Topic: Sonya Thomas

Chicken wing eaters pig out in Buffalo

Reuters US Online Report Domestic News - 161 days ago
BUFFALO, New York (Reuters) - Fried food fanatics flocked over the weekend to the birthplace of the chicken wing, paying more than lip service to one of the nation's favorite snacks at the 10th annual National Buffalo Wing Festival.Donning foam rubber ...

Nicky “Corndog” Cannon Goofing It Up At The Annual Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest (Photos)

Bossip - 223 days ago
Nick Cannon took a break from MiMi and #DemBabies to host a hot dog eating contest this 4th of July...here's more details on the event:. . Capping...

Only in America: Champ devours 62 hot dogs

AFP Global Edition - 224 days ago
Joey "Jaws" Chestnut put away 62 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes on Monday to win a US gorging contest worthy of ancient Rome, earning the coveted mustard-yellow belt for the fifth consecutive time.A fabled stop on the world's ...

Perennial champion again wins hot dog eating contest

Reuters Life! Online Report - 224 days ago
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Holding aloft a trophy in one hand and a bottle of Pepto-Bismol in the other, Joey Chestnut on Monday was top dog once again.Chestnut was declared world champion for the fifth year running at the Nathan's Famous ...

Photo gallery: Coney Island hot-dog-eating contest

Posted - 224 days ago
While many people celebrated Independence Day on July 4, hundreds of others cheered on their favourite contestant at the 2011 Hot Dog Eating...

Woman wins crayfish eating crown

American Banking News - 310 days ago
Woman wins crayfish eating crown. Apr. 10, 2011 (United Press International) - A 100-pound Korean native who lives in Washington won a crayfish...

Mighty Quinn: Sept. 11

NY Daily News - 521 days ago
The quote of the week comes from Sonya Thomas (aka The Black Widow), who gobbled up 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes to win the National Buffalo...

9 Winners of Extreme Eating Contests

How Stuff Works - 523 days ago
Despite the obesity epidemic in America today, extreme eating contests are more popular than ever. The winner was Takeru "The Tsunami" Kobayashi, a 160-pound competitive eating champion from Nagano, Japan, who downed 97 square Krystal burgers in just 8 minutes. One of ...

How Competitive Eating Works

How Stuff Works - 523 days ago
Welcome to a world? populated by colorful characters like Crazy Legs Conti, the Black Widow, and the Tsunami. The International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE) observes that "30 hungry Neanderthals in a cave" fighting over a rabbit constitutes the first instance of ...

Va. woman devours 181 chicken wings in NY contest

AP News - 526 days ago
Va.'s Black Widow gobbles up 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes to win NY contest, set recordThe Black Widow of eating contests has gobbled up nearly 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes, devouring the national championship record in Buffalo, N.Y ...