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In the News 1/1/06-Happy New Year to all! Please visit "In the News -2006" for all the latest info and upcoming events
12/29/05- (pictured right) Bob "Killer" Kuhns and son Travis accept the championship trophy from Chas Armitage, Uncle Charley’s vice president of
Kuhns won a trip for two and two game tickets to the Steelers-Browns game . Winners will travel to Cleveland in style aboard the WDVE bus. Also included in the prize package is a $250 gift certificate for Steelers merchandise, as well as a year’s supply of premium Uncle Charley’s Sausage. 12/28/05- Happy Birthday to David "Coondog" O'Karma! Coondog, also known as the "Satchel Paige" of Competitive Eating is one of the sports Great Legends who is still at the top of his game at 50! 12/25/05- Potato Power- article about Potato Latke Eating Championship Food Competition and Latkes -An interview with Ian” The Invader” Hickman, champion latke eater on the B’nai B'rith's Studio J show 12/24/05-Wily competitive eating veteran, Coondog O'Karma was able to use his charm, conning Santa Claus into taking him on in quick one-minute Candy-Cane Eating Contest on Christmas Eve at the O'Karma residence. 12/22/05-Photo and caption appearing in Monday 12/19/05 Newsday from Latke eating competition =pictured are Ian Hickman, Steve Canale and Cissy Godbolt 12/22/05- Don't Challenge Mark Lyle to an Eating Contest- article which appeared in The Other Paper the week of Nov 17-23, 2005. Written by Miriam Browers Abbott 12/21/05- Ian Hickman's interview with B'nai B'rith will air on Sirius satellite radio channel 140 at 3 pm on Sunday, December 25th and will be available following that through their website at www.bnaibrith.org. 12/21/05- Congratulations to Joel "The Cannon" Podelsky for qualifying for the semifinal round of Court Jester's annual chicken wing eating contest. 12/21/05- AICE reaches the 30,000 mark on the hitometer thanks to all our loyal fans, friends, family and eaters. That is more than 5000 hits in the last two months 12/20/05-National Potato Latke Eating Champ Ian "The Invader" Hickman will be appearing on B'nai B'rith Radio's weekly news and features radio program Studio J which will be aired at a later date. The program airs weekly on satellite radio and is accessible 24/7 through streaming audio on website at www.bnaibrith.org. B’nai B'rith is a international Jewish Organization based in Washington DC. It will be interesting to see how Ian will explain that the National Potato Latke Eating Champ is actually a Southern Baptist! ….. Only in America 12/19/05-Ian “The Invader” Hickman who grew up in Chattanooga Tennessee is not an expert on Jewish cuisine. However, “The Invader” earned himself a place in Jewish Competitive Eating History by winning the Inaugural National Potato Latke Eating Championship at Zan’s Deli in Lake Grove New York. Ian consumed 21 Potato Latke’s in a mere eight minutes. Hickman, raised as a Southern Baptist made the trip from his current residence in Washington DC. His first stop was in the Fox Studios Joel “The Cannon” boomed out of the gate by quickly devouring five Latke’s before the next competitor finished their 2nd which created a roar of excitement from the enthusiastic audience. Unfortunately, “The Cannon” hit a wall that he could not crumble and loss sight of the leaders. Skinny Scott, however, went punch for punch with the young superstar Hickman but had the lead slip away with only 1 minute remaining to finish in 2nd place. Although Hickman and Soifer had secured the top two spots an intense battle for the third spot was raging between “The American” and “The Real Skinny”. After the Latke dust settled Schlesinger edged out Hoffman by downing 15 7/8ths to Hoffman’s 15 6/8ths. Honorable Mention goes to “Cissy” Godbolt from Omaha Nebraska who downed a very respectable 13.5 Latke’s in her first ever attempt at Competitive Eating, followed by Steve “Turbo” Canale with 13.0, Mark "To the Rescue" Lewis with 10.5 and Debi“The Package” Sisco 9.5 and Mike "Got Food"Henig. AICE would like to extend its thanks to all the fine folks at Zan’s (Tony, Pat, Denise, Patricia, etc) for allowing AICE to sanction the first ever National Potato Latke Eating Contest. Also, a special thanks to the kitchen staff and the volunteers from the Nesconset Fire Department whose hard work made this event possible.
