Inglewood, CA donut contest June 5 w/$2500 first prize
(from Courtney Jacobs) A donut eating contest will be held at Randy’s Donuts in Inglewood, CA (Los Angeles area) on the morning of June 5 to promote the release of the first season of CHiPs on DVD. Former CHiPs star Erik Estrada will be the contest judge. The winner will be the first person to eat 18 donuts. Participants will be chosen from the first ten entrants to appear at Randy’s Donuts on the morning of the contest and must be residents of California. Contest eligibility, entrance rules and prizes follow:
ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS. MAXIMUM TEN (10) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS. 1. ELEGIBILITY: CHIPS DVD Promotion Donut Eating Contest (“Contestâ€) is open to individuals eighteen (18) years of age or older who are legal residents of the state of California. Contestants must be present at event in order to enter. Employees and their immediate families (spouse, parents, children, siblings, and their respective spouses), including household members, of Time Warner, Inc. or any subsidiaries or affiliated companies including Warner Home Video, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. (“Sponsorâ€) are not eligible to enter or win
HOW TO ENTER: To enter, go to the “Donut Eating†event at Randy’s Donuts on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, by 9:00 AM PDT and be one of the first ten (10) eligible participants in the “Donut Eating Contest†line designated as such.
PRIZES: GRAND PRIZE to the winner (1): Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) (payment to be made in the form of a check payable to winner within four (4) to six (6) weeks after the end of the Contest). FIRST PRIZE to the first runner-up (1): Portable DVD Player (prize to be awarded the day of the Contest). Total Estimated Retail Value of Prize: (U.S.) One Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($175). SECOND PRIZE to the second runner-up (1) “Chips: The Complete First Season DVD†signed by Erik Estrada. Total Estimated Retail Value of Prize: (U.S.) Thirty-Nine Dollars and Ninety-Eight Cents ($39.98).
A website with contest information can be found at http://www.myspace.com/chipscontest
Brian Seiken previews Shea Stadium qualifier
BeautifulBrian.com has a preview of Sunday’s Nathan’s qualifier at Shea Stadium. He is torn between rooting for Brian Subich and Allen Goldstein in that contest.
IFOCE strawberry shortcake contest June 17 in Long Island
(From Todd “the Butler”) An IFOCE strawberry shortcake contest will be held at the Strawberry Festival in Mattituck (Long Island) NY on June 17. Registration opens May 31 at noon.
NJ State Fair pigs feet contest June 23
(From Domenico Alesi comment) An IFOCE pigs feet eating contest will be held at the New Jersey State Fair on June 23. Registration opens today at 2pm eastern.
Austin TX veggie hot dog contest Saturday
VeggieDogContest.com has information about a vegetarian hot dog eating contest to be held in Austin, TX tomorrow. There will be both individual and doubles categories and additional prizes will be awarded for style and good sportsmanship.
Philadelphia qualifer expected entrants
CityPaper.net has a paragraph about Saturday’s Nathan’s qualifier in Philadelphia with some of the expected entrants:
The winner of this qualifier will earn a spot at the big table — the Nathan’s Famous championship, held at Coney Island every Fourth of July. Come cheer on last year’s winner, Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas, as well as Yellowcake, Wing Kong, Steakbellie and Philly’s own “Humble” Bob Shoudt, who put away 28 in 2006. “It’s the same thing as any contest — you need to find a rhythm,” says Shoudt. “You can’t listen to your body telling you to slow down.”
Delaplane strawberry previews
The website for the Delaplane Strawberry Festival has a list of the expected and possible entrants in the strawberry eating contest:
Expected
# Tom “Goose” Gilbert, Hadley, MA
# Christian “Muscox” McCarthy, Lagrange KY (last year’s champion)
# “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti, Wallingford CT
# Ian “The Invader” Hickman, Sterling VA (our local competitor)
# Brad “The Lunatic” Sciullo , PAPossible
# Bob “Killer” Kuhns, Freeport PA
# James “The Food Prowler” Fowler, Pittsburgh PA
# Chris “The Amnerican Schlesinger, Bohemia NY (competed last year)
# Eliot “The Savage” Cowley, Audubon NJ (competed last year, placed 2nd with 5.10 lbs)
The Washington Post has a paragraph about the festival and its eating contest
The MC for the contest, Derek “Wing Tut” Payne, has posted his contest predictions on his blog
update TimesCommunity.com has an article about the festival with some quotes from Ian Hickman.
