Matt Stonie has uploaded a video from his "Double Dog Dare You" 12-14 pound burger challenge he attempted at Lumpy's Diner in April 2011.
Archive for May, 2013
Craigslist has a casting call for a big guy to participate in an eating contest that will be recorded in Chicago on May 9. The compensation will be $150.
Molly Schuyler ate a 9 pound burrito (and possibly the plastic wrapping) in 4:40 in a contest held at Rudy's Tenampa in Kansas City Saturday. update May 7 Contest runner-up Toby "Lowdown" Teeters has a gallery
George Shea announces that Sonya Thomas and Miki Sudo (billed as the world's top 2 female eaters) will compete in the West Virginia Three Rivers Festival Pepperoni Roll Eating World Championship in Fairmont, WV on May 25.
Dave "US Male" Goldstein has a facebook post about finishing the Philly Broad Street 10 mile run with Sean "Flash" Gordon and Micah "Wing Kong" Collins. (via email)
"Mongo" Marco Marquez ate 16 twelve ounce burritos in 10 minutes to win a first prize of $1,000 at Santiago's burrito eating contest in Brighton, CO yesterday.
The New York Post reports there was a fire yesterday at the Coney Island Nathan's located at Surf & Stillwell. There were no injuries.
Tim Brown won the pierogi eating contest held yesterday at Polish Fest Chicago.
Telly.com has a video about the filming of the scene in "The Guilt Trip" where Barbra Streisand attempts a steak challenge (a substitute food was used for the eating scenes). The movie was released on DVD Tuesday.
The Chicago Ribfest will hold a contest for amateurs at the Black Rock Pub & Kitchen on June 6 awarding a spot in the MLE rib contest.
Juan Rodriguez wins 2013 Naples, Fl Nathan’s qualifier
update May 8 Crazy Legs Conti has a report
The top 3 men
1) Juan Rodriguez 27.5
2) Kevin “LA Beast” Strahle 24.5
3) Crazy Legs Conti 23
Laura Riehman defends her women’s title at the Naples qualifier, increasing her winning count to 6.5 from 4.5
1:30 A Vine.com video from the contest has been posted (does not mention winner)
Today’s qualifier in Naples, FL is expected to start at 1 pm WINK held a promo contest yesterday.
While usually one or two women finish the 72 ounce steak challenge at the Big Texan in Amarillo, TX, each year that was not the case in 2012. According to the finishers list, the most recent woman who finished the steak without assistance appears to be Mirit Ohana of Hollywood, FL in October 2011. (Jordan Lloyd is listed even though she ate the steak with Jeff Schroeder for a reality TV program.)
MLE will hold a pastrami sandwich eating contest on June 2 in Manhattan in honor of Katz's Deli 125th anniversary.
Erik Denmark is interviewed in Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal, a new book by Mary Roach. Other people mentioned in the competitive eating section of the book include Tim Janus, Takeru Kobayashi and Ben Monson.
Breakdown of Sonya Thomas’ winning streak vs. women
Before Saturday’s Indian taco eating contest at Foodabluza, Sonya Thomas was 94-0 against other females over a period of almost a decade. Records of 30-0 vs. Juliet Lee, 11-0 vs. Carlene LeFevre and 9-0 vs. Larell Marie account for over half of those victories A breakdown of Sonya Thomas’ records against all women she has competed against follows after the jump. (According to the eatfeats database, Sonya faced other women in 59 of her 171 contests.) Read the rest of this entry »
ABC15 has a news video segment about Jeff "The Beastman" Butler. The accompanying article claims that the Nathan's telecast on ESPN will be tape-delayed again this year at 3 pm Eastern (but shown live on ESPN3.com).
Carolina Packers will hold a hot dog eating contest at the Ham & Yam Festival in Smithfield, NC on May 4 awarding $350. The winner will receive $200 and a spot in the finals at the June 29 Durham Bulls game.
The Memory Motel in Montauk, NY, reportedly the inspiration for the 1976 Rolling Stones song, will hold a burrito eating contest on May 4.
The Patio in Tampa will hold a pepper eating contest on May 5 awarding $1,000 in prizes.
Jamie McDonald won the finals of the wing eating contest held at the Toasted Owl Tavern in Northampton, MA last night. Joe Menchetti was runner-up and Todd Neuman was 3rd.
"Cardboard Shell" is currently doing an "Ask Me Anything" Q & A session on reddit.com about being the first woman to finish ahead of Sonya Thomas in an eating contest.
Registration is now open for the Hooters qualifier that will take place at the Cincinnati Reds' ballpark on June 8. Registration will open at noon Central for the eating contest to be held at the Chicago RibFest on June 7.
In the new episode of STUFFED, Pat Bertoletti, Tim Brown, Jimmy Lin, Naader Reda, Dax Swanson and Miki Sudo attempt the 10 taco challenge at Sharkeez in Hermosa Beach, CA.
According to USA Today, Philadelphia Eagles draftee Lane Johnson reportedly ate 20 burgers and 3 dozen eggs over one and a half days.
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