• Report on the Wigan pie eating contest. The winner, Fred Wyatt, was 61 and took 56 seconds to eat his pie. No mention or picture of the oversized pies reportedly made by accident appears in the article.
• Pictures and video from Hall Hunt’s induction into the Jacksonville Krystal Hall of Fame
• “Furious” Pete Czerwinski is a semi-finalist in the Bodybuilding.com BodySpace spokesmodel search
• Clip of the bratwurst eating contest on Beavis & Butthead
  
• Tasha attempts to be the first local female to qualify for the Wing Bowl since Melissa “White Widow” Perzin competed in Wing Bowl 14.
• Pictures from two parties Kobayashi attended

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• Hall Hunt to be inducted into the Jacksonville Krystal Hall of Fame on Monday
• Furious Pete interview on youtube – bodybuilding.com forum thread about it
• Beautiful Brian has set up emailed about a Sonya Thomas quiz
• MissBusyLady is considering entering some contests in 2009
• Registration for the Princeton, NJ Oyster Bowl opens
• Detroit Pistons Dollar Night hot dog contest December 19

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• Time lapse videos of the challenges attempted on Man vs. Food December 3 and post-challenge press conferences are available on travelchannel.com
• Steakbellie is looking for freelance web / graphics work. Good luck with the job search SB
• Does “Furious” Pete have a new best friend in chemical form?
• Latke eating contest at Zan’s Deli returns December 21
• Josh & Lynette complete the Fenton’s banana split challenge Part I, Part II
• Pictures from Gal Sone’s 23rd birthday party Thursday

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A ranking of the top 10 AICE eaters who are college students has been released. “Furious” Pete Czerwinski is #1. Justin Mih is ranked #10.

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In a bodybuilding.com forum thread, “Furious” Pete Czerwinski announces that he finished the Showdown Burger challenge at Philthy MacNasty’s in 3 minutes and 2 seconds. The previous reported best time was 6:20. The challenge consists of a 1.5 pound burger and fries and is free if completed in under 7 minutes.

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“Furious” Pete Czerwinski has uploaded two videos about training for competitive eating to youtube: Video 1 – breakfast for competive eaters, Video 2 – jaw strength / grinding

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“Furious” Pete Czerwinski has uploaded a video titled “A Legend in the Making” containing segments from his previous videos. The video has received almost 2,000 views in the day it has been released. The closing caption for the video says that 2009 will be a year to remember for Furious Pete.

Two forum threads about the video are available on bodybuilding.com: #1, #2

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• BeautifulBrian.com has a commentary on the personalities of the top 50 IFOCE members
• Furious Pete is seeking input about a 3 minute eating stunt
• Tonight’s E:60 episode to have footage from the Nashville Krystal qualifier
• Gallery of the recent Washington, DC cupcake eating contest
• Picture of Joey Chestnut at the Edmonton minor league hockey game
• Joey Chestnut to receive a commendation from the San Jose City Council
• Ukrainian salo (pork fat) eating contest
• Brad Sciullo’s Belly Bruiser completion makes the Japanese news
• Gal Sone’s television appearance where she sampled and ranked all the items on Saizeriya’s menu has boosted that restaurant’s business despite the recession

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The new poll asks where you think “Furious” Pete Czerwinski should be ranked in a unified ranking of all North American competitive eaters.

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update Results have been posted:

1. Furious Pete Czerwinski- 22 sandwiches
2. Tom “Goose” Gilbert- 14.5
3. Bob “Killer” Kuhns- 12.75
4. Mark Lyle-The Human Vacuum-10

Please place results from the Wakefield World Chicken Salad Sandwich Eating Championship held today at the National Association of Convenience Stores Show in the comments of this thread.

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A forum thread on bodybuilding.com has been started in which “Furious” Pete Czerwinski and other members respond to Brad Sciullo’s interview with “Beautiful” Brian Seiken.

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A comment by Mike Landrich reports that “Furious” Pete Czerwinski won the Sahlen’s hot dog eating contest in Buffalo by eating 19 hot dogs using picnic style rules. A bodybuilding.com post and a contest video confirm Pete’s victory.

update WGRZ has an article about the contest

update #2 Furious Pete has posted a video
Bodybuilding.com forum thread about the contest. The third place finisher, BJ, is also a member of bodybuilding.com

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In a forum thread on bodybuilding.com, “Furious” Pete Czerwinski reports that he is going to Los Angeles today to record a competitive eating themed episode of “Sport Science” which appears on the Fox Sports Network. This is the second competitive eating program announced for Fox Sports; the Krystal Square Off finals will be televised on Fox Sports South.

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• Cookie Jarvis’ gallery of the Nathan’s weigh-in
• Furious Pete’s report for bodybuilding.com on the Dover BBQ contest
• Sarah Schreitmueller wins (Iowa) Nordic Fest lutefisk eating contest
• Steve Oddo wins Keyport, NJ IHOP pancake eating contest
• Gallery of Seattle donut eating contest / concert

