2008 Broadway at the Beach April 19

March 10, 2008 at 1:48 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Myrtle Beach

The contest schedule at IFOCE.com announces that this year’s edition of the eating contest held at Broadway at the Beach in Myrtle Beach, SC will take place on April 19. The purse is $500 and registration starts “Wednesday, March 10” (which probably means March 12, registration is not currently available). The announcement says there is a possibility that the five traditional rounds could be fused into a single round with five different types of food.

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  1. beautifulbrian said

    March 10, 2008 @ 2:10 pm

    I dont care of the purse is $0 it gives me an excuse to buy some Krystal burgers. Anyone that wants to split a ride with me gas tolls etc let me know

  2. nathanbiller said (Registered January 29, 2007)

    March 10, 2008 @ 4:00 pm

    I’d consider going, how long’s the trip?

  3. HungrySisters said

    March 10, 2008 @ 4:17 pm

    Is there a schedule of what time all events will be anywhere?

  4. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    March 10, 2008 @ 4:59 pm

    by the way sign up is weds march 12

  5. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    March 10, 2008 @ 4:59 pm

    good guess oj,lol

  6. I said

    March 10, 2008 @ 5:47 pm

    http://www.broadwayatthebeach.com/

  7. Badlands Booker said

    March 11, 2008 @ 12:21 am

    that a truck driver drive!!! at least 12 hours from NYC

  8. The Sicilian said (Registered February 23, 2006)

    March 11, 2008 @ 1:56 pm

    Beautiful B. I would definitely go with you if I lived in in NY.

  9. U.S. MALE said

    March 11, 2008 @ 6:26 pm

    I CALL SHOTGUN! Let’s go partying down in South Carolina…..Yee-ha

  10. Anonymous said

    March 12, 2008 @ 9:14 am

    Last I remeber that was Boone s contest now they want to change it . So others can win .

  11. Rhonda Evans said

    March 12, 2008 @ 10:12 am

    Sorry, but Chip won it all last year.

  12. Badlands Booker said

    March 12, 2008 @ 11:51 am

    If you ride shotgun US Male, I’ll play the back, Hey BB, Leave the Honda at home, I’ll bring the Expedition!!! Hoo Ahh!

  13. nathanbiller said (Registered January 29, 2007)

    March 12, 2008 @ 12:04 pm

    Damn, this is turning into one hell of a trip!

  14. Anonymous said

    March 12, 2008 @ 12:10 pm

    I’ll ride with you guys. Call me.

  15. Badlands Booker said

    March 12, 2008 @ 12:22 pm

    Hope to see ya down there Nasty Nate. BTW, You Made the Deluxe Edition of Hungry & Focused 4. Thanks again for the drop homie!!

  16. beautifulbrian said

    March 12, 2008 @ 12:42 pm

    Im on Badlands. We’re gonna party till its 1999. Wait that year passed us . How but 2099

  17. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    March 12, 2008 @ 2:02 pm

    waaaaaaaa,i wanna go on the road trip,but im to far away from all of the ECE (East Coast Eaters)…well at least oysters is close,now if i can just get in,lol Have A Nice Day 🙂

  18. mommy said

    March 12, 2008 @ 2:24 pm

    Now syko stop with the tantrums. I will bring you back some ice cold hot dogs and hot ice cream from the eaters leftovers that they spit in .

  19. Rhonda Evans said

    March 12, 2008 @ 2:46 pm

    You’ll get in that one SyKo. That represents an opportunity for you to make a move into the rankings.

  20. Anonymous said

    March 12, 2008 @ 3:19 pm

    Sorry Boone was not there to DEFEND his title .
    Dale BoonE IS the fastest eater point blank .

  21. nathanbiller said (Registered January 29, 2007)

    March 12, 2008 @ 3:35 pm

    Awesome Badlands-Thanks! This has got to be one of the highlights of my life.

