Upcoming New York City eating contests
New York City eating challenges
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Joey Chestnut recorded a commercial for Nextel on the Coney Island Boardwalk Wednesday.
Don Chingon in Brooklyn will award $1000 in cash and $500 in gift cards to a pair that can finish its 30 pound burrito in under an hour. T-shirts will be awarded to a quartet that accomplishes the feat. (via Stephanie Wu). (also CNBC video)
The All Pro Eating calendar has been updated with the Bierhaus bratwurst eating contest in New York City on November 14 and the Music City Bowl hot chicken eating contest on December 29. The website also moved Stephanie Torres from the top 15 to its All Stars page. (via Stephanie Wu)
Gersh Kuntzman has a report in the NY Daily News about his attempt at the 30 pound burrito at Don Chingon in Brooklyn.
Don Chingon in Brooklyn offers a 30 pound Gran Chingon burrito eating challenge that will award a 10% ownership in the restaurant if it is finished in under an hour.
2015 NYC Dumpling Festival
Top 7 men from the Ukraine Train
| 1st | 78 | David “Tiger Wings and Things” Brunelli | |
| 2nd | 67 | Dimitry “The Ukraine Train” Shchupak | |
| 3rd | 65 | “Notorious” Bob Shoudt | |
| 4th | 63 | Wayne “wayneywonder” Algenio | |
| 4th | 63 | “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti | |
| 6th | 60 | Marcos “The Monster” Owens | |
| 7th | 48 | Kevin “Qwazy” Ambs |
| 1st | 93 | Molly Schuyler | contest record |
| 2nd | 54 | Stephanie “Xanadu” Torres | |
| 3rd | 41 | Jennifer “The Black Hole” Cheng | round 2 winner |
| ? | 26 | Tricia Sardo | round 1 winner |
Wayne Algenio, Marcos Owens and defending women's champion Molly Schuyler listed as entrants on the NYC Dumpling Festival's facebook page.
Darren Rovell of ESPN announces that he will be on an Advertising Week panel talking about social media with Matt Stonie, Olympic hurdler Lolo Jones and others in New York City on September 28.
DNA Info has an article about Wayne Algenio, billing him as a competitive eater from Jamaica.
Borough President of Brooklyn Eric Adams reports Wayne Algenio won today's Jamaican beef patty eating contest. update Sept 7 Gothamist gallery | Brooklyn Paper article
San Gennaro cannoli contest canceled
SILive.com reports that a cannoli eating contest will not be held at this month’s San Gennaro Feast in Little Italy. With a 13 year duration, the competition was probably the second longest running MLE event after Nathan’s (via @stateneats).
Winners of all the San Gennaro cannoli contests
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Takeru Kobayashi will serve as judge at the eating contest at the New York City Dumpling Festival on September 26. He will not compete.
Tonight's episode of Wahlburgers was filmed in Coney Island and Nathan's Famous original location appeared in the program. The first New York Wahlburgers will open across the street from that site.
The 2015 NYC Dumpling Festival will be held September 26 in Sara D Roosevelt Park. Chef One will hold eating contests awarding $2000/$1000/$500 to the top three males and females.
Ryan Fitzpatrick has become the current starting quarterback for the New York Jets after Geno Smith was injured from a punch thrown by former teammate IK Enemkpali. Fitzpatrick has attempted the 72 ounce steak at the Big Texan twice: completing it in 49 minutes in 2012 and reversing after 53 minutes in 2013.
Zagat produced a behind the scenes video recorded at this year's Nathan's finals starring Yasir Salem and Crazy Legs Conti. Fink Beats the Stomach makes a cameo.
Takeru Kobayashi will appear at the SPiN ping pong club in New York City tonight. There will be an eating contest for amateurs.
Barkpost.com has a gallery of Will Millender's pet, PBNJ, competing in a hot dog eating contest for dogs at Barkfest in Brooklyn on Sunday.
The July 3 cartoon for New Yorker magazine was captioned "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness which may involve an occasional hot dog eating contest'
TheDodo.com has a report on the animal rights protest after the conclusion of the men's Nathan's finals claiming that Michelle "Cardboard Shell" Lesco and Tim "Eater X" Janus shoved some of the activists and took their signs.
The official result for Takeru Kobayashi's exhibition at Spin NYC today is 35 hot dogs eaten in 10 minutes while playing ping pong.
Matt Stonie defeats Joey Chestnut to break 8 year Nathan’s streak
Video of entire finals
Video of protest by Collectively Free (CF) and Direct Action Everywhere (DxE)
Full Official Results Part 1 | Part 2
1) Matt Stonie 62, personal best
2) Joey Chestnut 60, 8 year streak ended
3) Tim “Eater X” Janus 35.5
4) Erik Denmark 33
5) Adrian Morgan 31
6) Yasir Salem 30
7) Geoff Esper 29.5
8) Juan “More Bite” Rodriguez 28
9) Eric “Badlands” Booker 24.5
10) Pablo Martinez 22
11) Steve Hendry 21.75
12) Crazy Legs Conti 19.5
13T) Brian Dudzinski 19
13T) Gideon Oji 19
15) Jeff Butler 17
16) Nate Biller 16
Matt Stonie has upset Joey Chestnut 62 to 60
ESPN Stats & Info has an analysis of Joey Chestnut’s streak.
Miki Sudo defends Nathan’s womens title
Official results have been posted Part 1 | Part 2
WNEP has an article about Larell Marie saying she got 6th
Video of the final 2 minutes of the women’s contest. Juliet Lee appears to have finished 3rd and Michelle Lesco 4th.
The top 2:
1) Miki Sudo originall y 37 (officially 38)
2) Sonya Thomas 34
3) Juliet Lee 27.5
4) Michelle Lesco 26
5) Larell Marie Mele 16.75
6) Meredith Boxberger 16.5
7) Nela Zisser 16 (probable Oceania record)
8) Danielle Gioia 15
9) BeeJay Alexander 13
10) Carlene LeFevre 11
11) Lesley Ryder 10.5
12) Liz McClurg 8.5
13T) Mary Bowers 8
13T) Crystin Pactor 8
13T) Marlene Wigginton 8
16) Angie Hendry
Qualified, did not compete: Mia Davekos, Dee Martin, Brandi
Miki’s official total seems to be 38. The gambling over/under for winning total was 37.5, so anyone who bet the under is probably rather upset.
I have not been able to find list of which qualifiers are actually present in Brooklyn. Dee Martin is in Atlanta, so she will not bbe competing.
ESPN3 webstreaming has started. Miki Sudo has her own camera.
Coneypedia posted a picture of actress Thelma Pelish from a 1958 newspaper. The caption says she ate 25 hot dogs at Charcoal Dan's in Coney Island, beating Babe Ruth's hot dog record of 24. (I think 25 hot dogs would remain the American female record for a Coney Island contest for the rest of the 20th century.(IMDB page)
In a facebook chat for the NY Daily News, Joey Chestnut mentioned the possibility of a competition against Takeru Kobayashi and said Major League Eating has agreed to the event. (direct link to comment). Nathan's President and COO Wayne Norbitz said that talks were underway but nothing definite has been planned. George Shea had no comment about the matchup.
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