Registration for the gyoza eating contest to be held August 18 at the Nisei Week Festival in Los Angeles opens today at 3 pm Pacific (6 pm eastern) on ifoce.com. The contest will have a cash purse of $5500 and award $2000 along with a Malaysia Airlines business class flight to Japan to the winner.

July 12, 2012 at 1:07 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Prizes | Permalink * Comments (17)

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  1. Badlands Booker said (Registered October 9, 2008)

    July 12, 2012 @ 2:29 pm

    Oh, I’ve been looking forward to this one! Gotta go!

  2. Anonymous said

    July 12, 2012 @ 7:43 pm

    Between Badlands, Stonie, Joey, Pat, and Bob, one of those five will win it, and the others will take the money.

  3. Gentleman Joe said (Registered December 8, 2005)

    July 14, 2012 @ 2:25 am

    Since others seem to be able to do whatever contest or challenge they want these days, I put in an entry attempt for Gyoza. I don’t expect anything to come from it, but stranger things have happened. Ok, maybe not that strange.

  4. anonymous said

    July 17, 2012 @ 2:53 pm

    G-Joe, did you get any response yet? I’m sure Jamie McDonald will be there, even though he is supposedly headlining Bartolini’s this weekend as well.

  5. not so sure said

    July 17, 2012 @ 2:58 pm

    Jamie is MLE now. I don’t think he’ll be making that meatball contest….

  6. Jamie Mcdonald said (Registered May 7, 2012)

    July 17, 2012 @ 3:01 pm

    I will not be at gyoza

  7. Jamie Mcdonald said (Registered May 7, 2012)

    July 17, 2012 @ 3:49 pm

    I am also not mle yet, nothing has been offered

  8. WTF is goin on? said

    July 19, 2012 @ 3:11 pm

    Jamie,

    I can’t give my name because I’m MLE. Since they didn’t offer you anything yet, did they say you can’t compete in their events anymore or?

    I know you don’t have to answer but, I’m really confused by all this.

  9. anonymous said

    July 19, 2012 @ 3:23 pm

    He can do.whatever the hell he wants

  10. Anonymous said

    July 19, 2012 @ 4:43 pm

    Well, yes he can if he has yet to sign a contract but I would think that if he wants to become MLE, perhaps he has to ask them directly. Lots of things slip past in the various frenzied contests by oversight, not by design. So, if he does want to become part of MLE, rather than taking chances or being thought to be a bit dense by trying to do both, he should speak with MLE. If he does not care and does not have any intention of becoming MLE and signing a contract, yes, he can do whatever he wants without their being consequences. Then the burden is on them.

  11. Anonymous said

    July 19, 2012 @ 4:47 pm

    P.S. If Jamie is publicly stating here what he is or is not doing, and if I were an MLE eater, I too would be confused and even rather angry if MLE was paying so little attention to who is or is not competing that he is slipping in and making money and competing simultaneously as an independent, an AICE, AND at MLE contests. Seems very fishy to me all around. Wither Jamie is not the brightest fish in the ocean or he wants to swim freely with sharks and see what happens.

  12. Anonymous said

    July 19, 2012 @ 5:15 pm

    If you have done MLE contest you are MLE eater. some MLE eaters are able to do whatever they want without getting kicked out. others try it and get kicked out. Jamie MCdonald is good enough that he should be allowed to do anything he wants and also do MLE contest. Any MLE eater who doesnt like that should tell the Sheas they deserve to be favored like Jamie McDonald is

  13. Jamie Mcdonald said (Registered May 7, 2012)

    July 19, 2012 @ 5:33 pm

    I will clear up a few things, keep in mind I have been participating in contests whether they are Indy or mle for about 2 months…. I tried it out at a local contest found out that I can do alright and have continued on trying to do a many contests as possible to establish myself and get practice. Now is it my fault that I have turned out to be better than average at this? I will pose a question to those that have been around much longer than I, how many eaters have been offered a contract within 3 months of starting? Also, how many eaters would not do the same as I have done if given the freedom to do so?

    As of today the option is gone, I have been offered a contract and cannot participate in anymore mle events until I sign. Which I have no problem with, those are the rules and so be it. So far I have met a lot of great people doing these contests as look forward to meeting many more. A lot of people willing to offer advice and guidance to someone new to the sport and it has been greatly appreciated.

  14. DaxtheGinger said (Registered April 23, 2011)

    July 19, 2012 @ 9:23 pm

    Welcome to the party Big Guy, look foward to eating along side you soon.

  15. Jamie Mcdonald said (Registered May 7, 2012)

    July 19, 2012 @ 9:25 pm

    Thanks Dax

  16. Anonymous said

    July 19, 2012 @ 10:32 pm

    Jaime, I promise you this: if you keep doing non-MLE contests, you will never do another MLE event. It won’t matter if you sign the contract in six months and send it in. By not signing it now, you effectively make the choice to be an outsider forever. Signed eaters will raise hell if you try to join MLE down the road. Adios amigo.

  17. Ooo said

    July 19, 2012 @ 11:07 pm

    As long as he doesn’t do APE events, he still has a chance to be in MLE

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