update 3:45 The top 4 on the RCCasino twitter
update 4:54 #5-#8 from eatingcontest

1) Pat Bertoletti, 7.5 lb. new record
2) Sean Gordon 6.16 lb.
3) Tim Brown 6 lb.
4) Pete Davekos 5.5
5) Aaron Osthoff
6) Ben Taylor 3.75,
7) Dave Solomon 3.3
8) Matt Raible w/2 lbs

update 3:31 The contest has started and pictures are being posted on the casino’s yfrog page.

The contest should start at 2 pm central according to the contest page on the casino’s website.

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update Nov 10 Billy Max has a contest gallery

update Nov 8 Val Bromann has a blog entry and gallery about the contest

update Nov 7 The Quad City Times has a contest report.

update 8:40Dave Solomon has the top 10 and a gallery

update 4:06 The top 6 from eplastino (The top 8)
1) Pat Bertoletti 26
2) Bob Shoudt 23
3) Tim “Eater X” Janus 21
4) Sonya Thomas 20
5) Tim “Gravy” Brown 16
6) Eric “Badlands” Booker 15
7T) Pete Davekos 14
7T) Aaron Osthoff 14
9) Dave Solomon 12
10) Crazy Legs Conti 11

update 3:51 The contest is over.

update 3:45 According to Val Bromann, the contest has started

The Maid Rite loose meat sandwich contest at the Isle Casino in Bettendorf, Iowa should start at 3pm eastern.

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EPlastino has listed the expected entrants in November’s loose meat sandwich eating contest in Bettendorf, Iowa: Bob Shoudt, Sonya Thomas, Tim “Eater X” Janus, Tim “Gravy” Brown, Eric “Badlands”Booker, Sean Gordon, Pete Davekos, Crazy Legs Conti, Bryan Beard, David Solomon, Aaron Osthoff, Mark Williams & Matt Raible.

Pat Bertoletti also said he would compete in his podcast last Friday.

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Travel Channel Episode Guide | Gallery

Restaurants

• Jethro’s BBQ challenge – “Adam Emmenecker” sandwich
  Home Page | Facebook | Twitter | Yelp
  Page about challenge on restaurant website
  Episode clip about challenge
  video of challenge completion by Randy Santel (his eating challenge facebook page)
  Adam Emmenecker’s personal blog & page about the challenge
  The Dish on Des Moines article about recording
• Black Market Pizza meal – “Reuben” pizza
  Home Page | Facebook | blog | Twitter | Yelp
  Iowa State Daily article about flooding & other challenges faced by restaurant
• High Life Lounge meal – crispy pressure-fried chicken
  Home Page | Facebook | Twitter | Yelp

DesMoines.com article about Randy Santel’s recent trip to Des Moines, where he successfully completed four challenges in a weekend
List of Des Moines eating challenges and contests in the eatfeats database

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“Notorious” Bob Shoudt offers the Des Moines Register some of his competitive eating tips:

When you get to the contest (or the counter at B&B Deli), be confident and act like you know what you’re doing. Move your cups and plates around (in eating contests, there are usually a few cups of water for each competitor, and a couple of plates of food), and eat your food out of order. For example, if you and a friend are racing through the Combine at the Machine Shed, don’t eat the tenderloin, then the medallions, then the sausage. Work your way through all three at the same time, so your opponent can’t figure out exactly how much you’ve eaten. “Give as much misinformation as you can,” Shoudt said.

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update #2 A contest video and a gallery from Adrian Morgan are available

update QCTimes has an article

Top 4 from twitter.com/eplastino:
1) Sonya Thomas 6.75 lbs.
2) Tim “Eater X” Janus 6.5
3) Tim “Gravy” Brown 5
4) Adrian Morgan 4.25
5T) “Nasty” Nate Biller 4
5T) Joe Larue 4
5T) Crazy Legs Conti 4
8) Benjamin Taylor
9) Eric “Badlands” Booker 2.75
10) Matt Spahr 1.75
11) David Grimes 1

updated with full results Adrian Morgan came in fourth

The Rhythm City Casino website has a contest page listing
Sonya Thomas, Tim Janus, Tim Brown, Crazy Legs Conti, Nate Biller and Benjamin Taylor as expected entrants. Badlands Booker, Joe La Rue and Adrian Morgan also appear in eplastino’s tweetphoto page.

WQAD has a video of an interview Tim Janus did yesterday

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