Buffalo News has a preview of next Saturday's kale eating contest. Healthy Options has the full field: Ben Do, Carmen Cincotti, Crazy Legs Conti, Daniella Gioia, Badlands Booker, Jim Reeves, Marcos Owens, Michael Deitz and Alicia Hill.
The field for Caribbean Food Delight's Annual World Jamaican Beef Patty Eating Championship in Queens Sunday includes Molly Schuyler, Pat Bertoletti, Dave Brunelli, Joe Menchetti, Bob Shoudt and Wayne Algenio.
The field for the slugburger eating contest in Corinth, MS includes Joey Chestnut, Adrian Morgan, Geoffrey Esper, Gideon Oji, Nate Biller, Matt Cohen, Matthew Raible and Bill Myers.
Erik Denmark, Pablo Martinez and Carmen Cincotti have said they will compete in tomorrow's Nathan's qualifier in Washington, DC.
The field has been announced for the Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce & Chronic Tacos Challenge in Las Vegas July 29. Takeru Kobayashi and Molly Schuyler will compete at the same table for the first time. Pat Bertoletti, Dave Brunelli, Kevin Ross and Naader Reda are also expected. There will also be an open amateur contest.
Manteca Bulletin has the field for the bacon eating contest at Dell’Osso Family Farms in Lathrop, CA on June 19: Miki Sudo, Michelle Lesco, Erik Denmark, Juan Rodriguez, Steve Hendry, Lesley Ryder, Doug Ecks, Dixon West, Andrew Gutierrez and Jon Davis. Joey Chestnut missing the contest guarantees that he will compete in the Nathan's finals undefeated in the calendar year for the first time in his career and will also result in just one matchup between Joey Chestnut and Matt Stonie over the previous nine months before July 4. 40 entrants are expected in the amateur qualifier on June 18: a much larger field than any Nathan's qualifier.
Miki Sudo, Michelle Lesco, Adrian Morgan, Juan Rodriguez, Erik Denmark, Gideon Oji, Andrew Kogutkiewicz and the winner of a qualifier Thursday at Rocks Northcenter are expected at the Chicago Ribfest June 10.
Geoff Esper, Eric "Badlands" Booker, Meredith Boxberger and Larell Marie Mele are expected to compete in the Nathan's qualifier at Taste of Syracuse Saturday. Crazy Legs offers some tips for spectators and Rich Shea claims that a town record will be set (Takeru Kobayashi ate 110 bunless Hoffman hot dogs in 2012)
Miki Sudo is expected to compete in the World Championship Pepperoni Roll Eating Contest at the Three Rivers Festival in Fairmont, WV on Saturday. She was previously announced as a competitor in the Chico, CA pancake eating contest. upate May 26 WVGazetteMail has an interview with Miki saying that Geoff Esper will also compete.
The event page for a May 24 qualifier at Illegal Pete's awarding a spot in the World Burrito Eating Competition at the May 28 Denver Outlaws game lists the MLE roster for that contest: Joey Chestnut, Adrian Morgan, Michelle Lesco, Yasir Salem, Josh Miller, Lesley Ryder, Mary Bowers, Bryan Beard and Mark Sutherburg. If Joey Chestnut and Matt Stonie (who will do pancakes in Chico, CA) do not compete May 28, they may not compete until July 4.
Matt Stonie, Miki Sudo and Mary Bowers are expected to compete in the World Silver Dollar Pancake Eating Championship in Chico, CA May 28.
The field for Sunday's gyro eating contest will include all of the MLE top 7 who have competed in 2016: Matt Stonie, Joey Chestnut Miki Sudo, Adrian Morgan and Michelle Lesco. (More entrants)
Joey Chestnut and Matt Stonie are expected to compete at Niko Niko's World Gyro Eating Championship at Greek Fest in Houston May 15. This would be their first meeting since October 3 in Toronto.
Restaurant News has the field for Saturday's 55 (ounce burger) challenge at the NC Pickle Festival in Mt. Olive, NC sponsored by Hwy 55 Burgers, Shakes & Fries: defending champ Molly Schuyler, Joe Menchetti, Dave Brunelli, Dale Boone and amateur Joe Hinstro.
NationalHarbor.com has the roster of the ranked eaters in the April 2 peeeps contest in National Harbor, MD: Matt Stonie, Cardboard Shell, Juliet Lee, Geoffrey Esper, Gideon Oji, Brian Dudzinski, Crazy Legs Conti and Bill Myers. One spot will be determined in a qualifier for amateurs before the main event.
Defending champion Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo and Michelle Lesco are expected at the World Boysenberry Pie-Eating Championship at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA on Saturday. This would make the Palm Beach sweet corn eating contest April 24 the earliest possible 2016 meeting of Joey Chestnut and Matt Stonie.
Patch.com lists Matt Stonie, Michelle Lesco, Juliet Lee, Geoffrey Esper, Yasir Salem, Gideon Oji, Crazy Legs Conti, and Bill Myers as expected entrants in the April 2 peeps eating contest. Sonya Thomas is not listed despite the competition taking place in National Harbor, MD across the river from her hometown of Alexandria, VA.
Sunherald.com lists Joey Chestnut, Adrian Morgan, Gideon Oji, Rich LeFevre, Crazy Legs Conti and Nate Billers as the ranked competitors in Saturdays meat pie eating contest at the Silver Slipper on Saturday. Spectators must be 21 or older.
The Silver Slipper twitter lists some of the entrants in the meat pie eating contest on March 5: Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Adrian Morgan, Badlands Booker and Nate Biller. update Feb 26 SunHerald.com has an interview with Joey Chestnut about the contest.
Wing Bowl 24 previews
- Philly.com live blog
- NJ.com preview
- BillyPenn.com profile of Wing Bowl radio host & co-founder Angelo Cataldi
- Wingbowl.CBSlocal.com backstage gallery
- PhillyVoice.com article on how strip clubs benefit from the Wing Bowl
- List of famous Philadelphians that would do well at the Wing Bowl
- TalkSportsPhilly.com Wing Bowl Weigh In gallery
Eater Profiles
- Dimitry “Ukraine Train” Shchupak in LevittownNow.com
- Danielle Gatlos in Metro.us
- Kurt “Rumspringa” Fritzche in CourierPostOnline
Patch.com has a preview of Sunday's National Bagel Eating Contest in Huntington, NY.
Sun Sentinel reports that Matt Stonie, Miki Sudo, Adrian Morgan, Geoffrey Esper, Yasir Salem, Gideon Oji and Nate Biller are expected to compete in the World Birthday Cake-Eating Championship on Valentine's Day Eve in West Palm Beach, FL.
Defending champion Molly Schuyler, Dave Brunelli and Naader Reda are expected to compete in the Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl World Hot Chicken Championship in Nashville on December 29. There will also be a contest for amateurs before the professional competition.
George Shea has posted the field for the December 5 St. Elmo's shrimp eating contest in Indianapolis: Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Yasir Salem, Steve Hendry, Gideon Oji, Matthew Raible, Andrew Kogutkiewicz and Tracy Goode. If Matt Stonie misses the contest, that will keep his winning streak alive into 2016.
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