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From IFOCE.com & Chip Simpson

Harrah’s Pulled Pork Eating Championship Council Bluffs, IA

1. Joey Chestnut, 9.6 lb. (new record – previous 7.1)
2. Chip Simpson, 7.4 lb.
3. Rich LeFevre 6 lb.
4. Jim Hamrick, 4 lb.

Updated 4:06 pm – The IFOCE page says that Rich LeFevre was not present to defend his title and Jim Hamrick finished 3rd, but Chip Simpson disputes that and says LeFevre was present.

6:28 from Domenico Alesi – Brent “Zero” Curtis – who competed in the contest, has a picture of the competitors on his blog which obviously shows Rich was present

Updated 9/18 10:19 am Brent “Zero” Curtis has a blog entry about the contest

4:04 pm nonpareilonline.com has an article with mentions of “Chris Simpson” and “Marie” LeFevre.

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Andrew “Skinnyboy” Lane has tracked down an article about the kolache eating contest at the Nebraska State Fair. Skinnyboy has some pictures from the newspaper article that are not in the online version on his blog.

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Andrew “Skinnyboy” Lane has uploaded videos of the Kolache contest won by Pat Bertoletti, the precontest introductions and the $100K rookie grilled cheese challenge to youtube. Skinnyboy nas a trip report with pictures on his blog.

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The Lincoln Journal Star has a full article on the grilled cheese contest at the Nebraska State Fair. It mentions that Tim Janus often ate two sandwiches at a time after soaking them in Key Lime flavored carbonated water.

Omahans Alicia Garcia and Nikki Sanders consumed 10 and 9 sandwiches respectively, totals close to the winning Sturgis result of 11.75 sandwiches. Hopefully their feeling sick after the contest will not prevent them from entering future competitions.

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At the Nebraska State Fair in Lincoln, Tim “Eater X” Janus wins with a record smashing performance of 31 sandwiches. This destroys Sonya Thomas’ record of 25 set earlier this year and is the best mark so far on the Grilled Cheese circuit by almost 10. Sonya has already changed her number of records on sonyatheblackwidow.com to 25 from 26, a very classy move. Sonya might regret advising Tim Janus at the US Open that he needed to improve his stomach capacity.

From omaha.com (registration required so I will just quote the relevant part)

STATE FAIR PARK – How do you eat 31 grilled-cheese sandwiches in 10 minutes?

Dip them in water and wash them down with soda, which dissolves the bread, according to Tim “Eater X” Janus, a New York City stock broker and the No. 7-ranked speed eater in the world.

Janus, 26, established what is apparently a world record for downing grilled cheese at the fair Saturday. He qualified for the national championship in October.

About 250 people witnessed the spectacle.

Eater X, who donned face paint to psych out a dozen local rivals, said another trick is to eat big meals to stretch out your stomach.

Mike Nafziger, a chef from Fremont, placed a distant second with 14 sandwiches. Jason Smith of Bellevue finished third with 131/2 sandwiches.

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The Fremont Tribune has a preview of Saturday’s Grilled Cheese contest at the Nebraska State Fair, focusing on Mike Nafziger, who finished 5th at last Sunday’s smoked pork contest. It does not mention if any top ranked IFOCE members are expected. It also says that the grilled cheese finals will be held in Los Angeles.

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Four days after the smoked pork contest in Iowa, the Ralston Recorder has an article about that competition. The article focuses on local Dennis Tribbie, who manages less than two pounds of pork.

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Bluffs Run Casino (Council Bluffs Iowa) Smoked Pork Results August 21:

1. Rich LeFevre
2. Carlene LeFevre
3. Larry McNeil
4. Loren Yarbrough

As expected, the LeFevres take the top two. I think Carlene’s 2nd place is her best showing in a non-qualifier since she won the posole contest last fall.

This article from omaha.com mentions the contest and has a picture of the LeFevres. The caption states that Carlene took 2nd, but not that Rich won. (Registration or bugmenot.com required).

If the smoked pork was in the form of ribs, then this is the third IFOCE ribs contest held in the last two months and Rich LeFevre has participated in all three.

IFOCE will hold its second contest in the eastern Nebraska region (Council Bluffs is across the river from Omaha) in 6 days when a Grilled Cheese qualifier is held August 27 in Lincoln at the Nebraska State Fair.

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The expected roster for the Smoked Pork Eating Championship at the Bluffs Run Casino in Council Bluffs, Iowa has been released. The LeFevres are expected to attend and will face a less than overwhelming lineup. Fast-rising Patrick Bertoletti, who beat Carlene at the Chicago pizza championship, will probably be the Lefevre’s sternest challenge. Kevin Carr is the only other ranked IFOCE member competing. Several unranked IFOCE members from the east will appear, which is surprising since there are three other closer contests they could enter. The cancellation of the Saratoga Nathan’s qualifier might improve the field.

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