12/18/05-They lined up the Latkes in Long Island as Zan's Deli hosted the 1st National Potato Latke Eating Competition. Ian "The Invader" Hickman of Sterling, VA hammered down 21 of the Hanukkah delites to set the standard for Zan's new holiday tradition. 4th place-15 6/8 Mike "The Real Skinny" Hoffman 5th place- 13.5 latke Cissy Godbolt There will be a segment on Channel 12 News tonight at 5pm and 10pm on the contest. 12/16/05- Ian "The Invader" Hickman will be appearing on Fox, the "Daysider" show between 1:00-2:00 PM (channel 26 for LI). Ian will attempt to break the World Pumpkin Pie Eating Record of 5.89 lbs for five minutes which was recently set by Gentleman Joe Menchetti in Canada. 12/16/05- The rankings have been updated. 12/16/05- You may have caught Chairman Chowhound on News 12 Long Island yesterday promoting the the National Latke Eating Championship this Sunday at 11:00 AM in Lake Grove New York. 12/15/05- Grated expectations Hungry for fame, NJ ‘gurgitator’ sets sights on winning deli’s latke-eating contest by Ron Kaplan NJJN Staff Writer
12/10/05- "New Hot Dog Queen crowned at the Corner Bar in Michigan". On December 5th, 2005 Balinda Gould, mother and part time 12/2/05 How Many Potato Latke Can You EAT? downloadable flyer On-line registration for competition 11/30/05- Catch AICE Chairman Chowhound on the Morning Drive Show, KTRS, 550 AM in St. Louis on Friday, Dec 2nd, 2006. This show is co-hosted by Wendy & Bill. The KTRS Morning Show is local, newsworthy and hilarious. Weekdays from 5:30-9am, hosts Bill Wilkerson and Wendy Wiese bring you a blend of breaking national, international and local news. Along with guests that include entertainers, politicians, athletes and newsmakers, Bill and Wendy fill your morning with great conversation, interviews and information. 11/30/05 -Down the Hatch, Then What? Set Aside the Question of Why Competitive Eaters Do What They Do.
Some Want to Know How By Ben Harder -Special
to The Washington Post
11/29/05-
The Farmer Boys “Zucchini Take-Down”: The Zucchini
World Eating Championship- January 14, 2006
11/29/05-A World Record performance and fierce competition define the first annual "Eat your Face Off Competition." at the Casino-Niagara in Ontario Canada. This Eating Extravaganza featured three separate events: Pumpkin Pie, Spaghetti and Meatballs and Supersized Hot Dogs and Buns. This clash of Eating Titans will be remembered as one of the most exciting events in Competitive Eating History where strategy, endurance and the desire to win were the hallmark of this inaugural event. Fans we treated to a world record setting performance by Gentleman Joe Menchetti in Pumpkin Pie followed by fiercely competitive Spaghetti and Meatball contest between Gentleman Joe and Coondog O'Karma where first and second place finishers were separated by 1/4 oz. The third event became a strategic event as Mark Lyle "The Human Vacuum" seized it as the opportunity to make his move. Chowhound Chapman who MC'd the 2nd event, commented: "I could go to 1,000 Eating Contests and I wouldn't see the drama, excitement and energy that was on display at Casino- Niagara." Congratulations to Angie Michaud from Massachusetts who took third in the Hot Dog Eating Contest after finishing close to the leaders inSpaghetti & Meatballs. Look for this young lady in future AICE events. Eat Your Face OFF competition results
11/27/05-
Gentleman Joe Menchetti set the pace for a wonderful,
exciting day of eating with a world record performance in the pumpkin-pie
eating contest at Casino-Niagara's first Annual "Eat your
Face Off" contest in Niagara Falls, Canada.
11/24/05-AICE's Coondog O'Karma gives Thanksgiving Day eating tips to Akron Beacon Journal columnist, David Giffels. "Speed-eating pro offers holiday tips" 11/22/05- Please note there has been a date and time change for the National Potato Latke Eating Championship sponsored by Zan's Deli. The new date/time is Sunday, December 18 at 11:00am. Eaters need to be at deli no later than 10:30am 11/22/05-Chowhound
Chomps his way into Semifinals. The Mariana Grille in
Brick ,New Jersey is conducting it's first annual five minute Hot Dog
Eating contest at half time during the Monday night football game. Chowhound
Chapman defeated all comers by easily downing 12 Hot Dogs in
five minutes which ties the best performance to date. Interested gurgitators
can simply arrive at the Mariana Grille just prior to the beginning of
the football game and request entry.
