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The MLE facebook reports that Pat Bertolletti, Sonya Thomas, Bob Shoudt, Hall Hunt, Bryan Beard and Sean Brockert are expected in Sunday's pickle contest at Isle of Capri Casino in Pompano Park, Florida. Ryan Shams will also compete.

September 7, 2010 at 1:51 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Fort Lauderdale | Permalink * Comments (2)

Santa Monica Closeup reports that "Furious" Pete Czerwinski won a contest held at Muscle Beach on Labor Day with a total of 22 hot dogs. The contest received a brief mention on MyFoxLA.

September 7, 2010 at 7:49 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:"Furious" Pete Czerwinski, Contest Results, Los Angeles, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Tom Gilbert defeats Furious Pete in OT at Derby Deli contest

September 6, 2010 at 9:53 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Orange County, Tom Gilbert, Unafilliated Contests

update OC Register reports that Tom Gilbert won the contest with a total of 34.5 hot dogs. Gilbert and “Furious” Pete Czerwinski were tied at 29.5 at the end of regulation and the contest went into overtime. Joseph Barleta from Laguna Beach was third with 20 hot dogs.

Furious Pete Czerwinski claims that he and Gilbert had an agreement to split the sum of the first and second prize money before the overtime started.

The Derby Deli facebook has posted some pictures from today’s West Coast hot dog eating contest, but has not announced a winner. update A constest judge reports the winner ate 34.

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The lobster roll contest at Bay Burger in Sag Harbor, NY can be viewed online starting at 4:30 pm. update Matt "MegaToad" Stonie won the contest by eating 11 lobster rolls in 5 minutes. update Matt Stone has uploaded a video.

September 6, 2010 at 4:38 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Long Island, Matt Stonie, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (3)

Steak and Main in North East, Maryland has set up a facebook page for its steak challenge consisting of five steaks weighing a total of 74 ounces with an online wall of fame.

September 6, 2010 at 1:38 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Baltimore, Steak Eating Challenges, Websites | Permalink * Comments (1)

David Hoel reports that Man vs. Food is currently recording at Maize and Blue Deli in Ann Arbor, MI today. update Sept 7 AnnArbor.com reports Man vs. Food is recording at Crazy Jim's Blimpy Burgers today.

September 6, 2010 at 1:19 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Detroit, Man vs. Food | Permalink * Comments

Topeka.net has an article about "Fed and Faded" an online video series about Kansas eating challenges which has a website and facebook.

September 6, 2010 at 8:21 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Eating Challenges, Topeka | Permalink * Comments

Burger Conquest has a report on recording Outrageous Foods for the Food Network at the Clinton Station Diner in Clinton, NJ. For the upcoming episode, a team assembled by Burger Conquest attempted to eat all of the diner's specialty burgers from the "Nano Bite" mini-burger to the 50 pound Mount Olympus.

September 5, 2010 at 6:30 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Clinton Station Diner, Newark, Television | Permalink * Comments

Sonya Thomas defeats Joey Chestnut in Buffalo Wing Festival Championship

September 5, 2010 at 3:32 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Buffalo, Contest Results, Sonya Thomas

update Sept 14 Salon.com article about Teresa Guido winning the bobbing for wings contest (via Stephanie Wu).

update Sept 6 WNYMedia has a video clip about the contest.
Yahoo News has over 400 comments to the AP article about the contest.
Buffalo News reports that Susan Borthwick won Saturday’s amateur wing eating contest.

update #2 WKBW has an article and video
Buffalo News has a video
Joe Cascio has a gallery and a picture of the result announcement. (You would never know that Sonya had just eaten almost 5 pounds looking at the picture.)
WNYMedia has an interview with Joey Chestnut before the contest

update WIVB has a short article
SonyaTheBlackWidow has been updated with a contest report

4:16 Results announced
1) Sonya Thomas 4.86 pounds, record for 12 minute contest
2) Joey Chestnut 4.55
3) Bryan Beard 2.89
4) Eric “Badlands” Booker 2.84

4:04 The contest is over

3:52 The contest starts

3:46 Sonya walks through the crowd to enter the stage

The contest should start at 3:30 and can be viewed online.

SkunkPost has a video interview with Joey Chestnut.

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Joe La Rue won the eating contest held at the Guinness Oyster Festival in Cincinnati.

September 5, 2010 at 7:41 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Cincinnati, Contest Results, Joe LaRue, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

David Brunelli and Michael Longo tied for first with 11 burgers in 8 minutes in the burger eating contest for professionals at A Taste of Hamburg-er Festival.

