Competitive Eating category

The AICE website (Aug 21 entry) reports that eaters in that organization will no longer be bound by a contract restricting them from competing in non-AICE contests.
A new eating challenges website has been started at http://www.ibetyouwont.com/

Pre-KSO VI rankings released

The updated IFOCE top 50 has been released. The top 7 remains unchanged with the exception of breaking a #4 tie between Tim Janus and Bob Shoudt. The previous rankings are still available in the Google cache:

Entering: Marco Marquez (#19) Sean Gordon (#23) Bryan Beard (#25) Ryan McKillop (#29) Yasir Salem (#34) Steve Ramirez (#36) John Palmgren (#37) Rick Petralia (#42)

Dropping out: Patrick Vandam (#11) Juris Shibayama (#12) Mike Fitzgerald (#24) Larry McNeil (#37) Paul Sakelarides (#39) Andrew McKirdy (#44) Cameron McKirdy (#45) Timm Dilling (#47)

Joe LaRue remains ranked at #33. An email asserts there is no basis for including LaRue on the WLOCE new member list.

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A competitive eating game called Get In My Belly has been released for the IPhone & IPod Touch.
Man vs. Food has a new URL: http://mvfgear.com/ which redirects to a cafepress site which has several new T shirt designs.
The MLE twitter reports that the first top 50 of 2009 will be released this week. The new poll asks which currently unranked eater should be ranked highest in the new poll.
Pat Bertoletti has posted a video of him eating a 3 pound burger and 2 pounds of fries at Gronk's Grill (Duluth area) to his yardbarker blog.

Man vs. Food August 19 (Charleston) episode links

Travel Channel episode description

The segment recorded at the Charleston minor league baseball stadium will be televised on September 30 on the Baseball Special episode.

List of Charleston eating challenges in the eatfeats database.

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KansasCity.com has a gallery of Saturday's 10 pound brisket burger eating contest for local celebrities.
A thread on the Man vs. Food message board says that the program will be recording at the Mean Pig BBQ in Cabot, Arkansas today.
In the most recent "Extreme Amy" segment on Fox5Vegas, Ron Koch completed the 10 lb. pizza at Graziano's in Las Vegas in under 2 hours. Amy has a blog entry about the challenge.
The Idaho Statesman reports that Man vs. Food will be recording at Flying Pie Pizzeria in Boise, Idaho today. (Article contains spoiler about the Rockies Challenge attempt)
Will Millender's twitter says that he is one step closer to a Man vs. Food appearance and will have more details when he can disclose them.
The Idaho Statesman has an article about about Man vs. Food recording in Boise this week.

Man vs. Food August 12 (Las Vegas) episode links

Preview video

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KTVB reports that Man vs. Food is recording in Boise, Idaho today at Rocky's Diner.

KFC competitive eaters ad on youtube

The commercial for Kentucky Fried Chicken’s new grilled wings has been uploaded to youtube by foodfan263. Ian Hickman, winner of the 2007 Delaware suicide wings contest, is billed as the 2007 wing eating champion and Lucy Bauer is listed as the 2008 champion, apparently based on this video. 2009 Wing Bowl winner John Squibb’s appearance was cut.

update I have heard the ad was televised during halftime of tonight’s exhibition NFL game on NBC, I am not sure if the entire country received it.

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LVJR.com has a preview of Wednesday's Las Vegas episode of Man vs. Food in which the challenge meal will be the six pound burrito from the NASCAR cafe.
An extended Fox 5 News video about last month's Z-Burger eating contest in Washington, DC has been uploaded to youtube.
Man v. Food is recording at Chap's Pit Beef in Baltimore today according to MoRoMar's twitter
A video of last month's celebrity boxing match between Bill "El Wingador" Simmons and Brutus Beefcake in its entirety (about one minute) is available on youtube.
In a bodybuilding.com forum thread about Man vs. Food, "Furious" Pete Czerwinski says "Sept 2010 will blow this show away"
Eric "Badlands" Booker has started an online store selling his CDs and T-shirts at http://hungryandfocusedstore.bigcartel.com/
St Thomas Times Journal reports that a vomiting deferral contest at a St. Thomas, Ontario fair based on G4's Hurl has raised concerns from public health officials.
ThePress.co.uk reports that the UK Sweetcorn Eating championships will award £1,000 if the IFOCE record of 34.75 ears of corn in 12 minutes is broken tomorrow.
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