More info and on line registration to follow... 11/6/05-The Latkes will be flying on Dec 18, 2005, 11:00 AM at Zan's Deli in Lake Grove, Long Island, New York for the first ever-National Potato Latke Eating Championship. Both Professional Eaters and eager Challengers will throw their hat in the ring in an attempt to become the National Potato Latke Eating Champion. This event is shaping up to be an intensely competitive affair. New Jersey Cherry Pie Eating Champion "Special K" also known a s Karl "Galactus" Cramer along with Queens Matzo Ball Eating Champion and Kosher Deli Food Specialist "Skinny Scott" Soifer will also be competing for the prestigious title of "National Potato Latke Eating Champion". Also, Long Island's own Chris "The American" Schlesinger and crowd favorite Joel "The Cannon" Podelsky have also contacted AICE for entry into this fabulous event. Michael "The Real Skinny" Hoffman Nassau County Pizza Champion has thrown his fork in the ring and will be attending the contest as well. Arnie "Chowhound" Chapman will be Master of Ceremonies, and Brooklyn's own Sisco Kid will co-host and spin the tunes for the Latke Eating contest. Contestants will have 8 minutes to eat as many 1/4 lb Potato Latkes as they can; applesauce is optional. 11/5/05-Gentleman Joe Menchetti wins a Pizza Eating contest @ Abate's Pizza in North Branford, Ct. Gjoe won a trophy, chef's hat & a years worth of Pizza. (1 large w/ 1 topping a week) In 3 minutes, Gjoe downed 1 large & 1 slice. while coasting to the victory.
10/29/05-
Congratulations to AICE for reaching its 25,000th
hit. 10/29/05-Tonight is Fright Night in Coshocton, Ohio. Rumor has it that this will be a howling good time. Celebrity judge Coondog O'Karma will be on hand to judge the chili cook-off contest; asked if he will be in scary costume, Coondog replied: "I'm going as me, won't that be scary enough?"
10/26/05- Congratulations to Skinny Scott Soifer on the recent birth of his son Kyle William Soifer who weighed in at 9lbs. 7oz. Scott has reported that Kyle is already showing that he has the appetite of a champion. 10/19/05-
Coondog
Rushed to Dentist- "My wife notished my fashe was schwollen and I
didn't have my normal enormoush appetitie at bweakfash." were the
slobbery mumblings of champion eater, Coondog O'Karma,
after returning from an emergency root canal procedure for an abscessed
molar. 10/18/05- See what Sour Patch kids are modeled after, head to Hardee's for their Monster Burger and pucker up for a pickle-eating contest (this is the last Carnegie Deli competition). Unwrapped Episode CW1202 on the Food Network. Air date and time: 10/21/05 at 7:30pm. 1 addition to a top notch eating competition, eaters and fans were treated to a viewing of Hamburger America (HA). HA is a documentary featuring the American Icon known as the hamburger. Documentarian George Motz also served as honorary MC for the contest. There was a qualifying round for eaters to advance to the final 8 minute competition. The qualifying round was a speed eating contest where eaters had to gobble down two 3.5 ounce Schnackies. ChowHound Chapman amazed the crowd as he gobbled down two burgers in a mere 18 seconds, and seemed to be the odds on favorite. Gentleman Joe, the 2nd fastest qualifier completed his two burgers in 35 seconds. Eaters were allowed to dunk but were prohibited from deconstructing the delicious Schnackie burger. The finals featured GJoe, ChowHound, NJ Cherry-pie Eating Champion Carl "Galacticus" Kramer and Chris "The American" Schlesinger. In a scene reminiscent of GJoe's many victories, he got out to an early one hamburger lead, increased his lead to three hamburgers by the second plate and comfortably finished with a comfortable 21 burgers. Second place went to ChowHound with a total of 18 burgers (he received a one burger penalty for chipmunking and mismanagement of debris). Third place was "Galacticus" with 13, followed by "The American" with 12.5 hamburgers. Congratulations to Roger (please call us with your last name) who in his first ever eating contest finished with a respectable 12 hamburgers. On a final note, Schnack Dog, the Brooklyn Lyceum and AICE are in discussion regarding a possible NYC Polish Sausage Eating Contest to be conducted at Schnack Dogs second location within the Brooklyn Lyceum. Stay tuned...
