Competitive Eating category

A commenter posted a link to an article reporting that Corinth [MS] Area Convention and Visitors Bureau tabled a request for $11275 to fund the 2016 Slugburger eating contest. The request will be reconsidered when Main Street Corinth Director Brent Johnson meets with the board. If $11,275 was the cost of the 2015 event, 26.6% of that amount was used for the $3000 purse. update LA Beast has posted screenshots (without links) of this post to facebook and twitter.
"Furious" Pete Czerwinski has uploaded a video of a spaghetti eating contest where he faced Brian Shaw, winner of the World's Strongest Man contest. Vice.com produced a video about his diet and everyday life in Denver last year.
Tim "Eater X" Janus appeared on tonight's episode of Billions on Showtime. update Feb 16 Decider.com has a recap with an animated .GIF of the hot dot eating contest scene.
A clip from the most recent episode of Duck Dynasty where Godwin attempts to eat 10 chili dogs in 2 minutes for a T-shirt can be viewed on youtube.
The American Council on Science and Health claims that water intoxication is the biggest risk for competitive eaters.
Burger King considered holding an eating contest to promote the addition of hot dogs to its menu, but decided against the idea.
CapitalFM.com has an article and video about Isaac Harding Davis eating 100 chicken McNuggets in 4:44, which was billed as a world record.
Metro.co.uk has an article about Adam "Beard Meats Food" Moran finishing the 20 pancake challenge weighing 7 pounds at My House Diner in Leeds in 18 minutes. Kate Ovens has uploaded a video of her eating 12 pancakes at the Breakfast Club in London.
Jeff "FaFa" Woods passed away after experiencing chest pains while running the first mile of the five mile Krispy Kreme Challenge in Raleigh, NC yesterday. The incident occurred before the midpoint of the race where competitors consume a dozen Krispy Kreme dougnuts. Woods was 58 years old and not a regular runner according to his friends.
Wing Bowl 24 competitors Dave "The Termite" Wood & Moe Train are the guests in the latest episode of the Fink Beats the Stomach podcast. Tracy "Mmm Mmm" Goode's retirement was the main topic of the previous podcast.
PhillyVoice.com has an article about competitive eating training titled How Wing Bowl contestants eat 20 pounds of chicken in 30 minutes containing quotes from Dave "US Male" Goldstein.
USA Today has a video of New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski attempting a hot wing challenge, which he says is more difficult than winning the Super Bowl. (via foxsports.com)
Sanctified and Swole has uploaded a video of a GoGo Curry eating contest he did versus Jenn Cheng, the third place female at September's NYC Dumpling Festival. Her instagram is https://instagram.com/jennfierce.
NJ.com has an interview with Bill "El Wingador" Simmons about his life after getting released from prison. He will serve as a commentator for Wing Bowl 24 alongside Angelo Cataldi. In a Sports Skillet podcast (Jan 31, hour 2, minutes 6-21) The five-time Wing Bowl champion said he planned to release a book later this year and hopes to open a restaurant (via Stephanie Wu).
PhillyVoice.com has an interview with Dave Brunelli where he describes his wing eating techniques. He says his favorite Wing Bowl moment was finishing last year's competition without reversing.
ITunes has an app for a game called Foodie King where you play a Mafia member with a big appetite who tries to eat all the food at a restaurant with an outstanding debt.
Col "The Conqueror" MacLaurin appeared on yesterday's episode of Australia's Got Talent. His stunt was called "disgusting" by NineMSN.com.au. Col has started a competitive eating website at http://coltheconqueror.com/ (via Stephanie Wu).
Leah Shutkever finished the "Pancake Problem" challenge at Huckleberry's American Diner in Flaxton, Yorkshire on Saturday, the 3rd person out of 2000 attempts to complete the challenge. The attempt occured while "Beard Meats Food" and Marc Pitt were recording a television program at the restaurant.
LA Beast has uploaded a video of a training session for Wing Bowl 24 that questions the safety of water training.

GQ on Matt Stonie contest preparation

GQ has an article and video about Matt Stonie’s contest preparation techniques. update The inspiration for the picture in the article?

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Buzzfeed.com has an article about Lewis Kent, winner of the FloTrack Beer Mile World Championships who drank 48 ounces of beer while running a mile in 4:47. He used competitive eating training techniques to expand his stomach capacity.
The Onion's AV Club has a list of the most famous vomiting scenes in literature, television and movies. The pie eating contest in Stand by Me and Mr. Creosote's explosion in Monty Python's The Meaning of Life are included.
In one week, the New York Post's facebook video about Nela Zisser has received 17,158 comments, 49,769 shares, 51,105 likes and 5.9 million views, which I think exceeds the view count of all youtube videos by female competitive eaters.
A casting call has been posted on twitter for a UK eating challenge show.
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