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(All New York eating challenges and contests in database)
milb.com announces that the Brooklyn Cyclones renaming themselves the "Coney Island Franks" on July 3 in honor of Nathan's Famous 100th birthday was awarded minor league baseball Promotion of the Month for July.
A corn eating contest will be held in Schuyler, NY on August 13 awarding $800 to the winner.
Peter's Clam Bar will hold a clam eating contest in Island Park, NY on August 14 awarding $1000/$500/$250.
Eric "Badlands" Booker will be a guest on Right NOW! with Carolyn Castiglia, a live talk show held at Union Hall in Brooklyn on August 18.
The Wall Street Journal has an article about British golfer Andrew "Beef" Johnston eating burgers at three Manhattan restaurants in one night before the PGA Championship in New Jersey. He hopes to do an eating challenge and win a T-shirt.
A burger eating contest will be held Thursday at the Coney Island location of Wahlburgers. The competition will be recorded for an upcoming episode of "Wahlburgers" and Donnie Wahlberg will serve as judge.
All Pro Eating will hold a bun & cheese and jerk wing eating contest in Heckscher State Park in East Islip, NY on August 14. Both contests will award $400/$200/$100.
Gideon Oji wins Buffalo Kale contest
update Jul 12 The Independent Health Foundation has a video
update Jul 11 The Guardian has an article
update WGRZ has an article and video
WBBZ has a video
Official Results Part 1 | Part 2
1 Gideon Oji 25.5 16 ounce bowls
2 Carmen Cincotti 20.75
3 Marcos Owens 18.5
4 Eric “Badlands” Booker 17.5
5 Crazy Legs Conti 15.5
6T Daniella Gioia 14
6T Ben Do 14
8 Jim Reeves 12
9 Michael Deitz 10
A periscope video of the contest is available.
June Lee, a member of the Harvard women's tennis team,
reports she ate 6 pounds of nachos served in a helmet at a recent Mets game and received $100 from her managers.
Joey Chestnut retakes title with record 70
update Jul 8 The Guardian has a gallery
Protesters also apparently tried to jump Crazy Legs Conti near the start of the contest which required police intervention. This is probably the reason for the one hot dog performance.
Dan Katz reports that protesters from PETA knocked over his plates and threw fake blood on him.
The top 8 | 9-16
1 Joey Chestnut 70
2 Matt Stonie 53, 9 less than 2015
3 Carmen Cincotti 42
4 Gideon Oji 38
5 Geoff Esper 37.5
6 Adrian Morgan 36
7T Yasir Salem 31
7T Erik Denmark 31
9 Rich LeFevre 29
10 Marcos Owens 28
11 Juan Rodriguez 27
12 Eric “Badlands” Booker 25
13 Brian Dudzinski 24
14 Steven Schuster 16
15 Dan “Big Cat” Katz 12
16 Crazy Legs Conti 1 (protest performance?)
Joey Chestnut has regained the title with a finals record 70 hot dogs
This will be a big hour for Bay Area sports. Kevin Durant has decided to join the Golden State Warriors and San Joseans Joey Chestnut and Matt Stonie should finish top 2 barring a shocking upset.
Miki Sudo threepeats Nathan’s women’s finals
The top 8 have been announced | 9-15
1 Miki Sudo 38.5
2 Sonya Thomas 35
3T Juliet Lee 27
3T Michelle Lesco 27
5 BeeJay Alexander 17.5
6 Nela Zisser 16.75
7T Meredith Boxberger 15.5
7T Sophia DeVita 15.5
9 Larelle Marie Mele 15
10 Kassie Zapata 13.5
11 Daniella Gioia 12.5
12 Mary Bowers 8.5
13 Noelle Morgan Dudzinski 7.75
14 Hilary Andrews 7
15 Elizabeth Petra 4
Miki Sudo ate 38.5 hot dogs to win the women’s division of the Nathan’s finals for the third year in a row. Sonya Thomas was the runner up with 35.
Hopefully we will get full results promptly since all finishers will receive prizes.
