Upcoming Savannah eating contests
Savannah eating challenges
(All Savannah eating challenges and contests in database)
The Frosty Frog in Hilton Head Island, SC will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $300 to the top man and woman.
SavannahNow.com has an article about the "Pigzilla" BBQ sandwich challenge at Papa Buck's in Metter, GA. The only other female besides Stephanie Torres (RIP) to finish the challenge was a pregnant woman.
Coache's Corner will hold a wing eating contest tomorrow night awarding $250 to the winner.
Aunt Chiladas Easy Street Cafe will hold a taco eating contest on October 29 awarding $250 to the winner.
2014 Nathan’s Savannah qualifier
update The Savannah Morning News has a video
update SavannahNow.com has an article and gallery
Official Results
1) Adrian Morgan 28
2) Jim Reeves 24
? Neil Sebree
1W) Dee Martin 10.5
Steve & Dee Martin’s family is present at the qualifier and all dressed in tie-dyed shirts.
Island Packet has an article about Adrian Morgan competing in Saturday's Nathan's qualifier in Savannah which claims he defeated Joey Chestnut in an egg eating contest.
Adrian Morgan, Jim Reeves, Damien Boykin and Ronnie Hartman are expected in the Savannah Nathan's qualifier on June 7.
Stephanie Torres and Craig Reed finished the Pigzilla BBQ sandwich challenge at Papa Buck's BBQ in Metter, GA at the end of August. Dale Boone was the only previous finisher.
In tonight's episode of Honey Boo Boo (9 PM ET/PT on TLC), "Pumpkin" the sister of the show's protagonist, will attempt to eat the Pigzilla barbecue sandwich challenge at Papa Buck's BBQ in Metter, GA. Dale Boone is the only person to previously finish the challenge. update July 25 Grantland.com has a column about the episode
2013 Nathan’s Savannah qualifier
update April 11 Savannah Now has an article, 106.9 produced a video about its DJ competing and Rake & Herald has a contest report (include weekend’s other contests)
update April 8 Steve “Pi Guy” Martin’s total has been announced at 10.
update SavannahNow.com has an article and gallery
Results for today’s Nathan’s qualifier in Savannah
Men
1) Pete Davekos 25 hot dogs
? Steve “Pi Guy” Martin 10
Women
1) Dee Martin 8.5
A short contest promoting tomorrow's Nathan's qualifier in Savannah took place on Good Morning Savannah between pro wrestler Bruce "The Hangman" Pobanz and Fractious Phoebe of the Savannah Derby Devils. Pobanz claimed to be ranked #2 for over-50 competitive eater in 2008. If such a listing existed, Rich LeFevre and Ron Koch would have been ranked ahead of Pobanz if it was accurate. (via comment)
Maggie KillNBrawl and Fractious Phoebe of the Savannah Derby Devils will compete in Saturday's Nathan's qualifier.
Roger Wood Foods will hold a sausage eating contest at Oktoberfest in Savannah Saturday awarding $350 ($200 to the winner).
SubDogs HotDoggery in Savannah will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $300 to both the top male and female. The first qualifer will take place on Friday, June 8.
Man v. Food: Nation Savannah casting call
The Travel Channel has submitted a casting call for an upcoming Savannah, Georgia episode of Man v. Food: Nation which can be viewed after the jump:
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The Arch Fest in Jesup, Georgia will hold a hot dog eating contest on Saturday awarding $175 ($100 to the winner). Bruce "The Hangman" Pobanz will appear at the contest and be available for pictures and autographs.
Oct 25 independent contests with $100 prizes
Two unaffiliated contests this Saturday will award $100 to the winner:
- Spaghetti Eating Contest, Arch Fest, Jesup Georgia, $200 total purse
- Hot Dog Eating Contest, New Martinsville, WV
Link Buffet: May 21, 2008
- Gallery of Saturday’s contests in Brunswick, GA from Bruce Pobanz
- Sonya Thomas thinks the new 10 minute duration will make it difficult for her to become the first woman to break 40 HDB
- Don Lerman believes “food pervision” companies have stolen his “interlectial propery”
- Article about local competitors at Chicago Nathan’s qualifier
- Preview of the Pittsburgh Nathan’s qualifier. Brian Subich is the only listed expected entrant
- Milia Mahfoud, the only female entrant, won a pancake eating contest at the Kingsburg Swedish Heritage Festival.
