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LAMag.com has a report on the "Beef Bowl" fest held for members of Rose Bowl teams at Lawry's the Prime Rib in Beverly Hills. January 9, 2018 at 8:40 pm by
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Fox40 reports that Hamdy Rounin took his own life after murdering his two daughters in West Sacramento. He reportedly won a hot wing eating contest two weeks earlier. January 3, 2018 at 7:05 am by
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The University of Georgia football team reportedly ate more meat than the University of Oklahoma Sooners did at their pregame meal at Lawry's to win the "Beef Bowl". The event has been held for teams competing in the Rose Bowl. December 31, 2017 at 8:24 am by
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Times Herald Online has an article about Merlin Chestnut, father of Joey Chestnut, who works as a music teacher at Solana, CA Middle School. His students will perform a concert on December 20 at the 105 year old Empress Theater in Vallejo, CA. December 16, 2017 at 9:06 am by
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Raina Huang defeated the 4-time defending champ in yesterday's eating contest at the Tamale Festival in Indio, CA yesterday. December 3, 2017 at 10:07 am by
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David Kilimnick has a column for AISH.com titled "Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest: The Legend of a Jewish Athlete" about competing in the 2003 Los Angeles Nathan's qualfier against Ray "The Bison" Meduna. (Qualifier winner Boyd Bulot is not mentioned.) November 26, 2017 at 10:48 am by
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Yesterday at the FoodBeast headquarters in Santa Ana, CA Raina Huang attempted to eat a 50x50 burger (50 patties & 50 slices of cheese) from In-n-Out Burger, which was billed as a record. update Nov 6 Foodbeast has a blog entry and video and November 3, 2017 at 11:50 am by
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Molly Schuyler ate a 5 pound Burritozilla in 1:25 to defend her title at Iguana's in San Jose and win $1000. After winning the contest, she ate a 2nd Burritozilla in 2:20 to win a $100 bonus. October 21, 2017 at 8:38 pm by
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Molly Schuyler will attempt to defend her Burritozilla eating title and claim a $1000 prize at Iguana's in San Jose on Saturday. Her competition will be Edward Chin, Justin and Steve. October 20, 2017 at 7:32 am by
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The Elk Grove Citizen has a report on the contest for local amateurs held during the World Pumpkin Pie-Eating Contest in Elk Grove, CA on October 8. In her first ever eating competition, Elk Grove Crime Prevention Officer Kristina Ramirez not only bested the amateur field with a total of 3.5 pounds, she also finished ahead of two ranked MLE eaters (Mary Bowers #47 & Alex Perez #50). October 16, 2017 at 9:08 am by
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The top 3 for yesterday's burger eating contest at Lumpy's Diner in Antioch, CA: 1 Edward Chin $1000 prize 2 Sergio Reyes Raya $250 3 Gim Chu $100 (via Sergio Reyes Raya) Contest video October 15, 2017 at 7:39 pm by
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October 8, 2017 at 4:01 pm by
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Raina "Blonde Candy" Huang won the dumpling eating contest at the San Gabriel Dumpling & Beer Fest in San Gabriel, CA (pictures | video). October 6, 2017 at 6:22 am by
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Miki Sudo, Geoff Esper, Steve Hendry and Pablo Martinez are expected to compete in the Giant Pumpkin Festival World Pumpkin Pie-Eating Championship in Elk Grove, CA on October 8. updateMary Bowers, Alex Perez, Jon Davis, Sergio Reyes Raya and Joel Steinberg are also expected. September 25, 2017 at 11:36 am by
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Sergio Reyes Raya has the top 3 from yesterday's corn dog eating contest at the Tulare County Fair: 1) Molly Schuyler 26 corn dogs 2) Sergio Reyes Raya 10 3) Chad 5 September 17, 2017 at 10:40 am by
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The Tulare County Fair will hold a corn dog eating contest in Tulare, CA on September 16 awarding $500/$200/$100. September 12, 2017 at 11:51 am by
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September 10, 2017 at 7:07 pm by
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update Sept 11 Record Net has a video corralesderabago also has a video
Official results Part 1 | Part 2
Recordnet.com has an article about yesterday’s qualifier won by Brian Keil.
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August 26, 2017 at 6:29 pm by
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update Sept 5 Japanese language video about the contest
update Sept 1 Rafu Shimpo has an article and video. Darron Breeden and Jubs Vlog also have videos.
Full Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
The contest can be viewed on facebook
Joey Chestnut did an interview with the LA Daily News yesterday and also appeared on KTLA 5.
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Casa Blanca Restaurant in Santa Barbara, CA has an 8 pound mega burrito challenge that awards $500 if finished in under 30 minutes. (via Stephanie Wu) August 25, 2017 at 5:57 pm by
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August 19, 2017 at 5:38 pm by
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update Aug 21
BigJonTV video | Mercury News article | Sergio Reyes Raya video | Cameron Birdwell instagram gallery
Official results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
The contest can be viewed on Facebook Live
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Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Gideon Oji, Michelle Lesco, Steve Hendry and Pablo Martinez are expected to compete in the Dell’Osso Family Farm Baconfest in Lathrop, CA September 10. Adam Richman will serve as MC. August 17, 2017 at 9:57 am by
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Joey Chestnut and Matt Stonie are expected to compete in the Silicon Valley Taco Eating Contest in San Jose on Saturday. August 15, 2017 at 7:32 am by
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The field for the Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship in Los Angeles has been announced with a series of memes on https://instagram.com/eatmoregyoza. A contest roster lists Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Miki Sudo, Geoff Esper, Gideon Oji, Cardboard Shell, Juan Rodriguez, the LeFevres, Badlands Booker, Darron Breeden, Steve Hendry, Pablo Martinez, Mary Bowers, Doug Ecks and Jon Bello as expected entrants. August 3, 2017 at 9:33 pm by
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July 29, 2017 at 9:19 pm by
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update The Fresno Bee has an article
Results Part 1 | Part 2
Zack Armas ate 20 tacos in 1:43 to win last night’s qualifier.
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A qualifier awarding a spot in the July 29 MLE taco contest in Fresno will be held on Friday. Entrants will need to submit an Instagram video by Tuesday. July 24, 2017 at 9:23 am by
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