Times Republican has an article about Mark Williams, who came in second in the 2009 Minneapolis Nathan's qualifier.
Archive for July, 2009
IndexJournal reports that Larry McNeil won the hot dog eating contest at the Festival of Discovery by eating 18 HDB in 12 minutes.
SportsMediaWatch reports that the 2009 Nathan's finals broadcast received a 0.9 rating corresponding to 1.3 million viewers. The 2007 contest reportedly drew a 1.3 rating and 1.632 million viewers. (I have not been able to find last year's rating)
TwinCities.com did an interview with Tim Brown to promote today's Jimmy John's makers vs. eaters contest in Minneapolis.
Furious Pete wins Bacci Pizza
A caption for a gallery of today’s Bacci Pizza contest says the unnamed winner ate 8.5 slices. Rich LeFevre’s mark of 7.5 slices in 15 minutes at the 2005 Bacci Pizza contest is listed as an IFOCE record. update A comment for another picture says the winner was from Canada.
update # Videos and a bodybuilding.com thread are available.
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.
Indian communists mistake Nathan’s dogs for canines
The Hindustan Times has an article about another Indian newspaper:
A man devouring 68 dogs in 10 minutes definitely makes Page 1 news – even in a staid Communist Party of India (Marxist) mouthpiece. And if the voracious dog-eater happens to be an American and the feat a world record, so much the better.
“US man gobbles 68 dogs in 10 minutes, creates world recordâ€, screamed a headline on the front page of Kerala CPI(M) mouthpiece Deshabhimani, which loses no opportunity to paint Americans as decadent and uncouth, on Tuesday.
Nijumohan has an image of the front page, which has an picture of Joey Chestnut with a bone in his mouth. (Image on left from JoCalling)
KGW has an article about the rib eating contest at Chinook Winds on July 12 and a video of a rib eating contest between Joey Chestnut, Erik Denmark and Cameron "Consumption" McKirdy.
A video of the knish eating contest held at the Brooklyn Cyclones game on Wednesday is available.
Pat Bertoletti's twitter has the results from today's Jimmy John's sandwich competition in Milwaukee: makers - 50+ eaters - 38 update A video of the contest is available.
A wing eating contest & hot sauce drinking contest will take place at the Tijuana Garage in Atlanta tomorrow.
IFOCE July 2009 top 25 poll started
The IFOCE poll for July 2009 can be voted on at http://eatfeats.com/rankings.php The poll has been modified to allow only one unregistered vote per connection per day.
Rankings of the voters in the previous poll who wanted their votes made public are available after the jump:
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Ocean City Today reports that "Gentleman" Joe Menchetti won the hot dog eating contest held at Fish Tales on July 4 by eating 20.5 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Defending champion Ken Federighi was second.
The Washingtonian has a video from the July 2 Z-burger eating contest containing interviews with "Furious" Pete Czerwinski, Dale Boone and Joe Menchetti.
The Toledo Blade has an article on 70 year old Tony Groch, who will attempt to defend his pierogi eating title at the Lagrange Street Polish Festival on Saturday.
411Mania.com reports that the second season of Man vs. Food will debut on August 5. Tony Luke, Jr. confirms that the program recorded at his restaurant in Philadelphia on July 9.
OnMilwaukee has an interview with Alex Kaczkowski, who will compete along side Pat Bertoletti and 2 other MLE eaters in tomorrows Jimmy John's makers vs. eaters event tomorrow.
The Hungry Sisters have posted their report on the 2009 Nathan's finals.
Craigslist has a posting requesting competitive eaters to appear in a 5 minute comedic short filming this weekend in Manhattan.
NYCGo.com has interviews with Pat Bertoletti and Badlands Booker's judge Ken Podziba.
http://twitter.com/morningsideband/status/2549857996: Adam Richman of Man vs. Food is at Tony Luke's in Philadelphia today and Bill "El Wingador" Simmons will be a guest.
Jimmy John's twitter reports that a sandwich eating contest for amateurs will be held at at The Fifty/50 in Chicago tonight. Milwaukee.decider.com reports Hall Hunt & Tim Brown will be the other two eaters Jimmy Johns' Milwaukee event tomorrow.
A hot dog eating contest will be held in Greenwood, South Carolina Saturday that will award $250 to the winner.
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