Upcoming New York City eating contests
(All New York City eating challenges and contests in database)
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.
Takeru Kobayashi has announced his July 4 event for 2015: he will attempt to set a record for eating hot dogs while playing ping pong at SPiN in New York City.
Observer.com reports Mayor de Blasio will leave tomorrow for a vacation in the western United States. This will make the traditional weigh-in of the Nathan's finalists at City Hall the first I can remember. update The weigh-in will take place at the Brooklyn Borough Hall.
Charity Buzz has two 2015 Nathan's judgeships up for auction. The current top bid is $750 and bidding closes July 1.
ESPN SportsCenter will be broadcast from Coney Island the morning of July 4 on ESPN2 to promote the Nathan's finals.
2015 Jackie Robinson Rotunda qualifier
update Brian Seiken has a contest video
Results Full results Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Men
1) Tim “Eater X” Janus 36
2) Geoff Esper 30, wild card leader
3T) Brian Seiken 13.5
3T) Wild Bill Myers 13.5
5) Jordan Rothman 10
6T) Andy Flamm 7. 5
6T) Seth Rothman 7.5
8) Nick Durham 4
Women
1) Meredith Boxberger 18
2) Lisa George 6.5
3) Prudence DiBenedetto 6
4) Mary Sevastos 1
The favorites are Meredith Boxberger and Tim Janus, who says he has not eaten a hot dog since the 2014 Nathan’s finals.
Janus’ last contest was the Brooklyn cannoli eating contest in October. According to the official account of that event, he received second place after he claimed he was credited with an extra plate after tying Badlands Booker. (Interestingly, the Brookly Daily’s account makes no mention of that deduction and claims the margin was .75 cannolis.)
Previous Mets’ ballpark qualifier winners
NBC New York reports a shark in transit from Florida to Coney Island was killed after the truck it was traveling in crashed. (Could this be a bad omen for Joey "Jaws" Chestnut's defense of his Nathan's title?).
Dan's Sweet Shop in Queens will hold an ice cream eating contest for 3 person teams on June 11 awarding $150 to the winning trio.
The New York Post has an article about the lawsuits against Giorgio Kolaj after his restaurant Valentino's failed. He is the co-founder of Famous Famiglia, which sponsored several pizza eating contests in New York City.
Will Millender has the top 4 for today's pizza eating contest at Rocco's Pizza in Brooklyn: Geoff Esper 28 slices, Dave Brunelli 20, Wayne Algenio 15, Will Millender 11. update Jun 4 The Brookly Paper has a contest report
Inspired by Matt Stonie, Sheila Watko attempted to eat 30 scoops of ice cream on the Todd & Jayde Show on 95.5 FM in New York City this morning. She thinks she finished 23.
Brokelyn has a report on Saturday's eating contest at the Brooklyn Kolache Co. Wayne Algenio was the winner with a total of 9 kolaches in 10 minutes. (video)
The Feisty Foodie has posted pictures of the NY Mets batting helmet originally filled with nachos that she finished all by herself.
NY Daily News has an article on the controversial comments about New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito made by Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa, who finished 3rd in the 1994 Nathan's finals.
Wayne Algenio won both the spicy pizza eating contest and hot wing contest at the NYC Hot Sauce Expo in Brooklyn today. (wings top 3: 1 Wayne Algenio 57 2 Dave Brunelli 56 3 Will Millender 50) update April 27 Village Voice has interviews with Wayne and other competitors.
A Nathan's finals judgeship is up for auction at biddingforgood.com. The current bid is $250 and bidding closes on May 4. The winner will also receive 4 VIP passes. (via thighmaster)
SBNation has a report by Seth Rosenthal and Roger Sherman on how they tried to eat as much free food as possibile at the New York Knicks Fan Appreciation night yesterday to penalize owner James Dolan for a disappointing season. They researched competitive eating techniques to maximize their intake.
The New York Daily News has an obituary for James "Little Jimmy" Mastrangelo, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 68. He was famous for dressing up as Uncle Sam during the Nathan's finals at Coney Island and also played an Oompa Loompa in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971). update The wake will be tomorrow in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn. update April 8 The Brooklyn Paper also has an obituary citing the cause of death as prostrate cancer.
The New York City Hot Sauce Expo will hold a wing eating contest on April 25 awarding $500. A qualifier circuit will take place at Buffalo Wild Wings; the next contest is tomorrow in Queens.
Bloomberg Business reports that Nathan's Famous has sold $135 million of junk bonds. The bulk of the proceeds ($116 million) will be used to pay a dividend to shareholders. update March 3 Crain's New York Business reports that developer Howard Lorber, owner of a 22% stake in the company, will receive approximately $25 million from the dividend.
Three Brooklyn residents were arrested today for plotting to join ISIS. One of the men, Abdurasul Hasanovich Juraboev, allegedly said he would bomb Coney Island if requested do so.
New York Magazine has an interview with Leon "Justice" Feingold about his competitive eating and minor league baseball career titled "What It’s Like to Be a Polyamorous Genius".
The schedule for the 2015 NYC Hot Sauce Expo is available. There will be 5 spicy eating contests in Brooklyn April 25-26.
Model Rebeca Marcos was the runner-up in last night's wing eating contest at Epstein's Bar in Manhattan last night.
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