Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Mississippi eating challenges and contests in database)
Melissa Radovich reports that Rich LeFevre will compete in the Biloxi Nathan's qualifier Saturday.
SunHerald previews Saturday's Nathan's qualfier at the IP Casino in Biloxi, MS. Crazy Legs Conti is the only listed ranked eater.
R J Frasca has announced he has received a slot in the Biloxi, MS Nathan's qualifier.
April 4/5 contest schedule
A listing of independent contests to be held this weekend follows after the jump. The catfish contest in Belzoni, MS will award $300 to the winner and the egg roll contest at the Central Florida Dragon Boat contest will award $100.
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In a preview of tomorrow's spaghetti eating contest at the Italian Festival of Mississippi, the festival co-chair claims that it costs $5,000 to have an eating contest sanctioned.
A spaghetti contest awarding $1000 to the winner will be held March 14 at the Italian Festival of Mississippi. The registration fee is $50.
Link Buffet: November 30, 2008
- Miss Busy Lady attempts the 12 inch pizza challenge
- Video about Thanksgiving and competitive eating
- Gallery of the Rosenberg pie eating contest
- 40 ounce steak eating contest in Meridian, MS Saturday
- Inquiries about obsessive compulsive disorder and competitive eating for an upcoming novel
Mississippi spaghetti eating contest Saturday, $1000 first prize
A spaghetti eating contest will be held at the Italian Festival of Mississippi on Saturday in Cleveland, MS. The first prize is $1000 and the entrance fee is $50. Applications are accepted on a first come, first serve basis.
Crazy Legs Conti wins Jackson Krystal qualifier
From KrystalSquareOff.com
Jackson Krystal Qualifier, Mississippi State Fair, MS
1. Crazy Legs Conti, 44 burgers
2. “Buffalo” Jim Reeves, 40
3. “Nasty” Nathan Biller 26
update ClarionLedger.com has an article mentioning the contest.
Jackson, MS Krystal roster
The Jackson Krystal roster is out. Eaters from outside Mississippi are below:
Crazy Legs Conti
Justin Mih
Nathan Biller
Jason Erb
Marco Marquez
Pete Davekos
Micah Collins
Eric Livingston
Russ Witzke
Brian Subich
Virginian wins MS Backyard burger qualifier
The Clarion Ledger reports that Alex Thomas of Roanoke, VA won today’s Backyard burger qualifier in Flowood, MS, completing the field for the finals. Thomas drove all the way from Roanoke to the contest.
Clarion Ledger previews MS Backyard burgers
ClarionLedger has a preview of tomorrow’s Backyard burger qualifier in Flowood, MS. Morris Mermelstein, 5th place finisher in a Krystal Square Off qualifier, will cross over to compete in the contest.
Jackson Krystal video available
The video from the Jackson, MS Krystal qualifier is now available. The video shows what appears to be the start of Justin Mih’s reversal at the end of the contest, but Erik Denmark’s reaction to it has been edited out. Crazy Leg Conti had an impressive last second surge, eating four burgers in about the last ten seconds, which has been overlooked due to the contest controversy.
Erik the Red & “Tanker” on Justin Mih controversies
Erik “the Red†Denmark has a blog entry about his participation in the Jackson, MS Krystal qualifier and Justin Mih’s disqualification from it. The Hangman noted that somebody named “Tanker†from NYC wrote a forum post on the Krystal Square Off qualifier in Perry, GA claiming that Justin Mih should have been disqualified for dunking his buns too long. The contest video can be viewed at krystalsquareoff.com. The Hangman and Loren “Bubba” Yarbrough ate next to Justin Mih at that event.
Request for full Jackson qualifier results
Full results from the Jackson qualifier have yet to be posted. If you competed in the contest, or know any other results, you can enter your total into the eatfeats database
Crazy Legs wins Jackson Krystals, Rios & Mih secure wildcards
From KrystalSquareOff.com
Mississippi State Fair Krystal qualifier results, Jackson, MS
1) Crazy Legs Conti, 38 burgers
2) “The Natural” Arturo Rios, 35 burgers
3) Erik “the Red” Denmark, 32
DQ) Justin Mih, had 37 burgers at end of regulation, but was disqualified after Erik Denmark claimed that Mih had a reversal and video replay confirmed this claim
Final wildcard results
1) Rich LeFevre 51
2) Seaver Miller 41
3) Justin Mih, 36
4) Arturo Rios, 36 (extremely consistent in other 2 qualifiers where he did 35)
Jackson Krystal qualifier roster
krystalsquareoff.com has the list of entrants for the qualifier at the Mississippi State Fair tomorrow. Expected ranked eaters include:
Crazy Legs Conti
Erik Denmark
Hall Hunt
Jim Reeves, having difficulty flying out of Buffalo
Larry McNeil
Arturo Rios, ate 17 burgers in 2 minutes
Justin Mih
Crazy Legs, Erik the Red, Mih, Buffalo Jim in Jackson Krystal qualifier
krystalsquareoff.com has a list of the expected out of town entrants in the Krystal qualifier at the Mississippi State Fair on Sunday. Three of the leading wild card contenders, Crazy Legs Conti, Erik “the Red” Denmark and Justin Mih will battle for the last remaining berths. Hall Hunt will come if he can find transportation. Buffalo Jim Reeves will travel south to try to threepeat the qualifier. Larry McNeil is also expected.
Reversals allowed in Moe’s Burritos for Life
Hollis has a report of the second round Moe’s Burritos for life contest held in Germantown, MS. Gurgitation -> Regurgitation -> Gurgigation is apparently an accepted sequence of actions in the eating tournament.
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