eating challenges
(All South Carolina eating challenges and contests in database)
Carolina chicken strips & pickle contests added
(from “the Hangman”) Two contests have been added to the goldenpalace.net World Series of Competitive Eating:
Oct 13 fried chicken strips, South Carolina State Fair, Columbia, SC
Oct 16 pickles, North Carolina State Fair, Raleigh, NC
Myrtle Beach road trip reports
Tim “Eater X” Janus and “Humble” Bob Shoudt both have road trip reports about their trip south to Myrtle Beach this weekend.
April 22 contest results
from ifoce.com Stockton, CA Asparagus Festival, deep fried asparagus
1. Joey Chestnut (beat Sonya by 2 oz in overtime)
2. Sonya Thomas
3. Rich LeFevre
4. Pat Bertoletti
5. Erik “the Red” Denmark
another down to the wire match between Sonya and Joey, next week Sonya will have the home region advantage which Joey enjoyed today.
There should be some video clips available tomorrow since Sacramento television is covering the festival.
Taste of Broadway Ultimate Eating Festival, Myrtle Beach, SC
1. Bob Shoudt
2. Loren Yarbrough
3?. Tim “Eater X” Janus
Shoudt and Janus make an unexpected trip south.
Broadway at the Beach foods revealed?
The foods in the four rounds of Saturday’s speed eating tournament in Myrtle Beach are listed as chicken wings, hot dogs, ice cream and shrimp by event coordinater Michael Castelalano at the end of this article about the Tucson jalapeno popper contest.
Broadway at the Beach preview
MyrtleBeachOnline has a short preview of Saturday’s speed eating tournament at Broadway at the Beach. Larry McNeil and Loren Yarbrough are listed as expected entrants.
SoCar grilled cheese results
Thanks to Bubba Yarbrough
Eric “Badlands” Booker: 24.5 grilled Cheese, Copaigue, NY
Hall “Pretty Boy†Hunt: 17, Orange Park, FL
Don “Sugar Bear” Schaeffer 13, Myrtle Beach, SC
Loren “Bubba” Yarbrough 12.5, Newnan, GA
Larry “The Legend” McNeil 12.5, Atlanta, GA
Congratulation to Badlands Booker whose 24.5 sandwiches is the second best so far on the qualifying circuit. Booker’s victory makes the NC contest appear to be rather wide open, with Joe LaRue the highest ranked eater currently expected to attend.
Update 10/15 8:31 pm WLTX has an article and a video clip about the contest