• Beautiful Brian’s Christmas CD is ready and a copy will be mailed to any IFOCE member who requests it
• Another article about Chip Simpson’s win in the Bonita Springs, FL wing eating contest which continues to include the claim that he defeated Kobayashi in a wing eating contest
• “Furious” Pete Czerwinksi halves the 15 scoop challenge record at Ricky’s Candy, Cones & Chaos
• Christmas Day latke eating contest in Red Bank, NJ
• Cameron McKirdy challenges Badlands Booker to a rap battle on July 4, 2009 (from email)
• Toby Keith’s 100 ounce challenge reportedly finishes with 2 burgers, making it a 132 ounce challenge (from email)

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The Eating Machine has posted two short clips recorded at last night’s Wing Off at PJ Whelihan’s in Maple Shade, New Jersey, but it does not include any contest footage or results. The Eating Machine apparently did not compete in the qualifier as he had already qualified for Wing Bowl 17 by eating 30 ounces of mayonnaise in 1:30. This is a better rate per minute that the official IFOCE mayonnaise record of 4 32 ounce bowls of mayonnaise in 8 minutes held by Oleg Zhornitskiy

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A list of 7 “Wing Off” qualifiers is available on 610WIP’s Wing Bowl 17 page. Winners of the Wing-Offs will receive a slot in the Wing Bowl. The first qualifier will take place tomorrow at PJ Whelihan’s in Maple Shade, New Jersey. The second Wing Off will take place at Paddywhack’s in Philadelphia on January 9. There will be 6 Wing Offs between January 9 and January 22. The Wing Offs will be co-hosted by former Eagle Hugh Douglas, so wearing a Terrell Owens jersey to the contest is probably not advisable. 😉

update Here is a list of the Wing Offs:

A link to the live chat page for the chat session hosted by Adam Richman of Man vs. Food is available on the Travel Channel website. The chat will begin at 11 pm eastern and run until midnight. There will also be a chat for viewers only starting at 9 pm.

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• Hall Hunt to be inducted into the Jacksonville Krystal Hall of Fame on Monday
• Furious Pete interview on youtube – bodybuilding.com forum thread about it
• Beautiful Brian has set up emailed about a Sonya Thomas quiz
• MissBusyLady is considering entering some contests in 2009
• Registration for the Princeton, NJ Oyster Bowl opens
• Detroit Pistons Dollar Night hot dog contest December 19

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(From the Consumerist) The website for ABC News has an article about restaurants’ eating challenges. The reporter, Scott Mayerowitz, attempted the 50 pound Mount Olympus burger from the Clinton Station Diner in New Jersey with “King” George Van Laar. According the the article, $1000 will be awarded to a five person team that can finish the Mount Olympus in under three hours.

Other eating challenges mentioned:

• The Pancake Challenge from the Seiad Valley Café in California
• Dare to be Great Sundae from The Parlour in Jackson, Michigan
• 76 Ounce Steak, J & R Steakhouse in Long Island, NY

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• Gallery from Old Home Week pierogi eating contest (picture on right is Larell Marie Mele, runner-up and top amateur)
• Unsanctioned Windmill Hot Dog Eating Contest held in Belmar, NJ
• Report from the Myrtle Beach BBQ contest from a NASCAR fan
• Waffle eating contest between members of two NC high school football teams
• Detroit area free 6 pound burger offer regardless of whether it is finished

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NJ.com reports that the Newark Bears minor league baseball team will have a pre-game eating contest tomorrow in which competitors will eat a hot dog, cotton candy and funnel cake.

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From a Joel The Cannon Podelsky email:

1 st Place Gentlemen Joe Menchetti ate 17 Hot Dogs in 10 minutes, $1000 trip voucher prize
2nd place Tie Joel The Cannon Podelsky 12 Hot Dogs in 10 minutes.
2nd place Tie Joe La Russo 12 Hot Dogs in 10 minutes.

