update #3 A press release about the contest is available

update #2 Sonya’s post OT total was 250.5, Bertoletti’s was 240 according to the La Costena twitter

update The eatingcontest twitter has the top 5:

1) Sonya Thomas, 209 won 1 minute eatoff
2) Pat Bertoletti, 209
3) Eric “Badlands” Booker, 158
4T) Hall Hunt 134
4T) Tim “Gravy” Brown 134

Silly America (Val Bromann) reports that Sonya Thomas defeated Pat Bertolett in a one minute eat off to take today’s La Costena jalapeno eating contest in Chicago.

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update Sept 15 Official Krystal blog entry | video

Creative Loafing gallery | Life in the Left Lane blog entry | Paul Barlow “Maaad” as Hell interview video

update #2 Full results are available on IFOCE.com

update Rich Shea has the top 3

1) “Humble” Bob Shoudt, 66 points
2) Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston, 42
3) Jon Bello, 39

The KSO twitter has started contes updates from Lenox Mall.

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update Sep 15/b> Official Krystal blog entry | gallery | video

update #2 Full results are available on IFOCE.com

updateThe official top 3 have been announced

1) Eric “Badlands” Booker 51
2) Erik Unger 42
3) Anthony Reganato 37

Unger and Reganato were the first pair to complete the Carnivore Challenge at Big Pie in the Sky

The qualifier at the University of Alabama Birmingham has started on the KSO twitter. Erik Unger is close behind Badlands Booker.

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The Daily Lobo has a preview of tomorrow’s pizza eating contest at Pizza 9 in Albuquerque that will award a 42 inch flat screen TV. According to the article, the winner will receive a berth in the 2010 Nathan’s finals if Joey Chestnut’s mark of 45 slices is surpassed.

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update #3 BeautifulBrian and Gavonne. Metromix has a gallery

update # 2 AOL has a gallery and article, which also calls Tim Janus the 2008 winner. Gavonne has some videos of the contest and Sunday’s cheesesteak contest

update George Shea’s twitter has the top 4:

1st Crazy Legs Conti 20.5
2nd Sean Gordon 19.5
3rd Kevin Basso 17
4th Pat “from Moonachie” Philbin 16

Pat Philbin will be competing in this afternoon’s cannoli contest at the San Gennaro Festival.

Daily Tailgate has an interview with Tim “Eater X” Janus, who will also compete and is billed as the defending champion even though Brad Sciullo won the 2008 cannoli contest.

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The Krystal Square Off blog has an interview with Eric “Badlands” Booker, who will compete in the Birmingham qualifier on Saturday. “Humble” Bob Shoudt will compete in the Atlanta qualifier on Sunday and Micah “Wing Kong” Collins, Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston, Kevin Ross and Paul Barlow will compete in unspecified qualifiers this weekend.

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Richie Ferrara’s twitter reports that Man vs. Food will be filming in Brooklyn today at his uncle’s restaurant. The restaurant was not named, the Buffalo Cantina is reportedly one of the Brooklyn sites.

update Beautiful Brian comments that the Buffalo Cantina is the site and recording will start at 5. The Buffalo Cantina was the site of a Man vs. Food hot wing video, so the challenge tonight will probably be hot wings.

update #2 John Reinhardt reports that Man vs. Food is at Brennan & Carr today.

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Episode Guide | Slideshow | Commercial | Side of the City video

Restaurants

• Mac 24/7 challenge – 3 fourteen inch pancakes
  Homepage | Citysearch | Yelp
  Challenge Wall of Fame – Dale Boone is the current record holder
  Star Bulletin article about the taping
• Hukilau Cafe meal – Loco Moco
  Citysearch | Yelp
• Helena’s Hawaiian Food
  Citysearch | Yelp

Hawaii Magazine article about the episode

List of Hawaiian eating challenges in eatfeats database

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update #4 Sun-Sentinel has a blog entry

update #3 The KSO blog has a gallery and video and Kerry Speckman has a blog entry:

At first, my 12 point total doesn’t sound all that impressive until you consider I, a mere amateur in my very first eating competition, finished only one point behind The Hangman, who is currently the number two ranked eater on the Competitive Eating Senior Tour.

update #2 Full results are available

update Jacksonville.com has an article and the FirstCoastNews has a video (from the Hangman)

The Krystal Square off has the top 3 from today’s qualifier in Jacksonville

1) Hall Hunt 65 points
2) John Bello 36
3) RJ Frasca 35

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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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