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A podcast (begins at 31:40 mark) of an interivew Pete and Mia Davekos did on WROR to promote the Boston Nathan's qualifier is available. Mia "Meatballz" Davekos was a competitor on CBS' Survivor in 2004. (via email)
Matt Stonie wins Boston qualifier with 42 hot dogs
update June 27 Matt Stonie has a gallery and training video
Matt Stonie’s performance resulted in Muff from Boston Drunks retirement from competitive eating
Boston.com has a gallery
update June 24 The Boston Herald has an article w/video (via comment)
1) Matt Stonie 42 hot dogs
2) Justin Mih 16.5
3) “Wild” Bill Myers 14
4) Bob O’Neil 10
5) Joao Paulo 9
1W) Mia “Meatballz” Davekos 8
Matt Stonie was the male winner of today’s Nathan’s qualifier in Boston with a total of 42 hot dogs. Matt had to compete in a different area from the other competitors because the contest area was in the beer zone.
Matt Stonie's June calendar implies the only Nathan's qualifier he will do will take place in Boston on June 23. update June 5 Matt Stonie has a blog entry about his preparations.
Matt Stonie’s Spike’s hot dog record broken?
The Spring 2012 issue of SUMOSkinny has a list of Boston eating challenges (page 5) reporting that the same woman holds the house hot dog record at all Spike’s Junkyard Dogs Boston locations. If that is accurate, Matt Stonie’s Spike’s record with 23 hot dogs set in late 2010 has been surpassed. A commenter on a 2009 livejournal entry encountered the record-holder at Spike’s during an attempt to surpass her mark, who said she would come in the next day to reclaim her record if it was broken.
Boston.CBSlocal.com has a list of eating challenges and an iPhone/Android app for locating challenges.
Prince Pizzeria in Saugus, MA will hold a pizza eating contest on July 26 awarding $850 ($500 to the winner). Qualifiers will take place on Thursdays starting June 14. The registration deadline is May 15.
The Toasted Owl Tavern in Northhampton, MA will hold a wing eating contest for mixed-gender pairs on April 18 awarding Red Sox tickets.
Competitors are needed for a women-only hot dog eating contest to be held at Lizzy's in Cambridge, MA on April 22. Men will be competing in a wet T-shirt and shorts contest.
Joe Menchetti announces that he repeated as the winner of the eating contest held at Maxie's Deli in Stoughton, MA with a total of 57 matzo balls in 8 minutes. Mark Lyle was the runner up with 54. update April 2 EnterpriseNews.com has a gallery and video
Patch.com has a preview of the Matzo Ball Mania contest that will award $700 ($500 to the winner) on April 1 at Maxie's in Stoughton, MA.
The qualifier for the Toasted Owl Tavern wing eating contest on March 14 will award two Boston Celtics tickets.
Kristen Macher won Rhett's challenge, an eating contest held at Boston University to benefit the greater Boston Food Bank. Kirsten finished a triple bacon cheeseburger, fries, root beer and an 8 scoop sundae with a record time of 13:14.
The Harvard Crimson has a report on the Chickwich Challenge, in which competitors are required to eat a chickwich sandwich from 12 different Harvard dining halls. The winning team consisted of a pair of conceptual artists.
When asked a question about the site of the 2012 Boston Wing Bowl, the twitter for the Toucher & Rich radio show responded that the contest would probably not take place.
Bobby Valentine was announced as the new manager of the Boston Red Sox today. The former New York Mets manager ate 120 pancakes to win an eating contest when he was in college. As a manager in Japan, he was visited by female competitive eater Natsuko "Gal" Sone at the Chiba Lotte Marines training camp in February 2008. and did a photo shoot with a lot of pancakes.
NESN.com has a video of Sonya Thomas eating 41 meatballs (with the flu) and Pete "Pretty Boy" Davekos eating a fruit basket at the Phantom Gourmet Food Festival in Boston on Saturday.
Joe Menchetti won yesterday's roll up eating contest at Andre's Cafe in Boston with a total of 7 roll up halves in 10 minutes. Andrew "A-Mack" MacIntosh was runner-up. (gallery)
dvbowk reports that Sonya Thomas ate 41 meatballs at the Phantom Gourmet Food Festival in Boston. Her three male competitors ate 39 meatballs total. update Pete Davekos ate his fruit basket in 3:52.
NESN.com has more about Sonya Thomas' meatball record attempt at the Phantom Gourmet Food Festival in Boston on September 24. Pete Davekos will attempt to set a fruit eating record in the undercard event.
The Boston Herald reports that Sonya Thomas will attempt to set a record for eating meatballs at the Phantom Gourmet Food Festival in Boston on Saturday. (The article claims that Sonya's hot dog record is over 50). update The meatball record attempt will be on September 24 and Sonya Thomas will be at the grand opening of the new Nathan's Famous in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada (Calgary area) tomorrow. (via comment)
The Halfway Cafe in Holbrook, MA will hold a burger eating contest on Friday awarding Yankees vs. Red Sox or Kenny Chesney tickets.
Andre's Cafe in Boston will hold a roll-up eating contest on September 24 awarding $500 to the winner.
Crazy Legs Conti's advice helped Nick Altschuller defeat the Tasty Burger Challenge at Kings in Dedham, MA. (Conti's choice in competitive eating music: "Air Supply or early Menudo") update Pete Davekos coached Shannon "The Mutilator" Mulaire of Fox 25 on her eating challenge for a segment that will appear on the 10:30 pm news tonight. (A gallery of the challenge) update #2 The video and article (which misspells "Carlene Pop" as "Carling Pop") are now available.
2011 Patriot Place Nathan’s qualifier
update May 22 Jmann Review attended the contest and wrote a blog entry
3:09 The top 4
1) Pete Davekos 25
2T) Dan Coonan 11
2T) Robert O’Neil 11
4) Tim Michaud 10
Lauren Gallagher won the female division with 3 hot dogs.
2:00 Todd J Thomas reports that Pete Davekos ate 25 hot dogs, which should suffice for qualification with Badlands Booker’s absence. The woman standing next to Davekos appears happy with her performance. We will see if she broke 10 HDB.
update 1:50 Todd J Thomas has a picture of the contest which is underway now. There is at least one woman competing. Badlands Booker is not in the picture.
The contest should start at 1 pm eastern.
The Boston Herald reports that Joe Menchetti won first place and $500 at yesterday's Matzo Ball Mania contest by eating 51 matzo balls in 8 minutes.
Maxie Delicatessen in Stoughton, MA will hold a matzo ball eating contest on April 10 awarding $500 to the winner and $200 to the runner-up. ($50 entrance fee to benefit the Alzheimer's Day Program).
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