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Juliet Lee’s victory at the Norfolk Nathan’s qualifier has been ranked #8 on ESPN Sportcenter’s plays of the day.
Youtube has a mini-pseudodocumentary about an eater training for a P’Zone (Pizza Hut calzone) eating contest against Takeru Kobayashi at http://youtube.com/watch?v=-LKwRIsakFw The clip says that more information about the contest can be found at pizzahut.com, but I could not find any details about an upcoming competition.
In his most recent podcast about movies, Kevin Carr responds to Ryan Reynolds’ anti competitive eating blog entry (the response starts around the 21 minute Mark) Kevin concludes by challenging Ryan Reynolds to an eating contest.
(From anonymous & GJoe) IFOCE.com announces that cash prizes will be awarded to the top 5 finishers of the Nathan’s finals. The breakdown follows:
1st Place: $10,000
2nd Place: $5,000
3rd Place: $2,500
4th Place: $1,500
5th Place: $1,000
The total of the prizes is $10K less than the $30K purse for Krystal Square Off III (and $5,000 less than the recent Bridezilla cake contest first place prize)
(From MosesNews.com) Newsday has a column about competitive eating in which all the sources quoted are anti-C.E. except for Ryan Nerz. A poll about competitive eating is also available.
(From Some Boys) A video of “Boom Boom Meccha Maccho” can be viewed on Oricon The sound and video are much higher quality than the video on youtube.
The Don “Moses” Lerman episode of Brian Seiken’s television show is now available for free at http://hometown.aol.com/beautifulbrian43/lermanshow.html
Brian also has a commentary on the Nathan’s qualifiers and a report on Juliet Lee’s victory in Norfolk.
A video clip about the construction and attempted consumption of the 14 pound pizza from Beau Jo’s in Colorado from Food TV’s Unwrapped is available at http://youtube.com/watch?v=Q3MOwffwuhQ
A video of the pierogi contest held at the Nanticoke (PA) Musicfest won by Carey Poehlmann has been posted to http://youtube.com/watch?v=gDxkrq9_H5s
The schedule for the New York City Food Film Festival has been updated and the Wing Bowl 13 documentary “Swallow Your Pride” has replaced “Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating” on the listing for June 21.
Watching the films are free but food must be preordered.
From a Bubba Yarbrough email:
I just received an advanced copy from National Geographic with the air dates and time. It will air July 8 at 9pm et/pt. It features Me (Bubba) tim and Sonya. Tim is run through some very exhaustic digestive testing and Sonya and I go through some training and other stuff Overall it looks great.
update TVWeek has a preview (from Rhonda Evans)
On his news page, Kobayashi announces the opening of his online store. 8 T shirt designs are available for purchase. The cost of the shirts is $22 and purchases are made via paypal. A T shirt from a Japanese source is also available.
The website says that a diet pill will go on sale soon. Kobayashi not only uses the supplement three times a day, he personally developed its formulation:
Kobayashi has invested countless hours experimenting, modifying and improving his weight maintenance pill, K. He takes the pill three times a day, after each meal. K, an all herbal pill, is soon to be ready to be shared with the public. We are in the final testing stages now.
In his bits & pieces, Brian Seiken announces that he will make the recent Don Moses Lerman episode free on Fathers Day weekend.
The next pay episode will feature Rich LeFevre and El Toro
On Fathers Day, Brian will return to competition for the first time in 2007 at the strawberry shortcake contest.
(From yama3) McDonald’s of Japan has set up a website devoted to its large burgers at megamac.jp The website has an announcement that the Mega Teriyaki burger will be introduced in July along with a commerical for the new sandwich.
In a recent blog entry, Tomoko Miyake offers a review of the MegaMac and mango milkshake (automatically translated):
It was Mega [te] [ri] which does not betray my expectation!
Also mango shake was the best matching and, the happy 2 time ☆☆
MacDonald me happy making, thank you for very much, (^O^)/
Chow.com has a column on whether it is advisable to praise a non-overweight woman’s large appetite:
Some women say they like it when people remark on their hearty appetites. Maralee Burgard, a UC Berkeley student blessed with a fast metabolism, eats such large portions that her friends know to schedule extra time when they share a meal with her. “I feel a sense of pride and empowerment that I’m a woman and can eat more than many men,†she says.
But, unfortunately, most women are anxious about their weight, regardless of their body size. Drawing attention to how much your female companion is eating could trigger feelings of insecurity: “Am I eating too much? Is my friend trying to tell me I’m fat?†You never know how confident a woman is in her relationship with food, so you should never comment on how much (or how little, for that matter) she is consuming.
There are two good galleries of last month’s Trip Rewards eating contest by clearrants and redmond ridgeback
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.
Jeff Chapman (fiset35) has a blog entry about competing in the Charlotte Nathan’s qualifier with a link to a flickr gallery from that event.
In his chat today, Bill “The Sports Guy” Simmons of ESPN.com was asked a question about Joey Chestnut:
Eric (New York City): Bill, did you read about that guy who broke the Japanese guy’s record for hot dog eating. Will you be tuning in to ESPN2 to watch USA vs. Japan in hot dog eating?
Bill Simmons: Heard about this! We really need to get behind this guy… it’s like the ’80 Olympic Hockey team all over again.
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
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.
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.
(from noaphex) LiveLeak has a one minute video of footage from Saturday’s Nathan’s qualifier at Arizona Mills at http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=01d_1180994817
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:
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 |