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2012 Nathan’s circuit announced

March 20, 2012 at 10:02 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:2012 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest

The 2012 Nathan’s Famous qualifier schedule has just been announced. The first qualifier will be held at a Detroit K Mart on April 21. Registration will open Thursday at 11 am eastern.

  • Apr 21 Detroit, MI (first Michigan IFOCE contest since a 2009 calamari contest)
  • Apr 28 Las Vegas, NV
  • May 12 Naples, FL (first Florida qualifier since 2009, Rebecca Oey’s pro debut?)
  • May 19 Atlantic City, NJ
  • June 2 Queens, NY
  • June 2 Calgary, AB (was on 2011 circuit, but cancelled)
  • June 3 St. Paul, MN (first northern Central time zone qualifier since 2009, return of Julie Dey?)
  • June 7 Cleveland, OH (1 of 2 weekday qualifiers, Pittsburgh is the other)
  • June 9 Tempe, AZ
  • June 10 Thackerville, OK
  • June 13 Pittsburgh, PA (somewhat surprising Detroit, Cleveland & Pittsburgh would all be on the circuit)
  • June 16 Charlotte, NC
  • June 23 Boston, MA

Notable dropped sites include California (leaving the circuit with no locations west of Las Vegas) and Atlanta. There have been California and Atlanta-area qualifiers since 2003.

The schedule says Sonya Thomas will attempt to defend her status as female champion, so apparently the women’s division will return. The minimum a qualifier winner needs to have his or her New York City travel expenses paid for was not specified.

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A podcast of the March 12 Andy Troy Show is available. The guests were Eric "Badlands" Booker, Crazy Legs Conti, Tim Janus and Yasir Salem (picture) . Probably the most interesting new information is Conti's claim that Pepto-Bismol's sponsorship has not been secured for the 2012 Nathan's circuit (minute 41). Crazy Legs also announces he will produce two new videos for Badlands Booker. When the topic of "Furious" Pete was brought up (minute 48), he was dismissed as a "minor leaguer".

March 20, 2012 at 7:30 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Podcasts | Permalink * Comments (13)

The Deccan Herald has an article about Dale Boone and the World Ice Cream Eating Championship he will compete in at Bella Mooz in Bangalore, India on April 1.

March 19, 2012 at 5:52 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dale Boone, India | Permalink * Comments (1)

Brad Sciullo ate 47 pierogies in 3 minutes to win contest at the Men's Culinary Classic at the Washington County (PA) Fairgrounds on March 10. Brian Subich was the MC.

March 19, 2012 at 12:05 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:"Big" Brian Subich, Brad Sciullo, Pittsburgh | Permalink * Comments (2)

Munch Madness, Wood n Tap's bar bites (slider) relay contest starts today. The first of four Hartford-area qualifiers will take place tonight in Rocky Hill, CT. The finals on April 2 will award a Mohegan Sun getaway package.

March 19, 2012 at 7:55 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Hartford, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Enchilada's in Dallas will hold an enchilada eating contest on May 5 awarding a trip to the Caribbean.

March 18, 2012 at 1:24 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dallas, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Rivoli's in Toms River, NJ will hold a burger eating contest on March 29 awarding a TV/DVD player and a 75$ gift card.

March 18, 2012 at 7:13 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:North NJ Shore, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Frank "The Tank" Paulin emails that Kevin Ross won $200 at a bangers eating contest at Dillon's Irish Pub in Chino Hills, CA. Frank Paulin was the runner up.

March 18, 2012 at 12:06 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Inland Empire, Kevin Ross, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Joey Chestnut threepeats TooJays, Rebecca Oey wins amateur

March 17, 2012 at 2:13 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Joey Chestnut, Palm Beach, Women

update March 23 Steve Dahl has a blog entry with a video recorded from Pat Bertoletti’s point of view
Matt Stonie has a video of the entire contest and JimTheCandleMan has a video of the awards announcements
Downtown at the Gardens has a facebook gallery

update March 19 TooJay’s has a gallery and more amateur results and Matt Stonie also has a gallery.

update March 18 PBPulse has a gallery WPTV has a news video and Badlands Booker has a rap video

update 8:45 The Palm Beach Post has an article focusing on Rebecca Oey’s victory. Sean Brockert says he will retire and open a competitive eating restaurant.

3:49 The top 6 | 7-11
1) Joey Chestnut 20 sandwiches in 10 minutes
2) Pat Bertoletti 18.5
3) Matt Stonie 14.5
4) Bob Shoudt 14
5T) Eric “Badlands” Booker 9.25
5T) Brian Dudzinski 9.25
7) Micah “Candy Man” Collins 9 fixed
8) Kevin “LA Beast” 8
9) Maria “Edible” 7.5
10) “Wild” Bill Myers 4.75
11) Sean Brockert 3.5
12) Bruce Ollis 3

3:41 Joey Chestnut won the contest with a record 20 sandwiches

3:39 The contest is done. Badlands Booker and Brian Dudzinski tied for 5th

3:18 The pro contest is about to start

2:30 Rebecca Oey, the only woman in the under card event, won the amateur contest with a total of 6.5 sandwiches in 10 minutes. 2:12 The amateur contest is under way. @KendallRumsey is posting updates

Matt Stonie has a blog entry about his corned beef training

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Casey's Pub in Loves Park, IL (Rockford area) will hold a pizza eating contest on March 28 awarding a 42 inch TV.

