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LosAngeles.Craigslist.org has a request for competitive eaters who want to appear in a short documentary.
Odilon Green is producing a competitive eating concept album titled The Gormandizer Ascetic. One of the songs is the anthem for a sinister competitive eating federation. (via Phil Norman)
Chicago's Best TV on WGN is looking for people to attempt local eating challenges.
The Sheckies have a track titled Eating Competition Girl on their new album. The song was reportedly inspired by Stephanie Torres.
Youtube has a video of an ice cream eating contest held on the game show "I've Got a Secret" in 1960. The sponsor was Winston cigarettes.
The 14 pound Whale bagel challenge at Spread Bageltry in Philadelphia will appear on an upcoming episode of NBC's First Look.
Joey Chestnut has been nominated for the "Outstanding New Limit" category of ESPN's Sport Science Newton Awards, which will be announced tomorrow on the 5 pm eastern edition of Sportcenter. One of Joey's rivals for the category is marathon swimmer Diana Nyad, who wrote an anti-competitive eating column for the Huffington Post last year.
Molly Schuyler appeared on Omaha Morning Blend today to talk about her Wing Bowl victory.
Jamie McDonald appeared on Fox CT today to promote his candidacy in GoDaddy's Big Leap Contest. He says he might semi-retire from competitive eating if he wins the contest.
Glutton Force 5, the food truck owned by Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown, will face off against a vehicle called Fat Shallot for a spot in a food court located in Gurnee, IL in an upcoming episode of the Food Network's Food Court Wars which will probably be televised in March, possibly March 2. (via Val Bromann).
In last week's episode of Wahlburgers, a reality show on A & E about a Boston burger restaurant owned by the Wahlberg family, "Nacho" ate 4 burgers in 9 minutes.
TV crime dramas set in the competitive eating world
Yankee detectives are always on the TV
‘Cause killers in America work seven days a week.
The Clash “I’m so bored with the U.S.A.” (1977)
Tonight’s episode of “Supernatural” on CW will be at least the fourth episode of a television crime drama set in the world of competitive eating:
- CSI: “Dog Eat Dog” (2005)
- Without a Trace: “Eating Away” (2007)
- Bones: “The Hot Dog in the Competition” (2011)
- Supernatural: “The Purge” (2014)
Episodes of other dramas with a competitive eating plot:
- Las Vegas: “The Strangle Life of Bob” (2004)
- Grey’s Anatomy: “Tell Me Sweet Little Lies” (2006) (clip)
- Royal Pains: “After the Fireworks” (2012)
Comedies:
- The Phil Silvers Show: “The Eating Contest” (1955) (part 1 | part 2 | part 3)
- The Brady Bunch: “The Winner” (1971) (clip)
- According to Jim: “The Competition” (2005)
"Furious" Pete has posted a video of a Q & A session he conducted while eating 200 wings. He says he plans to write a book and start accepting donations to fund future episodes of his world tour video series.
The Critical Boardgamer has a review of the competitive eating board game "Guts of Glory", which was officially released in December 2013.
The 80 ounce steak challenge at Thorny's in Myrtle Beach, SC was attempted on tonight's episode of Myrtle Manor on TLC.
In the February 4 episode of Supernatural on CW, one of the victims is a competitive eater who has an unfriendly rivalry with another competitor. The cause of death is excessive liposuction. (preview video)
Anime News Network has a list of 7 characters with insatiable appetites.
Kevin Ross appeared in a ghost pepper eating contest on tonight's rerun of Guinness World Records Unleashed on Tru TV. (video)
The Japanese manga "Gourmet Fighter" has been translated to an English e-book version with the title "Eat for Your Life". Ryu Sheng has a review.
On last night's episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Australian actress Margot Robbie, co-star of Wolf of Wall Street, retold a story of how she ate 4 lbs. (1.8 kg) of spaghetti in an hour to win an eating contest.
Nathan’s Television Ratings 2004-2007, 2009-2013
Here are the official television ratings for 9 of the 10 years that Nathan’s has been televised on ESPN / ESPN2. (I have not been able to find 2008). Results are from SportsMediaWatch, NY Times and TBO.com
| Year | Rating | # Viewers (000) | Network |
| 2004 | ? | 926 | ESPN |
| 2005 | ? | 860 | ESPN |
| 2006 | ? | 1,460 | ESPN |
| 2007 | 1.3 | 1,632 | ESPN |
| 2008 | ? | ? | ESPN |
| 2009 | 1.0 | 1,340 | ESPN |
| 2010 | 1.0 | 1,677 | ESPN |
| 2011 | 1.1 | 1,949 | ESPN |
| 2012 | 0.8 | 1,299 | ESPN (tape delayed) |
| 2013 | 0.7 | 1,146 | ESPN2 |
Molly Schuyler appeared on yesterday's episode of Guinness World Records Unleashed to attempt the 16 inch pizza eating record. She finished in 2:12 but did not break the record.
In the Marie Claire Australia about female competitive eaters, the claim is made that the broadcast on ESPN2 received a higher rating than the major league baseball game on July 4. That is an interesting assertion since no baseball game was televised on ESPN / ESPN2 on that day. Sports Business Daily has a list of ratings from early July; the July 7 baseball game had a higher rating than the Nathan's programming (1.3 vs. 0.7).
Bob East has produced an animation of Tracy "Mmm Mmm" Goode.
Anne Panning has a blog entry about her plans for a novel featuring a female competitive eater as a protagonist.
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