NaplesNews.com has a preview of tomorrow's Nathan's qualifier focusing on locals Jesse Schertell and Ryan Fantasia. Adrian Morgan and Kevin "LA Beast" are expected to compete. A promotional contest for the qualifier was held this morning on Fox 4 Rising (pictures at bottom of gallery).
LehighValleyLive.com has a roster for the May 19 cheesesteak eating contest at Dorney Park in Allentown, PA listing defending champion Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti and Bob Shoudt as expected competitors.
Tim Janus, Adrian Morgan, Yasir Salem and Jon Bello are listed as expected entrants in the Hooter's qualifier in Jacksonville, FL Saturday evening. (If Hall Hunt is bypassing contests in his hometown, it is probably time to assume he has retired.)
Sun Sentinel has a preview of Sunday's contest at the Sweet Corn Fiesta in West Palm Beach, FL with quotes from Sonya Thomas. Defending champion Crazy Legs Conti and Bob Shoudt are also expected to compete. update Erik Denmark, Sean Brockert, Yasir Salem and Brian Seiken are also expected to compete.
Dallas.Eater.com reports that "Notorious" Bob Shoudt, Erik "The Red" Denmark and Bryan "Big Sexy" Beard are expected in the Hooters wing eating qualifier in Mesquite, TX a week from today.
Fox 59 has a video of a contest held this morning to promote tonight's Hooters wing eating qualifier in Indianapolis. Tim "Gravy" Brown, Crazy Legs Conti and Aaron Osthoff are expected to compete.
The Manteca Bulletin has a preview of the deep fried asparagus eating contest at the Stockton Asparagus Festival on April 28.
Stephanie Torres is expected to compete in the Wakefield Sandwich Company World Chicken Salad Sandwich Eating Championship in Michigan City, Indiana on April 27. The field already included Eric Dahl, Will Millender and Chris Abatsas.
Bertoletti, Boxberger, (L. A.) Beast, Ben Taylor in Detroit qualifier
Pat Bertoletti, Meredith Boxberger and Ben Taylor are expected in the first 2012 Nathan’s qualifier in Garden City, MI on Saturday. Kevin “L. A. Beast” also says he will compete.
The next polls will ask which first-time Nathan’s competitors will have the best performances in the 2012 qualifiers. The current choices are listed below, additional ones will be added if requested.
Men: Kevin “LA Beast”, Marcos Owens, Juan “More Bite” Rodriguez, Dax “The Ginger” Swanson, Ben Do
Women: Jessica Abdul Hussain, Mary Bowers, Meredith “Deep Fried Diva” Boxberger
Meredith Boxberger, Benjamin Taylor and Craig Reed are expected to compete in the first Nathan's qualifier of 2012 in Garden City, MI on April 21.
Sonya Thomas, Adrian Morgan, Crazy Legs Conti, Nate Biller and Damien Boykin are among the expected competitors in Saturday's crawfish eating contest at the French Quarter Festival in New Orleans.
The next qualifiers in the Hooters Wing Circuit will take place in Indianapolis on April 18 (first Hoosier state IFOCE contest since 2006 Indiana State Fair) and at the Real Texas Festival in Mesquite, TX (east Dallas area) on April 28. update Registration for the Indianapolis qualifier will open today at 4pm. The Hooter facebook has a additional qualifier cities (San Jose, NYC, Indianapolis, OKC, St. Louis, Jacksonville, FL & Atlanta). update April 7 The full schedule has been posted.
QCOnline has a list of expected entrants in the World Catfish Eating Championship on March 24 at the Rhythm City Casino in Davenport, IA. Five of the top 12-ranked IFOCE members are expected: Pat Bertoletti, Tim Janus, Adrian Morgan, Tim Brown and Aaron Osthoff. Justin Mih will also return to competitive eating after an absence of almost 4 years.
The blog for the Stockton Asparagus Festival has an entry listing the expected entrants in the deep fried asparagus eating contest on April 28. update fields for the Rhythm City catfish eating contest in Davenport, IA on March 24 and the cupcake eating contest at the Isle Casino in Waterloo, Iowa on April 24 have also been announced.
The CompetitiveEat twitter announces the field for the National Spring Break Eating Championship on March 24 in Lake Havasu City, AZ: Ian Hickman, Will Millender, John Rivera, Kevin Ross and Stephanie Torres.
Facebook posts announce the fields for two March MLE contests. TooJay's in Palm Beach Gardens on St. Patrick's Day will have four of the top six: two-time defending champion Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti, Bob Shoudt and Matt Stonie. Catfish at Rhythm City Casino in Davenport, IA will be headlined by Pat Bertoletti and Tim Janus.
Naader Reda has a preview of today's cheesesteak eating contest at Philly's Best in Corona, CA. update Feb 27 Naader Reda reports Jimmy "The Specialist" Lin & Kevin Ross appeared to tie w/5.5 sandwiches. The Spicialist was declared the victory
The MLE facebook has a list of competitors in Tuesday's king cake eating contest at the Showboat in Atlantic City. Pat Bertoletti, Sonya Thomas and Bob Shoudt will headline the field.
Naader Reda has a preview of Saturday's nugget eating contest at the Chick Fil A in La Habra, CA. Johnnie Excel is expected to compete and John Rivera will make his contest debut.
Naader Reda has a preview of tomorrow's wing eating contest at the Wingstop in Irvine, CA.
Biloxi.isleofcapricasinos.com has a full list of expected entrants in tomorrow's peanut butter & banana sandwich contest. Ranked competitors who were not mentioned in the previous list of entrants include Pete Davekos, "Buffalo" Jim Reeves, Nathan Biller, Bryan Beard, Larell Marie Mele, Yasir Salem, Damien Boykin and Andrew Kogutkiewicz.
WLOX is holding a contest awarding a spot in the peanut butter & banana eating contest at the Isle Casino in Biloxi, MS Saturday. Pat Bertoletti, Bob Shoudt, Aaron Osthoff, Adrian Morgan and Sean Gordon are expected to compete.
Steve Martorano asks who will beat Joey Chestnut at the meatball eating contest to be held December 10 in Hollywood, FL. Bob Shoudt is also expected to compete.
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