update #2 Cincinnati.com has a gallery and the Middletown Journal has an article

update WLWT has a video and Kings Island has some twitpics

Craig Reed’s twitter has the top 4 of todays chili spaghetti eating contest at Kings Island:

1) “Humble” Bob Shoudt
2) Joey Chestnut
3) Sonya Thomas
4) Pat Bertoletti

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The Dayton Daily News has an article about Cincinnati Bengals field goal kicker Shayne Graham, who is regarded as the team trencherman despite being one of the smaller players on the roster at a weight of 205 pounds. Graham has eaten 14 chili dogs and 18 tacos on separate occasions. Today he will host approximately 15 of his teammates for a Thanksgiving dinner. 48 pounds of turkey will be cooked for that meal.

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Results from the spaghetti chili eating contest at Kings Island amusement park according to a “Road Warrior” comment:

1st Humble Bob 13.5 lbs $2,500, won 2 out of last 3 vs. Joey and Pat
2nd Joey Chestnut 13.2lbs $1,500
3rd Pat Bertoletti 11lbs $750
4th Gravy Brown 7.25 lbs $250

update The Dayton Daily News has an article about the contest

update #2 Local12 has a contest video
The Middletown Journal has a gallery which includes a picture of a “Gravy Groupie” (See above)

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(from Crawfish comment) A chili spaghetti eating contest will take place at Kings Island amusement park in Cincinnati on Labor Day, September 1. Registration will open on Friday August 15 at 1 pm eastern. Joey Chestnut is an expected entrant.

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  Neither are the presence of Kobayashi and Joey Chestnut so overwhelming that you know what they are capable of doing until they begin eating. Different people have different talents and focus on different things I guess.

  If there’s one important lesson that I have learnt and reminded of, it is that you just have to be really good at one thing and show it to the world that you are great at it. If you don’t show your stuff, no one knows, no one cares, one is just a face in the crowd.

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• Blog entry with a lot of pictures from the Singapore showdown
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The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that federal prosecutors have forced wild animals to be removed from the Hamilton County Fair due to lack of a proper license, terminating the pizza eating contests between a bear and human opponents:

Then, Ingle said, there were complaints that the bear was being treated poorly because he was being “forced” to participate against people in a pizza-eating contest.

That’s true.

“He loves pizza. Pepperoni is his favorite. We think he’s Italian because he likes pizza,” said Mazzola, whose heritage is Italian.

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Cincinnati.com reports that the Hamilton County Fair will have an inter-species competition:

Then there’s the daily pizza-eating contest. Fairgoers go bite for bite with a bear. The winner gets $100. The bear, Ingle warns, “has only lost once.” No word on how the bear plans to spend the 100 bucks.

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From MyFoutainSquare.com

At noon on Friday, August 3, the contestant who consumes the most Skyline Coneys topped with Extreme Habanero Cheese in 3 minutes will be crowned champion!

To register to a chance to compete, complete the official entry form located here: www.myfountainsquare.com/skyline. Fifteen contestants will be randomly drawn and notified on Monday, July 30.

Produced by Skyline Chili and Fountain Square Management Group.

Registration deadline is July 29. First prize is a $100 gift card to Skyline Chili. Other competitors will receive a $25 gift card.

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(Thanks Pat Bruss) A video of Pat Bruss competing in the semifinals of a 18 ounce burrito eating relay contest called the Boloco Burrito Brawl with his two brothers, Mike and Brett, can be viewed at:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5766977925415360194

The Brusses are on the far side of the screen and Pat’s 24 second time for the last burrito enables the brothers to overcome a half a burrito deficit. The brothers would win in the finals and claim a $500 prize.

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The Cincinnatt Post has a brief report on yesterday’s Battle to the Bone contest held at the AVP Beach Volleyball tournament. Reno Bezzina of Waterford, MI won the contest.

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With the Acme oyster contest cancelled due to Katrina, the most lucrative oyster contest held this spring will apparently be held at the Washington Platform restaurant in Cincinatti on Friday. The winner will receive $1,000 in gift certificates.

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