  22. I said

    March 12, 2008 @ 3:38 pm

    i cant decide if nate’s comment is funny or sad

  23. Rhonda Evans said

    March 12, 2008 @ 3:55 pm

    If Boone were so fast, then why did he not prevail in more events? Why was he creamed in the AICE also? Anything 12 minutes or under is considered speed eating by most accounts.

    He certainly was one of the fastest in a couple of minutes or so, in his day, and he is well above the average top 20 IFOCE eater today for a minute or 2, depending on the food. But some of the top eaters today are so fast he would not even hold a candle to them.

    You think he ate that paltry quantity of 5 1/4 lbs of water-cooled, sun-scorched baked beans fast in Houston several years ago? Stick that amount in front of Pat Bertoletti and see what happens.

    Or let Dale put on a disquise and set out to N’awlins’ next month and see if there is any point in the contest in which he is in first place. I don’t think he can eat 4 dozen in a minute.

  24. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    March 12, 2008 @ 5:56 pm

    hey mommy – i like hot spit on ice cream,im from texas everything down here is hot,except for those matzah balls we ate,lol

  25. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    March 12, 2008 @ 5:58 pm

    Rhonda i have reminder notes all over my office,truck,pc not to forget to sign up tomorrow

  26. Anonymous said

    March 13, 2008 @ 1:15 am

    Boone never lost at Broadway . Because it is a 2 min contest .
    all will be upset at how small the event is going to be . wow maybe 10 or 20 ppl to watch .

  27. Rhonda Evans said

    March 13, 2008 @ 9:15 am

    Great SyKo! I know you’ll get in. And, to be honest, I hopemany new faces show. It will be interesting to see the prize structure. I sure hope they pay well beyond the top 3–top 5 at least!

  28. Gentleman Joe said

    March 13, 2008 @ 9:35 am

    The Scum has about as much chance of eating in an ifoce contest as I do.

    I’m not claiming to be the best at speed, just damn good.

    I think my 60 dumplings to the Scums 39, proved that the Scum is NOT the fastest.

    In the US 5-6 minutes or less is speed eating.

    In Japan it would probably be a half hour or less.

  29. Rhonda Evans said

    March 13, 2008 @ 10:19 am

    Joe how did you come up with the 5 – 6 minutes? Perhaps the 10 and 12 minute contests the Fed holds are endurance events then.

    I think the 5 – 6 minutes is your own rule, which fits neatly within the scope of your perceived abilities. But, I too will admit that in 5 – 6 minutes you are damned good–as is Joey, Pat B, Ian, Chip Simpson, Sonya, Dale (in Baked Beans), Don Lerman, Bob Shoudt (at least in Krystals), Hall Hunt, and a few others.

    I really, really do wish you could eat with the IFOCE brethren in 5- and 6-minute contests. That’d be great.

  30. WingKong said (Registered December 19, 2006)

    March 13, 2008 @ 10:32 am

    If I get in…I would love to share a ride w/ someone. Steakbellie, Wild Bill and I did that last year and it was a lot of fun…

  31. The Natural said (Registered October 5, 2006)

    March 13, 2008 @ 12:25 pm

    Im down for a road trip! registered yesterday, hope i get in. Hey Beautiful Brian, Badlands, Nate. Any room left in there for me? I Promise I’ll behave and keep my lactose intolerance to a minimum..HAHA…R we there yet?

  32. beautifulbrian said

    March 13, 2008 @ 1:03 pm

    Lets see if Badlands drives I guess its two passengers in the front not including the driver and three in the back. That might work. Gas to SC is around 3 fillups each way . Its about a 12 or 13 hr ride. $180 in gas round trip . Thats an estimate might be less. Tolls split in 5 ways is next to nothing. Im looking at $50 per person to SC round trip not including hotel. Damn thats a bargain considering the air fares these days. If that falls through I’ll drive but i dont do more than 2 passengers in the back one passenger in the front for my vehicle. US male in the front Arturo and Nate in the back or vica versa. We’ll work it out. On the way back we get some krystals to take home

