The Washington Post Sports “Bog” has results from Sunday’s “Pros vs. Joes” pizza eating contest for charity:

Kedric Golston and his team of “Pros” won the celebrity pizza eating contest Sunday at Don Corleone’s. By one slice. Professional eater Ian “The Invader” Hickman carried the team of pros, downing 32 slices, according to enthusiastic Don Corleone’s owner Waleed R. Zarou.

But Golston held his own, putting away 14 slices of pizza in 10 minutes (remember, they were double-cut, so that means he ate about 87 percent of one pie).

A commenter thinks Hickman’s result must be an IFOCE record.

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A video of Joey G attempting to win a free meal by eating two three pound burritos at Pinata’s on Long Island has been uploaded to youtube. Cookie Jarvis’ record in the challenge is mentioned at the start of the video.

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From AICE news Black & White Cookie Eating Championship

1. Ian “The Invader” Hickman 11.0 cookies
1. Dale Boone 11.0 banned from AICE contest following event
3. Chris “the American” Schlesinger 9.66
4. Mike “The Real Skinny” Hoffman 7.50
5. Joel “The Cannon” Podelsky 7.00
6. “Sweet” Jill Stoler 3.00

Joe Menchetti was present, but was prevented from competing by Boone’s objections.

There was also a tie in the Texas State Fair corny dog eating contest with Brent Ricord and Mike Wilkes with 12 corny dogs in 10 minutes. DallasNews has an article about the contest. Both first place finishers received the original prize amount.

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From KrystalSquareOff.com

1. Tim “Eater X” Janus, 73 burgers
2. Erik “the Red” Denmark, 43 burgers, current wild card leader
3. Chris Abatsas 24
4. Jim Hamrick 23

The current wildcards are Erik Denmark, Allen GoldStein(42), Juliet Lee(41), and Juris Shibayama(39)

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From IFOCE.com & STBW.com

Louisiana Downs World Grits Eating Championship from Bossier City, LA (10 Minutes)

1. Pat Bertoletti 21 lb.
2. Tim “Eater X” Janus 20 lb.
3. Joey Chestnut 19 lb.
4. Sonya Thomas 18.5 lb.
5. Hall Hunt 15.5 lb.
6. Patrick Van Dam 13.5 lb.
7. Timm “the Intimidator” Dilling 5 lb.

I think this is the first time Tim has beaten Joey.

update ShreveportTimes.com has an article on the contest which lists the top 7 finishers. It also has a gallery

KATC also has an article

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The Washington Post’s Sports “Bog” has an entry about Sunday’s “Pros vs. Joes” pizza contest that is mainly about Redskin Kedric Golston. Some of the best eaters on the Redskins are mentioned:

Guard Randy Thomas has entered eating contests before; Golston labeled him “a legend” and said “I need to call him and figure out how to warm my stomach up.” Former D-linemen Renaldo Wynn and Joe Salave’a were “definitely in the top five” of Redskins eaters, but they’ve both been released. (Demetric Evans, though, is not an eating star; “he’s too pretty,” Golston said.)

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The Philadelphia Flyers website reports on two spectators at a recent exhibition:

When it comes to competitive eating, Bill “El Wingador” Simmons and Dave “U.S. Male” Goldstein sure know how to pack it in. These top dogs enjoyed Comcast-Spectacor’s “All-You-Can-Eat” section on Tuesday, September 24, at the Philadelphia Flyers game against the New Jersey Devils. The “All-You-Can-Eat” package features hot dogs, soft drinks, popcorn and nacho chips and salsa. These two Wing Bowl wieners ate a combined total of 62 hot dogs, 8 nachos, 10 popcorns and 20 sodas.

The “All-You-Can-Eat” tickets for Philadelphia Flyers games can be purchased exclusively here, by calling 1-800-298-4200 and at Wachovia Complex Box Office.

This philly.com article has more information on the Flyers & 76ers tickets which include all you can eat food.

Philly.com reported on El Wingador’s current activities in August:

El Wingador, the five-time champion of 610 WIP’s Wing Bowl, opened and closed his El Wingador’s to Go (4th & Girard) restaurant earlier this year.

He’s brought his special wing sauce to Just Sports Bar & Grill (600 Route 413) in Bristol, where he’s now a minority partner. Main owner is Sandy Fischer, who by day runs a company called Mortgage Discounters.

Wingador, aka Bill Simmons, hosts at the bar on Mondays and on “Wingador Wednesdays.”

He’s training to return to Wing Bowl next year to battle current champ and eating machine Joey Chestnut. Wingador will hold wing contests at Just Sports, with winners getting a spot in his Wing Bowl entourage.

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KrystalSquareOff.com reports that Tim “Eater X” Janus, Erik “The Red” Denmark and Justin Mih will compete in Sunday’s Krystal Square Off qualifier in Memphis.

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An ad on http://uweekly.com/drinks (Might have to keep reloading until it appears) reads:

CHICKS EAT CHICKS @ LEDO’S!! Thurs, Oct. 4th!

Chicken Wing Eating Contest! Winner gets $150 CASH!!! Interested in competing? Log on to www.uweekly.com/bcs to register.

www.uweekly.com/bcs has no information about the contest. Contacting ledosbar.com might have more information.

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The website for Bubba Dogs reports on the hot dog eating contest it held Saturday:

Well, it was a great day. We ended up with 10 contestants on Saturday and had a phenomenal time. Most importantly, we raised $2000 for the Fallen Heroes Fund. The winner was Gentleman Joe Menchetti who gobbled 18 hot dogs in 12 minutes. It seems that Joe was taking it easy as he knew he had it in the bag. Below are the pix from the day (click on them for larger view). The weather cooperated and we ended up moving from the promenade at JFK to the La Costa complex parking lot. This proved to be the right move as most of the festivities were taking place in this area anyway.

