Megamunch reports that Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub will unveil a cheeseburger weighing more than 110 pounds on February 24, reclaiming the title of the world’s largest commercially available cheeseburger from the Clinton Station Diner. Denny’s has invited the United Eaters of Pennsylvania to put togetether a group of approximately 12 eaters to attempt to consume the giant sandwich.

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phillyburbs.com has an article about Michael “Curly von Burly” Sarian’s qualification for the Wing Bowl by eating a homemade 3.5 pound cheesesteak in 4:19.

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Philly.com’s weekly Wing Bowl column is out today, but there is not much new information in it. The columnist does say that Bob Shoudt did not return his phone calls.

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Shirts and hats with the Wing Bowl 15 logo can be purchased at wingbowl610.com Only paypal is accepted (no credit cards)

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Erik “The Red” Denmark has a blog entry on his attempt at his NFL playoff hot dog eating challenge, which he performed at the Seahawks-Cowboys game after receiving a ticket. Erik was able to get around the $5+ stadium hot dog prices.

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youtube has a clip of the goldenpalace.net key lime pie contest won by Pat Bertoletti held in panama city beach, FL last March at http://youtube.com/watch?v=LW9S0z_jF6Q

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Angelo Cataldi answers some commonly asked questions about Wing Bowl 15 in his blog.

Q. Why do you allow professional eaters into Wing Bowl?

A. There’s really no choice. This is an open eating competition, with the best prizes in the history of competitive eating. I guess we could discourage the pros if we didn’t offer a free car to the winner, but that might not even work anymore. Winning Wing Bowl is a big deal in itself these days. It gets national coverage. It draws 20,000-plus spectators every year. Since WIP is a radio station, we are governed by the FCC, which requires very specific rules for all contests. Excluding the pros is pretty close to impossible. We thought we got around it last year with the Virgin Wing Bowl, but two pros who had never gotten in before jumped at the chance.

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Insite Austin has a preview of the french fry contest to be held at Bikini’s Bar and Grill on January 27. The article is not available in HTML form, but can be viewed in the pdf for the current issue or in this screen capture. 6 of the top 10 IFOCE members, including Joey Chestnut, Tim “Eater X” Janus, “Humble” Bob Shoudt and Chip Simpson, are expected according to the article. Bikini clad waitresses will be present at the contest.

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After trying to eat 40 hot dogs during Super Bowl XL, Erik “The Red” Denmark will attempt a challenge with more complicated rules during the Seattle Seahawks / Dallas Cowboys playoff game tomorrow evening.

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Rio Wraps is holding the Burrito Bowl, a contest similar to Moe’s Burritos for Life. 14 restaurants in Michigan will host a first round contest later this month and the winners of those events will advance to the Burrito Bowl finals in Dearborn, MI on February 2 to compete for a $7,500 prize package. 5 contestants for each preliminary contest will be chosen at random. The contest rules ban eaters ranked by an eating organization for a mininum of one year.

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wcbstv.com has an article and video about “Humble” Bob Shoudt breaking the cheesesteak record at Jim’s Steaks in Philadelphia. Humble Bob ate 13 sandwiches in about an hour to break the record of 12 set by Alex Friedman set in 2001 in a Wing Bowl qualifying stunt. Freidman broke Lynda Kuerth’s 1977 mark of 11 cheesesteaks, which remains the women’s record.

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IFOCE.com reports that Pat Bertoletti broke Sonya Thomas’ Acme Oyster House record by eating 53.5 dozen oysters in 48 minutes. Sonya Thomas set the previous record when she ate 46 dozen in a 10 minute record, then ate an additional 6 dozen following the awards ceremony.

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(Thanks Jed Donahue) Eaters whose new year’s resolution is to exercise more might want to consider entering the Krispy Kreme Challenge in Raleigh, NC, on January 27 as it is the first contest I am aware of to include eating & cardiovascular activity. The contest will involve running from the NC State Bell Tower to a Krispy Kreme about 2 miles away, eating a dozen Krispy Kremes at that location, then running back to the bell tower. Regurgitation is frowned upon, but will apparently not result in disqualification. The race will be timed like a typical road race and proceeds will benefit the North Carolina Children’s Hospital.

