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Coroner Paul Kelly says he will write to the North East Lincolnshire Council to warn licensing officers about the dangers of pub eating contests after Sharon Dixon died after an egg eating contest at the Wellington Arms pub in Grimsby, England in April.

August 2, 2013 at 5:12 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:England, Fatalities | Permalink * Comments

TheLocal.es reports that Joaquín Alcaraz Garcia passed away after drinking 6 liters of beer in 20 minutes to win a contest held Wednesday in the Murcia region of Spain.

July 19, 2013 at 3:34 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Fatalities, Spain | Permalink * Comments (2)

The Guardian has an interview with Margaret Rhodes who says she defeated her cousin, the future Queen Elizabeth, in a bread eating contest during a visit to Balmoral Castle.

July 17, 2013 at 1:04 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:England, Female Celebrities | Permalink * Comments (1)

The Independent has an article about UK eating challenges focusing on the Triple Chilli Challenge at MEATliquor in London.

July 12, 2013 at 9:55 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:London, United Kingdom | Permalink * Comments

"Furious" Pete Czerwinski choked today while attempting a pizza eating record on the English TV program Let's Do Lunch. Fortunately, he appears to be all right. Competitors are being sought for Pete's Guinness burger eating record attempt in London tomorrow. update A video of the appearance is available.

July 9, 2013 at 10:10 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:"Furious" Pete Czerwinski, England, Health | Permalink * Comments (16)

Ekaterinburg Russia will hold a sausage eating contest on Saturday where competitors will first have to traverse an obstacle course carrying a tray of food.

June 27, 2013 at 3:35 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Russia | Permalink * Comments

Eddie Rockets in Dublin, Ireland will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding a trip to New York City.

June 26, 2013 at 7:46 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dublin, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (3)

Mirror.co.uk picks up parody story as factual

June 23, 2013 at 7:46 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:England, Humor, Little Rock

update June 24 Huffington Post UK has an article about the parody.

The Mirror has pulled its story without any commentary. The Daily Mail and The Sun have also ran the story and quietly deleted their articles.

The Globe and Mail and MSN ran the story, but have corrected their articles.

Uncorrected articles are still accessible on Examiner PerezHilton.com Daily Star and NewsTalkFlorida.com .

Mirror.co.uk reports that Kevin “The Mighty Rib” Shalin passed into a coma after eating 413 biscuits at Red Lobster. The story originated on Rock City Times, which bills itself as Arkansas 2nd most unreliable news. Kevin Shalin admitted the story was a parody on his facebook.

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TNT Magazine has a list of London eating challenges.

June 19, 2013 at 7:54 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Challenge Lists, London | Permalink * Comments

Chris Christoffersen, a 7'2" center on the Bakken Bears, won a wing eating contest held at Memphis Roadhouse in Aarhus, Denmark.

June 6, 2013 at 11:48 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Denmark, Male Athletes | Permalink * Comments (8)

Yahoo! Shine has a blog entry about former anorexic Matthew Booth from Manchester, England who has gained 110 pounds since he dropped to 60 pounds. He credits "Furious" Pete Czerwinski with inspiring his recovery after his heart stopped for 20 minutes.

May 30, 2013 at 3:26 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:"Furious" Pete Czerwinski, Health, Manchester | Permalink * Comments (3)

The French network TV 2 did a segment about Joel Podelsky and his weight loss. (via email)

May 30, 2013 at 11:24 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:France, Health, Joel Podelsky | Permalink * Comments (2)

A "Kismot Killer" curry challenge to benefit Sick Kids hospital in Edinburgh was cancelled due to health concerns and a poppadom eating event will replace it. A 2011 "Kismot Killer" contest resulted in hospitalization for two competitors.

May 25, 2013 at 1:00 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Edinburgh, Health, Scotland, Spicy Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments

The World Pie Eating Championships held at Harry's Bar in Wigan, England are mentioned in a New York Times article about Wigan Athletic's relegation from the Premier League after a bottom 3 finish.

May 21, 2013 at 7:04 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Manchester | Permalink * Comments

Pinksterfeesten in Bornerbroek, The Netherlands will hold a rib eating contest on Sunday.

May 18, 2013 at 4:07 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Netherlands | Permalink * Comments

Swedish female bodybuilder Sophie Arvebrink claims she ate 7,000-8,000 calories a day over three weeks.

May 11, 2013 at 11:03 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Calorie Challenges, Female Athletes, Sweden | Permalink * Comments (1)

Salt Dog Slim's in Liverpool, England will hold a hot dog eating contest tomorrow awarding £400.

May 9, 2013 at 9:30 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Liverpool, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Frank's Red Hot will sponsor a wing eating circuit in England this year. The first qualifiers will take place at Grillstock in Bristol on May 11 and 12 and the finals will be held in London in November.

April 27, 2013 at 9:48 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:London, Somerset | Permalink * Comments

The Oxford University student paper has a list of six types of eating challenges partners.

April 22, 2013 at 7:49 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Oxford, Team Challenges | Permalink * Comments

The Grimsby Telegram reports that Sharon Turner passed away after choking in an egg eating contest held at the Wellington Arms in Grimsby, England held on Easter Monday.

April 12, 2013 at 7:23 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Fatalities, Lincolnshire | Permalink * Comments

One of the upcoming episodes of Coming Up on Channel 4 in Britain, "Burger Van Champion", is about a female competitive eater who considers competing in the USA.

March 30, 2013 at 7:22 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Television, United Kingdom, Women | Permalink * Comments

The Daily Mail has an article about the Saltdean Sizzler challenge at Paul's Pizza in Saltdean, England billing it as the hottest pizza in the world. The challenge has been completed 9 times out of the 1,307 times it has been purchased.

March 28, 2013 at 9:20 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Pizza Eating Challenges, Spicy Eating Challenges, Sussex | Permalink * Comments

The Phuket News reports that Russian tourist Svetlana Makovskaya ate 12 pieces of cake to win the Royal Phuket City (Thailand) Hotel’s cake eating contest. Defending champion Kanit Yingpitpor ate 10 pieces.

March 26, 2013 at 8:21 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Russia, Thailand, Women | Permalink * Comments (1)

New listing: Northern Ireland eating challenges and contests

March 18, 2013 at 11:33 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Belfast | Permalink * Comments (7)

New contest / challenge listings: Ireland | Dublin

March 17, 2013 at 11:21 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dublin | Permalink * Comments

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