Three random Little Rock eating challenges
| 4 lb. burger | The Sarge Burger | Pig'n Chik Barbeque | Sherwood, AR | |
| 4 patty burger | Midtown Monster Burger Challenge | Midtown Billiards | Little Rock, AR | burger has spam sandwich in the middle |
| 10 in burger | Wimpy's Burger Challenge | Wimpy's | Conway, AR | includes 1 lb fries and a 24 oz. shake |
ArkansasOnline reports that Jacksonville, AR has cancelled its Wing Ding Festival that was held in early October. The event held an eating contest that was sanctioned by MLE in 2011.
Sonya Thomas wins 2011 Jacksonville, Arkansas Wing Ding
update 6:57 CWArkansas has an article
update The top 4 | #5-#11:
1) Sonya Thomas 4.59 lb in 10 min
2) Adrian Morgan 4.14
3) Aaron Osthoff 3.64
4) Erik Denmark 3.23
5) Nate Biller 2.95
6) Steve Ramirez II Jr. 2.68
7) Chuck Stuart 2.63, 2010 winner
Andrew Kogutkiewicz 2.43
9) “Bam” Martinez 2.01
10) Matt Raible 1.72
11) Steve Ramirez 1.08
Sonya Thomas, Erik Denmark, Adrian Morgan and Aaron Osthoff are expected to compete in the wing eating contest.
Arkansas Online has a preview of Saturday's eating contest at the Jacksonville (AR) Wing Ding focusing on Sonya Thomas and Aaron Osthoff.
The MLE facebook announces that Sonya Thomas, Aaron Osthoff, Adrian Morgan and Nate Biller are expected to compete in Saturday's contest at the Wing Fling in Jacksonville, AR.
Registration for the wing eating contest on October 1 at the Jacksonville, Arkansas Wing Ding will open tomorrow at 1 pm on IFOCE.com
The Jacksonville, Arkansas (Little Rock area) Chamber of Commerce announces that Major League Eating will hold an eating contest at the Wing Ding Festival on October 1.
The Wing Ding Festival in Jacksonville, Arkansas (Little Rock area) will award $1000 in its wing eating contest ($600 to the winner) on October 2.
Man vs. Food November 25 (Little Rock, Arkansas) episode links
Travel Channel: episode guide | slideshow
Meal Sites
- The Mean Pig BBQ challenge – sandwich with “Shut Up Juice” sauce
Home Page | Facebook | Citysearch | Yelp
KATV article and gallery - Cothan’s Mercantile meal – Quadruple hubcap Hamburger
Home Page | Citysearch | Yahoo | Urbanspoon
Blog entry about Food Network Magazine listing the hubcap burger as the best burger in Arkansas - Osborne Family Farm (not a restaurant)
Family home page | BBQ page
episode commercial about the farm
List of Little Rock eating challenges in the eatfeats database.
The Arkansas Leader reports that the Wing Ding Festival in Jacksonville, Arkansas is contracting with Major League Eating to sanction a wing eating contest in 2010. This year's festival will have an amateur wing eating contest on October 3.
A thread on the Man vs. Food message board says that the program will be recording at the Mean Pig BBQ in Cabot, Arkansas today.
Hot Springs corned beef sandwiches results
from sonyatheblackwidow.com and Lucky Chestnut
Hot Springs International Corned Beef Eating Championship, Hot Springs, Arkansas
1. Pat Bertoletti, 11 sandwiches in 10 minutes, $3,000
2. Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, 10.75 sandwiches, $1,500 – beat Sonya Thomas in 2 minute overtime by .1 ounce
3. Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas 10.75 sandwiches, $500 – lost overtime
4. Chip Simpson 10? sandwiches
Congratulations to Patrick Bertoletti for winning his first non-qualifier contest and defeating two eaters ranked in the top three.
Updated 11:06 pm
Hot Springs corned beef preview
The IFOCE circuit resumes today after a six week hiatus in Hot Springs, Arkansas (hometown of former president Bill Clinton) with a corned beef sandwich eating contest. Sonya Thomas and Joey Chestnut are expected to resume their rivalry. Ms. Thomas has a two contest winning streak, but the expected 2005 rookie of the year, Joey Chestnut, had a two contest winning streak before that. The top contenders for 2005 rookie of the year runner up, Pat Bertoletti and Chip Simpson, are also expected to compete.
Cookie Jarvis wins Arkansas grilled cheese
The AP has an article (at abcnews.com) about the goldenpalace.com grilled cheese qualifier held Saturday at the Arkansas State Fair. The results of that contest are:
1. Cookie Jarvis, Long Island, NY, 19 sandwiches
2. Pat Philbin, Moonachie, NJ, 17.5 sandwiches
3. Michael Finnell, Sherwood, AR, 11.5 sandwiches (after 1 minute overtime to decide 3rd)
4. Christopher Tarleton, Corpus Christi, TX 10 sandwiches (lost overtime to Finnell)
With 4 qualifiers left, notable eaters who have yet to qualify include Joey Chestnut and Badlands Booker. (Hopefully Carlene LeFevre will recover in time to participate in the Phoenix contest) If Joey Chestnut competes in the Southern California Fair contest to be held Monday, it will be interesting to see if he challenges Tim Janus’ record of 31. (It has been rumored that Kobayashi will appear at the Southern California contest) The article mentions that there will be a finals contest at an undetermined date and time to determine the allocation of the $20,000.
Updated 10/9 3:55 pm The Arkansas Democrat Gazette has an article mentioning the contest.
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