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2005 - EATING COMPETITIONS:

 

National Potato Latke Eating Competition-12/18/05

Lake Grove, Long Island during their Haunnakah week celebration 

Ian "the Invader" Hickman is crowned National Potato Latke Eating Champion followed by Skinny Scott Soifer, Chris The American Schlesinger

              

Grated expectations Hungry for fame, NJ ‘gurgitator’ sets sights on winning deli’s latke-eating contest  by Ron Kaplan NJJN Staff Writer

Photos Page 1

Photos Page 2

Downloadable Event Flyer



1st Annual EAT YOUR FACE OFF Competition-11/26/05

at the Casino Niagara, Canada- Thanksgiving Weekend

Three Categories: Pumpkin Pie; Spaghetti and Meatballs; Supersized Hot Dog and Buns (6.5 oz. per HD & Bun):

Pumpkin Pie: Gentleman Joe sets New World Record 5.89 lbs in 5 Minutes

Spaghetti and Meatballs:   Coondog O'Karma wolfs down 3.75 lbs

                                      Supersized Hot Dog and Buns (6.5 oz. per HD & Bun): Mark Lyle The Human Vacuum sucks down 5 1/8 Hot Dogs

Event Results and photos

First Annual Amateur German Dumpling Eating Contest- 9/17 & 18/2005
during the Geauga Lake’s 25th Annual Oktoberfest 

 

 

2nd Annual Brooklyn Corned Beef Sandwich Eating Competition- 9/10/05

during the 25th Annual Great Irish Festival

AICE, Peggy O'Neill's, The J. Freirich Company-Brooklyn, NY

Festival proceeds benefited Catholic Charities Brooklyn and Queens

With a little luck and a  lot of talent Angel Chiraboga takes down the corn beef, followed by Chris Schlesinger and Tied for 3rd was Jack Sullivan and Tom Farrell

Photos Page 1

 

World Jalapeno Speed-Eating Championship- 9/4/05 

AICE, El Paso Empowerment Zone, Silva's Supermarket- El Paso, TX

Photos: Page 1 On the Road; Photo Page 2- the Eaters; Photo Page 3- the Eat-Off

Temting Salsas trumps rainstorm  9/5/05 -Written by Michael D. Hernandez~ El Paso Times

 

Swallow Your Pride- documentry premeire- 8/23/05

Philadelphia, PA

This documentary promises to be the most action packed movie about competitive eating ever produced. Filmmakers Joshua Camerote and Brian James Dwyer highlight the life and times of some of competitive eating's most intriguing figures. Featured are El Wingador, Hank 'The Tank', Dave 'Coondog' O'Karma, Humble Bob Shoudt and Arnie 'ChowHound' Chapman. Camerote and Dwyer capture the hopes, frustrations and dreams through these compelling personalities and other eaters.

Photos from Premeire

 

7th Annual WindMill Hot Dog Eating Championship- 8/13/05

AICE, WindMill Hot Dogs, Bar Anicipation, Miller Light, Bacardi Ardie, Night and Day Magazine- Belmar, NJ

WindMill Hot Dog Event recap- article

Amateur Competiion Photos Page 1 and slide show

Photos Page 2

Pro Competion Page 3

Photos Page 4

 

1st Quick Chek Original Toasted Italian Sub Eating Championship- 7/30/05

during the Annual NJ Quick Chek Festival of Ballooning

AICE, Quick Chek- New Jersey

NJ Quick Chek Festival of Ballooning

Contest Rules

Event Poster

Official Souvenir Guide - Star-Ledger; page 10 -sub-eating contest debuts; page 11 Eating  Contest official odds

Festival of Ballooning Sunday pull-out section  Courier News, c-n.com

Event Press Release- 6/10/05

Competitive Eaters to chow down as balloons soar 6/16/05 Bick Treut; Hunterdon County Democrat

