Upcoming Alabama eating contests
| 2012 Jul 20 | Hot Dog Eating Contest | Downtown Dawgs | Decatur, AL |
| oysters | Oyster Eating Record | Wintzell's Oyster House | Mobile, AL | |
| 2.5 lb. pulled pork sandwich | The Big Pig | Saucy Q Bar B Q | Mobile, AL | sandwich has 2.5 pounds of our pulled pork, 1 pound of slaw & a pint of sauce on a 9 inch bun |
| 2 lb. burger | The Big "E" | Rogue Tavern | Birmingham, AL |
The National Pro-Am Pecan Pie Eating Championship will be held in Birmingham, Alabama on May 12. Eric "Silo" Dahl will be the pro, and he is billed as the "#1 ranked profesional eater" (without any qualifications). It is not clear if Dahl still merits the top ranking among AICE/APE competitors after Stephanie Torres' victory in an Arizona contest Saturday where he was a no-show. update The phrasing has been changed to "#1 Ranked Professional Eater as ranked by All Pro Eating" (via email)
AL.com reports that offensive lineman Robert Leff attempted the Jubilee Challenge, consisting of 7.5 pounds of seafood, at The Complete Angler in Daphne, AL after signing a football scholarship to Auburn.
Man vs. Food is reportedly recording in Mobile, Alabama. (video) update Lagniappe Mobile has more information. The challenge restaurant will be Wintzell's Oyster House.
ZAZU Eclectic Eatery in Auburn, AL will hold a wing eating contest during the BCS championship game on January 10 awarding a 40 inch TV to the winner.
WKRG reports that Ken Orndoff broke a 7 year old record at Wintzell's Oyster House in Mobile, Alabama by eating 421 oysters in an hour. During the attempt, oysters entered his mouth more than 421 times. (See this al.com video for an explanation.)
AL.com has an article and gallery about the eating contest at Wintzell's Oyster House held for competitors in the Junior Miss pageant. Julia Springate of Kentucky won the contest with 74 oysters. Junior Misses from Vermont (59 oysters), Wyoming (55) and Delaware (45) also broke the previous record of 44.
Pelham Reporter reports that Dale Boone won a rib eating contest at the Texas Roadhouse in Pelham, Alabama by eating 43 ribs in 8 minutes. update CBS 42 has a video update #2 AL.com has a gallery
Adrian Morgan's facebook page reports that he is the first person to complete the "Big Pig" sandwich challenge (with a time of 7:35) at Saucy Q Bar B Q in Mobile, Alabama.
The Atlanta & Birmingham Krystal qualifier posts below have been updated with more links.
Badlands Booker is best in Birmingham
update Sep 15/b> Official Krystal blog entry | gallery | video
update #2 Full results are available on IFOCE.com
updateThe official top 3 have been announced
1) Eric “Badlands” Booker 51
2) Erik Unger 42
3) Anthony Reganato 37
Unger and Reganato were the first pair to complete the Carnivore Challenge at Big Pie in the Sky
The qualifier at the University of Alabama Birmingham has started on the KSO twitter. Erik Unger is close behind Badlands Booker.
Link Buffet: October 25, 2008
- Val Bromman has a blog entry and gallery from a sandwich eating / Big Wheel riding contest judged by Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown
- Buffalo Wing Festival contest gallery from Matt Ventre
- Kobayashi has some pictures from Paul Barlow from the Birmingham Krystal qualifier on his blog
- Oyster Bay NY, oyster eating contest report
- Evansville, IN donut hole eating contest for charity
Link Buffet: September 25, 2008
- Kobayashi checks into a hospital, but recovers and practices with 100 burgers and plays the MLE video game
- Articles in the UAB and UTC student papers about the Krystal Square Off
- Home page for Elliot “The Bone Collector” Rader, who has won several Chicago contests (from AICE news)
- Entry form for local competitors in the Garlicky Greens contest
- Competitive Eater Ben Griffith wins the trip to the Krystal finals
- Don Lerman is questioning his future in competitive eating
Link Buffet: September 24, 2008
- Videos and galleries of Birmingham and Memphis Krystal qualifiers available
- Brown students attempt Spike’s hot dog challenge
- Picture from eating contest held in Beijing during the Olympics
- Don Lerman gets an impostor on his own blog
- FutureFeed sees a “glass ceiling” in the fact that only 2 of the IFOCE top 50 are females (6 of the AICE top 50 are women)
Kobayashi sets Krystal qualifier record w/89
update #5Andrew “Skinnyboy” Lane has a trip report
update #4 The Krystal Square Off blog has a contest report which says that Kobayashi ate 100 burgers in 8 minutes the day before the contest. There is also a gallery in which Kobayashi shows off his post-contest stomach.
Al.com has another article
update #3 AL.com has a gallery
update #2 UAB student life has some short videos. The contest was not held inside the stadium
update Steve Ramirez was second w/24, the 3.5+ ratio might still be a record.
