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(Via twitter > Consumerist > bensbiz ) A 5/3 pound burger has been added to the menu of the Western Michigan Whitecaps for the upcoming baseball season after being tested at a February food fair. The burger is topped with salsa, sour cream, chili and Fritos in addition to more conventional condiments and will cost $20. A T-shirt will reportedly be awarded to someone who completes it without help.

Darren Rovell of CNBC, a former reporter for the ESPN Nathan’s broadcast, named the sandwich his minor league concession item of the year. A listing of approximate nutrional information in his blog entry claims that the burger contains almost 5000 calories and 299 grams of fat.

The burger is not the largest sandwich available at a stadium; Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin offers a 2.5 pound “Curly’s O-Line burger”

update MLive.com has a video of the burger’s construction and the Yahoo baseball blog has a picture of the T shirt awarded to finishers.

update #2 The ESPN Sportscenter segment about the burger is available on youtube.

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(from Nic comment) The 2009 Nathan’s qualifier schedule is available on IFOCE.com and registration opens April 6:

May 2 Biloxi, MS
May 7 Las Vegas, NV
May 9 Boston, MA
May 16 Hartford, CT
May 17 Allentown, PA
May 23 Atlantic City, NJ
May 30 Tempe, AZ
May 30 Tampa, FL
June 6 Norfolk, VA
June 6 Kansas City, MO
June 6 Minneapolis, MN
June 13 Charlotte, NC
June 13 Denver, CO
June 20 Queens, NY
June 27 Atlanta, GA
June 27 San Francisco, CA

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A web page has been set up for the Japanese version of the Major League Eating video game at http://www.mlegame.com/japan/ The list of characters confirms that Rich LeFevre and Juliet Lee have been replaced by Nobuyuki “The Giant” Shirota and Hatsuyo “The Witch” Sugawara. The foods will remain the same, with Nathan’s hot dogs and Krystal burgers as two of the available items. The game will be released tomorrow.

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“Dr.” Jon Basso of the Heart Attack Grill has sent the following email:

I was hoping that you could alert the EatFeat fans that the Food Channel is launching a whole new program called “Outrageous”. They’ll be covering different outrageous things in the world of food and have contracted with Page Productions to shoot it for them. The inaugural episode will be a half hour long feature about the Heart Attack Grill. They’re going to film it on Saturday March 28th in Chandler Arizona.
I was hoping that with your influence we could get a visit from some of the better competitors out there. It’d be great exposure for everyone and might shift the direction of the new Outrageous Series more toward the world of competitive eating. Any help would be much appreciated!

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The full version of the 2005 Wing Bowl documentary Swallow Your Pride can be viewed on sling.com for free. The previous version was missing the last 20 minutes.

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CE News has an unsourced email claiming Denver, Tampa, Allentown and Biloxi are possible new sites for Nathan’s qualifiers in 2009. The official schedule is expected out in a week or more.

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The twitter for Kooky Kanuck (formerly Big Foot Lodge) reports that Pat Bertoletti will attempt the Kookamonga (formerly Sasquatch) burger challenge tonight at 8 pm (9 pm eastern). After completing the burger, he will attempt the 18 scoop Avalanche sundae.

update The Kooky Canuck twitter reports that Pat Bertoletti finished his Kookamonga burger in 7 minutes and 15 seconds, breaking Joey Chestnut’s previous record by 21 seconds.

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A web page for this year’s Gluttonous Queen contest has been set up on TV Tokyo’s web site. The program will be televised on March 29. Natsuko “Gal” Sone will attempt to regain her title from Hatsuyo “The Witch” Sugawara.

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The new poll asks who you think is the world’s top picnic style (non-dunking) eater. As Rhonda Evans noted in a comment, dunking was not allowed in the Stroehmann Sandwich Slamm.

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