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Brian Subich will attempt to set the Twinkie eating record at the June 26 Altoona (PA) Curve game as part of a one day "counter fitness" initiative called "Eat:60". Takeru Kobayashi ate 14 Twinkies in one minute.

March 22, 2013 at 9:48 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:"Big" Brian Subich, Central Pennsylvania, Records | Permalink * Comments

NBC's Tonight Show youtube page has a video of Kevin "LA Beast" chugging 18 raw eggs.

March 22, 2013 at 7:21 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kevin Strahle, Los Angeles, Television | Permalink * Comments (8)

Spin.com has a gallery of rock singer Andrew W K participating in a spicy wing contest at SXSW in Austin.

March 21, 2013 at 7:30 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Austin, Music, Spicy Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments (1)

Cities with the most Nathan’s qualifiers 2003-2013

March 20, 2013 at 2:20 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Statistics

Here is a list of cities / metros with two or more Nathan’s qualifiers over the past 11 years according to the eatfeats database and the 2013 schedule. Cities in bold have a qualifier this year. (Updated from last year’s post)

  • 16 New York City (8 at Mets ballpark, 3 in Brooklyn, 5 South Street Seaport
  • 11 Las Vegas (all at NYNY)
  • 10 Philadelphia (6 at Independence Hall, 3 at QVC Studio, 1 in Camden, NJ
  • 10 Tempe, AZ (all at Arizona Mills) (2003-2012)
  • 10 Atlanta (7 in Atlanta, 3 in Newnan)
  • 9 Norfolk (8 at MacArthur Center, 1 at Oceana Station)
  • 7 Hartford
  • 6 San Francisco Bay Area
  • 6 Charlotte, NC (2007-2012)
  • 6 Long Island (2 Elmont & 4 Islip)
  • 6 Boston (4 Boston, 2 Foxborough)
  • 6 Southeast Florida (3 Pembroke Pines, 2 Sunrise, 1 Miami)
  • 6 Minneapolis / St. Paul
  • 5 Cranbury, NJ
  • 4 Pittsburgh
  • 3 Atlantic City
  • 3 Saratoga Springs, NY
  • 3 Los Angeles
  • 2 Naples, FL
  • 2 Calgary, AB
  • 2 Fishkill, NY
  • 2 Cleveland
  • 2 Overland Park, KS
  • 2 Thackerville, OK

Several Nathan’s related polls have been added to the sidebar.

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The Dietbet facebook has a post about Joel Podelsky losing a hundred pounds (and eight inches from his waistline) over the past year without surgery or fad diets.

March 14, 2013 at 10:56 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Health, Joel Podelsky | Permalink * Comments (1)

It has been one year since the competitive eating documentary "Hungry" reached its $10,000 funding goal on kickstarter.com. In a January update, the film's producers say their project is almost complete and they have submitted it to several film festivals.

March 13, 2013 at 12:39 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Hungry | Permalink * Comments (2)

"Belt of Fat" is a new blog which follows four competitive eaters "in their journey through the collaborative process of eating, writing, rehearsing, and creating together between cities, stomachs, and states of mind". They will have a group exhibition at Co-Prosperity Sphere in Chicago from May 31 to June 2.

March 11, 2013 at 1:12 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Websites | Permalink * Comments (3)

Hemingway Room has an interview with Holly Dawson, author of Berlin’s Digestion of Joe ‘Python’ Leach, a story about an American competitive eater's trip to Germany for the World Currywurst Championship.

March 11, 2013 at 1:08 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Books, Germany | Permalink * Comments

"Honey Badger" of the Portland Big Eaters Club has started a facebook page about her eating contests and challenges.

March 10, 2013 at 2:40 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Portland, Websites | Permalink * Comments (1)

"Furious" Pete Czerwinski has posted a video recorded in Germany in February 2012. Pete is currently in Costa Rica for a taco eating contest on Saturday.

March 6, 2013 at 11:56 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:"Furious" Pete Czerwinski, Central America, Germany, Videos | Permalink * Comments

Boston.com has a video about new Red Sox players where relief pitcher Koji Uehara claims he ate 2.5 kg (5.5 pounds) of buffet food in an eating contest.

March 6, 2013 at 1:47 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Boston, Male Athletes, Videos | Permalink * Comments

CelebrityNetWorth.com claims Takeru Kobayashi's net worth is one million dollars. Kobayshi is listed in the Olympic athletes category so all the information on this page may not be 100% accurate. (via Renny McCullough)

March 6, 2013 at 1:40 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Business, Kobayashi (小林尊) | Permalink * Comments (2)

Man v. Food is the first program in BBC America's list of five US TV shows that are unexpectedly popular in Britain.

