(from email) R & I Magazine has an article about giant sandwich challenges. A new challenge on the list is the Big Ugly Sandwich Challenge at the Fat Sandwich Company. According to the article, The Big Ugly contains:

four cheeseburgers, a double cheesesteak, chicken cheesesteak, gyro meat, grilled chicken, bacon, sausage, pork roll, mozzarella sticks, chicken finger, chicken nuggets, macaroni-and-cheese bites, fried mushrooms, jalapeno poppers, pizza bites, onion rings, hash browns, American cheese, ketchup and mayonnaise

and is free to a diner who can finish it in less than 15 minutes. The Fat Sandwich company has locations in Norman, Oklahoma and Champaign, Illinois.

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update Results have been posted:

1. Furious Pete Czerwinski- 22 sandwiches
2. Tom “Goose” Gilbert- 14.5
3. Bob “Killer” Kuhns- 12.75
4. Mark Lyle-The Human Vacuum-10

Please place results from the Wakefield World Chicken Salad Sandwich Eating Championship held today at the National Association of Convenience Stores Show in the comments of this thread.

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AICE News reports that Elliot “The Bone Collector” Rader has been temporarily suspended from the World Wakefield Chicken Salad Sandwich Eating Championship for falsely claiming on his website that he won the Ben Pao 2008 Egg Roll Eating contest.

The bonecollector.info has been updated with the correct name of the egg roll contest winner, Steve “Doc” Dohko, but it still claims that Rader won the 2007 Chicago Wingfest contest. A video of Pat Bruss being announced as the winner of that contest can be viewed on video.google.com

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The Chicago Sun Times has an article about Pat Bertoletti and his first place finish in the recent jalapeno contest in Chicago.

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The La Contena “Feel the Heat” jalapeno eating contest in Chicago yesterday was listed at #7 in the Sportscenter top 10 plays of the weekend.

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SonyaTheBlackWidow.com has the top 5 from today’s La Costena jalapeno eating contest:

1. Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti: 127
2. Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas: 117
3. Erik “The Red” Denmark: 105
4. Rich “The Locust” LeFevre:104
5. Hall “Hoover” Hunt:: I think 85 +

A press release confirms Pat’s victory

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Schiappa’s Pizza in O’Fallon, Illinois has started a 36 inch pizza challenge for three people. The time limit is a half an hour.

Schiappa’s held an eat-off for the two-person teams who finished the 29 inch pizza challenge on July 26 to determine who would receive the grand prize of a trip to Cancun, Mexico. Two of the teams that completed the challenge consisted of Joey Chestnut and Hall Hunt along with Pat Bertoletti and Tim Janus. Neither pair competed in the eat off and Ryan Maassen and Bill File won the contest.

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• Article about A Taste of Hamburg-er eating contest which reports that “Ian Hick” was last year’s winner
• Furious Pete gains 5.5 inches in 7 minutes during recording of “Sports Science”
• Entire office attempts pancake challenge at Charlie Parker’s in Springfield
• Message from Miss Busy Lady’s nephew to Joey and Pat
• National Cheese Eating Championship to take place at Arthur, Illinois Amish Country Cheese Fesitval tomorrow

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Please place results from yesterday’s Wakefield National Sandwich Eating Championship held at the Foodservice at Retail Expo in Schaumburg, Illinois in the comments of this post.

update results from a GJoe comment:

1) Bob “Killer” Kuhn’s Made it to the “dinner table”.
2) Ian “The Invader” Hickman One sub shy of the dinner table.
3) “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti 1.25 subs shy of dinner table.
4 )Miss Elizabeth Canady 1.3 subs shy of the dinner table.

