VideoJug has videos on "How to Cheat to Win an Eating Contest" and "How to Succeed in a Hot Dog Eating Contest" (without cheating)
The new poll asks your opinion about end of contest "chipmunking". According to a Patch.com report, Michael Solano "chipmunked" a crabcake sandwich at the end of a contest held at Michael's Cafe before he choked and lacked a pulse for four minutes.
Grace Lee will judge a meatball eating contest in Lynchburg, VA on Friday. (Grace's twitter bio still lists her as an undefeated eating champion.)
Grace Lee announces she will judge the Grim Reaper burger challenge at Lucky's Burgers & Brew in Roswell, GA on Sunday. Grace's appearance on The Regular Guys show this morning can be viewed online.
Ken Hoffman of the Houston Chronicle served as Erik Denmark's judge in the 2011 Nathan's finals. Unlike last year when he judged Juliet Lee, he reported an amount the same as the official result (33.5).
Grace Lee asserts that she ate 24 hot dogs yesterday, which would have given her fourth place in the women's division and a prize of $1,500. The official results list her total at 4. update Grace has posted a picture of the ESPN3 program showing her listed at 23 hot dogs.
The facebook for Junction Lanes in Newnan, GA, site of tomorrow's Nathan's qualifier, announces that judges are needed for the contest.
TheMadH reports that
Gianni Russo, who appeared in The Godfather, served as the celebrity judge for the cannoli eating contest at the San Gennaro Festival. (The blog entry says that Russo played singer Johnny Fontane, but he was actually Carlo Rizzi, Don Corleone's son in law.)
The new poll asks what IFOCE rule change regarding liquids you would most like to see.
Ken Hoffman has a column for the Houston Chronicle where he describes serving as Juliet Lee's judge in yesterday's Nathan's hot dog contest. He recorded her total as 23 hot dogs (after giving her credit for three "chipmunked" hot dogs), but her official total is listed as 27.
Cragislist has a request for a female competitive eating referee to oversee an eating challenge in New England on November 15.
MN Guy Expo wing winner admits cheating
In MetroMag.com, Scott Schneweis describes the techniques which resulted in him being named the winner of the wing eating contest at the Guy Expo in St. Paul, Minnesota:
Desperate and miserable, I picked up a wing with my left hand and slid it into the side of Todd’s tray while I ate another one with my right hand. He laughed, sending chicken wing bits flying. Then he grabbed my chicken wing and put it in on the top of his pile. Chewing, we looked around. No one seemed the wiser.
Realizing what was at stake, Todd started making weird eating noises and talking to the crowd and the judge with his mouth full. It wasn’t a pretty sight, but he was distracting the crowd. I slid him four more chicken wings.
The Herald Standard reports that Brad Sciullo will judge an Italian Stallion sandwich eating contest at the Fayette County (PA) Fairgrounds on Saturday.
Dunking ban announced for KSO VI
The new rules are now available for this year’s Krystal Square Off. Dunking has been banned and competitors will receive 5 Big Angus burgers, which will count as 3 5 regular Krystals when consumed. A video about the rules changes is available. The purse for this year’s contest will be $50,000.
The qualifier schedule for 2009
August 22 – Southern Brewers Festival in Chattanooga, Tenn.
August 29 – Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio, Tex.
September 7 – Jacksonville Landing in Jacksonville, Fla.
September 12 – UAB Football Game in Birmingham, Ala.
September 13 – Lenox Square in Atlanta, Ga.
September 19 – Tennessee State Fair in Nashville, Tenn.
September 20 – Tennessee Valley Fair in Knoxville, Tenn
Ken Hoffman on judging Davekos
Ken Hoffman of the Houston Chronicle has a column about serving as Pete Davekos’ judge in the recent Nathan’s finals which reports that officials were told to look out for hidden regurgitation:
“The thing you have to look for,†the head judge told us, “is when the eaters hold a big cup of water to their mouth. Some of the eaters have been spitting hot dogs into the cup, and some have been vomiting in the cup. That’s against the rules, and they have to be penalized.â€
KSO VI September 27, 2009 w/ 2 rule changes
The Krystal Square Off twitter has a link to a blog entry announcing that this year’s finals will take place on September 27. The blog also announces two new rules changes: one will limit “detritus”, the second modification is not described.
As for the other change, Brad Wahl, the vice president of marketing at The Krystal Company, shared, “Let’s just say it’s a really big change; one that will make this year’s competition the most exciting in the six-year history of the Krystal Square Off. Much like the way the three-point shot revolutionized the game of basketball, this new rule will drastically alter the way eaters approach our contest from a strategic level.â€
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