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The Antioch Herald has an obituary for the owner of Lumpy's Diner, Jeremy “Lumpy†Sturgill, who passed away at the age of 35. His restaurant in Antioch, CA held an annual burger eating contest. (via email) June 23, 2015 at 8:59 pm by
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Craigslist has a request for an EMT to oversee a competitive eating event in Long Beach on June 27, most likely the Hooters wing qualifier. June 23, 2015 at 7:57 pm by
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The next two qualifiers for the amateur Burritozilla eating contest that will award $1350 on July 18 will take place in San Jose on June 20 and June 27. June 19, 2015 at 10:26 pm by
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The 2015 Hooters Wing Eating Championship will take place in Clearwater, FL on July 25 and award $17500. Qualifiers in Long Beach on June 27 and Knoxville on July 12 will award 3 spots in the finals. June 17, 2015 at 5:28 pm by
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Smoke's Poutinerie will open its first location in southern California Monday in Hollywood. Franchisee Alan Goldstein hopes to open 20 restaurants in that region. The chain holds an annual poutine eating championship in Toronto. June 13, 2015 at 1:36 pm by
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Iguana's will hold qualifiers for its Burritozilla eating contest in San Jose and Santa Clara on Saturday. The finals on July 18 will award $1350 ($1000 to the winner). The contest is amateur-only (that status is not defined). June 11, 2015 at 5:43 pm by
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The California State Fair in Sacramento will hold a corn dog eating contest on July 18 awarding $6100 ($2500 to the winner). A qualifier will be held on July 17. June 10, 2015 at 12:25 pm by
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Iguana's Tacqueria has posted pictures of two finishers of the Burritozilla in the early 2000s: Joey Chestnut and "mystery hot girl". The San Jose restaurant will hold qualifiers for a Burritozilla eating contest next month. June 3, 2015 at 2:05 am by
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Newsweek has an article about female competitive eaters focusing on Molly Schuyler with some quotes from Miki Sudo. The reporter dined with Molly Schuyler at Burgers and Beer in Sacramento, where she said she wanted to attempt to eat the restaurant's entire menu if the meal would be free if finished. May 31, 2015 at 6:21 pm by
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Gabe Santos reports that Molly Schuyler ate 29 corn dogs at the Sacramento County Fair yesterday. update A contest video is available. update May 27 Another video is also available
May 24, 2015 at 8:38 am by
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The LA Beast ate a cactus, a dozen raw eggs with shell and three ghost peppers at the Coupe de Comedy Festival hosted by the University of California at Irvine's Improv Revolution. (video) May 13, 2015 at 9:09 am by
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The Sacramento State Fair will hold a corn dog eating contest on May 23 awarding $800 ($500 to the winner). May 12, 2015 at 11:06 am by
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The Huffington Post and Mirror.co.uk have articles about Matt Stonie's latest video where he finishes the "Burritozilla" from Iguana's Tacqueria in San Jose in under 2 minutes. At the start of his competitive eating career in 2010, he needed 15 minutes to finish the five pound burrito. May 11, 2015 at 8:18 am by
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Chacho's Taco will hold its second MLE contest in San Jose on August 15. April 30, 2015 at 8:53 am by
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The Central Valley Pizza Fest in Lemoore, CA will hold a 28 inch pizza eating contest on Sunday for two person teams awarding $375 ($200 to the winners). April 16, 2015 at 8:54 pm by
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Molly Schuyler recently finished two of the challenge burgers at The Power Club in Auburn, CA in 16 minutes. As of April 8, the burger had not been finished once. April 13, 2015 at 9:48 am by
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Qualifying for the 2015 Beef Bath Bonanza begins today. The fastest finishers of a 1 pound burger at Sylvester's Burgers locations on the central California coast will qualify for a five pound burger eating contest awarding $1000 to the winner. April 1, 2015 at 11:05 am by
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March 28, 2015 at 4:48 pm by
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update April 17 The Coaster Guy has a contest report and gallery
OC Weekly has a slideshow
Michelle Lesco has a gallery
MouseSteps contest video
DapsMagic full contest video
The Orange County Register has an article and contest video
Parks and Cons has a contest video
The official top 5 | #6 – #12
1) Joey Chestnut 14 lbs. in 8 min
2) Miki Sudo 11.3
3) Michelle Lesco 10.5
4) Steve Hendry 9.5
5) Brian Dudzinski 9
6) Erik Lamkin 8.5
7) Jon Bello 7.5
8T) Mary Bowers 5
8T) David West
10) Antonio Perez 4.5
11) Jon Davis 3.5
12) Ian Rapport 2.5
Joey Chestnut has been announced as the winner with 14 pounds in 8 minutes.
The Orange County Register has an interview with Joey Chestnut.
Jon Bello will compete. (He recently moved to California)
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Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Michelle Lesco and Mary Bowers are listed as expected entrants in Saturday's World Boysenberry Pie-Eating Championship at Knott's Berry Farm. Erik Lamkin will also make his MLE debut. March 25, 2015 at 1:30 pm by
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Denio's Market in Roseville, CA will hold a corn dog eating contest on March 28 awarding $350 ($200 to the winner). March 18, 2015 at 7:34 am by
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Registration will open today for Knott’s Boysenberry Festival World Pie Eating Championship at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA on March 28. Other new contests on the MLE schedule: The Denver Outlaws World Burrito Eating Championship on May 24 and the Meadowlands (NJ) Racing & Entertainment World Pork Roll-Eating Championship on June 20. March 10, 2015 at 4:52 pm by
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