Qualifier Press Releases

Hometown Hero- Pedro Montes

1st Qualifier Bridgewater, NJ photos

Photos Fairview Qualifier

Photots Hazlet Qualifier

Hazlet crowd eats up the fun at competition- 7/13/05 Dan Newman Independent

As the balloons ascended, the subs were going down  -7/31/05  Jennifer Weiss Star-Ledger

 

NYS Royal Caribbean Bakery's Bun n' Cheese Eating Contest- 7/24/05

during the Annual Jerk Roots Yam Festival

AICE, Royal Caribbean Bakery- Queens, NY

Event recap- article

Photos of eaters-Page 1 and video clip

Photos - Page 2

Photos - Page 3

Websites: Caribbean Food Delights; Royal Caribbean Bakery; Jerk Q'zine

 

1st Annual Italian Sausage Eating Competition 7/16/05

held during the 11th annual Italia Unita Festival

AICE, Italia Unita- East Boston, MA

This event sponsored by Santarpio's Boston's Best Pizzeria

Italia Unita website

Press Releases

Italia Unita Event Poster

Photos of Event

 

2nd Annual Independence Day Hamburger Eating Competition- 7/4/05

      AICE, Peggy O'Neill's- Coney Island, NY

  Hamburger Eaters- Photos Page 1

  Hamburger Eating Event- Photos Page 2

 

The Great American Chicken Wing Eating Championship - 6/25/05

World Corn Eating Championship- 6/26/05

Held durning the 3rd Annual Spice Fes                         

 AICE, American Spice Company -Fort Wayne, Indiana

Proceeds benefited the Hoiser Burn Camp

Lyle Captures  Wing Title & Coondog sets Corn on the Cob World Record- recap article

Spice Fest website

Event Photos- page 1

Chicken Wing Eaters- page 2

Chcken Wing Event- page 3

Corn on the Cob Eaters- page 4

Corn on the Cob Event- page 5

1st Annual Long Island Roast Beef Eating Championship- 6/11/05

AICE, Roasty's of Oceanside, LI

Gjoe Does It Again!- article

Event Photos- Page 1

Event  Photos- Page 2

 

World Pastrami Eating Championship- 5/16/05                      

AICE, 2nd Ave Deli, NYC; Proceeds to City Harvest

Celebrity Judge Fyvush Finkel

Event Flyer

The Event-   Photos page 1

Eating - Photos page 2

America's Biggest Burger Eating Competition-5/9/05

AICE, Clinton Station Diner, Operation ShoeBox

The Clinton Station Diner is the home of the Zeus burger which weighs in at 12.5 pounds (7 pounds of burger, 2.5 pounds bun & 3 pounds of toppings

Big-Burger diner to host eating competition- Hunterdon County Democrat 4/14/05

Contestants relish big burger     NJ.com- The Reporter

The Beef has definetely been found The NY Sun 5/5/05

Celebrity Judge Kate "the Great" Stelnick

The Event- Photos page 1

The Eaters -Photos page 2

 

Saturday Nite Sizzle- War of the Wings- 4/24/05

AICE, Red Cross of Coshocton County, Blue Sky Productions,

Sponsored by Franks Hot Sauce

Red Cross starts heros event- Coshocton Tribune-3/9/05

Red Cross hero-Ray Hardesty -Coshocton Tribune-3/21/05

Pro-Eater Warrior Profiles

Heroes campaign comes to an end- Coshocton Tribune 4/25/05

War of the Wings Photos Page 1

Amateur Competion Photos Page 2

Pro Competition Photos Page 3

Lyle Shocks'm in Coshocton- article about pro event

 

    First Inaugural Ball Park -Fiesta Bowl National Hot Dog Eating Championship- 1/1/05

    34th Annual Tostitos Fiesta Bowl, Tempe, Arizona

    AICE, Ball Park Franks and the Arizona Sports Foundation-Fiesta Bowl Committee

Event Article

The Event Photos- Page 1  and Video Clip                                                                        

The Collegiate Team- Page 2

 The ProEvent Photos- Page 3

Good Friends, Good Times- Page 4

 

 

 

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