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(From Shazam) The IFOCE rankings have been updated, but the only apparent change is swapping Pat Bertoletti and Takeru Kobayashi in the #2 and #3 slots.
(Cached rankings)
BeautifulBrian.com has a page of eaters and celebrities they resemble.
Article about corny dog winner (from Rhonda Evans)
Oyster Bay, NY Oyster eating contest
Brandeis U eating contest
Harvard Law eating contest
Web MD video about El Wingador
Also, today is Pat Philbin’s and Russ Keeler’s birthday
Here are some screen captures from the “Wedges & Wings” contest
(From Jill Stoler) A slideshow of the black and white cookie eating contest held at the Bronx can be viewed at http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1930283492704953611&hl=en The eating contest pictures start about 4 minutes in.
A liveblog of the “Wedges & Wings” program follows after the jump
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A page about tonight’s MLE Chowdown has been set up on the Spike TV website. The page has videos of the top 10 commercials and profile pages of some of the competitors who are listed as (current IFOCE ranking in parentheses):
Joey Chestnut(1), Takeru Kobayashi(2), Pat Bertoletti(3), Tim Janus(4), Rich LeFevre(8), Hall Hunt(9), Juliet Lee(10), Erik Denmark(12), Arturo Rios Jr.,(13) Allen Goldstein(14), Tim Brown(15), Micah Collins(17), Eric Livingston(21), Juris Shibayama(23), Chris Abatsas(25)
Bob Shoudt was listed in the original press release, but apparently did not compete.
Crazy Legs Conti discussed his Jackson Krystal qualifier video on a Mississippi radio staion.
Youtube has a video of Conti getting his dreadlocks braided at http://youtube.com/watch?v=u6vdqlICfsE
A recent megamunch blog entry says:
My point is, if you begin to rate eaters based on these categories, you can begin to see why some eaters were chosen for the Spike contest and how some eaters are actually more valuable performers than higher ranked guys like Joey Chestnut and, dare I say, Takeru Kobayashi? I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, If I were starting a new CE league and had the opportunity to draft one MLE eater, it would be either Eater X or Crazy Legs.
The new poll asks what eater you would choose as the cornerstone of a new competitive eating organization. You can choose whatever factor you like: current eating ability, projected future eating ability, stage presence, likability, etc. The top 12 ranked IFOCE members were listed along with 3 AICE and 3 Japanese eaters. The poll allows a maximum of 20 choices.
The Naughty American has an article (contains spoilers) previewing the “Wedges & Wings” contest in which Joey Chestnut and Pat Bertoletti discuss female fans and cheating techniques.
Bertoletti claims that, while the competitions are closely monitored by the International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE) to prevent this sort of thing, there are ways to get around it.
“The dishonest people will push the rules a little bit. If it’s not stated in the rules, people will do it,†he said.
While the issue of cheating with drug use is a major problem with other sports, the IFOCE does not currently conduct drug testing on competitors.
“As far as drugs that would give me an edge, I haven’t found any yet,†Chestnut says. “But I’m trying.â€
The Cleveland Free Times has a brief article about Chris “the Mad Greek” Abatsas’ participation in the wedges contest.
The Las Vegas Review Journal has pictures (captions contain spoilers) from the potato wedges contest.
Juliet Lee has a trip report.
Steakbellie has posted writeups of his Chicago jalapeno contest experience and his participation in the “Wedges & Wings” contest (no spoilers)
CompetitiveEatingNews.com has a short blurb about Thursday’s “Wedges & Wings” telecast with the following information about the field:
The magnificent and hotly anticipated event will showcase the eating talents of Takeru Kobayashi, Pat Bertoletti, Joey Chestnut, the Mad Greek and Eater X along with Juliet Lee, Wing Kong and the mysterious El Toro among others
KTNV has a short article and video clip about Rich & Carlene LeFevre.
Sonya Thomas’ website is now back up. Her news page makes no mention of an absence from the Krystal finals and only says that information will be “Forthcoming”
A subtitled version of Natsuko “Gal” Sone’s appearance on the show “Cartoon KAT-TUN” is available on youtube. In the program, Gal Sone is interviewed by the boy band KAT-TUN about some of the answers on a 100 question form she filled out before the show. While answering questions, Gal Sone eats a lot of sushi and then plays ping pong.
The SomaIsGood livejournal has a writeup of the show.
With three days until airtime, there is no mention of the “Wedges & Wings” program on any of the IFOCE/MLE websites. The special does not appear on the list of Spike TV programs either. In the Spike TV schedule grid, there is no program description whatsoever. A screen capture of the grid is available after the jump.
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BeautifulBrian.com has a page on why he thinks that certain eaters were chosen or passed over for Spike TV’s “Wedges & Wings” contest along with a commentary on the selection process.
From zap2it.com
ESPN 2007 World Hamburger Eating Championship
Sun, Oct 28, 2:30 PM | Run Time: 30 min.
Genre: Sports
Live From Chattanooga, Tenn.
There will probably be some reruns.
The cluckbucket blog has a lot of entries about last month’s Buffalo Wing Festival, a gallery of the wing eating contest and a lot of other wing related pictures.
One of the KTNV news clips on the “Wedges & Wings” contests can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH7Av6uC838 (spoilers in video) El Toro is one of the competitors in the potato wedge contest. I could not recognize another another one of the competitors in that video, who is shown in the capture above.
An anti-Joey Chestnut website has been made at http://cluckujoeychestnut.com/ which makes the following prediction:
2008 Wing Bowl February 1, 2008, Wachovia Center. Watch as El Wingador beats last years Champion Joey Chestnut..
The logo can be found at http://cluckujoeychestnut.com/wing_bowl
KTNV has four videos from the “Wedges & Wings” contest. Joey Chestnut gives a wing eating lesson while wearing a “Heart Attack Grill” shirt. Joey also says that he thinks Kobayashi was faking “jawthritis”. Pat Bertoletti estimates his stomach capacity at 25 pounds.
The third & fourth Spike TV specials will be broadcast over the next two months. Today’s foods are ham and hard boiled eggs.
The article containing the video links gives the result of Tuesday’s contest.
On a Fox5Vegas video, Crazy Legs Conti showed wing eating techniques while Tim “Eater X” Janus provided commentary. Conti will be an announcer on the “Wedges & Wings” program.
Steakbellie has a post-contest report without results. He will appear on the next two programs today and tomorrow. I am assuming they will be recorded at Fremont Street in the evening and be open to the public, but I have not been able to find any official information.
Megamunch has a blog entry about his thoughts on the selection process. (No results in entry, but winner is mentioned in the comments)
The event is somewhat like English soccer. There are two divisions and the top finishers in the lower division move up, while the bottom dwellers in the higher division move down.
The air times for the program recorded yesterday are
No Episode Title Competitive eaters go against the clock to see who can eat the most Buffalo Wings and potato wedges.
SPIKETV Thu 10/18 11:00 PM
SPIKETV Sat 10/20 7:00 PM
The times for the next two shows have not been announced.
(From The Sicilian & Philly guy) The home page of yahoo currently has the winner of the “Wedges & Wings” contest. A screen capture (containing results) is available after the jump.
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| 2026 Nov 12 | Denver, CO | Slider Eating Contest | ||||
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Apple Pie Eating Contest |
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Big Momma Challenge |
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Hot Wing Eating Contest |
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Stone Crab Eating Contest |
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Wing Eating Contest |
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