOCE September New England contests
(from anonymous comment) The fifth Garlicky Greens eating contest will be sanctioned by IFOCE. The competition will take place at b.good in Cambridge, Massachusetts on September 27. Registration opens September 18 at noon eastern and the first prize is a year of meals and a belt. A posting on craigslist about the contest is available. Pete Davekos and 2007 winner Michael “Betsy’s Boy” Cobb are expected. Will 2006 winner Gretchen Salyer (pictured on right) make her sanctioned contest debut?
A contest preview has also been added for Saturday’s burrito eating contest in Maine. The expected entrants include Pat Bertoletti, Tim Janus, Sonya Thomas, Tim Brown, Badlands Booker and Pete Davekos.
Birmingham qualifier moved inside UAB stadium
The Krystal Square Off blog reports that the Birmingham qualifier has been moved inside Legion Field and will take place on the field before the football game between UAB and Alabama State. The original location was the Blazer Village outside the stadium.
This will require qualifier spectators to purchase tickets for the game. Ticket prices are $25 for reserved seats and $15 for general admission.
Link Buffet: September 17, 2008
- Whoopie Pie contest preview
- Marshall Tucker Band to play at Krystal finals
- Bronx Bun & Cheese contest Saturday
- TV Champion, birthplace of the oogui boom, is canceled
- Gal Sone in Belgium videos
Sugawara gains 25 lbs. at a buffet
(From R Suzuki) Hatsuyo “the Witch” Sugawara gained 25 pounds (11.4 kg) in an hour in an event at the Asian Dining KuuRoo buffet. Her gain is similar to the gains by Takeru Kobayashi (25.9 lbs. / 11.8 kg) and Nobuyuki “the Giant” Shirota (24.37 lbs. / 11.08 kg) on Food Battle Club in 2002.
Frank 151 reports from the Feast of San Gennaro
Frank 151 has a blog entry about Friday’s cannoli eating contest with a video and several pictures.
Link Buffet: September 16, 2008
- Full official results from weekend Krystal qualifiers
- Gersh Kuntzman to give talk in Brooklyn today alleging Kobayashi cheated in the Nathan’s finals
- Home Page and myspace page of Joey Chestnut’s friend Kiera Jo
- Wedding cake eating contest for Singaporean couples
- Crazy Legs Conti to participate in Movie Watching World Championship
- Jacksonville.com write seeks big eaters for story
- Vy Beauregard trains for tamale contest
- Berea, KY spoonbread contest Saturday
- Bubba Dogs eating contest in Sea Isle City, NJ Saturday
IFOCE.com bats .200 on weekend contest results
At this moment, results from only one of the five IFOCE contests this weekend (Nashville Krystals) appear to have been posted on IFOCE.com
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