Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Indiana eating challenges and contests in database)
NBCChicago reports that "Mommy's Little Piggy" mashed potato eating contest inspired by the movie A Christmas Story will take place in Hammond, Indiana tomorrow.
NWITimes reports that Ben Williams became the fifth person in 23 years to compete the 96 ounce steak challenge at Kelsey's Steakhouse in Portage, Indiana.
Would I Buy It Again? (Indianapolis area focus) and Epic Portions (Michigan) are two new food blogs with some competitive eating related posts.
(from The Big Lead) The Indiana Pacers are offering tickets to tomorrow night's game against the Miami Heat which include all you can eat food and fountain drinks for $30.
TMNews reports that Paoli (Indiana) Pizzaria will award $500 to a team of 2 that can finish its 30 inch pizza challenge in 90 minutes.
Link Buffet: January 21, 2009
- Asparagus contest at the Stockton, CA Asparagus festival returns April 25
- Video of Pat Bertoletti completing a 29 inch pizza in 34 minutes without assistance. The pizza is probably from Barlo’s Pizza in Indianapolis
- Man vs. Food Merchandise page with 3 t-shirts and a food journal (The graphic on the right is one of the t-shirt designs)
- The LA Times reports that the Los Angeles challenge on Man vs. Food will be the spicy ramen called Special #2 at Orochon Ramen and the other foods will be the French Dip sandwich at Phillipe the Original and the Manuel Special burrito at El Tepeyac
- The Cherry Cricket will be another Denver Man vs. Food location
- ESPN.com clip of Kobayashi’s fruitcake record clip
- Chicago chili contest January 31
- Pie eating contest on UK Big Brother in honor of Obama’s inauguration
“Mommy’ Little Piggy” (A Christmas Story) contest results
NWI.com has an article about the handsless mashed potato eating contest inspired by the movie A Christmas Story held in Hammond, Indiana yesterday. John Hartman won the adult contest by eating 5 plates of mashed potatoes.
Other contests held yesterday
- Tuscon, AZ tamales
- Oxnard, CA tamales
- Singapore Ben & Jerry’s Vermonsters (for four person teams)
Link Buffet: October 25, 2008
- Val Bromman has a blog entry and gallery from a sandwich eating / Big Wheel riding contest judged by Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown
- Buffalo Wing Festival contest gallery from Matt Ventre
- Kobayashi has some pictures from Paul Barlow from the Birmingham Krystal qualifier on his blog
- Oyster Bay NY, oyster eating contest report
- Evansville, IN donut hole eating contest for charity
Link Buffet: July 14, 2008
- Hall Hunt completes the Grandfather Mountain Marathon (Boone, NC area)
- Singapore qualifier videos and photos
- Fort Wayne hot dog contest report (full results)
- Manning brothers compete in Oreo Double Stuf Lick Race with $10,000 prize
- Two questions by Skinnyboy
- Greenwood, SC hot dog contest results
- CBS 46 video of Atlanta bacon contest
- Michelle Lesch wins 10th South Africa oyster eating contest
Link Buffet: July 7, 2008
- 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
Request for hot dog strategies
Steve Penhollow of The Fort Wayne Journal Gazette has emailed the following request:
We have a hot dog eating contest coming up as part of our Three Rivers Fest. I think it’s the first competitive eating event we’ve had in the area.
What is the dominant strategy for eating the most hot dogs?
I’d love to quote someone in my article.
Thanks.
Link Buffet: June 13, 2008
- July 12 Fort Wayne, IN hot dog eating contest, $850 purse ($500 first place), 3 qualifiers, $10 entrance fee
- 15 second podcast about the Dover, DE BBQ sandwich contest
- Video of Crazy Legs Conti and Tim Janus playing the MLE video game
- Video from 2001 Nathan’s finals
- Video of Stevens Point, WI pizza challenge, $500 prize for finishing
Ex-NFLer Chris Zorich loses burger eating contest
Mike Golic is not the only former Notre Dame defensive lineman to lose an eating contest this week. WNDU.com reports that Chris Zorich, a former member of the Chicago Bears and Washington Redskins, lost an eating contest at CJ’s Pub in South Bend, Indiana on Saturday. Zorich ate 4 burgers, placing him in the middle of the pack. Jim Seitz and Brynne Kolbe tied for first with 6 burgers and Seitz won the overtime eat-off. Video of the contest is available on WNDU.com.
Isabelle Turell receives free 48 oz. steak
Bodybuilder Isabelle Turell has a picture and brief account of her eating a 48 ounce steak on her blog. She was rewarded with a free meal, a T shirt and a picture on the unnamed restaurant’s wall for finishing the steak in under 20 minutes.
update Isabelle has additional comments on her finishing the steak in a bodybuilding forum thread. She has been banned by the restaurant (which is probably Sam’s Steakhouse in Terre Haute, Indiana) from attempting the challenge again.
