Articles about Nathan’s finalists
Unofficial QVC results from Hall Hunt comment:
1. Pat Philbin 22.5
2. Micah “Wing Kong” Collins 22
3. Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston 17
DQ Sean Gordon (21 before reversal)
An Opie & Anthony forum thread started by a QVC worker confirms Philbin’s victory
update The results have been posted on IFOCE.com Sean Gordon was officially disqualified
update #2 NJ.com has an article illustrated with a picture from 2006 of Philbin and Don Lerman.
update #3 Some pictures are now available
update #4 (from Wing Kong) Philly.com has a report about the qualifier. Badlands Booker, Steakbellie and Wing Kong are expected at the Camden qualifier tomorrow. Humble Bob says he hopes to be the oldest eater to eat his age at the Nathan’s finals.
update #5 video of Sean Gordon’s reversal during the post-contest announcements is available
Beautiful Brian has posted a tribute video of Pat Philbin to his website which can also be seen on youtube. The video features the song, “Piggy in the Middle”, which is based on “I am the Walrus” and is sung by The Rutles, a parody of the Beatles.
The egg nog drinking contest held by the Opie & Anthony radio show will take place on December 20.
In a wackbag thread, Pat Philbin says he will defend his egg nog title.
An Opie & Anthony message board has some information about the upcoming egg nog drinking contest:
For the Eggnog contest one of the prizes is a trip to Colorado. That will probably happen at the NY Hard Rock Café perhaps on December 7th. The Homeless Shopping Spree will probably be on the 15th. Joey, the guy who won the Nathan’s Hot Dog contest, had previously said that he wants to be in the eggnog contest but they’ve heard rumors that the competitive food organization may want them to pay money.
Pat from Moonachie. He will be in the Eggnog contest. He sounds down. His new used van is more of a money pit than his old van. The eating organization passed over him for something that was on Spike TV, it was supposed to be the top 16 eaters and he is number 16. He thinks it was because he is the only fat one in the group.
Article about corny dog winner (from Rhonda Evans)
Oyster Bay, NY Oyster eating contest
Brandeis U eating contest
Harvard Law eating contest
Web MD video about El Wingador
Also, today is Pat Philbin’s and Russ Keeler’s birthday
Several articles about competive eating from the New York Times archive which previously required payment are now available for free (in reverse chronological order)
preview of 2005 NJ pizza contest, mentions Pat Philbin
2005 Review of Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating
Short article about Kate Stelnick (she claims to have drunk 14 glasses of water while eating the 96er)
Long 2003 profile of Carson “Collard Green” Hughes
Preview of 2003 Wing Bowl, focuses on Bill “El Wingador” Simmons and “Belly” Donna Villec
Report on the 2002 pelmeni contest
2002 preview of Nathan’s finals, mainly about the Sheas
2002 article about Don Lerman, Badlands Booker & Cookie Jarvis, calls George Shea a “competitive eater since 1988″
2001 profile of Kevin Lipsitz
Article on quick start controversy at 1999 Nathan’s finals
Report on 1999 Nathan’s finals
preview of 1999 Ben’s Deli’s matzoh ball contest
1998 article about Mike DeVito, also mentions start of the IFOCE, originally the International Federation of Hot Dog Eating
1997 interview with Ed Krachie
Report on December 1996 duel between Ed Krachie and Nakajima
1996 Nathan’s final report
1995 Nathan’s finals results
Report on 1995 Nathan’s New Jersey qualifier, contest was 10 minutes long
article on 1994 Nathan’s finals, mentions Curtis Sliwa’s participation
Report on 1990 Nathan’s, says Jay Green & Mike DeVito tied for first place
Preview of 1987 Nathan’s, registrations were still being accepted by phone on July 3
Report on 1984 women’s only pancake contest
BeautifulBrian has a podcast of Pat “from Moonachie” Philbin on the Opie & Anthony show from early July about the Nathan’s finals.
Brian also has reports from the handless pie eating contest and the “Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating” Taste o Vision screening.
Juliet Lee in the Baltimore Sun
Pat Philbin in NorthJersey.com
Hall Hunt in Jacksonville.com
Steakbellie has miniprofiles of all the finalists
Brian Seiken has a video of the entire Molly Pitcher qualifier along with his appearance on WB 11 at http://hometown.aol.com/beautifulbrian43/pitcherwrap.html
Steakbellie has a gallery of the contest
Wackbag.com has a forum thread devoted to Philbin’s victory
IFOCE.com reports that Pat Philbin won the Nathan’s qualifier held at the Molly Pitcher Travel Plaza for the second consecutive year.
1. Pat Philbin, 27 HDB
2. Allen Goldstein 24 HDB
3. Arturo Rios, Jr. 21 HDB
4. Brian Subich 19 (out of wildcard contention)
5. Steakbellie 17.5 (or 16.5)
updatebeautifulbrian.com has a contest report
Steakbellie has a pre contest report
BeautifulBrian.com has an article about Pat Philbin’s first IFOCE contest since his suspension and reinstatement.
NorthJersey.com has an article about Pat “from Moonachie” Philbin which focuses on his suspension and reinstatement.
“We felt that the video that he did for ‘Opie & Anthony’ was somewhat outrageous,” Shea said. “But I think that, given the overwhelming support that he has among fans, there was a sense that we reacted too quickly and too strongly.