Eric "Badlands" Booker will throw the first pitch at tonight's Coney Island Cyclones game. The minor league ballclub will be renamed the "Coney Island Franks" for one night only in honor of the 100th anniversary of Nathan's Famous.
Buffalo News has a preview of next Saturday's kale eating contest. Healthy Options has the full field: Ben Do, Carmen Cincotti, Crazy Legs Conti, Daniella Gioia, Badlands Booker, Jim Reeves, Marcos Owens, Michael Deitz and Alicia Hill.
The Daily Beast has an interview with Julie Rosenberg, who has performed as "The Frankster" in the previous 15 Nathan's finals.
The NY Daily News has a report on yesteray's weigh-in for Nathan's finalists claiming that Sonya Thomas was absent due to an undisclosed illness.
NBCNewYork reports that Louis Barbati, owner of the pizzeria L&B Spumoni Gardens was murdered by gunshot yesterday. The restaurant was featured on the Brooklyn episode of Man v Food. update The Daily Beast has more on the murder
Clearwindow has produced a mini-documentary of Crazy Legs Conti eating hot dogs while sitting on a Deno's Wonder Wheel car Friday. George Shea dressed as a priest for the occasion.
Kobayashi to do fundraiser for Orlando victims July 4
Takeru Kobayashi will do an eating exhibition using Fleisher’s hot dogs as part of a fundraiser for Orlando shooting victims at the Kings County Distillery in Brooklyn July 4. Here is how he has spent the previous July 4s in the 21st century.
- 2001-2006 Wins Nathan’s Famous hot dog contest
- 2007-2009 Is runner-up to Joey Chestnut at Nathan’s Famous hot dog contest
- 2010 Arrested for taking the Nathan’s stage after declining to extend his MLE contract
- 2011 Rooftop hot dog eating exhibition in Manhattan
- 2012 Wins Crif Dog eating contest with 58.5 hot dogs in 10 minutes
- 2013 Wins Kobi Dog eating contest with 67 hot dogs in 10 minutes
- 2014 Eats 113 bunless hot dogs in 10 minutes in Manhattan
- 2015 Eats 35 hot dogs in 10 minutes while playing ping pong
Molly Schuyler wins 2016 Caribbean Food Delights beef patties
Molly Schuyler has a gallery
| 1st | 38 | Molly Schuyler | 14.5 pounds, new record |
| 2nd | 22.5 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | |
| 3rd | 19 | Bob “The Notorious B.O.B.” Shoudt | |
| 4th | 18.5 | David “Tiger Wings and Things” Brunelli | |
| 5th | 16 | Wayne “wayneywonder” Algenio | |
| 6th | 13 | “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti | |
| 7th | 11 | Will “The Champ” Millender, IV | |
| 7th | 11 | Naader “Freak8r” Reda | |
| 9th | 6.5 | Patrick “Lumberjack” Taylor |
Molly Schuyler won the first prize of $10000 in today’s Caribbean Food Delights eating contest in Queens with a total of 38 beef patties in 8 minutes.
Wayne Algenio has a video with the results of Rocco's Pizza eating contest Friday in Brooklyn: 1) Dave Brunelli 24.75 slices $2000 2) Wayne Algenio 23.5 $1000 3) Itiel Ginzburg 18.5 slices $500. After the contest (around 11 minute mark), Joe Menchetti compared himself to Brian Seiken after a disappointing performance.
The field for Caribbean Food Delight's Annual World Jamaican Beef Patty Eating Championship in Queens Sunday includes Molly Schuyler, Pat Bertoletti, Dave Brunelli, Joe Menchetti, Bob Shoudt and Wayne Algenio.
Coney Island Wahlburgers is holding a rooftop party July 4 overlooking the Nathan's finals. Tickets are $150.
Crazy Legs Conti has a Huffington Post blog entry about his plans to eat hot dogs on the Wonder Wheel in Coney Island tomorrow. He will also attend "The Art of Competitive Eating" Gallery Show at THE COUNTING ROOM in Brooklyn on July 2.
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