  33. anonymous said

    March 13, 2008 @ 1:07 pm

    I have never seen so many people anxious to do this contest with only a $500 purse on the line. I guess the attraction must be the variety of foods

  34. the boy king said

    March 13, 2008 @ 1:22 pm

    I think of Competitive Eating like Track & Field

    1 minute = 50 meters (pure speed)
    2 minutes = 200 meters (sustained speed)
    5 minutes = 400 meters (sustained speed + some strategy)
    8 minutes = 800 meters (some capacity + some speed + strategy)
    10 minutes = 1600 meters (moderate capacity + strategy + little speed)
    12 minutes = 3200 meters (capacity + strategy + little speed)
    30 minute + = Marathon (capacity)

  35. Rhonda Evans said

    March 13, 2008 @ 2:58 pm

    TBK that’s not a bad rule of thumb. In fact, I’d say it is about as accurate (or more so) than I or anyone else could come up with.

    I like the fact that it reflects that at least some speed is a needed attribute in contests up to 12 minutes. That’s definitely true.

    This may just be my opinion, but I also believe that contests of 30 minutes and perhaps a bit longer require strategy to excel. Case in point — Barrick Burger (9 lbs and change). Looking at Sonya and Rich, they both made dramatic improvements from 2005 to 2006, from nearly an hour (48 minutes, 10 seconds for winner Sonya) to 27 minutes (for Sonya, with Rich a close second).

    Did the stomach capacity of both eaters improve that dramatically in a year? I doubt it. They both continue to improve in their capacity, but at a slow, steady pace. They did learn, however, from the previous year, and they both altered their eating strategies, which enabled them to eat in a more efficient, timely manner.

    Anyone who was there will probably agree, at least to some extent.

    (Oh shit … another long post.)

  36. Rhonda Evans said

    March 13, 2008 @ 3:11 pm

    Oh, and TBK, one other thing: It also depends on the food. Who would want to be eating baked beans for longer than 3 or 4 minutes, or grits for longer than 5. The easier the food packs going down, the less time it takes to get full.

    (By the way, that 10-minute IFOCE grits contest was too damned long. Grits packs too easily. Poor Pat ate 21 lbs in 10 minutes. For having won, he must have felt absolutely awful, and poor 99-lbs Sonya ate 18 1/2 punds: damned near 1/5 of her body weight. That must have been BRUTAL! On a relative basis, that would be like Pat eating 35 lbs, or Joey eating 40! May the IFOCE learn from this. )

  37. the boy king said

    March 13, 2008 @ 3:35 pm

    Some food Items are the equivalent of High Hurdles… like wings. Where technique could trump pure speed. But it if the distance became too long, then the technique would no longer become and advantage/disadvantage, and the capacity (endurance) would come into play.

    And they only do hurdles at distances of 110 meters & 400 Meters.

    And Steeple Chase proves that over a longer distance the technique becomes less relevant.

  38. the boy king said

    March 13, 2008 @ 3:39 pm

    In the case of Marathon eating… improvement comes with experience. Start fast, Start slow, steady pace, jump out to a lead, etc. etc.

    Not a capacity change, but Experience.

  39. Anonymous said

    March 13, 2008 @ 3:44 pm

    Shut up, Rhonda. The grits contest was just one of dozens throughout the year. Every eater knew what was coming and chose to go because they thought it would be fun. No one has complained that it wasn’t. Eaters like to test themselves in different kinds of contests.

  40. Rhonda Evans said

    March 14, 2008 @ 10:14 am

    Anonymous, 3:44: Telling me to shut up is bringing me to tears … in laughter. It is best that you don’t use your own name; it would sort of shock people, so I do understand the need for your anonymity. You know what I’m saying is true, however. You’re just pissed off because it would really cramp your style for things to change too much. Can’t say as I blame you, but watch your tone when addressing me young man — hands on hips! 🙂 Thank your lucky stars there’s lots of cyberspace between us, however.

