Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Ohio eating challenges and contests in database)
Mark "The Human Vacuum" Lyle says in a comment to blog entry about the Dagwood sandwich challenge that he will be attempting all the eating challenges in Ohio and hopes to set records in them.
Information about December 10 “Man vs. Food” restaurants
Galleries and a promo clip for tonight’s Man vs. Food episodes are available on the Travel Channel website.
Quaker Steak and Lube Atomic Hot wings, Pittsburgh, PA
- Home Page Quaker Steak & Lube has over 30 locations, mainly in the eastern United States
- Menu (.PDF format)
Quaker Steak and Lube has over 20 types of wing sauce at various degrees of spiciness. A list of the sauces and their hotness level is available after the jump. The Atomic Wings Adam Richman will attempt on tonight’s episode are rated at 150,000 Scoville Heat Units. All You Can Eat wings are available on Tuesday night.
The Ohio Deli Dagwood Challenge Columbus, Ohio
- Columbus Dispatch article about tonight’s episode
- Sopressata blog entry about a group attempt at the Dagwood Challenge. The record for the challenge was 6 minutes by John Matko in March (picture on right).
- Video of a challenge attempt by Columbus Underground
The Thurman Cafe Columbus, Ohio
- Home page
- CMH Gourmand blog entry about the Thurman Cafe’s burgers
- Paul “Porkslap” Arcaria had a 4.5 pound burger named after himself after he completed it in October.
Cincinnati Bengals kicker is team’s biggest eater
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.
Zyng noodles mini-documentary
A mini-documentary about Kevin Carr competing in the Zyng noodles contest held in Columbus, Ohio in 2004 has been uploaded to youtube. Kevin ate more noodles than anyone else at the event, but did not receive the victory.
Rich LeFevre & Paul Arcaria finish challenges
Rich LeFevre reports in a comment that he successfully completed the 120 ounce steak challenge at the Brand Steakhouse in 40 minutes. The list price of the steak is $267. Video of his attempt will appear on rawvegas.tv.
update Some pictures have been emailed:
Paul “Porkslap” Arcaria has sent the following email: (pictures of his challenge can be seen below)
On sunday [October 11] I went to Thurmans in Columbus, They had a 3 pounder but that wasn’t enough. I had them make me a 4.5 pounder. She said if I finish it I could name it.
Its called “Pauls East Coast Pile”
Link Buffet: October 18, 2008
- Nov 8 IFOCE Fort Pierce, FL pizza contest officially announced and registration is now open (from Crawfish comment)
- Beer drinking contest between Joey Chestnut and Pat Bertoletti
- KDKA wants pictures of eating contest trophies. They also have a slideshow of competitive eaters.
- Central Michigan University hot dog eating contest
- Philly.com blog entry about Steakbellie’s and Wing Kong’s records
- Gallery of the Ohio State “Chicks Eat Chicks” women’s wing eating contest
- Kana Kanisawa does an event to promote her second gravure DVD
Pete Maurizio wins Newark Dickey’s BBQ
update A video is available
The Newark Advocate has an article and gallery about Pete Maurizio’s victory at the Newark, Ohio Dickey’s pork BBQ sandwich qualifier.
The top 7 have been posted. The top 3:
1. Pete Maurizio, 11.25 sandwiches, $500 8 minutes
2. Mark Lyle, 10.50, $250
3. Kevin Kordalski, 10.25, $100
Road Warrior: Humble Bob wins spaghetti chili
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)
Link Buffet: August 28, 2008
- 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
IFOCE Cincinnati chili spaghetti contest Sept 1
(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.
Link Buffet: August 2, 2008
- Pie eating contest at “Stand by Me” festival in Oregon drops IFOCE affiliation
- Report on Cincinnati coney eating contest
- Video of Justin Mih at the Boston Italian sausage contest
- Report on the Seattle donut eating contest / hip-hop concert
- Ithaca, NY hot dog contest coverage attacked and defended
- Fan attends Singapore satay contest and Brazilian soccer exhibition game vs. Singapore national team and draws the following conclusion:
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.
Link Buffet: July 31, 2008
- Blog entry with a lot of pictures from the Singapore showdown
- IGN pans MLE video game
- Elgin, Iowa corn contest August 2, $100 first prize
- Cincinnati jalapeno cheese coney contest Wednesday, registration closes at midnight
- Skinnyboy reports that Anthony Bourdain’s appearance at the Big Texan will be televised on the Travel Channel on August 4
- Medina, Ohio hot dog contest Saturday
- List of all Queens dumpling winners
- Syracuse offensive lineman Ryan Durand challenges Big East clambake lobster record
Link Buffet: June 6, 2008
- Short preview of New Orleans qualifier: Juris “Dr. Bigtime” Shibayama, Chris MacVicar and Steve Ulness are expected
- Final batch of bios for MLE game characters – also includes profile of bunnette and paramedic. Juliet Lee’s nickname is listed as “The Lovely”
- End of school year White Castle eating contest for Kentucky teachers. Joey Chestnut is listed as the White Castle record holder
- Pancake contest for Cincinnati area high school students – contest video
- Eating contest from Hey Arnold cartoon (Kobayashi has called Hey Arnold his favorite American TV show
- Tomoko Miyake videos on yahoo: at the department store buffet promo, wearing bikinis with friends, eating big burgers with friends
Link Buffet: April 3, 2008
- Eater X & Seaver Miller on the Tyra Banks show
- Kristy Yamaguchi claims to be regional hot dog winner on April 1 “Dancing with the Stars”
- Pat Bertoletti and Damon Serignet and expected Acme Oyster entrants
- Video from Sutter’s Mill burger contest in Albany, NY
- Cincinnati Reds forum thread about Frank Pastore’s Big Texan steak record
- Battle of the Bone Week 3
- Mio “Sakura” Takahashi dines in Hong Kong
SSNN on Kobayashi confusion
The Totally Serious Sports News Network has an article about Cleveland Indians pitcher Masahide Kobayashi being mistaken for someone else with that surname:
Needless to say, Kobayashi is already questioning whether signing with Cleveland was the best thing for him.
