Skinnyboy’s Tempe trip
Andrew “Skinnyboy” Lane has posted a travelog of his trip to Tempe for the Nathan’s qualifier on his blog.
Archive for 2006
Wing Bowl commissioner Eric Gregg dies of stroke
Yahoo! sports reports that former major league umpire and Wing Bowl commissioner Eric Gregg has died at age 55 of a stroke he suffered yesterday.
Justin Mih wins Hot Dog Safari contest
The Daily Item of Lynn reports that Justin Mih (who is not named but listed as the 39th ranked IFOCE member) won the Nathan’s hot dog contest at the Hot Dog Safari in Boston Sunday with 15.5 hot dogs. Lynn native Peter Davekos placed second with 13 hot dogs. A Coney Island berth is not awared to the winner of the Hot Dog Safari contest.
Booker rap performance June 7
Eric “Badlands” Booker will perform at Mo Pitkin’s in the East Village on June 7 at 7:30 (tickets are $5) Booker has also placed some of his songs on his myspace page.
Steakbellie’s Philadelphia gallery
Steakbellie has uploaded a gallery of the Philadelphia Nathan’s qualifier at http://www.flickr.com/photos/steakbellie/sets/72157594155903732/
Wing Bowl judge & former MLB umpire Eric Gregg suffers stroke
Philly.com reports that Eric Gregg, chief Wing Bowl judge and former Major League umpire, experienced a stroke Sunday morning. While the competitive eating community may not have always agreed with Gregg’s Wing Bowl decisions, we can all offer our prayers and support to the Gregg family.
Brian Subich makes SW PA sports blog
(Thanks Brian Seiken) Johnstown high school football coach Brian Subich’s performance in the Nathan’s qualifier in Philadelphia Memorial Day weekend is the subject of three blog entries in pennlive.com’s Southwest PA Sports Blog.
Video from the Philadelphia qualifier can be viewed at http://cbs3.com/video/?id=26720@kyw.dayport.com
Updated June 5 12:54 pm with direct link – thanks Pat from Moonachie
Urban Honking Tempe interviews
Liz has posted interviews with Rich LeFevre from before the Tempe qualifier and Erik “the Red” Denmark from after the contest.
Updated 11:48 pm Erik Denmark has a blog entry about the contest
East Valley Tribune reports from Arizona Mills qualifier
The East Valley Tribune has a writeup of yesterday’s Nathan’s qualifier at Arizona Mills Mall in Tempe. Top local Russell Blackwell is quoted.
New big burger at Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub?
Rich LeFevre wins Tempe with 28 HDB
Andrew Lane has a blog entry about the Tempe Nathan’s qualifier he competed in today. He claims that the top four finishers of that event are:
1. Rich LeFevre 28 hot dogs & buns
2. Erik “the Red” Denmark 19 HDB
3. Andrew “Skinnyboy” Lane 14 HDB (officially credited with 9 HDB)
4. Russell “The Black Hole” Blackwell (from Arizona) 13 HDB
updated 10:33 pm – removed “judging error” from Andrew Lane’s result
updated June 4 10:00 am – fixed Russell Blackwell’s name
Joey Chestnut factoids in Sports Illustrated
The following data about Joey Chestnut comprise a row in the factoids matrix in the current issue of Sports Illustrated (page 37):
Person I’d most like to meet: Bill Clinton
Nickname as a kid: Puff (the Magic Dragon)
Most scared I’ve ever been: Being chased by a pack of wild dogs at age 6
Song that reminds me of summer: Take Me Out to the Ballgame
Book I’m currently reading: Eat This Book (Ryan Nerz)
Superhero I’m most like: Wolverine
(Perhaps Joey’s scary experience has resulted in a hatred of “dogs” which he displays at Nathan’s contests)
New Poll: Number of Coney Island rookies
The new poll asks how many American competitors will make the Nathan’s finals for the first time in 2006. All eaters who have already qualified have competed in previous finals. Notable eaters who have yet to compete in Coney Island July 4 include Pat Bertoletti, Bob Shoudt, Chip Simpson and Brian Subich.
Amateur Nathan’s contest to be held in Boston Sunday
Ryan Nerz will emcee a Nathan’s hot dog contest at the Hot Dog Safari in Boston on Sunday. The winner of that event will not receive entry into the Coney Island finals, but New Englanders can use the contest to practice for the 2007 finals. Tickets are $10 in advance, $15 at the gate and include all the hot dogs, sausages and ice cream you can eat.
Victory for Eater X at Buffalo Wing Festival predicted?
The Carolina Hurricanes / Whalers defeat of the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL Eastern Conference Finals might presage victory for Whalers fan Tim “Eater X” Janus in the Buffalo Wing Festival Labor Day weekend. It is difficult to determine what might be foreshadowed by a Carolina victory over the Edmonton Oilers in the Stanley Cup finals unless a vegetable oil drinking contest is scheduled.
Tomoko Miyake launches personal web site
Tomoko Miyake (三宅智å), the fourth place finisher in April’s “gluttonous queen” contest has launched a personal website at miyaketomoko.com , making her the first Japanese female competitive eater with a home page. The website lists Tomoko’s birth year as 1958 (the last two digits should probably be reversed)
Philadelphia City Paper Nathan’s qualifier report
The Philadelphia City Paper has a report on last Saturday’s Nathan’s qualifier held at Independence Hall won by Sonya Thomas. (If any root beer float contests are held, do not expect Sonya to participate). The article’s author, Drew Lazor, has an entry on his personal blog in which he list some of the anti-meat statements in the pamphlet he received from the PETA members protesting the contest.
Liz & Krista report on ice cream & pickles
Liz and Krista have uploaded their writeups of last week’s pickle contest held at the Carnegie Deli and goldenpalace.net ice cream contest held at the Water Club in Manhattan.
Fixed 1:50 pm – Changed Brooklyn to Manhattan – Thanks Krista
Jason Fagone NPR interview available
NPR.org has an article and audio from Jason Fagone’s interview Saturday morning.
Pat Bertoletti article, slideshow & video
nbc30 has an article, gallery and video of Pat Bertoletti at Friday’s goldenpalace.net ice cream contest. The article confuses pounds with gallons.
ESPN displayed a very brief clip of Pat Bertoletti (1 second at most) at the goldenpalace.net ice cream eating contest was shown on the Monday night / Tuesday morning Sportcenter. There might have been a longer video on an earlier edition of sportscenter.
Pat Bertoletti was also named athlete of the week by a Saint Louis Post Dispatch columnist.
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