Pat Bertoletti, Tim "Gravy" Brown and Ben Taylor appeared in a video to promote the eating contest at the Chicago Ribfest on June 10. Erik Denmark is also expected to compete.
Pat Bertoletti, Tim Janus and Juliet Lee are expected to compete in the Pierpont Pepperoni Roll Eating World Championship held at the Three Rivers Festival in Fairmont, WV on May 28.
The Morning Call and Philly.com (via email) have previews of Saturday's cheesesteak eating contest at Dorney Park in Allentown, PA.
Philly.com reports that the May 28 Atlantic City Nathan's qualifier will feature two of the IFOCE top 5: Bob Shoudt and Sonya Thomas. (Larell Marie Mele is also listed, but her competing is unlikely since she qualified yesterday.)
The Concord (Charlotte, NC area) Mills facebook lists Hall Hunt, Andrew Brake and Brian Szontagh as expected entrants in the June 18 Nathan's qualifier. No female competitors are listed.
The MLE facebook has a roster for tomorrows salt potato eating contest in Baldwinsville, NY listing Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti, Bob Shoudt, Tim Janus, Juliet Lee, Badlands Booker, Micah Collins, Pete Davekos, Crazy Legs Conti, Brian Dudzinski, Bill Myers and Josh Snow. Sonya Thomas is not listed even though she appeared in the previous list of competitors.
Syracuse.com has interviews with Joey Chestnut and Bob Shoudt about the Salt Potato Eating World Championship in Baldwinsville, NY on Saturday.
Atlantic City Weekly lists Sonya Thomas, Crazy Legs Conti, Pat Philbin and Larell Marie Mele as expected entrants in the Nathan's qualifier at Trump Plaza on May 28. (George Shea claims that Conti will be the first person to compete in the Nathan's finals 10 years in a row if he qualifies, which might be incorrect. The eatfeats database lists Eric "Badlands" Booker as competing in the finals from 1997 to 2006.)
PizzaSlaugherFest.com has a page about Saturday's pizza eating contest at Tony Boloney's in Atlantic City, NJ listing Jon Squibb, Dave Goldstein and Dale Boone as expected entrants.
Times Herald has an article listing several expected entrants in Saturday's Nathan's qualifier in Newnan, Georgia: Tim "Gravy" Brown, "Super" Paul Barlow, Steve Martin and rookie Patrick Dogan. No female competitors are named.
A Morning Call blog entry lists Joey Chestnut, Bob Shoudt, Eric "Steakbellie" Livingston, Micah "Wing Kong" Collins, Sean Gordon, Brian Dudzinski and Larell Marie Mele as expected entrants in the cheesesteak eating contest to be held on May 21 at Dorney Park in Allentown, PA.
VegasNews.com reports that Joe LaRue and Johnny Excel are expected to compete in the pickle eating contest held at the Carnegie Deli in The Mirage on May 13.
CultureMap Houston has a poster promoting Niko Niko's World Gyro Eating Championship on May 15 listing Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti, Erik Denmark and Adrian Morgan as expected entrants.
The MLE facebook lists Pat Bertoletti, Sonya Thomas, Erik Denmark, Randy Harrison, Gary Klucken, Yasir Salem and Mark Hansen as expected entrants in tomorrow's La Costena Jalapeno Eating Championship in San Antonio.
A poster has been produced for tomorrow's Big "A" Burger Challenge in Mount Olive, NC billing Dale Boone as the #1 ranked eater in the Southern United States and "Furious" Pete Czerwinski as the #1 ranked "picnic style" eater.
"Gentleman" Joe Menchetti, "Furious" Pete Czerwinski, Dale Boone, Mike Longo and David Brunelli are listed as expected entrants in the Andy's Big A Burger Challenge at the North Carolina Pickle Festival in Mount Olive, NC on Saturday.
Syracuse.com has a blog entry about the May 14 Salt Potato Eating World Championship listing Joey Chestnut, Sonya Thomas, Bob Shoudt and Tim Janus as expected entrants.
Sonya Thomas and Pat Bertoletti are expected to compete in the La Costeña Feel the Heat Jalapeño Eating Championship Challenge on Sunday according to a mySanAntonio blog entry.
The Isle of Capri Casino Hotel Boonville's web site has the roster of the May 7 boneless wing eating contest listing Pat Bertoletti, Sonya Thomas and Tim Janus as expected entrants.
Sun Sentinel has a preview of Sunday's eating contest at the Sweet Corn Fiesta in West Palm Beach listing Hall Hunt, Crazy Legs Conti, Sean Brockert and Bruce Ollis as expected entrants.
The MLE facebook announces that Crazy Legs Conti, Adrian Morgan and Nate Biller are expected to compete in the crawfish eating contest at the French Quarter Festival in New Orleans a week from tomorrow. According to the eatfeats database, this will be the first meeting for Conti & Morgan since the controversial Nathan's qualifier in Escondido, CA.
AsparagusFest.com has a list of expected entrants in the April 16 deep fried asparagus eating contest. Joe Chestnut and Pat Bertoletti are expected to compete.
A page on AmericanAirlinesCenter.com lists Joey Chestnut, Sonya Thomas, Pat Bertoletti & Bob Shoudt as expected entrants in the Wingstop World Wing-Eating Championship rescheduled for April 13.
TooJays facebook lists the 10 lottery winners who will receive slots in the corned beef eating contest for amateurs on St. Patrick's Day. Prospective entrants had to finish a Jaynormous sandwich to have their name placed in the pool.
Toojays.com has a list of some expected competitors in the St. Patrick's Day corned beef contest which includes the current IFOCE top 3, Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti and Bob Shoudt.
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