// August 27th, 2009 // 4 Comments » // Announcements
The finals are back on! Save the date, hot dog munchers- September 26, 2009. 5PM. SM Mall of Asia Hall of Music. Come prepared.
There will be no more semi-finals. Didn’t I say I wasn’t going to let you guys down? You’re welcome.
// August 17th, 2009 // 8 Comments » // Fun Stuff
Our leader board is populated with such diverse individuals, it’s always interesting to look deeper into the lives of each and every one of them. This week, we have a guy who seriously fits the nickname I gave him. And before anyone asks, no, I did not know what he looked like prior to my assigning him the nickname.
If anyone could give the leader board elite a run for their money, it could very well be this guy. He’s determined, he has the technique and he’s built like a brick. That’s normally a winning combination.
7-11 asked Argie “Strongman” Samson a few questions and here’s what he has to say.
// August 14th, 2009 // 14 Comments » // Announcements
Last week, there was some confusion as to whether there were 24 or 25 leader board members due to a tie for the last spot. We were able to clear that up, and this week, instead of our usual 25 top eaters on the board, we’re having 26 because of another tie at the final slot.
I’m amazed at how frequently the landscape of the leader board changes weekly; however, the leader, Kyle “The Beast” De Guzman has held the spot for two weeks in a row. Will he still be the top dog this time around or has he been thrown off his comfortable chair at the top?
// August 9th, 2009 // No Comments » // Announcements
As we await the latest updates to our contest, I thought it would be a good time to show you yet another video. Last week, I posted part 1 of the vids, which featured RacingQueen, Inc. The researchers eventually found another video from RacingQueen, Inc. These people seem to really love what they do.
The video was uploaded by a guy who calls himself admiralangelo.
I can’t really tell who or what RacingQueen, Inc. does but I imagine it would be quite different from DancingQueen, Inc. As far as I can tell, it’s a group of people who race each other at everything. If they have a video of them racing down a hill, running backwards, that’d be cool.
The video is pretty quiet, except for the occasional laughter and encouragement. It’s got some pretty standard stuff and some solid techniques you might pick up on. The guy in a faded red (okay, it’s pink) shirt finished his set of dogs faster than his Filipino companions. Everyone was kinda behind him throughout the whole thing. One even went so far as to think it would be quite encouraging to shout out “Wow! That was fast!”
Most Hilarious Moment: At the very end of the video, the guy in the blue jacket does a double take after seeing Mr. Pink Shirt has devoured his dogs.
// August 5th, 2009 // 10 Comments » // Announcements
With only a few days left in the elimination rounds, the competition is really blazing, and I do mean BLAZING. The slowest time for this week is only at 0:01:54. That kind of time would have landed on first place the first couple weeks.
Remember, the eliminations last only until August 15, 2009. All of our competitors have been training and practicing and the race for half a million bucks is becoming more and more serious as the weak are eliminated from the board. It seems that skill and technique play the biggest part in this, although I guess having a huge appetite and a larger-than-average mouth will help, as well.
This week, I don’t think we have a 25th entrant. The list I received had a highlight on only 24 contestants. I think this is because number 25 and 26 tied, and instead of just picking one of them, which would seem unfair to the other one, the list only comprised of 24 entrants. The last two spots shared the 26th spot, as well, anyway.
// August 4th, 2009 // No Comments » // Fun Stuff, Videos
The brain trust, the geniuses behind this competition and website, did a little research and found a whole lot of videos of people doing their challenges. Some of them are quite disgusting, others educational. Some are so dragging and long that when you fall asleep, you’ll feel as if you’re still watching them. One common thing that spreads across the videos is that they are all unintentionally hilarious. Let’s have a look at the first video.
This is Anne Kristelene Rivera Año, eating it out over at 7-11, Sta. Lucia branch. The video was uploaded by edrah.
Now, the key thing to note here in this video is her unerring look of determination as she forces down hot dog after hot dog. You almost kinda feel sorry for her. Almost. I mean, look at her struggle. Okay, she doesn’t look to be in much pain. She even looks like she’s thinking about other things. Like, how the hell she got talked into doing it.
// July 28th, 2009 // No Comments » // Fun Stuff, Videos
Every time I post a video, I encourage you guys to post your own videos of your time trials. Fortunately for me, since I am running out of things to write really fast, our very own Gladiator, Mr. Ryan Santelices, sent in his video. Thanks for sharing this, man! Here it is:
Dude, you’ve got a lot of fans. I know you did much better than this. You had what? 3 minutes? And is that guy screaming in the background your coach? He’s a real motivator. I wonder, does having someone do that to you helpful or does it become more distracting?
You can see him utilize some professional eating techniques. Awesome stuff.
Up next, we have a couple of videos shared to us by Armi, a commenter on this here site. Thank you very much for bringing this to our attention. I’m not entirely sure, though, if we have permission from the guys who uploaded these videos if we can use them. Armi, do we have permission? Meh, either way, they’re on youtube so they’re free game, but if you want them down, we’ll take em’ down, is everyone cool with that? Okay, great.
This one’s from Revolution X. Apparently, he’s from the Rockwell branch, and he kinda failed badly. WARNING: He kinda swears here a little bit. If you’re under 18, don’t watch the next video. Parents, do your job. I’m not entirely sure I’m allowed to put that there, but I’ll take it down as soon as I get in trouble for it. Here it is:
// July 7th, 2009 // 16 Comments » // Announcements
I just received the latest leader board standings. If you’re currently at the top 20, you’ll find your name here. You should check back here every once in a while to see ff you get toppled from the standings, and if you do, that’s going to be entirely your fault so you have to join again and do something about it.
// July 6th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Announcements, Fun Stuff, Videos
Last July 4, 2009, at the Rockwell Tent, 7-Eleven officially launched the Big Bite Match. Even though I was late for the event, I still managed to have a great time. The food was free, the music was good, the show was awesome, Goose was incredible, and oh, the food was free. Man, the food was good, too. I missed quite a bit, but I was told there was some speed talking or something, and some guy in a hotdog costume, making jokes packed with hot-dog-esque innuendo. Now, that’s something every man needs to see at least once in his life.
Crowd
There were a lot of people at the event, mostly supporters and media, but because the space was pretty big, it didn’t feel too stuffy, and I wasn’t exchanging bodily fluids with strangers, thought that might actually be fun. (more…)
// June 30th, 2009 // 2 Comments » // Announcements
7-11 Brings to you the first ever hot dog eating challenge in the Philippines, The Big Bite Match!
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