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Joey Chestnut will attend the Universty of Central Florida football game in Orlando on November 14.
Chicago Bros Pizzeria in San Diego will award $500 to the first person to finish a 14 inch Chicago-style deep dish pizza in under 30 minutes.
The Hudson Valley Pizza, Mozzarella & Italian Festival will hold a Sicilian Delight pizza eating contest in Poughkeepsie, NY on December 13 awarding $500 to the winner.
The Lemonade House Grill in Jonesboro, AR will hold a hot dog eating contest on November 6 awarding $500 to the winner.
The DMV Night Market will hold a grilled giant squid and matcha cheese eating contest in Annandale, VA on October 31 awarding $100 to the winner, $50 to the runner up.
Zermatt Neo will open a restaurant in Singapore tomorrow called Over which will offer an 8kg 17.6 lbs. food challenge platter with a time limit of one hour. Burger and wing challenges will also be available.
Scoreboard Sports Bar & Grill will hold a wing eating contest on December 1 awarding a prize package valued at over $1,000 to the winner. Qualifiers will be held on Tuesdays.
The MySA Tamale Throwdown will hold a tamale eating contest on November 15 in San Antonio awarding $500 to the winner.
Devil's Liquor in Tempe, AZ will hold a hot dog eating contest on October 30 awarding $300 to the winner.

Competitive Eating death in November 12 “Elsbeth”

A press release has been made about the “All About Eats” episode of “Elsbeth” that will be televised November 12 at 9:00 pm Eastern on CBS (gallery). The synopsis:

When a Coney Island champion dies after a donut-eating contest, Elsbeth enters the world of competitive eating, where an eager superfan (Sam Richardson) is a little too hungry for the top spot

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Central BBQ in Southaven, MS will hold a wing eating contest on October 24 awarding $500 to the winner.

Big Eating Korean videos demonetized

Sankei.com reports that Korean food challengers / mukbangers have reported that their youtube videos have been demonetized due to fear of promoting eating disorders. Japanese influencers are concerned that the restriction could be placed on their channels. Auto-translation of start of article:
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Houston Hot Chicken in Las Vegas will hold a hot chicken eating contest on October 30 awarding $500 to the winner. Entrants must be wearing a costume.
Joey Chestnut ate the 8 pound Junk Yard Dog Pizza challenge in 12 minutes to win a contest held Saturday at the Salvage Yard Bar and Grill in St. Louis. The top 3: 1) Joey Chestnut 2) Cody "Your Man Cody" Dulaney 3) Kyle "The Hammer" Hanner
According to a US Magazine article from May about Joey Chestnut's probation, his six month term concluded on October 16. He was sentenced to probation for battery in a Westfield, Indiana bar in March.
The Hartford Courant has an obituary for Tim Janus which announces that his celebration of life ceremony will be held in his hometown of Simsbury, CT on November 18.
The Elon University web site has an article about chemistry professor Joel Karty, who ate 14.5 hot dogs in 6 minutes to win the first prize of $250 at a contest held at the Carolina Classic Fair in Winston Salem on October 8. Joey Chestnut oversaw the contest.
Creepy's in Portland will hold a burger eating contest on October 25 awarding $250 to the winner.
The Cisco, TX pie eating contest will hold a pie eating contest on October 17 awarding $400/$200/$100 to the top three.
The NC Liver Mush Festival will hold a liver mush eating contest in Shelby, NC on October 17 awarding $150/$100/$50 to the top three.
Fox2Now reports Joey Chestnut will face off against St. Louis competitive eaters in a deep dish pizza eating contest at The Salvage Yard in St. Louis on October 17. Entrants will attempt to finish the 8 pound "Junk Yard Dog Challenge" pizza in under 45 minutes.
Registration is open for the Ale Emporium Hermanaki Wing Eating Championship before the Big Ten football championship game in Indianapolis on December 5.
RJ's Sports Bar and Grill in Methuen, MA will hold an apple cider donut eating contest on October 17 awarding $250 to the winner.
Kildare's Irish Pub in West Chester, PA will hold a wing eating contsst on November 15 awarding Eagles tickets to the winner.
Billy Robbin ate 75 pierogies in 5 minutes to win the first prize of $500 in tonight's eating contest at Pierozek in Brooklyn. Wayne Algenio was runner up and Rober McGee was third.
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