Megamunch reports that Shoo Fly pie registration opened last night.

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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.

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The East Hartford Gazette has a preview of the May 19 Nathan’s qualifier. Tim Janus and Tim Brown are expected entrants.

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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

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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.

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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

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(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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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(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.

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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.

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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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thetimes-tribune.com has an article about the founders of EATORF, who are sponsoring a single cheesesteak eating contest in Throop, PA (greater Scranton) on Monday:

The group is the brainchild of three friends, Justin Leff, of Olyphant, Eric Mina, of Taylor, and Chris Glenn, of Dalton, who were discussing different concepts for a business venture and came up with a competitive eating league that could hold events in bars and other venues.

“Bars and entertainment are synonymous with each other,” Mr. Leff said, citing other entertainment genres like karaoke and trivia nights. And, he added, many taverns have a certain food that they are known for — buffalo wings, for instance, or nachos. “We could come in and promote that item.”

Here is what he and his partners envision: an evening filled with colorful contestants who dream up clever nicknames for themselves and who might partake in a bit of trash talk. Mr. Leff and Mr. Mina will co-host the competition, interviewing the participants before and after, and providing commentary throughout. Mr. Glenn will serve as referee.

“We want to make it as much of a show as possible,” Mr. Leff said.

EATORF contests will focus on speed rather than quantity. For Monday’s cheesesteak event, participation will be limited to the first 20 people who register. There will be 10 heats, in which pairs of people square off against each other. The two fastest qualifiers will then compete in a championship round.

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The April calendar for the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach says the IFOCE corn eating contest will return on April 29.

In Yesteryear Village. The 7th Annual Sweet Corn Fiesta features plenty of fun for the family: Food and live music, International Federation of Competitive Eaters Competition (as seen on ESPN), the Amateur Sweet Corn Eating Contest, the old fashion bathing suit contest, and a corn shuckin’ contest. All rides, games and activities are FREE.

updateIFOCE.com has listed the Broadway at the Beach contest that will take place in Myrtle Beach, SC on April 21.

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Registration for the deep fried asparagus eating contest at the Asparagus Festival in Stockton, CA, now appearing on the IFOCE schedule for April 28, is now open.

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There will be 4 Easter Egg eating contests for adults at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore over the next two weekends on March 31st, April 1, April 7 and April 8. The Maryland Zoo website provides the details on those events:

The annual Mary Sue Egg Eating Contest. See how many Mary Sue Eggs you can eat in two minutes. First place winners receive a $250 Mary Sue Candy Basket. 10 contestants per contest. First come first serve. Sign up at the Main Stage in Flocker’s Field (near Polar Bear Watch and the Carousel).

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A blog about the Moonpie Madness contest to be held at Virginia Commonwealth Univerisity has been set up at http://moonpiemadnessdave.blogspot.com/. The blogger describes the event:

MoonPie Madness stands to be the largest MoonPie eating contest to ever be held. Ever. At VCU at least. But for the record, we haven’t heard of any other eating contests to have over 64 people competiting on the same day, and we’re estimating to have at least 84 “gurgataters” so I’d say we’re safe in making that claim. 84 gurgataters! MoonPies!?! How’s this all going down? Well, here’s the deal:

There’s 2 competitions going on the sacred day of April 1st. An exhibition (a classic eating contest where everyone has 5 minutes to out eat each other, and try to break the unofficial record of 15 in 5 minutes), and as I like to call it, The Grand Tourney” (a March Madness themed eating contest where 64 students will go through 6 – 2 minute rounds and work their way through the bracket.)

I think some Japanese contests have had more than 84 entrants, but I am not aware of any US contests with that large a field. The contest is restricted to VCU students only.

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FloridaPanthers.com has a page about the Nathan’s qualifier to be held tomorrow:

The event begins at 6 p.m. with the Kids Neat Eating Contest, which will be immediately followed by the Adult Competitive Eating Contest at 6:30 p.m. Face-off for the Panthers-Devils game is set for 7:30 p.m.

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There will be a lot of independent contests this weekend. See the sidebar for more details. There will be two vegan contests in New England. The Houston hot dog contest awards $10 per hot dog to the winner. Last year’s winner ate 9 hot dogs in 10 minutes.

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pressconnects.com has some information about the pancake eating contest to be held at the Central New York Maple Festival in Marathon, NY on Saturday:

The 11th annual Pancake Eating Contest, billed as a “‘Fun’ Raiser with Sweet Profits,” will start at 9 a.m. sharp Saturday in the Marathon High School auditorium. A field of 10 — one woman and nine men — is competing for the title; non-profit organizations solicited pledges per pancake for their “eater.”

The record holder, Joe LaRue of Florida, is coming back to defend his title and perhaps best his record of 30 pancakes. Joe stands 6 feet 8 inches and really knows how to put those pancakes down. This year, he will be eating pancakes for the Peck Memorial Library in Marathon, which is seeking funds for a major renovation and restoration projects.

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estockton.com has a preview of next month’s Asparagus Festival in Stockton, CA

The now-established and nationally-acclaimed Deep-Fried Asparagus Eating Competition will return for its fourth straight year, produced by the International Federation of Competitive Eaters and sponsored by Washington Mutual. IFOCE champs will compete against others for the asparagus title at 12 noon Saturday at the main stage at Weber Point. This year’s contest promises to be especially competitive with two-time winner Joey Chestnut returning to defend his title.

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In his most recent blog entry, Kobayashi talks about withdrawing from the Saint Patrick’s Day Chowdown. I do not understand the automatically translated Japanese well enough to discern if he has decided to not compete or just considered cancelling and will proceed:

You made speak some days ago, concerning conference participation, it came simply.
It is urgent, but because it made to cancel the participation, you report.

…

This time, this kind of, to encourage me even in urgent cancellation, wipe insecurity, the attorney corresponding quickly, Robert and the UFFO authorized personnel, everyone thank you truly.

update The involvement of an attorney brings to mind the following song by the late Warren Zevon (presumably the only guns are on Kobayashi’s arms)

I was gambling in Havana
I took a little risk
Send lawyers, guns and money
Dad, get me out of this

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