The Clarion Ledger reports that Alex Thomas of Roanoke, VA won today’s Backyard burger qualifier in Flowood, MS, completing the field for the finals. Thomas drove all the way from Roanoke to the contest.

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ConnPost.com reports that Pat Bertoletti defeated Joey Chestnut at the rib contest at the Ash Creek Saloon in Fairfield, CT today.

update The Daily Southtown has a profile of Bertoletti from before the ribs co ntest

update #2 The Stamford Advocate also has an article about the contest.

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KrystalSquareOff.com reports that Sonya Thomas won today’s qualifier in Chattanooga for the fourth year in a row with 51 burgers. Rick Petralia was second with 24 burgers.

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The roster for today’s Krystal qualifier in Chattanooga has been listed at http://www.krystalsquareoff.com/headlines.php?s=64 Sonya Thomas will attempt to win the qualifier for the fourth year in a row. Super Paul Barlow is the only other ranked IFOCE member on the list.

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The Reno Gazette Journal has a preview of the Best in the West Nugget World Eating Championship containing some quotes from Rich LeFevre.

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ClarionLedger has a preview of tomorrow’s Backyard burger qualifier in Flowood, MS. Morris Mermelstein, 5th place finisher in a Krystal Square Off qualifier, will cross over to compete in the contest.

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Liz has posted a long interview with Crazy Legs Conti following his victory in the Saratoga qualifier to truefan:

I genuinely feel bad that Mike Landrich didn’t make it. I’ve never met him, I don’t know what he put up in Vegas, but if it’s any consolation to him, I didn’t get an email confirmation either. There is no grand IFOCE conspiracy afloat, I saw an event I wanted to go to so I picked up the phone and found out the info and showed up. In high school it took six calls before I got a girl to agree, but I made it to the prom. I arrived at Saratoga to learn that instead of the usual seventy people, only seven preregistered for the contest.

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The Kolache Factory World Kolache Eating Championship will be held in Houston after an Astros game on September 14. The purse will be $10,000 and registration is now open. The cannoli eating contest at the Feast of San Gennaro will also be held that day. Registraton for the cannoli contest opens August 24.

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KrystalSquareOff.com reports that prequalifiers for Krystal Square Off IV started on the campus of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in a record heat wave of 104 degrees.

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WhiteLabelDub has two videos of Saturday’s Three Brothers Pizza eating contest at http://www.youtube.com/user/whitelabeldub

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(From Hall Hunt) “Super” Paul Barlow Jr. appeared in a jalapeno eating contest on “Good Day Atlanta” which can be viewed online.

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From AICE news:

As predicted by Chairman Chowhound Chapman, Gentleman Joe Menchetti and Elizabeth “Rubber-Gut” Cassidy defeated the great Shirota and Miyake in decisive fashion at the Wallace Pumpkin Farm in Rhode Island. It seems that Gentleman Joe Menchetti who cannot be beaten by man or beast in the pumpkin disciplines and the unknown “Queen Guttress” (stay tuned America, you will be finding out more about this amazing female Eater in the near future) put down the proverbial hammer as they won four of the five contests.

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This gallery of the Los Angeles Tofu Festival says that the winner of the tofu eating contest needed only 16 seconds to finish the block of tofu. The winner’s name is not listed.

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The website for the Beach Boogie & BBQ Festival has a roster for the pork barbecue sandwich eating contest:

Organized by International Federation of Competitive Eating and Major League Eating Association. Featuring Joey Chestnutt, current #1 Eater in the World, and #3 Pat Bertoletti, #7 Bob Stoudt, #9 Hall Hunt, #10 Juliet Lee and #13 Arturo Rios.

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The Connecticut Post has a preview of Saturday’s rib eating contest at the Ash Creek Saloon in Fairfield, CT containing an interview with returning champion Joey Chestnut.

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The Three Brother’s Pizza contest preview in the Washington Post’s Sports “Bog” mention’s Liz K’s report from the 2006 contest.

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Capital News 9 has an article and video of this afternoon’s Nathan’s qualifier at Saratoga, NY. Crazy Legs Conti won the contest with 21.5 HDB. Jeff Bouyea was second with 10 HDB. Did any reader of this website besides Mike Landrich attempt to register for this contest and not get accepted?

update The Saratogian also has an article about the contest. Tim “Eater X” Janus attended and competed in the neat eating competition, but did not enter the qualifier.

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The Republican Herald has an article about the “A Taste of Hamburg-er” festival planned for Labor Day weekend in Hamburg, PA:

There’s also several contests planned for the festival, including a burger-eating contest, with the contestant that devours the most hamburgers in the designated time crowned the winner. There’s a $5 entry fee, and registration will begin the day of the festival.

“There’s talk that a group from the United Eaters of Pennsylvania will turn up to participate in the burger-eating contest, which will really bring some serious competition to the festival,” Kershner said.

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Brian Seiken has a report about his trip to Maryland to compete in the Three Brothers pizza eating contest on his Bits & Pieces page.

update There is a also a contest video on beautifulbrian.com

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DelawareOnline.com has a blog entry with a lot of pictures about last month’s waterless “Suicide” wing eating contest won by Ian Hickman held in Dewey Beach, DE.

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Today’s 3 Brothers Pizza results from SonyaTheBlackWidow.com and a Steakbellie comment

1: Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti: 22 Slices
2: Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas: 20
3: Tim “Eater X” Janus: 18
4: Chip Simpson – 17.5
5: Humble Bob Shoudt – 17
6: Pat Philbin – 12
7: Russ Keeler – 11
7: Juliet Lee – 11
9 Wing Kong – 10

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WBAL has a brief article about the 3 Brothers Pizza contest which claims that Sonya Thomas & Juliet Lee will compete.

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The Sparks Tribune has an article about the Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook off containing a quote from Joey Chestnut saying he would like to hit double digits in pounds in the rib eating contest.

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The Annapolis Capital has an article about expected entrants in tomorrow’s 3 Brothers Pizza contest for amateurs which includes some quotes from Pat Bertoletti. Pat says he looks forward to competing against Sonya, but the article does not say if they will face each other tomorrow. Dunking will be banned tomorrow in the amateur event. It is not stated if that restriction will be in effect for the professional contest as well.

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(From Deuce of Davenport via Deadspin)

A 6.5 mile bicycle race during which competitors will eat three slices of pie will be held in Concord, MA on August 25:

A short race against the clock with a unique twist: three “pie stops” (two along the way and one at the finish) where you will dismount your bike and eat a slice of pie! A test of not just your legs but your stomach, with excellent prizes to reward you for your daring. Please note the Pie Race is limited to the first 60 registrants, so sign up now! Click here for a press release from our first-ever Pie Race in 2005.

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