Megamunch has a post on the possible benefits that quick and full reporting of results would provide to a contest sponsor.

Speaking of timely results reporting, I have been unable to find any results from the Buffalo buffet bowl on IFOCE.com three days after the event. Full Jacksonville Krystal results have not been posted yet as well.

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The wing eating contest to be held on September 15 at the Smoke on the Water Festival in Arkansas which AICE news reported was canceled is still listed on the festival’s website schedule.

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AICE news reports that Dale Boone has contacted that organization about competing in their events:

Dale “Mouth of the South” Boone has recently contacted AICE regarding his desire to participate in the Back Yard Burger National Hamburger Eating Championship in Memphis TN as well as the Wing Stop Southern States Chicken Wing Eating Championship in Pine Bluff Arkansas during the annual Smoke on the Water BBQ Festival. Subsequently, the Veteran Food Warrior received notification from All Pro Eating Promotions that he would have a spot at both major eating events.

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from beautifulbrian.com:

Ron the “Undertaker Koch” has informed the IFOCE to go —— yourself after being rejected from competing in the Peanut Butter and Jelly contest which was held on Aug 8 in CA. A dejected and disgusted Koch (as seen in photos below) has made his feelings known that he is not a happy camper. It was apparant that the IFOCE had good reasons for not letting Koch compete in this event but the Undertaker seemed to take it personal.

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Liz’s fantasy league receives another mention in the Worcester, MA Telegram:

Not only did I receive praise from Liz Kellermeyer, the creator of the fantasy eating league located at groups.google.com/group/fantasyeating, who called my column “a lot of fun,” but I even had my own brush with an actual athlete.

Yes, Super Paul Bonebreaker BigMouth Barlow, a man of many names and a giant appetite, who is ranked 40th in the world by the International Federation of Competitive Eating.

Barlow also wrote to express his enjoyment of the article and said that one of the highlights of his life was becoming a fantasy league subject.

See, we have to help these unheralded heroes fulfill their life dreams by making them fantasy stars.

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As best as I can remember, these are the IFOCE rookies of the year:

2001 – Don Lerman
2002 – Cookie Jarvis
2003 – Dale Boone
2004 – Sonya Thomas
2005 – Tim Janus
2006 – Joey Chestnut
2007 – Arturo Rios, Jr.

Please make any corrections to this list in the comments.

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From today’s Sheboygan Press:

Richard Shea, president of the International Federation of Competitive Eating, said he was surprised when Johnsonville told the group — about six months ago — that the event would not continue. It has been part of the Sheboygan Jaycees-sponsored event each of the last two years.

“We were surprised and we were saddened,” Shea said. “We would have loved to have been there.”

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The Worcester Telegram has an article about fantasy competitive eating which mentions Liz K’s league:

So whether or not this is a real sport, whether or not its participants are athletes is moot, there’s still enjoyment to be had from watching these accomplishments and at least some group out there is doing it, even if with the less than memorable Web site address of http://www.urbanhonking.com/truefan/archives/2007/01/fantasy_eating.html.

The setup is simple, with points awarded for competing in events, setting records and personal bests, while points are deducted for the dreaded “reversal of fortune” and finishing outside the top 10 in events.

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Michael David Smith of AOL Fanhouse interviewed Richard Shea this morning:

International Federation of Competitive Eating rules are clear about reversals: Vomiting equals disqualification. Kobayashi’s official total should have been zero.

But it wasn’t. It was 63. Why? I put that question to Major League Eating President Richard Shea in a telephone interview this morning, and he told me this:

“The judges’ ruling was that the reversal occurred after the buzzer. They also didn’t characterize it as a full reversal because it didn’t hit the table.”

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(From Kelly Livingston) Steakbellie reports that the IFOCE purchased a bike for his son, Charlie Livingston, to replace a bike stolen on the last day of school:

What had happened, was that one of the two brothers that run the IFOCE, heard about the bike being stolen, and felt that he was in a position to help. More than just having empathy, he was called to action, and put together a fund in which several of the IFOCE organization staff, and some of the Eaters themselves donated cash, which the organization matched. The whole process and check was completed in a day.

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I have been unable to find any non-IFOCE information on the internet about P. Theyagarjan, a 7’8″ chicken tiki masala and hot dog eating contest winner from India, who IFOCE has invited to compete in the Nathan’s finals.

Googling “Theyagarjan” does not bring up any information from before the IFOCE announcement, nor does Theyagarjan appear in this list of the tallest Indians or this very thorough Japanese list of the world’s tallest men.

The July 4 contest may not provide confirmation of Theyagarjan’s existence according to this Gersh Kuntzman article:

In an unrelated injury story, the 7-foot-6 Indian giant, P. Theyagarjan, the chicken tika-masala-eating champion, has fallen and injured his foot.

