from IFOCE.com:

update #2 Full results have been posted – Thanks Bill Myers

update Patrick Michels has posted a flickr gallery of the contest Some of the competitors (not necessarily women) wore bikini tops:

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From an El Toro email:

Subject: Kevin Ross just called me from Houston

1) JOEY 2) TIM 3) CHIP he wasn’t sure about the rest of the totals.

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Austin360.com has a preview of the french fry eating contest to be held at Bikini’s Bar and Grill. Sonya Thomas is listed as a possible competitor.

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The IFOCE Bikini String Fry preview lists the following expected entrants: Joey Chestnut, Tim Janus, Chip Simpson, Seaver Miller, David Braunstein, Crazy Legs Conti & Larry McNeil

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(Thanks Skinnyboy) Andrew “Skinnyboy” has a blog entry about the Denver Wing Bowl held January 13.

The Dallas Wing Championship Series Finals will take place sometime in the near future. (The second round contest that was supposed to be held last weekend was cancelled due to weather) Last year’s contest had a preliminary contest between teams from Hooters and ESPN Gameday. Here are some pictures from that event:

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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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statesman.com has an article about the 8 lb. Big Kahuna Burger from Pancho and Lefty’s in Hare (suburban Austin) TX. The current award for finishing the burger in under three hours is $500. No eater has ever completed it. The article mentions Kate Stelnick’s reported completion of the 11 pound 96er and the skepticism it has engendered in the competitive eating community.

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A video clip of the 2006 jalapeno contest at the Texas State Fair, won by Rich LeFevre, is available at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nuT1P4sCphE Sonya Thomas, Pat Bertoletti and Erik Denmark also appear. Rich and Carlene LeFevre are interviewed. All the eaters wear different shirts due to the cancellation of GoldenPalace.net’s sponsorship, which is a surprising sight at an IFOCE contest.

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(From Liz K) A bikini string french fry eating contest at Bikini’s Bar & Grill has been added to the IFOCE schedule on January 27, 2007. The total purse is $2000.

The press release on the restaurant’s website lists Joey Chestnut, Sonya Thomas and Tim Janus as the expected out of towners. (I am not sure if this means that Sonya has reconciled with IFOCE or if they added her as an entrant without consulting her. )

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Dec 1, MegaMunch 20 taco challenge, Harrisburg, PA, $5 (and cost of 20 tacos) entrance fee
Dec 2 Pizza eating contest, Home Slice Pizza, Austin TX, 30 minutes, prize is pizza for a year
Dec 8 Hard Boiled Egg Eating contest, The Locker, Marietta, OH, 1st prize is $100

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Las Palapas 25th anniversary Macho Burrito contest results from Dan Calderón:

10 hungry hopefuls scarfed down two of Las Palapas’ famed Macho Burritos. The three fastest times were rewarded with checks for $1,000, $500 and $250.

Chris Flores, a 32-year-old San Antonio resident who lives near Helotes, won the top prize of $1,000 and set a new record by finishing his Macho Burritos in 68 seconds. Flores said it was his first eating contest.

Adolph Perez, a 19-year-old Converse resident who played right guard for the Judson High School football team last season, took the $500 second place prize. Perez, who is studying radiology at St. Philip’s College, took 1 minute, 15 seconds to finish the two one-pound burritos.

The $250 third-place prize went to San Antonio’s John Smavely, a 19-year-old construction worker with Handy Solutions. Smavely also was entering his first eating contest.

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Natsuko Sone is not the only petite Asian “Gal” attempting huge meals. Youtube has a clip of 5’0″ 95 lb. Chinese-Australian Lynette Chiang battling the 72 ounce steak challenge at the Big Texan Steak Ranch while on a Route 66 bicycling tour. She wrote a blog entry about her meal which says that diners ordering the steak must sign a contract saying they will not split the steak inside the restaurant.

There is additional information about her trip, including a DVD documetary for sale, at http://www.galfromdownunder.com/route66 The video clip can be downloaded directly from that website and there is a gallery (Page 1, Page 2, Page 3) of her meal. One of the picture’s captions says a waitress claimed a 110 pound woman ate the steak last week.

