update #3 Times updated with values from MLE facebook page

update #2 Erik Denmark has the top 4 finishing times – (contest has a fixed amount of 6 lb. ice cream)
1 Pat Bertoletti 46 seconds
2 Sonya Thomas 1:10
3 Erik Denmark 1:12
4 Nate Biller 2:20

update results from Silly America / Val Bromann: Pat first sonya second eric third nate fourth

Val Bromann got up early to drive to the Harrah’s casino in Metropolis, IL and will post results on http://twitter.com/sillyamerica

http://twitter.com/erikdenmark might also have results

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update #3 Results from http://twitter.com/rpshea/status/1680901215

1. Crazy Legs Conti 25 HDB
2. Ralph (RJ) Frasca 14 HDB
3. John Gerrish 12 HDB

update #2 97.9 has announced the contest is over, but did not mention the winner

update http://www.979cprrocks.com/ is broadcasting from the qualifier site.

Rich Shea is on the gulf coast and will post results from the Nathan’s qualifier on http://twitter.com/rpshea

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The qualifying leader board at http://gogocurryusa.com/ has been updated with last night’s results and shows that “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti is the new leader with a time of 37 seconds.

update MosesNews.com has a blog entry about Joe Menchetti taking the qualifying lead

Here is the original comment by Joe Menchetti about Don Lerman’s chances in the curry finals.

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Nathan’s qualifier at IP Casino in Biloxi

• Crazy Legs Conti
• Brian Subich
• RJ Frasca
• Tim Reid
• Rich LeFevre ?

According to twitter.com/erikdenmark the contest at the Harrah’s casino in Metropolis, IL is now an ice cream eating contest instead of a Dippin Dots contest. Expected entrants:

• Pat Bertoletti
• Sonya Thomas
• Erik Denmark

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Metromix has a captioned gallery of St Louis area eating challenges. The prize for the pizza challenge at Talayna’s is now $2000 (the challenge requires both members of a 2 person team to each drink a pitcher of soda in addition to eating a 30 inch pizza.)

In other St. Louis eating challenge news, bodybuilder Isabelle Turell announces that she intends to take on the Pointersaurus challenge with her fiance in May.

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IFOCE.com reports the 2009 Niko Niko’s World Gryo-Eating Championship will be held on May 16 in Houston and registration will begin today at 3pm eastern. The contest page already lists four expected entrants (Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti, Bob Shoudt, Erik Denmark) even though registration has not officially opened.

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Wallie’s Diner in Tracy, California has set up a web page about its “Big Wallie” burger challenge. The burger is almost 3 pounds and is free if finished in under 15 minutes. Joey Chestnut is #3 on the list of fastest finishers. The top 2 times are from 1999.

Wallie’s Diner also offers a 6 and 9 pound burger. A video of the 9 pound “Extreme Wallie” is available on Fox 40’s website.

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The WLOCE website has been updated to announce that an idli contest will take place in Bangalore, India on May 16. WLOCE will also sanction the July 4 Apple Ugly Eating contest in North Carolina and the purse for its contest at Corndogorama will be $875.

A picture of Boone and Indian giant P. Theyagarajan appears on the WLOCE myspace page.

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