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• This week’s challenge will be the Doughman “Quadrathlon” a triathlon with eating stages.
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  NewsObserver article about the race
  Video about audition for Adam Richman’s team
• Wimpy’s Grill
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• The Backyard BBQ Pit
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List of Raleigh / Durham eating challenges
Links post for March Raleigh – Chapel Hill episode

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A segment about the Krispy Kreme Challenge race held at North Carolina State was broadcast on ESPN Sportcenter yesterday. Raw footage of Greg Garber competing and doing the “Kobayashi shake” is also available.

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Episode slideshow

• The Roast Grill – challenge 17 hot dogs
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  NewsObserver.com article about the filiming
  Art & Literature blog entry about the Roast Grill
• The Pit meal: pork BBQ
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  A Food Network program was filmed last week according to the restaurant’s twitter
• Time Out Chicken – meal: shredded chicken sandwiches
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Full Results of Saturday’s Krispy Kreme Challenge race / donut eating contest have been posted on the event’s website. There were 5,519 participants. The announced winner on Saturday, Cameron Dorn, actually came in second behind Eric Mack, a member of the NC State track and cross country team. The NC State student newspaper has an article about the confusion. Other coverage:

• Technician Online gallery
• Duke University student paper article (the third place finisher was from Duke)
• The Runner’s World blog suggests IFOCE / USA Track & Field joint events
• Youtube documentary about one participant

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NewsObserver.com reports that Cameron Dorn won this morning’s Krispy Kreme Challenge with a time of 29 minutes and 50 seconds and that a camera crew from ESPN was present. It will be interesting to see if any coverage appears on Sportscenter which will probably be dominated by A-Rod’s alleged positive steroid test.

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The North Carolina State student newspaper reports that 5,038 entrants have registered for tomorrow’s Krispy Kreme Challenge, an increase of about 2,000 from last year’s field size. The contest entails running 2 miles from the NC State bell tower to a Krispy Kreme, consuming a dozen donuts at that location, and then returning to the race start. Proceeds from the race will go to the NC Children’s Hospital and ESPN will be covering the event. Registration is now closed since the cap has been reached. Last year’s winner, Phillip Curley (time 31:20), was a student at rival UNC.

Additonal coverage: NewsObserver | Deadspin

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NewsObserver.com has an article about the filming of Adam Richman’s hot dog eating challenge at the Roast Grill in Raleigh for an upcoming episode of Man vs. Food. Richman ate at least 10 hot dogs, but it is not reported if he reached his goal of 17 hot dogs. Jason DiMambro attended the recording and had to sign a non disclosure agreeement that he would not reveal the results of the challenge.

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DowntownRaleigh.com reports that Man vs. Food will be filming at The Pit in Raleigh Wednesday evening from 6 to 9 pm. The restaurant will be serving customers during that time and will offer discounts on two BBQ meals in honor of the event. Adam Richman will not just be dining at the restaurant; he will also learn pork BBQ cooking techniques.

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NewRaleigh.com has information about the three Raleigh-Durham restaurants where Man vs. Food will film on January 27: Mama Dips (Chapel Hill), The Pit (Raleigh) and The Roast Grill (Raleigh). Adam Richman will attempt to eat 15 hot dogs, 15 buns, a half pint of mustard, one pint of chili sauce, and three drinks at The Roast Grill, which does not appear to have an official eating challenge.

In other Raleigh televised competitive eating news, a twitter update says that the Krispy Kreme Challenge on February 7 will be covered by ESPN.

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Andrew Zimmern’s blog for MSP Magazine reports that Man vs. Food will be filming in Minneapolis / St. Paul from February 5 to 8. Restaurant locations are not listed, but one of the foods will be a juicy Lucy burger.

A UNC scout.com forum thread has the following information about Raleigh / Durham locations:

I have a friend that is a producer on the show and they are coming to Chapel Hill/Durham for a show. Thus far they have chosen the Roast Grill (hot dogs) and The Pit for barbeque and they are thinking about Mama Dip’s but are worried that the portions are not big enough.

They looked at Sutton’s and Time Out but they were too small and didn’t have large enough portions. THe sad thing about the area is that the food that is true to North Carolina doesn’t usually come in a challenge type of serving.

A twitter update from December says that Man vs. Food will record at the Roast Grill sometime in January.

The Krispy Kreme Challenge appeared to be a possibility for the North Carolina challenge, but Man vs. Food will be in Minnesota on the February 7 race date.

update BeautifulBrian.com has a review and a clip from Man vs. Food

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• Picture of Juliet Lee at the Nashville qualifier
• Favorite KSO V pictures at Krystalist
• Kobayashi has some pictures from the Krystal Square Off on his blog
• Tomoko Miyake has posted a FAQ using questions sent by her fans (Her favorite baseball team is the Hanshin Tigers)
• Craigslist posting about Raleigh, NC wing contest Sunday

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The following information about a wing eating contest at the Buckhead Saloon in Raleigh, NC has been sent by email:

The contest is on Sunday Oct. 12th, and will be starting at 4pm. Each contestant will have 10 minutes to eat as much wing meat as they can. We will weigh the amout of wings they started with, and weigh the scraps after they are done. The first prize is an all-inclusive trip for two to Las Vegas. Second place will get a month free memebership at Peak Fitness, and third will get a Miller Lite prize package (shirts, hats, etc). The entrance fee is $10, and signup starts this coming Sunday (Oct 5).

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• Steakbellie and Wild Bill have blog entries about their qualifiers today
• Furious Pete is taking suggestions about the topic of his next competitive eating article for bodybuilding.com
• Patrick Vandam was listed as the record holder for the Vermonster in a previous Wikipedia entry
• Rib eating contest at Kansas City barbecue festival Sunday
• Blog entry about Durham, NC Doughman quadrathlon
• Tomoko Miyake has posted some samples from her upcoming book of photographs
• List of the world’s saltiest foods from Paul Barlow
• Pat Bertoletti has posted videos of his ice cream record on “Regis & Kelly” and the Apple Valley qualifier to his yardbarker blog.

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Rich “Big Rig” Brooking attempts 32 inch pizza challenge in Charlotte
“Super Burger” constructed after reading about “Super Burger” kit on eatfeats via the New York Times Freakonomics blog.
Contest report and tips from Krispy Kreme Challenge participant
Juliet Lee updates her WriteNow page
Jill Stoler is down
Article about Jillian McCleaf, winner of top Wingette (no pictures)

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News 14 article and video
NBC17 article and flickr gallery
Let’s Jog blog entry

Neither article mentions the winner. Results will be posted on the event website.

update The top 10 have now been posted. Philip Curley was the winner with a time of 31:20

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