NewOrleansCVB.com has a preview of Saturday's Acme oyster eating contest, but no expected entrants are listed.

April 14, 2009 at 10:10 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, New Orleans | Permalink * Comments (21)

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  1. Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)

    April 15, 2009 @ 8:55 am

    The Acme COO seems to believe that the top three finishers from last year will return: Pat, Juliet, and Legs. He doesn’t mention Sonya, so perhaps she will not attend. If she does, and if it’s only 8 minutes like last year I look for her to do —- how do they say it down there —- fawty (40) dozen. Pat will need to improve from his wining total last year to top her, assuming both show.

    As Badlands Booker once said on his Web site years ago, Sonya Thomas is a superhero with a fork or a spoon. She’ll be ROCKIN’ the HOUSE with her blazing hand speed. Acme Oysters is her turf!

    Come get some boys!

  2. Really?? said

    April 15, 2009 @ 8:57 am

    “I am pleased that each of these top finishers is returning to New Orleans to compete in our classic event again this year,” said Lucien Gunter, chief operating officer of Acme Management Group.

    I’m pretty sure that means Pat, Juliet and Crazy Legs.

    And I’m pretty sure that this — “Scozzybone and Serignet have spent the off-season studying mollusks and refining their competitive eating knowledge and skillset, according to Acme officials.” — mean that Scozzybone and Damon Serignet will be eating.

    That’s 5 expected entrants.

  3. KevinRoss said

    April 15, 2009 @ 12:23 pm

    Nate biller, jason erb, tim brown, probably skykobzo, and me will be there as well. So I guess that accounts for 9 people right there. I have a feeling there is going to be a lot of people hitting 30+ this time around.

  4. Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)

    April 15, 2009 @ 2:06 pm

    Thirty dozen is an awful lot of oysters in 8 minutes (using that standard versus 10 minutes since the shorter duration was used in last year’s contest). I don’t think there are more than six or seven people collectively in both the AICE and MLE who could do that.

  5. KevinRoss said

    April 15, 2009 @ 5:43 pm

    I disagree, I think it is a lot more possible for a mid-level eater to hit 30 dozen than one would think. I don’t think it is in the same league as even doing 25HDB in 12 minutes. But yeah, 8 minutes is pretty fast. I would say given 12 minutes, 30 dozen would be simple for a lot of people. But in 8 minutes, it obviously takes some pretty good speed, technique, and not getting progressively grossed out. Now I’m not saying I’ll hit 30 dozen in 8 minutes, but I do feel it is possible if I had a really, really, really, really good day. But I won’t be happy unless I hit 25 dozen!

  6. Anonymous said

    April 15, 2009 @ 6:36 pm

    Didn’t erb get banned for being an idiot? doing local contests under an alias? he sucks anyhow

  7. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    April 15, 2009 @ 9:33 pm

    hey Kevin, im not doing it this year, gotta work Fall out Boy /50 Cent show, hahaha – i would much rather be in N.O. – probably Pat,Juliet,Crazy,Nate,Tim,Scozzybone,Damon, and you – alot of ppl were talking about it at Crawfish,so maybe Janus,Micah and Booker too – i just wanna go there and hang out, but i have to work all weekend, Nickelback (Thurs)/ Cage Fighting (Fri)/ Fall Out Boy (Sat) – going back to Vegas for Memorial Day, but good luck to all and go to Molly’s and drink one of those badass frozen coffee/irish cream drinks H.A.N.D. 🙂

  8. KevinRoss said

    April 16, 2009 @ 12:07 am

    What the heck kind of combination is 50 cent and fallout boy? I can’t even imagine the fans of those in the same room together, heh heh. Girl jeans and glocks. Sorry you can’t make it this year! I didn’t have a frozen coffee booze drink last time, so I will make sure to. Something has to keep me awake enough to drink those hand grenades.

  9. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    April 16, 2009 @ 12:39 am

    oh yeah i forgot about those,haha – yeah its a weird paring,i think maybe there on the same label or something also playing is Cobra Starship/All Time Low and Hey Monday, so your right teens and blings, from 5pm till midnight, yippie! – if anyone gets a chance go to the Chris Cornell show (Soundgarden/Temple of the Dog/Audioslave) he plays like over 2.5 hours and 28-32 songs,it was one of the best shows i have ever seen – Happy eating, H.A.N.D. 🙂

  10. Steakbellie said (Registered August 11, 2006)

    April 16, 2009 @ 7:42 am

    Damn, I need to hang wit SyKoBOZO. While he’s there I’ll be carting kids to Track and LAX games…. Luv me some 50 cent.

  11. Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)

    April 16, 2009 @ 9:20 am

    I suppose you could be right Kevin, but no one ever even hit a quarter in the quarter (25 dozen) until Sonya and Badlands did it in 2004, and that was a 10-minute event.

    I really think if a mid-level eater can do 30 dozen, or even 25 dozen in 8 minutes, then he should be ranked much higher. So if you have a really good day you should move several spots higher in the rankings.

    At least it seems that way to me, but then again I’m just a “Joe-bag-o-donuts.”

  12. Judge Reinhold said

    April 16, 2009 @ 10:17 am

    dude… sykobozo i feel sorry for u that u have to work a nickel back show…. ill give u my spot at nathans just to kick him in the nuts

  13. KevinRoss said

    April 16, 2009 @ 11:09 am

    Last I talked to Hall Hunt, he said he’s coming, so he’ll probably be there too (another person with a good shot at 30 dozen plus).

  14. Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)

    April 16, 2009 @ 12:09 pm

    Sounds like there will be quite a few people out some coin, given the typically small purse money. That’s unfortunate. Acme oysters has been traditionally treated like a major event (though a far cry from the top two), but with very limited publicity and little prize money. That’s a shame. It really is the premier event in the seafood genre.

  15. Crazy Legs Mom said (Registered February 16, 2006)

    April 16, 2009 @ 1:51 pm

    Rhonda, just a reminder though I think that I am older than you. Have you forgotten about Hurricane Katrina and the fundraising done for Acme? The purse in this case is, to my way of thinking, irrelevant. The contest is a celebration of survival and resurrection of NOLA and Acme, and all Acme staff and owners, past and present, are to be honored. There is a difference between those things which have monetary value and those which are priceless. As I once said to some groaners a few years back, personally, I liked competitive eating better when it was all about honor in competition.

  16. Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)

    April 16, 2009 @ 2:12 pm

    CLM actually I have not forgotten about that, as many people from the organization I am affiliated with gave up days and weekends to help them rebuild.

  17. anonymous said

    April 16, 2009 @ 2:31 pm

    The both of you sound so much alike its like Elvis Presley playing the duel role in Kissin Cousins

  18. Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)

    April 16, 2009 @ 2:55 pm

    I’ve got both a cousin and a body part you can kiss, anony 2:31. 🙂

  19. Anonymous said

    April 16, 2009 @ 4:13 pm

    Sounds like Beautiful Brian. Repeated words……the both of you……. and a movie reference.

  20. anonymous said

    April 17, 2009 @ 1:58 am

    Ok Rona whatever you say

  21. anonymous said

    April 17, 2009 @ 9:42 am

    BTW anony 4:13pm ,yes you are female and yes you have no life. And no i am not BB

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