Thomas Gilbert sets Battle of the Bone record
The Battle of the Bone website reports that Thomas Gilbert set a record at Wednesday’s qualifier in Anthem, Arizona by eating 3 pounds and 5 ounces of wings, defeating 2008 Nathan’s Arizona Mills qualifier runner-up David Cohn by over a pound. It is not clear from the website pictures if Thomas Gilbert is Tom “Goose” Gilbert. The contest rules ban professional eaters and former or current members of Major League Eating.
update The blog entry about the contest has been updated to say that the results are under review.
The Corny Dog eating contest at the Texas State Fair is now accepting entries. The purse will be $850 and entrants will need to write a short essay on why they should receive a slot.
Metromix has a picture of Sara Ramon, who won the contest held at Cupcake Station in Birmingham, Michigan last Friday by eating 18 cupcakes in 8 minutes.
A wing eating contest will be held at tonight's Newark Bears game. Comedian Artie Lange will also appear (the web site does not say if he will compete in the wing contest)
TimesOnline reports that Pete Maurizio won yesterday's hot dog eating contest at the Bridgewater-Beaver County River Regatta by eating 19 hot dogs in 5 minutes.
Luigi's Slice in Sacramento will host a pizza eating contest on August 22 that will award $500 to the winner.
St. Paul Staycation has a report on the wing eating contest held at the Guy Expo in which competitors were required to dress as Elvis Presley.
The website for the Texas Testosterone Festival reports that Whitney, Miss January in Bikini's Bar and Grill 2009 Calendar, was the runner up in yesterday's raw onion eating contest. Chris Cubas was the winner.
The Southern has a report on a dog food contest for humans held to benefit the Humane Society of Southern Illinois and Perry County Humane Society in Carbondale, IL.
(via Grub Street NY) Next Saturday's ice cream eating contest at Bradley Beach, NJ will have a division for competitors 56 years and older.
A press release announces the Los Angeles Dodgers will hold a hot dog eating contest on free Dodger Dog night on September 14. update The LA Times reports that Kobayashi has been contacted about being a contest judge and registration will be handled by 105.9 FM
The Chef One dumpling eating contests have been removed from the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival (Queens, NY) schedule. A database update says the contest has been postponed to October.
Sacramento area Hooters will host a wing eating contest over the next month. The finals will take place on September 5 and will award a trip to Hawaii for two and the first qualifier will take place tomorrow at Hooters of Natomas.
There will be a pizza eating contest at Emo's in Austin, TX on Sunday that will award $350 to the winner.
(From Alex Thomas email) Richmond, VA area Buffalo Wild Wings will host wing eating qualifiers on August 1, 8, 15 & 22. Winners of the qualifiers will receive $250 and will be able to compete in the finals on August 29 that will award $1000 to the winner.
Mike Fitzgerald won his third straight victory at Sheboygan Brat Days yesterday after running a marathon earlier in the day. update Sheboygan Press has an article and video
Sound on the Sound has a report on Billy "The Fridge" repeating as champion at Top Pot's doughnut eating contest in Seattle.
BBC News on Z-Burger contest
The BBC’s North American editor has a column about the end of his American assignment which mentions the Z-Burger contest at the start of last month:
On the last day we spent in our home in north-east Washington, they were holding a food-eating competition in a burger bar at the end of our street. The sight was nauseating: acne-ridden youths, several already obese, stuffing meat and buns into their mouths while local television reporters, the women in dinky pastel suits, rushed around getting the best shots.
The column also lists “Bojangles Pizza” as a hallmark of Route 17 in South Carolina.
Seattle Weekly has a preview of tomorrow's Top Pot Doughnut eating contest. Billy "The Fridge" will seek to defend his title facing off against 5 two-person tag teams consisting of a representative from a local record label and a spectator selected from the audience.
(from Mark Martin email) ESPN Cleveland radio is holding a wing eating contest. The final qualifier will take place on Friday at Buffalo Wild Wings in Bainbridge, OH and the finals will take place on Sunday at the Buffalo Wild Wings in Strongsville, OH.
StevesSnappinDogs.com has a report on yesterday's hot dog contest. Jimmy "Jimineater" Mares won and defending champ Phil Soderborg was second. Andrew Lane finished fourth.
Will Millender wrote an entry about his recent contests for the Alt Games blog.
Tim Cain has emailed results from Sundays' Sloppy Joe Showdown: Pete Maurizio won w/15 quarter pound sandwiches in 8 minutes. Derek Payne and Chris Strnisa tied for second with 11. Downey's House website has some pictures and videos.
The DC Vegetarian Examiner reports that Sticky Fingers Bakery in Washington, DC will host another vegetarian hot dog eating contest on Saturday.
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