The Topeka Capital Journal has an article about Randy Santel's victory in a jalapeno eating contest.
SeaCoastOnline reports that Joe Menchetti won a qualifier for the Hampton Beach Lobster Roll eating contest by eating 14 hot dogs in 10 minutes.
Mike Longo has results from the contests held today at Lake Quassy in Connecticut. Bun & Cheese: 1) Mike Longo 2) Joel Podelsky 3) Andre "The Assassin" | Beef Pattie: 1) Mike Hoffman 2) Chris Schlesinger 3) Liam Burt
GWDToday.com reports that Dale Boone was booed after he repeated as the winner of the hot dog eating contest held at the Festival of Discovery in Greenwood, SC. Boone ate 18 hot dogs in 10 minutes to win, 7 less than he ate in 2010. update RGC reports that Boone said he was going to pace himself so he ate just one more hot dog than the runner-up because he was doing another hot dog eating contest later.
Will Millender reports that a team consisting of "Furious" Pete Czerwinski, Jon Squibb and Dave Brunelli won $2,500 at a wing eating contest for three person teams at the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship in Wildwood, NJ today.
BizBash has a report on "Furious" Pete Czerwinski's victory in a burger eating contest held at Stop Burger in Weston, FL.
Ocean City Today reports that David Brunelli won first place and $1,000 at a hot dog eating contest held at Fish Tales in Ocean City, MD on July 4 with a total of 22 hot dogs in 10 minutes.
"Michael" Boone won $500 at a hot dog eating contest held at Mardi Gras Casino in West Virginia.
According to Javier Lavayen, a Toronto resident (almost certainly "Furious" Pete Czerwinski) won $2,500 at a burger eating contest at Stop Burgers in Weston, Florida today.
2011 Nathan’s finals – men
1) Joey Chestnut 62
2) Pat Bertoletti 53
3) Tim “Eater X” Janus 45
4) Bob Shoudt 39
5T) Matt Stonie 34
5T) Sean Gordon 34
7) Erik Denmark 33.5
Adrian Morgan 31
9) Aaron Osthoff 27
10) Pete Davekos 25.5
11) Pat Philbin 24
12T) Damon Wells 23
12T) Brian Subich 23
14) Lu Ming Kui 21, originally announced as 16
15) Chris Lam 14
16) Mak Tai Loi 11
DQ) Tim “Gravy” Brown
17:02 Val Bromann has more on Tim “Gravy” Brown’s disqualification: “Also, Gravy didn’t reverse. He choked. He’s OK.”
15:25 Damon Lindelof, co-creator of LOST, likes Adrian Morgan’s tattoo.
14:51) Full official results have been posted on the MLE facebook
14:46 videos friom the ESPN telecast of the contest and introductions have been posted on youtube.
14:02 The rest of the men’s results have been announced except for Pat Philbin .
13:15 4 of the top 10 twitter trending topic are related to the contest: Joey Chestnut #4, Pepto Bismol #5, Bertoletti #7, Major League Eating #8
13:01 The official top 6 has been announced
12:58 Official Top 3 1) Joey Chestnut 62 2) Pat Bertoletti 53 3) Tim “Eater X” Janus 45
12:57 The WSJ liveblog of Kobayashi’s event has not been updated in a half an hour.
12:56 Joey’s official total appears to be 62
12:54 Unofficial results Joey 61 Pat 55 Tim 43 Bob 39
12:52 2 minutes left Joey 53 Pat 48, a record does not look probable
12:51 Joey’s lead is switching between 3 – 5 with about 3 minutes left, Bob Shoudt has moved into 4th. Gravy Brown has withdrawn.
12:50 4 minutes left Joey 43 Pat 40
12:49 Halfway Joey 37 Pat 34 Tim 26 Matt 24
12:48 “Deep Dish” is the #5 twitter trending topic
12:46 2 minutes in, Adrian & Matt are in the top 4, Joey & Pat around 20
12:44 The contest starts.
12:43 “Megatoad” is currently the #7 global trending topic on twitter.
12:39 Joey Chestnut is introduced.
12:36 Now the top 4 males will be introduced.
12:35 Val Bromann reports that Adrian Morgan won rookie of the year
12:34 The Chinese are introduced after Matt Stonie
12:29 Introductions have started, Brian Subich is first.
12:24 Sonya Thomas is currently the #5 global trending topic on twitter, Joey Chestnut is #7
The Wall Street Journal is liveblogging not just Nathan’s but Kobayashi’s event
The cash winnings in the sidebar have been finally updated with 2011 values and Pat Bertoletti is the current leader with a total of $24,950 to Joey Chestnuts $24,000 (Will Pat remain the leader after the contest?)
Southtown.Suntimes.com reports that Jacob Larry ate 17.25 hot dogs in 10 minutes to win a prize of $500 in yesterday's hot dog eating contest in Palos Heights, IL sponsored by Pop’s Italian Beef and Sausage.