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• Val Bromann has a blog entry and gallery from the contest in which Pat Bertoletti, Tim Brown and Patrick Vandam competed against Jimmy John’s sandwich makers (Chicagoist report / preview)
• Dickey’s BBQ finals to be held in Dallas in January 2009. San Antonio and Lynchburg, VA qualifiers have been scheduled for September.
• Furious Pete profile (article scan) in the Toronto Sun (condolences to Pete on the recent loss of his grandparents)
• Columnist responds to Juris Shibayama’s letter
• Sonya Thomas lists her favorite bands (Thanks for the compliment Sonya)
• Don Lerman to judge upcoming cannoli eating contest (Also confirmation that Kevin Lipsitz received the Lifetime Achievement Award)
• Record set at Ballard, WA lutefisk eating contest
• Female division winner has best overall mark at Strasburg, OH Corn Festival
• West Virginia Hot Dog Festival report
• Article about Chris Kenney, 11th place finisher at Bartolini’s meatballs
• Statistics on the Dubuque Conuty Fair’s eating contests
• Preview of Sunday’s dumpling eating contests in Queens, NY
• Blog entry about Seattle doughnut eating contest / Saturday Knights concert
• Vineland, NJ pizza contest August 9, $50 gift certificate first prize
• Report about eating contest held at Nobuyuki “the Giant” Shirota’s restaurant
• Biryani eating contest for Indian familes
• Charlotte Dawson, a judge on Australia’s Next Top Model wins a celebrity meat pie eating contest

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The picnic style rankings have been updated after five contests this weekend. The new top 5:

1. Furious Pete Czerwinski, Canada (*Undefeated)
2. Tom “Goose” Gilbert MA
3. Gentleman Joe Menchetti CT
4. Ian “The Invader” Hickman VA
5. Elizabeth “Rubber-Gut” Canady OH

New entrants include Steven Dhoko (#20), Jon Taylor (#23), Justin Mih (#31), Brad Sciullo (#39), Zika “The Barbarian” Urosevic (#41) and Kara Walker (#44). The previous rankings are still available in the yahoo cache.

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Results from this evening’s meatball eating contest sponsored by Bartolini’s from a bodybuilding.com forum thread

1) “Furious” Pete Czerwinski 43 meatballs, $3000 prize
2) Tom “Goose” Gilbert 38 meatballs, $1000
3) Joe Menchetti 35 meatballs, $500

update

The Southtown Star has a report on the contest

update #2

Full results have been posted on Bartolini’s website

A video of a meatball contest on the local CBS morning news show is available (from Furious Pete comment)

Furious Pete also won the Reuben sandwich eating contest (and Ian Hickman won the Italian sausage contest)

update #3 The Battle Creek Enquirer has a contest report about the Reuben contest

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The top 2 finishers in yesterday’s beef patty eating contest at Meritone Family Festival in Connecticut can both be found in the bodybuilding.com forums. “Furious” Pete Czerwinski took first place by finishing 14 beef patties in 3 minutes and 14 seconds (video and pictures) and John Taylor, runner-up in the Nathan’s Hartford qualifier, was the only other competitor to finish his 14 patties in the 8 minute limit. Kara Walker won the amateur contest in her first competition.

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Pictures and videos of Furious Pete’s attempt at the Clinton Station Diner’s Zeus burger challenge have been posted to bodybuilding.com. It is estimated he finished about 60% of the burger. The current prize for finishing the burger is $500. Forks are apparently allowed at the Clinton Station Diner (they are prohibited in Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub’s challenges)

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• Furious Pete wins Coney Island burgers by eating 9.75 burgers in 6 minutes. He will attempt Clinton Station Diner’s Zeus burger today.
• Rock Hill, SC hot dog contest
• Pensacoloa, FL hot dog contest
• Round Rock, TX jalapeno eating contest
• St. George, UT hot dog contest
• St. Petersburg, FL hot dog contest

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“Furious” Pete has started a contest on bodybuilding.com in which participants will submit videos of drinking from a bottle containing 1.5 liters of water. The fastest time will receive a product from Engineered Sports Technology.

Pete has uploaded a video of him drinking 1.5L in 8 seconds (He is not eligible for the prize). His goal is to break Ken Domon’s mark of 4.88 seconds from Food Battle Club: The Speed

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Furious “Pete” Czerwinski has swapped positions with Ian Hickman in the rankings after he defeated “The Invader” 17 sandwiches to 12 in yesterday’s eating contest sponsored by Dickey’s Barbecue Pit held in Dover, Delaware.

Bodybuilding.com thread

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• David Mitolo completes the Outrageous Split at BR Frozen Custard – video, gallery
• Furious Pete finishes the Belly Buster Challenge from MT Bellie’s
• Skinnyboy catches Anthony Bourdain on the Big Texan’s webcam
• Orange County sushi bar with hot dog roll named after Kobayashi (from Liz K, link fixed)
• Beautiful Brian will not be entering the Shea Stadium qualifier (update – he will enter)
• Brooklyn stinky cheese eating contest June 22
• The New York Post reports that Dick Zigun, the “Mayor of Coney Island”, has been living rent free in a publicly financed building
• Speculation that a developer was responsible for the information about Zigun
• The New York Times on the future of Coney Island

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• Article about some local competitors in the Tempe qualifier: David Cohn, Adam Muñoz & Lindsay Veylupek
• Hall Hunt’s predictions for today’s qualifiers
• Article about the McKirdy brothers, which says their next contest will be the Chinook Winds rib contest on July 11
• The Brooklyn pizza contest is tomorrow
• Picture of Karen “Seedsucker” Clark on the Washington Post web site
• Pictures from “Furious” Pete’s Italian Challenge
• English article about Gal Sone’s movie debut

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• Video of El Toro screaming
• Shannon competes in the men’s division of the Vacaville onion eating contest and finishes third
• Furious Pete to attempt the “Italian Challenge” in Niagara Falls after getting stopped at the US/Canada border crossing update Pete finished the challenge in a record 30 minutes.
• Festival goal of 200,000 brats for the Madison Brat Fest
• Article about the Durham, NC Doughman quadrathlon (triathlon + eating)
• Jill Stoler interviews Ian Hickman
• Gal Sone article in the Mainichi Shimbun

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