A clip of the Travel Channel’s Samantha Brown competing in the 2008 World Italian Sausage Eating Championship is available on youtube. Derek “Wing Tut” Payne, “Tiny” Tim Rauscheder (in the background of the thumbnail above), Carey Poehlmann and others appear in the clip. The entire episode of Great Weekends: Boston will be televised on Saturday night.

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MLE has a twitpic of the 1984 Nathan’s finals. Winner Birgit Felden is probably second from right.

update business-on.de has an interview with Birgit Felden which mentions her participation on the national judo team but not her Nathan’s victory.

Judosite reports Birgit Felden came in second place in the Under 20 nationals in the 61 kg (134 lb.) weight class.

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The next poll will ask who you think is the top eater who has never been associated with the IFOCE, AICE or WLOCE. The current choices are listed below, please suggest additional possible choices in the comments.

• Sal Carbone – 3 time Brooklyn Pizza winner
• Carl Deselm – winner of the national Rock the Tot contest in 2008, top 5 in 2009
• Greg Malloomian finisher of several New England challenges A video of his most recent attempt at the “World’s Largest Corned Beef Sandwich” from Gus & Paul’s
• John Squibb – won Wing Bowl 17 with 203 wings eaten
• Lori Weiss – Denny’s 96er finisher

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An inactive form for an IFOCE ranking poll has been set up at http://eatfeats.com/rankings.php The choices consists of all of the current IFOCE top 50 who have a result in the past year, Sean Gordon, RJ Frasca, Yasir Salem, Bryan Beard, Pat Bruss, Matt Ventre, Mongo Marquez, Pete Miernicki, Bruce “the Hangman” Pobanz and Steven Ramirez II.

If you think someone who has a contest result from the past year should be added to the poll choices, comment or email and he or she will be added. (If you would like to be removed, that request will also be accomodated)

The poll will start accepting votes in a day or two. I would like to do a non-IFOCE poll and eventually a unified poll.

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The Man vs. Food twitter reports that the program will film in San Antonio this week. TN9Design reports that the program will be at Big Lou’s (home of the 37 inch pizza) on June 2.

ChouTran reports that Man vs. Food will film at Fogo de Chao in Dallas (date unlisted)

Will Millender reports that a shake and burger challenge from Chick and Ruth’s Delly in Annapolis, MD will debut on an upcoming episode of Man vs. Food. (a video of Will doing the challenge)

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