AICE Backyard Burger contest announced
The announcement for the new AICE Backyard Burgers contest refers to another burger contest held in Tennessee:
Some folks may find it cute to eat a 2 oz hamburger. Those same people might also try and justify dropping their mini-burger in water and then actually it eat! (Pretty scary, huh?) Other folks, such as competitive eaters, Backyard Burger Inc., and the league of Real Food Eaters of America, believe that the words ” 2 oz”. And “hamburger” should never occupy the same sentence. It is this belief and conviction that Back Yard Burger and All PRO EATING PROMOTIONS announce their 2007 summer campaign against the epidemic of “Miniburgitis.” Unfortunately, a few misguided souls have been mislead into believing that a hamburger should fit in the palm of their hand. The southern United States has a reputation for eating their hamburgers with both hands because the big, juicy, delicious hamburger they are eating requires it!
There will be four qualifiers with the finals occurring on September 8 in Memphis, TN. Entrants are limited to one previous eating contest. Hopefully the mystery Memphis burger girl will compete.
More on the London breakfast championship
The Sun reports that spaces are still available in the breakfast eating championship which will be held in London, England on Tuesday. The contest will last 12 minutes and 35 seconds, which is claimed to be the average breakfast time. Sun employee, Lup Fun Yau, recognized by Guinness as the record holder for jam doughnuts, will participate.
The winner is the person who devours the most breakfast trays in the time allowed, each of which contains a mammoth 1,300 calories.
It contains 1 sausage; 1 fried egg; 1 rasher bacon; 1 tomato; 1 tbsp baked beans; 1 slice white toast with butter; 1 bowl Cornflakes with 200ml milk; 1 pot organic strawberry yoghurt; 1 croissant; 1 blueberry muffin.
And if you’re out in front, you’ll walk away (or maybe waddle away) with a £500 prize and the title of Britain’s Best Biggest Breakfast Eater.
To take part, call 08701 977346 and leave your details.
High expectations for AICE ribs rookies
(From AICE news) The predictions for the AICE ribs contest in Kansas City Sunday expect half the top 4 to be filled by AICE novices:
1. Veto “The Machine†Porter 4.22 lb.
2. Gentleman Joe Menchetti 4.11 lb.
3. Mark Lyle “the Human Vacuum†3.77 lb.
4. Elizabeth “Rubber Gut†Canady 3.66 lb.
Megamunch: Shoo Fly pie registration is open
Megamunch reports that Shoo Fly pie registration opened last night.
Trip Rewards hot wings expected entrants
A press release for Monday’s Trip Rewards hot wing eating contest lists the expected entrants:
Competing for the TripRewards Ultimate Hot Wing Eating Championship title will be IFOCE eaters Joey “Jaws” Chestnut of San Jose, Calif.; Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas of Alexandria, Va.; Tim “Eater X” Janus of New York, “Crazy Legs” Conti of New York, Micah “Wing Kong” Collins of Drexel Hill, Pa.; Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston of Drexel Hill; and Pete Miernicki, a rookie eater from Philadelphia. Bob “Humble” Shoudt of Royersford, Pa., and “Wild” Bill Myers of Brenigsville, Pa., will be “waiting in the wings” as alternates.
Kenan Thompson of Saturday Night Live will host. The contest will be webcast on Monday at 1pm eastern at http://www.triprewardshotwingchampionship.com/
update The blog for the the Minneapolis paper has an entry about the contest with a lot of comments.
The first commenter has the following response to the question “Why does competitive eating need its own international federation?”:
I don’t know. I guess they need a union to fight the evil promoters.
Two Tims expected in Hartford
The East Hartford Gazette has a preview of the May 19 Nathan’s qualifier. Tim Janus and Tim Brown are expected entrants.
Upcoming EATORF events
The EATORF website lists 3 events on its upcoming contests page:
Sat. May 12 7 PM Duke’s in Peckville Steak and Cheese Pizza
Sat. May 26 5 PM Mickey Gannon’s in Scranton WINGS
Tue. June 12 7 PM McGrath’s in Dalton Texas Wieners
Charlotte qualifier at Concord Mills
The location for the June 9 Charlotte Nathan’s qualifier has not been listed yet on the IFOCE or Nathan’s website, but the website for Concord Mills says it will take place at that site. Concord Mills is 10 miles northeast of Charlotte off I-85.