March 17, 2012 at 9:53 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Rockford, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Ciaran Jones has a report for WalesOnline about his attempt at a meal offered by Ramon's Cafe in Cardiff billed as the "UK's biggest breakfast".

March 17, 2012 at 9:49 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Breakfast Eating Challenges, Swansea | Permalink * Comments

Yahoo's PostGame has a report on Kobayashi at the South-By-Southwest festival in Austin where he dined with Greg Jennings of the Green Bay Packers and an unnamed venture capitalist. Kobayashi claimed he ate his first non-competitive hot dog at the event. (He dined with Freakonomics author Stephen Dubner at Gray's Papaya hot dog stand in 2008.)

March 16, 2012 at 5:09 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Austin, Kobayashi (小林尊) | Permalink * Comments

A Lucky Charms eating contest at the Hard Rock Cafe in Chicago will award a 32 inch TV (1st) and an electric guitar (2nd) tomorrow.

March 16, 2012 at 3:57 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

QCOnline has a list of expected entrants in the World Catfish Eating Championship on March 24 at the Rhythm City Casino in Davenport, IA. Five of the top 12-ranked IFOCE members are expected: Pat Bertoletti, Tim Janus, Adrian Morgan, Tim Brown and Aaron Osthoff. Justin Mih will also return to competitive eating after an absence of almost 4 years.

March 16, 2012 at 1:50 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Quad Cities | Permalink * Comments (9)

A podcast of Joey Chestnut's interview on WRMF this morning is available. update WPTV.com has an article about Joey Chestnut. He says that he will graduate from San Diego State in May and might retire in 2013 if he wins seven Nathan's hot dog contests in a row.

March 16, 2012 at 9:11 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Joey Chestnut, Palm Beach, Podcasts | Permalink * Comments (6)

The Chick-fil-A at the University of Southern California will hold a nugget eating contest for two person teams on March 27. The registration deadline is March 17 and the entrance fee is $40.

March 16, 2012 at 8:21 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:College Contests, Los Angeles | Permalink * Comments

Grand Coney in Grand Rapids, MI will hold a Coney dog eating contest on March 24 awarding $100 and 365 free Coney dogs.

March 16, 2012 at 7:43 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Unafilliated Contests, West Michigan | Permalink * Comments

Naader Reda announces that he and John Rivera were the first team to finish the 10 pound cheeseburger pizza challenge at Agua Caliente Resort Casino in Rancho Mirage, CA. update Mar 17 KMIR (via Naader Reda) and the casino facebook have articles about the challenge

March 16, 2012 at 12:28 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Inland Empire, Pizza Eating Challenges, Team Challenges | Permalink * Comments (1)

Matthew Koester announces he finished the 80 ounce steak challenge at Thorny's in Myrtle Beach, SC (picture). Seth Nieman was the first person to finish the challenge in September.

March 15, 2012 at 10:26 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Myrtle Beach, Steak Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments

Dave "US Male" Goldstein has uploaded a video of him completing the Great Steak Challenge at Steak and Main in North East, Maryland in under 25 minutes. Shawn Switec holds the record of 12 minutes. (via email)

March 15, 2012 at 12:56 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Baltimore, Dave Goldstein, Steak Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments (1)

The student newspaper for Ryerson University in Toronto asks if competitive eating should be considered a sport.

March 15, 2012 at 12:49 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Toronto | Permalink * Comments

Takeru Kobayashi thanks everyone who has sent him birthday wishes. (He turns 34 today.)

March 15, 2012 at 12:44 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kobayashi (小林尊) | Permalink * Comments (6)

The Sun, The Daily Mail and the Wimbledon Guardian all have articles about the 15 pound burger challenge (patty weigh 7 pounds) available at Burgers at Blacks, in Purley, South London which is billed as the largest burger challenge in Britain.

March 14, 2012 at 10:40 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, London | Permalink * Comments

"Furious" Pete Czerwinski uploaded a video of him eating 8.5 Big Macs in 3 minutes today. He also has a video of his attempt at an 8 pound burger at the XXL House in Hamburg, Germany.

March 14, 2012 at 3:11 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:"Furious" Pete Czerwinski, Burger Eating Challenges, Germany, Videos | Permalink * Comments (18)

Michele Ervay was the first person to finish the burger challenge (total weight 5 pounds) at Braun's Pour House in Horseheads, NY yesterday. (via Jason Swingle)

March 14, 2012 at 2:37 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, New York, Women | Permalink * Comments

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