Sweeney's Pub in Marcus Hook, PA will hold a women-only Wing Bowl tomorrow.
AllAfrica.com has an interview with Rwandan competitive eater Abdullah Temarigwe, who claims he can eat 30kg (66 lb.) of food in 40 minutes.
Fly'n Roosters in Grand Junction, CO will hold a wing eating contest Saturday awarding a grill set.
@WingBowl20, the official Wing Bowl twitter for WIP, retweeted the following: "#America>Japan. #KobayashiSucks"
The Taste of Little Italy in Port St. Lucie, FL will hold pizza and lasagna eating contests on Saturday and Sunday, both awarding Bahamas cruises.
Cupcake Construction Company in Lawrence, KS will hold 3 cupcake eating contests on February 4. One contest will award a pair of Sterling Silver and Diamond Earrings valued at $200.
Bill "El Wingador" Simmons was the first person to complete the "American Voyage" 4 sandwich challenge at America's Pie in West Chester, PA.
In a comment on his facebook page, Adam Richman announces that Man vs. Food: Nation is done. update Jan 27 In another comment, Adam Richman says his new show will start taping on February 10.
The Mardi Gras Grill in Houston will hold a women-only crawfish eating contest on February 3 awarding over $300 in cash prizes.
Don Lerman announces he set a house record at a Buffalo Wild Wings location by eating 12 habanero hot wings in 1:25.
In a philly.com article, Bill "El Wingador" Simmons claims he ate 26 hot dogs in the 2003 Nathan's finals and stopped eating before the end of the contest to watch Kobayshi. (According to the eatfeats database, Simmons' personal best in Nathan's is 18 in a 2004 qualifier.
KC's Alley in Fort Washington, PA will hold a Wing Bowl on February 3 awarding front row 76er tickets.
Philly.com has an article about Takeru Kobayashi participating in Wing Bowl 20 in which Joey Chestnut asks if he will be a wingette.
IFOCE.com has an interview with Eric "Badlands" Booker about his new CD, Big Man Mentality.
Spreadshirt has a line of Kobayashi T-shirts with a Philadelphia theme.
Dave "US Male" Goldstein had the following to say about Bill "El Wingador" Simmons on WIP this morning: "He’s a dinosaur. He needs to retire and stay retired, and not embarrass himself anymore."
MLE annonces the 2012 TooJay's World Class Corned Beef Sandwich Eating Championship will take place in Palm Beach Gardens on St. Patrick's Day with a purse of $10,000, half of the 2011 amount of $20K. update Registration will open tomorrow at 11am eastern.
WIP announces that several hundred additional Wing Bowl tickets are now available for purchase at comcasttix.com/wingbowl
Naader Reda has a blog entry about an attempt by "The Spicialist" at the OMG Burger challenge at The Catch in Anaheim on New Year's Eve. He was declared ineligible for the $500 prize because he had previously competed in a taco eating contest.
Kobayashi announces that he set a Guinness record on the Wendy Williams Show this morning by eating 14 Twinkies in one minutes. (video | gallery)
MCall.com has an article about Stacy "Eatorama" McCarthy, who is hoping to eat a record breaking 268 wings at Wing Bowl 20.
LasVegas.CBSLocal.com has a video recorded at the second Wing Off for the Las Vegas Wing Bowl. Billy had the best Wing Off performance so far with a total of 40 wings. update Jan 24 VegasSportsGab has a list of the qualifiers for the finals. William Schmitt was the name of the winner of the second Wing Off. update Jan 26 Video interviews of three of the top qualifiers have been posted
Youtube has a video of Stephanie Torres eating the challenge burger at Woodside Bar & Grill in Johnstown, PA in 8:55. 40 minutes earlier, she ate the restaurant's spicy burger challenge.
Matt Cohen has started a youtube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/theTOOTHchannel that has videos of him completing the gallon of milk challenge and Esther's burrito challenge.
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