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from IFOCE.com: Rich LeFevre won the jalapeno eating contest at the Texas State Fair, beating Sonya Thomas, Pat Bertoletti and Erik “the Red” Denmark. No other places were given. The Locust’s total was given as 247 peppers, more than Pat Bertoletti ate in a contest (177) almost twice as long in New Mexico.

updatedResults from SonyaTheBlackWidow.com & dfw.com:
1. Rich “The Locust” LeFevre: 247 Peppers
2. Sonya Thomas 239 (1st try at jalapenos)
3. Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti: 226
4. Erik “The Red” Denmark 108
? Allen Earl Jones 90

Rich LeFevre has won a Texas State Fair contest in the past 4 years. He won the corny dog contest 2003-5.

update #2 dfw.com has an article about the contest

update #3 dallasnews.com has an article and blog entry about the contest. The blog says that Sonya did not immediately accept the result and waited for a recount to be completed.

update #4 AP has an article which has received wide distribution

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hotsauceblog has the press release for Sunday’s GoldenPalace.net Jalapeno Eating Contest at the Texas State Fair. Sonya Thomas, Pat Bertoletti, Rich LeFevre and Erik “the Red” Denmark are expected to attend. Sonya & Pat had a recent Southern Plains showdown at the fried okra eating contest at the Oklahoma State Fair last month. Pat Bertoletti won a jalapeno eating contest in New Mexico in August.

updateddfw.com also reports that Sonya & Pat are expected

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Bo Bice has a blog entry about his participation in the Corny Dog Contest at the Texas State Fair in his myspace blog. He has a longer blog entry in his fanclub blog.

Bo Bice’s connection to competitive eating predates the Corny Dog Contest. The Whaler wrote a blog entry about Bo Bice in January.

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DallasNews.com reports that American Idol runner up Bo Bice competed in the Corny Dog Eating Contest at the Texas State Fair Sunday and ate a single corny dog. Nathan Biller, 5th place finisher in the Lewisville tamale contest, won with 12 corny dogs in 10 minutes, 6 behind Rich LeFevre’s mark from last year.

updated khou has a picture

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IFOCE.com announces that an 8 minute jalapeno pepper eating contest will be held at the Texas State Fair on October 8. Will Don “Moses” Lerman come out of retirement to compete in his speciality?

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The 4th annual Corny Dog contest will be held at the Texas State Fair on October 1. The first place prize is $500 with 2 Southwest Airlines tickets. The registration deadline is September 18.

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courier-gazette.com has a writeup of Saturday’s tamale contest with quotes from winner Tim “Eater X” Janus.

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A Krystal press release says that Joey Chestnut, Crazy Legs Conti, Hall Hunt and Joe LaRue will appear at the Jacksonville Krystal qualifier. Hall Hunt will enter the 2 minute preliminary round. Fox30 has an article about the qualifier. “The Hangman” Bruce Pobanz is also expected.

A Buffalo Wing Festival press release says that Sonya Thomas will appear at the festival (but does not explicitly state she will compete in the contest) Bob Shoudt and Brian Seiken say they will attend on their websites.

An IFOCE press release says that the top three finishers in last years Waffle House contest: Joey Chestnut, Sonya Thomas and Pat Bertoletti are expected back in this year’s contest. “The Hangman” Bruce Pobanz will also compete.

Hall Hunt has withdrawn from the Lewisville tamale contest and a comment says he will be replaced by Rich LeFevre

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courier-gazette.com has a preview of Saturday’s tamale eating contest in Lewisville, TX. Expected competitors include Tim “Eater X” Janus (who returns to his college (SMU) metropolitan area), Hall Hunt, Seaver Miller and Larry McNeil.

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The Big Texan steakhouse in Amarillo, TX, famous for its 72 ounce steak challenge, has updated its website hosted at bigtexan.com. Unfortunately, the online database of steak finishers is no longer available at that URL (It had not been updated since early 2005). The database can still be viewed at http://www.houseofapps.com/bigtexan/view.php

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dallasnews.com has a preview of Saturday’s World Tamale Eating Championship in Lewisville, TX.

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Congratulations to Levi Oliver for finishing the Capital of Texas Triathlon on Memorial Day (400m swim, 10K bike, 5K run) in steamy conditions. The Austin Statesman has an article on how he did it.

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The Austin Statesman has a brief article on Levi Oliver who planned to compete in the Capital of Texas triathlon on Memorial Day. Levi will not enter any future eating contests until his weight drops below 280 pounds.

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