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Charlotte and Baltimore hot dog eating contest
Two hot dog eating contests will be held this extended weekend. A hot dog eating contest will be held at Green’s Lunch in Charlotte on Saturday at 1 pm in honor of that establisment’s 80th birthday. On Monday, a hot dog eating contest will take place at Mother’s Grille in Baltimore at the conclusion of the Oriole’s season opener. Call the restaurants for contest details.
Baltimore Crabcake & Ocean Race preview
MSNBC has an article about the Volvo Ocean Race which is held every four years. The Phillips Crabcake eating contest will be held while the ships are stopped in Baltimore in late April.
Baltimore Pancake Contest
WJZ has an article and video of the Baltimore Pancake Eating Contest at Pete’s Grill. The year of the college student in competitive eating has apparently extended to non-IFOCE events, as Johns Hopkins students Johnny Chang and Emma Gregory won the men’s and women’s divisions. Emma Gregory is also a member of the Johns Hopkins swimming team.
DC Verizon Voicewing galleries
Sonya Thomas fan bc has a photo gallery and forum thread of last Saturday’s buffalo wing contest in Bethesda, MD.
“Beautiful” Brian Seiken also has a photo gallery from that contest.
Sonya wins DC Verizon wings in rout
(From IFOCE.com) Sonya Thomas showed absolutely no effects from a two month contest hiatus at the DC (Bethesda, MD) Verizon Voicewing Buffalo Wing qualifier. Her total of 5.75 pounds beat runner up Tim Janus’ amount by a pound and 3 quarters. “Krazy” Kevin Lipsitz came in third. Sonya’s result is over a pound better than nemesis Joey Chestnut’s tally in Seattle from the start of October. Chip Simpson, who made his debut last week winning the Birmingham Krystal qualifier, competed along with “Crazy Legs” Conti, Don “Moses” Lerman, “Beautiful” Brian Seiken and Allan Goldstein. The top 5 finishers are eligible to compete in the finals to be held in Boston.
WTop radio has an article about the contest along with 4 pictures.
Added 11/1 12:59 am The DC Examiner has a contest writeup. The Examiner also did an interview with Sonya earlier in October.
Updated 10/31 9:25 AM “Beautiful” Brian Seiken, who competed, has a contest writeup on his website with near-complete results, pictures, and a reason why Sonya Thomas still has to worry about thrown food items despite being banned from the Wing Bowl.
Results from that article:
1. Sonya Thomas, 5.75 lb
2. Tim “Eater X” Janus, 4.0 lb
3. “Krazy” Kevin Lipsitz, 3.85 lb
4T. “Big” Brian Subich, 3.2 lb
4T. Chip Simpson, 3.2 lb
6. “Crazy Legs” Conti, 2.9 lb.
7T. “Beautiful” Brian Seiken, 2lb.
7T. Alan Goldsten, 2lb.
Pat (from Moonachie) Philbin missed due to car problems, Don “Moses” Lerman struggled due to lack of a chair.
The top five finishers advance to the finals in Boston. Crazy Legs (who has adopted Tim Janus’ face painting) will also make the finals due to Kevin Lipsitz missing the finals due to a previous engagement.
Fixed 11/01 12:20 am made correction that Pat Philbin missed due to car trouble and not Brian Subich (Thanks Brian Subich)
Maryland Gazette Verizon wings preview
gazette.net has a preview of Saturday’s Verizon voicewing qualifier which will be held in Bethesda on Saturday containing brief interviews of Sonya Thomas and Tim Janus. Sonya self-confidence does not seem to be affected by her recent struggles with Joey Chestnut.
Bethesda is also the home of the National Institute of Mental Health. Determining which, if any, of the entrants should check into the institute after the contest will be left as an exercise for the reader.
DC (Technically MD) Verizon Wings Info
The site for the DC Verizon VoiceWing qualifier has been set at Union Jack’s British Pub in Bethesda, MD. Sonya Thomas will make her first contest appearance since Labor Day weekend. “Beautiful” Brian Seiken also expects that he, Pat Philbin, Don “Moses” Lerman, “Big” Brian Subich, “Krazy” Kevin Lipsitz, Tim”Eater X” Janus and Allen “Shredder” Goldstein will compete, giving the contest the most ranked IFOCE members since the US Open in July. Philbin will begin his campaign to win Wing Bowl 14.
Aberdeen MD Custard contest
From July 10 AberdeenNews.com
Sophia Chavira of Phoenix, Ariz. took home the championship in the adult custard eating contest that was sponsored by Culver’s. She was visiting family in Aberdeen.
“I tried to mix the custard to get it to melt so it would go down faster,” Chavira said. She won the contest in just over two minutes.
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