PioneerLocal.com has an article about the contest

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• 2008 IFOCE La Costena Chicago jalapeno eating contest September 14, registration opens Thursday (from Crawfish comment)
• Washington, DC pizza eating contest Friday
• UEPa involvement in Taste of Hamburg eating contest
• Jill Stoler on her appearance on the History Channel last night – future showings of Evolve: Guts
• Video of Gal Sone in Spain

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• Val Bromann has a blog entry and gallery from the contest in which Pat Bertoletti, Tim Brown and Patrick Vandam competed against Jimmy John’s sandwich makers (Chicagoist report / preview)
• Dickey’s BBQ finals to be held in Dallas in January 2009. San Antonio and Lynchburg, VA qualifiers have been scheduled for September.
• Furious Pete profile (article scan) in the Toronto Sun (condolences to Pete on the recent loss of his grandparents)
• Columnist responds to Juris Shibayama’s letter
• Sonya Thomas lists her favorite bands (Thanks for the compliment Sonya)
• Don Lerman to judge upcoming cannoli eating contest (Also confirmation that Kevin Lipsitz received the Lifetime Achievement Award)
• Record set at Ballard, WA lutefisk eating contest
• Female division winner has best overall mark at Strasburg, OH Corn Festival
• West Virginia Hot Dog Festival report
• Article about Chris Kenney, 11th place finisher at Bartolini’s meatballs
• Statistics on the Dubuque Conuty Fair’s eating contests
• Preview of Sunday’s dumpling eating contests in Queens, NY
• Blog entry about Seattle doughnut eating contest / Saturday Knights concert
• Vineland, NJ pizza contest August 9, $50 gift certificate first prize
• Report about eating contest held at Nobuyuki “the Giant” Shirota’s restaurant
• Biryani eating contest for Indian familes
• Charlotte Dawson, a judge on Australia’s Next Top Model wins a celebrity meat pie eating contest

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InChiCity’s calendar has the following entry for July 26:

Taste of Lincoln

You’ve probably seen the Major League Eaters gobbling down hot dogs and chicken wings on TV and wondered who in the world would ever challenge them. Well, Jimmy John’s, purveyor of all things freaky fast, is doing it. But, this is not just an eating competition. Jimmy John’s is betting that one team of their sandwich makers can make sandwiches faster than three World-Class Major League Eaters can eat them. Starting at 3:00pm on July 26th at Taste of Lincoln Avenue you can experience the Freaky Fast Sandwich Making and Eating Contest! Who will be freaky faster?

Pat Bertoletti said he would be one of the MLE team members on the Steve Dahl show.

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Results from this evening’s meatball eating contest sponsored by Bartolini’s from a bodybuilding.com forum thread

1) “Furious” Pete Czerwinski 43 meatballs, $3000 prize
2) Tom “Goose” Gilbert 38 meatballs, $1000
3) Joe Menchetti 35 meatballs, $500

update

The Southtown Star has a report on the contest

update #2

Full results have been posted on Bartolini’s website

A video of a meatball contest on the local CBS morning news show is available (from Furious Pete comment)

Furious Pete also won the Reuben sandwich eating contest (and Ian Hickman won the Italian sausage contest)

update #3 The Battle Creek Enquirer has a contest report about the Reuben contest

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• Log of Pat Bertoletti on yesterday’s Steve Dahl show. Bertoletti will be competing against sandwich makers at the Taste of Lincoln Avenue on July 26 or 27.
• Video recorded by Gersh Kuntzman alleging cheating by Kobayashi after regulation time ended at the Nathan’s finals
• Press release about today’s UEPa meeting at Gregory’s Steakhouse
• Short article about Rich LeFevre

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• July 4 Peoria hot dog contest results
• MLE Singapore contest – first qualfier report, Joey Chestnut interview
• Fort Wayne, IN hot dog contest preview
• Passerby wins Frederick, MD hot dog contest
  
• New trailer for Nacho Mountain (PG rated)
• Bass player wins Tampa hot dog eating contest, vomits, then performs
• Pat Philbin article in NJ.com
• The LeFevres will be on Nevada Public Radio today
• Nathan’s Kevin Ross segments on youtube
• No MLE game release this week

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The Chicago Tribune has an article in which Tim “Gravy” Brown’s describes his techniques for hot dog eating. The article also appears on the Chicago Tribune’s blog.