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The PhillyBurbs blog reports that Trump Plaza in Atlantic City, NJ will host a hot dog eating contest on Sunday. The first prize is a $1,000 trip voucher.

update Press of Atlantic City reports the contest is for amateurs only and that a Nathan’s qualifier will be held at the Trump Plaza on Memorial Day weekend next year.

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Some captures from the Clinton Station Diner giant burger contest footage at the start of the History Channel’s Evolve: Guts have been attached.

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• WLOCE myspace page started
• Megamunch resumes The Circuit online comic
• Highlands, NJ clam eating contest report
• Policeman wins Minnesota doughnut eating contest
• NYTImes: average American eats 18.2 pounds of food per week (up 1.8 lb. since 1970)
• Green Bay, WI area hamburger eating contest and festival August 9

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• Cookie Jarvis’ gallery of the Nathan’s weigh-in
• Furious Pete’s report for bodybuilding.com on the Dover BBQ contest
• Sarah Schreitmueller wins (Iowa) Nordic Fest lutefisk eating contest
• Steve Oddo wins Keyport, NJ IHOP pancake eating contest
• Gallery of Seattle donut eating contest / concert

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• MosesNews.com reports that Kevin Lipsitz received the IFOCE Lifetime Achievement Award
• WLOCE fan blog is now accepting comments (from Crawfish comment)
• Boston.com preview of Italian sausage contest
• Joey Chestnut is Chris’ first competitive eater of the week
• Report on Asbury Park, NJ pizza eating contest with a lot of comments
• Preview of Bayonne, NJ hot dog eating contest
• Report on a Singapore qualifier

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• Preview of the Chinook Winds rib contest. Rich LeFevre and Erik Denmark are listed as expected entrants.
• Steakbellie on the Camden qualifier
• Megamunch finalizes plans for the UEPa meeting. The 120 ounce steak is free if finished.
• Quotes and podcast of George Shea at the Nathan’s finals.
• According to CNN, Heinz’ sales are up 16.5% and profits are up 30.9% over the past two years. Nelson Peltz got Heinz to co-sponsor Nathan’s.
• 11 “Pushing Daisies” themed pie eating contests at the Orange County Fair from July 11 to August 2

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Pictures and videos of Furious Pete’s attempt at the Clinton Station Diner’s Zeus burger challenge have been posted to bodybuilding.com. It is estimated he finished about 60% of the burger. The current prize for finishing the burger is $500. Forks are apparently allowed at the Clinton Station Diner (they are prohibited in Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub’s challenges)

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• Jill Stoler has a belated birthday tribute to Pat Bertoletti
• Poll about biggest eating baseball players: (1st Babe Ruth 2nd John Kruk 3rd Tommy LaSorda)
• Sonya has a commentary about the Nathan’s finals
• Furious Pete is seeking a dining partner for his attempt at the Zeus Burger at the Clinton Station Diner July 5.
• Kobyashi reports he is now in New York City
• Tomoko Miyake has an autograph signing session for her new book
  

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Camden qualifier results from megamunch comment

Badlands Booker – 27.5
Buffalo Jim Reeves – 22
Steakbellie – 20.25
Yasir Salem – 19
Wing Kong – 18
Sean Gordon – 18
Dave “U. S. Male” Goldstein – 18

update The IFOCE.com report is out now

update #2 CourierPostOnline.com has a report on the contest listing the duration as 12 minutes.

update #3 Megamunch has a blog entry and gallery from the contest

NJ.com has a preview of the contest focusing on Dave “U. S. Male” Goldstein.

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Philly.com has an article about the Camden, NJ and West Chester, PA Nathan’s qualifiers with the following information about the field:

Expect other big-name, gut-throat gorgers to be in West Chester and Camden. Eric “Badlands” Booker, who has recorded hip-hop albums about his eating exploits, will exit retirement to take on the likes of Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston and Micah “Wing Kong” Collins, both of Drexel Hill, as well as Pat “from Moonachie” Philbin, who has qualified for three straight July Fourth finals.

