Gourmand & Gourmet has a list of eating challenges in Brisbane, Australia.
Peter Addo ate a pie in 14.7 seconds to win the first prize of $1500 at Cazalys in Cairns, QLD, Australia.
Cazalys in Cairns, Australia will hold a meat pie eating contest on Australia Day (Jan 26) awarding $1500.
Rhys Hocking edited "Battle of the Big Eaters 2" to produce a version with only the segments featuring the Australian team.
TV Tokyo has a web page about Battle of the Big Eaters with pictures of the 4 person teams from the USA, Japan, China and Australia that faced off in Los Angeles last month. Molly Schuyler and Natsuko "Gal" Sone receive top billing. The program will be televised on January 1.
I Ate My Way Through has a list of eating challenges in Sydney, Australia.
A facebook post about female bodybuilder Stacey Steiner and Chris Davis each finishing the 1 meter pizza challenge at Criniti's in Australia currently has 14,144 comments. This might be the longest comment thread in competitive eating history.
Col the Conqueror reports that TV Tokyo's Battle of the Big Eaters 2 will be recorded next weekend in Los Angeles. Quartets from Japan, Australia, China and the USA will face off.
The Urban List has a list of eating challenges in Melbourne, Australia.
The Australian qualifier for Battle of the Big Eaters to determine the team that will compete in New York City was held in front of the Sydney Harbour Bridge and Opera House. Results will not be disclosed until the program is televised.
The Urban List has a list of eating challenges in Sydney, NSW, Australia.
CompetitiveEating.com.au has a page about the October 12 qualifier for the Battle of the Big Eaters in Sydney. Entants will need to have a clean crimial record to travel to the finals in NYC in November.
The Bartley Tavern in Adelaide, Australia will hold a schnitzel eating contest on September 11 awarding $1,000. A qualifier will be held on September 4.
Colin "The Conqueror" MacLaurin reports that teams from the USA, Japan, China and Australia will face off in "Battle of the Big Eaters 2" in New York City in mid-November. An Australian qualifier will be held in Sydney on October 12. Molly Schuyler was the star of this spring's "Battle of the Big Eaters 1"
Alex Canavan won a $1000 bet after he finished a 15 patty burger challenge at Ze Pickle in Burleigh Heads, QLD, Australia.
Grill Kings of New York in Preston, VIC, Australia will hold an eating contest on July 4 awarding $500.
Colin "The Conqueror" MacLaurin ate the 1kg burrito at Mad Mex in 1:04 to take the unofficial lead from Isaac Harding-Davis.
Isaac Harding-Davis has posted a video of him almost halving the Mad Mex 1kg Burrito Challenge Australia record (from 2:20 to 1:13) previously held by Colin "The Conqueror" MacLaurin. He did the challenge two other times that session, but could not better his time.
The Jubilee Hotel in Fortitude Valley, QLD, Australia will hold a taco challenge on May 4 awarding $500 to the winner.
The Daily Telegraph has an article about 18 year old Australian competitive eater Isaac Harding Davis, who plans to travel to the US to pursue his goal of becoming the top competitive eater in the world. update The Daily Mail also has an article
The Courier Mail reports that a man collapsed after a pepper eating contest in Southport,QLD, Australia. He reportedly ate a Trinidad scorpion pepper.
The Royale Brothers in Brighton, Australia will hold a lottery at the end of the month awarding $2000 to someone who finished its 1.1 kg burger challenge in April. (They are unable to get in contact the winner of March's $1000 prize, Tim Geoghagan).
The Royale Brothers in Brighton, Australia (Melbourne area) will hold a drawing awarding $1000 on March 31 to a customer that finished its Joker burger challenge.
A two foot long hot dog called the Superdog costing $40 AUD is reportedly the most talked about concession item at the games involving the Arizona Diamondbacks and LA Dodgers in Sydney. (picture)
The New Daily has a list of Australian eating challenges.