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Randy Santel wrote an article for his website on recovering from eating challenges. May 17, 2012 at 11:16 am by
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Ed "Cookie" Jarvis announced on his facebook today that a cheek tumor was discovered in his head. Jarvis was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2010, but declared cancer-free later that year. Best of luck to Cookie with the results of his upcoming CT scan. (via Brian Seiken comment). May 8, 2012 at 5:12 pm by
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Joel Podelsky announces he lost the most weight (18 pounds) among the competitive eaters who participated in the DietBet challenge. April 11, 2012 at 8:34 am by
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Will Millender has a blog entry about the "Diet Bet" he is starting with Eric Dahl, Joe LaRue, Joel Podelsky, Mike Sisco and Todd Greenwald. The participants will be required to lose 4% of their body weight in 28 days. The diet will begin on March 9 with a "last meal" pizza eating contest at Ripley's Believe it or Not in Times Square. update A press release about the event is available. March 6, 2012 at 4:28 pm by
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Fox5Vegas reports that a customer experience a heart attack while eating a Triple Bypass Burger at the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas. The unnamed diner is reportedly recovering in a Las Vegas Hospital. (video of paramedics taking man to hospital.) update as of 4pm eastern, "Heart Attack Grill" is the #9 worldwide trending topic on twitter.
February 15, 2012 at 2:37 pm by
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The website for Egizi Funeral Home announces that "Tollman" Joe Paul, winner of Wing Bowl 8 in 2000, passed away. update The Wing Bowl website has a post about Joe Paul. January 20, 2012 at 1:21 am by
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The Wing Bowl website has a gallery from one of today's qualification stunts captioned: "Wingdippidy Forced To Stop Eating After Near Asphyxiation" December 15, 2011 at 2:46 pm by
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Yahoo! Sports has a column asking the question: "Competitive Eating: Sport or Mental Disorder?" November 29, 2011 at 9:59 pm by
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Baltimore.CBSlocal.com has an interview with Mike Solano about the visions he experienced after choking in a crab cake eating contest in Timonimum, MD in September. Solano was technically dead for four minutes and suffered a mini-stroke. November 24, 2011 at 10:12 am by
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MSNBC's BodyOdd blog asks the question "Can eating too much make your stomach burst?" November 23, 2011 at 4:13 pm by
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Mirror.co.uk reports that Freddie Starr was hospitalized for food poisoning after eating a fermented egg in a gross food eating contest on the British version of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here. In addition to the egg, the 68 year old comic also consumed a pig’s anus, cockroach milkshake, camel toe, turkey testicle and mice tails to win the contest. November 14, 2011 at 7:46 pm by
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Body Odd on MSNBC asks the question: "Are competitive eating contests a terrible idea?" November 10, 2011 at 11:12 am by
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KnoxNews.com reports that ratings for Man vs. Food:Nation have declined, but were decreasing before the change from Man vs. Food. Ken Lowe, chairman, president and CEO of Scripps Networks, owner of the Travel Channel, has more on the reasons why host Adam Richman no longer does eating challenges:
I can tell you the decision to tweak it was driven mostly by the concerns for Adam. The format was very hard on him, and he came to us and we had a conversation about how we could keep the format going without continuing to be such a heavy health concern for him. And we’re obviously willing to do that. But I think just like a lot of series in television, there’s a certain arc, and I think the arc of that particular format is just by nature two to three years.
update Broadcasting & Cable reports that the Travel Channel’s ratings were down almost 15% in the third quarter and the decline is primarily due to Man vs. Food: Nation slumping. The new poll asks what do you think is the main reason for the ratings decline.
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An advisory board for the Taiwanese government suggested that injuries suffered in eating contests should not be eligible for government health care. November 3, 2011 at 1:00 am by
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71 year old Peter Dowdeswell, probably Britain's most famous competitive eater, announced his retirement after suffering injuries while trying to drink a pint of beer upside down. (A video of a successful upside down drinking attempt by Dowdeswell, who claims he holds 339 world records) October 28, 2011 at 7:12 am by
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Live Science asks the question "Can Eating Too Much Spicy Food Kill You?" (via NY Daily News) October 20, 2011 at 7:36 am by
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The new poll asks your opinion about end of contest "chipmunking". According to a Patch.com report, Michael Solano "chipmunked" a crabcake sandwich at the end of a contest held at Michael's Cafe before he choked and lacked a pulse for four minutes. October 19, 2011 at 1:17 pm by
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BelAir.Patch.com has an update on Michael Solano, who had a near death experience and lacked a pulse for four minutes after choking during a crab cake eating contest held September 24 at Michael's Cafe in Timonium, MD. Solano thinks that he might have experienced a mild stroke and received the $500 that was designated for the contest winner. October 18, 2011 at 3:17 pm by
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The Daily Mail reports that a spicy curry contest held in Edinburgh, Scotland hospitalized two competitors. October 5, 2011 at 10:07 am by
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Patch.com reports that the crab cake eating contest held at Michael's Cafe Crab Ball in Timonium, MD was cancelled after a contestant choked and was hospitalized. (via Mike Longo) u pdate A Patch.com update lists the man's name as Mike Solano and says he remains hospitalized after lacking a heartbeat and pulse after the contest. (via comment) September 24, 2011 at 9:20 pm by
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News24.com reports that a 77 year old man died after winning a dumpling eating contest held in The Ukraine. The Gazet van Antwerpen uses a picture of Kobayashi at Nathan's to illustrate it article about the death. update Sept 21 The Guardian has more about the death. September 20, 2011 at 9:16 am by
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The Rockford Corner Bar announces that the amateur record holder for its chili dog challenge (43 chili dogs in 4 hours), Balinda Gould-McIntosh, passed away on September 2 at the age of 46 after a struggle with cancer. September 8, 2011 at 9:08 pm by
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Cleveland.com reports that Glutton Bowl competitor David "Moe Ribs" Molesky passed away at the age of 57. (via Don Lerman) update Molesky was the runner up to Don Lerman in the butter eating contest at the Glutton Bowl. August 13, 2011 at 10:27 pm by
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Easy Reader News reports that a diner at Amigos Tacos in Huntington Beach, CA was hospitalized after completing a ghost pepper burrito challenge. July 6, 2011 at 6:35 pm by
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