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Metromix and Midtown Lunch have previews of tomorrow's contest at Go! Go! Curry! May 29, 2009 at 5:13 pm by
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KPHO.com has a video clip (without any IFOCE members) from its morning show promoting tomorrow's Nathan's qualifier in Tempe. May 29, 2009 at 2:15 pm by
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May 29, 2009 at 9:49 am by
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The New York Daily News has an article about Sunday’s pizza eating contest in Brooklyn with the following quote from George Shea: “It doesn’t have real eaters. It isn’t officially sanctioned. It sounds like a cheap publicity stunt to me”.
updateGothamist has a blog entry about the dispute between Rocco’s and Nathan’s
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A "ghost pepper" eating contest will be held in Chicago tonight. First prize is a 32 inch plasma television. May 28, 2009 at 6:35 pm by
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May 28, 2009 at 4:59 pm by
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Brick 3 pizza offers a 34 inch pizza, billed as the largest in Milwaukee. May 28, 2009 at 4:57 pm by
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WTSP has a video of RJ Frasca eating hot dogs on 10 Connects News This Morning to promote Saturday's Nathan's qualifier. May 28, 2009 at 10:32 am by
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EpicPortions has a report on an attempt to eat a 30 inch pizza from Bella Italia Pizza & Pasta in Ann Arbor, MI. May 28, 2009 at 7:48 am by
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http://twitter.com/AgentBodah: The new NBC reality show The Great American Road Trip recorded at the Big Texan Steak Ranch today. The show will debut on July 7 and Reno Collier will host. Seven families will travel from Chicago to Los Angeles in RVs and attempt challenges along the way. May 27, 2009 at 9:55 pm by
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David Mitolo has two videos of the amateur contest at the Delaplane Strawberry Festival: one from the crowd and another from a hat cam. May 27, 2009 at 5:05 pm by
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GoGoCurryUSA.com has a page about Saturday's curry eating contest with mini-profiles of the five finalists. May 27, 2009 at 5:03 pm by
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May 27, 2009 at 11:16 am by
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(from RJ Frasca) On the Major League Eating Facebook page:
World hot dog-eating champion Joey Chestnut and arch-rival Takeru Kobayashi will face off on Saturday, May 30, 2009, in one of the greatest battle of their careers: The Pizza Hut P’Zone Chow-lenge. The five-minute event featuring the monster 12″-inch, one-pound P’Zones will take place at Sony Studios in Los Angeles, and portions of the contest will be aired on SpikeTV’s Guys Choice Awards in June.
Kobayashi was to participate in a P’Zone exhibition in 2007 but declined due to “jawthritis”. Joey Chestnut took his place (video)
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A rib eating contest will be held in New York City on June 6. Submit a short essay or video to apply. May 27, 2009 at 12:20 am by
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The Hungry Sisters have posted a report on their trip to Kings Dominion for the funnel cake contest. May 26, 2009 at 6:10 pm by
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MalliesBar.com has a list of 6 eaters confirmed for Saturday's calamari contest: Pat B, Humble Bob, Eater X, Sonya, Crazy Legs & Badlands Booker. May 26, 2009 at 3:42 pm by
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PostAndCourier: Man vs. Food will be filming at the Charleston (SC) Riverdogs game tonight where Adam Richman will attempt the .5 pound "Homewrecker" hot dog challenge. May 26, 2009 at 2:11 pm by
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George Shea twitter: 3 open slots in Saturday's Tampa Nathan's qualifier May 26, 2009 at 11:27 am by
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Dani's House Of Pizza in Queens, NY announces that its pizza eating contest will take place over the next two months. May 26, 2009 at 12:18 am by
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May 25, 2009 at 1:34 pm by
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update #4 Ramblin and Amblin has some pictures
update #3 NewsDay has an article reporting Badlands Booker ate 8 dozen clams
update #2The top 3 from IFOCE.com
1. Juliet Lee 23 dozen
2. Tim Janus 20 dozen
3. Micah “Wing Kong” Collins 16 dozen
update The Universal Records Database reports that Juliet Lee won, Tim Janus was second.
If Sonya Thomas competed, that ends her victory streak against other women at about 6 years.
The Universal Records Database is at Pete’s Clam Bar and has started posting twitter updates.
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May 25, 2009 at 7:02 am by
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The Japanese language blog for Go! Go! Curry! has a poster of the five curry eating contest finalists mentioning that three of the competitors have previously competed in the Nathan’s finals.
The contest will be webcast on http://www.justin.tv/gogocurryusa on Saturday.
update Go! Go! Curry! is looking for volunteers for the contest.
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NewsObserver.com has a report on the Doughman "quadrathlon" held in Durham, NC. Adam Richman's team finished 18th. May 24, 2009 at 5:19 pm by
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May 23, 2009 at 3:20 pm by
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The cupcake eating contest in Boulder has gone into overtime with a 3 cupcake eat off. http://twitter.com/comat0se is posting results and pictures.
update Dale Boone won
update #2 9 News has an article and slideshow about the contest. The top 3:
1. Dale Boone ate 34 cupcakes in 10 minutes, won 3 cupcake eatoff
2. Jimmi Mares, 34 cupcakes
3. Micah Baldwin, 28 cupcakes
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Will Millender has posted results from the contest held at the Delapane Strawberry Festival: 1) Tom "Goose" Gilbert 2) Jay Gorman 3) Bob Kuhns 4) Joel Podelsky 5T) Will Millender 5T) Paul Arcaria 7) Karen "Seedsucker" Clark
May 23, 2009 at 2:27 pm by
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May 23, 2009 at 11:52 am by
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update TimesDispatch.com has a contest report and LakeCharlesGuy has a video of the eat-off
1:53 Results from Hungry Sisters: 4th place, $500: hall hunt,3rd: $1000: humble bob, 2nd:$1500 pat b. 1st: $2000 joey chestnut 1.45 lbs in 2 min eat off
1:43 a two minute overtime will be held between Joey and Pat
update 1:40 pm Hungry Sisters daytripped from NC to VA and report that the IFOCE funnel cake record has been broken, but have yet to post the winner
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