The winner will receive prices from Schnack $100 Gift Cert, Four free tickets to a musical or stage event, New York Water Taxi / Water Taxi Beach t-shirt and a free 2 hour party for 6 people during the 2006 season, Jever Pilsner GIFT (TBA). 10/10/05-Menchetti meets his match- Congratulations to Carlos "The Real Big Man" Tapia gets his revenge on "Gentleman" Joe Menchetti by squeaking out a victory by just over 1 oz. 34.5 to 33.3 oz's in a 3 minute contest held at Wings Over Springfield, Ma. Gjoe recently battled the Big Man in a similar wing eating contest and have beaten him. "The Real Big Man" thanked Gjoe for the technique he used to beat him. Apparently, all those Frank's Red Hot Clinics were worthwhile. 10/6/05- Congratulations to Pete "Broken Wing" Maurizzio on his deep-dish pizza eating victory in Cranberry, PA. Pete consumed an entire Chicago Style Deep Dish Pizzaria Uno's pizza in 4:47. Chris Hake of the Pittsburgh Steeler was on hand signing autographs and also competed in the competition. The Pittsburgh Steeler lineman was no match for Pete. When realizing Big Pete had the victory at hand, Hake stopped eating and cheered on Pete to his easy victory. The manager of Pizzaria Uno's said he never seen anything like this before. 10/6/05- "Gentleman" Joe Menchetti wins 3 minor contests in one day! The 1st was a seated, no hands Apple Pie eatting contest. The 2nd was an Apple Fritter eating contest. Both were at the Southington Apple Festival. The 3rd was the Rossol Hot Dog Eating contest at the Berlin Fair. 9/27/05- Congratulations to Gentleman Joe Menchetti for winning the Baltimore Pasta Eating Championship held in Baltimore's famous little Italy. Big Joe destroyed the previous record held by Tony "Hustle" Harrison by eating approximately 3lbs of pasta and sauce in 1:21 seconds. The old standard was 1:53 seconds. Joe wins over $1,000 gift package. Apparently, GJoe also scored high in the "good manners" contest which also offered a $1,000 gift package and only finished 5 votes behind the winner of that contest (amount eaten was not a factor). GJoe may have won that contest as well if he did not compete in his Nike running shoes which he wore for a five mile road race several hours prior to the eating contest. Menchetti commented: "I left my $300 dress shoes at home and was forced to wear my bright orange running shoes. Nike Running shoes and a Tuxedo don't work well as a combination...I think that impacted on the judges final decision regarding the "Good Manners Contest." 8/24/05- Congratulations to Ian "The Invader" Hickman for snatching the World Chicken Wing Eating title at the 16 th Annual World Chicken Festival. For the last 9 years the same local eater has won this competition. Shiloh's, a local steak restaurant, provided each of the 25 contestants with buckets weighing in at 3 1/2 pounds apiece. Eaters had 10 minutes to dig through the bucket to devour as much as possible in the allotted time. Once the competition was over, each bucket was weighed to determine the amount eaten/left in the bucket.
Prize structure was 1st place-$100, $25 gift certificate to Shiloh's, 2nd $50 and t-shirt, 3rd $25 and t-shirt. Hickman ate his way to a victory leaving less than 1/2 pound in the bucket with the next person in line having a little over a half pound more to eat. The Invader cleaned the meat at about the 6:30/7 minute mark with the remaining time spent trying to drink the grease (he was not taking any chances after SpiceFest) and eat leftover gristle from the bones!!
8/24/05- Texas Salsa Festival Page 3 photos of Eat-off. (we apologize for the delay)
9/24/05-The Dog and the Patriot are Conquered by the Mighty Bethpage Burrito- When you visit Piñata's Mexican Grill on Hicksville Road in Bethpage you will undoubtedly encounter some of the area's finest Mexican food. You will find the setting very comfortable and the Staff and owner Chris Kletsidis will work hard to make your dining experience enjoyable. However, if you decide to take their M onster Burrito challenge you may have entered a completely different zone. Such was the case for the Dog and the Patriot (Arnie "Chowhound" Chapman and Chris "The American" Schlesinger) who had predicted that they would easily finish the challenge in 30 minutes.
According
to Chapman "it's just a matter of how much time also
added Chapman. Unfortunately, both Eaters ended their
quest unceremoniously (or ceremoniously depending on your perspective).
Chris "The American" Schlesinger took a more conservative
approach then the rabid Chapman, by pacing himself throughout
the challenge. "The American" had In the mean time, Chris the American Schlesinger seemed to be showing himself to be a Eater with wisdom; the so called Turtle in the famous Turtle vs. the Rabbit classic. Chris began his quest for Monster Burrito #2 at around the 11:00 minute mark, showing very few visible signs of discomfort and seemed to be working his steady and controlled style toward "Burrito Glory" close to the 5lb mark. Despite the support he was receiving from resturaunt patrons, friends and Chowhound Chapman "The American, almost unexpectedly, launched at the 35 minute mark with only 1lb remaining. "Chris the American", rumored to be a secret operative who has participated in many clandestine missions to protect the security of America and it citizens commented: "I have launched out of many aircrafts, helicopters and other military transports without a problem.never did I expect to launch at the Mercy of the Great Monster Burrito. However, my pride as an American will bring me back to Piñata's in order to achieve the glory I seek for myself and all Americans at home an abroad."
