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A bodybuilding.com forum thread is devoted to Furious Pete’s in studio appearance this morning at 102.1 FM “The Edge”. Pete reports he ate 125 chicken wings during his appearance and that the radio station will sponsor him. The DJ described Pete as “Val Kilmer on steroids”.
update A podcast of the appearance is available.
Neil Best’s sports media blog reports that there was an increase in the number of internet searches for the “Mike & Mike” radio show on ESPN radio on May 1, the day of the wing eating contest between Mike Golic and three IFOCE members.
The Los Angeles Times has an article about the impact of competitive eating on eaters’ health. Crazy Legs Conti is quoted and says that he and Tim Janus have hired a yoga instructor to help their eating. George Shea says that most eaters do not train for contests.
Results from the wing eating contest on the “Mike & Mike” show on ESPN radio:
1. Tim “Eater X” Janus 31 wings in 3 minutes
2. Crazy Legs Conti 23
3. Pete Davekos 22
4. Mike Golic 15
Video and audio podcasts of the contest are available. A live blog is also available on mike-greenberg.com.
The Hartford Courant has an article about the contest
SanSpo.com reports that Natsuko “Gal” Sone’s autobiography will appear in bookstores on May 27. The book will contain Gal Sone’s secret to avoiding weight gain
Tomoko Miyake appears on the cover of this month’s Maruhan Press magazine. Tomoko did an event today to promote the Magazine’s release
Here are top 10 states for IFOCE contests since the start of 2003 according to the eatfeats database. The list includes scheduled contests.
80 NY
*51 NV
23 CA
23 PA
22 TN
21 GA
19 FL
19 NJ
19 TX
11 AZ
*(Nevada has 21 contests if the US Open is counted as a single contest and not 31 individual matchups)
A listing of the remaining states follows after the jump:
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The home page for ESPN Radio has interviews with Tim Janus and Pete Davekos about competing against Mike Golic on the “Mike & Mike” show tomorrow morning. There is also a message board about the contest.
The press release for tomorrow’s wing eating contest between Mike Golic of ESPN radio and Tim Janus, Crazy Legs Conti and Pete Davekos follows after the jump:
A press release about the upcoming G4 network series “Hurl” is available. The show will have begin with an eating contest and then participants will do a physical challenge like mechanical bull riding. Another round of the eating contest and physical challenge will then take place if necessary. The last person to throw up will be declared the winner.
BroadcastingCable.com calls “Hurl” “the worst TV show in the world”.
Ryan Spoon of berecruited.com attended Saturday’s asparagus eating contest in Stockton, CA and recorded three videos of the contest from the crowd.
update Deadspin has a blog entry about the video of Ryan Nerz’s pre-contest request to have competitive eating become an Olympic sport.
The Indepedent of London has an article about the oyster eating challenge at Wintzell’s Oyster House in Mobile Alabama:
The genuine smile is harder to find in the US than anywhere else on earth. On the East and West coasts, people smile because they’re feeling smug. But in Alabama, people smile because they want you to be happy. It’s evident in the 1920s canteen-style interior of Wintzell’s, where the walls are covered with ancient, handwritten signs of folksy, homespun wisdom (“Unfortunately, there is a widespread view that the proper lubricant for a political machine is palm oil rather than elbow grease” is one example).
An Indepedent reporter took a tour with Famous Fat Dave in New York City.
(Thanks Super Paul Barlow) Dateline Carolina, the student newspaper for the University of South Carolina, has a mini-documentary about last Saturday’s eating contest at Broadway at the Beach in Myrtle Beach. The documentary includes footage of Beautiful Brian and Badlands Booker performing.
A web page about the upcoming eating contest on the Mike & Mike show has been set up on espn.com. The page announces that the third IFOCE eater will be Pete Davekos. (from email)
A an audio and video podcast are also available. Richard Shea, who will provide commentary for the contest, appears on the audio podcast and announces that the contest will be three minutes long. The competitive eating segment of the podcast begins at the 9 minute mark with a parody of “Wing Beneath my Wings”. (Mike-Greenberg.com has the lyrics) Richard Shea says that Mike Greenberg will receive an MLE poncho to wear during the contest which will be available for sale this summer.
The video podcast consists of reading and answering emails about the contest.
On the webpage, Mike Golic describes his interest in competitive eating:
Back in the day, when Golic was playing for the Eagles, he was an avid fan of the Wing Bowl, an annual eating contest in Philadelphia. “I’m no stranger to mass quantities of food,” says Golic, “but I am a stranger to the speed I would have to eat [in the contest.]”
According to his Wikipedia page, Golic’s stint with the Philadelphia Eagles ended in 1992. The inaugural Wing Bowl took place in 1993.
