Competitive Eating category

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Just Kidding Films produced a documentary about Jimmy C Lin.

September 12, 2014 at 5:27 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Documentaries, Los Angeles | Permalink * Comments (1)

Southern California Public Radio has an interview with Jeff Cerulli and Barry Rothbart about their documentary Hungry.

September 11, 2014 at 6:30 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Hungry | Permalink * Comments

The new poll asks who you think is currently the top female competitive eater.

September 10, 2014 at 3:20 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Rankings, Women | Permalink * Comments (14)

St. Louis Magazine has a gallery of yesterday's falafel eating contest at Cafe Natasha won by Kyle "The Hammer" Hanner.

September 10, 2014 at 3:12 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Galleries, St. Louis | Permalink * Comments

Youtube has a mini documentary about the 2013 Hooter Wing Eating Championship.

September 9, 2014 at 7:22 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:2013 Hooter's Wing Circuit, Videos | Permalink * Comments (5)

New Indian Express reports that a 52 year old man named Kandamuthan passed away after choking in an idli eating contest held in Nellukuthupara, India.

September 8, 2014 at 10:35 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Fatalities, India | Permalink * Comments (19)

In Torah Musings, Rabbi Daniel Mann answers the question of whether competitive eating is in compliance with Jewish laws. His conclusion: "objections to such a contest would be based more on philosophical/ethical grounds than halachic ones".

September 1, 2014 at 9:40 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Eating and Society | Permalink * Comments (2)

The first episode of The Hungry Todd Rungy Show is now available on youtube.

August 28, 2014 at 8:52 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Austin, Videos | Permalink * Comments

Colin "The Conqueror" MacLaurin reports that teams from the USA, Japan, China and Australia will face off in "Battle of the Big Eaters 2" in New York City in mid-November. An Australian qualifier will be held in Sydney on October 12. Molly Schuyler was the star of this spring's "Battle of the Big Eaters 1"

August 26, 2014 at 2:12 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Australia, Japan, New York City, Television | Permalink * Comments

"Cardboard Shell" has a gallery of her tour of Japanese military bases with Adrian Morgan and Crazy Legs Conti.

August 26, 2014 at 12:26 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:"Cardboard Shell", Adrian Morgan, Crazy Legs Conti, Galleries, Japan | Permalink * Comments (5)

CQLCorp has a list of five business lessons learned from attempt at the Fifth Third burger at a West Michigan Whitecaps game. The final lesson is "Don't eat 5lb burgers".

August 23, 2014 at 11:53 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Business, Fifth Third Burger, West Michigan | Permalink * Comments

Joey Chestnut is expected to sign autographs at the 2014 Philadelphia Fanatics Authentic Sports Spectacular Collectors Show in Oaks, Pennsylvania from October 17-19.

August 22, 2014 at 12:03 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Joey Chestnut, Merchandise, Philadelphia | Permalink * Comments (9)

Blood, Sweat & Cheers has a post on the exercise regimen of four competitive eaters.

August 21, 2014 at 4:23 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kobayashi (小林尊), Miki Sudo, Training | Permalink * Comments (8)

The Austin Chronicle has an interview with "Hungry" Todd Rungy about his new youtube series. Forty weekly episodes of The Hungry Todd Rungy Show will be uploaded starting August 27.

August 21, 2014 at 8:56 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Austin, Videos | Permalink * Comments

In a reddit.com poll asking which activities are sports, competitive eating had the second lowest percentage (between chess and poker) of voters considering it an athletic activity.

August 21, 2014 at 12:11 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Rankings | Permalink * Comments

Emma Dalton has started a youtube channel documenting her eating challenges. She currently has videos of her successfully completing 6 challenges at restaurants in the West Midlands of England.

August 20, 2014 at 12:29 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Eating Challenges, Emma Dalton, Videos, West Midlands | Permalink * Comments

A screenplay for a Wing Bowl movie titled "Wingman" has been produced by MAJA pictures. They hope to film at Wing Bowl 23.

August 19, 2014 at 12:24 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Movies, Wing Bowl 23 | Permalink * Comments (1)

Chef David Chang faced off against Jimmy Fallon in a hot wing eating contest on Friday's episode of The Tonight Show.

August 18, 2014 at 7:10 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Spicy Eating Challenges, Television | Permalink * Comments

Takeru Kobayashi will appear and answer questions at the Los Angeles premiere of the documentary Hungry in Los Angeles August 30.

August 14, 2014 at 6:23 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Hungry, Kobayashi (小林尊) | Permalink * Comments

The National Buffalo Wing-Eating Championship will be web-streamed on ESPN3 on August 31 at 5 pm eastern.

August 14, 2014 at 1:24 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Buffalo, ESPN | Permalink * Comments (23)

An EMT needed to clear an 11 year boy's throat who choked in a watermelon eating contest at the Berkeley County Youth Fair in Martinsburg, WV.

August 13, 2014 at 4:57 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Health, West Virginia | Permalink * Comments (1)

Pat Bertoletti ate 105 perogies in 4 minutes yesterday in Winnipeg which is claimed to be a world record. Bertoletti competed against Pete Czerwinski, who had the previous record of 64. (CTVnews video)

August 13, 2014 at 7:51 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:"Furious" Pete Czerwinski, Pat Bertoletti, Records, Winnipeg | Permalink * Comments (1)

The episode of The Anna Nicole Show where the star participates in an eating contest can be viewed on youtube.

August 10, 2014 at 11:09 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Female Celebrities, Television | Permalink * Comments (3)

Footage from the eating contest at the Chicago Ribfest will appear in the August 25 episode of Eating America With Anthony Anderson on the Food Network.

August 9, 2014 at 11:30 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Television | Permalink * Comments

The Physicians Committee has awarded Nathan's Famous the SICK (Social Irresponsibility toward Consumers and Kids) Award for the harmful effects of hot dog consumption.

August 7, 2014 at 3:21 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Health, Nathan's Hot Dog Contest | Permalink * Comments

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