The Charleston Daily Mail has a preview of Saturday's pepperoni roll eating contest at the Three Rivers Festival with quotes from Joey Chestnut, Tim Janus and Miki Sudo. Pat Bertoletti departure from MLE is mentioned.
Joey Chestnut, Tim Janus, Sonya Thomas, Bob Shoudt, Miki Sudo, Juliet Lee, Micah Collins, Yasir Salem, Marcos Owens, Brian Subich and Bill Myers are expected to compete in Saturday's pepperoni roll eating contest at the West Virginia Three Rivers Fest.
Joey Chestnut will compete in Niko Niko's gyro eating contest in Houston May 19. Other competitors include Matt Stonie, Adrian Morgan, Eric "Badlands" Booker, Kevin "LA Beast" Strahle and Nate Biller.
Sun-Sentinel reports that expected entrants in Sunday's contest at the Sweet Corn Fiesta in West Palm Beach include Sonya Thomas, Bob Shoudt, Erik Denmark, Jon Bello, Craig Reed and defending champion Crazy Legs Conti.
Tim Janus, Sonya Thomas, Adrian Morgan, Erik Denmark, Eric "Badlands" Booker, Michelle "Cardboard Shell" Lesco, Crazy Legs Conti, Nate Biller, Damien Boykin and Matt Raible are expected to compete in the oyster contest at Foodabluza in Atmore, AL Friday.
Joey Chestnut, Sonya Thomas, Tim Janus, Bob Shoud, Juliet Lee, Sean Gordon, Micah Collins, Yasir Salem and Crazy Legs Conti are expected to compete in tomorrow's pro wing eating contest at Pork in the Park in Salisbury, MD.
Nathan’s qualifier circuit to open March 23 on Coney Island Boardwalk
update March 8 Crain’s New York has an incorrect claim that the March 23 qualifier will be the first Coney Island Nathan’s contest held on a date other than July 4. Erik Denmark won a Coney Island qualifier on July 3, 2006.. In the 1970s, contests were held at various days in the summer, including Labor Day and Memorial Day weekend.
BrooklynPaper.com reports that the 2013 Nathan’s qualifier circuit will open on March 23 at the Nathan’s location on the Coney Island Boardwalk. Expected competitors include Tim “Eater X” Janus, Eric “Badlands” Booker, Crazy Legs Conti and “Michelle” [sic] Marie Mele. The Nathan’s location on the boardwalk will open March 18 and the main restaurant at Surf & Stillwell is hoping to complete post-Sandy reconstruction by Memorial Day.
update Registration is now open for the boardwalk qualifier. The first qualifier of the Hooters circuit in Panama City, FL is also accepting entrants.
IFOCE.com lists the qualifier cities as Las Vegas, Boston, Miami and Naples, FL, Atlanta and Savannah, GA, St. Paul, MN, Queens, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, Calgary and East Rutherford, NJ.
update #2 2012 qualifer sites which are not listed include Garden City, MI, Atlantic City, Concord, NC, Thackerville, OK and Tempe, AZ. If no qualifiers are added, there will be one qualifier each in the central (St. Paul), mountain (calgary) and Pacific (Las Vegas) time zones.
update #3 A press release says the finals will start at noon and be televised on ESPN.
Pat Bertoletti, Sonya Thomas, Bob Shoudt, Sean Gordon, Eric "Badlands" Booker, Micah "Wing Kong" Collins, Yasir Salem, Crazy Legs Conti, Juan Rodriguez, Larell Marie Mele, Eric "Steakbellie" Livingston, "Wild" Bill Myers are listed as expected entrants in tomorrow's king cake eating contest at the Showboat in Atlantic City. Marcos Owens and Brian Seiken are additional competitors.
Examiner.com has a preview of the February 12 king cake eating contest at the Showboat in Atlantic City including an interview with Pat Bertolleti. Other expected entrants include Sonya Thomas, Bob Shoudt, Eric "Badlands" Booker, Sean Gordon, Micah "Wing Kong" Collins and Crazy Legs Conti. update The Asbury Park Press also has an interview with Pat Bertoletti. update Feb 7 Caesars.com also has an interview with Bertoletti.