March 5, 2013 at 1:15 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Man vs. Food, United Kingdom | Permalink * Comments (1)

Videos of the eating contest held in New Orleans the day before the Super Bowl betweeen Grantland.com writers Joe House and "Cousin" Sal Iacono have been posted to youtube: contest | bonus clip - cheating | bonus - showing off | outtakes

March 5, 2013 at 12:49 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:ESPN, New Orleans, Videos | Permalink * Comments

Boh in Baltimore produced a video about the Natty Boh Roma Sausage eating contest held in December won by Jay Gorman.

March 4, 2013 at 7:10 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Baltimore, Unafilliated Contests, Videos | Permalink * Comments

Webvideo crew has an interview with Jamie McDonald, Kevin Ross, Naader Reda and members of Wreckless Eating about YouTube video marketing.

March 3, 2013 at 9:10 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Jamie McDonald, Kevin Ross, Naader Reda, Videos | Permalink * Comments (11)

Jamie McDonald takes 365 days cash prize lead

March 2, 2013 at 1:10 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Business, Jamie McDonald, Joey Chestnut, Statistics

The sidebar has been updated to list both money won in 2013 and over the past 365 days. (Full listings: 2013 | 365 days). According to the eatfeats database, Jamie McDonald has taken the lead in both tables after winning $20,000 in Wing Bowl 21. (If the list took the value of non-cash prizes into account, Dave “US Male” Goldstein would probably be third after winning a car valued at $38,220 in Wing Bowl 21.) A list of Joey Chestnut’s and Jamie McDonald’s contests over the past 12 months follows after the jump
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A Reuters video about the May 2010 wonton eating contest held in Singapore won by Joey Chestnut has been posted on youtube. The contest would be the final MLE event for Takeru Kobayasi, who says he expected to compete against Joey Chestnut in the 2010 Pizza Hut Chowl-enge (Pat Bertoletti would replace him at that contest.)

March 2, 2013 at 9:10 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Joey Chestnut, Kobayashi (小林尊), Singapore, Videos | Permalink * Comments (1)

List of 2012 moneywinners

March 1, 2013 at 4:26 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Business, Statistics

A list of people who won money in a 2012 eating contest according to the eatfeats database follows after the jump. The top 5:

$43,000.00 Takeru Kobayashi Nagano, Japan 34 (b. 1978 Mar 15) M 5′ 7″ 170 lb. professional eater
$40,400.00 Joey “Jaws” Chestnut San Jose, CA 29 (b. 1983 Nov 25) M 6′ 1″ 220 lb. I civil engineering major, San Jose State
$24,950.00 Jamie “Bear” McDonald Granby, CT M 6′ 2″ 220 lb.
$24,750.00 Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti Chicago, IL 27 (b. 1985 Jun 6) M 6′ 2″ 190 lb. I culinary arts major, Kendall College
$19,500.00 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Alexandria, VA 45 (b. 1967 Jul 26) F 5′ 5″ 100 lb. I Burger King manager (Andrews Air Force Base)

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In a review of Barry Levinson's new movie The Bay, the Financial Times claims "The disintegration of the annual crab-eating contest is a scene of grimly comical perfection".

March 1, 2013 at 7:48 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Movies | Permalink * Comments

The Google Lunar X Prize team will live stream a moon pie eating contest today at 11 am Pacific / 2 pm eastern at http://www.ustream.com/channel/google-lunar-x-prize The award will pay $30 million to the first privately funded team to send a robot to the moon.

February 28, 2013 at 1:37 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Science | Permalink * Comments

BusinessInsider.com has a list of 10 negative side effects of overeating.

February 28, 2013 at 1:31 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Health | Permalink * Comments

The Syracuse University student newspaper has an article about Eric "Badlands" Booker accompanying ToTs, a peformer who bills himself as the "potato rap pioneer".

February 27, 2013 at 11:36 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Eric "Badlands" Booker, Music, Syracuse | Permalink * Comments (4)

EatingChallenges.co.uk is a new blog devoted to British eating challenges.

February 27, 2013 at 7:11 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Eating Challenges, England, Websites | Permalink * Comments

Jamie McDonald has joined Takeru Kobayashi on the Thuzio roster. His price list ranges from $99 (phone call) to $2500 (corporate outing).

February 25, 2013 at 5:32 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Business, Jamie McDonald | Permalink * Comments (31)

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