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There are five days left until the March 13 Kickstarter deadline for the "Hungry" documentary. There is currently about a $2,000 difference between the amount currently pledged and the $10,0000 funding threshold.
Olivia Wilde vs. Chris Farley eating contest called into question
Actress Olivia Wilde (House M. D., Tron: Legacy) relates the following tale from her childhood in the April edition of GQ:
I wanted to be on Saturday Night Live since I was ten. My father took me to a live taping on my birthday. Chris Farley was still in the cast and at the after-party he had a brownie eating contest.
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It became, like, a very valuable, powerful moment in my childhood. Although it was the only eating contest I have ever lost.
This story is either incorrect or Olivia Wilde’s public birthday (March 10, 1984) is inaccurate. Saturday Night Live was never televised live on March 10 during Chris Farley’s tenure as a cast member, which started in fall 1990 and ended in 1995. During that time period March 10 fell on Sunday (1991), Tuesday (1992), Wednesday (1993), Thursday (1994) and Friday (1995).
If a new episode was televised live on Saturday, March 9, 1991, the last hour of the program would have taken place just after midnight on March 10 (when Olivia would have turned seven). No episode was produced on that date; the first live SNL episode of March 1991 was broadcast on March 16.
Olivia Wilde shares a March 10 birthday with Jon Hamm of Mad Men, who was recently caught in an apparent fib about playing baseball at the University of Texas with Roger Clemens.
Screen.yahoo.com has a parody of The Hunger Games trailer titled The Hungry Games.
Splitsider has a breakdown of a fictional eating contest between Liz Lemon of 30 Rock and Ron Swanson of Parks and Recreation. NBC.com has a video titled Swanson vs. Food
A 1919 spaghetti eating contest between Yankees outfielder Ping Bodie and an ostrich billed by the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce as the world's greatest eater will appear in the upcoming book The Baseball Hall of Shame: The Best of Blooperstown book.
Kevin Kolack, a New York City based actor, announces there will be an upcoming television program about children participating in competitive eating.
The new poll asks how you think the upcoming competitive eating documentary "Hungry" will be distributed, which is now 2/3 of the way to its funding goal of $10K.
Adam Richman announces he just completed his final voiceover for Man vs. Food and that there are two untelevised episodes of the program: Jackson, MS and Charlotte, NC.
Tenth anniversary of The Glutton Bowl
Today is the tenth anniversary of The Glutton Bowl, which was televised on Fox on February 21, 2002
Glutton Bowl links
- Competitors list and results from a Japanese website
- Program recap by RealityNewsOnline
- Video of final round where food was cow brains (with Korean subtitles)
- Video of egg contest round won by Badlands Booker
- Glutton Bowl preview by Buck Wolf focusing on Cookie Jarvis, Don Lerman, Kevin Lipsitz and Charles Hardy
- Recent picture of Cookie Jarvis, Don Lerman and Kevin Lipsitz on TheLermanReport.com
- IFOCE top 68 from March 2002
Of the 34 competitors, I think only 4 (Takeru Kobayashi, Eric “Badlands” Booker, “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti and Jed Donahue) remain currently active in competitive eating. Three others (Don Lerman, Bill “El Wingador” Simmons and Lester Tucker) have competed recently but announced retirement.
Factoids about Glutton Bowl competitors
- One of the two female Glutton Bowl participants, Lorraine Arrol, would marry Kevin Lipsitz
- Lester Tucker won 16 straight quail egg eating contests in Texas, but announced retirement last year.
- Jed Donahue ate one hot dog in the 2006 Nathan’s finals
- Chris Eyre would be arrested for allegedly assaulting his wife in New York City before the 2003 Nathan’s finals. He was reportedly angry at her for kissing William “The Refrigerator” Perry, who competed in the 2003 finals.
