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(All Connecticut eating challenges and contests in database)
Hartford “Munch Madness”
ctnow.com has an article about a qualifier for a team bar bite (mini-hamburger) relay contest called “Munch Madness”. The finals for that contest will be held on March 29. The author is apparently unaware of Tim Janus’ victories in the East Hartford Nathan’s qualifiers:
It’s what draws the masses to New York for Nathan’s Famous hot dog competition. It’s what’s helped build Philadelphia’s Wing Bowl from a local radio station stunt to an international event. Maybe Hartford will find itself on the competitive eating map with Munch Madness.
“At this point, I don’t see why not,” says Kienle, who deems the event a big hit for its first year. “If we become known as the place in the state to get little hamburgers, even better for us.
Eat the Meat contest slideshow
Steve DePino photographed the Eat the Meat wing eating competition held in New Haven, CT Saint Patrick’s Day and placed his pictures in a slideshow. Apparently Joe Menchetti did not compete (the winner wore a bird costume), nor does he appear in the finalists list, so he might have been banned for being a professional.
GJoe to do two St. Pat’s Day contests (in CT & IL)?
WPLR.com reports that “Gentleman” Joe “Eatmeiser” Menchetti won a qualifier for the Eat the Meat Wing Competition by eating 85 wings in 10 minutes. The final for that event will be held on March 17 in New Haven, CT. AICE news reports that GJoe will compete in the Meatball contest to be held in Midlothian, Illinois the same day, making for a very hectic travel schedule if he attempts both events.
Joe Menchetti wins paczki contest
connpost.com reports that “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti won a paczki eating contest at Eddy’s Bake Shop in Ansonia,CT for the fourth straight year by consuming 12 of the Polish pastries in 5 minutes. The first place prize was $200.
The New Haven Register also has an article about the contest
Yale – Princeton team wing eating competition
There will be a wing eating contest between teams from Yale and Princeton before Saturday’s football game. The Broad Recognition blog has a response to the requirement that the teams must contain one female.
Eater X & Ryan Nerz eat Doodle burgers
(from megamunch) Ryan Nerz wrote an article for the Yale Alumni Magazine about Tim Janus’ and his attempts to break the Doodle burger record broken by Tim Janus earlier this year.
Joe Menchetti profile in Hartford Courant
The Hartford Courant has a long profile of “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti. Menchetti dreams of becoming an Elvis impersonator in Las Vegas and claims a bench press of 405 lb.
Joey wins CT ribs
from IFOCE.com
Ash Creek Baby Back Rib contest, Fairfield CT
1. Joey Chestnut 6.15 lb in 12 minutes
2. Chip Simpson 5.8 lb
3. Bob Shoudt 5.05
This is probably Joey’s smallest margin of victory over an American since he defeated Sonya in OT at the Asparagus Festival.
Tim Janus’ summer 2006 plans
The Norwich Bulletin reports that Tim Janus will return to his home state to compete in the Ash Creek Saloon Baby Back Rib-Eating Championship in Fairfield, CT Aug. 13.
This article about an egg roll qualifier for the North Dakota Rhubarb Pie contest says that the 6th (Janus) and 12th (Crazy Legs Conti) ranked eaters might travel west to compete in that event on July 29.
Doodle Burger updates online Wall of Fame
The Doodle Burger has updated its online Wall of Fame to list Tim Janus’ breaking his record last month. The Rockford Corner bar has yet to update its web site to list Tim’s performance in chili dogs in February.
Megamunch debunks Foxwood Fuddrucker’s claim to burger record
I was going to write a post about the claim by the Fuddrucker at the Foxwoods casino in Connecticut that their 29.6 pound burger is the world’s largest commercially available burger when the Mount Olympus burger at the Clinton Station Diner in New Jersey weighs 20 pounds more, but Megamunch has beat me to it. Megamunch has a chart comparing the world’s largest burgers from foodmarket.com which I had not seen before. The chart claims that the Clinton Station Diner will award $500 to the first quintet of eaters to finish a Mount Olympus in under three hours, which is not mentioned on their website.
The East Hartford Gazette reports from the Nathan’s qualifier
The East Hartford Gazette has a good (with the exception of calling Lerman Don “The Eater” Moses) writeup of last Saturday’s Nathan’s qualifier. There were PETA protesters at the contest. I did not realize that the Elvis impersonator was Bill Stobierski.
The Whaler interviews Eater X
The Whaler has an interview with Eater X, who will attempt to break his Doodle Burger record in New Haven tomorrow before competiting in the ice cream contest on Friday. (The Rockford Corner Bar has yet to update its website with Janus’ record set over two months ago)
Official Hartford results posted
Official results for the Hartford qualifier have been posted on IFOCE.com. Russ Keeler surprised with 16 hot dogs and a third place finish.
This East Hartford Gazette article has profiles of some of the Connecticut entrants.
Tim Janus wins Hartford qualifier
From beautifulbrian.com & mosesnews.com
1. 27.5 Tim “Eater X” Janus
2. 25 Pat Philbin
3. unknown
4/DQ 15 Don Moses Lerman
5 Kevin Lipsitz 15 dogs / 13 buns
Liz has an interview with Tim Janus for urbanhonking.com/digest.
Keiji Oguni to do Hartford qualifier?
In this Buffet post, Bob Shoudt claims that Kenji Oguni, who finished 4th last year with 29 hot dogs, will compete in the Hartford Nathan’s qualifier on Saturday. If this is true, it does not seem fair that foreign competitors can compete in US qualifiers but American eaters cannot enter overseas qualfiers.
Hartford qualifier information
The East Hartford Gazette has details about the Nathan’s qualifier that will be held in Hartford on May 20.
Connecticut pizza contest for charity
George Curry of Bantam won a pizza contest in Litchfield, CT by eating a 12 inch cheese pizza in about 2 1/2 minutes. Funds raised by the contest will go to Healing the Children, a local charity that arranges for donated medical care for children.
Eater X officially makes the Doodle Burger Hall of Fame
The Doodle Burger online Hall of Fame has now been updated with Tim “Eater X” Janus’ result of 33 burgers in 2.5 hours. The page has set Eater X’s home page as badlandsbooker.com
Fat Tuesday packzi contest
Several paczki (polish pastries similar to filled doughnuts) contests were held throughout the country yesterday in honor of Fat Tuesday. The Connecticut Post reports that “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti won a contest at Eddy’s Bakery in Ansonia for the third straight year by eating 11 paczkis in 5 minutes. The Muskegon Chronicle reports that petite teenager Valerie Wilcox won a contest by consuming 5 paczkis in three minutes. She was tied with Trent Swanson at the end of regulation, but he capitulated in the overtime period.
BB on the Doodle Burger record
“Beautiful” Brian Seiken has a new article about Tim Janus’ new Doodle Burger record and Eric “Badlands” Booker’s previous record. Seiken was an eyewitness to Booker’s record and has some pictures and a video clip of that endeavor.
Eater X reportedly sets Doodle Burger record
Both Brian Seiken and speedeat.com report that Tim “Eater X” Janus has set the record at The Doodle by eating 33 hamburgers in about two hours. The Doodle’s Wall of Fame has yet to be updated to contain Tim’s feat.
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