A web page for this year's Gluttonous King contest has been set up on TV Tokyo's website.
Val Bromann has started a new website at http://sillyamerica.com/. Chicago jalapeno pictures have not been posted yet, but Eleanor LeMaistre has some pictures from that competition.
Furious Pete starts twitter
“Furious” Pete Czerwinski has started at twitter at http://twitter.com/Dedicatedforlif His most recent update says he will appear in a dress tonight at an eating contest in Toronto (probably a pasta eating contest at Big Papa’s)
update Pictures and a video of the contest are available. Furious Pete won the contest by eating .6 kg of pasta (pre-cooked weight) in 1:30 and was also victorious in the best dress category.
A commenter noticed that SonyaTheBlackWidow.com has been re-activated after pointing to a generic landing page since March. No reason was provided for the hiatus.
A new eating challenges website has been started at http://www.ibetyouwont.com/
The URL for the new Krystal Square Off twitter is http://twitter.com/ksquareoff. Krystal qualifier registration will open tomorrow at noon eastern on KrystalSquareOff.com
The Carnegie Deli has started a twitter at http://twitter.com/CarnegieDeli if you want results from today's pickle contest. update Here's a picture from the "Bob Uecker" seats
Epic Portions contributor Varta, creator and consumer of a grilled cheese / bacon tower burger, has started her own blog at http://vartamelon.blogspot.com/
The Heart Attack Grill has started a facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/heartattackgrill
Zoe Yang, who will serve as a Bunnette after participating in Bunnette bootcamp, has a blog at zoehasappetite.blogspot.com
A web page for the Austin veggie hot dog contest has been set up at http://veggiedogcontest.com/. This year's contest will take place on July 4.
Heart Attack Grill twitter started
The Heart Attack Grill has started a twitter at http://twitter.com/DoubleBypass Recent posts report a 350+ pound diner received seven free Single Bypass Burgers in one visit, that no 350+ pound woman (as of June 12) had accepted the free food offer and that one diner ate 2 Quadruple Bypass burgers in 45 minutes.
The CBS Sunday Morning segment about the Heart Attack Grill was rerun yesterday.
The Big Texan's website has restored the list of 72 ounce steak finishers. The restaurant would like customers who finished the steak before 1991 to send a copy of their finisher certificate to restore records lost in a fire.
JoshDaleEats.com eating challenge webcasts
JoshDaleEats.com has started webcasting live Wedndesday afternoon eating challenges at 1 PM Central (2 PM eastern). Today’s challenge will consist of items from the Wendy’s Value Menu: Double Stack, Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger, Crispy Chicken Sandwich, Spicy Chicken Go Wrap, Homestyle Chicken Go Wrap, Grilled Chicken Go Wrap, 5-piece Nuggets and Value French Fries.
"Lethal" Kristy Lee Spurlock has started a myspace page about her competitive eating career.
Examiner.com has a competitive eating examiner who has written two articles in the past week.
Go! Go! Curry! has started a twitter page at http://twitter.com/GOGOCURRYUSA announcing that Dale Boone has confirmed for tonight's final qualifier.
Pat Bertoletti has started a twitter page at http://twitter.com/deepdisheats
The Heart Attack Grill is looking to hire a webmaster according to a posting on craigslist. (via twitter)
twitter.com/gcshea: Major League Eating has set up a facebook page
twitter: Sonya Thomas reclaims Acme Oyster title
update NewOrleans.com has a gallery
3:49 Official top 3 from http://twitter.com/gcshea/status/1552869281
1. Sonya Thomas, 29 dozen in 8 minutes
2. Pat Bertoletti 26 dozen
3. Tim “Eater X” Janus 22 dozen
3:22 Ginger Gibson reports that Sonya has won with 29 dozen in 8 minutes.
3:14 The contest has started
3:00 The contest has yet to start, see http://twitter.com/annawhitlow
for pictures
update http://twitter.com/gingergibson is posting updates on the contest. The contest is just about to start as of 2:45 pm eastern
The Acme Oyster website has been revamped. The online Wall of Fame for the 15 dozen club (which had not been updated since 2005) has been dropped and Adam Richman is the only member currently mentioned on the new 15 dozen club page.
Would I Buy It Again? (Indianapolis area focus) and Epic Portions (Michigan) are two new food blogs with some competitive eating related posts.
The 30's Pizza Factory in Arlington (Chicago), Illinois has a facebook page with a wall of fame for the three person teams who have successfully completed its 30 inch pizza challenge.
Nathan’s 2009 qualifier registration opens at noon eastern
Registration for the 2009 Nathan’s qualifiers is supposed to open in an hour on NathansFamous.com. The website does announce that registration will open today, but that appears to be the only noticeable update at this time; the 2008 qualifier schedule is still listed.
udpate The registration page now lists the cities and sites (but not the dates) of the 2009 qualifiers. Registrants can only select two qualifier sites, one of which can be a contest on Coney Island:
update #2 Three qualifiers can now be selected on the registration form and the Coney Island choice has been removed (from “I” comment)
May 2 IP Casino, Biloxi, MS
May 7 New York, New York Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
May 9 National Amusements Patriot Place – Boston, MA
May 16 Nathan’s Famous, E. Hartford, CT
May 17 Dorney Park, Allentown, PA
May 23 Trump Plaza, Atlantic City, NJ
May 30 Arizona Mills Mall, Tempe, AZ
May 30 Sam’s Club, Tampa, FL
June 6 MacArthur Center, Norfolk, VA
June 6 Sam’s Club, Kansas City, MO
June 6 Cub Foods, Minneapolis, MN
June 13 Concord Mills Mall, Charlotte, NC
June 13 Sam’s Club, Denver, CO
June 20 NY Mets Stadium, Queens, NY
June 27 Bruster’s, Newnan GA
June 27 Cinemark Theater, San Francisco, CA
? Coney Island, NY
A web page for the Alt Games, originally the Collegiate Nationals, has been set up at http://www.go211.com/thealtgames A press release is also available
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