St. Pat’s Chowdown Round 1 on Friday
(From the Hangman) riverstreetsavannah.com has information about the Saint Patrick’s Day Chowdown, which will begin on St. Patrick’s Eve:
Spike TV will be on River Street filming eight of the world’s best eaters as Verizon Wireless presents St. Patrick’s Celebration on the River! The Competitions will take place Friday afternoon at 4 and Saturday afternoon between 2 and 2:30. The competition will air on Spike TV at 7pm on St. Pat’s night.
ConnectSavannah.com also has an article about the contest.
Possible St. Pat’s Chowdown brackets
I am not sure if the St. Patrick’s Day Chowdown will consist of three contests in which the top half will advance or seven two person contests. If it is the latter, and brackets are based on current IFOCE rankings, the following matchups will take place:
Round 1: 1) Kobayashi vs 8 ) Rich LeFevre, 2) Joey Chestnut vs. 7) Tim Janus, 3) Pat Bertoletti vs. 6) Chip Simpson, 4) Sonya Thomas vs. 5) Bob Shoudt
Round 2: Kobayashi/LeFevre winner vs Thomas/ Shoudt winner, Chestnut/Janus winner vs. Bertoletti/Simpson winner
Final: Kobayashi/LeFevre/Thomas/ Shoudt winner vs. Chestnut/Janus/Bertoletti/Simpson winner
2007 Brat Days preliminary info
Sheboygan-Press.com has an article about the 2007 Brat Days Festival with a picture of a fan wearing Eater X makeup. The schedule has not been finalized, but two events from 2006 that will be continued are listed:
A couple of guarantees, however, are the brat-eating contest and the traditional parade, sponsored by Piggly Wiggly and Fresh Brands.
The main musical guests will be Soul Asylum, Dokken and Trick Pony.
St. Patrick’s Day Chowdown field & format released
PRNewswire has a press release about the Saint Patrick’s Day contest to be televised on Spike TV. The field will consist solely of the eaters in the top 8 of the IFOCE rankings: Takeru Kobayashi, Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas, “Humble” Bob Shoudt, Patrick Bertoletti, Timothy “Eater X” Janus, Richard LeFevre and Chip Simpson.
The first round food will be corned beef & cabbage, the second round will have jalapenos and green doughnuts will be used in the final round. Beef tongue will not be in the tournament, contrary to early reports.
2007 Nathan’s qualifier schedule out
The 2007 Nathan’s qualifier schedule has been released. The first qualifier is March 24 at the Florida Panthers arena. The sites are basically the same as 2006, but Norfolk, VA has been replaced with Charlotte, NC
March 24, Sunrise, FL
May 3, Las Vegas, NV
May 19, Hartford, CT
May 26, Philadelphia, PA
June 2, Tempe, AZ
June 3, Shea Stadium, Queens, NY
June 9, Charlotte, NC
June 16, Mall of America, MN
June 22, Molly Pitcher Rest Area, NJ Turnpike
June 23, Zoo Atlanta
June 23, California (Location tbd)
June 27, NYC Civil Service Contest
June 28, QVC L.C.Q. Main Line Philly
Chili Cheese Fries entrants
QueenMary.com has a list of entrants for today’s chili cheese fries contest. All eaters ranked #2-#8 are expected. The full list is available after the jump. The contest is expected to take place between 1 and 2 pm (4 and 5 pm eastern)
There has been little press coverage for this contest. This brief article about Jed Donahue was the only preview I could find.
2007 Berryhill Grill tamale contest May 5
chron.com reports that the 2007 IFOCE tamale eating contest has been scheduled for May 5 at the Berryhill Baja Grill in Houston.
AICE Canton Chili preview
cantonrep.com has a brief preview of the AICE chili contest to be held February 17. One of the eaters expected to attend is “Pete Broken.”
austin360.com previews french fry contest
Austin360.com has a preview of the french fry eating contest to be held at Bikini’s Bar and Grill. Sonya Thomas is listed as a possible competitor.
Bikini String Fry expected entrants
The IFOCE Bikini String Fry preview lists the following expected entrants: Joey Chestnut, Tim Janus, Chip Simpson, Seaver Miller, David Braunstein, Crazy Legs Conti & Larry McNeil
Sun-Sentinel Pretzel Twister preview
sunsentinel.com has a brief preview of Saturday’s pretzel eating contest. The pretzels will be unsalted.
Trappe Tavern Wing Off preview
The Mercury has a preview of tomorrow night’s Wing Off qualifier that will be held at the Trappe Tavern in Trappe, PA.
Queen Mary Chili Cheese Fries II Feb 17
The second Queen Mary World Chili Cheese Fries Eating Championship will be held in Long Beach on February 17. The purse is $10,000. Last year’s chili cheese fries contest was the last time Sonya Thomas defeated Joey Chestnut in an event she won. There contest will be held in conjunction with the Scottish Festival and an amateur haggis contest will be held.
