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A video of the Dog Bite finals held in Schaumburg, IL won by Molly Schuyler is available on youtube.
Rush Darwish has a video of the 2013 Bartolini's meatball eating contest that Jamic McDonald won after Pat Bertoletti was assessed a 3 meatball deduction.
In the "Lactose Intolerant" episode of Mystery Diners, the undercover customers attempt to determine why the grilled cheese sandwich at Cheesie's Pub & Grub in Chicago had such a high success rate. The episode will be televised on the Food Network on September 13, 14 and 15.
Prizes for Bacci Pizza's contest in Chicago September 21 have been announced: 1st $1500 2nd $750 3rd $250
Results of Fox & Hound Dog Bite Finals (via Molly Schuyler) Schaumburg, IL
1) Molly Schuyler 6 lbs. 3 oz. (continues career undefeated streak)
2) Dave Brunelli
3) Eric Dahl
4) Tim "Gravy" Brown
update The new poll asks when you think Molly Schuyler's career undefeated streak will end
The finals for the Fox & Hound Dog Bite Challenge will be held tomorrow at Medieval Times in Schaumburg, IL. update The finals will be at the Fox & Hound in Schaumburg.
McFadden's in Chicago will hold a wing eating contest on September 17 awarding Blackhawks tickets.
Columbia College in Chicago has a blog entry about the Sin Eaters, described as a competitive eating performance team. The group will be doing a residency in Lawrence, KS next month and an IndieGogo page has been set up to fund the trip.
Banger & Lace in Chicago will hold a hot dog eating contest on Labor Day (Sept 2) awarding two Chicago Bears tickets.
Miki Sudo wins 2013 Chicago kimchi contest
update August 16 The Chicago Korean Festival has a video
update August 15 Rake & Herald and Crazy Legs Conti have contest reports.
Top 5 results | #6-#10
1) Miki Sudo 17 plates (8 pounds) 6 minutes
2T) Sonya Thomas 13
2T) Adrian Morgan 13
4) Erik Denmark 10
5) BadlansdBooker 9.75
6) Michelle Lesco 9.5
7) Buffalo Jim Reeves 5.5
8) Crazy Legs Conti 5.25
9) Andrew Kogutkiewicz 4.75
10) Matt Raible 3.75
5:18 central: The contest is about to start
Sonya Thomas appeared on ABC 7 Chicago to promote today's kimchi eating contest.
DNAInfo has a preview of Sunday's kimchi eating contest in Chicago including a video interview with Miki Sudo where she calls Joey Chestnut and Matt Stonie her main rivals. Sonya Thomas, Michelle Lesco, Adrian Morgan, Badlands Booker and Erik Denmark are also expected to compete. update Miki Sudo has a facebook post about the interview.
Pat Bertoletti finished the meatball challenge at Bartolini's in 28:21, breaking Jamie McDonald's previous record by more than 5 minutes.
Qualifying begins today for Bacci's Pizza eating contest in Chicago on September 21. Last year's contest awarded $2500.
VernonHills.Patch.com and Daily Herald have articles about the Homewrecker Challenge attempts at Real Urban Barbecue in Vernon Hills, IL yesterday. Jamie McDonald finished his challenge in 19:20 (video)
MyFoxChicago.com held a promo contest to promote Bartolini's meatball eating contest on Sunday.
Jamie McDonald will be taking on challengers in a Hungry Home Wrecker eating contest at Real Urban Barbecue in Vernon Hills, IL on Saturday.
Balmoral Park in Crete, IL will hold Pepe's Taco Eating Contest on July 27 awarding $500 to the winner.
The facebook event page for Bartolini's meatball eating contest on July 21 in Midlothian, IL lists Pat Bertoletti and defending champion as expected entrants. The pro division of the contest will award $4950 ($2500 to the winner). Entrants will need to eat 12 meatballs to attempt to qualify; the top 20 times will receive a contest spot.
The blog for Columbia College in Chicago has a review of three performances by the group Belt of Fat, whose goal is to explore "the culture of competitive eating through performance and installation.â€
Lucky's Wicker Park will hold a sandwich eating contest on June 29 awarding $500 to the winner.
Miki Sudo upsets Joey Chestnut at 2013 Chicago Ribfest, “Cardboard Shell” 2nd
update June 21 AOL Patch and Cardboard Shell have videos (via Miki Sudo)
update June 10 Rake & Herald, Chicagoist and 60625news have contest reports
Chicago Tribune and
Miki Sudo have galleries
update June 8-2 DNAInfo and Looky Tasty have contest reports.
update June 8 Shar.es has an article and video. Matt Raible is listed as a contest judge and the contest duration is given as 8 minutes.
7:38 The top 4 | rest:
1) Miki Sudo 2.9 lb. (6 minutes, previous year’s contest was 8 minutes)
2) Michelle Lesco 2.62
3) Joey Chestnut 2.56
4) Bob Shoudt 2.31
5) Juan Rodriguez 1.99
6) Andrew Kogutkiewicz 1.56
7) Brett Bernstein 1.17 amateur winner
8) Andrew Skweres 1.16 Chicago Wing Bowl representative
9) Eric Hucke 1.14
update June 8
Winning Ribmania totals
| 2013 Jun 7 | 1st | 2.9 | 6 min | Miki Sudo | Ribfest Chicago’s RIBMANIA Eating Championship | Chicago, IL |
| 2012 Jun 8 | 1st | 7.8 | 8 min | Tim “Gravy” Brown | Ribfest Chicago’s RIBMANIA Eating Championship | Chicago, IL |
| 2011 Jun 10 | 1st | 5.24 | 8 min | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | Rib Eating Contest | Chicago, IL |
| 2010 Jun 11 | 1st | 4.26 | 8 min | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | Rib Eating Contest | Chicago, IL |
It appears that before tonight, Sonya Thomas was the only woman to have defeated Joey Chestnut. Miki Sudo and Michelle Lesco have tripled that number.
update 7:16 central Miki Sudo reportedly won the contest. (7:24) Miki’s victory is confirmed, this is the second upset in a row at the Chicago Ribfest after Tim Brown defeated Pat Bertoletti last year.
DNAInfo has a Skype interview with Joey Chestnut.
ChicagoNow and Constant Contact have reports on yesterday’s amateur qualifier won by Brett “The Ravenous Rabbi” Bernstein.
The Chicago Tribune has an interview with Joey Chestnut about competing in Chicago Ribfest's eating contest Friday. Joey says he intends to retire from competitive eating in two years.
Ribfest Chicago announces that Erik Denmark will be the only returning pro competitor from its 2012 eating contest, which might be a record for year to year turnover. A full list of 2013 competitors is available on the festival website.
DNAInfo reports that Joey Chestnut, Bob Shoudt, Miki Sudo, Eric Denmark, Michelle Lesco and Juan Rodriguez are expected to compete at Ribfest Chicago on June 7.
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