Upcoming Palm Beach eating contests
Palm Beach eating challenges
(All Palm Beach eating challenges and contests in database)
Sweet corn contest apparently renewed
It appears that an IFOCE sanctioned corn contest will take place on April 27 at the 2008 Sweet Corn Fiesta based on the fiesta webpage:
Feel like you could eat a barrel of sweet corn if given the opportunity? Enter the Adult International Corn Eating Contest and compete against the 2007 Corn King.
Weekend contest results on MLE.com
Some results from the asparagus eating contest and the corn eating contest have been posted to MajorLeagueEating.com, but not IFOCE.com. The corn results are somewhat different from what had been previously reported. No mention is made of Chip Simpson’s problem with the judging.
Asparagus contest
1. 8.6 lb Joey Chestnut
2. 4.25 Erik Denmark
3. 3.75 Kevin Ross
Sweet corn eating contest
1. 34.75 ears Crazy Legs Conti
2. 32.5 Joe Larue
3. ? Brian Miller
4. 30 Chip Simpson
5T. ? Justin Mih
5T. ? Steven Gotlib
7. ? Hall Hunt
update Brian Miller is Bryan Miller in all probabity http://eatfeats.com/query.php?_table=eaters&id=240
Palm Beach Post article & gallery
PalmBeachPost.com has an article and gallery about the sweet corn eating contest. Crazy Legs’ winning total is listed as 35.75 ears of corn. Justin Mih came in fourth.
update Sun-Sentinel.com has a longer article, but no pictures
Sweet Corn results from Brian Seiken
From beautifulbrian.com home page:
Crazy Legs takes corn title from Jammin Joe 34 1/4 to 33 1/4
Simpson gets 3rd with 30 and storms out of the building
update A full writeup is now available
Jason Smith article
BellevueLeader.com has an article about Jason Smith, who will attempt to better his second place finish in the 2006 sweet corn contest on Sunday.
LaRue & Conti to renew rivalry
PalmBeachPost.com reports that Joe LaRue is expected to defend his sweet corn title against Crazy Legs Conti Sunday. Three other IFOCE members are expected, but not named. There will be an amateur contest with a $100 first place prize.
W. Palm Beach Sweet Corn Contest April 29, Bway at Beach April 21
The April calendar for the South Florida Fairgrounds in West Palm Beach says the IFOCE corn eating contest will return on April 29.
In Yesteryear Village. The 7th Annual Sweet Corn Fiesta features plenty of fun for the family: Food and live music, International Federation of Competitive Eaters Competition (as seen on ESPN), the Amateur Sweet Corn Eating Contest, the old fashion bathing suit contest, and a corn shuckin’ contest. All rides, games and activities are FREE.
updateIFOCE.com has listed the Broadway at the Beach contest that will take place in Myrtle Beach, SC on April 21.
Sweet corn contest slideshow
from supersizedmeals.com – The Palm Beach Bost has a multimedia presentation of the sweet corn contest won by Joe LaRue in April. supersizedmeals has taken video captures of the slideshow.
Sweet corn updated results & articles
Updated results for the sweet corn contest at the Sweet Corn Festival in Palm Beach, FL
1. 34 ears “Jammin” Joe LaRue in 12 minutes
2. 30 ears by Jason Smith
3. 28 ears by Bryan “the Lion” Miller
The Sun Sentinel and the Palm Beach Post have articles about the contest.
Sweet corn results
from IFOCE.com & Brian Seiken
1. 34 ears “Jammin” Joe LaRue in 12 minutes (breaks Cookie Jarvis’ 2004 record by .5 ear)
2. 30 ears Jay Smith
3. 28 ears Larry McNeil
West Palm Beach sweet corn eating contest information
TCPalm has details about Sunday’s sweet corn eating competition in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Two new late April contests
Two contests in late April have been added to the IFOCE schedule, the asparagus contest in Stockton, California and the Sweet Corn Contest in Palm Beach, Florida.
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