    Not only did every eater not know what was coming up, I would say virtually no one knew that such massive quantities would be consumed. At least one top finisher in the event did not expect to come within several pounds of his total, as noted by at least right here on eatfeats. Additionally, the IFOCE (nor many of the eaters) had no prior experience with grits. They have some now.

  41. U.S. MALE said

    March 14, 2008 @ 10:51 am

    Wow, anybody have a bus? So far we have Brian, Arturo, Nate, Badlands, Wild Bill, Wing Kong, myself and the Natural. Anybody else want in?

    Sykobozo, we can swing by and pick up your sorry ass in Texas too.

  42. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    March 14, 2008 @ 11:35 am

    now you tell me,i didnt enter the contest cause i figured there was already enough guys going with funny accents,haha…back at you,:)

  43. The Natural said (Registered October 5, 2006)

    March 15, 2008 @ 5:03 am

    I hope they keep the contest the way it was…A 5 2 minute interval contest makes it special. It’ll just be another 10 min buffet contest if they change it.

  44. The_Hangman said (Registered August 30, 2006)

    March 17, 2008 @ 7:36 pm

    I could not make it to New Orleans on the 12th. Already have a show to appear in. But I will be at Broadway at the Beach on the 19th. I may be a “table ender” and may not have any chance to win any money but I’ll be there anyway and will have fun being on stage again with some old friends and some new ones.

    First palce or last place. Just getting up there makes everyone on stage a winner in the eyes of the people watching the event.

  45. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    March 17, 2008 @ 9:12 pm

    Horray for table enders!!! i totally agree,its just fun going to the events and hanging out

  46. SuperPaul said

    March 17, 2008 @ 9:35 pm

    I am officially entered in Broadway at the Beach and the Corn Eating Contest….how I’ll get there, I dunno….anyone coming through Atlanta for either contest??? I can only justify going to my wife if expenses are low!

  47. Badlands Booker said

    March 18, 2008 @ 12:07 am

    Much Love to the Table Enders!! They ROCK in my opinion!

  48. Badlands Booker said

    March 18, 2008 @ 12:12 am

    -I Remember when Joey was a table ender,
    -’05 Nathan’s is when he got better
    -when my bunnette left me to count him strong
    -then i knew he wouldn’t be a table ender for long

    -And now, where is the belt? tell me where it’s gone?
    -Back in the USA man, where it belongs
    -San Jo to be exact, hanging on a wall
    -in the trophy room of the Chestnut home!

    from “Table Ender” off of Hungry & Focused 4 y’all!

  49. Joey said

    March 18, 2008 @ 2:19 am

    Great track Badlands.

    I will never forget when you, sonya and rich blew by me at vienna sausages in north carolina.

    You are truly a one of a kind in Competitive Eating.

    Hope all is well. hope to see you at a contest/event soon

  50. beautifulbrian said

    March 18, 2008 @ 2:51 am

    I registered 15 min after it was posted and did not get a confirmation. I guess its ring out the old ring in the new. There was a time when they would beg for my presence at the table along with other old school names. No big deal. congrag to everyone that got in and good luck . I was looking forward to performing “Bonebreaker” on stage with Badlands but we might have to save that for another day.

  51. Anonymous said

    March 18, 2008 @ 5:24 am

    LOL WHAT STAGE ????????????????

    you freaks have no clue .

    to the little place you going to ? A table and maybe 20 ppl at most.

    enjoy your big contest NOT!

  52. U.S. MALE said

    March 18, 2008 @ 6:18 am

    Cool track Badlands, I am motivated already.

    I too am confirmed for Broadway on the Beach. Anybody else out there get in?

  53. The_Hangman said (Registered August 30, 2006)

    March 18, 2008 @ 6:22 am

    In my opinion, “Table Enders” are what brings spark, like and excitement to these events.

