Upcoming Charlotte eating contests
| 5 lb. sandwich | Fatboy Challenge | Mac's Speed Shop | Charlotte, NC | sausage, brisket, chicken, pulled pork, bacon and onion rings, side of mac and cheese and a liter of beer |
| big nacho plate | Garbage Can Nachos | Gastonia Grizzlies game | Gastonia, NC | |
| 2 lb. burger | Cindy's Big Willie | Cindy's Star Lite Cafe 2 | Catawba, NC | includes 32 oz. drink and large chili cheese fries |
A Jimmy John’s Freaky Fast Sandwich Making and Eating Contest will take place in Charlotte on May 28 as part of the Speed Street Festival.
Will Millender has a blog entry about his trip to North Carolina to compete in a hot dog eating contest alleging that Dale Boone claimed the contest was sanctioned by the WLOCE, which the sponsor denied.
Will Millender wins Charlotte, NC hot dogs
Will Millender’s twitter reports he won $1000 at today’s Charlotte, NC area hot dog eating contest by eating 8 hot dogs in 2 minutes and 10 seconds.
update Statesville.com has an article which reports that Dale Boone was second with a time of 2:36.
PMQ has the press release that was posted in the comments about Dale Boone being the first person to finish the 32 inch pizza challenge at Paventi's in Charlotte, NC. Boone received $500 after finishing the pizza in 42 minutes.
Charlotte on the Cheap has a list of the Bruster's locations that will host an ice cream contests on Sunday. The contests will be 3 minutes long.
(from HungrySisters) Charlotte area Bruster's will hold ice cream eating contests on Sunday. The winners will face off at a contest at the Carolina Panthers game on September 13. Gaston Gazette has details on the Gastonia competition.
A craigslist posting announces that a hot dog eating contest will be held in Troutman, North Carolina (Charlotte area) on August 29 awarding $1000 to the winner.
Dale Boone repeats in apple uglies, Suzanne French 2nd
The Salisbury Post has the top 4 from yesterday’s apple ugly eating contest in Faith, NC. update a SalisburyPost.com also has a gallery:
1 Dale Boone 20
2 Suzanne French 14, cordogorama 3rd place
3 Larry McNeil (IFOCE #37) 13
4 Keatin Shelton 12, last year’s runner up
SalisburyPost has a preview of today's Apple Ugly eating contest. Larry McNeil and Cornodograma third place finisher Suzanne Freach/French are expected to compte.
The twitter for the Alley Cat Club in Charlotte reports that Dale Boone won their hot dog contest last night by eating 27 hot dogs in 12 minutes. Nicholas Giffen's twitter reports he placed third and the runner up was a former Nathan's finalist.
The Charlotte Observer has an interview with Keatin “Thunder” Shelton, the runner up in last year's Apple Ugly eating contest in Faith, NC.
The Alley Cat Club in Charlotte, NC will host a hot dog eating contest on July 3 that will award $600 and a championship belt to the winner (contest poster)
HungrySisters: Wing Kong conquers Concord Mills
update #6 Giffenbone and TheAVGeeks have videos
update #5 BeautifulBrian.com has a report and Miss Charo has a gallery
update #4 The Hungry Sisters have a gallery
update #3 News 14 has an article and gallery from the contest.
update #2 Brian Subich’s official result is 20 HDB. Nicholas Giffen was 4th (and the top local)
1:32 The top 3 from hungrysisters
1 Micah “Wing Kong” Collins, 23 HDB
2. “Nasty” Nate Biller 22.5 HDB
3. “Big” Brian Subich 22 HDB
4 Nicholas Giffen
3rd: 22 hdb brian subich, 2nd 22.5 nast nate, 1st: 23hdb wing kong
1:21 pm update The contest has started and http://twitter.com/hungrysisters are providing live updates
Hungry Sisters reports “SuperPaul Barlow, Brian Subich, Nasty Nate, Nicholas Giffen, 95.1 guy” will compete in the Concord Mills Nathan’s qualifier. Micah “Wing Kong” Collins will also compete.
Craiglist has a request for someone to record video of an eating contest in Charlotte on Saturday (probably the Concord Mills qualifier). Payment will be provided (amount not listed)
WLOCE announces Bangalore idli contest May 16
The WLOCE website has been updated to announce that an idli contest will take place in Bangalore, India on May 16. WLOCE will also sanction the July 4 Apple Ugly Eating contest in North Carolina and the purse for its contest at Corndogorama will be $875.
A picture of Boone and Indian giant P. Theyagarajan appears on the WLOCE myspace page.
(From ESPN.com's Sports Guy) The Charlotte Bobcats offer Friday tickets in the upper level which include all you can eat Bojangles Chicken Supremes, hot dogs, popcorn and soft drinks for $35.
