As you all know, typhoon Ondoy stopped the last finals and it really tested the Filipino resilience. That said, I’m proud of you guys for pulling together and helping each other out. The Filipino spirit really does shine brightest when times are darkest. Now, it’s time to see whose eating fighting spirit is the strongest!
FINALLY! The day you have all been training and waiting for has arrived!
Save the date, guys- NOVEMBER 14, 2009, at 5 PM, in SM Mall of Asia! Time to see whose gastronomic prowess reigns SUPREME!
Sorry for the delay, folks. But hey, here it is, the moment you’ve been waiting for. I present to you your 7-11 Eating Machines Philippines Big Bite Hot Dog Eating Contest Finalists!
The final list, surprisingly, is composed of mostly people new to the leader boards. Although it’s refreshing to see new blood in the list, I’m glad to see some of the leader board veterans stay strong and qualify for the semi finals.
In war, and cartoons from the 80’s, they say that knowing is half the battle. In competitive eating, or any race for that matter, you’re only really going up yourself and your time, but it still pays to know your competition. More than that, however, 7-11 wants to pay homage to those who have really taken this competition seriously and have honed their skills to almost utmost perfection.
Recently, 7-11 got in touch with the reigning king of the ring, Kyle De “The Beast” Guzman and asked him a few questions about his techniques and competitive eating. He was happy to let us in on his inner most thoughts. Well, at least as far as eating hot dogs with a passion goes. Here’s what he has to say.
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?
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.
This week, our fourth update, we’ve got a ton of new entrants breaching the top, and we’ve got some heavy eaters returning with a vengeance. I put out a bet in the last update and it seems to have come true. The board this week is proof that hard work and dedication seriously pay off. Stuffing one’s face has never been this GLORIOUS!
Oh, and I have an announcement. This week, we’re getting the top 25! That’s right, people. 5 more slots opened up, 5 more chances for you to get into the semi-finals.
I find that the most difficult thing to do every week is to come up with new nicknames. So guys, if you have nicknames you want, tell me so I can use those instead of the extremely uncreative ones I use. Thanks. All right, let’s get down to it.
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:
The competition is heating up and it is getting extremely intense. To cleanse our palettes a little bit, I decided to just do something for fun here for a change. Let’s all cool our heels and enjoy looking at cute animals, such as this one, while we learn more about our hot dogs.
In keeping with the tradition of professional eaters and their nicknames, I present to you Speedy G, Boy Dilim (love that name, bro) and Abibay. They’re here to give us tips for winning this competition. These are, unsurprisingly, extremely helpful tips. Here we go:
This video debuted at the official launch last month, and I think Speedy G is that speed talker I missed. I am thoroughly impressed. And I thought I couldn’t shut up. Also, there’s really something I thoroughly enjoy about seeing a girl wave a hot dog around. Thumbs up, guys.
Oh, and this is also a shout out to anyone who may want to post a video of their runs at the stores. Send the links over so we can feature them here. It doesn’t matter if you broke into the leader board or not. Just have fun and send us the vid. If we like it, we’ll feature it.
7-11 Brings to you the first ever hot dog eating challenge in the Philippines, The Big Bite Match!
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Big Bite Final Match
Schedule
Go to your nearest 7-Eleven store from Monday to Saturday starting June 26 until August 15. The Final Match is on September 26, Saturday, 5PM at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall!
Speedy G and Abibay
Battle II: Manny Paksiw
Battle I: Katarina VS Dicky
Technique #31: JumpStuffing
Techniques in Professional Hotdog Eating involve stomach pumping, cabbage digestion, water and a lot of jumping around. Serious business.
