Archive for May, 2009
May 31, 2009 at 5:19 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments (3)
May 31, 2009 at 3:54 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, New York City, Other Contests
update #2 Jerritt Clark has a picasa gallery of the contest
update BeautifulBrian.com has a contest report and video
Will Millender’s twitter has the top 4 of today’s pizza contest in Brooklyn:
1. Sal Carbone 22 slices, third victory in a row
2. Joe Menchetti 20
3. Dale Boone 17
4. Will Millender 16
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Examiner.com has a competitive eating examiner who has written two articles in the past week. May 31, 2009 at 9:04 am by
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May 30, 2009 at 8:16 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Joey Chestnut, Kobayashi (小林尊)
George Shea’s twitter has the results of today’s P’Zone contest between Kobayashi and Chestnut which will appear after the jump in case anyone does not want a spoiler
update The AP and LA Times have articles
Steve Oberman has a facebook gallery (via Rebecca S)
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May 30, 2009 at 5:14 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Dale Boone, Don "Moses" Lerman, Joe Menchetti, New York City, Other Contests

update #3 Midtown Lunch has a contest report
update #2 BeautifulBrian.com has a contest report
update Metromix has an article with 44 pictures containing official results:
1. Joe Menchetti 26 bowls
2. Dale Boone 25
3. Don “Moses” Lerman 23
4. Masato Tomita 16
5. Paul Arcaria 13
The article has pictures of Don Lerman’s and Paul Arcaria’s apparent reversals (Don Lerman claims he did not reverse)
update Time Out NY has a gallery
(Don Lerman is in white, Dale Boone in red)
5:47 Don Lerman 3rd despite his reversal, Masato Tomita 4th, Paul Arcaria 5th
5:45 Joe Menchetti is the winner, Dale Boone 2nd
5:42 It looks like Don Lerman is reversing
5:41 The contest has ended
5:26 The contest has started
5:17 The introductions have started. Don Lerman is the first to be introduced, Dale Boone the second.
The webcast of the Go! Go! Curry! finals has started at http://www.justin.tv/gogocurryusa
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May 30, 2009 at 8:48 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Phoenix, Uncategorized
Results from http://twitter.com/therealbigsexy/status/1974833435
1. Erik “the Red” Denmark 28 HDB
2. Bryan “Big Sexy” Beard 14
update #2 The Phoenix New times has an article and slideshow about Saturday’s Nathan’s qualifier at Arizona Mills.
update MyFoxPhoenix has an article and video
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May 30, 2009 at 8:46 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Detroit
update Results from http://twitter.com/eatingcontest/
1. Pat Bertoletti 6 lb. 10 oz.
2. “Humble” Bob Shoudt
3. Sonya Thomas
4. Crazy Legs Conti
Val Bromann is attending and will have results on http://twitter.com/sillyamerica
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May 30, 2009 at 8:45 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Tampa
update #2 TBO.com has an article
update results from IFOCE.com:
1. Hall “Hoover” Hunt 33 HDB
2. Pete “Mierns” Miernick 14.5
3. Frank “the Frank” Chebetti ?
MLE has started http://twitter.com/eatingcontest, which is supposed to have all contest results.
(from comment) The qualifier will be webcast on ifoce.com
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The Centerfield Brewhouse at the Tampa Bay Rays stadium offers a "Fan vs. Food" challenge that awards 2 Rays tickets to a diner that can finish a 2 pound burger. May 30, 2009 at 12:24 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Tampa | Permalink * Comments
Choo Choo's in Queens, NY will have its annual burger eating contest on June 6. The first prize is $150. May 30, 2009 at 12:16 am by
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Metromix and Midtown Lunch have previews of tomorrow's contest at Go! Go! Curry! May 29, 2009 at 5:13 pm by
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KPHO.com has a video clip (without any IFOCE members) from its morning show promoting tomorrow's Nathan's qualifier in Tempe. May 29, 2009 at 2:15 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Phoenix, Videos | Permalink * Comments (1)
Juliet Lee has updated her WriteNow page with reports on her victories in two Memorial Day weekend contests. May 29, 2009 at 2:13 pm by
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May 29, 2009 at 9:49 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, New York City, Other Contests
The New York Daily News has an article about Sunday’s pizza eating contest in Brooklyn with the following quote from George Shea: “It doesn’t have real eaters. It isn’t officially sanctioned. It sounds like a cheap publicity stunt to me”.
updateGothamist has a blog entry about the dispute between Rocco’s and Nathan’s
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May 28, 2009 at 9:27 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:"Furious" Pete Czerwinski, Elizabeth Canady, Science, Videos
Here is the link for a video clip of the competitive eating segment on last night’s episode of Time Warp. Elizabeth Canady ate 4 large pizzas while being examined, then had a rib eating contest against “Furious” Pete Czerwinski. The hands free hot dog contest available in a clip on the program’s website was not televised.
TimeWarpMay27-ElizabethVsPete.wmv (12.9 MB 5 min)
Some video captures from the segment are available after the jump:
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A "ghost pepper" eating contest will be held in Chicago tonight. First prize is a 32 inch plasma television. May 28, 2009 at 6:35 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Contest Previews, Other Contests, Spicy Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments (1)
May 28, 2009 at 4:59 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Hall Hunt, Tampa | Permalink * Comments (3)
Brick 3 pizza offers a 34 inch pizza, billed as the largest in Milwaukee. May 28, 2009 at 4:57 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Milwaukee, Pizza Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments
May 28, 2009 at 4:56 pm by
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May 28, 2009 at 4:51 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:"Furious" Pete Czerwinski, Burger Eating Challenges

Furious Pete Czerwinski has posted some pictures to bodybuilding.com from the burger challenge he attempted for a German television program where he ate about half of a 30 pound burger in 30 minutes.
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WTSP has a video of RJ Frasca eating hot dogs on 10 Connects News This Morning to promote Saturday's Nathan's qualifier. May 28, 2009 at 10:32 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Tampa, Videos | Permalink * Comments
EpicPortions has a report on an attempt to eat a 30 inch pizza from Bella Italia Pizza & Pasta in Ann Arbor, MI. May 28, 2009 at 7:48 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Detroit, Pizza Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments
The Disgrasian blog has an entry about Juliet Lee. May 27, 2009 at 10:31 pm by
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http://twitter.com/AgentBodah: The new NBC reality show The Great American Road Trip recorded at the Big Texan Steak Ranch today. The show will debut on July 7 and Reno Collier will host. Seven families will travel from Chicago to Los Angeles in RVs and attempt challenges along the way. May 27, 2009 at 9:55 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Amarillo, Big Texan, Television | Permalink * Comments
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