Insite Austin article about Bikini String Fry contest
Insite Austin has a preview of the french fry contest to be held at Bikini’s Bar and Grill on January 27. The article is not available in HTML form, but can be viewed in the pdf for the current issue or in this screen capture. 6 of the top 10 IFOCE members, including Joey Chestnut, Tim “Eater X” Janus, “Humble” Bob Shoudt and Chip Simpson, are expected according to the article. Bikini clad waitresses will be present at the contest.
Krispy Kreme Challenge – Raleigh, NC
(Thanks Jed Donahue) Eaters whose new year’s resolution is to exercise more might want to consider entering the Krispy Kreme Challenge in Raleigh, NC, on January 27 as it is the first contest I am aware of to include eating & cardiovascular activity. The contest will involve running from the NC State Bell Tower to a Krispy Kreme about 2 miles away, eating a dozen Krispy Kremes at that location, then running back to the bell tower. Regurgitation is frowned upon, but will apparently not result in disqualification. The race will be timed like a typical road race and proceeds will benefit the North Carolina Children’s Hospital.
Preliminary Pretzel Twister roster
CompetitiveEatingEvents.com has the preliminary roster for the Pretzel Twister pretzel eating contest in Miami on January 20. Sonya Thomas, Joey Chestnut, Tim “Eater X” Janus, Humble Bob Shoudt, Dale Boone and Florida residents Hall Hunt and Jammin’ Joe LaRue are listed as expected entrants.
NYC Yule Log contest tomorrow
Pittsburgh Wing Championship Series details announced
(from Wing Tut) The qualifiers for the 2007 Pittsburgh Wing Championship Series have been announced:
– FRIDAY, JANUARY 12TH FROM 7P TO 9P AT CLYDE & PATTI’S IN HARMAR!!
– WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 17TH FROM 7P TO 9P AT SUNNY JIM’S ON CAMP HORNE ROAD!!
– THURSDAY, JANUARY 18TH FROM 7P TO 9P AT THE LITTLE BROWN JUG ON EVERGREEN AVENUE!!
THE TOP EATERS FROM EACH LOCATION WILL QUALIFY TO ADVANCE TO THE FINALS AT THE SPORTS ROCK CAFE ON SMALLMAN STREET ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 26TH!!
TimeOutNY: Date nut bread starting time 9:30 am
TimeOutNY says that the starting time for the Chock Full o Nuts World Date-Nut Bread Eating Contest is 9:30 am at Madison Square Garden and that the general public is welcome as spectators, which is not always the case for a weekday contest. There are several interesthing themes to the contest:
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Can Joey Chestnut reboud from his first loss to an American since February?
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A strong performance by Pat Bertoletti could put him ahead of Sonya Thomas for the #2 moneywinner. The winnings column does not include the 1st place turkey prize for Pat since I have not been able to find what that is.
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The matchup between Arturo Rios and Juliet Lee could establish who is the leading candidate for 2007 IFOCE rookie of the year.
IFOCE pretzel contest in Miami Jan 20
(from The Sicilian) A pretzel contest sponsored by Pretzel Twister will take place in Miami on January 20, 2007. The total purse is $3000.
Chock Full O Nuts roster released
competitiveeatingevents has released the expected roster for the Chuck Full O Nuts cream cheese sandwich contest:
Arturo Rios, Jr.
Bob Shoudt
Crazy Legs Conti
Erik Denmark
Joey Chestnut
Juliet Lee
Justin Mih
Pat Bertoletti
Tim Janus
William Myers
The contest will be held December 20 at Madison Square Garden. A Knicks vs. Charlotte game will be held that day. I am not sure if the contest will take place during that event.
IFOCE french fry contest Austin TX Jan 27
(From Liz K) A bikini string french fry eating contest at Bikini’s Bar & Grill has been added to the IFOCE schedule on January 27, 2007. The total purse is $2000.
The press release on the restaurant’s website lists Joey Chestnut, Sonya Thomas and Tim Janus as the expected out of towners. (I am not sure if this means that Sonya has reconciled with IFOCE or if they added her as an entrant without consulting her. )
Bet on winning meatball amount (with virtual money)
Wouldyouhitthis.com is taking bets (with virtual money) on the number of pounds eaten by the meatball contest winner. Betting closes tonight. The most bets are on 11 – 13 pounds.
IFOCE Date nut bread & cream cheese sandwich contest Dec 20 – NYC
The Chock full o’Nuts (Coffee) World Date Nut Bread Eating Championship, to be held December 20 in New York City, has been added to the IFOCE schedule. The purse is $5000.
Non-IFOCE MCs for Tropicana meatballs
Asbury Park Press has a brief preview of Saturday’s meatball contest in Atlantic City. Bob Shoudt, Chip Simpson, Tim Janus along with defending champion Sonya Thomas are listed as expected entrants. The most interesting part concerns who will MC the event:
The contest will be hosted by the “Jersey Guys†Craig Carton and Ray Rossi of NJ101.5, and they will be qualifying one winner through their radio show which airs Monday through Friday from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Carton & Rossi have some previous competitive eating experience. They interviewed Kate Stelnick during her post-Denny’s media blitz.
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