September 5, 2010 at 12:50 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Dave Brunelli, Reading, PA, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Jed Donahue won Friday's qualifier for Derby Deli's hot dog eating contest. update OCRegister has a gallery of Saturday's qualifier. Tomas Cortina won with 19 hot dogs.

September 5, 2010 at 12:35 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Orange County, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (2)

The facebook for Pizzeria Venti announces that Dale Boone won $300 at a pizza eating contest held at an SEC / ACC Kickoff party Friday night. update Sept 7 A contest gallery is available. A woman was apparently the runner-up.

September 4, 2010 at 8:51 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Atlanta, Contest Results, Dale Boone, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Bertoletti breaks Black Widow’s Buffalo streak

September 4, 2010 at 5:29 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Buffalo, Contest Results

update #2 SonyaTheBlackWidow.com lists Brian Subich as the #4 finisher

update Bill Myers has posted full results on his twitter
1st Patrick Bertoletti 5.26 lbs (finished in 5 Minutes 56 seconds)
2nd Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas 5.26 lbs in (7 minutes 31 seconds)
3rd “Buffalo” Jim Reeves 3.96 lbs (all subsequent times 10:14)
4th Eric “Badlands” Booker 3.5 lbs
5th Bryan “Big Sexy” Beard 3.46 lbs
6th Dave Solomon 3.28 lbs
7th Dave “US Male” Goldstein 3.1 lbs
8th “Big” Brian Subich 3.04 lbs
9th “Wild” Bill Myers 2.73 lbs
10th Mike Landrich 2.12 lbs
11th Andrew Kossuth 1.66 lbs

Pat Bertoletti’s victory ends Sonya Thomas Buffalo Wing Festival streak at 6 contests.

The Buffet Bowl at the Buffalo Wing Festival should start at 6pm and can be viewed online. The festival website has the contest roster.

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CityView has an article about Knoxville eating challenges. Yesterday Adam Richman attempted one of the challenges listed, the "El Comida Gigante" at Sweet P's BBQ and Soul House.

September 4, 2010 at 1:37 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Challenge Lists, Knoxville, Man vs. Food | Permalink * Comments

Bay Burger in Sag Harbor, NY will hold an amateur-only lobster roll eating contest on Labor Day. The first prize is $500 and the entrance fee is $100.

September 4, 2010 at 8:15 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Long Island, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Takeru Kobayashi did an interview with PecoPecoNY.com, a Japanese-language website about New York City restaurants. Topics discussed include Kobayashi's arrest, his move to New York City, the recent pizza contest in Canada and contest techniques for eating various foods.

September 3, 2010 at 6:44 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kobayashi (小林尊), New York City | Permalink * Comments

The OC Register has an article about this weekend's hot dog eating contest at the Derby Deli in Mission Viejo, CA. "Furious" Pete Czerwinski and Dale Boone are expected to challenge defending champion Tom Gilbert. Derby owner Dan Lauriano says he wants to make the contest "the pure version of what Nathan's used to be like... not hokey with the drama".

September 3, 2010 at 5:54 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Orange County, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (3)

OnMilwaukee.com has an interview with Zach Alpert, who has an eating challenge blog titled Bergg vs. Food.

September 3, 2010 at 2:13 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Milwaukee | Permalink * Comments

Stephanie Wu is the first person to finish the banana split challenge at the Fenton's in Vacaville, CA.

September 3, 2010 at 1:48 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Ice Cream Challenges, Sacramento, Stephanie Wu, Women | Permalink * Comments (6)

KOB.com reports that Joey Chestnut will compete in the Garcia’s World Burrito Eating Championship, at the New Mexico State Fair on September 11. Erik Denmark is also expected to compete.

September 3, 2010 at 11:41 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Albuquerque, Joey Chestnut | Permalink * Comments (2)

The Wing Ding Festival in Jacksonville, Arkansas (Little Rock area) will award $1000 in its wing eating contest ($600 to the winner) on October 2.

September 2, 2010 at 12:34 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Little Rock, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Joel Podelsky won a contest held at the Wing Fling at last night's Lakewood, NJ Blue Claws game by eating 30 wings in 4 minutes. The runner-up was an unnamed 16 year old.

September 2, 2010 at 11:55 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Joel Podelsky, North NJ Shore, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (3)

The facebook page for the Habitat in Brooklyn announces that Will Millender defended his wing eating crown at that restaurant Tuesday night. update Habitat's facebook page has a contest gallery.

September 2, 2010 at 11:09 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, New York City, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The Tasting Buds has an interview with Joey Chestnut about competing in the Austin Ice Cream Festival. Joey says he considered doing the breakfast taco challenge at Juan in a Million.

September 2, 2010 at 8:17 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Austin, Joey Chestnut | Permalink * Comments

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