The eating contest twitter announces that defending champion Tim Janus, Sonya Thomas, Erik Denmark, Nate Biller, Adrian Morgan and Bryan Beard are expected to compete in the tamale contest in Lewisville, Texas on September 25. NeighborsGo.com has an interview with Tim Janus.
Pete Davekos' new twitter announces that he expects to compete against Joey Chestnut and Pat Bertoletti in the Upper Crust Pizza eating contest in Boston on September 25. update Bob Shoudt and Crazy Legs Conti are also expected to compete
The MLE facebook reports that Joey Chestnut, Tim Brown, Juliet Lee and David Solomon are expected to compete in the bratwurst contest at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati on Saturday.
Bizjournals.com reports that Joey Chestnut and 6 other top ten ranked IFOCE members will compete in the Pepto World Bratwurst Eating Championship in Cincinnati on Saturday.
Sun Sentinel has a list of expected entrants in Sunday's pickle eating contest at Isle Casino Pompano park listing several previously unnamed competitors: Damien Boykin, Jon Bello, RJ Frasca and Bruce Ollis. The contest will start at 11 am.
The MLE facebook reports that Pat Bertolletti, Sonya Thomas, Bob Shoudt, Hall Hunt, Bryan Beard and Sean Brockert are expected in Sunday's pickle contest at Isle of Capri Casino in Pompano Park, Florida. Ryan Shams will also compete.
The OC Register has an article about this weekend's hot dog eating contest at the Derby Deli in Mission Viejo, CA. "Furious" Pete Czerwinski and Dale Boone are expected to challenge defending champion Tom Gilbert. Derby owner Dan Lauriano says he wants to make the contest "the pure version of what Nathan's used to be like... not hokey with the drama".
NBCDFW.com lists several expected entrants in the September 25 World Tamale Eating Championship in Lewsiville, TX including Sonya Thomas, Tim Janus and Erik Denmark.
Elissa Plastino lists several expected entrants at the pickle eating contest at the Isle of Capri casino in Pompano Park, Florida which includes Pat Bertoletti, Sonya Thomas and Hall Hunt.
The MLE facebook lists Pat Bertoletti, Erik Denmark, Ryan McKillop and Jason Erb as expected competitors in the Nugget Rib eating contest on September 1 in Sparks, Nevada. update Joey Chestnut is also expected to compete according to the San Francisco Examiner.
BuffaloWing.com has a roster of the expected entrants in the U.S. Chicken Wing Eating Championship. Three of the top 5 IFOCE are listed: Joey Chestnut, Sonya Thomas and Pat Bertoletti.
The facebook for the Buffalo Wing Festival announces that Joey Chestnut will compete in two contests on Labor Day Weekend. On Saturday, September 4, he will compete against teams of five amateurs in a contest sponsored by Pepto Bismol. On September 5, Joey Chestnut will try to break Sonya Thomas' streak of three wins in the United States Chicken Wing Eating Championship.
The Rafu Shimpo has a preview of tomorrow's gyoza eating contest at Nisei Week in Los Angeles.
The facebook page for Saturday's Day-Lee Foods Nisei Week Gyoza Eating Championship in Los Angeles lists all the expected professional and amateur entrants.
The MLE facebook lists some entrants in Saturday's gyoza eating contest at the Nisei Week in Los Angeles: Ben Monson, Eric "Badlands" Booker, Erik "the Red" Denmark, Damon Wells and Kevin Ross.
The Isle of Capri Casinos website has a list of the entrants in the Rocky Mountain Oyster Eating Contest in Black Hawk, Colorado on August 28. Ten of the top 32 ranked IFOCE members and half of the top 6 are expected to compete. (via Crawfish / Sean Brockert / Bryan Beard)
Jake Burgers facebook lists the finalists for the Chowdown Showdown in Wilmington, DE Friday: Joe Menchetti, Rocky Billitto, and Dave Brunelli.
LA Downtown News lists Ben Monson and Eric "Badlands" Booker as expected entrants in the August 21 gyoza contest. Joey Chestnut has not confirmed, probably because he will be at the San Francisco Street Food Festival that day.
The Denver Post lists Pat Bertoletti, Bryan Beard and Tim "Gravy" Brown as the participants in the August 14 Jimmy John's Freaky Fast Sandwich Making and Eating Contest at the Mile High Music Festival.
StAugNews has a list of all the Woody's locations that will hold a rib eating contest on Saturday. Most of the locations are in Florida, but there are also sites in Georgia (Atlanta-area), North Carolina (Raleigh) and Ohio (Dayton-area).
IFOCE.com has details about the Red Faction: Armageddon Mars Bar Eating World Championship in San Diego Thursday. Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti and Tim Janus will attempt to break the one minute Mars Bars Guinness record before competing in a five minute contest.
The MLE facebook lists Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti, Ben Monson and Erik Denmark as expected entrants in Sunday's rib eating contest at Chinook Winds in Oregon.
Splashdown Beach Nathan’s qualifier preview
LoHud has a preview of Saturday’s Nathan’s qualifier at Splashdown Beach in Fishkill, NY listing Juliet Lee, “Buffalo” Jim Reeves, Micah “Wing Kong” Collins, Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston and Allen “Shredder” Goldstein as expected entrants. Contest spectators must purchase park admission.
update Poughkeepsie Journal also lists Russ Keeler, Yasir Salem, Damon Serignet and amateur Drew Altavila as competitors.
Adrian Morgan says he will compete in the Nathan's qualifier at the Winstar Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. Patrick Michels did an interview with Crazy Legs Conti about his participation in the contest.
LA Weekly has a preview of today's pizza eating contest between Joey Chestnut and Pat Bertoletti.
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