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A craigslist posting announces that a hot dog eating contest awarding $250 will be held in Miami on July 3.
IFOCE.com announces that the elephants' opponents in the July 3 bun eating contest will be Pat Bertoletti, Juliet Lee and Tim Brown.
Chris and Rob's will sponsor a hot dog eating contest at 49er Days in Ridley, Minnesota Saturday awarding $250 in cash to the winner.
EatJax reports that all Woody's BBQ locations will hold a rib eating contest on July 11 awarding a $130 Q-Card to the winner. Most Woody's are in Florida (7 in Jacksonville) but there are two Tennessee locations and a new Raleigh, NC restaurant.
On Milwaukee reports that a contest will be held on Thursday to determine who will compete alongside Major League Eaters in the Jimmy John's makers vs. eaters contest that will take place at the Bastille Days festival on July 10.
The Alley Cat Club in Charlotte, NC will host a hot dog eating contest on July 3 that will award $600 and a championship belt to the winner (contest poster)
IFOCE.com reports that registration for the July 12 rib eating contest at Chinook Winds in Oregon will open at noon today.
DC.About.com: Z-burger in Washington DC will host the “Independence Burger Eating Championship” on July 2. The prizes: 1) $1500 cash, $1000 in free food & trophy 2) $750 & trophy 3) $500 & trophy.

2009 Chinook Winds ribs July 12

ChinookWindsCasino.com has been updated with information about this year’s Smokin’ at the Ocean BBQ & Brewfest. Joey Chestnut is expected to defend his rib eating title at the rib eating contest on July 12. The top 4 finishers at an amateur contest on July 11 will receive a berth in the IFOCE contest.

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Tomorrow's Nathan's qualifier at the New York Mets stadium will take place at 3PM to accommodate the 4:10 PM game start time mandated by the Fox national broadcast.
LVJR blogs: Johnny McGuire's Deli in Las Vegas will hold a 24 inch sub sandwich eating contest tomorrow as part of its grand opening celebration.
WXII12.com has a video reporting the results of Jennie's attempt to eat 100 wings during a newscast to promote the wing eating contest to be held at tomorrow's Wingfest at the Piedmont Triad Farmers Market in Colfax, NC.
Straight.com reports that Pink Pearl Chinese Restaurant in Vancover, BC will host a spring roll qualifier on Sunday. The finals will be held in August and award $300.

Beer & Bourbon baked beans contest

The writer of the web page about the baked bean contest to be held at the Beer and Bourbon Festival at National Harbor, Maryland (suburban Washington, DC) appears ignorant that two of the world’s top competitive eaters are DC-area women:

NEW CONTESTS. Ladies – Do you have what it takes to be Ms. Bar-B-Cutie? Guys – can you handle the WORLD BBQ BEAN –EATING CHAMPIONSHIP? Practice, practice, practice and win big bucks and bragging rights!

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Fish Tales in Ocean City, Maryland will hold another hot dog eating contest on July 4. Last year' contest awarded $1000. The 2009 prize is no listed listed.

Jimmy Johns sandwich makers vs. eaters in Detroit Saturday

The Detroit River Days music schedule lists the following non-musical event:

Also, sure to draw a crowd on Saturday, June 20 at the Michigan Lottery Stage is the Jimmy John’s Freaky Fast Sandwich and Making Contest at 2 p.m. The contest will feature three of the fastest sandwich makers going head-to-head again three World Class Major League Eaters to see who is faster. Major League Eaters are infamous for gobbling down hot dogs and chicken wings on TV. Jimmy John’s believes they have they fastest sandwich makers around, what better way to prove it?

An email from Craig Reed reports that the three eaters will be Pat Bertoletti, Hall Hunt and Tim Brown.

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OCRegister has the prizes for tomorrow's prime rib eating contest at Gulliver's in Irvine, CA: 1) $400, overnight stay at Radisson Newport Beach Hotel, two Angels tickets and dinner for two at Gulliver’s 2) $200 and gift card for Burke Williams 3) $100 and two Angels tickets.

Preliminary IFOCE 2009 second half schedule

(Thanks Sean Kirby) No post July 4 contests appear on the schedule on IFOCE.com, but other websites have some upcoming contest information.

August 22, Los Angeles, Gyoza Eating Contest
September 2, Sparks NV, rib eating contest
September 4, Houston TX, Kolache Eating Contest
September 5, Buffalo NY, Wing Eating Championship
September 6, Buffalo NY, Buffalo Buffet Bowl Eating Contest
September 10, New York City, Cannoli Eating Contest
September 26, Lewisville, TX tamale eating contest

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A hot dog eating contest to be held at the Water Carnival in Hutchinson, Minnesota on June 20 will award two round trip plane tickets to New York City.
(Via skinnyboy's twitter) Registration for the second contest sponsored by Steve's Hot Dogs in Denver is now open. There will only be one qualifier on July 11.
The first qualifier for Jake's Burgers contest will take place tomorrow in Wilmington, Delaware. All qualifiers will award $100 to the winner and the overall victor will receive $2000.
The grand opening celebration of Fractured Prune Donuts in Leesburg, Virginia tomorrow will have a donut eating contest.
Sweet Avenue in Rutherford, NJ will have a cupcake eating contest at CupcakeFest tomorrow.
The World Spicy Topokki Eating Contest will be held before the LA Galaxy's home game tomorrow against Real Salt Lake. $450 in cash will be awarded, $300 to the winner.
NewsVideoWeb has an interview of Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi at the Guys Choice Award after the P'Zone Chow-lenge
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