Upcoming eating contests
(All New York eating challenges and contests in database)
Broadway World announces that Major League Eating will hold an "Apple Pie Dive" at Coney Island where competitors will try to extract prizes from what as billed as the largest apple pie. The event is sponsored by the Destination America cable channel, formerly known as Planet Green.
Dexter Holland, singer for The Offspring, will be a judge for the Crif Dog Classic.
Stinky Brooklyn announces Will Millender won the Stinkfest Cheese-eating Contest today for the fifth time in a row.
Don Lerman announces he tied for first at the pickle eating contest held at the Long Island Kosher Barbecue Championship.
Coney Island temperature increase from 1 pm to 4 pm
Both The Brooklyn Paper and the New York Post wrote articles about the time shift of the Nathan’s finals three hours later and the possibility for hotter weather during the competition. To determine the average increase in temperature, the following table lists the 12:51 pm and 3:51 pm temperatures for JFK Airport for the past ten July 4s using data from Wunderground.com.
| Year | 12:51 | 3:51 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 96.1 | 97.0 | 0.9 |
| 2003 | 81.0 | 86.0 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | 77.0 | 77.0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | 78.1 | 75.9 | -2.2 |
| 2006 | 84.9 | 78.1 | -6.8 |
| 2007 | 70.0 | 70.0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | 77.0 | 80.1 | 3.1 |
| 2009 | 78.1 | 82.0 | 3.9 |
| 2010 | 95.0 | 99.0 | 4.0 |
| 2011 | 81.0 | 84.9 | 3.9 |
| Avg | 81.8 | 83 | 1.2 |
Director Mike Nichols ("The Graduate") used his acceptance speech at the Tony awards to reminisce about winning a pie eating contest that took place at the same site as the awards ceremony. (Nichols is the father-in-law of ESPN's Rachel Nichols.)
The New York Post reports that R. J. Williams, holder of the fastest time for light bulb eating (33.86 seconds) on RecordSetter.com, was arrested after allegedly robbing seven New York City banks. update June 12 Lady Zombie has an examiner.com article about the impact of the arrest on the New York City Goth scene.
DNAInfo has an article and video about the Burping World Championships held in New York City won by Tim Janus.
The prize breakdown for the Crif Dog Classic has been announced: $15,000 / $5,000 / $2,500 / $1,500 / $1000. (I have not seen the 2012 Nathan's finals payouts listed; I assume they will remain the same as 2011 ($10,000 / $5,000 / $2,500 / $1,500 / $1,000) for both divisions.)
Pat "from Moonachie" Philbin and Dave "Tiger Wings & Things have been added to the field for the Crif Dog Classic. Two members of "Team Reddit", Grady Kelly and Ron George have also been listed in the contest roster.
Slate has a column about the apparent contradiction between Mayor Bloomberg's opinions on eating contests and 16+ ounce drinks.
Brooklyn Daily has an article about the time change of the Nathan's finals from noon to 3pm.
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is looking for volunteers to pass out information promoting vegetarianism at the Nathan's finals July 4.
Tickets for the Crif Dog Classic hot dog eating contest in Brooklyn on July 4 can be purchased at http://crifdogclassic.eventbrite.com/ for $10. The listed starting time is 11am so the contest should not conflict with the new Nathan's time of 3 pm.
Pat from Moonachie wins Rocco’s pizza
update June 6 hmalsman has a long video (over an hour about the contest) (Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3)
update June 4 Gothamist has a blog entry and Junito723 has a video.
Will Millender has the results from today’s eating contest at Rocco’s pizza in Brooklyn
1) Pat “from Moonachie” Philbin 19 slices (ate 4.5 slices in 2 minute overtime)
2) Dave Brunelli 19 slices (ate 4 slices in overtime)
3) Will Millender 17.25
4) Dave “US Male” Goldstein 16.25
5) Mike Longo 13.5
6) Seth Grudberg 11.5
“Madoff Meadows” (Mets) / Queens qualifier
update June 3 Brian Seiken has a video and Bob Shoudt has a video of himself throwing the first pitch at yesterday’s Mets game.
update Winners have been announced: Bob Shoudt won the men’s division with 40 and Maria “Edible” won the women’s with 20.
Badlands Booker takes the men’s wild card lead with 37.
The contest is underway according to this picture.
A list of expected entrants in tomorrow's Nathan's qualifier in Queens, NY includes Bob Shoudt, Badlands Booker, Marcos Owens, Maria "Edible" and Brian Seiken, who will compete in a Nathan's qualifier for the first time since 2009.
Mayor Bloomberg's ban on large sweetened drinks in New York City has received a lot of publicity. The new poll asks where you think the Nathan's finals should move if they are banned by New York City. Big Pie in the Sky, seen in the Atlanta episode of Man vs. Food is the site for an 11alive.com article about the ban. update International Business Times has apparently been taken by an April Fools Day spoof about a forced switch to tofu hot dogs for the contest.
Eric Wu has a report on Saturday's curry eating contest held at Go! Go! Curry! in Manhattan focusing on fourth place finisher Leo Chan. Joe Menchetti did not attempt to defend his title due to a work conflict.
Will Millender has the results of the contest held at Go! Go! Curry! in Manhattan: 1) Dave Brunelli 25 bowls 2) Masashi Okamura 18 bowls 3) Will Millender (replaced Joe Menchetti) 17 4) Leo Chan 12 5) Paul Arcaria 10 update May 28 Brian Seiken has videos: Intro | Contest | Results
LilMissNYJet has uploaded pictures of her attempt at the Carnegie Deli's "Jetbow" sandwich created in honor of Tim Tebow (before | during | after)
A reddit thread is seeking comments from competitive eaters interested in competing in the Crif Dog Classic. Only one at two reddit.com slots is available; the other has been awarded to bsimpson.
The Nathan' Famous facebook page is holding a sweepstakes awarding four VIP seats to the contest finals July 4.
New poll: addition to Crif Dog Classic field
The new poll asks what independent eater you would most like to see added to the Crif Dog Classic field. A list of the personal hot dog bests of the choices according to the eatfeats database follows after the jump. (“Furious” Pete Czerwinski received an invitation, but declined).
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Dave Brunelli had the fastest Go!Go!Curry! qualifying time (37 sec).
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