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From ConnectionNewspapers.com:

Don Corleone’s Brick Oven Pizzeria will hold a Pros vs. Joes Pizza Challenge Sunday, Sept. 30, at 2 p.m., at the restaurant, in Sterling, VA (Washington, DC area).

Waleed Zarou, owner of Don Corleone’s Brick Oven Pizzeria, is looking for average men, women and children to compete against three celebrity guests including World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Jimmy Lange, who was featured on NBC’s reality television show The Contender, Washington Redskins football player Kedric Golston and professional eater Ian Hickman, who was featured on MTV’s True Life: I’m a Competitive Eater.

“I’m hoping a lot of people will come out and challenge these guys,” Zarou said.

Tickets will be sold at the door for $5, and each ticket includes a slice of pizza and chance to compete against the professionals.

Proceeds will go to East Africa Missions.

update A mini documentary about the Washington, DC hot dog contest won by Ian Hickman earlier this month has been uploaded to youtube.

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Steakbellie has a blog entry about his trip to Chicago to compete in the La Costena jalapeno contest.

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The Fifth Annual World Corny Dog Eating Championship will take place at the Texas State Fair in Dallas on Sunday. The first prize is $500 and 2 roundtrip tickets on Southwest Airlines.

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The Shreveport Times has a preview of Saturday’s grits eating contest at Harrah’s Louisiana Downs which lists some expected entrants:

At the upcoming contest at Louisiana Downs, the early favorite is top-ranked Joey Chestnut, who upset Takeru Kobayashi at the 2007 Fourth of July hot dog eating contest by downing 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes. Challenging Chestnut will be third-ranked Pat Bertoletti, a mohawked chef from Chicago who once ate 16 pounds of strawberry shortcake in eight minutes and recently upset Chestnut in a pork rib contest. Challenging Bertoletti will be Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas, the 100-pound woman who once ate 552 oysters in 10 minutes; fourth-ranked tiramisu champ Tim “Eater X” Janus; SPAM-eating champ Rich “The Locust” LeFevre; and seventh-ranked “Humble” Bob Shoudt, a pie specialist from Royersford, Pa.

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A new Wing Zone has started operation in the Pittsburgh area, and a wing eating contest will be held Sunday as part of its grand opening celebration.

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THOnline.com reports that a chili dog eating contest will be held in Dubuque, Iowa on Sunday. The entry fee is $10.

Participants will have 12 minutes to eat as many chili dogs as they can. The winner will take home a $300 cash prize and trophy and his or her picture will hang in Mulgrew’s Liquor Store and Tavern and George and Dale’s, the two sponsors of the contest.

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KeepMeCurrent.com has a report on Saturday’s burrito eating contest. The article says that IFOCE point standings are still being maintained:

For every event in which competitors place, they receive a certain amount of points. The 50 competitors with the most points are considered “ranked” eaters.

The competition to get to the top can be fierce, but eater Pete “Pretty Boy” Davekos, ranked 29th, said there isn’t a cutthroat mentality that often comes with other professional sports. “For 12 minutes we’re competitors, but for the rest of the time we’re good buddies,” said Davekos. “It’s a good solid rivalry.”

Sean “The Vaccuum” Kirby, who flew in from California for the competition, said one of the biggest misconceptions about competitive eating is that professional eaters don’t take care of their bodies.

“Lots of people think we do this and then go throw up,” Kirby said. “But it’s not the case. We train for the event. We know our bodies, we know what they can take. I’m 42 years old. I’m not going to do anything that’s going to endanger my health.”

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A hot dog eating contest will be held at the Ashburton Café in Boston at 12:30 PM. The entry fee is $5 and the proceeds will go to a charity of the winner’s choice.

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The list of attractions at the Arizona State Fair says there will be a taquito eating contest sponsored by Major League Eating on October 27.

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Pierre Abry has some pictures from Sunday’s Atlanta Krystal qualifier.

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The Kingpin of Cowtown received a press release about the Waffle House contest to be held October 7 at the Texas State Fair. The expected competitors listed in that document are:

The ten-minute all-you-can-eat waffle-eating contest will feature not merely an all-star cast of competitive eaters, but a virtual cornucopia of interesting characters to boot. Nipping at the heels of Chestnut and Bertoletti will be 26th-ranked Brad “Old School” Sciullo, a chef from Uniontown, PA, who can down a gallon of milk in 26 seconds. Sciullo recently upset a legion of higher-ranked gurgitators at the World Buffalo Wing Eating Championships. Also competing will be Brickhouse Braunstein from Bethesda, Dave “U.S. Male” Goldstein, and Walker “Texas Ranger” Duke, a waffle-specialist from Dallas, who has been boasting to everyone in earshot that he plans to upset Joey Chestnut in what he’s billing as, “the nosh heard around the world.”

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11alive.com has an article about the Atlanta Krystal qualifier. Pat Bertoletti broke the qualifier record by 16.

Full results are now available at http://krystalsquareoff.com/headlines.php?s=84 Juliet Lee’s total has been restored to the original 41.

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A video of Saturday’s Costa Vida World Burrito Eating Championship can be seen at http://youtube.com/watch?v=Dd__oMtDkK0

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From beautifulbrian.com

1. Pat Bertoletti, 85 burgers
2. Allen Goldstein, 42
3. Juliet Lee, 41

update The IFOCE.com report says Juliet ate 45? I have received an additional confirmation of Brian’s top 3.

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The Chicago Tribune has an article about Pat Bertoletti’s victory in last week’s jalapeno contest. Bertoletti will compete in the grits contest in Louisiana next week.

The Tribune also did an article about Tim Brown’s preparation for the jalapeno contest.

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