MLB.com has announced that the Houston Astros baseball game tomorrow has been postponed due to hurricane Ike with the makeup date undetermined, so the kolache contest cannot be held in conjunction with that event.

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The Shreveport Times has an article about the grits eating contest to be held at Harrah’s Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, LA. Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti and Tim Janus are listed as expected entrants. The article does not mention the possibility of the contest being cancelled due to hurricane Ike.

The Nashville Krystal qualifier entrants have been posted on the Krystal Square Off blog:

Juliet Lee
Eric Booker
Erik Denmark
Juris Shibayama
Nathan Biller
Pete Davekos
Bill Myers
Dave Goldstein
Andrew Wong
Steve Larson

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Ken Hoffman of the Houston Chronicle has a preview of Friday’s kolache eating contest. The expected entrants are Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti, Hall Hunt, Crazy Legs Conti, Erik Denmark and Sean “The Cablinasian” Pendergast.

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An anonymous comment claims that the kolache eating contest at the Houston Astros game Friday night and the grits eating contest in Louisiana on Saturday will be cancelled due to hurricane Ike. No official decision appears to have been announced, but the Houston Astros website does report that the Astros game on Friday will be played at 1:05 pm if it appears that Ike will threaten Houston.

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• Hall Hunt also plans to do 3 contests this weekend
• Report on first Philadelphia Eagles ice cream contest qualifier
• Don Gorske, who makes a cameo in Supersize Me, has eaten 23,000 Big Macs over the past 36 years
• San Francisco oyster shucking and eating contest October 7
• Pittsburg, TX hot link eating contest, purse is $300
• University of Ohio burrito eating contest September 26
• Burger eating contest to teach about spiritual hunger

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Times Publications has an article about three competitors who signed up for the Tempe Nathan’s qualifier: runner-up David Cohn, third place finisher Gus Beisel and Lindsay Veylupek, who did not compete due to an upset stomach. Cohn defeated World’s Strongest Man” power lifting champion Bill Kazmaier in a burger eating contest in Las Vegas.

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• Pittsburgh cupcake eating contest September 26 receives criticism from the Pittsburgh Lesbian
• Pat Bertoletti to do 3 events this weekend
• Baltimore area wing contest last Sunday, $1000 prize
• Win a deluxe trip to the Krystal Square Off finals
• Video from the Myrtle Beach BBQ eating contest
• Video and photos from the ATL Krystal qualifier

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The Press Citizen reports that the University of Iowa has reinstated a corn eating contest held in conjunction with Beat [Iowa] State Week after it was cancelled last year due to concerns over the national obesity rate. To allay health concerns, the contest format was changed from a timed event to one that awards victory to the first person to finish a single ear of corn.

The contest took place this afternoon, results have yet to be posted.

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• Kobayashi interview in Thrillist (from Val Bromann)
• Sonya Thomas hopes to break 20 lbs. in the Louisiana grits eating contest
• Report on Ghirardelli Square ice cream eating contest
• NYC IFOCE Pizza prizes: 1st- $10,000 , 2nd – $2,500 3rd- $1,000 (from email)
• NYC Falafel eating contest video
• Astroland amusement park in Coney Island closes
• Paul Barlow’s website hits 50K visits (from email)

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Please place results and any other information about the Dickey’s pulled pork BBQ qualifier held in San Antonio on Saturday. It appears as if this contest took place under a media blackout.

update Results have been posted. Bob “Killer” Kuhns won with 13.5 sandwiches

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Results from last night’s finals of the Phoenix area Battle of the Bone wing eating contest have been posted. Colin Gardner won the contest by eating 3lbs. and 1.7 ounces of wing meat in 11 minutes. Gardner opted for $7500 cash instead of a 2 year Honda Element lease. The second Battle of the Bone contest is scheduled to begin in February 2009.

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According to a database entry and email, Famous Famigila will sponsor an IFOCE pizza eating contest that will take place in New York City on October 12.

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Preliminary results from the KSO twitter

1. Pat Bertoletti, 66 burgers
2. Tim Brown, 45 burgers
3. Jim Reeves, 44 burgers

update #2 Full results are available on the KSO blog

update #3 11alive.com has an article
Creative Loafing has a gallery

update #4 AJC.com has a gallery
Beautiful Brian has videos

This sets the minimum wildcard threshold at 44 burgers

update The contest has started and Pat Bertoletti has 45 at the midpoint

The Krystal Square Off twitter announces that the Atlanta qualifier is about to begin after late arrivals from some of the competitors.

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(From megamunch email). The blog for Turkey Hill Ice Cream announces an ice cream contest

The contest will feature four preliminary showdowns held at the WIP game day tent at the Wachovia Center before the first four Eagles home games of the season. In each contest, eight contestants will battle to see who can eat the most ice cream. But there’s a catch: They can’t use their hands (you didn’t think it would be easy, did you?). The winner will advance to the final eat-off on November 8 and will also receive a poster and helmet autographed by Eagles star Brian Dawkins.

On November 8, the four winners of the preliminary rounds will face off and the champion will receive two tickets to see the Eagles take on the Giants in New York as well as limo transportation and hotel accommodations!

