Competitive Eating category

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CBSLocal's Tailgate Fan blog has a list of five things to know before entering an eating contest with advice from Meredith Boxberger.

May 20, 2015 at 1:43 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Meredith Boxberger, Training | Permalink * Comments

NWITimes.com has an article and video about Pat Bertoletti finishing the 6 pound Italian beef sandwich challenge at Ameristar Casino in East Chicago, IN.

May 20, 2015 at 1:40 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Gary, Pat Bertoletti, Sandwich Eating Challenges, Videos | Permalink * Comments

This weekend's episode of India's Got Talent will have a grass eating contest between a man and a bull.

May 19, 2015 at 12:25 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:India, Television, Videos | Permalink * Comments

WLOCE3 has a video of yesterday's burger eating contest Bangalore, India won by Dale Boone.

May 18, 2015 at 11:42 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dale Boone, India, Videos | Permalink * Comments (3)

Nela Zisser has uploaded a video of her eating the 1kg burrito at Mad Mex in 1:44.

May 13, 2015 at 6:19 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Nela Zisser, New Zealand, Videos, Women | Permalink * Comments

DanMang noticed that Gideon Oji was inserted into the MLE top 50 at #26 (probably the first Africa-born member of that list). Dax "The Ginger" Swanson reports that he was ejected.

May 13, 2015 at 5:54 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dax Swanson, Gideon Oji, Rankings | Permalink * Comments (1)

The LA Beast ate a cactus, a dozen raw eggs with shell and three ghost peppers at the Coupe de Comedy Festival hosted by the University of California at Irvine's Improv Revolution. (video)

May 13, 2015 at 9:09 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Humor, Kate Stelnick, Kevin Strahle, Orange County | Permalink * Comments (19)

Terminix produced a commercial where Takeru Kobayashi eats tater tots while performing everyday activities.

May 12, 2015 at 8:01 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kobayashi (小林尊), Videos | Permalink * Comments (1)

Alana Mazurke has started a blog about her Australian eating challenges at moderatelyincapacitated.wordpress.com.

May 11, 2015 at 7:43 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Australia, Eating Challenges, Websites, Women | Permalink * Comments

Nathan's Famous will sponsor a Guiness World Records attempt for the most selfies taken at one time in conjunction with the qualifier at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on May 16. Joey Chestnut will be in attendance.

May 11, 2015 at 7:35 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2015 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Joey Chestnut, Records, St. Louis | Permalink * Comments (1)

The Huffington Post and Mirror.co.uk have articles about Matt Stonie's latest video where he finishes the "Burritozilla" from Iguana's Tacqueria in San Jose in under 2 minutes. At the start of his competitive eating career in 2010, he needed 15 minutes to finish the five pound burrito.

May 11, 2015 at 8:18 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burritozilla, Matt Stonie, San Jose, Videos | Permalink * Comments (4)

Bud Light Canada has a video of former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Chuck Liddell facing a fan in a hot wing eating contest held in Montreal.

May 10, 2015 at 10:50 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Male Athletes, Montreal, Videos | Permalink * Comments

2011 women's Nathan's finalist appeared on Wheel of Fortune Thursday and mentioned her competitive eating background.

May 9, 2015 at 12:47 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2011 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Television, Women | Permalink * Comments (2)

Isaac "Sir Eats-A-Log" Martin ate a 20 patty burger at Cafe 51 in Melbourne in 51 minutes, which is billed as an Australian record.

May 9, 2015 at 11:50 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Australia, Burger Eating Challenges, Records | Permalink * Comments (1)

Uncustomary Art has a galleryie from muffin eating contests held last week in Baltimore on the day of the Freddie Gray funeral. Muffins not used in the contest were donated to the homeless.

May 9, 2015 at 10:07 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Baltimore, Galleries | Permalink * Comments

WZZM reports that Denny's Beer Barrel Pub in Clearfield, PA, famous for its large burger challenges, has sent a cease and desist letter to New Holland Brewing Co in Michigan to get it to stop offering "Beer Barrel Bouron".

May 9, 2015 at 7:53 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Business, Denny's Beer Barrel Pub | Permalink * Comments

Takeru Kobayashi faced off against Matsuko Deluxe, a transvestite with a listed weight of over 300 pounds on the Japanese network TBS earlier this week. The program includes clips from Kobayashi's Japanese and American competitive eating careers. The commercial he filmed with Sonya Thomas appears at minute 29 and Pat Bertoletti and Ed "Cookie" Jarvis make cameos at minute 33. The show concludes with a Food Battle Club style eating contest.

May 8, 2015 at 8:24 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Ed "Cookie" Jarvis, Japan, Kobayashi (小林尊), Pat Bertoletti, Sonya Thomas, Videos | Permalink * Comments (14)

Run, a movie filmed in the Ivory Coast, will make its New York City debut at the New York African Film Festival on Monday. In the middle section of the film, the protagonist functions as the manager of a female competitive eater called Gladys "La Mangeuse". The character was reportedly based on a real life male professional eater from Mali.

May 8, 2015 at 11:25 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Africa, Movies, Women | Permalink * Comments

The Lansing State Journal has an article about the graduation of Meredith "Deep Fried Diva" Boxberger from Michigan State University tomorrow with an MBA in marketing. She has landed a job at Mars Candy in New Jersey and hopes to qualify for the women's Nathan's finals.

May 7, 2015 at 9:21 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Business, Lansing, Meredith Boxberger | Permalink * Comments

The Wall Street Journal has a profile of billionaire Neslon Peltz, currently seeking seats on the board of DuPont, which opens with the hedge fund investor getting Heinz to sponsor Nathan's hot dog eating contest in 2007. It is not clear if the relationship is continuing, Takeru Kobayashi's wikipedia page says it has been terminated. (To read the whole article, go to news.google.com and search for Nelson Peltz)

May 7, 2015 at 10:21 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:2008 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Business | Permalink * Comments (1)

BigHospitality.co.uk has an article examining if it makes financial sense for establishments to offer eating challenges focusing on United Kingdom restaurants.

May 7, 2015 at 10:08 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Business, Eating Challenges, United Kingdom | Permalink * Comments

FilmClassicsVirgin has a review of Eat it Up, a comedic short film about competitive eating gangs.

May 5, 2015 at 2:35 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Humor, Movies | Permalink * Comments

Timeout Chicago has a ranking of all the offerings at Taco in a Bag. The menu item named after Miki Sudo is #2 and The Big Jim Reeves is #7. update May 6 MyFoxChicago.com has an article and video

May 5, 2015 at 2:31 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Jim Reeves, Pat Bertoletti, Rankings, Tim Brown | Permalink * Comments (1)

On an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live in March, wrestler John Cena talked about how he saved money on food by doing pizza eating challenges while he worked as a bouncer.

May 3, 2015 at 11:55 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Male Athletes, Pizza Eating Challenges, Television, Videos | Permalink * Comments (3)

In Matt Stonie's latest video, he eats 7,000 calories in honor of boxer Manny Pacquiao's daily training diet.

May 2, 2015 at 7:59 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Calorie Challenges, Male Athletes, Matt Stonie, Philippines, Videos | Permalink * Comments (3)

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