from Boston Marathon Results:

Conti’s time of 5:04 was almost 3 hours behind the winner’s course record of 2:07.

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Brian Seiken has a few more details about the controversial finish to the Nathan’s qualifier in Sunrise, Fl on Saturday. It is surprising that there are no articles, blog entries or buffet message board posts with additional details about this contest two days after it took place.

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Brian Seiken has emailed me that there is a divergence of opinion regarding who controls entry into next month’s United Pickle eating contest at the Carnegie Deli. United Pickle, the contest sponsor, has given control of the contest field to Cookie Jarvis and Brian Seiken while the owner of the Carnegie Deli believes he will decide who will compete. Seiken says that he and Jarvis will not compete if any AICE members are entered and they are expecting other IFOCE members to honor their boycott.

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beautifulbrian.com and an anonymous commenter state that Crazy Legs Conti won the Sunrise, Fl Nathan’s qualifier with 24.5 hot dogs in overtime. Conti and Joe LaRue were tied with 21.5 hot dogs after twelve minutes.

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The website for the Stockton, CA Asparagus Festival announces that the winner of the 2004 deep fried asparagus eating contest, Sonya Thomas, and the winner of the 2005 event, Joey Chestnut, will face off in the 2006 contest to be held on April 22. Sonya will stop off on the west coast en route from returning from her homeland of South Korea.

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Mojo’s Authentic Barbecue of Leominster, MA is holding a rib eating contest on Sunday, April 23. The winner will receive $200. The entry fee is $50, but proceeds will go to benefit Ginny’s Food Pantry. The contest will have a duration of 30 minutes.

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Erik “the Red” Denmark has a preview and odds of Saturday’s Nathan’s qualifier in Sunrise, Florida. It appears that the Boeing employee is trying to single-handedly create a market for his company’s products. In less than a month, the Seattle resident will have competed in the NE, SE and SW corners of the country.

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After the MacArthur Center in Norfolk hosted Sonya Thomas’ record for Nathan’s qualifiers last year, eaters at that location will try to set another record. A Peep eating contest will be held at that location tomorrow.

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explorernews.com has a writeup of Saturday’s jalapeno popper contest in Tucson by a would be contestant (there was not a slot for him) There are some quotes from winner Joey Chestnut. The article explains why Friday’s amateur contest winner, Loppi Joe Kerschner, should have added an “s” to the start of his nickname for Saturday’s contest.

5th place finisher Erik “The Red” Denmark also has a contest writeup on his blog.

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PETA has put out a press release announcing that a protest will be held during the Nathan’s qualifier in Sunrise, Florida. The anti-animal cruelty group is also calling on Nathan’s to produce a meatless hot dog. Time will tell if PETA’s protest is more successful that Clarence Mertz’s efforts to stop the Sheboygan Bratfest contest.

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newtimespbp.com has information about this Saturday’s Nathans qualifier to be held before the Florida Panthers game in the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida. The contest will start at 6pm and there is no admission charge (there might be a fee for parking) According to the buffet message board, the following eaters are expected to attend:

Joe LaRue
Crazy Legs Conti
Hall Hunt
Erik Denmark
Loren Yarbrough
Larry McNeil

Weather for Saturday is expected to be partly cloudy with a high of 82 and a low of 71.

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Megamunch has done further analysis on the picture of Eric “Badlands” Booker wearing a helmet. The photograph with the helment and without the helment are exactly the same except for Booker’s head. The odds that large areas of two pictures taken at different times would be exactly the same are miniscule, but other unlikely things have happened at Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub.

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Brian Seiken has a photo gallery of Saturday’s goldenpalace.net jalapeno popper eating contest held at the Tuscon Spring Fling. It is surprising that Rich LeFevre did not compete in a southwestern contest.

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After narrowly defeating impressario Dick Zigun in a mini hot dog contest 92 to 87 at a Coney Island charity gala, the next public appearance for Crazy Legs Conti will be Wednesday at Love Ahoy, a synthesis of The Dating Game and The Love Boat. Conti will oversee (or should that be oversea) a hot dog eating contest. Love Ahoy will take place at the Galapagos Art Space in Brooklyn and is free to the public. Love Ahoy is also accepting applications for contestants, so single NYC eaters might want to send those in.

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The Austin Stateman has an update about Levi Oliver’s training for the Capital of Texas Triathlon at the end of May. “The Prophet” will also attempt to defend his tamale title. A documentary is being filmed about Oliver’s efforts to transform himself.

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Supersizedmeals.com reports that Joe LaRue ate 3 burgers containing 20 ounces of precooked meat at Cheeburger Cheeburger. The total weight of all burgers was about five pounds and Joe finished them in about 40 minutes. Finishing one burger that size entitles the eater to put a picture of him/herself on the restaurant’s Wall of Fame. Joe LaRue will attempt to defend his home turf at the first Nathan’s qualifier in Sunrise Florida on Saturday.

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thanks Brian Seiken

1 Joey Chestnut 118
2 Pat Bertoletti 105
3 Tim “Eater X” Janus 96
4 Jed Donahue 63

Updated 4/9 6:40 pm Alex has an eyewitness account of the contest in his blog

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Dave Shoffner of the megamunch blog has posted rather conclusive evidence that the famous picture of Eric “Badlands” Booker eating Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub’s 11 pound burger in a helmet decorated with a cartoon dog was modified.

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On his events calendar, Ryan Nerz says he will emcee a Nathan’s qualifier to be held at the Hot Dog Safari in Boston on June 4. Nerz says that IFOCE does not publicize this event and it does not appear on either the IFOCE or Nathan’s website.

The first qualifier for the 2007 finals, which will take place at Saratoga Springs on September 4, 2006, is another event Nerz is scheduled to emcee. The 2005 contest to be held at that location was cancelled.

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In this article about the events planned for the 2006 Illinois State Fair, it is stated that a horseshoe (something containing french fries and cheese sauce) eating contest will be held, apparently replacing last year’s goldenpalace grilled cheese qualifier. The article does not explicitly state that the grilled cheese contest is not scheduled, so it is possible that the fair could host two eating contests. If the contest does not take place at the Illinois State Fair, the 2006 goldenpalace grilled cheese circuit could either be held at other venues or be dropped completely.

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The University of Kansas student newspaper has a good article about competitive eating focusing on Pat Bertoletti. A gastroenterologist is also interviewed who says he would like to study the stomachs of competitive eaters in the hope of finding a treatment for dyspepsia.

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Krista of Urban Honking takes you on a tour of Crazy Legs Conti’s workplace at the Penthouse Executive Club. Conti works as a buyer at the club and his shift ends before the topless dancers arrive.

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Joe LaRue won the pancake eating contest at the Maple Festival in Marathon, NY, but failed to break his record from last year, falling short by three pancakes. Video from the contest is available (see link).

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Tomorrow morning, Joe LaRue will look to better his record of 30 pancakes in 15 minutes at the pancake contest at the Central New York Maple Festival in Marathon, NY.

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Two hot dog eating contests will be held this extended weekend. A hot dog eating contest will be held at Green’s Lunch in Charlotte on Saturday at 1 pm in honor of that establisment’s 80th birthday. On Monday, a hot dog eating contest will take place at Mother’s Grille in Baltimore at the conclusion of the Oriole’s season opener. Call the restaurants for contest details.

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