Mary Bowers appeared on the lastest episode of The Josh Wolf Show on CMT and presided over a hot dog contest.
Nela Zisser is not the only pageant winner with competitive eating credentials. New Miss Rhode Island Alexandra Curtis won a wing eating contest when she was at Syracuse University. According to a 2012 interview, she was wearing a Hilary Clinton Halloween costume when she won the competition.
2015 Jackie Robinson Rotunda qualifier
update Brian Seiken has a contest video
Results Full results Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Men
1) Tim “Eater X” Janus 36
2) Geoff Esper 30, wild card leader
3T) Brian Seiken 13.5
3T) Wild Bill Myers 13.5
5) Jordan Rothman 10
6T) Andy Flamm 7. 5
6T) Seth Rothman 7.5
8) Nick Durham 4
Women
1) Meredith Boxberger 18
2) Lisa George 6.5
3) Prudence DiBenedetto 6
4) Mary Sevastos 1
The favorites are Meredith Boxberger and Tim Janus, who says he has not eaten a hot dog since the 2014 Nathan’s finals.
Janus’ last contest was the Brooklyn cannoli eating contest in October. According to the official account of that event, he received second place after he claimed he was credited with an extra plate after tying Badlands Booker. (Interestingly, the Brookly Daily’s account makes no mention of that deduction and claims the margin was .75 cannolis.)
Previous Mets’ ballpark qualifier winners
Stephanie Wu reports that Stephanie Torres ate a five pound "totcho" platter in 2:35 at Three Blind Mice Pub in Mt. Clemens, MI to win a prize of $500.
2015 Nashville Nathan’s qualifier
update Jun 14 David Dycus has a video
The top 2:
1) Adrian Morgan 33
2) Josh Miller 17.5
3T) Padrem Amaelzedeh
3T) Michael Schwertz
1W Brandi 3.5
Josh Miller thinks the first name of the female winner was Brandi and she was a walk-on after no women showed up.
A picture of a female holding a trophy has been posted without a name. She appears to have eaten 3 hot dogs.
Adrian Morgan, Josh Miller and Matt Raible are the listed entrants.
The Hudson Valley Pizza Fest in Poughkeepsie will hold a pizza eating contest tomorrow awarding $300 to the winner.
Dax "The Ginger" Swanson won today's Burritozilla eating qualifier at Iguana's in San Jose.
Smoke's Poutinerie will open its first location in southern California Monday in Hollywood. Franchisee Alan Goldstein hopes to open 20 restaurants in that region. The chain holds an annual poutine eating championship in Toronto.
Mars Cheese Castle in Kenosha, WI will hold an eating contest on June 20 to launch its "Towering Turret" burger challenge awarding $225 ($100 to the winner).
2015 Chicago Ribmania
update Jun 16 Val Bromann has a contest report
Northcenterchamber contest video
updated Jun 15 Protestors jumped on stage mid-contest and were pushed off by some of the competitors. (via Juan Rodriguuez).
1) Michelle Lesco 3.2, first non-qualifier win
2) Miki Sudo 2.9, ends 2 contest Ribmania streak
3) Juan Rodriguez 2.26
4) Erik Denmark 1.9
5) Nate Biller 1.6
6) Crazy Legs Conti 1.5
7) Paul Zwiercan 1.2, amateur qualifer winner
8) Val Bromann 1, walked on after Jeff Buter did not show
Val Bromann reports that Michelle Lesco won the contest.
The event website has a list of competitors. Jeff Butler will compete in his first contest of 2015.
Previous Winners
| 2014 Jun 6 | 1st | 4.8 | 8 min | Miki Sudo | Ribfest Chicago’s RIBMANIA Eating Championship | Chicago, IL |
| 2013 Jun 7 | 1st | 2.9 | 6 min | Miki Sudo | Ribfest Chicago’s RIBMANIA Eating Championship | Chicago, IL |
| 2012 Jun 8 | 1st | 7.8 | 8 min | Tim “Gravy” Brown | Ribfest Chicago’s RIBMANIA Eating Championship | Chicago, IL |
| 2011 Jun 10 | 1st | 5.24 | 8 min | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | Rib Eating Contest | Chicago, IL |
| 2010 Jun 11 | 1st | 4.26 | 8 min | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | Rib Eating Contest | Chicago, IL |
Cincinatti.com has a report on today's coney dog eating contest. Shannon Smith (male) ate 13 frankfurters in 3 minutes to win.
NBC New York reports a shark in transit from Florida to Coney Island was killed after the truck it was traveling in crashed. (Could this be a bad omen for Joey "Jaws" Chestnut's defense of his Nathan's title?).
Stephanie Wu announces that she and an anonymous partner were the first to finish the Big Di XXXL pizza challenge at DiPiazza's in Grand Rapids, MI, earning them a prize of $450.
Paul Zwerican won tonight's amateur qualifier for the Chicago Ribfest. update flickr gallery
Iguana's will hold qualifiers for its Burritozilla eating contest in San Jose and Santa Clara on Saturday. The finals on July 18 will award $1350 ($1000 to the winner). The contest is amateur-only (that status is not defined).
Carlene LeFevre appeared on yesterday's episode of MTV's Girl Code to offer some competitive eating tips and preside over a hot dot eating contest. (video)
The Amazing Cheeseburger Challenge will be held July 4 in Auckland, New Zealand. Entrants will attempt to eat a cheeseburger from 50 different McDonald's locations over 24 hours.
Philly.com reports that porn star / former California gubernatorial candidate Mary Carey is considering running for mayor of Philadelphia so she can preside over the Wing Bowl, an event she prefers to the AVN (Adult Video News) awards show.
The California State Fair in Sacramento will hold a corn dog eating contest on July 18 awarding $6100 ($2500 to the winner). A qualifier will be held on July 17.
Its Kunalb has a video of Dale Boone recorded at an eating contest in Bangalore, India.
Bleacher Report has a video of Tommy Kraemer attempting a five pound Reuben sandwich at Izzy's in Cincinnati. Another incoming Notre Dame offensive lineman, Dillan Gibbons, won a coney dog eating contest earlier this month.
The Reading Fightins report that Dave Brunelli won the first prize of $500 at tonight's "Gluttony Night" contest. USA Today has an article about the event. (picture) update Jun 11 69 News has an article and video
The New York Daily News has an article about the #BringBackCrystalPepsi campaign launched by Kevin "LA Beast" Strahle. update Ad Age also has an article.
Off topic comments in the Pomono thread have been moved to this post.
Registration is now open for the chicken spiedies contest at Tioga Downs in Nichols, NY on August 8.
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