Male competitive eaters category

In his latest video, Erik "The Electric" Lamkin attempts 50,000 calories in 24 hours.
Scottsdale.org has an interview with Erik "The Red" Denmark about competing in Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest.
Juan and Sarah Rodriguez did an interview on WGN today for National Hot Dog Day.
Molly Schuyler and Dan Kennedy ate 33 burgers in 10 minutes in Marple, PA as part of an event organized by Delco Steaks to raise money for Austin Beltrante's post-electrocution medical expenses.
WTHR has an interview with Joey Chestnut about his move to Westfield, IN in suburban Indianapolis in April.
Barstool Sports reports that a fight broke out between players and fans at tonight's New Jersey Jackals minor league baseball game in Little Falls, NJ while a hot dog eating contest was taking place. Frank "The Tank" Fleming of Barstool Sports was serving as judge of the competition. Dollar beer night might have contributed to the chaos.
Joel Hansen finished the 10 pound Gusto Burrito Challenge at Tacos La Shula in Orange, TX in 9:33. The challenge was intended for two person teams.
North Attleboro, MA will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 24 awarding $250 to the winner. Geoff Esper will serve as judge.
The Times Tribune has an article about Phil Yazdzik of Olyphant, PA, whose eating exploits received notoriety in the 1950s.
TheStar.com.my has an article about the relationship which led to marriage earlier this year between Juan "More Bite" Rodriguez and Sarah Reinecke Rodriguez.
Congratulations to Miki Sudo and Nick Wehry on the birth of their son, Maxwell Samuel Wehry.
Wired UK has an article about the relationship between Randy Santel and Katina "Eats Kilos" DeJarnett.
Joel Hansen ate 45 hot dogs in 10 minutes to defend his title in the July 4 Canton, TX hot dog eating contest and claim the $500 first prize.

2021 Nathan’s Famous men’s contest

Official results. Joey Chestnut broke his record with a total of 76.

1st 76 Joey “Jaws” Chestnut New record
2nd 50 Geoffrey Esper
3rd 44 Nick Wehry
4th 43 Darron Breeden
5th 37.75 Gideon Oji
6th 32.5 Matt “Hungry” Hazzard
7th 32 George Chiger
8th 30.75 Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan
9th 30 Juan “more bite” Rodriguez
10th 28 Erik “The Red” Denmark
11th 27 Brian “Dud Light” Dudzinski
11th 27 Steve “The Rabbit” Hammond
11th 27 Ronnie “MegaByte” Hartman
11th 27 Derek Jacobs
15th 25.5 Derek Hendrickson
16th 21.5 Pablo Martinez
17th 17 Crazy Legs Conti

Matt Stonie will not be competing. Erik Denmark and Brian Dudzinski are unexpected entrants.

I am going to be away from the internet for most of today and do not expect to post men’s results until sometime tonight. If you need them, you should not have any difficulty finding them.

Hope everyone has a happy and safe July 4th.

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Dale Boone ate 10 hot dogs to win the first prize of $100 at today's eating contest at Red's Beer Garden in Atlanta.
Inside Hook has an article about "Fat Men's Clubs", popular in the late 19th and early 20th century, claiming they are the predecessors of competitive eating. In 1909, 380 pound Frank Dotzler ate 275 oysters, 8 pounds of steak, 12 rolls, 11 cups of coffee and 3 pies to win $50 in an eating contest at the Manhattan's Fat Men's Club.

2021 Z-Burger eating contest

Reuters has started a periscope livestream of the contest. Molly Schuyler is competing.

Results from the livestream
1T Molly Schuyler 34
1T Dan Kennedy 34
3 Ricardo Corbucci 22
4 Andrew Puhl 21
5 Sean “The Mouth Eats” Yeager 17
6 Dan Rock 9
7T Alexander Prescott 8
7T Terence Brown 8

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WGNO has an article about Adrian "The Rabbit" Morgan competing in his 10th Nathan's Famous eating contest finals.
Brazilian Ricardo Corbucci is expected to make his USA eating contest debut at this afternoon's ZBurger eating contest in Washington, DC. Dan Kennedy and Dave Brunelli are also expected to compete. Interestingly, defending champ Molly Schuyler is not on the roster.
C-Ville.com has an interview with Darron Breeden.
Sportscasting.com has an interview with Miki Sudo and Nick Wehry in which they talk about the origin of their relationship. update Middletown Press also has an article about the couple.
YouAreCurrent.com has an interview with Joey Chestnut. He has moved to Westfield, IN in suburban Indianapolis and has started a business, Joey Chestnut Eats, to produce his line of condiments.
The Chicago Tribune has an article about Juan and Sarah Rodriguez (formerly Sarah Reinecke). They will attempt to set the record for the most hot dogs eaten by a married couple in Sunday's Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest.
Worcester Magazine has an interview with Geoff Esper. He does not address why he missed last year's Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest after being included in the initial roster.
"Battle of the Super Eaters", a 2019 program from the British network Channel 4 starring Leah Shutkever, Adam "Beard Meats Food" Moran and Kyle Gibson, can be viewed on youtube.
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