Hall "Hoover" Hunt (at left) competing against fellow Krystal competitive eater Pat Bertoletti (at right) in the Czech Republic.

Our good friend and Krystal hamburger competitive eater Hall “Hoover” Hunt just posted a recap of his trip to the Czech Republic for the plum dumpling eating contest.

Sounds like he had a rough trip over there, and he had to do some serious soul searching to make it through the first event, which included pizza, pickles and ice cream - gross.

According to his recap, the second day wasn’t any easier with the plum dumpling contest, as he struggled to remove the pits from each dumpling.

Head over to Hunt’s blog to read more about his trip and to see the full results, including how fellow Krystal competitive eater Pat Bertolleti fared in each contest.

And don’t worry Hall, you won’t have any pesky pits to worry about in the Jacksonville Qualifier for the Krystal Square Off, where we’re guessing you’ll compete. Although, we hear you may have a certain number-one ranked female competitive eater to contend with.

*photo courtesy hallhooverhunt.blogspot.com

We found this video of Pat Bertoletti training for the Krystal Square Off while stumbling around on the streets of Chicago.  Bertoletti is on his way to Prague today with fellow Krystal hamburger competitive eater Hall “Hoover” Hunt for a plum dumpling eating contest.

Below is the video along with what Bertoletti has to say about his KSO training and the trip to Prague - all this via Yardbarker.com

“This is me doing my best hasslehoff impression but I’m actually training for the krystal square off on sept 28th. Who could have thought that a drunk craving can also turn into usefully training session and pabst blue ribbon sponge. I leave tomorow for Prague. There is a 35 year old plum dumpling contest that is taking place that will include myself and Hall hoover Hunt competing against other czech eaters. It will be an hour of eating and should be a blast. I will upload videos and picture links when I return.”

Thanks to our good friend and Krystal Square Off competitive eater Hall “Hoover” Hunt for the May edition of the Eater’s Poll. As we mentioned in a previous post, the Eater’s Poll rankings are determined by a group of competitive eaters and media that cover the sport. They basically vote to determine who they think make up the Top 25 in Major League Eating.

There aren’t really any surprises with the rankings as you can see from the top five, which we’ve listed below. It’s always good however, to see our Krystal competitive eaters remain on the top.

For the complete poll rankings, visit Hunt’s blog.

1. Joey “Jaws” Chestnut

2. Patrick “Deep Dish” Bertoletti

3. Takeru “The Tsunami” Kobayashi

4. “Humble” Bob Shoudt

5. Tim “Eater-X” Janus

Below is a video of Chestnut breaking the record for the most Krystal burgers eaten in two minutes. Just in case you needed a reminder as to why he’s ranked number one.

Joey Chestnut, the 2007 Krystal Square Off Champion, is still the man to beat

The Eater’s Poll Board of Voters, which is made up of competitive eaters and media that cover the sport, has come out with its rankings for March and the list is pretty interesting - especially the tie for 8th place between Takeru Kobayashi and Erik “The Red” Denmark.

Our good friend and Krystal competitive eater, Hall “Hoover” Hunt, has the full rankings on his blog along with some of his thoughts about each eater. If you’re a fan of competitive eating, definitely check it out.

It’s good to see so many of our Krystal Square Off World Hamburger Eating competitors at the top and looking at this list is making us very excited about this year’s competition.

Anyone else think “Humble” Bob Shoudt may take the title from Joey Chestnut this year?

Krystal Competitive Eater, Crazy Legs Conti, discusses Super Bowl eating tips with USA Today.

Because this Sunday’s game is more about the food and less about the football, USA Today interviewed some of the top competitive eaters from the Krystal Square Off World Hamburger Eating Championship to get their advice on how to eat a lot of food in a short amount of time. While Crazy Leg Conti’s suggestion of dunking and eating wet food (like deviled eggs) is slightly disgusting, you gotta trust a man who can eat 45 Krystal Hamburgers in 8 minutes. Check out the rest of the eater’s tips here. Also, don’t forget to take photos of you and your friends downing Krystals during the Big Game and upload your best shot to the Flickr group “Krystal Big Game Photo Contest“. The top three photos will win a $100 Krystal gift card, 2 tailgating chairs, 2 trucker hats and more.