Import Tuner has an interview with car model Tanya Ann Schafer, whose trim waist belies a big appetite:

TS: Hang out? What’s that?! I don’t do too much of that anymore because I’m always working, but when I do go out it usually involves dancing. Anywhere, anytime, as long as some kind of music is playing. Oh, and I love to go out to restaurants because I love to eat. People are usually in shock when they see me eat.
2nr: Really… you have to describe.
TS: It’s not all over my face or anything! I can just eat a lot, and people are surprised because I’m pretty thin.
2nr: It must be your hollow leg. So what is your favorite food to stuff yourself with?
TS: Everything! But if I have to name one type, it would have to be Italian.

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The report about Dale Boone having a motorcycle accident in India might be a cover story for him assuming a new identity as a minor league baseball manager 😉

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(From JapanProbe) A Japanese news clip about Joey Chestnut’s record breaking performance in the Tempe Nathan’s qualifier has been uploaded to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1BdsD4DgESM

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Liz has a post-contest interview with Erik “the Red” Denmark in urbanhonking.com/truefan

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Kevin Carr devotes the last quarter of his hour long movie podcast (beginning around the 48 minute mark) to competitive eating and Joey Chestnut’s record breaking performance (language may not be safe for work or families).

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(From GerberDaisee) A two minute podcast of Joey Chestnut’s interview this morning on the Today Show is available on the NBC news website.

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The LAist blog has an entry about the donut eating contest to be held tomorrow morning at Randy’s Donuts to promote the DVD release of CHiPs.

Randys-Donuts.com has a webcam of the restaurant. Hopefully it will broadcast the contest.

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Here are the leading averages for eaters who have entered two Nathan’s qualifiers:

33 Rich LeFevre (33, 33)
24.5 Tim Brown (24, 25)
23 Brian Subich (27, 19)
22 Marco “Mongo” Marquez (21, 23)
21.5 Russ Keeler (23, 20)

A listing of all non-winning 2007 results above 15 HDB follows after the jump (Please let me know if any results have been omitted):
Read the rest of this entry »

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The Rocky Mountain News has an article about Englewood, CO resident Marco “Mongo” Marquez. Marquez will try to gain entrance to the Nathan’s finals at the Mall of America qualifier. Crazy Legs Conti is also expected to compete in that event. Andrew “Skinnyboy” Lane and Russell “the Mad Stork” Witzke are also mentioned.

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Brian Seiken has uploaded the episode of his television program recorded at today’s qualifier at Shea Stadium to http://hometown.aol.com/beautifulbrian43/wrap.html

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The IFOCE.com results for the Shea Stadium qualifier says that Joey Chestnut will be on NBC’s Today Show on Monday sometime between 7 am and 10 am.

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From OregonLive’s article about the “Stand By Me (movie) Celebration and Rolling Roadshow,” to take place on July 28 in Brownsville, Oregon:

Other activities include a sock hop, a “body” scavenger hunt with clues from the movie, photo opportunities at various film locales, and a blueberry pie-eating contest presented by the International Federation of Competitive Eaters.

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From MosesNews.com via Todd the Butler:

Erik The Red Denmark – 26.5 + 3 in overtime
Pat Philbin – 26.5
Allen Goldstein – 25.5
Russ Keeler – 20
Brian Subich – 19

Erik Denmark has won a contest in a New York City baseball stadium for the second year in a row.

MosesNews.com also has a gallery of today’s contest.

update
BeautifulBrian.com has a report from Shea Stadium with some pictures

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Results from Laura & Beautiful Brian & other commenters
updated from Andrew “Skinnyboy” Lane

1) Joey Chestnut 59.5 (breaks previous record of 53.75 HDB)
2) Rich LeFevre 33
3) Tim Brown 25
4) Justin Mih 21
4) Mongo Marquez 21
6) Mad Stork 16
7) Andrew “Skinnyboy” Lane 14
7) Jason Erb 14
9) Russell Blackwell 13.75
10) Todd “The Butler” Yeates 7

According to wikipedia, the last American to hold the Nathan’s record was Ed Krachie w/ 22.25 HDB from 1996 to 1997

updated
Todd “the Butler” Yeates’ gallery
AZ Republic article
ESPN.com article from AP
Russell Blackwell blog entry

Joey Chestnut will throw out the first pitch at tomorrow’s game at Shea Stadium according to this USA today article

A contest video can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEpvZUqkTss

update #2
The East Valley Tribune has a slideshow with a sound track
The SF Chronicle has an article about Joey’s performance in which he describes his training regimen:

Chestnut, 23, started training six weeks ago with what he calls a “hot dog run” two days per week. Each time, he consumed as many hot dogs as possible in 12 minutes, doing his “weird” dance, flexing and wiggling to push the food down.

Then, he didn’t eat for three days to prepare for the next time.

“You have to mentally have a reason to eat that much and maybe convince my body that it’s OK — it’s not going to hurt it,” he said.

One day each week he ate normally. He also took “tons of vitamins,” amino acids and protein supplements.

Before Saturday’s contest, he didn’t eat Thursday or Friday.

update #3
Live Spaces gallery
Deadspin thread

update #4
Local news TV clip (from Todd “the Butler”)
Joey’s post contest interview
BBC News video (from Brazen) (Video is most popular BBC video for June 3)

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(from Badlands Booker) The episode of “Wife Swap” in which Eric “Badlands” Booker’s wife and female boxer Jennifer Alcorn trade families will be rerun on June 4 at 8 pm on ABC. Booker has lost 90 pounds since that show was recorded in July 2006.

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(From Gyaru’s residence) The video for “BoomBoom Meccya Maccho”, featuring Natsuko “Gal” Sone, can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUCgsUfPXII

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(From Badlands Booker) Badlands Booker has recorded a tribute to bunnettes and made it available on http://myspace.com/badlandsbooker

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(From Steakbellie) a one minute news clip about Saturday’s Philadelphia qualifier from Reuters video can be viewed at http://www.reuters.com/news/video?videoId=54562&videoChannel=4

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(From SomeBoys) 45 second mp3s from “Gal” Sone’s group Gyaruru new single are available: “Boom Boom Meccha Macchio” “Onna no Ultra” (B side)

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Click on the links below to see articles about the independent contests this upcoming weekend.

June 2, Cleveland Heights, OH hot dog eating contest (1st prize has listed value of $300)
June 2, San Jose, CA tamale eating contest
June 2, Windham, NH Strawberry eating contest
June 2, Nanticoke, PA pierogi eating contest
June 3, Louisville, KY Strawberry Eating contest
June 3, Bakersfield, CA Jalapeno eating contest
June 3, Savannah, GA wing eating contest
June 4, Raleigh, NC pancake eating contest

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Tomoko Miyake has a blog entry about her dinner with Miyuki Iwata, who was runner up in last year’s “Gluttonous Queen” and Tokyo Nathan’s qualifier, but has had a low profile since those events.

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