The Spike TV website has been revamped and the page which previously had videos from the Saint Patrick’s Day Chowdown, http://www.spiketv.com/#shows/mle/index.jhtml is basically blank. (On the positive side, the commercial has been removed as well)

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Has anyone seen the Coors Light ad starring Takeru Kobayashi? I have seen the other ads in the series with sprinter Michael Johnson and strongman Magnus Ver Magnuson. I have not been able to find the ad on CoorsLight.com either.

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(From megamunch) A cafepress store selling merchandise with the United Eaters of Pennsylvania logo has opened at http://www.cafepress.com/uepa

In other Pennsylvania eating organization news, one of the founders of EATORF has challenged UEPa in the comments and eatorf.com has been reserved but has yet to officially open.

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A clip of an eating contest from a Spike TV program which is not the Saint Patrick’s Day Chowdown can be seen at http://youtube.com/watch?v=qWW9OKmp5bA If you are not satisfied with how Spike portrayed competitive eating in the Chowdown, this clip featuring a “hurl cam” shows that it could have been worse.

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The clip from last year’s MTV “True Life” documentary about competitive eaters of Takeru Kobayashi eating over 20 pounds of food at a Japanese restaurant has been reposted to youtube at http://youtube.com/watch?v=e8zJg0mwt1k

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I want a doctor to take your picture
So I can look at you from inside as well

The Vapors, Turning Japanese

(From R Suzuki) Natsuko “Gal” Sone submitted to a medical examination at Kitasato University hospital for an article in the current issue of AERA magazine, published by the Asahi Tribune. The objective of the investigation was to determine how Gal Sone could eat as much as she does and not gain weight: (automatically translated)

The large quantity the stomach which can eat and, however much eating, it united the body which does not get fat “Muse gal 曽 root of appetite”. It probably is to be possible to know the secret of that body with metabolic coming from abroad?

As for doing the Kitasato University hospital. Physique inspection, blood inspection and inspection of breath and the inspection of the gene which which is related to CT scan and obesity relate to inquiry and energy exchange were done.

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HeartAttackGrill.com has been under construction for the past several weeks and none of the links on it are currently active. There is no apparent link location to an online “Wall of Fame”.

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AICE news reports the following information about an entrant in the Delaplane Strawberry Contest:

Brad “The Lunatic” Sciullo who is recognized as the current World Record Holder for drinking a gallon of milk (32 seconds!) and has also had some impressive outings in a major Waffle and Hamburger Eating Contest has informed AICE that he plans mass destruction on the record books this spring and summer. This wacky (but respected) chef states that he will be the next Strawberry Eating Champion and plans to explode on the scene in 2007.

Joey Chestnut drank a gallon of milk in 41 seconds for his 2006 Wing Bowl qualifying stunt.

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Brian Seiken has uploaded the pretzel eating contest featuring Tim Janus and Seaver Miller from today’s episode of the Tyra Banks show to http://hometown.aol.com/beautifulbrian43/tyra.html

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The website for Japanese branch of Frito Lay has a page for the snack foods endorsed by Nobuyuki “The Giant” Shirota and Tomoko Miyake. The automatically translated page says that Shirota tried to reproduce “hormone pot taste” in his snack, whatever that is.

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A video clip of Ken Domon drinking 2 liters of water in less than five seconds has been uploaded to http://youtube.com/watch?v=dapiYkn_Xgc The title says he was competing against Kobayashi, but Kobayashi’s attempt is not included.

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Erik “The Red” Denmark has returned to blogging after the tragic death of his mother with his thoughts on the state of Major League Eating at the conclusion of the first quarter of 2007.

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A commercial for tommorow’s Tyra Banks show with Tim Janus and Seaver Miller can be seen at http://tyrashow.warnerbros.com/ (Click on Tuesday) The schedule for the show (varies locally) can be seen at http://tyrashow.warnerbros.com/showinfo/whenitson.html

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The new poll asks where you think the best non-IFOCE American eater, whoever you think that is, would rank in a poll listing all American eaters regardless of organization.

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TyraNews.blogspot.com has the following show summary for Tuesday:

Tuesday, 10 April 2007: Doing What You’ve Always Wanted To Do

What is the one thing you’ve always wanted to try? Tyra grants the wishes of lucky viewers when she gives them the chance to fulfill their lifelong dream – no matter how crazy! A self-proclaimed mama’s boy risks his life and challenges a bull in order to bond with his distant, rodeo-loving father. Another woman competes in an extreme eating contest against trained professionals.