February 17, 2008 link buffet
Evansville, IN pancake contest article and video
Elizabeth Canady makes the AICE spotlight page
Gal Sone’s Belguim trip report
Newport, RI IHOP pancake contest February 24
Steerburger eating contest in Albany, NY February 29
The Yankee Doodle is looking for a new location
Tribute to “Stand by Me” vomiting scene on VH1’s “Free Radio” sitcom (from Kevin Ross)
Like eating records, chess records have also been purged from the Guinness Book of World Records
Phillies prank trade for Kobayashi (not Takeru)
Jessica Beall repeats as Apple Festival pizza champ
Greene County (Indiana) Daily reports that Jessica Beall has repeated as winner of the pizza eating contest held at the Apple Festival. She has won a division of the pizza contest at the Apple Festival for four of the past five years. The year she did not win, she was ineligible due to being an employee of the restaurant sponsoring the pizza contest.
Link Buffet, November 2, 2007
Youtube clip of the eating contest at Rutgers from “The Apprentice”
blog entry by runner up in the UK breakfast eating contest
North Jersey hot dog eating contest, winner ate 11 hot dogs in 5 minutes and won $250
“Mean” Gene Okerlund of the WWE opens a fast food restaurant and oversees a burger eating contest
CBS News article about the pumpkin farm where the US-Japan pumpkin eating contest took place (Joe Menchetti is not mentioned)
Howard University anti-CE (really anti-obesity) editorial
Kansas U corn dog contest video
Parody about high school eating competitive eating clubs
Branson, MO pizza contest
Evansville, Indiana donut contest video
Billy Blanks (Tae Bo) does eating contest in Japan
Indianapolis jalapeno contest April 14
A press release for the grand opening ceremonies of the Hot Shotz Grill in Indianapolis announces that a jalapeno eating contest with a first place prize of $100 will be held as part of the festivities. Anyone who eats a whole jalapeno will receive a $25 gift certificate.
Legal problems for Evansville pancake contest champions
People attending the YMCA Pancakes Days contest in Evansville, IN might want to avoid any contest afterparties put on by the local competitors. CourierPress.com reports that the contest was won by a sex offender who failed to register (the failure is attributed to a government computer mixup.) The winner was victorious for the fourth year in a row. The man he tied with in his first win in 2004 is charged with a stabbing death.
Jessica Beall – pizza teen queen of Indiana
The Daily Citizen has an article about Jessica Beall of Bloomfield Indiana who won a pizza eating contest for high school students. Jessica was the only member of the mostly male field to finish her large pizza under the time limit of 8 minutes. Jessica says her role model is “Mushmouth” Machetti (actually “Mushmouth” Mariano) who competed in pizza eating contests on local Cleveland television in the 1970s (and is mentioned on page 67 of Horsemen of the Esophagus) Jessica hopes to eventually compete in the Nathan’s finals, but she will have to wait until she turns 18 to qualify.
The Daily Citizen also has an article about the 2005 pizza contest. Jessica was ineligible to compete in that because she was an employee of the restaurant sponsoring the contest, but she claims to have won her age category the preceding three years and has also won pizza contests in Cincinatti, Indianapolis and Terre Haute.
August 19 contests – Humble Bob wins Indy, Joey gyoza
from IFOCE.com
Indiana State Fair Toyota Trucks Chowdown Championship
Indiana food products: pork sandwiches, beef ribeye, turkey legs, and grilled cheese sandwiches
1. “Humble” Bob Shoudt
2. Jim “the Hammer” Hamrick
3. Kevin Carr
updated 8/20 8:13 am – indystar.com has an article about the contest
updated 8/20 10:59 pm – wishtv.com has an article
from dukerustfield’s myspace blog
GoldenPalace.net World Gyoza Eating Championship Los Angeles, CA
1. Joey Chestnut 212 gyozas
2. Sonya Thomas 210
3. Rich LeFevre 162
4. Hall Hunt 107
5. Erik “the Red” Denmark ?
results updated 8/20 4:25 pm from ifoce.com
from that blog:
They held the world gyoza eating championship. Steamed dumplings. The winner got $2500. I guess there’s this whole league of professional eaters. They all knew each other and fly around…eating. The people who came in 2nd and 3rd ate 10 percent of their body weight in 10 minutes!!! f***ing incredible. The winner was a bit larger though. You might think that chick wouldn’t do so well, but she came in 2nd. They had all these strategies like covering their mouth so air wouldn’t get in and dipping them in water to help them slide down, and they’d hop around a bit to settle it and get out any burps. Some amatuers competed along with the pros, I mean some fat ass dudes. They amatuers ate like 40 or so (I’ve eaten maybe 24 and I’m stuffed). The record they set was 162 if I remember correctly.
Updated 8:20 pm mikeyhateseverything went to the contest and has a blog entry about it
FortWayne.com competitive eating column
If you are looking for quotes from professors about competitive eating, pro and con, this column from fortwayne.com can provide them.
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