“It really is true what they say: the bigger they are, the harder they fall,” Shea said. “He’s also day-to-day.”

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Brian Seiken has started a page devoted to what he considers mistakes by MLE. The first entries deal with problems at the Shoo Fly Pie contest and Zoo Atlanta Nathan’s qualifier.

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The winners page for EATORF has been updated to record Carey “Powerhouse” Poehlmann’s victory in Saturday’s Chili Wimpee contest in Lake Ariel, making him the first victor of an EATORF contest besides Killer K Hill. In an email, Poehlmann praises the contest organizers:

I drove over to Lake Ariel to participate in EATORF’s Chili Whimpee contest, and was very surprised how organized these guys are, how much fun I had participating, and how enjoyable the crowd found it. They are a great group of guys, and think that they deserve some attention for the dedication that they show to the sport of competitive eating.

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AICE News reports that it will sanction the 30 inch hot dog eating contest to be held during the June 21 session of the New York Food Film Festival. “Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating”, a documentary starring Crazy Legs Conti, will be screened that evening and Conti will be present to answer questions about the film. Joe Menchetti is expected to defend his title.

AICE News also reports that “Swallow Your Pride” will be screened, but the Wing Bowl 13 documentary does not appear on the festival schedule.

update The schedule has been updated and “Zen” and Conti’s Q&A have been removed. “Swallow Your Pride” will most likely take its place

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CE News reports that “rumors” exist Jed Donahue will be suspended.

The new poll asks how much prize money in a non-IFOCE event would you need to risk an IFOCE ban if you were an IFOCE member ranked outside of the top 10.

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According to AICE News, eaters who have competed in any previous eating contest will not be able to compete in any Backyard Burger qualifier, but they can get a slot in the finals by submitting an application:

Reminder: there will be five slots for pro eaters at the finals. Food Warriors must contact Arnie Chapman and make a case why they deserve a bye into the finals. Please site your eating accomplishments. Pro Eaters should also include a statement regarding their extreme dislike of mini burgers and how their participation in the national championship will help end the “mini-burger” epidemic that our country is currently facing. If you wish to enter a qualifier as an Amateur Eater you must not have more than one speed eating contest under your belt; this does not include eating challenges.

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IFOCE has released its updated point standings. Apparently the TripRewards wing contest was a 50 point event. The top 10 in that listing matches the results in the eatfeats database:

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An article about the Philadelphia Nathan’s qualifier video on MLE appears CompetitveEatingNews.com. Apparently IFOCE is standing by its original results:

Nonetheless, several viewers have reported watched the video and claimed that it shows that Shoudt’s hot dogs were closely counted and that, to support claims of a mis-count, Shoudt would have had to eat five additional hot dogs during one of the 10-second periods when the camera pans away. These viewers claim that it is possible to follow Bob’s consumption throughout the contest, if one allows for the missed moments when the camera pans away.

They also claim that the video reveals the MLE host repeatedly alerting the Nathan’s judge to the multiple plate issue and conscientiously following the count.

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Mike “The Real Skinny” Hoffman has posted his rejection letter from IFOCE on his blog. As in the Moe’s Burritos for Life contest, being ranked is given as sufficient justification for blocking entrance.

The Nathan’s Famous hot dog contest is an IFOCE/MLE event. It has just recently come to my attention that you are ranked by a rival eating league and are therefore not eligible to participate in the Nathan’s Famous contest, or any IFOCE or Major League Eating events.

If this restriction is upheld for everyone listed in the AICE rankings, it will prevent Kobayashi from competing in Nathan’s.

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Some observations on the current IFOCE points standings are below. More analysis might be done this weekend if time and desire are present.

No points were awarded for the Wing Bowl or St. Pat’s Chowdown

Nathan’s qualifiers and the Broadway at the Beach contest are 25 point events. All other contests are 50 point events.

The 2nd and 3rd place finishers in the Sunrise qualifier, James Saliba and John Boehnker are not listed.

Justin Mih should have more than one point. (His corn contest points were apparently not added)

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(From megamunch) Dave “MegaMunch” Schoffner has proposed a format for reporting competitive eating contest results on his blog.

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Gainesvilletimes.com has an article about IFOCE director of operations Kate Westfall, and her father, who is the director of public health for Gainesville, GA.

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The new poll asks which eaters you think are better off financially joining IFOCE and who do you think will do better in AICE / Independent contests.

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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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If no new contests in May or June are added to the IFOCE schedule, then it will be over 6 months between IFOCE contests in the northeastern (or midwestern) United States which are open to all IFOCE members and offer cash prizes. The most recent contest meeting those criteria was the Chock Full O Nuts date nut bread contest at Madison Square Garden on December 20, 2006 and the next contest is apparently the Shoo Fly Pie eating contest on June 23. It will be almost 5 months (until the May 19 Hartford Nathan’s qualfier) between any open northeastern contests.

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