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Jennifer "TallBlondeAndFun" has a blog entry and gallery about being the first woman to finish the five pound BeHemoth burger at the Ram Restaurant and Brewery. Jennifer's feat is also mentioned on the facebook page about the burger challenge. September 12, 2010 at 1:52 am by
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September 11, 2010 at 7:36 pm by
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update Fosters and SeaCoastOnline have articles about the contest
Matt Stonie has emailed the top two finishers at the lobster roll eating contest held at the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival in New Hampshire.
1) Matt Stonie 23 lobster rolls in 10 minutes
2) Tom Gilbert 22.75 lobster rolls
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Stephanie Wu's twitter announces that she won a hot dog eating contest held at Be Bop's Diner in Ukiah, CA by eating 13.5 hot dogs in 10 minutes. update Stephanie has posted a contest report to her website. September 11, 2010 at 7:30 pm by
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September 11, 2010 at 1:38 pm by
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update Sept 13 ABQ Journal has a contest report (requires watching ad) and AP has a video.
update 6:09 The eating contest twitter has the rest of the top 4
1) Joey Chestnut 47 burritos
2) Tim “Gravy” Brown 32 burritos
3) Chillin Peng 28 burritos (will this invalidate him from future Battle of the Bone contests?)
4) Gary Klucken 24.5 burritos
update 5:37 Dolo reports Joey Chestnut won with 47 burritos. The runner-up ate 32.
update 5:28 The contest has started according to Dolo’s twitter.
The burrito eating contest at the New Mexico State Fair is expected to start at 4:30 pm eastern. Tim Brown is expected to compete in addition to Joey Chestnut.
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Brian Gray has a report on his wife's unsuccessful attempt at the 7 pound burrito at Jack n Grill in Denver. While talking with the waiter, he learned that a 105 pound female marathoner finished the burrito in about an hour, then she completed the challenge in 28 minutes to win a $20 bet during her next visit to the restaurant. September 11, 2010 at 8:15 am by
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A facebook page has been set up about the Sweet Lew Burger challenge at The Chef's Table in Rocklin, California (Sacramento area). CakeGrrl has an interview with the burger creator, chef Stephen "Sweet Lew" Lewis. September 11, 2010 at 12:14 am by
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SF Weekly has a brief mention of ultramarathoner Chikara Omine, the top amateur in last month's gyoza contest in Los Angeles, who will try to defend his title at the spam musubi eating contest tomorrow. September 10, 2010 at 10:50 pm by
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Peta has a press release criticizing the Buffalo Wing Festival mentioning Sonya Thomas' victory in the wing eating contest (via Rhonda Evans) and This Dish is Veg has a blog entry finding fault with Cincinnati for holding a festival celebrating International Bacon Day with a picture of "Tiny" Tim Rauscheder competing in the bacon eating contest won by Mark Lyle. September 10, 2010 at 3:32 pm by
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The Sag Harbor Express has a report on Matt "MegaToad" Stonie's victory in the Bay Burger lobster roll eating contest on Labor Day. September 10, 2010 at 10:25 am by
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A wing eating contest will be held in Fairfax, Virginia on September 18 at the George Mason University soccer game awarding $500 to the winner. The runner-up will receive two Washington Capitals suite tickets. September 10, 2010 at 10:08 am by
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A Hamburger Today has a blog entry about the Kookamonga challenge burger offered by Kooky Canuck in Memphis. September 10, 2010 at 7:40 am by
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DonSturdy.com has a blog entry about the competitive eating portion of the Sturdy Cup, which involved eating a Yeti Burger at the Sequoia Brewing Company in Fresno. September 10, 2010 at 12:39 am by
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A Buffalo Wild Wings in Las Vegas will hold a hot wing eating contest on Sunday awarding $100 to the winner. September 10, 2010 at 12:04 am by
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AnnArbor.com reports that Adam Richman is attempting the "Mount Nacheesmo" challenge at Tio's today. for the Ann Arbor challenge. Epic Portions would have selected a different location for the Ann Arbor challenge. September 9, 2010 at 4:54 pm by
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The twitter for McFaddens in Washington, DC announces it will hold a hot dog eating contest tonight awarding NFL tickets. September 9, 2010 at 1:41 pm by
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Metropulse has a blog entry about Adam Richman attempting the five pound BBQ burrito at Sweet P's, which will be the challenge in the upcoming Knoxville episode of Man vs. Food. September 9, 2010 at 10:14 am by
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Spicy RV has a series of entries about an attempt at the Flamethrower Pizza at Stevi B's in Tallahassee Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3. They received a response from Adam Richman after claiming that the Man vs. Food host declined an attempt at the pizza. September 9, 2010 at 8:44 am by
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Sun Sentinel has a list of expected entrants in Sunday's pickle eating contest at Isle Casino Pompano park listing several previously unnamed competitors: Damien Boykin, Jon Bello, RJ Frasca and Bruce Ollis. The contest will start at 11 am. September 9, 2010 at 8:34 am by
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C & C Cafe in Perkasie, PA (north Philadelphia / south Allentown area) has started a 5 pancake challenge. At $8.95, it is one of the least expensive challenges which is free if completed. September 8, 2010 at 4:27 pm by
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The twitter for the Kolache Factory in Houston announces it will not hold an eating contest in 2010, but expects to hold contests in odd numbered years. September 8, 2010 at 10:14 am by
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AM950 announces that Park Tavern in St. Louis Park, Minnesota (Minneapolis area) will hold a mini burger eating contest on September 19 with a $500 grand prize. September 8, 2010 at 10:06 am by
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September 7, 2010 at 11:36 pm by
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IFOCE.com announces that registration for a bratwurst contest at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati on September 18 in Cincinnati will open tomorrow and registration for a moon pie contest at Lady Luck Caruthersville in southeast Missouri on October 16 will open Thursday. (Registration will probably also open soon for the cannoli eating contest at the San Gennaro Festival on September 16.) September 7, 2010 at 6:42 pm by
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Stephanie Wu has updated her website with a report on setting the new Challenge Dog record of 8:39 at Roy's Chicago Doggery in Petaluma, California, breaking the previous mark by almost 4 minutes. A video of the attempt is available on Stephanie's new youtube page. September 7, 2010 at 6:31 pm by
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A web page has been set up for the Chef One dumpling eating contest at the NYC Dumpling Festival on September 25 . The registration deadline is September 17 and the payouts will be $1000/$500/$300 for both the men and women's divisions as in previous years. A press release announces that Joe Menchetti and Olga Zaitseva will return to defend their titles. September 7, 2010 at 1:57 pm by
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