IFOCE has updated its points standings The Queen Mary chili cheese fries contests is a 50 point event and no points were awarded for Wing Bowl 15.

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(from Munche) LA Splash has an article with pictures about Saturday’s chili cheese fries contest on the Queen Mary. Jed Donahue predicted a 30% increase from 2006 totals.

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Todd Yeates blog entry with a lot of pictures.

Jed Donahue’s gallery

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From Juliet Lee via beautifulbrian.com

1.Joey Chestnut 5.44
2. Tim Janus 5.31
3.Sonya Thomas 5.29
4.Bob Shoudt 4.98
5.Juliet Lee 4.5
6.Jed Donahue 4.1
7.Rich LeFevre 3.9
8.Justin Mih 3.1

Pat Bertoletti, Chip Simpson & Erik Denmark did not attend. Erik Denmark could not attend due to passing of his mother.

(updated Official results have now been posted)

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QueenMary.com has a list of entrants for today’s chili cheese fries contest. All eaters ranked #2-#8 are expected. The full list is available after the jump. The contest is expected to take place between 1 and 2 pm (4 and 5 pm eastern)

There has been little press coverage for this contest. This brief article about Jed Donahue was the only preview I could find.

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The second Queen Mary World Chili Cheese Fries Eating Championship will be held in Long Beach on February 17. The purse is $10,000. Last year’s chili cheese fries contest was the last time Sonya Thomas defeated Joey Chestnut in an event she won. There contest will be held in conjunction with the Scottish Festival and an amateur haggis contest will be held.

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“Dog” Davis, the last place finisher in the Queen Mary chili cheese fries contest, wrote an article for LA Weekly about his experience in that event.

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The Long Beachcomber has an article about last Saturday’s Wienerschnitzel World Chili Cheese Fries Eating Championship at the Queen Mary. The article gives “El Toro’s” real name and also claims that a father & son duo (which the author probably mislabeled Joey and Paul Chestnut) competed in the event.

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Thanks to IFOCE.com for providing a full listing of chili cheese fries finishers along with amounts eaten. A prize money breakdown besides the $4,000 first place amount is still not available.

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Ryan of the losanjealous blog has a writeup of yesterday’s chili cheese fries contest at the Queen Mary. He was asked by George Shea to help judge the contest. Several pictures are available.

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Please post any results or other information about the chili cheese fries contest in Long Beach in the comments for this entry.

Updated 7:35 pm – Official results from IFOCE.com and SonyaTheBlackWidow.com:

Updated 11:02 pm – almost complete results from Loren “Bubba” Yarbrough

A breakdown of the $10,000 prize money allocation would be appreciated.

Sonya mentions on her website that she is going to cut down on the number of events she enters. I hope her reduction in contest frequency is her own choice and not the result of other factors.

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The Queen Mary website has a page about Saturday’s chili cheese fries contest. The list of expected entrants includes the top two finishers in last Friday’s Wing Bowl 14, Joey Chestnut and Rich LeFevre, along with Southern California’s top eater, Jed Donahue. Sonya Thomas is not listed as one of the expected competitors. Garret Morris, a member of the original Saturday Night Live cast, will compete in a celebrity sausage eating contest.

Updated 2/9 9:48 am The LA Times has a brief preview of the contest

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