TheAge.Com.au has a video of "Chompatic" and "Hulk Smash Food" eating a 11 patty burger. update Feb 24 The article accompanying the video is available.
Mina "the Machine" ate 7 Carolina Reaper peppers to win the first prize of $250 at the Melbourne Chilli Eating Championship.
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.
Drift Cafe in Tamborine, QLD, Australia offers a Tower of Terror burger challenge awarding $1000 to a customer that can finish it in 20 minutes. (via goduckling) update Feb 4 Issac "Sir Eats A Lot" Martin claimed the prize.
Gold Coast Bulletin has a report on the Chew Crew's eating challenge trip to Queensland.
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).
ABC.net.au reports that a hot dog eating contest was held Tuesday at Casey Station in Antarctica as part of Australia Day festivities. (A July 4 eating contest in Antarctica would probably not be possible since that is in the southern hemisphere winter)
Sven Pelman ate 16 burgers in 30 minutes to win the first prize of $1000 at Easey's in Melbourne. Olle "The Ressler" Ressome also ate 16 burgers but reversed at contest end. Peter Addo defended his meat pie title at Cazalys in Cairns to win $1000.
2016 Australia Day eating contest list
A list of eating contests held in honor of Australia Day, January 26, follows after the jump: Read the rest of this entry »
Telegraph.co.uk reports that rugby player Sam Burgess of the South Sydney Rabbitohs successfully applied the Heimlich maneuver after an employee of Decosti Seafood started choking in a fish eye eating contest held at the Sydney Fish Markets. The facebook gallery of the competition has no mention of the incident.
Easey's in Collingwood, VIC, Australia will hold a burger eating contest on Australia Day, January 26, awarding $1150 ($1000 to the winner). (via TheBurgerCheese) )
Retired Australian competitive eater "Hungry Haydo" has a post on the benefits of his competitive eating career, which includes $28,500 raised for prostrate cancer charities.
James "Beard Meats Food" Moran will appear on the National Geographic Channel in Australia on Wednesday in a segment about the science of competitive eating.
Nela Zisser appeared Australia's Daily Edition to talk about her latest video where she ate 10 scorpions in Thailand. She hopes to surpass Yuka Kinoshita's mark of 62 McDonalds burgers in an upcoming video. (Daily Mirror article)
Matt Stanton reports that he and Kirk Lower were the first pair to finish the two meter pizza challenge at Criniti's in Sydney.
Jaws Restaurant in Perth, Australia will hold a sushi eating contest on December 13 awarding $500. Qualifiers will take place on Sunday and award $100 and a spot in the finals.
Spanish Doughnuts will hold a churro eating contest in Melbourne, Australia on Nov 22 awarding $1000 to the winner.
Elite Daily has an article about Australian competitive eater Cal "hulksmashfood" Stubbs and his burger challenge dominated instagram.
"Meliissalovesfood" reports that she and her two sisters all broke the previous women's dumpling record of 57 at Crane Bar in Sydney.
The GAB has an interview with Australian competitive eater Isaac "Sir Eats a Lot" Martin.
Jemima Skelley wrote a report of her attempt at the 1 meter pizza at Criiti's in Sydeney for BuzzFeed Australia (via Will Millender).
News.com.au has an article about Nela Zisser's latest video where she faces off against Isaac Harding Davis of Australia in a five foot sandwich eating contest.
Launch Espresso & Kitchen in Geelong, VIC, Australia held a 21 patty burger eating contest on Saturday. None of the 6 entrants were able to finish.
Nela Zisser is not the only big eating model. Julia Datt has set up thismodeleatsalot.com to document her large meals in India and Australia. Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
An instagram page for Australian pro wrestlers' eating challenges has been set up at https://instagram.com/team.eat/. Shazza McKenzie attempted to join the team by eating a 15 patty burger (she finished 8)
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