SCNTX.com has an article about Saturday's tamale eating contest in Lewisville, TX listing Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Tim Janus, Michelle Lesco, Jeff Butler and Nate Biller (1st MLE contest since being dropped from rankings).
Cleveland.com has a preview of Friday's apple pie eating contest in Brunswick, OH where Joey Chestnut offers some training tips. Bob Shoudt and Adrian Morgan are other expected competitors. update A full competitors list includes Tim Janus and Sonya Thomas. According to the eatfeats database, the event will be the first IFOCE/MLE contest held on Friday the 13th.
A press release announces Jamie McDonald, Stephanie Torres, Mike Longo and Molly Schuyler (billed as favorite for 2013's Competitive Eating Rooking [sic] of the Year) are expected to compete in The Great Pumpkin Farm World Hands-Free Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship in Clarence, NY on September 29.
Joey Chestnut and Tim Janus are expected to compete in the World Tamale Eating Championship in Lewisville, TX on September 28.
Expected competitors in the pro division of Saturday's contest at Taste of Hamburg in Hamburg, PA include Jamie McDonald, David Brunelli, Mike Longo, Wayne Algenio, and Joel Podelsky.
Expected competitors in Wednesday's Nugget World Rib Eating Championship in Sparks, NV include Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Miki Sudo, Juan Rodriguez, Erik Denmark, Dax Swanson and Steve Hendry.
The fields for the Buffalo Wing Festival eating contest and Buffet Bowl contests have been listed. Joey Chestnut, Sonya Thomas, Miki Sudo, Eric "Badlands" Booker, Michelle Lesco, Jim Reeves, Yasir Salem and Steve Hendry some competitors expected to participate in both contests.
A press release announces that Jamie McDonald, Molly Schuyler, Eric Dahl and Stephanie Torres are expected to compete in Ian's Pizza eating contest in Madison, WI on September 21. The contest purse is $2,250 with a first prize of $1,000.
Joey Chestnut, Bob Shoudt and Adrian Morgan are expected to compete in the Mapleside Farms World Apple Pie Eating Championships in Brunswick, OH on September 13.
DNAInfo has a preview of Sunday's kimchi eating contest in Chicago including a video interview with Miki Sudo where she calls Joey Chestnut and Matt Stonie her main rivals. Sonya Thomas, Michelle Lesco, Adrian Morgan, Badlands Booker and Erik Denmark are also expected to compete. update Miki Sudo has a facebook post about the interview.
A press release announces that Jamie McDonald will face Molly Schuyler in a fried mushroom festival at the Mushroom Festival in Kennett Square, PA on September 7. The top male and female amateurs will both receive $200 at that contest.
Clearwater.patch.com has a preview of Thursday's Hooters World Wing-Eating Championship listing Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo and Michelle "Cardboard Shell" as expected entrants.
The entrants list for next month's Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship has been announced. Top 10 ranked competitors are Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Bob Shoudt and Miki Sudo. "LA Beast" is listed, so apparently he has decided to unretire after announcing competitive eating was too small an arean for his talents on July 4.
Molly Schuyler, Jamie McDonald, Joe Menchetti and others are listed as expected entrants for the National Caribbean Food Eating Championships at Lake Quassy, CT on July 14.
The final rosters for today's Nathan's finals are available. Christos “Hot Dog Hercules†Kyriazis is receiving a slot as the male Canadian representative. Three unranked women are competing: Neslie Ricasa, Laura Riehman and Prudence DiBenedetto. Rake and Herald has a preview of the contest.
Unnamed competitive eaters from Atlanta, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut are expected to compete in the hot dog eating contest awarding $3,000 in Summerfield, NC on Saturday.
Crazy Legs Conti, Brian Subich, Bill Myers and Jim Reeves are listed as entrants for tomorrow's Nathan's qualifier at the Meadowlands State Fair. Atlanta runner-up Ronnie Hartman and Brian Seiken are also expected to compete. Maria "Edible" is also expected to attend (but possibly not compete). FIOS1 has a video of an interview with Crazy Legs Conti. update Hudson Reporter has an article about local competitor Jordan Rothman.
A facebook event page lists the competitors for the July 4 hot dog eating contest at the Eventi Hotel that Kobayashi will headline: Wayne Algenio, Dave Brunelli, Johnnie Excel, Dave "US Male" Goldstein, Jamie McDonald & Will Millender. (via email)
The roster for the July 4 Diamond Dogs eating contest at The Depot Tavern in Minneapolis has been announced. Defending champion Eric Dahl is not on it.
Miki Sudo, Adrian Morgan, Juan Rodriguez, Jeff Butler and Steve Hendry are expected to compete in tomorrow's Hooters wing qualfier tomorrow. This means that at most five of the 2012 finalists will return to the 2013 finals: Sonya Thomas, Joey Chestnut, Juliet Lee, Erik Denmark and possibly Adrian Morgan.
Patch.com announces that Adrian Morgan, Eric "Badlands" Booker and Damien Boykin will compete in Saturday's Nathan's qualifier at Cypress Street Pint and Plate in Atlanta.
Ribfest Chicago announces that Erik Denmark will be the only returning pro competitor from its 2012 eating contest, which might be a record for year to year turnover. A full list of 2013 competitors is available on the festival website.
June 2 MLE contest fields: Tim Janus, Bob Shoudt and Matt Stonie are expected to compete in Sunday's pastrami sandwich eating contest at Katz's Deli in Manhattan, Badlands Booker and Molly Schuyler are listed as favorites in the St. Paul, MN Nathan's qualifier and Sonya Thomas is expected to defend her Acme Oyster title in New Orleans. update May 29 Joey Chestnut confirms he will compete at Katz's and Aaron Osthoff will leave for New Orleans today.
DNAInfo reports that Joey Chestnut, Bob Shoudt, Miki Sudo, Eric Denmark, Michelle Lesco and Juan Rodriguez are expected to compete at Ribfest Chicago on June 7.
The Zanesville Times Recorder has a preview of Sunday's Riders 4 Relief National Onion Ring Eating Championship in Coshocton, Ohio. Competitors Jamie McDonald and Stephanie Torres will be doing a meet and feet tomorrow.
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