- It is almost the 20th anniversary of The Simpsons episode having 9 Major League Baseball players as guest stars (originally televised on February 20, 1992 on Fox). Jose Canseco, one of the baseball players in the epsisode, was scheduled to face off against Glutton Bowl participant Bill “El Wingador” Simmons in a celebrity boxing match in 2009, but Canseco pulled out.
The kickstarter page for the competitive eating documentary "Hungry" is now 2/3 ($6610) of the way to its funding goal of $10,000 after receiving a pledge of $5000 which will give its donor executive producer billing.
Youtube has a video of the entire "Suzilla: The Mouth That Roars" pilot episode that was televised on Planet Green in December.
“Adam Richman’s Best Sandwich in America” replaces Man vs. Food
A press release announces that “Adam Richman’s Best Sandwich in America” will be Adam Richman’s new show on the Travel Channel. The status of Man vs. Food is listed as “rested”, but reruns of the program will continue to be televised on the channel. update The program will debut June 6.
(The futility in ranking a large number of subjectively judged items brings to mind the episode of The Simpsons where the parody rock band Spinal Tap guest-starred: ST – Spinal Tap, BAM – DJs Bill & Marty)
BAM: Would you mind recording some promos?
ST: Like what?
BAM: Maybe you could say: “Nobody rocks like Bill and Marty on KBBL.”
ST: We don’t know that. What if somebody rocks as good as you? Or better. We don’t want to look stupid.
BAM: We respect that. How about: “Rock-a-doodle-doo! You’re listening to Bill and Marty” ?
ST: Yeah, sure. That’s good.
The metal band Municipal Waste will hold a burger eating contest against four randomly chosen fans in Hawthorne, CA on Friday.
NineMSN.com.au lists Joey Chestnut's 2011 competitive eating income as $205,000, a $20,000 decrease from 2010. The article also claims that Nathan's contract with ESPN has reportedly been extended to 2017. update Hmm noted the article has been pulled, it is still available in the Google cache. update #2 New link for article on msn.com
A new promo video for America's Biggest Eater announces the program will award $100,000 to the overall winner. The twelve finalists will live in the same house during the contest.
Will Millender reports that a Kickstarter has a page seeking to raise $10,000 by March 13 for post-production of the documentary "Hungry", which will cover 366 days in competitive eating from July 4, 2010 to July 4, 2011. The page incorrectly says that prize money for the Nathan's women's division was less than the male awards; the payouts were made equal after public outcry.
In a Broadcasting & Cable article, Ken Lowe, the CEO of Scripps (owner of the Travel Channel), announces the cancellation of Man vs. Food and reports that Adam Richman will be appearing in new vehicles on the channel. Lowe said the program was not salvageable even though it was responsible for 42% of the network's primetime impressions.
Jukebox Burgers reports that ABC's Nightline recorded a segment about Epic Meal Time at its Montreal location last night.
Adam Richman has posted the following on his twitter: "RIP: MvF & MvFN 2008-2011. Due 2 desire 4 change NOT health concerns"
The New York Times has mini-documentary about Bill "El Wingador" Simmons produced when famed filmmaker Errol Morris recorded a commercial for Kentucky Fried Chicken. Winagador says he ate 23 hot dogs in six minutes in a Nathan's final (via jskoff)
The Glutton Bowl appears in Screen Junkies' list of the five weirdest game shows. The author thinks Kobayashi vs. a bear was part of The Glutton Bowl when it was a segment on Man vs. Beast.
TMZ.com reports that the Fear Factor episode in which the competitors drink donkey semen will apparently not be televised tomorrow. Update An #AirItNBC twitter hashtag has been started to encourage NBC to show the episode.
A promotional video for America's Biggest Eater was recorded a wing eating contest held at the Phily Diner in Runnemede, NJ. "Senor Rico" was the winner with 81 wings in 15 minutes.
In a comment on his facebook page, Adam Richman announces that Man vs. Food: Nation is done. update Jan 27 In another comment, Adam Richman says his new show will start taping on February 10.
IFOCE.com has an interview with Eric "Badlands" Booker about his new CD, Big Man Mentality.
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