The Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship announces the roster of professional competitors. Expected entrants in the IFOCE top 10 are Bob Shoudt, Sonya Thomas, Erik Denmark, Tim Brown and Matt Stonie. Stephanie Torres and Michelle Lesco are also listed which gives the contest 3 of the top 4 finishers in the Nathan's womens division.
The MLE facebook lists some of the expected entrants in next Friday's Taco Bell taco eating contest in Puerto Rico: Joey Chestnut, Tim Janus, Matt Stonie, Eric "Badlands" Booker, Pete Davekos, Sean Brockert and Yasir Salem.
The list of professionals expected to compete in Sunday's meatball eating contest in Midlothian, IL sponsored by Bartolini's has been posted and includes Joe Menchetti, Tom Gilbert, Bob Kuhns and Pete Czerwinski, who will be filmed by German television for an upcoming program.
IFOCE August / September 2011 contests
The IFOCE contests page has been updated with several August & September events:
- Aug 20 Day-Lee/Nisei Week Gyoza Eating Championship, Los Angeles, CA
- Aug 31 John Ascuaga’s Nugget World Rib Eating Championship, Sparks, NV
- Sep 3 Buffalo Buffet Bowl, Buffalo, NY
- Sep 4 U.S. National Buffalo Wing Eating Championship, Buffalo, NY
An IFOCE rib eating contest has been held in July at the Chinook Winds Casino on the Oregon coast. There does not appear to be any information about a 2011 contest on the casino website.
The MLE twitter has a list of entrants in tomorrow's Nathan's qualifier at Concord Mills omitting Hall Hunt: "Wing Kong, Crazy Legs, Subich, Boykin, Grace Lee". (Brian Subich announced he would not compete yesterday.) The high tomorrow is expected to be 95, hopefully the contest will be held inside. update Grace Lee's podcast about the contest is available (via eatingcontest) update #2 WCNC also lists Brian Szontagh, Travis Wheeler, Vanessa Lugo and Katie Fisher as expected entrants and Micah "Wing Kong" Collins announces that he is currently lacking transportation south.
The Salisbury Post reports that Crazy Legs Conti, Eric "Steakbellie" Livingston and Grace Lee as expected entrants in the June 18 Nathan's qualifier in Concord, NC.
BizJournals reports that Joe Menchetti and Brad Sciullo will compete in the Holly Wing Wars in Timonimum, MD (Baltimore area) on Saturday.
Louisiana Seafood News reports that Pat Bertoletti and Adrian Morgan will compete in the World Oyster Eating Championship in New Orleans Sunday.
The MLE facebook lists Sonya Thomas, Aaron Osthoff, Crazy Legs Conti, Pat Philbin, Eric "Steakbellie" Livingston, "Wild" Bill Myers and Yasir Salem as expected competitors in Saturday's Nathan's qualifier at Trump Plaza in Atlantic City. Bob Shoudt, mentioned in previous previews, is not listed.
The facebook for Ellis Island Casino in Las Vegas has posted a list of the competitors in Saturday's hot dog eating contest that will award $1750. One of the entrants is "Rich Lefeure", which might be a misspelling of LeFevre.
IFOCE.com has an article about Pete Davekos competing in the Nathan's qualifier at Patriot Place in Foxborough, MA tomorrow. (Eric "Badlands" Booker might also compete.) Davekos did a hot dog eating contest on Kiss 108 this morning to promote the competition. update A podcast of Davekos' appearance is available.
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.
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