Crazy Legs Conti and Arturo Rios were guests of Dr. Billy Goldberg’s Sirius radio show and competed in an on air cake eating contest. Goldberg wrote a column for MSNBC about their appearance. MSNBC also has a poll asking what eating contest would you like to see.

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A video clip of Crazy Legs Conti’s phone interview on the April 1 “Mike and Mike” show can be viewed on ESPN.com. A graphic lists Crazy Legs’ first name as “Kevin”. That video clip is available for download.

The full interview is available in an audio podcast. Crazy Legs’ interview starts around the 30 minute mark. Crazy Legs will probably be a commentator for Mike Golic’s contest and he suggests Krystal burgers as the food. Conti says that Sonya will not defend her 2005 title at the Acme Oyster eating contest.

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Observer-Reporter has an article about last night’s pierogie eating contest held at the Men’s Culinary Classic in Washington County, PA that was MCed by Crazy Legs Conti. Zach O’Brien won with 18 pierogies in 6 minutes.

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An advertisement Crazy Legs Conti did for Daisy May’s Barbecue in New York City can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQn-S1yNDuc The commercial has run on local cable according to the video description.

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Kotaku illustrates post about MLE game with picture of Gal Sone, who will probably not be in the game
Joystiq thread about MLE game
AICE sets up page about Collegiate Nationals
PittsburghLive.com article about pierogi contest to be MCed by Crazy Legs Conti
Somebody purchased SurfAndStillwell.com and might put a website there.
MegaMunch has a post about his office pizza contest
Come for the baseball stay for the food – Pittsburgh Pirates start all you can eat ticket (via the Big Lead)

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Observer-Reporter announces that Crazy Legs Conti will emcee and judge a pierogi eating contest in Washington County, Pennsylvania at the Men’s Culinary Classic on March 8. The contest will be 6 minutes long and it is not stated if the competition will be IFOCE sanctioned.

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(From Matt Sollars) “American Stomach” author Frederick Kaufman reports that Crazy Legs Conti performed an oyster taste test at the Grand Central Station Oyster Bar in which he tried to identify one of seven oysters that was genetically modified. A video of the taste test is available on youtube.

2 “American Stomach” reviews are out: LA Times, Time Out New York

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Wing Bowl Links
Philly area doctor to compete in Wing Bowl 16
“Wing Ding” wing sauce contest results
Steakbellie: new Wing Bowl logo and sonnet
CBS3 video of wing contest for police officers
Don “Moses” Lerman predicts Dave “U. S. Male” Goldstein to win Wing Bowl 16

Non-Wing Bowl links
Review of “Zen and Art of CE” DVD (Grade: A-)
MIT tomato sauce eating contest Saturday, part of Bad Ideas weekend
Krispy Kreme Challenge registration closed with 3000 eaters / runners

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In his most recent blog entry. Kobayashi has a report on a visit with Crazy Legs’ mother, who is doing a calligraphy exhibition in Japan.

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A video of Crazy Legs Conti practicing his Krystal technique at IFOCE headquarters overseen by Tim Janus can be seen at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yisNKMIr_As

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PWInsider has a writeup of Thursday night’s TNA wrestling matches on Spike TV:

Crystal is in the interview area with Crazy Legs Conti, a Major League Eating champion. Conti says that the show is going to air after Impact. He says that there will be a rematch between Kobayashi and Joey Chestnut.

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Crazy Legs Conti discussed his Jackson Krystal qualifier video on a Mississippi radio staion.

Youtube has a video of Conti getting his dreadlocks braided at http://youtube.com/watch?v=u6vdqlICfsE

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Several articles about competive eating from the New York Times archive which previously required payment are now available for free (in reverse chronological order)
preview of 2005 NJ pizza contest, mentions Pat Philbin
2005 Review of Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating
Short article about Kate Stelnick (she claims to have drunk 14 glasses of water while eating the 96er)
Long 2003 profile of Carson “Collard Green” Hughes
Preview of 2003 Wing Bowl, focuses on Bill “El Wingador” Simmons and “Belly” Donna Villec
Report on the 2002 pelmeni contest
2002 preview of Nathan’s finals, mainly about the Sheas
2002 article about Don Lerman, Badlands Booker & Cookie Jarvis, calls George Shea a “competitive eater since 1988”
2001 profile of Kevin Lipsitz
Article on quick start controversy at 1999 Nathan’s finals
Report on 1999 Nathan’s finals
preview of 1999 Ben’s Deli’s matzoh ball contest
1998 article about Mike DeVito, also mentions start of the IFOCE, originally the International Federation of Hot Dog Eating
1997 interview with Ed Krachie
Report on December 1996 duel between Ed Krachie and Nakajima
1996 Nathan’s final report
1995 Nathan’s finals results
Report on 1995 Nathan’s New Jersey qualifier, contest was 10 minutes long
article on 1994 Nathan’s finals, mentions Curtis Sliwa’s participation
Report on 1990 Nathan’s, says Jay Green & Mike DeVito tied for first place
Preview of 1987 Nathan’s, registrations were still being accepted by phone on July 3
Report on 1984 women’s only pancake contest

