Outside Magazine has a long article about the 2011 Individual Freediving Depth World Championships with a lot of interesting information about the activity that took the life of Patrick Vandam.
A facebook page announces that Suzilla, the Mouth that Roars will debut December 20 on the Planet Green cable channel. The TV schedule for that date on Planet Green's website does not list that program; the prime time lineup consists solely of BBQ Pitmasters. update December 7 The facebook page appears to have been pulled
Buffalo Wild Wings at Fort Bliss, TX will hold a wing eating contest on October 29 awarding two Dallas Cowboy tickets.
WeightWatchers.com has an article about Takeru Kobayashi.
Two themed episodes of Man vs. Food: Nation not based in a single metropolitan area will be televised later this season. Elote in Tulsa will appear on a Route 66 themed episode on August 24 and driver Joey Logano will attempt an eating challenge on Monday in Watkins Glen, NY for a NASCAR themed episode that will be televised on October 19.
Voting for the Man vs. Food: Nation video contest ends today.
Tokyograph News reports that Japanese female competitive eater got married to a 35 year old television director.
Registration will open on IFOCE.com at July 11 (12 pm eastern) for a Taco Bell soft taco contest to be held July 29 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The total purse will be $5,000.
Warning: An email virus with the subject header "Crazylegs" is circulating in competitive eating circles. (via email)
The Travel Channel has a list of cities that will be featured in upcoming episodes of Man vs. Food: Nation with longer descriptions of the Tampa, Albuquerque, Harlem, Nashville and New Haven, CT episodes.
A facebook page for the Collegiate Competitive Eating League has been started.
Tomorrow's eating contest at the Berea (Kentucky) Spoonbread Festival (seen on MTV's True Life) will award $325 ($200 to the winner).
The Voice of America has an article in Chinese (automatically translated) which appears to be a transcript of the video segment about Juliet Lee.
The food blogger for The Atlantic magazine lists 6 things she hates, which includes Whole Foods, the International Luge Federation and competitive eating.
(via A Bomb email) The online Mac Daddy Hall of Fame has been updated to list Dale Boone as the new record holder in the Elvis Mac Daddy pancake challenge. The record was set when Boone travelled to Hawaii for the Woody's hot dog contest.
2009 Tempe qualifier thread
Results from http://twitter.com/therealbigsexy/status/1974833435
1. Erik “the Red” Denmark 28 HDB
2. Bryan “Big Sexy” Beard 14
update #2 The Phoenix New times has an article and slideshow about Saturday’s Nathan’s qualifier at Arizona Mills.
update MyFoxPhoenix has an article and video
Cracked.com: List of 8 reasons why competitive eating is the worst thing ever.
A myspace page says that there will be a wing eating contest at Play in Queens, NY tomorrow.
Gulf coast contests in jeopardy due to Ike?
An anonymous comment claims that the kolache eating contest at the Houston Astros game Friday night and the grits eating contest in Louisiana on Saturday will be cancelled due to hurricane Ike. No official decision appears to have been announced, but the Houston Astros website does report that the Astros game on Friday will be played at 1:05 pm if it appears that Ike will threaten Houston.
A Taste of Hamburg-er report
Megamunch has a blog entry and gallery about the hamburger eating contest held at A Taste of Hambuger-ger on Saturday. The top 4:
1 Ian Hickman 15 burgers
2 Carey Poehlmann 9.5 burgers
3. Joel Podelsky 9 burgers
4. Dave Shoffner 7 burgers
2008 Nathan’s rerun tonight
The Nathan’s finals will be rerun tonight on ESPN at 3am eastern. This is the only rerun that currently appears in the online TV schedules.
Other July 4, 2008 contests
- Furious Pete wins Coney Island burgers by eating 9.75 burgers in 6 minutes. He will attempt Clinton Station Diner’s Zeus burger today.
- Rock Hill, SC hot dog contest
- Pensacoloa, FL hot dog contest
- Round Rock, TX jalapeno eating contest
- St. George, UT hot dog contest
- St. Petersburg, FL hot dog contest
Menchetti vs. Goose Gilbert pumpkin pie showdown
Wicked Local has an article about the pumpkin pie eating contest between Joe Menchetti and Tom “Goose” Gilbert on the Chris Tabb show. Gilbert’s victory resulted in his being named the top eater in the new independent rankings.
Houston Chronicle matzo ball preview
The Houston Chronicle has a preview of the matzo ball eating contest that will be held March 2 at Kenny & Ziggy’s Deli. The restaurant’s web site also has a page about the contest.
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