Sonya Thomas’ most recent update to her website reports that she did not receive a slot to the Famous Famiglia pizza contest despite signing up on-line soon after registration opened.

The contest press release, available on the Famous Famiglia news page, is dated September 11 and lists several expected entrants even though registration officially opened on September 15.

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• Texas State Fair corny dog results, competitor factoids, Patrick Michels gallery
• Press relase for Famous Famiglia pizza has the following competitors: Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti, Crazy Legs Conti, Bob Shoudt, and Tim Eater X Janus
• Beautiful Brian has his personal IFOCE chronology
• British man dies after consuming homemade ultra hot sauce
• Video of Kevin Ross speed eating hot dogs
• Tomoko Miyake has a blog entry that Google translation titles “Wang Eating”
• Paul Newman dies at 83. This tribute says his hard boiled egg eating scene in Cool Hand Luke was responsible for starting a wave of eating contests involving college students and troops in Vietnam.

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Results from today’s Caribbean Food Delights-Royal Caribbean Bakery Eating Championship have been posted. The top 3:

1. Joe Menchetti
2. Will Millender
3. George Van Laar

Jill Stoler was 5th in the professional division and Joe “Gavone” Rose was fourth in the amateur category.

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A loukoumades eating contest will be held on September 21 at the Holy Cross Greek Cultural Festival in Brooklyn. According to the contest flyer, more than $1,000 in prizes will be awarded.

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• Badlands Booker, Paul Barlow and Andrew Lane are the other listed entrants for the Birmingham qualifier, but Booker’s twitter says he will probably pass on the contest and hope 51 suffices for a wild card
• NYC Famous Famigila pizza contest prize format restructured according to comment – first prize reduced to $5,000 and number of cash prizes increased to 7
• Article with the official results and video about the Chicago jalapeno contest
• Article about Stu Mesnier’s attempt to repeat as St. Louis sushi champion
• MissBusyLady unveils her apparel for female competitive eating fans.

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• Whoopie Pie contest preview
• Marshall Tucker Band to play at Krystal finals
• Bronx Bun & Cheese contest Saturday
• TV Champion, birthplace of the oogui boom, is canceled
• Gal Sone in Belgium videos

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Frank 151 has a blog entry about Friday’s cannoli eating contest with a video and several pictures.

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• Full official results from weekend Krystal qualifiers
• Gersh Kuntzman to give talk in Brooklyn today alleging Kobayashi cheated in the Nathan’s finals
• Home Page and myspace page of Joey Chestnut’s friend Kiera Jo
• Wedding cake eating contest for Singaporean couples
• Crazy Legs Conti to participate in Movie Watching World Championship
• Jacksonville.com write seeks big eaters for story
• Vy Beauregard trains for tamale contest
• Berea, KY spoonbread contest Saturday
• Bubba Dogs eating contest in Sea Isle City, NJ Saturday

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• Registration for the NYC Famous Famiglia pizza contest opens at noon today
• SE Missouri cross country runner Amy Guignon wins the SE Missouri fair hot dog eating contest (women took the top 3 places)
• Kevin Ross is robbed at gunpoint in his home according to BB’s Bits and Pieces
• Miss Busy Lady has a video of her competitive eating souvenirs
• Videos from the gyoza contest by the Trash Talkin Juicers
• Alex from Panama is traveling to New York and Boston between September 22 to 30 and would like to meet up with other eaters for eating challenges (from email)

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SILive.com has a report on the retirement ceremony for “Krazy” Kevin Lipsitz held before the cannoli eating contest. A video of the ceremony is available on youtube.

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Beautiful Brian’s Bits & Pieces page has the top 4 finishers in today’s cannoli contest at the Feast of San Genarro festival:

1. Brad Sciullo, 20 cannolis
2T. Crazy Legs Conti, 19
2T. Allen Goldstein, 19
4. Brian Subich, 17

update Time Out NY has a contest report and a video has been uploaded to youtube

update #2 NY1 article and video

update #3 The BBC has a video

update #4 DeliKatessen blog entry
NY Post gallery
Flicker gallery

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According to a database entry and email, Famous Famigila will sponsor an IFOCE pizza eating contest that will take place in New York City on October 12.

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• Preview of Sonya Thomas vs. Hall Hunt matchup
• Humble Bob expected at Cincinnati spaghetti chili contest
• Baloney eating contest during Republican convention in St. Paul
• NYC deathwings eating contest September 3
• Bacon eating contest to raise money for the American Heart Association
• Interview with Miki Mia of The 40 Year Old Virgin at the gyoza contest

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Kobayashi has two blog entries with pictures from his appearance at the New York City Nike Sportswear Store opening Thursday Part 1, Part 2. Joey Chestnut does not appear in any of the pictures.

