2018 Finkies awards winners
The Fink Beats the Stomach announced the winners of their “Finkies” awards for 2017, which were based on online polls:
Rookie of the Year: Rene Rovtar
Showman of the Year: Beard Meats Food
Male Competitive Eater of the Year: Joey Chestnut
Female Competitive Eater of the Year: Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco
Emcee of the Year: Eric “Badlands” Booker
Darron Breeden did not agree with the Rookie of the Year choice. Molly Schuyler and Miki Sudo have yet to comment on the Female of the Year award.
Darron Breeden has uploaded a video of his attempt with Dan Kennedy at the 25 pound Belly Buster burger at Denny's Beer Barrel Pub in Clearfield, PA.
The team of Darron Breeden and Dan "Killer" Kennedy failed to finish the 15 pound Beer Barrel Belly Buster Challenge at Denny's Beer Barrel in Clearfield, PA on Saturday after one of the pair reversed trying to eat the giant burger.
2017 Tulsa Bratwurst contest
update Oct 26 Carmen Cincotti and Darron Breeden have videos
update Oct 23 Robert McKinney has the rest of the prizewinners
Matt Dutton has the top 3
1) Carmen Cincotti 90.5
2) Darron Breeden 76.5
3) Gideon Oji 66.5
4) Rich LeFevre 49
5) Robert “Food Challenge Bros” McKinney 40
Carmen Cincotti won today’s bratwurst eating contest at Linde Oktoberfest in Tulsa with a total of 90.5 sausages in 10 minutes. (from Facebook Live video)
Carmen Cincotti wins Toronto poutine
update Oct 19 Carmen Cincotti and Darron Breeden have videos
update Oct 16 Article MetroNews.ca | Canoe.com | Toronto Star | Toronto Sun | GlobalTimes.cn gallery
Interview with Steven Dorgo before contest
Full results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
| 1st | 20.25 | Carmen Cincotti | |
| 2nd | 15.5 | Darron Breeden | |
| 3rd | 13.75 | Gideon Oji | |
| 4th | 13 | Miki Sudo | |
| 5th | 10 | Yasir Salem | |
| 6th | 8 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 7th | 7 | “Buffalo” Jim Reeves | |
| 8th | 6.5 | Veronica Boggia | |
| 8th | 6.5 | John “Step Daddy J” Jugovic | |
| 10th | 5 | Steven “The Clutch” Dorgo | |
| 11th | 4.75 | William “Wild Bill” Myers |
Pedram Esmaeelzadeh has started a competitive eating podcast called Mastication Nation. Guests for the debut episode are Darron Breeden and Wayne Algenio.
Tokyo Drew has a video of Darron Breeden setting the record for a 6kg (13.2 lb) okonomiyaki challenge in a record 24 minutes. The previous record holder was Max Suzuki with a time of 30 minutes.
Michael Jenkins reports that Dale Boone ate 20 hot dogs to claim the first prize of $500 at Titled Kilt in Boca Raton, FL. Runner-up Nate Figueroa ate 18 and Michael Jenkins was 3rd with 15. Boone reportedly left enough debris to get billed as the "worlds biggest cheater". update Nate Figueroa has produced a video of the contest titled "#1 COMPETITIVE EATING "CHEATER" (DALE BOONE)"
Nate Figueroa produced a video of his attempt at the 28 inch team challenge at Pizza Xtreme in Orlando with his German girlfriend Livia. (Livia's video)
2017 Norfolk Harborfest Nathan’s qualifier
update Darron Breeden has a video
The Virginian Pilot has a contest report
Official results
More results
1) Darron Breeden 38
2) Josh Peters 16
3) Michael Deitz 12
?) Danny Meyers 5
?) Tias Schuster 5
1W) Deborah Bethea 6.5
Darron Breeden has won with 38 hot dogs. George Shea claimed it was a record (Sonya Thomas retains the top Norfoik qualifier total of 38.5)
Darron Breeden and Michael Dietz are expected to compete.