“There was a rush to judgment,” Shea said. “And we reversed it.”
Pat “from Moonachie” Philbin has won the Opie & Anthony “Pest of the Year” for 2006 voted on by readers of the wackbag forum.
Pat Philbin has regained his #24 IFOCE ranking that he had before the “Baby Bird” video.
Pat “from Moonachie” Philbin will compete in an egg nog drinking contest on the Opie & Anthony show Friday (XM 202). Pat will also compete in the Atlantic City meatball contest on Saturday.
updated A Wackbag thread reports Pat won. His total and opponents are not listed.
updated #2 A rather gross post-contest video is available on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjNaQm559Mw Watch at your own risk. forum thread with pictures
updated #3 A video capture of Pat’s reversal is after the jump if you are sure you want to see it
updated #4 The video has been removed from youtube due to terms of use violations. It can be seen at http://www.collegeslackers.com/video/592
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(from beautifulbrian.com) Youtube has 8 videos of Pat “from Moonachie” Philbin on the Opie & Anthony show, including 3 of his attempt at eating 100 hard boiled eggs while walking the streets of New York City this week. He apparently gets to 97, but regurgitates so his mark will not supplant Sonya Thomas’ record.
Molly Pitcher Rest Area results
From “eater” & Brian Seiken & IFOCE.com
Pat “from Moonachie” Philbin with 22.5
Allen “Shredder” Goldstein with 20.5
Arturo Rios 15.5
“Beautiful” Brian Seiken 12.5 officially retired from Nathan’s after contest
Don “Moses” Lerman reversal
This wackbag thread has results and pictures
Updated 7:05 - The Courier Post has an AP article about the contest
NoFilterPaul has some pictures and a video on his myspace page
Updated June 24, 2:31 pm Brian Seiken has a writeup with some pictures of the contest
Updated 6:28 pm Krista has an interview with Philbin for Digest
Ed Catlett has a gallery of the qualifier
AP photos has a picture of Philbin and Lerman
Updated June 26, 7:15 pm - Philbin’s win makes a Japanese blog
Updated June 28, 1:29 pm - Moth has a flickr gallery of the contest
The Opie & Anthony (& Pat Philbin) radio show will be simulcast on free radio in seven (mainly northeastern) markets from 6am to 9am eastern starting Wednesday, April 26, replacing David Lee Roth’s talk show. The duo will air two uncensored hours solely on the XM satellite network from 9 to 11.
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A hard boiled egg eating contest held at the Hard Rock Cafe in New York City was supposed to have been broadcast live on the Opie & Anthony show on Saint Patrick’s Day. Like the egg nog drinking contest held on air in December, the contest would have featured Pat “from Moonachie” Philbin and Badlands Booker, but would have also been open to the general public. That event could not be held because due to problems with state and/or local government. A lack of a permit was one reason given why the contest could not take place.
(from beautifulbrian.com) On the Opie and Anthony radio show this morning, Eric “Badlands” Booker defeated Pat “from Moonachie” Philbin in an Egg Nog drinking contest. Both Philbin and Booker vomited after drinking 71 double shots of the holiday beverage, but Philbin suffered a reversal of fortune first, giving Booker the victory. If you missed the contest, you can relive it through an 800+ post thread on the Opie and Anthony message board.
I am surprised that IFOCE endorsed this event (I am assuming that the IFOCE contract would require approval for a contest like this) as I don’t think it promotes the image of competitive eating they would like portrayed.
(From beautifulbrian.com) In a very generous gesture, Pat Philbin has placed the trophy he won at the Philadelphia Nathan’s qualifier along with his competitor’s pass for the Coney Island contest on ebay with 100% of the proceeds going to the Red Cross for Katrina relief. The current bid is $108.51 which is a doubling of the bid from two days ago. Bidding ends September 22.
Loading ...| 2008 Jul 20 A Bowie, MD
Bowie Baysox Burger Bonanza |
| 1st 8.875 Ian "The Invader" Hickman |
| 2nd 8.875 Elizabeth "Rubber Gut" Canady |
| 3rd 6.5 Mark "The Human Vacuum" Lyle |
| 2008 Jul 19 Chicago, IL
Bacci World Pizza Eating Championship |
| 1st "Gentleman" Joe Menchetti |
| 2008 Jul 19 A Akron, OH
Hamburger Eating Contest |
| 1st 13 Pete "Broken Wing" Maurizio |
| 2nd 13 Kevin Kordalski |
| 2008 Jul 19 Bayonne, NJ
Hot Dog Eating Contest |
| 1st Frank Paulyzn |
| 2008 Jul 19 Dixon, CA
Lamb Rib Eating Contest |
| 1st 2.375 Chris Kilkenny |
| $15000 | Joey "Jaws" Chestnut |
| $12250 | Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti |
| $8550 | "Gentleman" Joe Menchetti |
| $6000 | Tim "Eater X" Janus |
| $5750 | "Furious" Pete Czerwinski |
| $5000 | Takeru Kobayashi |
| $4500 | Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas |
| $2100 | Ian "The Invader" Hickman |
| $1500 | Russ "The Black Hole" Keeler |
| $1500 | Erik "The Red" Denmark |