update TimesDispatch.com has a contest report and LakeCharlesGuy has a video of the eat-off

1:53 Results from Hungry Sisters: 4th place, $500: hall hunt,3rd: $1000: humble bob, 2nd:$1500 pat b. 1st: $2000 joey chestnut 1.45 lbs in 2 min eat off

1:43 a two minute overtime will be held between Joey and Pat

update 1:40 pm Hungry Sisters daytripped from NC to VA and report that the IFOCE funnel cake record has been broken, but have yet to post the winner

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Youtube has a video of the cupcake eating contest held at the grand opening celebration of Cupcakes Today in Fairfax, VA. Ian Hickman, whose retirement was announced in January, won the contest by eating 12 cupcakes in 1:47. James “Big Bess” Besser was the runner-up.

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• The Black Bear Saloon in Milford, CT offers a 12 pound burger with a 5 pound patty – video
• Bull’s on Broadway in Kankakee, IL (suburban Chicago) has an “Imposi-bull burger” 5 pound burger challenge that is free if finished in under an hour
• Fattie’s Diner in Damascus, VA has a burger challenge (currently 6 pounds) which grows every time someone finishes it
• A new record was recently set in the 10+ Stack em High challenge offered by Burger Madness in Seattle

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IFOCE.com has details on three upcoming events:

• May 23 – Funnel Cake Eating contest at Kings Dominion amusement park in Virginia, registration opens April 28
• May 30 – turkey pretzel club sandwiches at Mallie’s Sports Bar in Southgate, Michigan the food has been changed from calamari, registration opens April 29
• date unlisted – clams at Peter’s Clam Bar in Island Park, NY, registration opens April 30

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IFOCE.com and WLOCE report that Carson “Collard Green” Hughes of Newport News, Virginia passed away on December 26 at the age of 49. DailyPress has Hughes’ obituary and information about his funeral services. “Collard Green” competed in the 2003 Nathan’s finals and was the subject of a long profile in the New York Times that year.

update The Erwin Record has a longer article about Hughes (from Rhonda Evans)

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• Video of Furious Pete’s ice cream challenge
• Ian Hickman & friend complete the 28 inch pizza challenge at the Family Pizzeria in Stafford, VA
• Another NoVA challenge – the Texas Roadhouse in Chantilly, VA offers a 64 ounce steak that is free if eaten in under one hour (requires one week notice)
• 28 inch pizza contest for charity at Polito’s pizza in Wisconsin for teams of three from the Army, Navy and Marines
• 8 lb. + pound pizza challenge for two person teams in Las Vegas
• One pound burger at new Chattanooga restaurant to be named for Obama
• Steakbellie is no longer unemployed
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• English language tribute to Gal Sone
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• Request for Atlanta area Tostino’s Pizza Roll eating contest competitor
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A video from the pizza eating contest held during the grand opening celebration of Generous George’s Pizza in Herndon, Virginia has been posted to youtube. The caption says that Ian Hickman won the contest by eating 3.5 pizzas in 10 minutes.

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The NewsAdvance.com reports that Ian Hickman won the Dickey’s pulled pork eating qualifier in Lynchburg, VA. Joshua “Jabber Jaws” Currier was second.

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• Nathan’s hot dog eating contest August 16 in Stuarts Draft, VA. Prize is $100 gas card.
• Nathan’s finals gallery by FooBarDude
• Video of butter eating contest (will Don Lerman sue for intellectual property violation?)
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• David Mitolo completes the Outrageous Split at BR Frozen Custard – video, gallery
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• Orange County sushi bar with hot dog roll named after Kobayashi (from Liz K, link fixed)
• Beautiful Brian will not be entering the Shea Stadium qualifier (update – he will enter)
• Brooklyn stinky cheese eating contest June 22
• The New York Post reports that Dick Zigun, the “Mayor of Coney Island”, has been living rent free in a publicly financed building
• Speculation that a developer was responsible for the information about Zigun
• The New York Times on the future of Coney Island

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Norfolk qualifier results from IFOCE.com

1. Sonya Thomas, 38.5 HDB (.5 off 12 minute personal best)
2. Russ Keeler 20.75
3. William Schierer 19.75
4, Joe Tursi 19

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WTKR has a preview of Saturday’s Nathan’s qualifier at the MacArthur Center in Norfolk, VA which reports that Sonya Thomas is expected to compete. No other entrants are listed. The article says that truncating the qualifier to 10 minutes could work in Sonya’s favor.

