Competitive Eating category

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Unilad has a video about Randy Santel billing him as the "greatest competitive eater in the world"

February 5, 2020 at 10:41 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Randy Santel, Videos | Permalink * Comments (28)

Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard attended a New Hampshire family's Super Bowl party last night and officiated their cake eating contest

February 3, 2020 at 7:42 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:New Hampshire, Videos | Permalink * Comments

The Kenyan Digest has a report on a bread eating contest awarding a new smartphone in which a teacher almost passed away after choking.

February 3, 2020 at 7:34 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Africa, Health | Permalink * Comments

Hint Water has sponsored an ad to be broadcast during today's Super Bowl set in the aftermath of a pie eating contest. update The commercial had the highest percent of negative emotion expressed by viewers of the broadcast (18.1% negative) according to a study done by RealEyes, beating out ads by Amazon Prime and Donald Trump

February 2, 2020 at 6:25 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Television, Videos | Permalink * Comments

The Hustle has a post about the economics of all you can eat buffets claiming that the number of all you can eat restaurants have declined by 26% since 1998.

February 2, 2020 at 6:23 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:All You Can Eat, Business | Permalink * Comments (2)

Corbucci from Brazil has posted a video (with English subtitles) of his Nathan's Famous hot dog training session. He hopes to compete in the 2020 Miami Marlins qualifier if it is held.

February 1, 2020 at 2:56 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2020 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Brazil, Videos | Permalink * Comments

Mark Gdd has completed 100 successful food challenges. He has ranked his favorite and hardest challenges.

January 29, 2020 at 9:35 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Statistics, Websites | Permalink * Comments

Monsters and Critics has a post about the steak eating challenge incident in last night's episode of 9-1-1: Lone Star. A woman drank so much water trying to finish a 96 ounce steak she suffered water intoxication and needed emergency assistance. (video)

January 28, 2020 at 1:56 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Austin, Health, Steak Eating Challenges, Television, Videos | Permalink * Comments (1)

Woman passes away after competing in Australia Day lamington eating contest

January 26, 2020 at 9:04 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Australia, Fatalities

update Jan 29 Daily Mail has an article about the deceased giving her name as Megan Moon and her age as 51.

update Jan 27 Yahoo, CNN and the BBC have articles. The hotel has posted a statement on its facebook page.

News.com.au reports that a 60 year old woman passed away after choking and suffering a seizure while competing in an Australia Day lamington (sponge cake) eating contest held at the Beach House Hotel in Hervey Bay, QLD. (Newsweek | Daily Mail | SMH video)

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The website for All Pro Eating, http://competitiveeaters.com/ was not renewed and currently brings up a GoDaddy landing page. The organization's facebook and twitter remain up, but have not been updated in over a year.

January 24, 2020 at 2:41 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Organizations, Websites | Permalink * Comments (10)

Brandon “Da Garbage Disposal” Clark hospitalized after house fire

January 22, 2020 at 2:30 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Brandon Clark, Health, St. Louis, Videos

update Jan 24 A Go Fund Me donation page has been set up by Brandon’s brother.

STLToday.com reports that Brandon “Da Garbage Disposal” Clark was hospitalized after trying to extinguish a fire in his Cahokia, IL home. Camp Jackson Fire Chief Christopher Davis was also taken to a hospital after experiencing a medical emergency fighting the fire. Clark’s daughter, Aryonna Clark, escaped the fire without injury. (BND.com article) update A KMOV news video has an interview with Clark after he was released from the hospital yesterday afternoon. He will need to return for treatment to burns on his arms and hands.

