The Review Journal has an article about Adam "Beard Meats Food" Moran's latest video in which he and Derek Hendrickson attempt an 18 pound pizza challenge at Super Mario's Pizza in Las Vegas.
Derek Hendrickson attmpted to set the burger record at Jack Brown's in Charlottesville, VA while visiting Darron Breeden.
2024 Alameda County Fair Nathan’s qualifier
update June 18 Results with full names are on the MLE contest page. Dan Downey has a contest video
Full results have been posted without full names:
| 1st | 27.75 | Derek Hendrickson | |
| 2nd | 24.5 | Steve “The Rabbit” Hammond | |
| 3rd | 22 | Erik “The Red” Denmark | first contest since 2022 |
| 3rd | 22 | Yasir Salem | first Nathan’s contest since 2017 |
| 5th | 16 | Naader “Freak8r” Reda | |
| 6th | 9.5 | Nick Esarco | |
| DQ | ? | Andrew Imhoff |
| 1st | 12 | Tandra Childress | competitive eating debut |
| 2nd | 10 | Jocelyn Walker | |
| 3rd | 7 | Crystal Ocampo | |
| 4th | 6 | Elizabeth Salgado |
Nevada Public Radio has an article about Derek Hendrickson and Raina Huang completing The Feast burger challenge at Area 15 in Las Vegas.
In the latest "Between the Buns" podcast, Derek Hendrickson and Darron Breeden preview Monday's pistachio eating contest in Santa Monica.
Derek Hendrickson discusses Las Vegas restaurant challenges on the latest episode of the Visit Vegas Places podcast.
Derek Hendrickson and Darron Breeden rank the three worst food challenges they have ever done in the latest episode of the "Between the Buns" podcast.
The fourth episode of the "Behind the Buns" podcast co-hosted by Derek Hendrickson and Darron Breeden is a recap of Saturday's bagelmania eating contest in Las Vegas.
In the second episode of the new "Behind the Buns" podcast, Darron Breeden interviews Derek Hendrickson about his competitive eating career.
Derek Hendrickson and Darron Breeden have started a new competitive eating podcast: "Behind the Buns". The inaugural episode is a retrospective of Darron Breeden's competitive eating career.
BigBearGrizzly.com has an article about Derek Hendrickson completing the pancake challenge at Grizzly Manor in Big Bear Lake, CA.
Derek Hendrickson discussed food challenges at Las Vegas restaurants in a recent City Cast Las Vegas podcast.
2023 Alameda County Fair Nathan’s qualfier
update Contest video by Misty Family Vlogs
Official results update Men’s results have been fixed
| 1st | 32.5 | Derek Hendrickson | |
| 2nd | 18 | Abraham Reynaga-Withrow | |
| 3rd | 13 | Kirk Taylor | |
| 4th | 10 | Jon Davis |
| 1st | 14 | Katie Prettyman | |
| 2nd | 8.75 | Elizabeth Salgado | |
| 3rd | 5 | Abby Horowitz |
Polkio.com has a report on Derek "Heavy D" Hendrickson and Ryan "Max Carnage" Rodacker facing off against a team of 4 amateurs in a five pound burger eating contest held at Aaron and Jack's Snack Shack in Monmouth, OR.
Derek Hendrickson wins Lewisville tamales
Official results (adding Ryan Rodacker)
| 1st | 50 | Derek Hendrickson | |
| 2nd | 47.5 | Adam “Beard Meats Food” Moran | |
| 3rd | 36 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 4th | 30 | Ryan “Max Carnage” Rodacker | |
| 5th | 27.5 | Greg “The Savage” Wilson | |
| 6th | 24 | “Nasty” Nathan Biller | |
| 7th | 20.75 | Sophia Devita | |
| 8th | 20 | Wade Peck | |
| 9th | 18 | Katie Prettyman | |
| 10th | 14 | David Gutierrez | |
| 10th | 14 | Jocelyn Young | |
| 12th | 12.5 | Alex “Moose” Perez | |
| 13th | 8 | Mark Poland |
Derek "The Adventures of Heavy D" Hendrickson is the guest on the latest episode of Jake Gallen's podcast.
Raina Huang, Derek Hendrickson and Blaine Koenig will compete in a hot eating contest at Dirt Dog in Las Vegas on August 29.
CrossFAT Krispy Kreme final results
The top 5 from the CrossFAT Krispy Kreme donut eating contest
12 donuts
1 Wayne Algenio 1:10
2 Your Man Cody 1:15
3 Sad Things Tim Says 1:34
4 Raina Huang 1:50
5 Track the Bear 2:00
Derek Hendrickson submitted the fastest video for 12 donuts with a time of 1:06, but could not officially compete due to his MLE contract.
6 donuts
1 El Toro Jiminez 0:52
2 Zachary Linton 1:20
3 Olivia Gregory 1:35
4 GSloth30 1:47
5T _swaaan 2:07
5T JNacht16 2:07D
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