MTV True Life summary available
MTV now has a full description of its True Life episode about Tim Janus, Ian Hickman and Kobayashi on its website. There will be some footage of Rich LeFevre as well if the show commercial represents the actual episode accurately.
Ian Hickman wins California fried zucchini contest
Ian Hickman won the Farmer Boy’s Fried Zucchini contest held in Riverside, California on Saturday, his second consecutive victory. After taking Joe Menchetti’s current hiatus from AICE events into account, there does not appear to be any active eater on who can impede Hickman’s rise to the top of that organization.
Latke contest results
from competitiveeaters.com/news.htm
Zan’s Deli, Lake Grove, Long Island, NY
1st – Ian “The Invader” Hickman, 21 latkes in 8 minutes
2nd – “Skinny” Scott Soifer
3rd – Chris “The American” Schlesinger
4th – Mike “The Real Skinny” Hoffman
5th – Elihu “Cissy” Godbolt (African-American female from Omaha)
No sign of Angela Michaud from the contest pictures.
Washington Post Science of Competitive Eating Article
Less than two weeks after their long profile of Sonya Thomas, the Washington Post has another lengthy article about competitive eating focusing on the anatomical aspects of competitive eaters. Don “Moses” Lerman, “Crazy Legs” Conti, Arnie “Chowhound” Chapman, and AICE rising star Ian Hickman are all quoted. Hickman moved to Sterling in northern Virginia to be closer to more eating contests which is interesting because the AICE schedule around the DC area does not seem full enough to justify a relocation.
Corrected 11/29 10:53 pm – Ian Hickman states in the comments his main reason for moving east was not to be closer to eating contests.