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MMA heavyweight Frank Mir attempted the Octuple Bypass Burger challenge at the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas. (video)

January 22, 2020 at 12:35 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Las Vegas, Male Athletes, Videos | Permalink * Comments

"UK Chilli Queen" Shahina Waseem appeared on the podcast of former WWE wrestler Ryback. (youtube) (Apple)

January 22, 2020 at 12:44 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Male Athletes, Podcasts, Spicy Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments (1)

Krystal filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy today. The chain known for its sliders held the Krystal Square Off burger eating contest from 2004 to 2009. The $50,000 awarded by the 2009 Krystal Square Off is probably the largest cash purse for an American eating contest. The company will look to continue operations after reorganizing, which it was able to do following a 1997 bankruptcy filing. (via Stephanie Wu)

January 20, 2020 at 7:10 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Business, Krystal Square Off | Permalink * Comments (4)

Geoff Esper posted a video of his attempt to eat 100 standard sized IHOP pancakes. The chain is currently offering an AYCE pancake special.

January 19, 2020 at 8:58 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:All You Can Eat, Geoff Esper, Pancake Eating Challenges, Videos | Permalink * Comments

The January 27 episode of 9-1-1: Lone Star will have an emergency at a steak eating contest. The original 9-1-1 set in Los Angeles had a crisis at an insect eating contest on its October 22, 2018 show. This is not the first steak eating contest incident on a Fox program. The March 28, 1999 episode of the Simpsons (Maximum Homerdrive) had a fatality after a steak challenge went wrong.

January 17, 2020 at 8:43 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Austin, Steak Eating Challenges, Television | Permalink * Comments

"Jimmie Chestbump", author of a children's competitive eating book published last year, posted pictures of his competitive eating trading cards.

January 16, 2020 at 7:56 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Merchandise | Permalink * Comments (3)

Joey Chestnut, Adrian Morgan and Mike Golic Jr. faced off in a beignet eating contest in New Orleans MCed by Katie Nolan of ESPN to promote tonight's college football championship game.

January 13, 2020 at 7:26 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Adrian Morgan, ESPN, Joey Chestnut, New Orleans, Videos | Permalink * Comments (2)

“King of Gluttony” 2020 video

January 12, 2020 at 10:42 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Ayari Sato (佐藤綾里), Darron Breeden, Hatsuyo Sugawara （菅原初代）, Japan, Kobayashi (小林尊), Max Suzuki, Miki Sudo, Nobuyuki Shirota, Television, Videos

Youtube currently has the full program of TV Tokyo’s “King of Gluttony” program in which Miki Sudo, Darron Breeden, Max Suzuki, Angela Sato, Hatsuyo Sugawara and others competed. (I will not post any spoilers until later today). Update Results of the final round are in the comments. Takeru Kobayashi and Nobuyuki Shirota appear as commentators, but do not compete.

update Jan 16 Miki Sudo has posted some Instagram galleries: Part 1 | Part 2

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Bob Shoudt has uploaded a video of his attempt to eat 100 Krystal sliders. The burgers were eaten "picnic style" (no dunking or smashing). In the 6 year history of the Krystal Square Off, the only person to hit a triple digit total was Joey Chestnut (103) in 2007.

January 10, 2020 at 5:27 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:"Notorious" Bob Shoudt, Krystal Square Off, Videos | Permalink * Comments (11)

Mic Flare has stared a youtube channel. His first video is about competitive eating after his colon was removed.

January 9, 2020 at 1:02 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Health, Videos | Permalink * Comments (6)

Molly Schuyler drank a gallon of milk in 13.90 seconds, faster that the 15 seconds Takeru Kobayashi needed.

January 6, 2020 at 9:03 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Videos | Permalink * Comments (9)

Miki Sudo has uploaded a video of her attempt at the Gyro challenge at South Side Six in Bowling Green, OH, which pays $666 if finished. The six gyros had a total weight of 16.5 pounds.

January 6, 2020 at 8:42 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Miki Sudo, Toledo, Videos | Permalink * Comments

Leah Shutkever surpassed 100,000 subscribers to her youtube channel today, making her the first European female competitive eater to hit that benchmark.

January 3, 2020 at 6:33 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Leah Shutkever, Videos | Permalink * Comments (12)

Business Insider has a video about last month's St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail Eating Championship in Indianapolis.

January 2, 2020 at 9:39 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Indianapolis, Videos | Permalink * Comments

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