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The Tulare County Fair in Tulare, CA will hold a corn dog eating contest on September 12 awarding $800 ($500 to the winner).
TMZ reports that Jay Leno finished a 1.5 pound burger at Fatburger in Beverly Hills in 5 minutes.
The San Jose Mercury has preview of the August 16 gyoza eating contest focusing on San Jose residents Joey Chestnut and Matt Stonie.
The Daily Meal has an interview with Joey Chestnut about competing in the gyoza eating contest in Los Angeles on August 16.
A press release about the Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship in Los Angeles, CA on August 16 lists couples Joey Chestnut & Neslie Ricasa and Miki Sudo & Juan Rodriguez as expected entrants. Matt Stonie, Marcos Owens, Pablo Martinez and Badlands Booker are also on the roster.
8 Buck Pizza Truck in Manteca, CA announces it plans to drop its Big Kahuna challenge that will award $2500 to a pair that finishes it. The termination date was not announced.
Registration will open at noon Central for the Western Days Festival World Tamale Eating Championship in Lewisville, TX on September 27. Registration is already open for a pumpkin pie eating contest in Elk Grove, CA on October 5.
ABC 30 has a video and article about Pablo Martinez.
A. M. Dunnewin reports Molly Schuyler ate a record total of 24 corn dogs to win today's eating contest at the California State Fair in Sacramento.
A list of qualifiers for Farrell’s Splendiferously Superific Summer Spectacular in La Brea, CA on Sunday has been posted.
The Fresno Bee has an article about Pablo Martinez.
Kevin Ross won today's hot dog eating contest at Dog Haus in Pasadena, CA. update Jul 8 Kevin Ross has a GoPro first person video of the contest.
Janss Marketplace in Thousand Oaks, CA will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $500 to the winner.
The Augustine Casino in Coachella, CA will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 3 awarding $1000 to the winner.
The Dog Haus in Pasadena, CA will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 5 awarding $475 ($300 to the winner). A qualifier will be held on June 26.

2014 Nathan’s Sonoma qualifier

Flashback: The last time the USA played Ghana in the World Cup in 2012, a Nathan's qualifier marked by controversy took place in Escondido, CA. (Deadspin post)
The facebook page for El Mariachi in Fresno reports that Aubrey Koehn finished the 10 pound Tortillon burrito in 51 minutes, breaking her previous record. (via comment)
The California State Fair will hold a corn dog eating contest on July 19 awarding $6100 ($2500 to the winner). A qualifier will take place on July 18.
KSWT reports that the board of the Stockton Asparagus Festival voted unanimously to terminate the event. A deep fried asparagus eating contest was one of the featured attractions at the festival.
The Sonoma Portal claims that Miki Sudo will compete in the Nathan's qualifer at Sonoma Raceway on June 22.
Farrell's will hold its Splendiferously Superific Summer Spectacular Ice Cream Eating Challenge in Brea, CA on July 20. The professional contest will award $600 ($300 to the winner) and the qualification period is June 20 - July 13.
Matthew Asner has posted a picture of baseball Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson observing Sonya Thomas in the Golden Palace grilled cheese qualifier in San Diego in 2005. (That competition has id #1 in the contest database http://eatfeats.com/query.php?_table=contests&id=1 )    
Members of the UCLA cheer and dance teams attempted the 54 inch pizza at Big Mama & Papa's pizzeria. The attempt will appear on an upcoming episode of NBC's First Look.
MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa in Stateline, NV will hold a taco eating contest on May 3 awarding $1000 to the winner.
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