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Link Buffet: September 14, 2008
- Kristy Spurlock profile in the Salisbury Post
- Dale Boone wins Chattahoochee Mountain Fair chili dog contest
- “Feel the Heat” Chicago jalapeno eating contest information
- Interview with Jo “Gavonne” Rose at the cannoli contest
- Entrants list for todays Knoxville Krystal qualifier
Juliet wins Nashville qualifier after 3 way OT
The Krystal Square Off twitter reports that Juliet Lee won the Nashville qualifier after a 10 burger was held between her, Badlands Booker and Juris Shibayama. The official amount eaten in regulation time has not been posted yet.
IFOCE.com reports that there was a lot of controversy over the results and possible new rules might be implemented:
Juliet Lee maintained a five second dunk throughout regulation but pre-chewed so aggressively the judges had difficulty determining her final count. Many fans and eaters alike questioned the outcome. Judges determined that the eat off should occur.
Major League Eating has announced it will hold an an impromptu conference call this evening to consider the adoption of a new rule to eliminate confusion in future contests.
update The official amount in regulation time is 51 burgers, which puts Juris Shibayama and Badlands Booker in the top 3 wild card positions.
update #2 BeautifulBrian.com has a contest report with full results
DNJ.com has a contest report
September 13 IFOCE contest previews
The Shreveport Times has an article about the grits eating contest to be held at Harrah’s Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, LA. Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti and Tim Janus are listed as expected entrants. The article does not mention the possibility of the contest being cancelled due to hurricane Ike.
The Nashville Krystal qualifier entrants have been posted on the Krystal Square Off blog:
Juliet Lee
Eric Booker
Erik Denmark
Juris Shibayama
Nathan Biller
Pete Davekos
Bill Myers
Dave Goldstein
Andrew Wong
Steve Larson
Sonya Thomas confirms for JAX qualifier
The Krystal Square Off blog confirms that Sonya Thomas will compete in the Jacksonville qualifier on Labor Day and the twitter page is seeking input on questions to be asked in Sonya Thomas’ and Hall Hunt’s podcast interviews.
A gallery of the Chattanooga qualifier is also available.
Humble Bob wins Chattanooga w/58 burgers
The KSO twitter page has announced that “Humble” Bob Shoudt has won the Chattanooga qualifier with 58 burgers. Sonya Thomas retains the Chattanooga qualifier record of 62.
update
TimesFreePress has the top 3:
1. “Humble” Bob Shoudt, 58
2. Larry “The Legend” McNeil, 28
3. Rick Petralia, 20
? “Super” Paul Barlow, 18
update #2 Mike Nafziger emails that Bob Shoudt passed out before the contest due to lack of calories.
update #3 Full results are now available on krystalsquareoff.com/blog
update #4 WDEF weatherman ties for fifth with 18 burgers
update #5Video of the contest and a Humble Bob interview are available on KrystalSquareOff.com
WDEF.com has videos of yesterday’s celebrity eating contest
The KSO twitter page is currently taking predictions.
Krystal Square Off “Running of the Grill”
You can follow the events of the opening festivities for Krystal Square Off V on the KSO twitter page at http://twitter.com/ksquareoff The “Running of the Grill” is almost concluded and the press conference is about to begin.
The Times Free Press has an article and WDEF has a blog entry about today and tomorrow’s events. Registration for amateurs tomorrow starts at 2pm.
Viewing tomorrow’s qualifier requires admission to the Southern Brewers Festival which costs $15.
update TimesFreePress.com has a preview of the qualifier focusing on the favorite, Bob “Stoudt” [sic]
Krystal Square Off V opening ceremony
The Krystal Square Off blog announces that the opening ceremony for the Krystal Square Off will take place on Friday starting at 1pm eastern. Events will include a “Running of the Grill”, a press conference and a 2 minute burger eating contest between Chattanooga news personalities.
Krystal Square Off blog started
A blog has been started on the Krystal Square Off website at http://krystalsquareoff.com/blog/. The two most recent posts are about Sonya Thomas’ absence from the Chattanooga qualifier and Humble Bob’s hope to break the triple digit mark. The blog mentions a rumor that Sonya might compete in the Jacksonville qualifier Labor Day weekend.
A Krystal Square Off twitter page has also been set up at http://twitter.com/ksquareoff
update A podcast interview with Bob Shoudt is now available on the blog.
Link Buffet: August 19, 2008
- Non-amateur Chattanooga Krystal qualifier field announced. Humble Bob is listed, but Sonya Thomas is not, so her four year winning streak at that event is apparently at an end
- Non-contract competitive eaters wanted for filming of final battle scene of Nacho Mountain on Saturday in Lehigh Valley, PA
- Blog report on the Jake’s Hamburger finals at a Delaware Blue Rocks game
- Cameron McKirdy uploads some new videos, including an interview with Jason Erb
- F__, Chuck, Marry involving Joey Chestnut (adult content)
Link Buffet: August 9, 2008
- Roger Robinson finishes Sasquatch burger challenge 3 times in less than 2 months
- NYC falafel eating contest returns August 31
- Louisville, KY cheesesteak eating contest August 31
- MLE video game ranked at #14 in top WiiWare games
- Guinness World Record attempt hot dog eating contest in Reno today
Fox 17 Juris Shibayama video
WZTV (Fox 17/ Nashville) has an article and video about Juris Shibayama with footage from his medical office. The reporter surprises “Dr. Big Time” with a Twinkie eating contest, which the spinal surgeon wins.
