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Restaurants

• Buffalo Cantina challenge – Six suicide wings
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  Eat Me Daily blog entry by about the recording
  Episode commercial about the challenge
  Video of Adam Richman attempting the challenge in 2008
  Picture of the wall of fame
• Brennan & Carr meal – cheeseburger topped w/ roast beef
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• L&B Spumoni Gardens meal – Sicilian style pizza
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List of New York City eating challenges in the eatfeats database
List of Long Island eating challenges in the eatfeats database

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In response to a Philly.com column, Wing Bowl co-founder Angelo Cataldi has posted a blog entry about the status of his contract extension negotiations with 610-WIP:

But I’ve got to be honest here – because I have always tried to be honest with the listeners who have given me this great career and terrific life. I am not optimistic that I will be at the station beyond the end of 2009. CBS has really not budged from its original offer, and I have no reason to believe they will now. There is simply no scenario in which I would agree to that offer.

Cataldi’s contract expires at the end of the year.

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Rich Shea reports Joey Chestnut won the Martorato’s Masters Meatballs contest in Las Vegas today and Pat Bertoletti was the runner up.

A caption on Robin Leach’s twitpic page mentions that Joey ate over 6 lbs and Sonya (place not listed) ate 5.5 lbs.

update Poker News Daily reports that Chestnut beat Bertoletti by one meatball and Phil Hellmuth was a no show.

update 2 The IFOCE facebook has full results
1) Joey Chestnut 50
2) Pat Bertoletti 49
3) Sonya Thomas 42
4) Ben Monson 38 (rookie, top 10 eater according to Sonya Thomas)
5) Eric “Badlands” 33.5
6) Rich LeFevre 33
7) Ron Koch 30
8) Damon Wells (rookie) 28
9) Ryan McKillop 23
10) Jason Erb 20
11) “El Toro” Jimenez 16
12) Angelica Bridges (model) 10

update #3 harrahs.com has a blog entry about the contest (from sroeben)

update #4 Daily Fiasco and PR Newswire have contest reports.

update #5 CBS has a video and Las Vegas Weekly has a gallery

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(via IFOCE facebook) Rich LeFevre appeared on KTNV to promote the Martorano’s Masters Meatball Eating Championship. The facebook lists Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti, Sonya Thomas, Badlands Booker, Playboy model Angelica Bridges and the poker star Phil Hellmuth as other expected competitors in addition to LeFevre.

A list of the top IFOCE meatball eating performances in the database is available after the jump.
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NewsObserver.com has an article about Gabe Gigliotti’s attempt to reclaim the record at The Roast Grill in Raleigh, NC by eating 24 chili dogs in under an hour. Gigliotti previously held records of 16 and 18 hot dogs. Adam Richman held the record between those marks when he ate 17 hot dogs on a March episode of Man vs. Food.

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The IFOCE facebook reports that Joey Chestnut will appear with “Extreme Amy” of Fox 5 Vegas today to promote the Martorano’s Meatballs contest. Ron Koch attempted a burger challenge on an “Extreme Amy” segment earlier this week.

update Joey Chestnut’s appearance with “Extreme Amy” is now available online. Darren Rovell, in Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker, bumped into Joey Chestnut earlier today.

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TravelChannel – episode guide | slideshow

MLive article about the episode

Restaurants

• Mallie’s Sports Bar & Grill challenge – 190 pound burger (with a 40 person team)
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  Page about the burger re-breaking its Guinness record at an IFOCE calamari contest in May
  Episode commercial about the 190 pound burger
  Val Bromann gallery of the burger
• Slows Bar-B-Q meal – triple threat sandwich
  Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp
• American Coney Island
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• Lafayette Coney Island
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  Article about the rivalry between Lafayette and American

List of Detroit-area eating challenges in the eatfeats database

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