According to a January blog entry, Tim Janus and Seaver Miller are the eaters the woman competes against.

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Brian Seiken has edited the “Wilbury Twist” video by the Traveling Wilburys to include footage of eaters & eating fans dancing. The modified video can be viewed at beautifulbrian.com or youtube

update april 10 The youtube video has been changed by Brian Seiken to one with a different ending

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Some Don “Moses” Lerman clips from “Eats of Strength” have been uploaded to the videos section at MajorLeagueEating.com

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A commercial for Nobuyuki “The Giant” Shirota and Tomoko Miyake’s snack foods can be found at Tomoko Miyake’s home page at http://miyaketomoko.com/ I am not sure if the commercial was televised or if it was on the web only.

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A video of Natsuko “Gal” Sone eating 2kg of curry while two men attempt normal sized plates of curry can be viewed at http://youtube.com/watch?v=wWQu05zJI7M I think that Gal Sone competed against one of the men at her table in a karaoke contest.

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thetimes-tribune.com has an article about the founders of EATORF, who are sponsoring a single cheesesteak eating contest in Throop, PA (greater Scranton) on Monday:

The group is the brainchild of three friends, Justin Leff, of Olyphant, Eric Mina, of Taylor, and Chris Glenn, of Dalton, who were discussing different concepts for a business venture and came up with a competitive eating league that could hold events in bars and other venues.

“Bars and entertainment are synonymous with each other,” Mr. Leff said, citing other entertainment genres like karaoke and trivia nights. And, he added, many taverns have a certain food that they are known for — buffalo wings, for instance, or nachos. “We could come in and promote that item.”

Here is what he and his partners envision: an evening filled with colorful contestants who dream up clever nicknames for themselves and who might partake in a bit of trash talk. Mr. Leff and Mr. Mina will co-host the competition, interviewing the participants before and after, and providing commentary throughout. Mr. Glenn will serve as referee.

“We want to make it as much of a show as possible,” Mr. Leff said.

EATORF contests will focus on speed rather than quantity. For Monday’s cheesesteak event, participation will be limited to the first 20 people who register. There will be 10 heats, in which pairs of people square off against each other. The two fastest qualifiers will then compete in a championship round.

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Brian Seiken reports that Ron Koch will face a field of pro football players at the New York, New York hotel in Las Vegas on May 21. This will be Koch’s first contest since the Reno ribs contest in August.

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(From Hall Hunt comment) The results from the April edition of Hall “Hoover” Hunt’s poll have been compiled and the top 10 (out of 25) are:

Rank. Eater’s Name (First-place votes) (Points) [Previous Rank]

1. Takeru Kobayashi (10) (295) [2]
2. Joey Chestnut (2) (287) [1]
3. Patrick Bertoletti (281) [3]
4. Chip Simpson (251) [7]
5. Tim Janus (247) [5]
6. Sonya Thomas (232) [5]
7. Rich LeFevre (218) [8]
8. Bob Shoudt (217) [4]
9. Seaver Miller (162) [9]
10. Erik Denmark (157) [14]

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A news video of the corned beef musubi eating contest held in Honolulu on Saint Patrick’s Day weekend can be viewed at http://youtube.com/watch?v=4g8CORKrIb8 Kale Long won the contest and set a record by eating 9 musubis in 5
minutes.

update starbulletin.com has some captioned pictures of the contest

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MetroSpirit has an interview with Donn Pearce, who wrote the novel “Cool Hand Luke” the film starring Paul Newman was based on. Pearce has an interesting comment about the egg eating contest in that film:

He is referring to the many associations to the Bible people insist run through “Cool Hand Luke.”

“I didn’t plan any of that stuff. But everyone keeps telling me Luke is like Jesus. In the film it was heavy. That a**hole director [Stuart] Rosenberg actually posed [Paul] Newman out like Jesus on the crucifix after the famous egg eating contest. Subtle.”

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CBS6 produced a news segment about the Moonpie Madness contest held at Virginia Commonwealth University on Sunday which can be viewed at http://youtube.com/watch?v=S-ZuwD3PScw Chris “The Nasty” Iganacio won the contest. Some other Moonpie Madness videos can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=MoonPieMadness

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