The Duck in in Oakenshaw, England is offering a "Christ-Massive" meal consisting of a whole turkey, 25 sprouts, 25 carrots, 25 parsnips, 25 pieces of broccoli, 25 pieces of cauliflower, 25 roast potatoes and 25 pigs in blankets.
Archive for December, 2013
The correct course of actions to undertake when someone is choking in a cupcake eating contest will be the topic of the January 9 episode of Do or Die on the National Geographic Channel.
Jason Fagone on writing “Horseman of the Esophagus”
Jason Fagone has a blog entry for Nieman Storyboard about the writing process for Horsemen of the Esophagus where he describes the transition to his second book (which would wind up being Ingenious)
But sales were poor. I think many readers were disgusted by the subject matter: It took a leap of faith to imagine that you could enjoy a book about professional overeaters.
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I told myself my second book would be different. I didn’t have an idea yet, but I wanted to try again. In 2008, I called a friend, a magazine writer and bestselling author in New York, and asked him how I should proceed. “I think it’s simple,†he said. “It’s about the topic. Pick a topic that people already like.†In other words: Don’t waste time trying to make people care about something they don’t already care about.
Naader Reda has a video about the Secret Santa Challenge for Competitive Eaters which will debut tomorrow.
Jamie McDonald has posted a video of an event held Monday at the New Haven, CT Denny's where he faced two teams of two in a Radagast’s Red Velvet Pancake Puppies Eating Contest to promote the chain's Hobbit menu. I Love New Haven has a contest report.
Former MLB pitcher Steve Blass will host a pierogie eating contest at the Pittsburgh Pirates fan festival on Sunday. After an All Star season in 1972, Blass totally lost control of his pitches in 1973 without any discernible reason, which became known as "Steve Blass Disease".
Dave "Tiger Wings & Things" Brunelli ate a 4 pound Sicilian pizza this morning to qualify for Wing Bowl 22.
Australia Network News has a report on the Nagaland Chilli Eating Competition in India. Chetie Khiamnungyan ate 18.5 peppers to win the contest. (video)
Pitch.com has an article about City Diner's pancake challenge in Kansas City mentioning Molly Schuyler's record (but not her name).
Chuck from the Bronx announces that he will appear on the December 17 episode of The Doctors with "LA Beast".
The Big Eaters Club is doing a 7 in 7 series this week in which an eating challenge video will be posted each day. The total weight of the challenges is 70 pounds.
Ditlo has a gallery of Miki Sudo at the 2013 Hooters Wing finals in Clearwater, FL with several behind the scenes pictures. There is also an interview section where she claims that the LeFevres are the most inspiring competitive eaters.
The Tailgate Fan blog lists Tim Janus, Juliet Lee, Matt Stonie, Miki Sudo and Sonya Thomas as competitive eaters with "killer figures"
Molly Schuyler ate 9 pounds of cottage cheese in under 2 minutes to become the first person to qualify for Wing Bowl via internet streaming video. update Tickets are now on sale at comcasttix.com. Dimitry "Ukraine Traine" Shchupak also qualified today by eating 2 large burritos in studio. update #2 A video of Molly's stunt is available. update #3 A video of the WIP studio observing Molly's webcast is also available. update Dec 11 Wing Bowl 22 has been announced as a sellout
Fox Soccer has modified a picture of Takeru Kobayashi's July 4, 2011 hot dog exhibition to replace his face with that of Shinji Kagawa of Manchester United, who reportedly had to have his stomach pumped after overeating, causing him to miss yesterday's game.
Ronnie Hartman and Val Bromann will be competing in Saturday's kickoff of the 2013-14 Nathan's circuit in Tunica, MS.
A press release about the The Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl World Hot Chicken Eating Championship announces that Molly Schuyler, Eric Dahl, Stephanie Torres and Chris Abatsas are expected to compete in Nashville on December 29.
Tickets for Wing Bowl 22 will go on sale tomorrow at comcasttix.com at 9 am and cost $10 The Sugar House Casino will host a kick-off broadcast tomorrow.
Tim Janus is currently attempting to watch Pharrell Williams' 24 hour music video for Happy without stopping. update Dec 10 PR Leap has a press release about the marathon.
A video of "Tiny" Tim Rauscheder consuming a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken and a 40 ounce beer is currently being displayed at the Bloomberg New Contemporaries exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Arts in London. In her review of the overall exhibition, Mary-Claire Wilson claims the installation "can't be accused of having too much depth or too much substance."
2013 St. Elmo’s Shrimp Cocktail eating contest
update Dec 12 He Eats She Drinks has a contest video
Crazy Legs Conti has a blog entry for the Huffington Post
update Dec 10 CT News has a contest report
update #2 The Indy Star also has a gallery. WISH TV has an article and video. Big City Photography has a facebook gallery.
update The Indy Star has a video
The top 6: (Part 1 | Part 2)
1) Joey Chestnut 9.25 lb 8 minutes
2) Yasir Salem 5 lb.
3) Crazy Legs Conti 4.25
4) Matt Raible 4
5) Tracy Goode 3
6) Craig “The Doctor” Evans 2
This might be the coldest outdoor contest in IFOCE/MLE history. The current temperature in Indianapolis is 25F
Joey Chestnut appeared on ESPN College GameDay earlier today and picked the Big 10 championship game.
Ray Steele has interviews with Joey Chestnut and Tracy Goode.
Kyle "The Hammer" Hanner won today's fruitcake eating contest at Santa's Candy Castle in Santa Claus, IN. Wrestler Mick Foley was 4th. update Dec 9 Full results have been posted. update Dec 10 News 14 has a contest report. Kyle Hanner has a video.
Colin MacLaurin won $5000 in a taco eating contest held today at the Terrey Hills Tavern in Terry Hills, NSW, Australia. Hungry Haydo was the runner up.
The Florida Key Lime Pie Festival will hold an eating contest on January 19 in Merritt Island, FL awarding $500 ($250 to the winner). The registration deadline is December 15.
Registration is now open for the World Chili Eating Challenge in Orlando on February 8. Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Sonya Thomas and Tim Janus are expected to compete. An amateur qualifier will be held tomorrow.
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