Elizabethton, TN July 4 hot dog results
From the Elizabethton Star:
1. Dale Boone 21 hot dogs in 12 minutes, $250
2. James Wilson, 15 (last year’s winner)
Krystal Square Off V finals September 28
KrystalSquareOff.com announces that the date for this year’s Krystal Square Off finals will be September 28, a month earlier than previous years. The site will remain the Tennessee River in downtown Chattanooga. The qualifier schedule will be announced later.
Dale Boone to do TN & NC contests July 4
The Salisbury (NC) Post has an article about the “Apple Ugly” eating contest that will be held on July 4. A qualifier will be held on June 30. Dale Boone is an expected entrant. Boone says that he will also compete in the Elizabethton, TN hot dog eating contest on July 4 and that he is a member of a another competitive eating organization:
He allowed his contract to run out with the International Federation of Competitive Eating and now belongs to the World League of Competitive Eating, which he considers a step up because of all the international competition.
Elizabethton, TN July 4 hot dog contest, $250 prize
StarHQ reports that Elizabethton, Tennessee will have a hot dog eating contest in conjunction with its fourth of July festivities. $250 will be awarded to the winner, making the contest the first 2008 July 4 hot dog contest to announce a cash prize that I am aware of.
update added 2008
Jeremy Payne completes Sasquatch burger challenge
CommercialAppeal.com reports that Jeremy Payne finished a Sasquatch burger from the Big Foot Lodge in Memphis in 53 minutes earlier this month, becoming the second person to complete the burger in under an hour. Pat Bertoletti completed the sandwich in 11 minutes in January 2007. The listed total weight of the burger is 7.5 pounds.
update Joey Chestnut became the third person to complete the challenge on March 23 and is the current record holder with a time of 7 minutes and 36 seconds.
U of Kentucky repeats as Music City Bowl rib victors
kentucky.scout.com reports that members of the University of Kentucky football team defeated players from Florida State University in both team and individual rib eating contests held by the Music City Bowl in Nashville. The Florida State contingent’s performance might have been hurt by a mass suspension due to a cheating scandal.
The University of Kentucky also won the event last year, defeating Clemson in a contest marred by Clemson defensive tackle Elsmore Gabriel requiring the Heimlich maneuver after getting a piece of bone lodged in his throat.
update Tallahassee.com has a gallery of the rib contest
Krystal Square Off travelogue from Val Bromann
Valerie Bromann drove to the Krystal Square Off from Chicago and wrote a contest writeup and a trip report for her blog. She also has galleries of the contest and her road trip
Valerie also attended the Chicago jalapeno contest in September and has a contest report and gallery from that event.
Hungry Sisters go to KSO IV
HungrySisters is a new blog describing its focus as: “food, especially (but not necessarily limited to): Dairy Queen, Tacos, and the fine art known as competitive eating.” The sisters traveled west from their home in North Carolina to go to the Krystal Square Off finals and wrote a trip report about it.
The next morning we were ready for the festivities to begin. We ate breakfast at this awesome cafe connected to our hotel. Sadie and I both ordered Chocolate Chip Pancakes. After breakfast, we checked out of the hotel and walked to the riverside where the contest was to take place. We arrived about 2 hours early, but we didn’t have anything better to do, so we watched the Krystal People set up the area for the contest. While we were waiting, we met Crazy Legs Conti!!!! It was the coolest thing ever. It was our first encounter meeting a real-live competitive eater; one who we have seen on TV many, many times. Very exciting!!!
Hall Hunt & Erik Denmark KSO IV reports
Hall Hunt and Erik Denmark have both posted trip reports with several pictures on their experiences at the Krystal finals.
Behind the scenes with a bunnette
Liz has posted her trip report from the Krystal Square Off IV finals where she served as Pat Bertoletti’s bunnette. A gallery is available.
I really enjoyed cheerleading.
Like, maybe I should have been a cheerleader. I mean, if I hadn’t gone to the hippie high school with no cheerleading. Or sports. And if I hadn’t quit gymnastics in middle school after hitting my head trying to do a back handspring. And that I would never have been caught dead cheerleading when I was 16. I mean all that aside, I would have made a killer cheerleader.
Liz K counts Krystals
Liz has a report on her experience as Pat Bertoletti’s counter at the Square Off finals on the Krystal Lover blog
Kobayashi on KSO IV results
Kobayashi has a post about Krystal Square Off IV, which contains some pictures with Pat Bertoletti and Rich LeFevre from a training session at a Krystal franchise last year.
Krystal Square Off IV screen captures
Some captures from the Krystal Square Off IV broadcast:
Contest Introduction 
Eaters Introduction 
Contest 
Paul Barlow also has some contest pictures on his website
update ChuckyPurdue has a flickr gallery of over 100 pictures from the Krystal Square Off finals.
Eaters introduction transcript
A transcipt of the introduction of the competitors from the Krystal broadcast follows after the jump:
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