9/18/05-Berea, KY held the 9th annual Spoonbread Festival this weekend. Tourists and locals alike came in droves to get a taste of the bread you traditionally eat with a spoon and took part in all the festivities. However, one Lexington man broke all tradition by eating with his hands. Professional eater Ian "the Invader" Hickman took part in the festival's competitive eating competition chewing-up all the contestants. Ian was the only competitor to complete his 10-inch pan in the contest's 5 minute limit in a mere 3 minutes, 15 seconds. The three inch deep spoonbread didn't have too much time to cool but that didn't slow "the Invader" from taking first place. He beat out the past few years winner, Margaret Rappart, who has been eating spoonbread since the 60's. Only 22 years old, this rookie phenom is currently ranked 12th in the nation by the Association of Independent Competitive Eaters. Don't be surprised if this young man breaks into the top 5 by 2006.
9/11/05-Mark Lyle "the human vacuum" would like to personally thank the kind folks at the Millersport Sweet Corn Festival for their hospitality and for their organization of such a great Festival. Thousands were on hand to enjoy the great atmosphere at this small town located just east of Columbus, OH. Thanks to their efforts a crowd of over 200 individuals got a quick look at the world of competitive eating.This was an all ages event with all previous qualifiers (men, women and children) slated to eat in one final. The adults wholeheartedly agreed to allow the kids to compete for the big trophy. After the children were done the adults took the stage and stared down at their 5 juicy and prebuttered ears of corn. The rules were simple: The first eater to COMPLETELY clean cobs of ALL corn kernels and shrapnel wins. Mark was pressed by first time competitors Doug Craiglow and another individual who's info was discarded by his housekeeper.(If you are that person please contact AICE) The contest was heated with Doug Craiglow jumping out to an early lead but the Vacuum battled back displaying his gritty toughness and unrelenting desire to win to complete his ears in 1:32. Doug and his fore mentioned counterpart were close behind. It was a great contest between two up and comers and a competitive eating regular, we hope to see those two at a sanctioned table soon.
9/11/05- Great Irish Fair Photos-page 1
9/10/05- Angel "Troglodyte" Chiriboga wins decisively at the 2nd Annual Peggy O'Neill's Brooklyn Corned Beef Sandwich Eating Contest sponsored by J. Freirich Company. Angel danced his way through the 6 minute contest and while eating 4 7/8 1/2 pound corned beef sandwiches. The spectators were amused by Trogdolite's approach and style to eating. In 2nd place was Chris "The American" Schlesinger who made a valiant effort and completed four corned beef and rye sandwiches. Tied for 3rd was Brooklyn native Jack Sullivan and Tom Farrell of Bensonhurst. Fourth place went to Joel "The Cannon" Podelsky followed by Roger Morrissey of Ireland, Jonathan Punzone, John Nugent, William "Silly Billy" Lilly, John Williams and Franklin"Opey" Stanley. Jim Venturni from Freirich Foods was on hand along with James Quigley, Owner Peggy O'Neill's to present cash prizes to the top finishers. Special thanks to Freirich Foods for supplying the delicious corned beef and to Peggy O'Neill's staff for all their help and hard work. Angel, a relative newcomer to competitive eating, has had outstanding performances in his only two attempts at competitive eating. Be on the lookout for this rising star.
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12/29/05- ESPN RADIO 1250'S 
operations. Bob Kuhns proved he is the “King of Sausage” when he bested five other contestants to win the Uncle Charley’s Sausage Eating Contest. An enthusiastic crowd cheered him and the other contestants on, as Killer Kuhns became the first contestant to eat eight Uncle Charley’s sausage links. 
last Friday during the “Daysider” Show where he attempted to break the World Record for Pumpkin Pie but fell way short of his goal. Not one for making excuses, “The Invader” knew that redemption could be had at New York’s number one Kosher Deli-Zan’s. However, Hickman’s path to redemption would be a rough road as he met a stiff challenge from some of the East Coasts top Food Warriors in the form of Skinny Scott Soifer, Chris “The American” Schlesinger, Joel “The Cannon” Podelesky and Long Island Pizza Champ “Mike “The Real Skinny” Hoffman. 
