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Brian Seiken has a recap of the week in competitive eating featuring an interview with pretzel results from Joe LaRue. A 1974 interview of Muhammad Ali on the Mike Douglass show is also included.
wtaeradio.com has a page with pictures of the eaters who have qualified for the Wing Championship Series. Wing Tut qualified by finishing second last night, but his picture has not been added yet.
Matt Rizzetta of the IFOCE, creator of the new points system, has informed me that he will answer questions about the new system submitted in comments to this post. Please have questions in by 9pm tomorrow.
A video clip of Natsuko “Gal” Sone and Nobuyuki “The Giant” Shirota doing different 4.5 kg (10 pounds) curry challenges at the Yokohama Curry Museum (it is apparently an actual museum) has been uploaded to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCCEVUjR1yo
A middle age blonde Japanese woman eats with them.
Yama3 also did the 4.5 kg curry museum challenge and won the above prizes.
Competitiveeatingnews.com has more on the IFOCE points system that will be implemented starting with tomorrow’s Pretzel Twister contest. Contests will award a total of 100, 50, 25 or 15 points depending on their level of competition and purse. Points will be awarded to the top 10 finishers. The pretzel contest will be a 50 point event, and points will be awarded as follows: 1st Place = 18 pts, 2nd Place = 12 pts, 3rd Place = 6 pts, 4th Place = 4 pts, 5th Place = 3 pts, 6th Place = 2 pts, 7th Place = 2 pts, 8th Place = 1 pt, 9th Place = 1 pt and 10th Place = 1 pt
mercurynews.com has an article about the aftermath of the fatality in the water drinking contest:
“I wouldn’t be surprised if we all got a letter: No more stunts, ever, of any kind,” said KSAN-FM (107.7) program director Larry Sharp. “It’s terrifying. All stunts probably have some measure of danger. Anything can go wrong.”
Since 1938, when Orson Welles aired his famous “The War of the Worlds” play, radio stunts have gotten stations and hosts in trouble. Many hosts have been fired but often hired elsewhere. This is the first time in anyone’s memory that 10 people, including managers were fired
In other news, the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department is now investigating the death as a homocide.
I have extracted the cheesecake contest between Sonya Thomas and Eric “Badlands” Booker held during the 2004 title rally from last night’s rerun on Animal Planet and uploaded it.
AnimalPlanetSonyaVsBadlands.wmv (3:16 9 MB)
ThinkYouCanCompete.com reports that Kevin Ross has submitted the first video for the twinkie contest, which can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gyK-BOVjPg
mercurynews.com reports that KDND fired 10 employees, including the three DJs who presided over the water drinking contest in which Jennifer Lea Strange died after drinking approximately 2 gallons of water.
startribune.com has more details about the contest including reports that the DJs were warned of the risks of the contest by a caller:
About two hours into the contest, a woman who identified herself as Eva called the show. She warned the hosts that “those people that are drinking all that water can get sick and possibly die from water intoxication.”
One host replied that “we’re aware of that.” Another said the contestants had signed releases, “so we’re not responsible.”
“And if they get to the point where they have to throw up, then they’re going to throw up and they’re out of the contest before they die, so that’s good, right?” one host said. One of the hosts then asked a DJ stationed in the kitchen with the contestants, “Is anybody dying in there?”
“We got a guy who’s just about to die,” he said.
“Make sure he signs the release,” the host replied.
(Thanks Melissa Dugans) CompetitiveEatingNews.com reports that IFOCE is considering a point system that will award points to eaters for their finishes in certain contests. No additional details were provided.
(Thanks Krista) The New Yorker reports that IFOCE president Richard Shea has founded a group with two other people called called Commuters Allied for Responsible Enjoyment to oppose a proposed ban on the sale and consumption of alcohol on the Long Island and Metro North commuter rail systems. The New Yorker describes Shea’s involvement:
A professional public-relations man, Shea is, by his own admission, an improbable activist. “Normally, I am an opponent and a proponent of nothing,†he said last Thursday night, on the 5:46 to Chappaqua.