PhillyBurbs blogs reports that Booker will compete in the Camden qualifier (which is not clear in the philly.com article)

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• Article about Portland mayoral race with coverage of doughnut contest for candidates
• Gothamist preview of Tuesdays promotional watermelon eating contest at Rockefeller Center
• Steakbellie on qualifying for Nathan’s
• Reporter attempts to set personal wing eating record during morning newscast
• Cheeseburger eating contest to be held at Jimmy Buffet night at Newark Bears game May 23.
• Cameron McKirdy uploads 3 new videos
• Jill Stoler gets into Wednesday’s pickle contest at the Carnegie Deli
• Gal Sone gets a haircut and a new hair color

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(From Save The Deli) The New York Times has an article and slideshow about restaurants near the exits of the New Jersey Turnpike. Harold’s New York Deli in Edison, NJ was visited near exit 10:

Harold Jaffee cut his teeth as general manager at the Carnegie Deli in Manhattan, where the sandwiches are big enough. But there’s something about New Jersey that made him want to do things bigger.

At Harold’s New York Deli, in a Holiday Inn just a kreplach’s toss from Exit 10, Mr. Jaffee serves a 26-ounce pastrami sandwich, two little triangles of bread teetering like a farce atop twin peaks of meat. The house-cured pastrami is soft, warm and mildly spiced. You can feed a carload on it, supplemented by slices of rye and half sours from the “world’s largest pickle bar.”

The 26 ounce sandwich is not the largest item on the menu; triple decker sandwiches are available.

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A video of the giant burger eating contest for three person teams recorded at the Clinton (NJ) Station Diner on February 2 televised on NTV March 20 can be seen at http://www.veoh.com/videos/v6482620yWdSfN4E The video focuses on the Japanese team consisting of Takuya Yamamoto, Tomoko Miyake and Taku Izumi and the team of Ian Hickman, Elizabeth Canady and Pete Maurizio, but Jill Stoler’s team also makes an appearance. The video also contains footage from a contest for Japanese team members at a Windmill Hot dogs.

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Tomoko Miyake reports that the team burger eating contest held at the Clinton Station Diner on Super Bowl weekend will be televised on March 20. The contest will be televised by NNN news, which usually posts its competitive eating videos online.

In other Japanese contest news, R Suzuki reports that Hatsuyo Sugawara won a televised sushi eating contest. The top 5 in that contest:

1. Hatsuyo Sugawara, 107 plates
2. Takuya Yamamoto, 104 plates
3. Nobuyuki Shirota, 102 plates
4. Tomoko Miyake, 81 plates
5. Taku “Artist” Izumi, 74 plates

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San Diego corned beef musubi article and video
James Madison University grilled cheese eating contest, winner eats 12 sandwiches in 8 minutes
Shoo Fly Pie contest to be held June 21, $10,000 purse
“Eating Levi” does not make the South by Southwest festival, but will appear on DVD and the Yes Network
Rio Wraps (Michigan) Burrito Bowl finals report and qualifiers gallery
Princeton Oyster Bowl video
Queen Mary chili cheese fries mini documentary
Rice and Bean Pot competitors eat burritos on Fox 25 news
Brooklyn Dodger forum thread about Nathan’s redevelopment plans

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The top 10 finishers at Sunday’s oyster bowl are now listed on the Oyster Bowl blog. PacPub has a report about that contest

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The Oyster Bowl blog lists Barbara Devaney as one of the co-favorites in today’s contest. Devaney took the 2006 contest into overtime after eating a record-tying 83 oysters in 2 minutes. She received a Ph. D. in economics from the University of Michigan and is currently a senior vice president at Mathematica Policy Research, where her specialties are family formation, children’s nutrition and public health programs. A team from Mathematica will be competing in today’s contest.

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