Dale Boone & Furious Pete almost come to blows at Z-Burger contest
update July 5 BrightestYoungThings and DC Metromix have been posted.
update July 2 NBCWashington has a video MyFoxDC has an article and video and WUSA9 has a slideshow
update WJLA has an article and NBC Washington and Snark Infested have galleries.
WTOP reports that Dale Boone and “Furious” Pete Czerwinski almost came to blows at a contest held at Z-Burger in Washington, DC today after Czerwinksi accused Boone of cheating. Czerwinski defeated Boone in overtime.
The top 5 from Mike Longo
1) Pete Czerwinski
2) Dale Boone
3) Joe Menchetti
4) Jay Gorman
5T) Mike Longo
5T) Harshey
DQ David Brunelli, ate the most during the contest
Patch.com reports that "Furious" Pete Czerwinski won yesterday's Z-Burger eating contest in White Marsh, Maryland. David Brunelli was runner-up and Joe Menchetti came in third place.
Joseph M from Reading, PA was the national winner of the Smokey Bones Burger Battle, finishing his one pound burger with a time of 1:14.
WNEP reports that Russ Keeler won the Burger Battle contest held at the Wilkes-Barre, PA Smokey Bones. update July 2 Time Leader also has an article about the contest.
Sheepshead Bites has a report on Saturday's cupcake eating contest held at Cupcake Kings in Brooklyn. Alex Mamutin was the winner and League of Amateur Competitive Eaters Rob Blatt was the runner-up.
2011 Charlotte Nathan’s qualifier
update Jun 19 The 2nd through 4th place finishers in the 2010 Escondido qualifier will all compete in the 2011 Nathan’s finals.
update 5:35 abadd0nD has a video of the end of the contest.
update 4:05 Official results have been announced.
1) Brian Subich 20
2) Crazy Legs Conti 19.5
1W) Grace Lee 12.5
update 1:32 Grace Lee confirms her victory in the women’s division.
update 1:20 Chad Everett has early results: “Subich wins with 20 HDBs – Grace Lee wins the women’s title with 13″
This will Crazy Legs Conti’s third qualifier of the year so his Nathan’s finals streak will end if he does not win and the three qualifier maximum is enforced.
Brian Subich and Grace Lee are present. Micah “Wing Kong” Collins will not compete.
2011 Beijing Nathan’s qualifier results
The top 3 from today’s Nathan’s qualifier in Beijing: 1) Chris Lam 16 hot dogs 2) Lv Mingkui 13 3) Wang Ranglong 12. Joey Chestnut ate 39 hot dogs in five minutes in an exhibition. update China Daily has a gallery. The winner, Chris Lam, is from Hong Kong and a member of the “Eatcredibles” competitive eating team. update June 19 The Wall Street Journal has a blog entry and video about the contest.
Joe LaRue won today's coney eating contest held at Fountain Square in Cincinnati with a total of 14 coney hot dogs in 3 minutes. (a picture)
Damon Wells wins Nathan’s Hawthorne (Los Angeles) qualifier
update Jun 13 Matt Stonie has a gallery
updatePart 1 | Part 2
1) Damon Wells 26.5, first Nathan’s finals
2) Matt Stonie 25
3) Crazy Legs Conti 21
4) Ben Taylor 20
5) Kevin Ross 17
6) Bryan Beard 13
1W) Christine Kitchenmaster 8.5
The contest should start at 2 pm Pacific, 5 pm eastern.
Adrian Morgan wins Thackerville Nathan’s qualifier
update June 13 KXII has an article and video.
update More results
1) Adrian Morgan 23 hot dogs, first Nathan’s finals
2) Nate Biller 17.75
3) Yasir Salem 17
1W) Katrina Klein 5
update 2:40 Adrian Morgan’s facebook page reports he won the contest with 23 hot dogs.
update 2:24 The contest has started.
The contest should start at 1 pm central, 2 pm eastern.
2011 Holly Wing Wars
update June 14 Mike Longo has a video of the professional contest.
update June 13 #2 The Baltimore Sun has a video of the undercard contests.
update June 13 Patch.com has a contest report and gallery.
Mike Longo has results from today’s Holly Wing Wars contest in Timonium, MD.
1) David Brunelli 3.38 lb
2) Mike Longo 3.22
3) Dale Boone 2.88
4) Joe Menchetti 2.84
5) Dave “US Male” Goldstein 2.58
6) Will Millender 2.45
7) Joel Podelsky
Center Square Journal reports that Maurice "El Oso" Nores won an amateur rib eating contest and will receive a slot in Friday's professional rib eating contest at the Chicago Ribfest. Tim "Gravy" Brown and Benjamin "The Wolf" Taylor served as judges.
The Brooklyn Eagle has a report on the pizza and ice cream eating contests held Sunday at the Fifth Avenue Spring Festival. Pizza contest winner "Furious" Pete Czerwinski produced a video about his trip to New York City. T L Magazine reports that the protest threatened by gay marriage advocates for the ice cream contest failed to materialize.
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