The group will have a website at alliedcommuters.com which has yet to open
See also NY Daily News.
(From “Luther”) Sonya Thomas and Eric “Badlands” Booker will appear on Animal Planet’s Most Extreme – Battle of the Sexes at 7pm eastern and also at 2am eastern this morning. The program was originally televised in 2004. Sonya Thomas’ presence page describes the appearance:
Tuesday, October 19, 2004: Appeared with Eric “Badlands” Booker on Animal Planet’s “Most Extreme: Battle of the Sexes.” Our cheesecake performance was inserted to facilitate the #2 animal entry in the top 10.
The logo for the chili contest in Sunday’s “Without a Trace” looks like 80s McDonald’s character Mac Tonight with a severe sunburn. See also http://youtube.com/watch?v=bucLVkXXnBM Mac Tonight has returned to Singapore McDonald’s in CGI form – see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDOoNpR6lzI
CompetitiveEatingNews.com says that Tim “Eater X” Janus and Seaver Miller will appear on the Tyra Banks show to promote the Pretzel Twister contest. The episode will be recorded today and might air tomorrow.
Steakbellie and Wing Kong have created a “Rocky” parody displaying their preparations for Wing Bowl 15 and uploaded it to youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0Zvo1-nNSE
Here are some brief clips from last night’s episode of “Without a Trace” about a missing chili eating champion:
Chili Eating Contest 3.9 MB
Questioning of Eater’s brother 2.7 MB
Interview with reporter 3.7 MB
Chili Contest Fix 1.6 MB
Brian Seiken has a message to his readers on beautifulbrian.com:
After reading through the countless number of emails from loyal supportive and caring fans i had no choice but to bring back Beautifulbrian.com after just a 4 day hiatus. I had no intention of bringing back the site anytime soon until certain issues were ironed out. Some of those issues i mentioned during the brief hiatus. Although all of your emails were sincere and heartwarming to say the least, the one that really convinced me was from a little girl(so she says) who claimed she couldnt sleep because mommy was upset that i took the site down. OMG ive heard it all!
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From AICE News:
Mark Lyle does Wet Taco demonstration (dunking the Tacos) and shows the world why Picnic Style rules is hard. In doing so, Vacuum breaks Sonya Thomas’s WR of 2:14. It makes you wonder how many of the so-called IFOCE records are a sham?
Sonya Thomas lists her taco record as 48 in 11 minutes, and she still managed a pace (about 2:20 per 10 tacos) near Mark Lyle’s.
hotdogsinthecity.blogspot.com is a new blog solely devoted to hot dogs with a focus on non-chain hot dog restaurants. Their goal is to create a map and directory of all the best hot dog spots on the planet.
The missing person in tonight’s episode of “Without a Trace” (CBS 10 pm Eastern, might be delayed due to NFL playoff) is a competitive eater who vanishes after winning $5,000 in a chili eating contest.
AICE news reports that a top 10 list has been compiled based on members’ votes for AICE eaters. The top 5 in that list:
1. Gentleman Joe Menchetti
2. Tom “Goose†Gilbert
3. Mark Lyle “The Human Vacuumâ€
4. Ian “The Invader†Hickman
5. “King-George†Van Laar
(Thanks Brian Subich) MSNBC.com reports that a woman died after competing in a contest in Sacramento where the objective was to avoid going to the bathroom while drinking a 8 ounce bottle of water every 15 minutes. The winner would receive a Nintendo Wii.
Mark “The Human Vacuum” Lyle has submitted another taco challenge video to youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRLUXb-Lqp8. “Picnic” rules are not used in this video and Mark Lyle is able to approximately halve his time to about 2 minutes.
(From JapanProbe & TV in Japan) McDonald’s in Japan recently introduced a four patty MegaMac burger. A news clip about the new food items add Japanese restaurants featuring the Megamac can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgDySUCyEac A 15 second commercial can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQp3zM35k80
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