A registration form and rules are available at 610 WIP’s website

The qualifier dates are:
9/7/2008 Vs Rams
9/21/2008 Vs Steelers
10/5/2008 Vs Redskins
10/26/2008 Vs Falcons

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• Gallery from Old Home Week pierogi eating contest (picture on right is Larell Marie Mele, runner-up and top amateur)
• Unsanctioned Windmill Hot Dog Eating Contest held in Belmar, NJ
• Report from the Myrtle Beach BBQ contest from a NASCAR fan
• Waffle eating contest between members of two NC high school football teams
• Detroit area free 6 pound burger offer regardless of whether it is finished

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Erik Denmark has a blog entry with pictures about competing in the rib eating contest in Sparks, NV last week. Ron Koch wore an undertaker’s (or Jedi) outfit.

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• IFOCE pizza contest in Florida November 8
• Jill Stoler wins an office weight loss contest
• DelawareOnline hails “local fatty” Bob Shoudt
• JacksonvilleConifidential hails “local hottie” Hall Hunt
• Blog entry about the Buffalo Wing Festival
• Paul Barlow does another local promo contest
• Pawtucket, RI dumpling eating contest Saturday. Men’s and women’s divisions, $200 prize, $10 entry fee.
• Napoleon, Ohio hot dog eating contest Saturday, $100 prize

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No results from Saturday’s Skin’s hot dog eating contest at the Great Southeast Balloon Festival appear to have been posted on WLOCE.com

The location for the second Skin’s hot dog contest on September 12 is not explicitly listed. It is probably the Chattahoochee Mountain Fair based on the logo.

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• Philly.com article about Bob Shoudt’s spaghetti chili victory. Bob does not think the Krystal record will be broken this year due to hotter weather at the finals
• Juliet Lee’s writenow page has been updated with a report on her weekend in Buffalo
• Beautiful Brian has some interviews with Buffalo Wing Festival competitors. The Brad Sciullo segment can be viewed on youtube. Video from the wing eating contest and Buffalo Buffet Bowl is also available
• Atlanta Krystal expected entrants include Pat Bertoletti, Tim “Gravy” Brown, Allen Goldstein and Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston. (Full Jacksonville results have yet to be posted)
• Ayden, NC collard eating contest Saturday. Last year’s men’s and women’s divisions were won by a mother & son pair.

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Schiappa’s Pizza in O’Fallon, Illinois has started a 36 inch pizza challenge for three people. The time limit is a half an hour.

Schiappa’s held an eat-off for the two-person teams who finished the 29 inch pizza challenge on July 26 to determine who would receive the grand prize of a trip to Cancun, Mexico. Two of the teams that completed the challenge consisted of Joey Chestnut and Hall Hunt along with Pat Bertoletti and Tim Janus. Neither pair competed in the eat off and Ryan Maassen and Bill File won the contest.

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• Nisei Week gyoza galleries: Space Pirate Queen, Mamba909
• WLOCE hot dog contest gallery
• Erik Denmark on competitive eating in the Olympics
• Kevin Ross performs an eating exhibition at the Pimp and Ho Show
• Quakertown, PA pizza contest Saturday, $350 purse

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A comment by Mike Landrich reports that “Furious” Pete Czerwinski won the Sahlen’s hot dog eating contest in Buffalo by eating 19 hot dogs using picnic style rules. A bodybuilding.com post and a contest video confirm Pete’s victory.

update WGRZ has an article about the contest

update #2 Furious Pete has posted a video
Bodybuilding.com forum thread about the contest. The third place finisher, BJ, is also a member of bodybuilding.com

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Results from the spaghetti chili eating contest at Kings Island amusement park according to a “Road Warrior” comment:

1st Humble Bob 13.5 lbs $2,500, won 2 out of last 3 vs. Joey and Pat
2nd Joey Chestnut 13.2lbs $1,500
3rd Pat Bertoletti 11lbs $750
4th Gravy Brown 7.25 lbs $250

update The Dayton Daily News has an article about the contest

update #2 Local12 has a contest video
The Middletown Journal has a gallery which includes a picture of a “Gravy Groupie” (See above)

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The top 3 at the Jacksonville qualifier according to the KSO twitter:

1. Hall Hunt 60 burgers, breaks previous PB of 52
2. Sonya Thomas 55 burgers, first qualifier loss of career
3. Rich G (amateur) 15

update #2 Jacksonville.com has an article and gallery (gallery from The Hangman) The gallery captions say the Krystal finals will be on ESPN.

update The KSO twitter reports that Hall Hunt won the Jacksonville qualifier. Sonya Thomas was second.

The Krystal Square Off twitter reports the Jacksonville qualifier is about to start. The listed competitors are: Hall Hunt, Sonya Thomas, The Hangman, Glen Owens, Michael Parish, Jeremy Kirch, Mark Barnes and Mike Greenspan. The heat index is 96.

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Route 66 News reports that a book titled “Story of the Free 72-oz. Steak” about the Big Texan Steak Ranch’s signature meal has been published. The book contains a list of a challenge finishers since 1990. (Records before that year have been lost)
The book is available through mail order.

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