2017 Highway 55 Burgers
update The News & Observer has a contest report
The Hwy 55 facebook has a video of the contest end
Crabtree Mall has a facebook gallery
Derek Farley has a closeup contest video
1) Molly Schuyler 1:37 (new record)
2) Bob Shoudt
3) Darron Breeden
4) Dave Brunelli
The contest is expected to be broadcast on https://www.facebook.com/Hwy55burgers/
“Beard Meats Food” trip to NC is not the first trip by a bearded Briton to that region; Blackbeard was pardoned for piracy by the colonial governor in June 1718.
Michael Jenkins reports that he claimed the second place prize of $250 in tonight's taco eating contest at Bodega in Miami Beach. Nate Figueroa won the first prize of a suite staycation and Victor Aldrich was 3rd.
Darron Breeden finished the Gyro CHallenge at South Side Six in Bowling Green, OH to claim the challenge prize of $666.
2017 Nathan’s Fort Myers, FL qualifier
update Mar 26 Naples News has an article
Nate Figgs has a video
update News Press has a contest report and video
Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
1) Pablo Martinez 25.5
2) Nate Figueroa 21.5
3) Crazy Legs Conti 19
4) Andrew Renfrow 13.5
Tom Riordan 6.5
Stewart Beck? 6.5
1W) Mary Bowers 10
The MLE facebook has a live video
Darron Breeden announces that he finished the 10+ "Ye Olde 96er" burger challenge at Denny's Beer Barrel Pub in Clearfield, PA. I think he is the fourth person to finish the challenge (Lori Weiss, Kate Stelnick, Brad Sciullo) and the first person to do so since 2008.
Sparks Magazine has an interview with Nate Figueroa about his competitive eating hobby.
Nate Figueroa ate 41 tacos in 20 minutes on Taco Day Tuesday at Agave in Fort Lauderdale to win the first prize of a 32 inch TV.
Darron Breeden finished the challenge at Family Pizzeria in Staffod, VA intended for two diners without assistance yesterday.
Darron Breeden has uploaded a video of him finishing the Eagle's Deli burger and fries challenge in Boston, which was expanded to 13 pounds after "Furious" Pete Czerwinski finished it. (via Ali Abramson)
Darron Breeden, 3rd place finisher in Sunday's Nathan's qualifier in Norfolk, has a youtube channel with a video of that contest. In May, he was denied the $500 prize for Benny DeLuca's pizza challenge because the restaurant considered him a "professional" even though he had not previously done an eating contest.
2016 Norfolk Nathan’s qualifier
update June 14 Debbie has videos Part 1 | Part 2
update June 13 The Virginia-Pilot has a gallery and video
Robbie Hickman has a facebook gallery
update
1) Gideon Oji 33
2) Steve Hendry 31, new wild card leader update tied with Yasir Salem for wild card lead
3) Darron Breeden 28 (record for total unknown?)
1W) BeeJay Alexander 16.5
Steve Hendry, Gideon Oji and BeeJay Alexander are expected to compete.
Yasir Salem wins Palm Beach Sweet Corn with 47 ears
update Nate Figueroa has a video of the contest. He blames his 7th place finish on “politics”.
The Palm Beach Post has a gallery
The Top 5:
1) Yasir Salem 47 ears in 12 minutes, new record
2) Gideon Oji 43.5 ears
3) Erik Denmark 37.5
4) Crazy Legs Conti 34.5
5) Nate Biller 25
6) Sean Brockert 24.5
Yasir Salem ate 47 ears at the Sweet Corn-Eating Championship in West Palm Beach, FL to break the previous record of 46 set by Joe LaRue in 2010. Additional results have yet to be posted.
Nathan Figueroa ate 29 meatballs to win the first prize of $500 in tonight's contest at Fork & Balls in Fort Lauderdale.
Pedram Esmaeelzadeh and Nathan Figueroa were the first pair to finish the 10 pound burger challenge at Burger Craze in Deerfield Beach, FL. update March 9 A challenge video is available.
Nathan Figueroa has posted a video from Saturday's eating contest at the Key Lime Pie Festival in Port Canaveral, FL where he finished 3rd. He was handicapped by having to use a plastic hand clapper as his utensil. (via Stephanie Wu)
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