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The Alley Cat Club's twitter has the top three at last night's 12 minute hot dog contest:1) Dale Boone 27 HDB 2) Joe Menchetti 24.5 3) Nick Giffen 18.5 update A gallery of the contest is available

July 4, 2009 at 11:43 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Charlotte, Contest Results, Dale Boone, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (17)

http://twitter.com/claytoclayto/: The winner of last night's hot dog eating contest in Ybor City (Tampa) was a woman.

July 4, 2009 at 11:40 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Tampa, Women | Permalink * Comments

Chestnut’s 68 HDBs 86s Kobayashi

July 4, 2009 at 11:23 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:2009 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Contest Results, New York City

update IFOCE.com now has the full results. (from Craig Reed)

Badlands Booker has some results outside the top 3. Sonya Thomas reached her longtime goal of 40+ and Booker did 30.

positions #5-#8 are from twitter.com/erikdenmark

1. Joey Chestnut 68 HDB, new 12 & 10 minute record
2. Takeru Kobayashi 64.5 a personal best
3. Pat Bertoletti, 55, personal best
4. Tim “Eater X” Janus 53
5. “Humble” Bob Shoudt 41.75
6 Sonya Thomas 41, a 12 & 10 minute womens record
7T Hall Hunt 38
7T Erik Denmark 38
? Badlands Booker 30

The teleblog of the program is available after the jump
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The Buffalo News has an article about "Buffalo" Jim Reeves and his return to the Nathan's finals today.

July 4, 2009 at 7:22 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Buffalo, Other IFOCE members | Permalink * Comments

SalisburyPost has a preview of today's Apple Ugly eating contest. Larry McNeil and Cornodograma third place finisher Suzanne Freach/French are expected to compte.

July 4, 2009 at 7:14 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Charlotte, Contest Previews, WLOCE contests | Permalink * Comments

The twitter for the Alley Cat Club in Charlotte reports that Dale Boone won their hot dog contest last night by eating 27 hot dogs in 12 minutes. Nicholas Giffen's twitter reports he placed third and the runner up was a former Nathan's finalist.

July 4, 2009 at 7:12 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Charlotte, Contest Results, Dale Boone, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

CBS4 reports that Damon Serignet won this afternoon's hot dog eating contest in Miami.

July 3, 2009 at 8:13 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Miami, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

John Palmgren, runner up at the recent Rudolph Pork Rind contest, was the guest of honor at a local pork rind contest in Peoria.

July 3, 2009 at 3:24 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Central Illinois, Other IFOCE members, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

OceanCityToday reports that slots are still available in Fish Tales July 4 hot dog eating contest. Qualifying by eating 5 hot dogs is required. Ken Federighi will attempt to defend his title. Cash prizes will be awarded to 2nd and 3rd place in addition to the $1,000 received by the winner.

July 3, 2009 at 11:45 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Ocean City, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

HungrySisters twitter has the results of the elephants vs. humans bun eating contest: Humans:147 Elephants: 505 update Gersh Kuntzman column update #2 BeautifulBrian.com has a report Update #3 Yournabe report | NY1 video | MLE video

July 3, 2009 at 11:24 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, New York City | Permalink * Comments (2)

GoGoCurryUSA.com has a slideshow of its curry eating contest.

July 3, 2009 at 9:35 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dale Boone, Don "Moses" Lerman, Galleries, Joe Menchetti, New York City, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

A hot dog contest awarding $250 to the winner will be held at noon in Miami today. Registration is first come, first served.

July 3, 2009 at 8:17 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Miami, Prizes | Permalink * Comments

1010WINS has an article and gallery (solely of Chestnut & Kobayashi) of the Nathan's weigh-in today. update CNN also has an article about the weigh-in, which claims that Eater X has eaten 55 HDBs. update #2 NY1 video

July 2, 2009 at 5:49 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2009 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Galleries, New York City | Permalink * Comments (1)

Canadian wins Independence Burger Contest in DC

July 2, 2009 at 12:55 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:"Furious" Pete Czerwinski, Dale Boone, District of Columbia, Galleries, Unafilliated Contests

update #3 MyFoxDC has a video – Dale Boone was second w/ 11 burgers, Joe Menchetti 3rd

update #2 WTOP has an article

update The winner of this afternoon’s Z-burger eating contest has been posted: guyfromva: burger eating contest over- won by furious pete with 14 burgers in 10 minutes… now enjoying one myself #dc

GuyFromVA is posting pictures from the Z-Burger contest. Dale Boone, and Joel Podelsky & Jay Gorman are competing.

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chicago.metromix.com: A one minute jalapeno contest will be held in Chicago on July 5. The winner will receive $200 and a slot in the IFOCE jalapeno contest in September.

July 2, 2009 at 12:12 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Contest Previews, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The Charlotte Observer has an interview with Keatin “Thunder” Shelton, the runner up in last year's Apple Ugly eating contest in Faith, NC.

July 2, 2009 at 7:33 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Charlotte, WLOCE contests | Permalink * Comments

http://twitter.com/BadlandsBooker/: The Nathan's weigh in will be today at Herald Square at 1 PM. Previous weigh-ins were held on July 3.

July 2, 2009 at 7:18 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:2009 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, New York City | Permalink * Comments (7)

The Silver Stars of the WNBA are planning on having a hot dog consuming contest at Friday's game and are debating whether the hot dogs will be consumed in solid or liquid form.

July 1, 2009 at 5:51 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, San Antonio, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Thrillist reports that two WLOCE members will compete in tomorrow's contest at Z-Burger. If Dale Boone is one of the competitors, hopefully things will go better for him that in his last Washington, DC contest when he vomited jambalaya on Sonya Thomas and needed attention from an EMT.

July 1, 2009 at 5:46 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, District of Columbia, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (4)

The Colusa Sun Herald has a report on Sunday's World Tri-Tip Eating Challenge at the Colusa Casino Resort.

June 30, 2009 at 10:44 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Eating Contests, Sacramento | Permalink * Comments

KDKA has a video of a hot dog eating contest held the Celebrate America Festival at Kennywood today won by Bob Kuhns. update ZWire has an article about the contest.

June 30, 2009 at 8:08 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Bob Kuhns, Contest Results, Pittsburgh, Unafilliated Contests, Videos | Permalink * Comments (2)

CreativeLoafing.com: The winner's of the mens and womens divisions at the hot dog eating contest held at the Dairy Inn in St. Petersburg, FL will both receive $100.

June 30, 2009 at 4:49 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Tampa, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

JohnnaKnowsGoodFood.com: A Canadian will compete in the Z Burger eating contest in Washington, DC on July 2. (If Furious Pete wins, he could call it a Canada Day contest since July 2 is closer to July 1 than the Fourth of July.)

June 30, 2009 at 4:46 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:"Furious" Pete Czerwinski, Contest Previews, District of Columbia, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

http://twitter.com/ocdj/ The hot dog contest at Fish Tales in Ocean City, MD on July 4 will award $1000 as it did last year.

June 30, 2009 at 4:42 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Ocean City, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

BrooklynPaper.com has a podcast of a song about the 2009 Nathan's finals performed by Amos Wengler, the Bard of Coney Island.

June 30, 2009 at 3:57 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2009 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, New York City, Podcasts | Permalink * Comments

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