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• Erik Denmark to compete in the Detlef Schrempf Celebrity Golf Classic today. Kato Kaelin will also be a participant.
• Pat Bertoletti on the Nathan’s finals
• Jamie of Hungry Sisters on her 9 HDB performance at Myrtle Beach
• Jill Stoler has a report with videos of the Brooklyn Stinky Cheese eating contest. Will Millender won the contest.
• “Beautiful” Brian judges the NYC Olive Garden and finds it wanting
• Chicago Pizzafest results
• No MLE video game release this week

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The Southtown Star has an article about the Chicago competitive eating scene focusing on Pat Bertoletti and the upcoming Bartolini’s meatball eating contest.

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(From ChicagoApartmentLife) A pizza eating contest with a prize of $250 will be held next Sunday at Chicago’s Pizza Fest.

Bacci Pizza will also sponsor a Chicago pizza festival with an eating contest on July 19. No other details are provided other than that qualification will take place at all Bacci locations.

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The PJ Star reports that Todd Rawls of Vertucci’s Chicago Style Eats has high ambitions for the Independence Day hot dog eating contest he is organizing in East Peoria, IL:

“Chicago is, in my opinion, the hot dog capital of the world,” Rawls said. “Everybody knows their Chicago dog. So I’m shocked Chicago hasn’t done this. Well, they’ve had their opportunity. East Peoria’s going to do it, and we’re going to get known. I’d love to be able to see this overtake Nathan’s, and I think it can get done quickly if purse money – the money that can be won by eating – exceeds Nathan’s.”

The contest will start off with $1,000 prize money for the winner, but the eatery is looking for sponsors to increase the pot for next year.

The contest has a page on the city of East Peoria’s web page. Prospective entrants will need to qualify at Vertucci’s Chicago Style Eats by eating as many hot dogs as possible in 9 minutes. The best performances will receive entry into the contest and the qualification fee is $9.99

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• 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

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results from Sage & Gravy comments

1. Pat Vandam 31
2. Tim “Gravy” Brown 28
3. Mike Fitzgerald 23.5

update The Southtown Star has a contest report. Tim Brown’s next qualifying attempts will take place in Tempe, AZ and Plano, TX.

update #2 Val Bromann has a gallery from the contest and IFOCE.com has the contest report out now.

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1. The meatball contest sponsored by Bartolini’s restaurant has the following eligibility restriction (See May 2):
   

   Eaters competing in IFOCE-MLE sanctioned Food drinking contests within the past 12 months will not be eligible to participate in this event. Food Drinkers attempting to enter the Meatball qualifiers at Bartolini’s or fraudulently qualifying for the American Meatball Eating Championship will be immediately disqualified and forfeit any prize money.

2. Joe Menchetti is listed as one of the three eaters who will receive byes to that contest on Bartolini’s website.
3. The Krystal Square Off website reports that Joe Menchetti competed in a pre-qualifier in Nashville last September.

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• Jed Donahue competes in a grilled cheese cooking contest and comes in second place. (From Liz K)
• Video of man choking during impromptu hot dog eating contest at Wrigley Field (via FrogSoda & Awful Announcing
• Krystalist challenges chef Gordon Ramsay to a Krystal eating contest
• Megamunch announces return from competitive eating blogging hiatus
• New motto for MosesNews: “When Eating News Breaks…. We Feed It To You”
• Stockton asparagus contest press release
• CBC News article about “Furious” Pete
• USA Today blog commenter wants to meet Joey Chestnut
• Gyudon eating contest in the Philippines

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The Pizza Machine in Springfield, Illinois offers a 40 inch pizza. The pizza is delivered to a diner’s table by a crane. $500 will be awarded to a team of two that can finish the pizza in under an hour.

Just Two Guys has a blog entry about attempting the 40 inch challenge and Brad J Ward has a gallery of the restaurant.

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