Battle of Big Eaters 4 videos
Oogui 2016 has videos of the entire broadcast of Battle of Big Eaters 4 on TV Tokyo today (Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3). Molly Schuyler did not compete in the final match of the program; Bob Shoudt faced off against Moeno Azuki.
Excite.co.jp has a page (translated) about the competition.
update Jan 4 Whole broadcast in one video
update Jan 11 Previous video removed. Here is one that is still available
Program guide
0 Previous contest highlights & Japanese qualifiers
3 “Defeat Molly” title shown on screen
8 USA qualifier, Joe Menchetti & Wayne Algenio compete
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TV Tokyo has a page about Battle of the Big Eaters 4 that will be televised on New Years Day with pictures of all 4 competing quartets. Team Canada and Australian pro wrestler Shazza Mackenzie do not appear.
GoodyFeed has an article about Singaporean competitive eater Sarah Ow and her latest video where she ate bowls of Lor Mee in 17 minutes.
Daily Motion has a video of a recent noodle eating contest in Wuhan, China where a 53 year old woman ate 400g (.88 pounds) of noodles in 8 seconds.
Umakara Ramen Hyouri in Tokyo offers a ramen eating challenge that awards 50,000 yen (about $438) if finished in under 20 minutes.
Shanghaiist reports that a 53 year old woman from Wuhan province surnamed Luo ate 400g of noodles (0.88 pounds) in 8 seconds to win a contest, a pace of 3kg (6.6 lbs) per minute. Emmanuel, a 21 year old from Tojo, was the runner up with a time of 24 seconds. (original Chinese article).
TV Tokyo televised its mixed-gender "Gluttonous King" contest today (
video). Max Suzuki was the winner, Tanisaki Takahito runner up and Angela Sato 3rd.
New Indian Express has an article on how Dale Boone, billed as a holder of 52 world records, celebrated Thanksgiving in Bengaluru, India. He likes the lack of commercialization of the holiday in his home for the past 10 years, but wishes he could purchase an American-sized turkey.
Bangkok Post reported a competitor in a rice ball eating contest in Hikone, Japan passed away after choking.
Independent.co.uk has an account of a reporter who competed in last week's noodle eating contest in Morioka, Japan.
Battle of the Big Eaters 4 recording in NYC
Battle of the Big Eaters 4 recorded in Union Square Park in Manhattan today. Here are what the teams appear to be:
- USA: Molly Schuyler, Erik Lamkin, Bob Shoudt, Dave Brunelli
- Japan: Moeno Azuki, Tanisaki Takahito & two other males
- UK: Adam “Beard Meats Food” Moran, Leah Shutkever, Emma Dalton, Marc Pitt
- Australia Issac Martin, Isaac Harding-Davis, Cal “Hulk Smask Food” Stubbs, Shazza McKenzie
The Malay Mail has a report on Japanese female competitive eater Yuri Ishizeki's trip to Sabah, Malaysia where she attempted several eating challenges.
Don Chingon in Brooklyn has a request for people to attempt their burrito challenge today for Japanese television. This will probably be a segment for Battle of the Big Eaters 4 to be broadcast on Jan 1, 2017.
The Guardian has a report on the noodle eating contest that will be held in Morioka, Japan on November 6. Competitive noodle eating has reportedly been practiced in that city since the 17th century.
Joey Chestnut has posted the third video from his recent trip to Singapore: setting a record in a 3kg chicken and rice challenge.
Joey Chestnut has started a youtube channel with a video of his trip to southeast Asia last month.
The facebook for Kalamazoo Restaurant & Cafe in Petaling Jaya, Malaysia announces that Joey Chestnut set the record of 2:26 for its burger challenge.
Bromsgrove Advertiser has an article about Emma Dalton's recent video where she ate 8 Subway foot longs in 36 minutes. Her goal was to eat her height of 5 1/2 feet. She competed against Singaporean Zermatt Neo via youtube.
Joey Chestnut announces that he failed a 10kg (22 lbs.) curry rice challenge at Gold Curry in Bangkok, Thailand. The prize for finishing the challenge is 100,000 yen or about $950.
Takeru Kobayashi will face off against a Taiwanese competitive eater tomorrow on Japanese television. The stage is labeled "Battle of the Big Eaters" so he might compete on Team Japan in Battle of the Big Eaters 4 later this year.
A Japanese manga titled "The Competitive Eater Who Leapt Through Time" can be read online.
Joey Chestnut is currently in Singapore. Yesterday he faced off against Zermatt Neo in a satay eating challenge and set a record. Today he attempted the burger challenge at BEAST.
KickerDaily reports that Rix Francisco ate 5 quarter pound burgers in Manila in a minute, a feat that was acknowledged by Guinness as a world record that broke a mark previously held by "Furious" Pete Czerwinski.
A woman billed as "Super Eater Mizijun" ate 4kg (9 pounds) of rice to win a contest in Hangzhou, China. update Shanghaiist has a blog entry and video with a link to her Chinese social media page with 500K subscribers.
GoAway.sg has an interview with Singaporean competitive eater Sarah "Thomasina" Ow.
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