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I thought that the philly.com Wing Bowl videos page was not being updated because qualification attempts went on hiatus for the holidays, but qualifying stunts have apparently continued. Philly.com Wing Bowl notes says that “Obi Wing” recently qualified for the Wing Bowl. Obi Wing’s video cannot be found on philly.com, but it can be seen on youtube: Part 1, Part 2.

In other Wing Bowl news, “Dr. Martin Luther Wing” will try to qualify for the Wing Bowl tomorrow by eating chitlins. “Dr. Wing’s” manager is Wing Bowl 14 entrant Adam “Hungry Hungry Hebrew” Taxin says “Black history will be made this month of February.”

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Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston’s 6th place finish in Wing Bowl 14 made The News of Delaware County’s list of 2006 headlines.

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CompetitiveEatingEvents.com has the preliminary roster for the Pretzel Twister pretzel eating contest in Miami on January 20. Sonya Thomas, Joey Chestnut, Tim “Eater X” Janus, Humble Bob Shoudt, Dale Boone and Florida residents Hall Hunt and Jammin’ Joe LaRue are listed as expected entrants.

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Erik “The Red” Denmark has posted a trip report and gallery from his trip to New York City last month to compete in the date nut bread sandwich contest. Erik also went to the pizzeria Tim Janus works at where he met with Kobayashi.

updatedI misread the “one should never pass up this opportunity” as the opportunity to appear in a commercial with Kobayashi and Sonya Thomas instead of the opportunity to dine with Kobayashi. The entry has been corrected.

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philly.com reports that Wing Bowl 14 champion Joey Chestnut has yet to receive one of the five slots in Wing Bowl 15 for IFOCE out of towners. If invited, Joey Chestnut hopes he has the same Wingette he had last year.

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realfootball365.com reports that the USC football team defeated the University of Michigan’s team in the Beef Bowl prime rib contest, 630 pounds to 612 pounds. The contest is held at Lawry’s in Beverly Hills and teams dine in separate sessions. Freep.com has a report on Michigan’s trip to Lawry’s. Teams that win the Beef Bowl win the Rose Bowl 70% of the time, which held up when USC won the Rose Bowl yesterday.

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Kobayashi eating 58 bratwursts at the Johnsonville Bratwurst contest made the Sheboygan Press’ list of notable 2006 events. Clarence Mertz’s efforts to suppress that contest made the list of offbeat events.

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DelcoTimes.com reports that Frank “DeFraud” Farrell won the Glen Macnow Wing Bowl qualifier at Slack’s Hoagie Shack by eating 20 2 inch pieces of buffalo cheesesteak in 15 minutes. Farrell showed up at the restaurant and requested entrance to the contest, which was granted.

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There are currently 20 videos about the Heart Attack Grill currently available on youtube, including a segment filmed for Japanese TV and “Dr. Jon” and “Nurse” Caterina’s interview on Fox News.

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Pictures of Joey Chestnut at the Heart Attack Grill when he broke the Quadruple Bypass Burger record, taken by Edward Delgado, are now available on that restaurant’s website.

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The Andrews Air Force base website has an article about Sonya Thomas, who manages the Burger King at that location. The article says that Sonya was filmed for a documentary to be televised on the National Geographic Channel in 2007 called “The Science of Speed Eaters” Tim Janus and Loren Yarbrough are also expected to appear in that program.

Updated Big Fish DC, the production company, has a program description:

In this thrilling hour, we’ll take viewers inside the bellies of competitive eaters and see how the human body can be pushed to its gastronomical limit. We will follow an up and coming southern eater, Bubba, a father of two, as he tries to reach the big time in speed eating. We’ll meet famed 105 lb. Sonya “Black Widow” Thomas – a woman who out eats men four times her size. We’ll follow a champion eater as for the first time, the medical community studies the physiological changes that allow a person to consume over 50 hotdogs in ten minutes, with no apparent ill effects. NCG goes inside the world of competitive eating and brings viewers what until now, has never been seen.

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The website for the Rockford Corner Bar has been retooled. The hot dog “Hall of Fame” has been updated to list Tim Janus’ record breaking performance from March, but only three names are listed on that page. Janus is listed as the professional record holder while Balinda Gould is the amateur champion. Sharon VanDuinen’s (Scholten) 23 year reign is mentioned, but the article about her has been removed.

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