Chosun.com has an article about the decline of mukbang and big eating challenges that opens with the recent retirement announcement of Yuka Kinoshita.

One major reason for mukbang’s decline is the controversy over allegations that mukbang YouTubers secretly spit out or discard food instead of actually eating it. As suspicions arose, some viewers condemned the practice as deceptive, fueling negative public sentiment, especially over food waste. Moreover, while early mukbang content felt fresh, its appeal has faded as countless creators continue to recycle the same formats.

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Madison.com has an article about the choking incident at a Lake Mills, WI hot dog eating contest on February 2. The victim, Tim Vogel, was intoxicated with a blood alcohol level of .32. (Turn off JavaScript to bypass paywall)

Vogel’s ribs, some of which had cracked under the weight of compressions, held lungs filled with fluid, and an oxygen machine was doing at least 60% of his breathing for him, Dorn said. He was coughing up blood.

“I didn’t even know for probably about 15 hours if he was going to make it,” Dorn said.

Once he was conscious and showing signs of improvement, doctors placed Vogel on a temporary liquid diet due to the trauma in his throat; he jokingly lamented that he hadn’t been able to finish his hot dogs.

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update The Las Vegas Review Journal has an article. Joey Chestnut says he has yet to reconcile with Nathan’s.

Full results are on Instagram. MLE appears to have abandoned X

The field: Stan “Bandana Eats” van Gorden, Elizabeth “Glizzy Lizzy” Salgado, Naader Reda, Tanner Gray, the 2024 MLE rookie of the year, Mike Zeldish ?, George Chiger, Gideon Oji, Nick Wehry, James Webb, Geoff Esper, Pat Bertoletti, Joey Chestnut

Fro14 has started a livestream of today’s World Bagel Eating Championship at Siegel’s Bagelmania in Las Vegas.

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