Joey Chestnut has posted a video to his yardbarker blog of him preparing for Saturday’s asparagus eating contest by eating 3 pounds of asparagus in 3 minutes. The video is also available on youtube. Joey makes the following prediction for the contest:
Pat is a great eater and whenever I get lazy he pulls off an upset. The chances of Pat walking away with a win in this contest are slim to none. I will let you all know how the contest goes down.
(via Hugging Harold Reynolds) Joey Chestnut and Pat Bertoletti have started a group blog at http://yardbarker.com/users/PBandJC. Pat’s first post describes his techniques for the upcoming asparagus contest. Yardbarker is a blog host for famous athletes. Recent posters include Darren McFadden, Greg Oden and Rasheed Wallace. (Rasheed Wallace gave thumbs up to Joey Chestnut’s first post)
The new poll asks who you think will be the third eater on the eating contest to be held on the “Mike & Mike” show May 1. It was announced yesterday that Crazy Legs Conti and Tim Janus will appear, and at least one other competitor is expected.
A press release announces that Natsuko “Gal” Sone will endorse 9 meals from Lawson stores which are are 1.5 to 2 times larger than normal meals. The meals will debut on May 6. In July, Lawson will sponsor an eating contest between Gal Sone and a team of 10 people chosen by drawing.
See also trendynet
It has now been over 48 hours (and one full working day) since the eating contest at Broadway at the Beach concluded and there does not appear to be any contest results or other coverage on IFOCE.com or any of its affiliated websites.
Mike-Greenberg.com announces that Mike Golic’s eating contest will take place on May 1 between 8:05 and 8:20 am eastern. The contest will be simulcast on ESPN2 and ESPNRadio.com. The food will be wings from Buffalo Wild Wings. Golic’s opponent was not listed.
update A video clip of the announcement is available. Tim Janus and Crazy Legs Conti and at least one other unnamed eater are expected to be Golic’s competition. Mike Greenberg wants to use the hottest wings on Buffalo Wild Wings’ menu.
BeautifulBrian.com has a report on his experience at the Broadway at the Beach contest
Dave US Male has emailed some pictures from his trip which can be seen after the jump. Beautiful Brian and Badlands Booker are performing the Bonebreaker Barlow song.
DennysBeerBarrelPub.com announces that the restaurant presented a trophy to Lori Weiss on her recent birthday to honor her eating achievements at that establishment. Ms. Weiss is one of two people to have completed the monster 96er burger and also holds the female speed records for the two and three pound burgers. (The website lists Lori’s last name as “Weis”, but her 96er finisher plaque and other articles list it as “Weiss”. )
Denny’s website also mentions that it will be featured on a Travel Channel program, “All You Can Eat Food Paradise”, later this month. The program will debut on April 26 at 6pm eastern and be rerun on April 30 at 8pm.
Loading ...| 2026 Nov 11 | San Diego, CA | Hot Wing Eating Contest | ||||
| 2026 Nov 11 | multiple sites | King of Wings | ||||
| 2026 Nov 12 | Denver, CO | Slider Eating Contest | ||||
| 2026 Nov 14 | Cedar Park, TX | Dumpling Eating Contest | ||||
| 2026 Nov 14 | DeLand, FL | Hot Dog Eating Contest | ||||
| 2026 Nov 14 | St. Augustine, FL | Key Lime Pie Eating Contest | ||||
| 2026 Nov 14 | Cedar Park, TX | Pad Thai Eating Contest | ||||
| 2026 Nov 14 | Philadelphia, PA | World Pickle Eating Championship | ||||
| 2026 Nov 15 | West Chester, PA | Hot Ones Hot Sauce Hot Wing Eating Contest | ||||
| 2026 Nov 15 | Fayetteville, NC | Ramen Eating Contest |
| 2026 Nov 8 Lahaska, PA
Apple Pie Eating Contest |
| 2026 Nov 8 Helendale, CA
Big Momma Challenge |
| 2026 Nov 8 Brevard, NC
Hot Wing Eating Contest |
| 2026 Nov 8 Tarpon Springs, FL
Stone Crab Eating Contest |
| 2026 Nov 8 Corsicana, TX
Wing Eating Contest |
| $100.00 | "The Ginger Giraffe" |
| $500.00 | Paola |
| $200.00 | Rich "The Walkup" |
| $500.00 | Vito "The Spoon" |
| $50.00 | Colby Aiton |
| $100.00 | "plonksmash" |
| $300.00 | "The Village Inn" |
| $100.00 | Jayden "FitnessCheatMeals" |
| $500.00 | Jean Christophe |
| $3,000.00 | Wayne "wayneywonder" Algenio |