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.
A press release announces that Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Michelle Lesco, Badlands Booker, Yasir Salem, Gideon Oji and Crazy Legs Conti are expected to compete in the turkey eating contest at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, CT on November 21. If Matt Stonie misses the contest, he will have a 365+ day winning streak, since his most recent defeat came at last year's turkey eating contest.
Joey Chestnut has been announced as a competitor in the gumbo eating contest in Larose, LA on November 7. Miki Sudo, Sonya Thomas and Adrian Morgan are also expected to compete. update Nate Biller, Crazy Legs Conti, Corey Fanguy and Matt Raible are also expected. Adrian Morgan appeared on WWL to promote the contest.
Philadelphia Weekly has interviews with Bob Shoudt and Dave Brunelli about competing in Saturday's Cheeststeak Festival eating contest.
Matt Stonie and Miki Sudo are expected to compete in Saturday's Martorano’s Masters World Pasta Eating Championship in Las Vegas.
Joey Chestnut, Michelle Lesco, Rich LeFevre and Nate Biller are expected to compete in the Siegi Sausage Eating Contest at Linde Oktoberfest Tulsa on October 24.
The field has been announced for the chili eating contest at Taste of DC on October 10: Joey Chestnut, Tim Janus, Sonya Thomas, Juliet Lee, Yasir Salem, Gideon Oji, Badlands Booker, Brian Dudzinski, Bill Myers, Mary Bowers and Eric Livingston. This will be Tim Janus' first contest outside NYC since May 2014. The contest is also accepting entries from military members.
Matt Stonie and Joey Chestnut are expected to compete in Smoke's Poutinerie eating contest in Toronto on October 3.
Wayne Algenio, Marcos Owens and defending women's champion Molly Schuyler listed as entrants on the NYC Dumpling Festival's facebook page.
Juliet Lee and Brian Dudzinski are expected to compete in the first 2015-16 Nathan's qualifier at Dover (DE) International Speedway on October 4.
The roster for the September 26 pork roll eating contest in Trenton, NJ has been posted and includes Joey Chestnut, Juliet Lee, Geoffrey Esper, Badlands Booker, Yasir Salem, Crazy Legs Conti, Gideon Oji, Micah Collins and Bill Myers. update Sep 22App.com has an interview with Joey Chestnut about competing in the contest. update Sep 23 Jeff Edelstein has a column about competing in the contest
The field for the Elk Grove (CA) Giant Pumpkin Festival World Pumpkin Pie-Eating Championship on October 4 has been announced: Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Erik Denmark and Pablo Martinez. Matt Stonie will apparently miss the competition.
Cincinnati.com reports that Joey Chestnut, Jeff Butler, Danielle Gioia, Bill Myers and Matt Raible are expected to compete in the bratwurst eating contest at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati on September 20.
The field for this year's tamale eating contest in Lewisville, TX on September 26 has been announced: Miki Sudo, Erik Denmark, Adrian Morgan, Michelle Lesco, Nate Biller, Josh Miller, Bam Martinez, Corey Fanguy, Alex Perez. Defending champion Joey Chestnut (along with all other previous winners) and Matt Stonie are not expected to compete.
Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Miki Sudo, Erik Denmark and Crazy Legs Conti are expected to compete in the 10th Annual Nugget World Rib-Eating Championship in Sparks, NV on September 2.
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