According to the Krystal Square Off twitter, Kobayashi ate 89 Krystals in Birmingham today, breaking Joey Chestnut’s qualifier record by 2. Super Paul ate 20. The 4+ ratio between first and second place might be an IFOCE record.
Here is a flashback to another famous international visitor to Alabama – a video of the Rolling Stones recording “Wild Horses” in Muscle Shoals before the infamous Altamont concert.
The most significant previous intersection of competitive eating and UAB athletics probably occurred when UAB soccer player Pam Cooney became half of the first all female pair to finish the Pointersaurus Pizza challenge.
Link Buffet: September 19, 2008
- Badlands Booker, Paul Barlow and Andrew Lane are the other listed entrants for the Birmingham qualifier, but Booker’s twitter says he will probably pass on the contest and hope 51 suffices for a wild card
- NYC Famous Famigila pizza contest prize format restructured according to comment – first prize reduced to $5,000 and number of cash prizes increased to 7
- Article with the official results and video about the Chicago jalapeno contest
- Article about Stu Mesnier’s attempt to repeat as St. Louis sushi champion
- MissBusyLady unveils her apparel for female competitive eating fans.
New poll: Kobayashi’s margin at the Birmingham qualifier
The new poll asks what you think will be the difference between Kobayashi and the next closest finisher at the Birmingham qualifier.
Birmingham qualifier moved inside UAB stadium
The Krystal Square Off blog reports that the Birmingham qualifier has been moved inside Legion Field and will take place on the field before the football game between UAB and Alabama State. The original location was the Blazer Village outside the stadium.
This will require qualifier spectators to purchase tickets for the game. Ticket prices are $25 for reserved seats and $15 for general admission.
Kobayashi to compete in Birmingham qualifier
The Krystal Square Off blog reports that Takeru Kobayashi will compete at the Krystal qualifier in Birmingham on September 20. This will be Kobayashi’s first qualifier since he won the Krystal qualifier in Jacksonville in 2004.
Tuscaloosa contest delayed for Joey
TuscaloosaNews.com has an article about today’s Krystal qualifier, which did not start at its expected time:
That craziness almost derailed the final Krystal Square Off qualifier Saturday. Scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. on the Quad, the event was delayed nearly half an hour as event planners waited for the arrival of world champion eater Joey Chestnut, who was stuck in game-day traffic.
The article also reports that Joey ate 83 burgers and not the 87 on KrystalSquareOff.com and IFOCE.com
If the contest started without Joey, Jim Reeves would have the wild card slot taken by Tim Brown.
TuscaloosaNews.com also has footage of the 2 minute prequalifiers (from Paul Barlow)
RollTide.com also has some videos (from Paul Barlow)
Tuscaloosa Krystal field
The field for today’s Krystal qualifier at the University of Alabama has been posted. Ranked eaters in that list are:
Joey Chestnut
Tim Brown
Juris Shibayama
Loren Yarbrough
Marco Marquez
Super Paul Barlow
The page describes the wild card scenarios:
Shibayama’s one Krystal advantage gives him the tie-breaker should he and Brown tie for a Wildcard Spot. To earn a Wildcard, Shibayama must finish with 41 or more Krystals, or he must eat 40 Krystals and Brown finish with 40 or less. To claim a Wildcard, Brown must finish with 41 or more Krystals, or 40 Krystals and finish ahead of Shibayama.
Full results from the Jackson, MS qualifier have yet to be posted.
Birmingham qualifier canceled, replaced with Tuscaloosa
KrystalSquareOff has updated information about the final qualifier. The site and date of the Alabama Krystal 8 minute qualifier has been changed from October 21 in Birmingham to October 20 in Tuscaloosa. Prequalifiers will be held Friday at a Tuscaloosa Krytal.
Joey Chestnut on Tuscaloosa News front page
Joey Chestnut is currently on the front page of TuscaloosaNews.com Some of the world records listed on Joey’s picture (jalapenos, waffles) are not actually world records.
There is also an article about Joey Chestnut in al.com
Joey Chestnut at U of Alabama Oct 20
TuscaloosaNews.com reports on the Krystal prequalifiers which will be held at the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa:
On Saturday, Chestnut will demonstrate his winning jaws at the Krystal Square Off qualifying competition on the Quad before the Alabama-Tennessee game. The winner qualifies for the Krystal Square Off finals in Chattanooga on Oct. 28.
The preliminary trials are open to anyone who thinks they can put it away without having it come back up, and the top 10 will go on to compete on Saturday. But would-be competitors should know who they’re up against: Chestnut’s personal best is 91 Krystals in eight minutes. The current record is 97, held by Japanese eating wunderkind Takeru Kobayashi, who, until this year, was also the six-time world champion of the Academy Awards of competitive eating: the Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest held in Coney Island each Fourth of July.
IFOCE.com has more information about the prequalifiers
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