New poll: brine drinking as a crawfish tactic
The Press of Atlantic City reports that the top two finishers in the crawfish eating contest, Dave “US Male” Goldstein and Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas both drank the brine water from the crawfish tray during the competition. The water weight was counted as crawfish mass in the once the post-contest weight was subtracted from the original value. The new poll asks if you think that this was a legitimate tactic.
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Joey Bopo said
March 3, 2009 @ 2:41 pm
yes its was a god tactic it should be allowed , very smart move on her part
Rhonda Evans said
March 3, 2009 @ 2:56 pm
If the brine counts as weight I’d drink it too. Any eater would be unwise not too. If it is against the rules say so up front and eliminate all doubt.
I said
March 3, 2009 @ 3:11 pm
definitely unless the rules said you could not and no one is saying that so drinking the water in the tray was a smart thing to do…yes perhaps not intended but nothing forbid it.
Anonymous said
March 3, 2009 @ 3:28 pm
Every eater drank the brine if there was enough in his tray to drink. It wasn’t an innovation.
crawfish said (Registered May 24, 2008)
March 3, 2009 @ 3:34 pm
The prize breakdown for the MLE Stroehmann Sandwich Slamm is anticipated to be as follows:
1st 5000
2nd 2500
3rd 1250
4th 600
5th 300
6th 165
7th 75
8th 50
9th 35
10th 25
http://www.competitiveeating.net/newsarchive.php?action=detail&sn=57
Anonymous said
March 3, 2009 @ 4:19 pm
Another awful one.
Gray said
March 3, 2009 @ 4:48 pm
75 dollars for 7th Place???
I think I have received more from the Tooth Fairy.
KevinRoss said
March 3, 2009 @ 5:21 pm
Although the dollar amounts at the end are borderline silly, at least it will make it so everyone gets their stuff counted/weighed. And heck, I’ll take 25 bucks rather than nothing any time!
Anonymous said
March 4, 2009 @ 12:04 am
Sure, it’s fair to drink the brine. But it would be more fair all of the trays had actually weighed before the contest and things werent left up to the kitchen staff. If all of the trays had equal amounts of Crawfish and equal amounts of brine, then you could drink the water, eat the meat and swallow all the shell you can bear. Doesnt seem like thats what happened here at all.
SPBBBMB said
March 4, 2009 @ 12:14 am
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Mega Munch said
March 4, 2009 @ 12:53 pm
Looks like the IFOCE/MLE still hasn’t grasped the formula for breaking down prize money. Twenty-five dollars is almost as ridiculous as $5,000 for winning a sandwich eating contest. Take a $1,000 off the top prize and $500 off second (making it “only” $4,000 and $2,000 respectively) and spread it out a little. Under the scenario below, you still have $125 left over for a bitchin’ trophy or something.
1st – $4,000
2nd – $2,000
3rd – $1,250
4th – 750
5th – 500
6th – 300
7th – 200
8th – 150
9th – 100
10th – 75
Anonymous said
March 4, 2009 @ 1:11 pm
FINALLY Mega Munch says something wise!
Who had March 4, 2009 in the pool? Who was it? Step forward. You’re a winner.
Anonymous said
March 4, 2009 @ 1:17 pm
What’s the point Mega Munch? When a certain unnamed eater does not place in the top 3, he will question all the weights of the sandwiches to begin with and demand an even split of all the prize money for all the eaters. sounds like another mess waiting to happen. will that big baffoon jack boss hog be blessing the New York crowd with his presence?
preaching to the choir said
March 4, 2009 @ 1:30 pm
Mega Munch you make a good point by your complaint. They could give a better breakdown. On the other hand you know the payouts have sucked for years but still you keep coming back. Either stand up for your bitchin and stop entering the contests until the prizes are what you want. Otherwise take your bitchin to the Sheas. They are the ones who decide on the payout. No one here has that much clout to demand the payouts get changed in a way to satisfy you. You can preach to the choir or make your demands to the owners of the company. You decide. And the choir sang Amen.
beautifulbrian said
March 4, 2009 @ 1:33 pm
all i know is im guaranteed $25 for finishing last which i hope wont happen. It would be my first piece of change from competition since i started 12 years ago
anonymous said
March 4, 2009 @ 2:35 pm
anyone that was chosen and is bitching is one ungrateful dude. When have they had an event besides krystals where each and every contestant goes home with something? Three cheers for the Shea’s
? said
March 4, 2009 @ 3:17 pm
I predict BeautifulBrian finishes 11th.