    Fans may come to see Joey, Pat or Koby. But the same winners all the time gets boring Even in big football games you have other things to spark interest and add color like cheerleaders. Mostly women but sometimes men. Here in Jacksonville the jaguars have these huge men as an extra cheerleading squad. I recall the Chicago Bulls doing that too.

    There are flag bearers, mascots, drum lines and many other things to help bring excitement. We “Table Enders” are many times that added excitement. Who can doubt the colorful antics of Super Paul. The horny hair of El Toro. The punk hair style of Pat. The petite figure of Sonya. The Japanese connection of Koby. The young boy image of Joey. The elder statesman of Rich. The rapper of Badlands. The hats and dreadlocks of Crazy Legs. The mask of Eater X. Each of these and more bring “color” to these events and are all crucial to a winning event.

    We all know that nowadays, Joey and Pat will most likely take the top spot. Just like a football game, people come to see how much these two can put away. For some this might even be like NASCAR where fans come to see one or more crashes. In our terms that is called “reversal of fortune”.

    What I’m trying to say is everyone on that stage brings something special to the event. Like in golf where Tiger will most likely win the event, it still takes everyone else to make it an event. What good would it be if everyone else stayed home and just let Tiger Woods play by himself. Like Badlands put it, Tiger was once a “Table Ender” too. We all start somewhere. We all cannot be at the top but we all can have fun and put on a good show while we are there.

    After the Joeys and the Pats wipe the floor with their huge totals and easy wins, in the eyes of many, table enders are the shows within the show. Table Enders stand proud and be counted for the colorful heroes you are. Who else would be crazy enough to travel that far, spend all that time and money, just to bring home a T-shirt. No one else but the proud “Table Enders”. And who knows, as a table ender, you might just be the next Joey, Pat, Sonya or Koby. No matter where you stand on that stage, you are ALL CHAMPIONS.

  54. anonymous said

    March 18, 2008 @ 7:55 am

    Notice how hangman leaves BB name out just because he doesn’t like him

  55. Rhonda Evans said

    March 18, 2008 @ 8:42 am

    That is very eloquently put Hangman. I agree with all of it!

  56. Rhonda Evans said

    March 18, 2008 @ 8:59 am

    Nice lyrics “Book!”

  57. Romeo said

    March 18, 2008 @ 9:36 am

    It’s hard for amd you cant expect everyone to be a Juliet Lee. Top amateut. Now top pro. I don’t know how she can stay so humble.

  58. The Critic said

    March 18, 2008 @ 11:54 am

    Nice explanation Hangman, it explains why most eaters are out of their minds – and loving it!!

  59. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    March 18, 2008 @ 12:21 pm

    nice flo,badlands,im working on the remix,hehe

  60. nathanbiller said (Registered January 29, 2007)

    March 18, 2008 @ 12:55 pm

    US Male, how should we try to get to SC?

  61. anonymous said

    March 18, 2008 @ 1:09 pm

    dont think its cuz he hates him its cuz he cant eat STICK TO BLOGGIN!

  62. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    March 18, 2008 @ 1:37 pm

    magical mail truck of course! hehe

  63. KevinRoss said

    March 18, 2008 @ 3:39 pm

    My dad is a mailman (or as he likes to be called a letter carrier). I wish his mail truck was magical, had a unicorn in the back, and spewed gum drops out of the tailpipe. . .but unfortunately it just delivers mail. Which is important, but not exactly magic.

  64. The TRUTH said

    March 18, 2008 @ 5:41 pm

    If Dale Boone was still around he would win!!!!!!!

  65. U.S. MALE said

    March 18, 2008 @ 5:47 pm

    Nate. get a hold of me through Myspace link on here or click my name above to go to a site when you can e-mail me.

  66. doughboy said (Registered June 9, 2007)

    March 18, 2008 @ 7:43 pm

    Superpaul, we competed against each other many times, this time you are coming to my state. People will be shouting and cheering for me as I school all the other eaters……..s……..h………what? where? oh,sorry about that I was dreaming for a second. Looking foward to eating, this is going to be fun. See you there.

