St. Paul Staycation has a report on the wing eating contest held at the Guy Expo in which competitors were required to dress as Elvis Presley.
Archive for August, 2009
The IFOCE twitter announces two new contests: September 18 New Mexico burritios and September 26 tamales in Lewisville, Texas.
Digital City has an interview with Crazy Legs Conti, who calls a narrow loss to Don Lerman at a wing eating contest an Ohio Quaker Steak and Lube the one of the high (and low) points of his career.
Mcall has a blog entry about the "Largest Carbon Footprint" award "Wild" Bill Myers award received at the Nathan's finals primarily written by Bill's fiancee Melissa Savoy.
The website for the Texas Testosterone Festival reports that Whitney, Miss January in Bikini's Bar and Grill 2009 Calendar, was the runner up in yesterday's raw onion eating contest. Chris Cubas was the winner.
KFC competitive eaters ad on youtube
The commercial for Kentucky Fried Chicken’s new grilled wings has been uploaded to youtube by foodfan263. Ian Hickman, winner of the 2007 Delaware suicide wings contest, is billed as the 2007 wing eating champion and Lucy Bauer is listed as the 2008 champion, apparently based on this video. 2009 Wing Bowl winner John Squibb’s appearance was cut.
update I have heard the ad was televised during halftime of tonight’s exhibition NFL game on NBC, I am not sure if the entire country received it.
The Southern has a report on a dog food contest for humans held to benefit the Humane Society of Southern Illinois and Perry County Humane Society in Carbondale, IL.
Bill "Sportsguy" (non-Wingador) Simmons latest twitter update: "New competitive eating idea: moms wolf down lunches while attending to 2 unruly kids. My wife would be Joey Chestnut"
LVJR.com has a preview of Wednesday's Las Vegas episode of Man vs. Food in which the challenge meal will be the six pound burrito from the NASCAR cafe.
An extended Fox 5 News video about last month's Z-Burger eating contest in Washington, DC has been uploaded to youtube.
(via Grub Street NY) Next Saturday's ice cream eating contest at Bradley Beach, NJ will have a division for competitors 56 years and older.
Andrew "A Bomb" Lane has posted a blog entry about his attempt at the 12+ pound Beau Jo's pizza challenge with Jimmy "Jimineater" Mares.
Man v. Food is recording at Chap's Pit Beef in Baltimore today according to MoRoMar's twitter
A video of last month's celebrity boxing match between Bill "El Wingador" Simmons and Brutus Beefcake in its entirety (about one minute) is available on youtube.
In a bodybuilding.com forum thread about Man vs. Food, "Furious" Pete Czerwinski says "Sept 2010 will blow this show away"
The Democrat Herald reports that Brownsville, Oregon will have a pie eating contest at the "Stand by Me" Cruise-In and Sock Hop on August 15. This year's contest will be for amateurs only but a Major League Eater will be an announcer.
Eric "Badlands" Booker has started an online store selling his CDs and T-shirts at http://hungryandfocusedstore.bigcartel.com/
St Thomas Times Journal reports that a vomiting deferral contest at a St. Thomas, Ontario fair based on G4's Hurl has raised concerns from public health officials.
ThePress.co.uk reports that the UK Sweetcorn Eating championships will award £1,000 if the IFOCE record of 34.75 ears of corn in 12 minutes is broken tomorrow.
(via A Bomb email) The online Mac Daddy Hall of Fame has been updated to list Dale Boone as the new record holder in the Elvis Mac Daddy pancake challenge. The record was set when Boone travelled to Hawaii for the Woody's hot dog contest.
A press release announces the Los Angeles Dodgers will hold a hot dog eating contest on free Dodger Dog night on September 14. update The LA Times reports that Kobayashi has been contacted about being a contest judge and registration will be handled by 105.9 FM
PioneerLocal is doing a weekly series called Megabites about big meals offered by Chicagoland restaurants which include a 72 ounce steak and a 2 pound hot dog originally created for White Sox club seats.
Clifton Merchant Magazine has an article about Pat "from Moonachie (formerly Clifton)" Philbin which mentions the "Baby Bird" incident and the short IFOCE suspension that followed it.
A calzone eating contest will be held today for four Portland, Oregon female local television news personalities.
Val Bromann has posted a blog entry and gallery on Saturday's Pepe's taco eating contest at Balmoral Park and her experiences travelling to and from the contest on the party bus.
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