“Seriously, the fact that no one knew Kobayashi is a common Japanese name is kind of offensive,†he said. “It’s amazing to me that a team called the ‘Indians’ can be so racially insensitive.â€
Ian Hickman sets AICE chili record
AICE News reports that Ian Hickman set the AICE chili record today by eating 10 pounds and 2 ounces of chili in five minutes at the Chili Open in Canton, Ohio. The top 3:
1. Ian “the Invader” Hickman – 10 lbs, 2 oz (1.27 Gal)
2. Mark Lyle-The Human Vacuum- 8 lbs, 10 oz
3. Bob “Killer” Kuhns- 8 lbs, 9 oz
Hickman’s 5 minute mark is .23 gallons off Rich Lefevre’s IFOCE chili record of 1.5 gallons in 10 minutes.
update CantonRep.com has an article and gallery about the contest
blog.cleveland.com on Kobayashis
The Cleveland Plain Dealer’s blog has an entry about relief pitcher Masahide “Masa” Kobayashi and his more famous namesake:
In case you’re wondering: No, The Tsunami and Masa are not related. But Masa was amused when Plain Dealer sports guy Dennis Manoloff put the question to him through an interpreter.
Kobayashi is the eighth-most-popular surname in Japan, the equivalent of O’Connor in Ireland, Zhou in China, Becker in Germany, Ramirez in Mexico, Popov in Russia, Svensson in Sweden, Macdonald in Scotland and (sorpresa, y’all) Rodriguez in the United States.
Dozens of notable people, one Japanese city and one “Star Trek” spaceship all bear the name that translates as “small forest,” including haiku master Issa Kobayashi (1763-1828).
MLB.com: “Tribe lands Japan’s Kobayashi”
The Kobayashi the MLB.com article refers to is relief pitcher Masahide Kobayashi, who signed a two year contract with the Cleveland Indians.
Masahide will not be the first Kobayashi to throw a pitch at Jacobs Field. Takeru Kobayashi threw the first pitch at an Indians game in 2005.
Other links: baseballthinkfactory thread, cleveland.com blog entry
Fire destroys Chris Abatsas’ building & business
(From competitiveeatingnews) Cleveland.com reports that a fire on November 8 destroyed a building owned by Chris Abatsas which housed his adult entertainment club, Monroe’s Cabaret, and a dry cleaners. No injuries were reported but a witness believed someone was trapped in the fire. Two other fires have destroyed buildings in Cleveland this month, one started several hours after Abatsas’ building burned and one the week before. Abatsas did not have insurance. The cause of the conflagration is unknown, but police will investigate it as if it was arson.
A 1999 article in the Cleveland Scene reports efforts by the police to shut down Monroe’s Cabaret due to alleged drug transactions and safety inspection violations.
Fox TV article & video
Heisman trophy candidate competes in wing contest
The Michigan Daily reports that University of Michigan running back Mike Hart, considered a top 5 candidate for the Heisman trophy, competed in in a wing-eating contest at Buffalo Wild Wings to raise money for the UM Stars charity.
In the interests of balance, here’s a gallery from the “Chicks Eat Chicks” women’s only wing eating contest held at Ohio State University
Women’s Columbus, OH wing contest Oct 4?
An ad on http://uweekly.com/drinks (Might have to keep reloading until it appears) reads:
CHICKS EAT CHICKS @ LEDO’S!! Thurs, Oct. 4th!
Chicken Wing Eating Contest! Winner gets $150 CASH!!! Interested in competing? Log on to www.uweekly.com/bcs to register.
www.uweekly.com/bcs has no information about the contest. Contacting ledosbar.com might have more information.
68 year old wins Ohio pierogi contest
portclintonnewsherald.com reports that Tony Groch, a 68 year old from Toledo, won a pierogi-eating contest at the third annual Perch, Peach, Polka and Pierogi Festival by eating 22 pierogies in 2 minutes. The victory is his fourth pierogi contest win. An article about a 2004 victory for Groch is online.
Bear – human contests banned at Ohio fair
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.
County Fair to have human vs. bear pizza eating contest
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.
Cincinnati coney contest August 3
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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