Madison eating challenges
(All Madison eating challenges and contests in database)
Link Buffet: May 30, 2008
- Video of El Toro screaming
- Shannon competes in the men’s division of the Vacaville onion eating contest and finishes third
- Furious Pete to attempt the “Italian Challenge” in Niagara Falls after getting stopped at the US/Canada border crossing update Pete finished the challenge in a record 30 minutes.
- Festival goal of 200,000 brats for the Madison Brat Fest
- Article about the Durham, NC Doughman quadrathlon (triathlon + eating)
- Jill Stoler interviews Ian Hickman
- Gal Sone article in the Mainichi Shimbun
AICE Frog legs video
A video of Monday’s AICE frog leg eating contest can be viewed at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=756lc6jFXhc Full results from that event are available on the Madison Mallards web site.
Rookie professor wins AICE frog legs
Top 4 of Monday’s frog leg eating contest in Madison, Wisconsin from AICE news:
1. Matt “The Mad City Masticator” Detroit MI 1 LB 10.8 OZ $500, Chemistry Professor at Wayne State University in Detroit
2. Mark Lyle “The Human Vacuum” Columbus OH 1 LB 8.6 OZ $250
3. Aaron “Hot Legs” Mitchell Chicago IL 1 LB 8.4 OZ $100
4. Ian “The Invader” Hickman Sterling VA 1 LB 7.2 OZ
Wisconsin Frog Legs preview
Madison.com has a preview of the frog legs contest to be held before the Madison Mallards minor league baseball game Monday. The game will be against the Green Bay Bullfrogs. Three out of state eaters are expected:
* Ian “The Invader” Hickman of Virginia, who has eaten 4.78 pounds of fried zucchini in eight minutes.
* “Gentleman Joe” Menchetti of Connecticut, whose world records include pumpkin pie (5.89 pounds in five minutes) and Cajun-fried cicadas (89 in one minute).
* Mark “The Human Vacuum” Lyle of Ohio, who has eaten 8.3 pounds of chili in five minutes, also a world record.
U Wisc paper suggests Marty Schottenheimer as Sonya’s coach
A column in the University of Wisconsin student newspaper has a list of possible new jobs for fired San Diego Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer (this column was mentioned by Rhonda Evans in a previous comment) One potential new employer for Marty is listed:
Thomas certainly is no slouch when it comes to scarfing down Nathan’s hot dogs, Moon Pies or creamed spinach casserole.
But, she can’t beat Kobayashi, the Roger Federer of digestion. Ol’ Tabasco Schott knows a little bit about eating, as legend has it he once out ate the entire Charger offensive line at a team lunch meeting. He might not get her to the top, but the practice throw-downs should be more fun than watching sumos high dive.
U of Wisconsin columnist claims C E is best sport ever
Michael Poppy, a columnist for the University of Wisconsin newspaper, debates another columnist about what is the greatest sport:
Furthermore, Takeru Kobayashi has become the sport’s superstar. “The Tsunami†has taken competitive eating by storm, setting the competitive eating record for hot dogs and Krystals (hamburgers). He also is the Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest champion for the past six consecutive years. And you can’t tell me Kobayashi isn’t an athlete — have you seen the guns on that guy?