twitter.com/erikdenmark: Joey Chestnut wins funnel cake
update #3 The San Jose Mercury has an article and Bear Silber has a blog entry containing several videos.
update #2 Full results have been posted on IFOCE.com
update Funnel cake results according to http://twitter.com/erikdenmark/status/1499175294:
1. Joey Chestnut 5.4 lb
2. Pat Bertoletti 4.7
3. Bob Shoudt 4.12
4. Erik Denmark 3.56
5. Nate Biller 2.7
6. Kevin Ross 2.5
? Sean Kirby
? Lily Pham
Erik Denmark will be posting updates from today’s funnel cake eating contest at http://twitter.com/erikdenmark He expects Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti, Bob Shoudt, Nate Biller and Nic Fry to also compete.
Joey Chestnut finishes Burritozilla in 3:10
A twitter update reports Joey Chestnut finished a Burritozilla from Iguana’s Taqueria in 3 minutes and 10 seconds on tonight’s episode of Man vs. Food
updateFrom “I” comment – Skinnyboy has uploaded Joey Chestnut’s segment to youtube. Here are some captures from it:

Joey Chestnut on Man vs. Food home page

(From “I”/dogsarefunyes) A picture of Joey Chestnut, apparently eating a Burritozilla from Iguana’s Taqueria, is on the home page of Man vs. Food. Next week’s episode will feature restaurants from San Jose.
Joey Chestnut to do Pat’s Run
Joey Chestnut has updated his YardBarker blog with a report on his macaroni and cheese record he set at halftime of the San Jose Stealth game. He announces that he will run in Pat’s Run, a 4.2 mile race held in Tempe, Arizona on April 18 and hopes to finish in 35 minutes or less. The race will honor the memory of Pat Tillman, former Arizona Cardinal and Army Ranger.
Joey Chestnut macaroni record video

A video of Joey Chestnut’s apparance at the San Jose Stealth game on Saturday in which he set the IFOCE macaroni & cheese record is available, along with a podcast of an interview on KNBR he did the day before to promote the event. TheIFound5Dollars blog says that Saturday’s game had the seventh largest crowd in Stealth history.
A video of another Joey Chestnut appearance from January where he ate 5 burritos at a scout troop meeting can also be viewed on youtube.
update A flickr gallery of the contest with a picture of the bobble-head (see above) is available
Skinnyboy was impressed with the burrito video
Joey Chestnut interview on 107.7 “The Bone”

Youtube has an interview Joey Chestnut did on 107.7 FM “The Bone” Thursday to promote the macaroni & cheese contest at the San Jose Stealth game today: Part 1 | Part 2. Joey said he ate 47 slices of pizza in the Famous Famiglia contest (it was actually 45), that Pat Bertoletti beats him 2 times a year and that matzo balls were his least favourite contest food.
Joey Chestnut at Tampa Bay Rays fan fest Feb 14
(From TBOBlogs) The Tampa Bay Rays website announces that Joey Chestnut will appear at the their fan forum on February 14 and will sign autographs and greet fans. This is the third consecutive year a top 10 ranked IFOCE member has appeared. Kobayashi appeared at the 2007 forum and Hall Hunt was present in 2008.
MLE mac & cheese contest at San Jose Stealth Feb 21
A blog entry on the Calgary Herald’s website says that the San Jose Stealth of the National Lacrosse League will have Joey Chestnut compete in a macaroni & cheese eating contest. The Stealth’s schedule page has details about that event which will take place on February 21:
Major League Eating Contest. Joey “Jaws” Chestnut to compete against fans to see who eats the most Mac & Cheese.
Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, the top competitive eater in the world, and local hero to compete against fans to see who eats the most Mac & Cheese.
The first 3000 fans will receive a Joey Chestnut bobblehead. No registration information is listed.
The Stealth’s opponent on February 21 will be the Colorado Mammoth, which hosted the KBPI Wing Bowl yesterday. If anyone has results from that contest, please list them in the comments.
Link Buffet: January 22, 2009
- This week’s Philly.com Wing Bowl column profiles John “Stormin Norman” Tiska and Rick “The Manager” Russo
- Delco Times wants to hear from Wing Bowl fans & contestants
- Video of Joey Chestnut vs. Pack 340 leader
- Video of Boston crepe eating contest
- Billy the Fridge to have a donut eating contest at his Fantasy Freak Show CD release party February 26
- Buffet ejection contest in Louisana (make sure to read the last line)
Joey Chestnut on “Are You Smarter?”

Several clips of Joey Chestnut’s appearance on Are You Smarter than a Fifth Grader? last month are available on youtube