- Humble Bob has some pictures of the gyro contest on his home page
- Skinnyboy had a drunk fan while he attempted a hot dog challenge
- Article about Crazy Legs Conti in the Monterey Herald
- Calendar lists New Orleans Nathan’s qualifier on June 4 (a Wednesday) at Metairie
- Jamie of Hungry Sisters will be an assistant for Hog Happenin in Lincolnton, NC, which will have some eating contests
- $175 burger containing gold flakes
- Video of pizza eating contest from G.L.O.W. wrestling between Matilda the Hun and Mount Fiji
May 17 Brunswick, GA hot dog & pasta contests w/$1000 prizes
107.7 FM will sponsor a hot dog eating contest and a pasta eating contest in Brunswick, GA on May 17. Both contests will have $1,000 prizes. Call the radio station starting May 12 to obtain one of the 10 slots for each contest.
(From the Hangman, who will serve as a guest judge)
The Hangman in the Brunswick News
From a Bruce “the Hangman” Pobanz email:
“The Hangman” Bruce Pobanz has agreed to a Hot Dog Eating Exhibition in Brunswick, Georgia on Monday July 2. The event will be a one minute contest being filmed for the Brunswick News and will be aired at www.thebrunswicknews.com on Friday July 6. The webcast will be available all weekend.
Also the Brunswick News will be doing a story on “The Hangman” and the upcoming “Science of Speed Eating” Documentary. The news article will be published in the July 7 and 8 weekend edition of the Brunswick News.
St Patrick’s Day Chowdown finals video
Jim Driscoll attended the Saint Patrick’s Day Chowdown and wrote a blog entry about it and filmed a video of the final contest between Patrick Bertoletti and Joey Chestnut.
St. Pat’s Chowdown gallery
Shawn Allison has a flickr gallery of the Savannah Saint Patrick’s Day festivities which includes a lot of pictures of the Chowdown.
There has not been many articles about day 2 of the Chowdown. This entry from a San Jose Mercury blog about Joey Chestnut is the only news coverage I have been able to find.
Chowdown rerun commercial with Sonya & Eater X
The Saint Patrick’s Day Chowdown will rerun at 2pm eastern tomorrow on Spike. A 15 second commercial for that showing with Sonya Thomas and Tim “Eater X” Janus can be seen at sonyajanusstpatspromo.wmv (.7 MB)
Pat Bertoletti wins St. Pat’s Chowdown
St. Pats Chowdown results
Finals – jalapeno peppers
1) Pat Bertoletti
2) Joey Chestnut
Semi Finals – green doughnuts
1) Pat Bertoletti
2) Joey Chestnut
?) Sonya Thomas
?) Chip Simpson
1st Round
1 tie) Joey Chetnut
1 tie) Pat Bertoletti
3) Sonya Thomas
4) Chip Simpson
5) Tim Janus (originally listed as 4th place finisher)
?) Rich LeFevre
?) Bob Shoudt
?) Eric “Badlands” Booker
Hopefully the ratings will be good enough to have other future non-Kobayashi contests televised.
updated elfarren has a livejournal entry with some pictures
teleblog is available after the jump
St. Pat’s Chowdown Day 1 – spoilers
Please place all comments about Day 1 of the Saint Patrick’s Day Chowdown in this thread. I will refrain from posting results from the Chowdown on the main page of the blog until 8 pm eastern Saturday, so you can avoid seeing any results there if you do not want to know who won when you watch it on televison. I have turned off listing the start of a recent comment in the sidebar so no results will be listed there.
Update There is now a comment about the first round results from an anonymous poster, so do not read the comments if you do not want to know how that turned out. Kobayashi did not appear due to his mother’s illness.
update #2 wtoctv.com has an article about the contest. Neither results nor Kobayashi’s absence are mentioned. The picture above shows that Kobayashi was not near the middle of the table. The article does say that 8 eaters were present, so an alternate might have competed.
update #3 (From The Hangman) A gallery with some pictures of the contest can be viewed at http://pixels.savannahnow.com/pages/gallery.php?gallery=310735 The pictures do not give away who advanced to the next round. Badlands Booker was apparently the fill in for Kobayashi. Conti served as a commentator. It would interesting to know what was on the bottom of the sign that read “Sonya Will U …”
Update #4 savannahnow.com has an article which does list second round advancers.
Update #5 (From The Hangman) A video Conti and Eater X on a local news show performing a donut eating exhibition can be seen at http://www.wtoc.com/Global/category.asp?C=95545 (Click on “Eat Like a Pro”, Internet Explorer only)
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