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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).
Matt Stonie has posted a video of him setting the record of 23 hot dogs at Spike's Junkyard Dogs in Boston.
The 98.5 Sports Hub facebook page reports that Steven Ruscio won the Boston Wing Bowl last night with a total of 49 wings.
The Boston Wing Bowl finals have been postponed again due to inclement weather. The new date is February 9.
Finals of the Boston Wing Bowl have been postponed to February 2 due to weather.
Boston.com reports that Shaquille O'Neal has joined the Oreo Double Stuf Racing League and competed in a contest at the Prudential Center last night. A mystery competitor nicknamed "The Hooded Menace" will be revealed this weekend.
The Boston Wing Bowl is accepting ideas for 2 minute qualification stunts.
A page about the 2011 Boston Wingbowl has been set up on boston.cbslocal.com. Qualifying will start tomorrow night at Hooters of Saugus, MA. The total purse is $5,000 (breakdown not provided).
Matt Stonie has a facebook gallery of breaking the Spike's Kennel Club record by eating 23 hot dogs in under 90 minutes. Greg "The Great Moomsi" Maloomian held the house record of 17 hot dogs at one Spike's location. (via Don Sturdy).
b michael and sady doyle have sketched out a competitive eating film called Eating Harvard. Projected actors for the movie include Bill Murray, Robert Downey, Jr., Amy Poehler and Method Man & Redman.
According to a Yelp comment by Matthew M., Larissa was the first person to finish the five pound burger (with five pounds of fries) at Eagle's Deli in Boston on August 30, 2009. She chose not to be publicized because she did not want to be used in the restaurant's advertising. Larissa is also the record holder at Spike's Junkyard Dogs.
Sin bakery in Providence held a contest where commenters guessed how much of a Reilly Burger Challenge (3 lb. burger, 2 lb. fries) at Eagle's Deli in Boston employee Manuela could eat. She ate 4.25 pounds of the 5 pound challenge.
BCHeights has an article about the history of Eagle's Deli, home of some of the largest burgers in Boston. The restaurant was closed for renovations for two and a half months after being sold to a new owner in 2008.
NarragansettBeer.com has some pictures from Sunday's hot dog eating contest at Bukowski's Tavern in Cambridge, MA. Someone nicknamed "The Wall" won the contest after eating 23 hot dogs in 12 minutes.
Bukowski's Tavern in Cambridge, MA will hold a hot dog eating contest on Sunday awarding $500 to the winner.
The Harvard Crimson reports that Alysa M. Breyer, a 95 pound vegan, won b.good's Garlicky Greens eating contest by eating 2 pounds and 4.5 ounces of spinach in five minutes.
2010 Upper Crust pizza contest
update Sept 26 #2 WorkJobb has over 25 minute of videos Part 1 Part 2
update Sept 26 Liam Burt has has a video
update 2:06 The top 5 are on the eating contest twitter
1 Joey Chestnut 37 slices
2 Bob Shoudt 36
3 Pat Bertoletti 29
4 Eric “Badlands” Booker 27
5 Pete Davekos 23
update 2:03 Joey Chestnut reportedly set a record even though the office IFOCE record is 47 slices.
update 2:01 All In Time reports Joey Chestnut ate 37 slices in 10 minutes but does not say how he placed.
update 1:50 The contest has started.
The contest should start at 1 pm eastern.
Phantom Gourmet produced a video promoting the contest and WZLX has a gallery of Joey’s appearance yesterday.
Pat Bertoletti apparently does not consider Bob Shoudt and the rest of the field besides Joey Chestnut threat: “Thank god joeys my only competition tommorow bc were both on our 12th beers”
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