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Results from the strawberry eating contest held at the Strawberry Festival in Delaplane, Virginia have been posted. The top 3:

1. “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti 7.86 lbs. in 7 minutes
2. Joshua “Jabber Jaws” Currier 7.62 lbs.
3. Ian “The Invader” Hickman 6.705 lbs.

Joshua Currier was also the runner up in the Big A burger contest in North Carolina, where he finished 30 seconds behind Joe Menchetti.

update Videos of the professional and amateur contest are available.

Jill Stoler has a blog entry with pictures

David Mitolo has a gallery

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• Erik Denmark appears on local afternoon news
• Beautiful Brian has a contest report and video of the watermelon eating contest at Rockefeller Center
• Hall Hunt predicts Saturday’s Pennsylvania qualifiers
• Don Lerman retells the legend of the half blanket
• Jill Stoler will compete in the Virginia strawberry contest
• Beau Jo’s Pizza to host pizza eating contest May 31
• A new trailer for the “Chili Dawg” documentary about the 2002 Wing Bowl.
• Burger eating contest for MTV employees

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The Fairfax Times has an article about Ian Hickman and his quest for a strawberry title.

Hickman said he first became interested in becoming a competitive eater after watching actor John Candy eat a huge steak in the movie “The Great Outdoors,” and later consumed his own 64-ounce porterhouse in a Lexington, Ky., steakhouse that offered the meal free to anyone who could finish it in less than 45 minutes. Hickman ate the steak – along with a side and a salad – in only 19 minutes.

“That’s when I knew I might have talent as a competitive eater,” he said.

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• Serious Eats on MLE video game
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• InsideNoVa on last week’s frozen custard eating contest
• Radio report on Sonya Thomas’ hot dog contest at the University of Mary Washington wins award
  
• 9 foot pizza made for festival
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The Washington Post Sports “Bog” has results from Sunday’s “Pros vs. Joes” pizza eating contest for charity:

Kedric Golston and his team of “Pros” won the celebrity pizza eating contest Sunday at Don Corleone’s. By one slice. Professional eater Ian “The Invader” Hickman carried the team of pros, downing 32 slices, according to enthusiastic Don Corleone’s owner Waleed R. Zarou.

But Golston held his own, putting away 14 slices of pizza in 10 minutes (remember, they were double-cut, so that means he ate about 87 percent of one pie).

A commenter thinks Hickman’s result must be an IFOCE record.

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The Washington Post’s Sports “Bog” has an entry about Sunday’s “Pros vs. Joes” pizza contest that is mainly about Redskin Kedric Golston. Some of the best eaters on the Redskins are mentioned:

Guard Randy Thomas has entered eating contests before; Golston labeled him “a legend” and said “I need to call him and figure out how to warm my stomach up.” Former D-linemen Renaldo Wynn and Joe Salave’a were “definitely in the top five” of Redskins eaters, but they’ve both been released. (Demetric Evans, though, is not an eating star; “he’s too pretty,” Golston said.)

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From ConnectionNewspapers.com:

Don Corleone’s Brick Oven Pizzeria will hold a Pros vs. Joes Pizza Challenge Sunday, Sept. 30, at 2 p.m., at the restaurant, in Sterling, VA (Washington, DC area).

Waleed Zarou, owner of Don Corleone’s Brick Oven Pizzeria, is looking for average men, women and children to compete against three celebrity guests including World Boxing Council (WBC) champion Jimmy Lange, who was featured on NBC’s reality television show The Contender, Washington Redskins football player Kedric Golston and professional eater Ian Hickman, who was featured on MTV’s True Life: I’m a Competitive Eater.

“I’m hoping a lot of people will come out and challenge these guys,” Zarou said.

Tickets will be sold at the door for $5, and each ticket includes a slice of pizza and chance to compete against the professionals.

Proceeds will go to East Africa Missions.

update A mini documentary about the Washington, DC hot dog contest won by Ian Hickman earlier this month has been uploaded to youtube.

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