  67. Anonymous said

    March 18, 2008 @ 8:38 pm

    Dale would win if no one in the ifoce top 12 showed up.

  68. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    March 18, 2008 @ 9:14 pm

    US MALE has a sup’ed up mail truck with wheelie bars and a supercharger

  69. U.S. MALE said

    March 18, 2008 @ 10:07 pm

    And a bed in the back for long naps as well a cooler stocked with cold frosty beverages. I do all my delivering on foot.

  70. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    March 18, 2008 @ 11:02 pm

    i thought maybe you did,it will keep you in shape,all that walking everyday keeps ya young like me,HAHA…so how many people are going on the roadtrip now?

  71. Anonymous said

    March 19, 2008 @ 3:19 am

    Dale Boone is still around .

  72. Badlands Booker said

    March 20, 2008 @ 7:43 am

    Thanks Joey! May you continue to dominate and take the CE world bystorm champ!

  73. Anonymous said

    March 21, 2008 @ 4:58 pm

    O.J can you check the IP address and see if the comment made on March 19, 2008 @ 3:19 am is coming from India?

  74. annoymus said

    March 26, 2008 @ 3:15 pm

    I’ll be in Norfolk that weekend so I’ll make it a point to check out this one.

    I wish BB could be there so I can see him get his a** handed to him.

    But we know how he bad mouths the Sheas every chance he can now and then begs to compete andturns around and spits in their face when they say no. He said don’t bother to call me ever again. Or was that just his way of throwing another one of his many recent temper tantrums?

    Broadway at the Beach. I’ll be there. Anyone know what time it starts and where in that shopping center it will be?

  75. doughboy said

    April 5, 2008 @ 10:45 am

    As for where and when. The eaters are to be there around 10:00 am and last year the location was to the right of Hard Rock Cafe. Hope that helps

  76. Anonymous said

    April 5, 2008 @ 10:57 am

    Joey’s storm is now a Hurricane.

  77. beautifulbrian said

    April 5, 2008 @ 11:18 am

    anony march 26th 3:15 pm That is the funniest comment i have ever read on this site since its inception in 2005. I insist you be nominated for the comment of the month award or the year for that matter. As far as accusing me of badmouthing the sheas every chance i get and then spitting in their face when they dont allow me to compete is a very compelling theory coming from a cowardly moron like yourself that wont post his or her real name. One day you will be shocked to find out that my alleged “slamming of the Sheas” is merely an act contrived by all three of us so we could have a good laugh at your expense or any of the other fools on this site that are dumb enough to believe it. As far as temper tantrums, I havent thrown a major one since 1966 when my dad got lost driving trying to find the movie theatre that was playing the Batman movie with adam west. I finally did get a chance to watch it on tv years later.

  78. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    April 5, 2008 @ 4:29 pm

    hey Brian,i vote your answer back to the funniest comment of the month,the funniest comeback of the month…Have Nice Day 🙂

  79. U.S. MALE said

    April 5, 2008 @ 4:37 pm

    You are right Brian. It is a shame that some people are such pussies that they have to make threats on this site without revealing who they are. I’ll be by your side down at Broadway and look forward to seeing if this jackass actually shows. Could be interesting!

  80. anonymous said

    April 5, 2008 @ 5:50 pm

    Hey jackass FYI the song on the cd is titled “Dont ever call me again” and it has nothing to do with Brian or the Shea’s you dick!

  81. Class act said

    April 5, 2008 @ 5:55 pm

    Nice to see U.S Male come to BB defense unlike some of the other IFOCE pussies that wouldnt bother sticking up for him when he gets blasted from time to time on this site. They come out of the woodwork to protect little Sonya but not BB. And this is for fake name Rhonda Evans Sonya is not as frail and weak as you think she might be .

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