Eating Machines Philippines

Get Ready to Gobble! 7-Eleven Hosts Biggest Eating Competition in the Philippines

// September 1st, 2009 // 7 Comments » // Announcements

Are you hungry enough to win?

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Top 25 Finalists!

// August 25th, 2009 // 3 Comments » // Announcements

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.

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Eating Machine Profile: Argie “Strongman” Samson

// 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.

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Eating Machine Profile: Kyle De “The Beast” Guzman

// August 15th, 2009 // 13 Comments » // Fun Stuff

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.

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Leader Board Update as of 08/08/09

// 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?

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Leader Board Update as of 08/01/09

// 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.

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Leader Board Update as of 07/25/09

// July 30th, 2009 // 15 Comments » // Announcements

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.

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Leader Board Update 07/13/09

// July 14th, 2009 // 28 Comments » // Announcements

We’re rolling into the second update of our competition and it looks like a whole lot of you have stepped up their digestive game. We’ve got a new top dog with an amazing time, toppling our number one contender from last week. We also have a number of new entrants into the top 20, all with incredible, borderline inhuman eating times. Before we move on with the list, I want to remind all of you that this is far from over, these are just the current standings as of July 13, 2009. You still have until August 15, 2009 to reach the top 20 or get a higher rank to ensure yourself a spot.

Edit: This list has been updated. Again. Thanks, guys.

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