A video of Crazy Legs Conti and Tim “Eater X” Janus sampling different kinds of dog food has been posted to youtube at http://youtube.com/watch?v=wQRJ8i2oypQThey also taste wines to determine which type of wine goes best with dog food.

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All competitive eating programs ever broadcast on ESPN (except for the US Open) will be rerun on ESPN2 starting at 2pm eastern:

2:00 2006 Brat Eating World Championship From Sheboygan, Wis. CC
2:30 2006 World Hamburger Eating Championship From Chattanooga, Tenn. CC
3:00 2004 Hot Dog Eating Contest At Coney Island, N.Y. CC
3:30 2005 Hot Dog Eating Contest At Coney Island, N.Y. CC
4:00 2006 Hot Dog Eating Contest At Coney Island, N.Y. CC

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NorthJersey.com has an article about Pat “from Moonachie” Philbin which focuses on his suspension and reinstatement.

“We felt that the video that he did for ‘Opie & Anthony’ was somewhat outrageous,” Shea said. “But I think that, given the overwhelming support that he has among fans, there was a sense that we reacted too quickly and too strongly.

“There was a rush to judgment,” Shea said. “And we reversed it.”

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Videos by PhlipPhlop6

Contest start
Tim Janus’ introduction

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Wing Bowl 15 DVDs are available for sale at wingbowlvideo.com for $12. Proceeds from DVD sales will go to the Keck Center for Collaborative Neuroscience and the Christopher Reeve Foundation. DVDs will be shipped around March 1.

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Here are some of the top eaters that are not members of any the fantasy competitive eating teams linked to their record

Eric Broe
Shaun Kesler
Nathan Kunce
Brian Miller
Mike Nafziger

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Think You Can Compete Challenge #3 – Three McDonald’s Value Menu Items

Controlled Labs 3 minute Oreo eating contest

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Philly.com has an article about how the Wing Bowl and competitive eating in general has had difficulty landing national corporate sponsorships.

So, for Wing Bowl, Rayfield courts local advertisers and waits for the other guys to realize what they’re missing. This year WIP came close to signing a national TV deal, he said, and next year he hopes to do more than come close.

“As the person responsible for the event, I like to think I get a little smarter every year,” he said. “Each year it gets bigger, the publicity spreads wider. We’ll keep figuring out better ways to monetize it. But you sort of go where the fish are.”

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Michael Poppy, a columnist for the University of Wisconsin newspaper, debates another columnist about what is the greatest sport:

Furthermore, Takeru Kobayashi has become the sport’s superstar. “The Tsunami” has taken competitive eating by storm, setting the competitive eating record for hot dogs and Krystals (hamburgers). He also is the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest champion for the past six consecutive years. And you can’t tell me Kobayashi isn’t an athlete — have you seen the guns on that guy?

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(from supersizedmeals.com) Big Alex has posted a video of himself drinking a gallon of milk in about two minutes to youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eepRQxfCYp8

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The new poll asks who you think will win Wing Bowl 15.

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Liz has set up rules for fantasy competitive eating and teams have been listed at http://www.urbanhonking.com/truefan/archives/2007/01/fantasy_eating.html

A google group devoted to the competition has been set up at http://groups.google.com/group/fantasyeating

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heartattackgrill.com says a webcast reality show will begin filming at the restaurant in March.

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Thanks to Brian Seiken for starting page on beautifulbrian.com devoted to eatfeats threads which have received 20+ comments.

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ThinkYouCanCompete.com reports that Mark Lyle won the video based twinkie eating contest, extending his winning streak to two contests. The next video contest will be announced on February 1.

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DennysBeerBarrelPub.com has replaced the picture of the United Eaters of Pennsylvania on its home page with an events calendar. Tomorrow the restaurant will host a meet & greet with former PSU football players Blair Thomas and Kenny Jackson.

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Hall Hunt has processed the votes he has received and generated the following ranking:

1. Takeru Kobayashi (10) (238)
2. Joey Chestnut (2) (229)
3. Patrick Bertoletti (217)
4. Sonya Thomas (197)
5. Bob Shoudt (193)
6. (tie) Chip Simpson (161)
6. (tie) Tim Janus (161)
6. (tie) Rich LeFevre (161)
9. Seaver Miller (114)
10. Crazy Legs Conti (106)
11. Arturo Rios (102)
12. Hall Hunt (93)
13. Erik Denmark (90)
14. Jed Donahue (80)
15. Joe LaRue (55)
16.(tie) Dale Boone (44)
16.(tie) Juliet Lee (44)
18. Patrick Philbin (42)
19. Justin Mih (40)
20. Ron Koch (23)

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Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston has started steakbellie.com, which will be devoted solely to competitive eating. He will continue to post non-CE material to steakbellie.blogspot.com

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Hall “Hoover” Hunt reports that the results of the first poll will be released today on hallhooverhunt.blogspot.com

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The new poll asks who you believe will lead the 2007 IFOCE points standings. Kobayashi will have to increase the amount of contests he does considerably if he is to amass enough points to win.

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With the penalty in the Saturday’s pretzel contest, Sonya Thomas has received three deductions in the past six months which have cost her finishing positions & prize money.

Sept. Buffalo Wing Festival. Debris drops Sonya from being in 2nd place alone to a 2nd place tie with Bob Shoudt
Dec. Atlantic City meatball contest – Dropped from first place to 2nd place
Jan. Miami Pretzels – Dropped from second place tie w Tim Janus to 3rd place

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The page for the pretzel eating contest on pretzeltwister.com says that the mini pretzel contest between Tim Janus and Seaver Miller will not be broadcast until sometime in February.

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A video of Tomoko Miyake eating a big bowl of rice is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyT7YnpMNx8 (Tomoko appears at the 4 minute mark) Other members of a group attempt to do the challenge, but it is not clear if Tomoko is competing single handedly against the group.

(From R Suzuki) A video of Takuya Yamamoto doing two 3.7 kg (8.1 lb) noodle challenges in the same session is available at http://www.ntv.co.jp/news/asx_dai2/070115062_300k.asx Yamamoto appears around the 12 minute mark.

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The points standings following the pretzel contest have been posted at competititveeating.net. Rookie Pat Bruss finished an impressive 4th place. All competitors are listed, including those who finished pointless.

updatefull results have now been posted. Thanks Erik Denmark.

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Thanks to Matt Rizzetta for providing the answers below (19 answers total):

1. Luther said,

January 20, 2007 @ 3:23 pm

Yes Matt I have a question. Do you have an alternate system for eaters like Don Lernman to accumulate points. Sort of like the golf tees for females I suppose?

Luther, the point system was created in part to reward the eaters that are consistent, but generally don’t place in the top 3. So to answer your question, the system will enable these types of eaters to accumulate points. I don’t think Don should be classified as this type of eater, however. He has put up some of the most prolific numbers in the sport’s history.

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