Joe LaRue and Rick "The Manager" Russo are listed as expected entrants in a fruitcake eating contest at Santa's Candy Castle in Santa Claus, IN on Saturday that will be recorded for a Travel Channel program.
The Toronto Sun lists Pat Bertoletti, Eric "Badlands" Booker, Micah "Wing Kong" Collins, Meredith Boxberger and Maria "Edible" as expected entrants in Smoke's Poutinerie eating contest on October 13. "Wild" Bill Myers and Larell Marie Mele are other probable competitors.
Joey Chestnut, Sonya Thomas, Tim Janus, Bob Shoudt and Juliet Lee are listed as expected entrants in Sunday's chili eating contest at Taste of DC.
SCNTX has a preview of Saturday's tamale eating contest in Lewisville, TX containing an interview with Tim "Eater X" Janus. Joey Chestnut, Adrian Morgan, Yasir Salem and Nate Biller are other listed expected competitors.
FOX4KC and PrimeMagKC has previews of tomorrows qualifier for the Burnt Ends Battle to be held at Zarda BBQ in Lexena, KS
Joey Chestnut has been announced as a competitor in the World Tamale Eating Championship to be held September 29 in Lewisville, TX, joining Tim Janus and Adrian Morgan as entrants ranked in the MLE top 10. (via comment)
A press release lists defending champion Tim Janus along with Adrian Morgan, Yasir Salem and Nate Biller as expected entrants in the tamale eating contest to be held in Lewisville, TX on September 29.
A press release about the Bierhaus NYC National Oktoberfest Bratwurst Eating Championship bills Jamie McDonald as "2012's Competitive Eating Rookie of the Year". Stephanie Torres and Will Millender are also listed as expected entrants.
EatMyPie.ca has a preview of Sunday's pizza eating contest to be held at PIE - Wood Fire Pizza Joint in Barrie, Ontario. In addition to Takeru Kobayashi and "Furious" Pete Czerwinski, Jamie McDonald, Stephanie Torres (billed as the #2 female competitive eater in the world) and 680 pound sumo wrestler Manny Yarborough are also listed as expected entrants.
A press release announces Joey Chestnut will defend his bratwurst title at Oktoberfest-Zinzinnati in Cincinnati on September 22. Other expected entrants include Tim "Gravy" Brown, Kevin "LA Beast" Strahle, Andrew Kogutkiewicz and Matthew Raible.
The BBC has a preview of Saturday's eating contest at the Hillsborough Oyster Festival in Northern Ireland, where Sonya Thomas will seek to avenge a 2008 loss where she was defeated by defending champion Colin Shirlow 230 oysters to 191 in a three minute competition. The article incorrectly states Sonya Thomas' previous contest in Northern Ireland was held three years ago; it took place in 2008. The article also lists Sonya Thomas as a resident of New York who is looking to "take the trophy back to Coney Island".
Reading Eagle and Republican Herald have previews of tomorrow's eating contest at the Taste of Hamburg-er Festival in Hamburg, PA.
A press release about the National Peach Fried Pie Eating Champion in Dallas on September 29 lists Eric Dahl, Jamie McDonald and Stephanie Torres as expected entrants.
A press release lists Pat Bertoletti, Matt Stonie, Erik Denmark, Juan Rodriguez and Michelle Lesco as expected entrants in the Nugget World Rib-Eating Championship in Sparks, NV on August 29.
A press release lists Eric Dahl, Joe Menchetti, Jamie McDonald and Dave Brunelli are listed as expected entrants in the fried mushroom eating contest to be held in Kennet Square, PA (The contest will take place on September 8, which is not mentioned in the release.)
Day-Lee Foods facebook has a list of the expected entrants in the World Gyoza Eating Championship.
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