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From KrystalSquareOff.com

Jackson Krystal Qualifier, Mississippi State Fair, MS

1. Crazy Legs Conti, 44 burgers
2. “Buffalo” Jim Reeves, 40
3. “Nasty” Nathan Biller 26

update ClarionLedger.com has an article mentioning the contest.

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On a Fox5Vegas video, Crazy Legs Conti showed wing eating techniques while Tim “Eater X” Janus provided commentary. Conti will be an announcer on the “Wedges & Wings” program.

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Crazy Legs Conti appeared on “The Sauce” on Fuse.tv before the Nathan’s finals: hot dog exhibition, interview.

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Liz has posted a long interview with Crazy Legs Conti following his victory in the Saratoga qualifier to truefan:

I genuinely feel bad that Mike Landrich didn’t make it. I’ve never met him, I don’t know what he put up in Vegas, but if it’s any consolation to him, I didn’t get an email confirmation either. There is no grand IFOCE conspiracy afloat, I saw an event I wanted to go to so I picked up the phone and found out the info and showed up. In high school it took six calls before I got a girl to agree, but I made it to the prom. I arrived at Saratoga to learn that instead of the usual seventy people, only seven preregistered for the contest.

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Capital News 9 has an article and video of this afternoon’s Nathan’s qualifier at Saratoga, NY. Crazy Legs Conti won the contest with 21.5 HDB. Jeff Bouyea was second with 10 HDB. Did any reader of this website besides Mike Landrich attempt to register for this contest and not get accepted?

update The Saratogian also has an article about the contest. Tim “Eater X” Janus attended and competed in the neat eating competition, but did not enter the qualifier.

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Slashfilm has a review of “Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating” The reviewer finds Crazy Legs Conti a compelling figure, but wishes the documentary had a wider focus.

Crazy Legs is a great documentary subject because he is such an interesting character. He’s unique and funny, and strangely relatable. He’s that friend that everyone talks about at parties. Watching Crazy Legs eat is pretty gross, but it’s easy to root for him the whole time anyways, even when Conti, who is always trying to push the limits tries to gulp down sticks of butter.

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From a Chip Simpson email

I just wanted to let everyone know that tommorow (July 31) on Sirius radio, on the Stretch show, Eater X and Crazy Legs Conti will be having a sanctioned eating contest against one of the hosts Bower. The show airs from 10 AM EST- 2 PM EST. I am not sure what the food will be but I heard it advertised tonight on the Devore and Diane show. Hope someone can get a recap.

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BeautifulBrian has a podcast of Pat “from Moonachie” Philbin on the Opie & Anthony show from early July about the Nathan’s finals.

Brian also has reports from the handless pie eating contest and the “Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating” Taste o Vision screening.

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A video of 2 potential bunnettes from the extras on the DVD of “Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating” is available at http://youtube.com/watch?v=Yk9zoUmxG_Q (may not be safe for all workplaces)

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Don “Moses” Lerman attended the screening of “Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating” where spectators ate jelly beans corresponding to the food Crazy Legs Conti was eating on the screen. Lerman has some pictures and a report on his blog.

WhatPushesMyButtons also has a report on the screening.

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From crazylegsconti.com/plate.php

In conjunction with the DVD we have a couple great events that you may be interested in. On July 24th at the DVD release will will screen some scenes in Taste-O-Vision, where what you see me eat on screen, the audience gets to eat (color coded jelly beans for hot dog, oyster, butter, etc). It is also a feature on the DVD.

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Tuesday, July 24th DVD release screening in Taste-O-Vison, Millennium Theater 7:33 PM (66 East 4th street between 2nd ave Bowery). After-Party @ Coyote Ugly (1st ave and 9th street).

Conti also reports that he broke Sonya’s popcorn record from the 2005 MTV movie awards contest at the Las Vegas Home Media Expo and that Corey Feldman will be the head judge at Saturday’s pie eating contest.

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Tomorrow’s release of the DVD of “Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating” appears in The New York Daily News weekly entertainment calendar.

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