A haiku appears on an IFOCE website about the possibility of Boone and Steakbellie competing in that event. (It is surprising Steakbellie would travel south when there are plenty of qualifiers near Philly) Juliet Lee told Brian Seiken she intends to compete in Charlotte.
chron.com: tamale contest to be covered by ESPN
Chron.com has an article about Houston Cinco de Mayo festivities with a paragraph about the tamale contest:
A professional tamale-eating contest will debut at the Cinco de Mayo festival this year and will be covered by ESPN. Berryhill Baja Grill coordinated the contest with the International Federation of Competitive Eating. Seven of the top 10 competitive eaters will compete to see who can eat the most tamales in 12 minutes, Lopez said. Last year the winner ate 57 tamales in 12 minutes, he said.
No tamale eating contest appears on the ESPN or ESPN2 schedule for this weekend
Berryhill Tamale preview
(Thanks Chip Simpson) WoodlandsOnline.com has a preview of next weekend’s Berryhill Tamale Eating contest The expected entrants in that article:
Among those already signed to challenge world-champion Chip Simpson of Harrisville, Pa., are Sonya Thomas, the 105-pound, 39-year-old Alexandria, Va., woman who is ranked Number 4 among all world competitive eaters. Returning this year will be Number 3 ranked Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago who consumed a record-shattering 48 3.5-ounce beef tamales in 2006 when he met with a tragic reversal of fortune. His loss made Simpson a winner with his 41 tamales eaten. Number 7 ranked Tim Janus is also returning.
AICE news: “US Mail” Goldstein to enter Windmill qualifier
AICE news reports that Dave ‘US Mail’ Goldstein, who finished in 5th place in February’s Wing Bowl, will compete in the Windmill hot dogs qualifier on Sunday. If he enters that event, he will be the second eater (after Pat Bruss) to cross over to AICE after a strong performance in an IFOCE contest. Megamunch’s friend Carey Poehlmann is also expected to enter.
LaRue & Conti to renew rivalry
PalmBeachPost.com reports that Joe LaRue is expected to defend his sweet corn title against Crazy Legs Conti Sunday. Three other IFOCE members are expected, but not named. There will be an amateur contest with a $100 first place prize.
Las Vegas qualifier press release
A press release about next month’s Nathan’s qualifier in Las Vegas can be found in a myspace blog. The entrants listed in that document:
The Las Vegas qualifier, which last year witnessed the historic breaking of the 50-dog barrier by #2-ranked Joey Chestnut, appears poised to make history again. Third-ranked Pat Bertoletti has claimed that he will break the world record of 53 ¾ hot dogs and buns in Las Vegas. Bertoletti, a Chicago native, recently upset Chestnut at the St. Patrick’s Day Showdown on Spike TV, and seems to have momentum going into hot dog season. Bertoletti’s main obstacle, besides history, will be Rich “The Locust” LeFevre, the #8-ranked gurgitator in the world. A local mother and daughter team, Debi and Robyn Affentranger, will also be on hand to compete.
The contest, to be held Thursday, May 3 at 3 p.m., is an official qualifying round of the Nathan’s Famous worldwide hot dog eating circuit.
EATORF Steak & Cheese pizza tournament May 12
The second EATORF event will be a steak & cheese pizza eating contest at Duke’s in Peckville, PA on May 12:
Killer K Hill gets to defend his Title E.A.T.O.R.F. Bib as up to 24 competitors will compete in a single elimination bracket structure tournament. The winner again will take home $100 cash and the runner up will now get $50 cash. There will again be a “Corndog Award” winner who will be given a prize that will be announced on the night of the event.
The winner will be awarded the E.A.T.O.R.F. Bib and a commemorative medal, as well as bragging rights and the respect of his or her peers.
Shoo Fly Pie contest June 23 2007
http://www.shooflypiecontest.com/contest.asp reports that the third edition of the Shoo Fly Pie Eating Contest will take place on June 23 2007
Montreal rib contest June 16, $500 first prize
(From westendchronicle.com) A rib eating contest will take place at the Mesquite restaurant in Montreal in June. Finals will take place on June 16 (5 minute qualifiers will be held) and the first place is $500 (presumably Canadian) and dinner for 6.
Indianapolis jalapeno contest April 14
A press release for the grand opening ceremonies of the Hot Shotz Grill in Indianapolis announces that a jalapeno eating contest with a first place prize of $100 will be held as part of the festivities. Anyone who eats a whole jalapeno will receive a $25 gift certificate.
Middletown, NJ XL pizza eating contest April 15
madeofspider’s livejournal says that an extra large pizza eating contest will be held at Ragazzi Della Mamma in Middletown, NJ on April 15. The first prize is a video ipod and the entry fee is $20.
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