Rufus said
March 4, 2009 @ 3:23 pm
I like Mega’s breakdown better. I’d rather get $25 than nothing, however. I’d like to see Brian Seiken vault into the top five. Who knows? Maybe the crawfish results set the tone for the whole year.
Nicolas Flamel said
March 4, 2009 @ 3:38 pm
Would you drink the brine if you could use that as your excuse to a fraudulent title? Of course you would, and you’d say you ate some shells or whatever else made it sound good. Regrettably drinking brine is never as impressive as believing your own lies.
Anonymous said
March 4, 2009 @ 3:47 pm
Brian would have to give back the $25 dollars if he also finishes 11th.
Easy come, easy go.
Anonymous said
March 4, 2009 @ 3:47 pm
12 years, $25…what does that work out to per hour?
Someone help me. I’m not good with math.
El Predicto Magnifico said
March 4, 2009 @ 5:31 pm
This just in…11th place finisher has to pay the tenth place finsher’s prize money
Craig said (Registered February 21, 2009)
March 4, 2009 @ 5:36 pm
It looks like it would be 0.00023782 cents per hour.
North Pole said (Registered April 28, 2008)
March 5, 2009 @ 7:53 am
$25 will also be more than he has made off his CDs in the last 12 years. It will be a banner year for BB.
Mega Munch said
March 5, 2009 @ 9:30 am
Choir, I don’t keep coming back. I’ve competed in only three IFOCE contests and haven’t competed in an IFOCE contest in nearly two years (my own realization of my lack of skills is to blame for that!). As for it creating a mess and demanding that all sandwiches be weighed, is that really a “mess?” Shouldn’t they be doing that already? I mean, how hard is it to actually measure the results of a contest. The Shea’s are great at organizing events, but piss poor at post-event execution (measuring and reporting results).
And as for who picked March 4, 2009 for me to say something smart, I think that was me! I’ve been holding out for the prize. Do I still win the money?
boss hog said (Registered February 21, 2009)
March 5, 2009 @ 9:50 pm
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????HOG IS MAD ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Tom Riddle said
March 5, 2009 @ 10:26 pm
Boss Hog is that a question or a statement? I assume we should not expect much from your posts.
Craig said (Registered February 21, 2009)
March 5, 2009 @ 11:14 pm
The same could be said of Tom Riddle.
boss hog said (Registered February 21, 2009)
March 5, 2009 @ 11:48 pm
STATEMENT ???????
Baffled and confused said
March 6, 2009 @ 7:57 am
Elaborate boss hog because I am unsure what your statement is trying to say. Too many times banging your head to the turnbuckle?
The_Hungman said
March 6, 2009 @ 8:01 am
Boss Hog, you were never the wrestling sensation as the the great Hangman. Not only did he capture the hearts of millions in the wrestling world but he has made his presence felt within the world of competitive eating. You will never be half as good as Bruce “the Hangman” Pobanz so why don’t you channel your retirement boredom elsewhere. Can I recommend CLOWN SCHOOL (no offense Sykobozo)
boss hog said (Registered February 21, 2009)
March 6, 2009 @ 11:28 pm
will see what wappens the year sooooooooooweeeeeeee and I worked 18 year IN THE GAME all over the world so any day you want to go old school boss hog vs the hangman o.k. with me .
The_Hungman said
March 7, 2009 @ 9:04 pm
Are you kidding me HOG? What is going to really “wappen the year?”
Hangman was so well known in wrestling that he went on to sign movie deals, did public speaking appearances, etc. He was thee WWF back in the 70’s. Where has anyone seen you; the local elementary school gymnasium in Fargo, ND?
SOOOOOOEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE (cough cough)