Takeru Kobayashi, Jamie McDonald, Naader Reda, Damon Wells and Matt Cohen are expected to compete in the Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce taco eating contest at Chronic Tacos in Redondo Beach on September 1.
Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Miki Sudo, Michelle Lesco and Crazy Legs Conti are expected to compete in the World Rib-Eating Championship in Sparks, NV on August 27.
A press release about the Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship in Los Angeles, CA on August 16 lists couples Joey Chestnut & Neslie Ricasa and Miki Sudo & Juan Rodriguez as expected entrants. Matt Stonie, Marcos Owens, Pablo Martinez and Badlands Booker are also on the roster.
Jim Reeves and Nicole Rodriguez are listed as expected entrants in the August 17 Nathan's qualifier in Brooklyn, MI.
Joey Chestnut, Jeff Butler, Ronnie Hartman and Crazy Legs Conti are listed as expected entrants in the chicken spiedie eating contest at Tioga Downs in Nichols, NY on July 26.
A press release announces the field for the "Hot Dog Insanity" eating contest to be held July 4 at 230 Fifth Rooftop Bar in Manhattan: Takeru Kobayashi, Pat Bertoletti, Tim Brown, Wayne Algenio, Johnnie Excel, Jesse Kankula.
BostonGlobe.com lists Matt Stonie, Crazy Legs Conti and Jim Reeves as competitors in Saturday's Nathan's qualifier at the Phantom Gourmet BBQ and Music Beach Party in Boston.
MCall.com has the field for next weekend's Nathan's qualifier at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, PA. Bob Shoudt and Juliet Lee will be the favorites. Marcos Owens, Meredith Boxberger (probably inaccurate), Bill Myers and Eric Livingston are also listed.
Matt Stonie, Miki Sudo, Bob Shout, Juliet Lee, Michelle Lesco and Badlands Booker are expect to compete in the pepperoni rolls eating contest tomorrow at the Three Rivers Festival.  Joey Chestnut will be doing an appearance at the Charlotte qualifier. update The DPost reports that Jeff Butler and Jim Reeves are also expected.
Adrian Morgan, Jim Reeves, Damien Boykin and Ronnie Hartman are expected in the Savannah Nathan's qualifier on June 7.
Defending champion Miki Sudo. Michelle Lesco and Jeff Butler are expected entrants in the eating contest at RibMania in Chicago on June 6. Joey Chestnut is not expected to compete.
The field for the Eastern Shore Wing War in Salisbury, MD has been announced. Eight of the MLE top 9 are expected to compete (all except Matt Stonie).
NJ.com has a preview of this weekend's New York City Hot Sauce Expo, which will have several spicy eating contests, one of which will be a Carolina Reaper pepper eating contest officiated by Guinness World Records.
2/3 of the MLE top 9 are expected in this weekend's contests at the Wind Creek Throwdown in Atmore, AL: Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Tim Janus, Miki Sudo, Adrian Morgan & Michelle Lesco.
The Atmore Advance has a short preview of next weekend's eating contests at the Wind Creek Throwdown in Atmore, AL.
Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Tim Janus, Sonya Thomas and Bob Shoudt are listed as expected entrants in Saturday's World Chili Eating Challenge in Orlando. "Badlands" Booker has also said he would compete.
A press release about the The Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl World Hot Chicken Eating Championship announces that Molly Schuyler, Eric Dahl, Stephanie Torres and Chris Abatsas are expected to compete in Nashville on December 29.
The announced competitors for Saturday's St. Elmo's shrimp eating contest in Indianapolis: Joey Chestnut | Yasir Salem | Tracy Goode | Craig "The Doctor" Evans update Crazy Legs Conti will also compete.
Molly Schuyler, Jamie McDonald, Dave Brunelli, Wayne Algenio and Mike Longo are listed as expected entrants in Saturday's bratwurst eating contest at Hofbräu Bierhaus NYC.
Zombie Pub Crawl Brain Taco expected entrants: Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Bryan Beard, Mary Bowers
Taste of DC Ben's Chili Bowl field: Tim Janus, Sonya Thomas, Bob Shoudt, Miki Sudo, Juliet Lee, Eric "Badlands" Booker, Micah Collins, Yasir Salem, Crazy Legs Conti, Bill Myers (Ronnie Hartman to do military contest)
The News Enterprise reports that Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Miki Sudo, Sonya Thomas and Ronnie Hartman are expected to compete in tomorrow's hardboiled egg eating contest in Radcliff, KY. Bob Shoudt has withdrawn from the contest.
A press release announces the finalists for the Rock the Tot tater tot eating finals in Bar Louie Cleveland on Saturday: Molly Schuyler, Bob Kuhns, Jose Carbajal (Chicago), Brian Feldman (Washington, DC) and Sean Mulcahey (Cincinnati).
A press release about the bratwurst eating contest at Bierhaus NYCon October 26 lists Jamie McDonald, Molly Schuyler, Dave Brunelli, Wayne Algenio, Mike Longo and Graham Kist as expected entrants.
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