(via Consumerist.com) CouponSherpa has a list of 40 eating challenges that are free if finished within a time limit.
Archive for January, 2010
Steakbellie commented that Angelo Cataldi said this morning that his contract with WIP was extended for four years. A philly.com column confirms this extension (via Gabe Venit).
The WMJI Wing Eating Contest at the Cleveland Boat Show January 22 will award a pair of suite tickets to a Cleveland Cavaliers game.
End of decade poll choices part 2
The next batch of end of decade polls appears after the jump. Please add any suggestions for poll choices and topics in the comments.
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Philly2Philly.com has a report on Thursday's Wing Off at P. J. Whelihan's in Haddonfield, New Jersey.
"Furious" Pete Czerwinski has posted a video with highlights from the previous year.
Steakbellie will be in the WIP studio this morning around 8 am to provide commentary for Rick the Managers Wing Bowl qualification stunt.
A New York City craigslist posting seeks a film maker and subjects for a documentary about lower ranked competitive eaters.
610WIP has a page listing the upcoming Wing Off qualifiers for Wing Bowl 18. The next Wing Off is a lunchtime contest at Vesuvio's on Wednesday.
The New York Post has an article about Thurdsday's wing eating contest hosted by Elijah Wood. "Big Dan" Graff was the winner.
Jenny Drumgoole's documentary about Sonya Thomas defending her title at Wing Bowl 13 is part of the Nexus Foundation's Supergirl exhibition about video superheroines. (via philly.com)
Andrew "A Bomb" Lane is posting the #61-#80 items on The Travel Channel's 101 Tastiest Places To Chowdown to his twitter.
Ben Monson eats 59 pancakes at IHOP AYCE
The International House of Pancakes recently restarted its all you can eat offer. An IHOP official told Ken Hoffman of the Houston Chronicle that the all time AYCE pancake record is 46, which is contradicted by Ron Koch’s total of 50 pancakes in 2008.
Andrew “A Bomb” Lane has a blog entry about eating 23 pancakes at IHOP. His server told him that he no longer hold the record at that location; a woman ate 40 pancakes earlier in the week.
A bodybuilding.com member ate 26 pancakes in 45 minutes, which he claims is 2 less than what Pete Czerwinski ate.
update Jan 11 Ben Monson has posted pictures to bodybuilding.com from his trip to IHOP today where he ate 59 pancakes (via comment)
Most IFOCE victories in the 2000s
According to the eatfeats database the competitors with the most victories in IFOCE contests follows are:
| 64 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas |
| 56 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut |
| 52 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti |
| 30 | Rich “The Locust” LeFevre |
| 29 | Tim “Eater X” Janus |
A list of everyone with multiple IFOCE victories follows after the jump:
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Cincinnati Bengals kicker Shayne Graham, called the team's biggest eater in a 2008 article, might have the opportunity to switch to competitive eating full time after tonight's performance.
Notorious B.O.B continues streak into 2010
Peanut Butter & banana sandwich results from the eatingcontest twitter:
1) “Notorious” Bob Shoudt 36 sandwiches
2) Tim “Eater X” Janus 27
3) Eric “Badlands” Booker 24.5
4) Erik “the Red” Denmark 23.5
5) Micah “Wing Kong” Collins 19.5
6) Adrian Morgan 18.5
7) “Buffalo” Jim Reeves 17.5
8) Crazy Legs Conti 17
9) “Nasty” Nate Biller 15
10) “Super” Paul Barlow 9
10) Damien Boykin 9
12) “Beautiful” Brian Seiken 7
13) Anita Jones 3
This is Bob Shoudt’s 7th victory in his last 8 contests (only loss at KSO VI finals)
6th place finisher Adrian Morgan has a facebook page devoted to his eating challenges called Adrian Against
The Isle Casino twitpic page has some photos
update #2 Adrian Morgan has a facebook gallery
update #3 SunHerald has a gallery
update #4 Dan On the Street has a video with quotes from Paul Barlow, Tim Janus and Bob Shoudt, who claims Kobayashi is avoiding him.
CourierPostOnline has a gallery of Thursday nights Wing Bowl Wingoff at PJ Whelihan's in Haddonfield, New Jersey. Damaging Doug won the contest in overtime according to a comment by papagiorgio
Female finishers of Beau Jo’s pizza challenge
A metromix gallery of an attempt at the 12-14 pound pizza challenge for two person teams at Beau Jo’s (Denver area) includes a picture of the “Wall of Fame” dedicated to Anna & Micah, the most recent pair to finish the challenge. 110 pound Anna reportedly ate more pizza than Micah.
On the Man vs. Food forum, an employee at the Glenwood Springs Beau Jo’s location reports that the only finishers at that site have been two thin women.
Andrew “A Bomb” Lane states that only 11 teams out of 1960 have successfully completed the pizza challenge since it became available in 1973, one of the lower success ratios.
WFMZ has a report and video on "The Beast" burger at Spuds in Kutztown, Pennsylvania.
Will Millender is seeking ideas on a sub 90 second stunt for a television program.
Three Wing Off qualifiers and a list of the current field have been added to the Wing Bowl 18 page on 610WIP.com.
"Furious" Pete Czerwinski has uploaded a video of yesterday's funnel cake eating stunt.
JSOnline has an article about Milwaukee area eating challenges.
Elijah Wood hosting NYC wing eating contest tonight
Trevor Silmser and WFUJerseyJon report that Elijah Wood of “Lord of the Rings” will host a wing eating contest tonight. The site is Epstein’s Bar in NYC according to KLUCKR
update The contest reportedly ran out of wings
Heart Attack Grill inspired restaurant opens in South Florida
Jan Norris has a report on a trip to Heart Stoppers Sports Grill in Delray Beach, a medical themed restaurant where waitresses are dressed as “nurses”. Heart Stoppers offers a three pound burger challenge which is free if the record is broken. As in the Heart Attack Grill, diners weighing more than 350 pounds eat free.
update The NY Daily News has an article about the restaurant.
update #2 The Burger Beast also has a report.
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