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Takeru Kobayashi’s latest blog entry is about attending the invitation only grand opening of the New York City Nike Sportswear Store Thursday night. Nebol.com and Nicekicks.com have pictures. Joey Chestnut, Roger Federer, Spike Lee and Serena Williams were other celebrities in attendance. Nathan’s provided food for the event.

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• St. Louis sushi contest September 21. First prize is a trip to Japan.
• Sushi Bowl eating contest held in New York City
• PETA takes credit for cancellation of cockroach eating contest
• Miss Busy Lady’s friend eats 50 chicken wings in one sitting
• WLOCE hires Terry Barker to MC
• Nathan Biller’s Nathan’s gallery (facebook registration required)

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(From Cole Wimpee) BroadwayWorld.com reports that Eric “Badlands” Booker will appear at the Binge Olympiad which will be held at the Wings Theater in the West Village. Booker’s myspace calendar says he will appear at the August 15 and August 23 shows. Eating contests will be held during the festival, but dates and foods are not listed.

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• Nathan’s hot dog eating contest August 16 in Stuarts Draft, VA. Prize is $100 gas card.
• Nathan’s finals gallery by FooBarDude
• Video of butter eating contest (will Don Lerman sue for intellectual property violation?)
• Website for Brooklyn pizza contest at http://annualbrooklynpizzaeatingcontest.com/
• Gal Sone goes to Tokyo Disneyland. (Her favorite rides are Space Mountain and Splash Mountain)

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• Roger Robinson finishes Sasquatch burger challenge 3 times in less than 2 months
• NYC falafel eating contest returns August 31
• Louisville, KY cheesesteak eating contest August 31
• MLE video game ranked at #14 in top WiiWare games
• Guinness World Record attempt hot dog eating contest in Reno today

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• Verdict of “misadventure” reported in UK mouth stuffing contest fatality
• Article about Chef One dumpling contest results
• Registration for La Costena jalapeno and Nugget rib contests open today
• Registration closed for CT Ribs, Myrtle Beach BBQ, Houston kolaches
• Chicago dragon noodle contest Friday
• Miss Busy Lady on diets
• Pizza Eating contest in Dover, Ohio Sunday
• Tomoko Miyake attempts a curry with ostrich egg challenge (and wears the ostrich eggshell as a hat)
• Video of big eating cat named after Gal Sone

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The Krystalist blog has an entry about Jill Stoler’s 3rd place finish in the women’s division of the Chef One dumpling eating contest in Queens which mentions that the qualifier circuit for Krystal Square Off V will start in a “couple of weeks.” If qualifiers take place on weekends, this would put the initial qualifier on August 16/17 or August 23/24 depending on how the two weeks is rounded. This would result in 5 or 6 qualifiers if one qualifier a week is held.

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Results from Will Millender of the Chef One Dumpling Eating Contest held at the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in Corona Park, Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City

Mens division
1. “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti, 66 dumplings in 2 minutes, $1000
2. Will Millender, 57, $500
3. Ian Hickman, 50, $300

Womens division
1. Floria Lee, 38, $1000
2. Helen Chu, 30, $500
3. Jill Stoler, 28, $300

update Jill Stoler has a blog entry about the contest. Serious Eats has a short post.

update #2Will Millender has a blog entry, ghosty has a gallery and the People’s Daily Online of China has an English article

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• Jill Stoler reports from the Coney cheeseburger contest, won by Goose Gilbert. The contest will appear in the Discovery Channel documentary, Human Race 3000
• “Evolve: Guts” containing footage from the megaburger eating contest held at Clinton Station Diner will be televised on the History Channel on August 5 at 10 pm eastern
• Olathe, CO sweet corn contest report
• Eating contests every day of the Italian Festival in Ocean Township, NJ (Aug 6-10)
• Blog entry from Kobayashi’s hair dresser about his new blue dye job
• Report on the Osaka Gluttonous King qualifier (no results)

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A cheeseburger eating contest will be held at Peggy O’Neill’s in Coney Island on August 2. Footage from the contest will appear in a TV program. The contest length has not been determined and the first prize is $200.

The Goya National Black Bean Eating Championship has also been added to the schedule for August 16. The contest will take place at the Central Islip Islandia Festival and the total purse is $1750.

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Jill Stoler has a blog entry about Saturday’s pizza eating contest at Dani’s pizza. The top 4:

1. Gentlemen Joe Menchetti – 9.125 slices in 10 minutes $500, second independent contest win in 2 days
2. William The Champ Milllender IV – 8 slices in 10 minutes $250
3. Joel The Cannon Podelsky – 7 slices in 10 minutes $100
4. Jill Stoler 5.5 slices

(Thanks also Joel Podelesky)

(from Crawfish comment) In other Joe Menchetti news, he is now listed in the WLOCE rankings and his profile page appears on the WLOCE website. THe last time Dale Boone and Joe Menchetti were in the same organization, Boone had Menchetti blocked from competing in the black and white cookie contest, which led to Boone’s expulsion from AICE

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