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Takeru Kobayashi announced (in Japanese) that there will be no Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce Chronic Taco eating contest in 2020. March 14, 2020 at 7:21 pm by
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Round Table Pizza announced that Kevin Ross, Jon Rivera, Jon Davis, Raina Huang and edwardc3523 (probably Edward Chin) are the Reign of Fire finalists and will compete for a $5000 prize on March 28. It appears that Raina Huang received the wild card spot. March 11, 2020 at 8:17 pm by
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A commenter claimed that Raina Huang sped up her video to qualify for the Round Table Pizza Reign of Fire challenge finals. The video had background music added (contest rules require that the unedited video must be submitted.) (Youtube video) March 9, 2020 at 3:52 pm by
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Two burger challenges will be offered during Knott's Boysenberry Festival at Knott's Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA from March 20 to April 19. The "Mega Mrs. Knott's Chicken Dinner-burger" contains 4 pounds of beef and is topped with 4 chicken breasts and a boysenberry pie. The "WOW Pasty" contains four pounds of hamburger and is wrapped in pie dough. The challenges cost $80 unless they are finished by a single diner. March 7, 2020 at 10:19 am by
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It does not appear that the Sabroso Craft Beer Taco & Music Festival will take place this year. Sabrosotacofest.com redirects to a different website and its facebook page has no information about a 2020 event. The Dana Point, CA event was the site of the Gringo Bandito Taco Eating Contest, the biggest competition for Takeru Kobayashi.
March 4, 2020 at 12:26 pm by
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Kevin Ross ate a five pound Fatass Burrito in about 8 minutes to win the first prize of $500 in a contest held at El Chingon in San Diego today.
February 23, 2020 at 10:47 pm by
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El Chingon in San Diego will hold a five pound burrito eating contest on February 23 awarding $500 to the winner. February 12, 2020 at 5:28 pm by
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Nexx Burger in Downey, CA will award $300 if its Louie the XIII burger challenge is finished in under 13 minutes. January 31, 2020 at 11:25 am by
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Round Table Pizza announces the Reign of Fire Challenge. Entrants (California residents only) will record video of themselves attempting a spicy pizza or wings challenge. The fastest times will make the finals in Florin, CA and compete for a $5,000 prize. (contest Instagram)
January 23, 2020 at 7:32 pm by
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December 30, 2019 at 4:01 pm by
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Raina Huang is featured prominently in a Los Angeles Times article about the Asian Hustle Network. Her father, Wil Huang, is also quoted:
Her new gig as a competitive eater and social media influencer — she’s the star of 600-plus videos — finally has won her father’s approval.
“I’m actually surprised with her character right now, once I got used to her choice,†Wil Huang, an IT engineer, said about his eldest daughter.
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Joey Chestnut ate 81 waffles over 8 minutes to win an eating contest held at tonight's San Jose Barracudas game. Matt Stonie was the runner-up with 75. update Contest video November 18, 2019 at 12:44 am by
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Kevin Ross won the first prize of $500 in tonight's Bad Ass Burrito Eating Contest held at El Chingon in San Diego. November 11, 2019 at 12:53 am by
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The UC Berkeley student newspaper has a column asking if Joey Chestnut will wind up in hell for the sin of gluttony. November 8, 2019 at 10:16 am by
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El Chingon in San Diego will hold a five pound burrito eating contest on November 10 awarding $500 to the winner. October 29, 2019 at 12:31 am by
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Prata House in West Covina, CA will hold an idli eating contest on November 10 awarding a $300 Amazon gift card to the winner. October 22, 2019 at 7:57 am by
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The San Jose Barracuda of the AHL announce they will hold a MLE waffle eating contest on November 17. Joey Chestnut and Matt Stonie are expected to compete. update A press release announces that Chestnut and Stonie will be the only two competitors. October 15, 2019 at 1:47 pm by
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Sugar Taco in Los Angeles will hold a ghost taco eating contest on October 30 awarding $1000 to the winner. October 14, 2019 at 10:51 am by
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Dan Kennedy annouced he ate 20 burgers to win the first prize of $1000 in yesterday's eating contest at Lumpy's Burgers in Antioch, CA. Edward Chin was the runner up and Scott Rubin was 3rd. Previous winners were not allowed to received the first prize money, which prevented Molly Schuyler from defending her title. October 13, 2019 at 8:50 am by
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On Friday, Raina Huang won the dumpling eating contest at the Dumpling and Beer Festival in San Gabriel, CA for the third year in a row. Taran Eckel was runner up. October 7, 2019 at 9:01 am by
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El Chingon in San Diego will hold a five pound burrito eating contest awarding $250 to the winner on October 13. October 6, 2019 at 1:07 am by
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October 4, 2019 at 2:39 pm by
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Qin in Irvine, CA will hold a spicy noodle eating contest tomorrow awarding $200 to the winner. September 27, 2019 at 6:43 pm by
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Independent.com has an interview with Raina Huang about competing in æbleskiver eating contests during the Danish Days Celebration in Solvang, CA this weekend. September 16, 2019 at 11:00 pm by
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"UK Chilli Queen" Shanina Waseem defeated Duston "Atomik Menace" Johnson in last night's showdown at The Pepper Festival in Auburn, CA. September 15, 2019 at 2:42 pm by
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Stephanie Wu has posted the top 4 in yesterday's corn dog eating contest at the Tulare County Fair: 1) Edward Chin 13.5 corn dogs 2) Scott Rubin 10 3T) Stephanie Wu 7.5 3T) Israel 7.5 September 15, 2019 at 10:24 am by
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