Link Buffet: July 22, 2008
- Video of the end of the Apple Ugly eating contest (the trophy was a mounted toilet seat)
- Ian Hickman beats Elizabeth Canady in overtime at Bowie burger contest
- Detailed review of MLE game by Platform Nation
- Skinnyboy eats 8/9 of Big Texan 72 ounce steak
- Gallery of 2008 Philadelphia Nathan’s qualifier
- Picture of Samantha Brown at Italian sausage contest
- MissBusyLady describes her start in competitive eating fandom
- Juris Shibayama sends a letter to the editor about last week’s column (from Crawfish comment)
- Boston hot wing eating contest Thursday
- Donut eating contest in Pittsburgh Friday
- Full results for the Singapore qualifiers on MLE.asia
- Vietnamese sub eating contest in Ho Chi Minh City
Dale Boone’s Apple Ugly techniques questioned
The Salisbury Post has an article about controversy over Dale Boone’s use of hot tea at the July 4 Apple Ugly eating contest:
After friends pointed that out, [contest runner-up Keatin] Shelton e-mailed the Apple Baking Co., which organized the competition, to say that he didn’t think Boone’s record should count.
“I believe the tea may have given him an advantage,” Shelton wrote. “Anyway your rules were broken.”
The rules say that contestants can have cups of water. The rules also say contestants can’t use condiments on Uglies — which are “delicious enough on their own.”
The contest organizers say that Boone’s victory will stand.
There has been previous controversy over hot beverages in pastry eating competitions. Some competitors objected to the use of hot coffee in the 2003 San Gennaro Cannoli Eating Championship
Apple Ugly contest results
SalisburyPost.com has an article about the July 4 Apple Ugly eating contest. The top 3:
1. Dale Boone, 17 Apple Uglies
2. Keatin “Thunder” Shelton, 14
3T Timothy “Ace” Cameron, 10
3T Kristy Spurlock, 10
Dale Boone describes his techniques in the article:
“I came Monday night with these big cups,” Boone said. “I get here tonight, every single one of them’s got a big cup.
“They’re paying attention to me. That’s what’s scary.”
Boone one-upped them again though: They brought bigger cups of water this time but Boone dipped each of his Uglies in a cup of hot tea.
The article reports that Boone ate 21 hot dogs at an Elizabethton, TN hot dog contest earlier that day. It does not say how he placed.
Dale Boone wins $1000 in pizza challenge
Augusta.com reports that Dale Boone won $1000 recently by being the first person to eat a 28 inch cheese pizza from Roma’s Pizza in under 90 minutes.
WLOCE.com reports that Dale Boone also won the Apple Ugly eating contest in North Carolina yesterday and competed in the Elizabethton, TN hot dog contest.
Other July 4, 2008 contests
- Furious Pete wins Coney Island burgers by eating 9.75 burgers in 6 minutes. He will attempt Clinton Station Diner’s Zeus burger today.
- Rock Hill, SC hot dog contest
- Pensacoloa, FL hot dog contest
- Round Rock, TX jalapeno eating contest
- St. George, UT hot dog contest
- St. Petersburg, FL hot dog contest
Dale Boone starts WLOCE website
A comment by Crawfish contained a link about Dale Boone’s victory in the corndog eating contest at Corndogorama. In the pictures, Dale Boone is wearing a World League of Competitive Eating baseball cap and has a shirt with a .com address. Trying WLOCE.com reveals that a website has been set up at that address. The site has a standings list which Dale Boone leads. P.Thayagarajan, mentioned as an Indian giant and a possible entrant in last year’s Nathan’s finals on IFOCE.com, is #6. Most of the links on the page are inoperable, but a contact page and safety guidelines are available.
update The Salisbury Post has a report about Dale Boone’s victory in the Apple Ugly qualifier last night
Dale Boone to do TN & NC contests July 4
The Salisbury (NC) Post has an article about the “Apple Ugly” eating contest that will be held on July 4. A qualifier will be held on June 30. Dale Boone is an expected entrant. Boone says that he will also compete in the Elizabethton, TN hot dog eating contest on July 4 and that he is a member of a another competitive eating organization:
He allowed his contract to run out with the International Federation of Competitive Eating and now belongs to the World League of Competitive Eating, which he considers a step up because of all the international competition.
Hall Hunt repeats at Charlotte qualifier
Charlotte / Concord results from IFOCE.com Hall Hunt repeats with a victory margin considerably larger than in 2007.
1. Hall Hunt 34.5 HDB
2. Todd Hennessey 18
3. Chris Wooten 11, UNC Charlotte student
The Salisbury Post has an article about the qualifier which says that Hall “Hoover” Hunt, Pierre “The Real Deal” Abry and C. Todd “Can’t Ya See?” Hennessey are expected entrants.
update Charlotte.com has a video and Sadie of Hungry Sisters served as Hall’s bunette.
update #2 Jeff Chapman has a contest report
update #3 Hall Hunt has a blog entry with pictures
FoxNews has an article and video clip
David Arnott of SportingNews.com competed in the qualifier and has a blog entry
BeautifulBrian.com has a page about Hall’s victory
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