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Be Amazed produced a video about Leah Shutkever titled "The Untold Truth of Competitive Eating"

November 22, 2020 at 11:22 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Leah Shutkever, Videos | Permalink * Comments

GazetteLive.co.uk reports the George Pub in Stockton-on-Tees, England received a prohibition notice for holding a British Eating League chilli eating contest on November 7. The restaurant was previously told that its event was not in violation of the current UK coronavirus lockdown due to an exemption for "elite sport played behind closed doors".

November 22, 2020 at 12:47 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Health, Newcastle | Permalink * Comments (6)

The New Zealand Herald reports that Nela Zisser ate 298 grams of chicken nuggets in one minute to break the previous Guinness World Record of 200 grams.

November 21, 2020 at 1:13 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Nela Zisser, New Zealand, Records | Permalink * Comments (2)

For Guinness World Records Day 2020, Leah Shutkever received two more eating records to bring her total to 20. Kevin "LA Beast" Strahle also received a record for the farthest distance walking barefoot on LEGO® bricks.

November 19, 2020 at 2:06 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kevin Strahle, Leah Shutkever, Records | Permalink * Comments (2)

"We are the Champions", a series about unconventional competitions produced by Rainn Wilson, can now be viewed on Netflix. One of the episodes is about a pepper eating contest held in Fort Mill, SC in August 2019.

November 17, 2020 at 11:44 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Charlotte, South Carolina, Spicy Eating Challenges, Television | Permalink * Comments (1)

Guinness World Records has a post about Leah Shutkever which lists her 18 eating records. She hopes to reach 20 by the end of the year.

November 16, 2020 at 8:59 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Leah Shutkever, Records | Permalink * Comments

Badlands Booker will appear in Daym Drops' Comic Book "Super Official".

November 16, 2020 at 12:03 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Comics | Permalink * Comments

Miki Sudo posted a video of her attempt at the 7 pound burger challenge at Kenny's Burger Joint in Frisco, TX. Joey Chestnut also attempted the challenge.

November 15, 2020 at 1:43 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Dallas, Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Videos | Permalink * Comments (6)

Gal Akbari, whose tiktok eating videos have gone viral, has started a youtube channel Gal vs Food. She eats a McDonald's meal with over 4000 calories in her first video.

November 12, 2020 at 11:14 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:British Columbia, Gal Akbari, Videos, Women | Permalink * Comments

Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT has settled a lawsuit with the family of Caitlin Nelson who passed away after choking in a 2017 pancake eating contest held by her sorority. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.

November 12, 2020 at 11:08 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Bridgeport, College Contests, Fatalities | Permalink * Comments

Teesside Live reports that the Stockton on Tees town council received a complaint about the British Eating League holding a chilli eating contest Saturday during a UK-wide coronavirus lockdown. The league claimed its competition was allowed due to an exemption for elite sports without spectators. The council agreed and will not penalize the organization. update Metro UK, The Daily Mail and Yahoo have articles.

November 11, 2020 at 8:26 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Health, Newcastle, Organizations | Permalink * Comments (1)

A press release announces that Nathan's Famous is crossing over to offer chicken wings and Harlem-style chicken and waffles under a new brand, Wings of New York.

November 10, 2020 at 12:23 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Business, Nathan's Hot Dog Contest | Permalink * Comments

Leah Shutkever discusses her eating records in a video produced by the Guinness World Records youtube channel.

November 8, 2020 at 6:59 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Leah Shutkever, Records, Videos | Permalink * Comments (5)

Joel Hansen attempted a 7 foot long shawarma challenge, billed as the world's largest.

November 5, 2020 at 11:40 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Eating Challenges, Joel Hansen, Videos | Permalink * Comments (10)

Strongman competitor Eddie Hall will take on a variety of big holiday-themed meals for the upcoming series "Eddie Eats Christmas" for the UK channel Dave TV.

November 1, 2020 at 8:33 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Male Athletes, Television, United Kingdom | Permalink * Comments

The British Eating League is claiming that the upcoming UK coronavirus lockdown will not apply to their schedule (3 contests later this week) due to an exemption for "elite sport played behind closed doors".

November 1, 2020 at 8:31 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Health, Organizations, United Kingdom | Permalink * Comments (2)

The first MLE rankings update in over a year, the British Eating League's affiliated organizations, and the new Draft Kings contest trilogy are the topics of the 111th episode of Fink Beats the Stomach.

October 31, 2020 at 12:56 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Podcasts | Permalink * Comments

A video of Gal Akbari (tiktok.com/@q.gal) eating a Popeye's Chicken family meal has gone viral with a current view count of 7.4 million.

October 29, 2020 at 4:13 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Gal Akbari, Videos, Women | Permalink * Comments (4)

The Indian food challenge youtube channel Wake'N'Bite has passed a million subscribers.

October 28, 2020 at 7:44 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:India, Videos | Permalink * Comments

One of the episodes of Netflix' new series "We Are the Champions" will feature a Carolina Reaper pepper eating contest held at For Mill, SC in August 2019.

October 23, 2020 at 2:12 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Charlotte, South Carolina, Spicy Eating Challenges, Television | Permalink * Comments

2021 Guinness Eating Records Page

October 20, 2020 at 5:17 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Books, Leah Shutkever, Records

Here is a picture of the eating records page from the 2021 Guinness Book of Records. Here are the competitive eaters in that roster: (Full Size)
5 records Leah Shutkever
2 Pete Czerwinski, Michelle Lesco, Pat Bertoletti, Kevin “LA Beast” Strahle
1 Kelvin Medina

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A press release announces an alliance between Nathan's Famous and Damhus, "a German manufacturer of quality meat-products since 1936", to manufacture and distribute hot dogs throughout Europe. It is interesting that a Jewish-founded company would partner with a firm started in Nazi Germany. The document makes no mention of a possible European qualifier for Nathan's hot dog eating contest.

October 19, 2020 at 10:33 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Business, Germany, Nathan's Hot Dog Contest | Permalink * Comments (4)

New MLE top 50 out, Steve Hammond in, Sonya Thomas out

October 16, 2020 at 6:04 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Rankings, Sonya Thomas, Steve Hammond

The MLE top 50 was updated today for the first time since June 2019. The new top 10:
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Randy Santel achieved his 900th restaurant challenge victory today at Wacked Out Weiners in Gulf Shores, AL.

October 16, 2020 at 1:03 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Hot Dog Eating Challenges, Mobile, Randy Santel, Statistics | Permalink * Comments (1)

Beth's Cafe in Seattle, home of a famed 12 egg omelet challenge, will suspend operations due to coronavirus mandates. The restaurant hopes to reopen when the restrictions are lifted.

October 14, 2020 at 8:48 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Health, Omelet Eating Challenges, Seattle | Permalink * Comments (1)

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