12/12/05- Controversy quickly follows "Eaters to Watch" new posting. AICE recently updated it's "Eaters to Watch" section under Food Warriors and featured a young man named Mike "The Mongoose" Dodd. Dodd, like Ian "The Invader" Hickman attend/attended the University Of Kentucky. Both of these young men have a large fan base. Both the Hickman and the Dodd camps wrote AICE defending the gurgitorial skills of their respective Food Warriors and asking for a review of each others claims. AICE looks forward to the day when these two titans with their army of followers will have a rematch to decide who is the University of Kentucky's number one Eater.
deli worker accomplished an amazing feat by downing 43 Chili Dogs to claim the previous record which stood since 1982. The record was held by Sharon VanDuinen who defeated local legend Dizzy Densmore. For more information regarding this accomplishment click on 
11/29/05-There
are two new entrants for the National
Potato Latke Eating Championship
at Zan's deli on 12/18/05.
The Hunk of Hunger Ian Hickman is hoping to gain his first
national title in this hallowed hanukkah occasion and newcomer Angela
Michaud will be zipping into Zan's to compete in her first American competition.
11/24/05-AICE
Eaters invade Canada. Thanks to the generosity of the folks
at the 
11/19/05-Houdini
for Zucchini. Join AICE as it escapes
the harshness of January winter and heads to the warm climes of Southern
California for the Grand Opening and Celebration of Farmer Boys 50th store
on 1/14/06. Eaters will be chowing down Farmer Boys Signature side item
Fried Zucchini in an 8 minute contest for the
Zucchini World Champion title.
10/30/05-
Dr. Frank-N-Furter, Michael Myers, the Addams Family, and Coondog
O'Karma, were some of the monsters that
danced, dined, and drank the Halloween night away at a spectacular monster
mash, called "Fright Night" at Park Lake Pavilion
in Coshocton, Ohio.
10/27/05-
AICE and 
0/15/05-Schnack
Dogs 1st Annual Fall Hamburger Eating Contest was held at its
new location Brooklyn Lyceum. In 
10/10/05
- Schnack
Restaurant (122 Union, Brooklyn) is proud to announce our 1st
Fall Hamburger Eating Contest on October 14th.
The contest is sponsored by 
completed
his first Burrito at10:54 minute mark, and entered his second Burrito
utilizing a steady and consistent approach. "Chowhound"
sailed through his first 3lb Burrito in 5:21 seconds loudly proclaiming:
"One down, baby!" Chapman maintained a good pace and
got through the first pound of the next Monster Burrito with the clocking
ticking at 9:00 minutes. At this point "Chowhound"
began to feel the legendary power of the Monster Burrito and took a two-minute
break, standing in place and hoping to make room for the remaining amount.
After returning to the sitting position, Chapman
doggedly attempted to eat the next pound of Burrito and was only
able to nibble his way through the next pound clocking in at the 5lb mark
at approximately 15:00 minutes. At this juncture the Monster Burrito
had left the Veteran Challenger, Chapman wide-eyed and
Broken Bellied. After taking a three-minute break standing in place,
the Chowhound returned to the sitting position and experienced
unhappy returns.if you know what I mean. 
9/18/05-"I've
been in this sport for 25 years and never in my life seen such total dumpling
devastion." were the words of celebrity MC
,
competitive eating great. Coondog O'Karma, at the conclusion
of the 1st Annual Potato Dumpling contest at Geauga
Lake Park's 25th Annual Octoberfest celebration.
and
generous cash prizes were awarded to the top 8 contestants by Warsteiner
Beer Company. Congrats--- and welcome to
the club guys!
9/12/05-
World’s largest burger- Clinton Station Diner will
introduce the world’s Largest burger tonight. This burger was named
MT. Olympus by 238 of the Clinton Station Diner customers
and it will make the “belly buster” the world's current record
holder look like a baby!!!!!!! The introduction of this Mega burger will
be at 7:00 pm at Clinton Station Diner.
Mark
thanks the kind and generous people at The Gahanna Grill
for their time and efforts put forth during his recent eating display.
30+ people watched slack jawed as the Vacuum ate 3, two
pound "DOUBLE BEANIE" burgers in 22
minutes. He is the only person to accomplish this feat. Couple this with
the fact that Mark had eaten a substantial meal 2 hours
prior to his impromptu attempt makes this an even greater accomplishment.
