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The Clash “I’m so bored with the U.S.A.” (1977)

Tonight’s episode of  “Supernatural” on CW will be at least the fourth episode of a television crime drama set in the world of competitive eating:

• CSI: “Dog Eat Dog” (2005)
• Without a Trace: “Eating Away” (2007)
• Bones: “The Hot Dog in the Competition” (2011)
• Supernatural: “The Purge” (2014)

Episodes of other dramas with a competitive eating plot:

• Las Vegas: “The Strangle Life of Bob” (2004)
• Grey’s Anatomy: “Tell Me Sweet Little Lies” (2006) (clip)
• Royal Pains: “After the Fireworks” (2012)

Comedies:

• The Phil Silvers Show: “The Eating Contest” (1955) (part 1 | part 2 | part 3)
• The Brady Bunch: “The Winner” (1971) (clip)
• According to Jim: “The Competition” (2005)

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A list of long articles & videos about previous Wing Bowls follows (links may not be safe for work):

• 2013 Interview with 5 time winner Bill “El Wingador” Simmons conducted from prison
• 2012 Gawker.com blog entry
• Art Mann Presents – 2010 Wing Bowl Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
• Diary of Crazy Legs Conti being an entourage member of Rick “The Manager” Russo in the 2010 Wing Bowl
• 2010 Deadspin.com blog entry
• 2008 Penthouse.com article
• Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston’s account of competing in the 2007 Wing Bowl: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
• Documentary by Jenny Drumgoole about serving as Sonya Thomas’ wingette in 2005 Wing Bowl
• ESPN Page 2 article about 2005 Wing Bowl, titled “The Worst Event Ever”
• Swallow Your Pride, a documentary about six competitors in the 2005 Wing Bowl
• Jason Fagone’s Philly Mag article about the 2005 Wing Bowl that would lead to Horsemen of the Esophagus
• New York Times preview of the 2003 Wing Bowl focusing on Bill “Wingador” Simmons and Donna Villec
• Documentary about “Chili Dawg” competing in the 2002 Wing Bowl

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CBSLocal.com has an article about Molly Schuyler competing in Wing Bowl 22 where she is the favorite. On the day after the Wing Bowl, she will defend her title at the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival in Des Moines and also compete in the IHOP Pancake Bowl finals.

A playlist of 18 videos where Molly Schuyler eats 125 pounds (her body weight listed in the article) in approximately 108 minutes follows:
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Here are the highest publicized totals for pancakes eaten at an International House I have seen. Additional documented counts will be added to the list on request.

• 70, Molly Schuyler, 2014
• 67, Jamie McDonald, 2013
• 66, Matt Stonie, 2011
• 59, Ben Monson, 2010
• 52, Demetri Mansori, 2014 update
• 50, Ron Koch, 2008
• 50, Miki Sudo, 2014

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In the most recent episode of Jerry Seinfeld’s web video series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, he travels to Coney Island with Todd Barry. While dining at Nathan’s (10:38 mark) they have the following conversation: (via Bensonhurst Bean)

JS: Have you ever seen that disgusting Nathan’s hot dog eating contest?
TB: I don’t understand why you would want to be good at that
JS: Well they dip the hot dog in the water
TB: Yeah
JS: The dryness is what slows down the consumption
TB: It prevents them from having 73 hot dogs in two minutes. Gotta wet em. All I can think about is what happens after.
JS: It must be just unbelievable. Joey Chestnut, right, I believe he is the champion.
TB: Oh, is that who it was? I knew it was a guy from Japan for a while.
JS: Kobayashi. Are you surprised that I know these names?
TB: Yeah, I have only watched it a few times.
JS: I don’t think I have ever seen it, and yet I know the names of the winners.

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