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A website for Dale Boone's campaign for the mayor of Brookhaven, GA has been set up at http://voteboone.com
Andrew Cauthen reports that Dale Boone has qualified to run for mayor of Brookhaven, GA, a suburb of Atlanta with a population over 50,000. update A news article about the mayoral race is available. update Sept 1 The election will take place on November 3. Dale Boone's platform is "lower taxes, reduce traffic congestion and protect our community by addressing the crime that is afflicting Brookhavenâ€.
2015 Atlanta Nathan’s qualifier
update April 23 The WSB-TV segment is available on youtube
update April 17 Crazy Legs Conti has a Huffington Post report which is primarily a eulogy to “Little Jimmy”.
update April 16 News-Daily.com has an article about runner-up Gideon Oji who plans to compete next in the Charlotte qualifier in May.
WSBTV has an article and gallery.
update April 13 The contest page has been updated to lis Dee Martin as the female winner with 7 hot dogs
No female winner has been announced as of 5:20 pm eastern. Dee Martin was present, so presumably she was the victor. At least one other woman competed, so there will be a women’s wild card leader (if the female runner-up total was recorded).
The top 3 men:
1) Crazy Legs Conti 21
2) Gideon Oji 20
3) Damien Boykin 17
Paul Barlow will be competing in his first MLE contest in almost two years.
Steve "Pi Guy" Martin and Damien Boykin appeared on Fox 5 Atlanta this morning to promote Sunday's qualifier at the Atlanta Dogwood Festival. Ronnie Hartman and Crazy Legs Conti are also expected to compete.
Former Clayton State University basketball player will compete in the Nathan's qualifier at the Dogwood Festival in Atlanta on April 12. Ronnie Hartman will also participate.
Ai Tunes in Norcross, GA will hold a pie eating contest on March 14 awarding $314 to the winner.
Stephanie Wu noticed that a Nathan's qualifier at the Atlanta Dogwood Festivalon April 12 on April 12 has been added to the MLE schedule. Registration is now open.
Andrews Entertainment District will hold a bangers eating contest in Atlanta on March 14 awarding a trip to Las Vegas. Entrants will need to produce an audition video.
ForsythNews.com has a video of a pizza eating contest held at Rosati's in Cumming, GA held on October 25 won by Dale Boone.
KirbyG's Diner in McDonough, GA will hold a 5 pound burger eating contest on April 12 awarding Fender Stratocaster Guitars to the top 2 finishers on April 12.
I Luv Pho in Duluth, GA will award $500 to a customer that can finish its Super Bowl challenge.
Crissy Rich won Sunday's BBQ eating contest at Atlanta Motor Speedway and was awarded a prize of $1000 and 2 VIP Race Day Experience Packages.
Mountain Motorsports in Marietta, GA will hold a wing eating contest on Sunday, June 23 awarding $250 to the winner.
Adrian Morgan wins 2013 Nathan’s Atlanta qualifier
update June 20 Beer Street Journal has a gallery
update June 18 BizJournals.com has a gallery
update June 17 WSBTV article | video segment. Paul Barlow’s retirement is covered at end
Galleries: Creative Loafing | Access Atlanta (via email)
The top 3 men,
1) Adrian Morgan 38
2) Ronnie Hartman 16 (active duty military)
3) Steve “Pi Guy” Martin 15
4) Damien Boykin 13
5T) Paul Barlow 10.5, retired after contest
Cristina Ginn, an executive producer for CNN, announces she won the women’s division.
Adrian Morgan won the men’s division with a total of 38. (vine video)
update A T-shirt listing the qualifier schedule lists a June 1 Moscow, Russia contest
Steve “Pi Guy” Martin is present at the contest, which presumably makes his wife the favorite for the women’s division (if she hadn’t already qualified in Savannah).
Paul Barlow will be on 92.9 The Game this hour to promote tomorrow's Nathan's qualifier in Atlanta. (listen live)
Patch.com announces that Adrian Morgan, Eric "Badlands" Booker and Damien Boykin will compete in Saturday's Nathan's qualifier at Cypress Street Pint and Plate in Atlanta.
Sushi contest returns to RA Sushi
RA Sushi’s sushi eating tournament will return on April 7. A list of locations holding contests follows after the jump.
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THe Douglas County Sentinel has an article about Steve "Pi Guy" Martin, who says he is 99% sure he will continue with competitive eating despite being dropped from the most recent IFOCE top 50.
Rich Shea announces the 2013 Nathan's Boston qualifier will be held in conjunction with a Phantom Gourmet event (April 23, May 18 or June 21-23) and hints the entire circuit will be released next week. Possible sites that were not on the 2012 circuit include Atlanta and St. Louis. update The Calgary qualifier will take place on June 8.
2012-13 college football bowl eating contests
Several college football bowls held eating contests as part of their pre-game activities:
- Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) Wisconsin defended their Lawry’s Beef Bowl title by eating a total of 619 pounds of prime rib to defeat Stanford by 17 pounds. Joshua Garnett and Dallas Lewallen of Wisconsin were reportedly the individual winners with 7 24-ounce steaks eaten.
- Chick-fil-A Bowl (Atlanta) LSU outate Clemson at Sal Grosso’s Brazillian Steakhouse by 624 pounds to 454
- Music City Bowl (Nashville) NC State outate Vanderbilt by 19 ribs. NC State’s Rogers Clark ate 21 ribs in 2 minutes to win the individual contest.
- Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl (Tempe, AZ) Michigan State ate an average of 33 wings per player to defeat TCU by a margin of 13. MSU’s Shawn Kamm was the individual winner with 65 wings.
- Outback Bowl (Tampa) Ashton Tate of South Carolina ate 8 mini key lime pies to defeat Michigan’s Ben Braden by 3 pies.
Reporter Newspapers has an interview with Dale Boone, who says his adopted hometown of Brookhaven, GA needs an eating contest with a signature food. Boone considers himself one of three "last of the Mohicans" from the early 2000s competitive eating scene.
The new owners of the Krystal restaurant chain are moving its headquarters to Atlanta from Chattanooga, site of six Krystal Square Off finals from 2004 to 2009. (Via Daniel Easter
Nelson Hicks has a video of a bratwurst eating contest held at Der Biergarten in Atlanta won by Dale Boone. Grace Lee served as host and judge.
Mike Longo, Dale Boone win BGR Burger qualifiers
update Sept 19 Chris (last name not given) won the Tampa qualifier
update 10:15 Dale Boone won the Atlanta qualifier with 20 sliders
WUSA9 has an article about the Bethesda qualifier with full results and a video
Tito Jackson has a video
update 4:15 Bethesda Now has a gallery and short article
update 12:54 Mike Longo has the top 3 for the Bethesda, MD qualifier
1) Mike Longo 17 sliders, $500
2) Tyron Hill 11
3) John Henderson 7 (additional results will be added as they come in)
A qualifier for the National Cheeseburger Slider Eating Championship will be held today at BGR in Tampa (female bodybuilder Emery Miller will apparently compete). The date was originally announced as September 28. Additional qualifiers awarding $500 and a trip to the championship in May 2013 will be held tomorrow in Bethesda, MD, Coral Gables, FL, Atlanta and possibly Point Loma, CA.
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