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(All Iowa eating challenges and contests in database)
A twitter update reports that Manni Balignasay has won the eating contest held at the Bacon Festival in Des Moines, Iowa for the second year in a row. Metromix Des Moines has an interview with Manny, who works as a personal trainer.
Link Buffet: January 17, 2009
- Kobayashi has a blog entry about Cookie Jarvis and his jacket
- AICE Blue Baker World Cookie Eating Championship in College Station, TX on April 4, $1500 purse
- Bacon Eating contest at second Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival (Des Moines) February 28
- Pizza Eating contest at Carolina (Raleigh) Rollergirls roller derby match on January 24
- Youtube page for Joel “The Cannon” Podelsky’s contests
Drake U co-ed attempts 4 pound burger
The Drake University student newspaper has an article about Katie Quattrini’s attempt to make the Wall of Fame by finishing a 4 pound burger at Grandma Max’s truck stop in Urbandale, Iowa in under an hour.
The article is currently on the main page of the student newspaper’s website.
Link Buffet: September 26, 2008
- Ex-“Monster Garage” star Jesse James (Sanda Bullock’s husband) won a pie-eating contest at the Tennessee Valley Fair. The contest might be seen on James’ Spike TV show
- More on the Japanese version of the MLE video game
- Phillip Jones, who cancelled the University of Iowa 2007 corn eating contest, is fired
- The Bottle Inn, host of the nettle eating championship, will close but its contest might outlast it
- Minnesota State cheese stick eating contest
- $50/hour available for a woman willing to vomit on camera during an eating contest
- Hot dogs at the Philadelphia Phillies ballpark are responsible for a bomb scare The packages of hot dogs were detonated.
U of Iowa reinstates corn eating contest
The Press Citizen reports that the University of Iowa has reinstated a corn eating contest held in conjunction with Beat [Iowa] State Week after it was cancelled last year due to concerns over the national obesity rate. To allay health concerns, the contest format was changed from a timed event to one that awards victory to the first person to finish a single ear of corn.
The contest took place this afternoon, results have yet to be posted.
Link Buffet: July 28, 2008
- Cookie Jarvis’ gallery of the Nathan’s weigh-in
- Furious Pete’s report for bodybuilding.com on the Dover BBQ contest
- Sarah Schreitmueller wins (Iowa) Nordic Fest lutefisk eating contest
- Steve Oddo wins Keyport, NJ IHOP pancake eating contest
- Gallery of Seattle donut eating contest / concert
Iowa bacon competitor hospitalized
Russ from the Ace of Spades blog, who sought tips on competitive bacon eating, has a report on the contest and his subsequent trip to the hospital where he was diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic. He does not blame his diabetes on the eating contest since bacon has no carbs and believes his high level of cholesterol is temporary.
I get multiple visits from the hospital’s chronic disease coordinator (diabetes is her biggest bag), the nutritionist, and even a doctor. Not the doctor who I saw on Tuesday (she left for a vacation in ….Belize…. on Tuesday night), but another doctor who I’ve seen in the past for a small ganglia cyst. He sits down to talk with me about my health, and proceeds to tell me that not only do I have high blood sugar, but my LDL reading are way high. I told him about the 2008 First Annual Blue Ribbon Bacon Fest, and he damn near falls out of his chair laughing. To quote him: “You know, I get a lot of stories from patients like “Doc, my readings are just high because I had a big breakfast”, but you’re probably the first patient who’s actually given me a plausible reason for high readings. He decided to re-check my blood in a month to see what it looks like out from under the shadow of bacon.
Link Buffet: March 5, 2008
Beautiful Brian has a new home for his music with a full version of “Black & White”
Domenico Alesi has his predictions for the upcoming IFOCE contests.
“Humble” Bob notes that it has been 8 months since IFOCE rankings were released
pro wrestler Ric Flair judges a wing eating contest the same night he has a match (go to Brian Yandel)
Video from the Des Moines bacon contest by Mr. BaconPants
Video of the “burgerettes” (see picture) at the Canadian 18 pound burger contest,
Bacon contest advice wanted
Russ from the Ace of Spades blog is registering his dissatisfaction with the state of the world by entering the bacon eating contest to be held March 1 at the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival in Des Moines, Iowa:
I’d like to think that by attending this event for all you morons, I’ll be doing my part to reunite the Republican Party under the banner of smaller government, sensible immigration laws, strong foreign policy, and mandatory consumption of bacon and other pork products on a daily basis. I could be the Barry Goldwater of the Pork Products Wing of the New Conservative Enlightenment, helping all my fellow Americans discover a world where wrapping bacon around hot dogs is not only legal, but mandatory.
