eating challenges
(All Minnesota eating challenges and contests in database)
June 17 Great Lakes contest results: Chip Simpson upsets Pat Bertoletti
From IFOCE.com, Andrew Lane’s blog & Liz K.
Bloomington MN – Mall of America Nathan’s qualifier
Chip Simpson 38 HDB
Pat Bertoletti 32 HDB
Andrew “Skinnyboy” Lane 12 HDB
Kevin Carr 11 HDB
16 other locals
Chip is one of four people to eat 38 or more hot dogs (Joey Chestnut, Kobayashi & Nobuyuki Shirota are the others)
from Domenico Alesi’s comment:
Milwaukee Harley Davidson Johnsonville bratwurst qualifier
top 5 qualify for Johnsonville bratwurst finals in August
Tim “Eater X†Janus (NY)- 29 Brats
Frank Wach (Chicago)- 20 Brats
Tim Brown (Chicago)- 19 Brats
Crazy Legs Conti (NY)- 17/18 Brats
Jim “Hammer†Hammerick (Springfield, IL) -14 Brats
Domenico “The Sicilian†Alesi (Chicago)- 13 Brats
Volleyball star is also pudding eating champion
The Elk River (Minnesota) Star has a profile of Jenny Olson who is not only a volleyball star, but also a pudding eating champion, consuming 16 plates of pudding in 3 minutes.