Meredith Boxberger, Benjamin Taylor and Craig Reed are expected to compete in the first Nathan's qualifier of 2012 in Garden City, MI on April 21.
Sonya Thomas, Adrian Morgan, Crazy Legs Conti, Nate Biller and Damien Boykin are among the expected competitors in Saturday's crawfish eating contest at the French Quarter Festival in New Orleans.
The next qualifiers in the Hooters Wing Circuit will take place in Indianapolis on April 18 (first Hoosier state IFOCE contest since 2006 Indiana State Fair) and at the Real Texas Festival in Mesquite, TX (east Dallas area) on April 28. update Registration for the Indianapolis qualifier will open today at 4pm. The Hooter facebook has a additional qualifier cities (San Jose, NYC, Indianapolis, OKC, St. Louis, Jacksonville, FL & Atlanta). update April 7 The full schedule has been posted.
QCOnline has a list of expected entrants in the World Catfish Eating Championship on March 24 at the Rhythm City Casino in Davenport, IA. Five of the top 12-ranked IFOCE members are expected: Pat Bertoletti, Tim Janus, Adrian Morgan, Tim Brown and Aaron Osthoff. Justin Mih will also return to competitive eating after an absence of almost 4 years.
The blog for the Stockton Asparagus Festival has an entry listing the expected entrants in the deep fried asparagus eating contest on April 28. update fields for the Rhythm City catfish eating contest in Davenport, IA on March 24 and the cupcake eating contest at the Isle Casino in Waterloo, Iowa on April 24 have also been announced.
The CompetitiveEat twitter announces the field for the National Spring Break Eating Championship on March 24 in Lake Havasu City, AZ: Ian Hickman, Will Millender, John Rivera, Kevin Ross and Stephanie Torres.
Facebook posts announce the fields for two March MLE contests. TooJay's in Palm Beach Gardens on St. Patrick's Day will have four of the top six: two-time defending champion Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti, Bob Shoudt and Matt Stonie. Catfish at Rhythm City Casino in Davenport, IA will be headlined by Pat Bertoletti and Tim Janus.
Naader Reda has a preview of today's cheesesteak eating contest at Philly's Best in Corona, CA. update Feb 27 Naader Reda reports Jimmy "The Specialist" Lin & Kevin Ross appeared to tie w/5.5 sandwiches. The Spicialist was declared the victory
The MLE facebook has a list of competitors in Tuesday's king cake eating contest at the Showboat in Atlantic City. Pat Bertoletti, Sonya Thomas and Bob Shoudt will headline the field.
Naader Reda has a preview of Saturday's nugget eating contest at the Chick Fil A in La Habra, CA. Johnnie Excel is expected to compete and John Rivera will make his contest debut.
Naader Reda has a preview of tomorrow's wing eating contest at the Wingstop in Irvine, CA.
Biloxi.isleofcapricasinos.com has a full list of expected entrants in tomorrow's peanut butter & banana sandwich contest. Ranked competitors who were not mentioned in the previous list of entrants include Pete Davekos, "Buffalo" Jim Reeves, Nathan Biller, Bryan Beard, Larell Marie Mele, Yasir Salem, Damien Boykin and Andrew Kogutkiewicz.
WLOX is holding a contest awarding a spot in the peanut butter & banana eating contest at the Isle Casino in Biloxi, MS Saturday. Pat Bertoletti, Bob Shoudt, Aaron Osthoff, Adrian Morgan and Sean Gordon are expected to compete.
Steve Martorano asks who will beat Joey Chestnut at the meatball eating contest to be held December 10 in Hollywood, FL. Bob Shoudt is also expected to compete.
The Miami New Times has a preview of the meatball eating contest to be held December 10 at Café Martorano located in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood (Florida) with quotes from expected competitor Adrian Morgan and a recipe for the meatballs to be used in the contest.
A press release lists Sonya Thomas, Eric "Badlands" Booker and Crazy Legs Conti as expected entrants in tomorrow's Wild Turkey 81 Eating World Championship. The contest will be held at The Times Center on 41st Street near Times Square at 11 am. Booker and Conti delivered 81 turkeys to City Harvest today. (picture) update Pat Bertoletti says he would have liked to have an opportunity to defend his 2006/07 turkey titles, but did not receive a contest slot. update #2 Pete Davekos, Allen Goldstein and Maria "Edible" will also compete. "L. A. Beast" will be the only amateur. (A video of his turkey training session).
Joe LaRue, Eric Dahl, Joe Menchetti along with defending champion Chris "The Mad Greek" Abatsas are expected to compete in the World Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship in Clarence, NY on Sunday.
A press release lists "Notorious" Bob Shoudt, Tim "Gravy" Brown, Aaron "A-Train" Osthoff and Ben Taylor as expected entrants in Saturday's World Maid-Rite Sandwich Eating Championship at the Isle Casino in Bettendorf, Iowa.
Naader Reda has a preview of Saturday's burger eating contest at Lumpy's Diner in Antioch, CA.
The Southeast Missourian has a preview of Saturday's Moonpie Eating World Championship at lady Luck Casino in Caruthersville with quotes from Tim Janus. Pat Bertoletti, Tim Janus, Eric "Badlands" Booker, Adrian Morgan and Meredith Boxberger are listed as expected entrants.
Dickeys.com has a list of the seven qualifier winners who will compete in the barbecue sandwich eating finals in Dalls on October 18.
Tim "Eater X" Janus and Adrian "The Rabbit" Morgan are listed as expected entrants in Saturday's Moon Pie Eating Word Championship at Lady Luck Casino in Caruthersville, MO on Saturday. Meredith Boxberger has also announced she will compete. The contest will be webcast at 4 pm central on MakinThePlay.com.
Arkansas Online has a preview of Saturday's eating contest at the Jacksonville (AR) Wing Ding focusing on Sonya Thomas and Aaron Osthoff.
The MLE facebook announces that Sonya Thomas, Aaron Osthoff, Adrian Morgan and Nate Biller are expected to compete in Saturday's contest at the Wing Fling in Jacksonville, AR.
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