(The quoted material refers to the banning of street vendors selling bacon wrapped hot dogs in Los Angeles.)
Today Russ asked his commenters for advice about preparing for an eating contest.
Iowa chili dog contest Sunday, $300 first prize
THOnline.com reports that a chili dog eating contest will be held in Dubuque, Iowa on Sunday. The entry fee is $10.
Participants will have 12 minutes to eat as many chili dogs as they can. The winner will take home a $300 cash prize and trophy and his or her picture will hang in Mulgrew’s Liquor Store and Tavern and George and Dale’s, the two sponsors of the contest.
Des Moines matzo ball eating contest.
The Des Moines Register has an article about the Jewish Food Festival which will feature the following event:
The festival will also hold its second matzo ball eating competition.
Last year, local challengers set out to break a New York City record of 21 baseball-sized matzo balls in five minutes, 25 seconds.
The local attempt fell five short, Goldstien said.
Iowan eats 150 oz. of steak in 2000
from supersizedmeals.com An AP article from August 2000 reports that Denny McNurlen ate 150 ounces of a 205 ounce steak at AJ’s steakhouse in Grinnell Iowa over a period of over almost 5 hours. The 205 ounce weight of the steak broke the previous Guinness record by 5 ounces. For more meager appetites, an 80 ounce steak is available which is free to eaters who complete it in under an hour. Another interesting feature of the restaurant are charcoal pits enabling diners to grill their own steaks.
Joey Chestnut sets pulled pork record
From IFOCE.com & Chip Simpson
Harrah’s Pulled Pork Eating Championship Council Bluffs, IA
1. Joey Chestnut, 9.6 lb. (new record – previous 7.1)
2. Chip Simpson, 7.4 lb.
3. Rich LeFevre 6 lb.
4. Jim Hamrick, 4 lb.
Updated 4:06 pm – The IFOCE page says that Rich LeFevre was not present to defend his title and Jim Hamrick finished 3rd, but Chip Simpson disputes that and says LeFevre was present.
6:28 from Domenico Alesi – Brent “Zero” Curtis – who competed in the contest, has a picture of the competitors on his blog which obviously shows Rich was present
Updated 9/18 10:19 am Brent “Zero” Curtis has a blog entry about the contest
4:04 pm nonpareilonline.com has an article with mentions of “Chris Simpson” and “Marie” LeFevre.
Iowa Smoked Pork Results
Bluffs Run Casino (Council Bluffs Iowa) Smoked Pork Results August 21:
- Rich LeFevre
- Carlene LeFevre
- Larry McNeil
- Loren Yarbrough
As expected, the LeFevres take the top two. I think Carlene’s 2nd place is her best showing in a non-qualifier since she won the posole contest last fall.
This article from omaha.com mentions the contest and has a picture of the LeFevres. The caption states that Carlene took 2nd, but not that Rich won. (Registration or bugmenot.com required).
If the smoked pork was in the form of ribs, then this is the third IFOCE ribs contest held in the last two months and Rich LeFevre has participated in all three.
IFOCE will hold its second contest in the eastern Nebraska region (Council Bluffs is across the river from Omaha) in 6 days when a Grilled Cheese qualifier is held August 27 in Lincoln at the Nebraska State Fair.
Bluffs Run Smoked Pork Eating Championship Preview
The expected roster for the Smoked Pork Eating Championship at the Bluffs Run Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa has been released. The LeFevres are expected to attend and will face a less than overwhelming lineup. Fast-rising Patrick Bertoletti, who beat Carlene at the Chicago pizza championship, will probably be the Lefevre’s sternest challenge. Kevin Carr is the only other ranked IFOCE member competing. Several unranked IFOCE members from the east will appear, which is surprising since there are three other closer contests they could enter. The cancellation of the Saratoga Nathan’s qualifier might improve the field.
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