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2017 Orlando Chili challenge

A birthday cake eating contest does not appear on Palm Beach Outlets events calendar. A MLE event was held at that location the previous two Februaries.
Joey Chestnut, Carmen Cincotti, Miki Sudo, Geoff Esper, Gideo Oji, Badlands Booker and Nate Biller are expected to compete in the World Chili Eating Challenge in Orlando Saturday.
Registration will open today for the first Nathan's qualifier of 2017 at Germain Arena in Estero, FL on March 25. update Registration is also open for a San Antonio qualifier on March 18.
A croqueta eating contest in Miami awarding $3,500 has been added to the MLE calendar for March 12. Registration will open Monday.
The Florida Key Lime Pie Festival will hold a pie eating contest in Cocoa Beach, FL awarding $250/$150/$100 on January 14. The contest organizer says he will change the details each year and not publicize them until the start of the competition.
A clip about the Terminator breakfast challenge at Shelby's in Deerfield Beach, FL (now closed) has been seen over 34 million times according to the Food Network's facebook page (via Compeating.com.au)
MLE's contest page has been updated with the World Chili Eating Challenge in Orlando on February 18, 2017. Registration will open December 9. update There will also be a chili eating contest at the Spirit of Texas Fest in College Station, TX on March 4.
PizzeRizzo in Disney World's Hollywood Studios created a "hall of fame" for a fictional pizza eating contest.
Sparks Magazine has an interview with Nate Figueroa about his competitive eating hobby.
Polish national Waldemar Wojtczak was discovered to have ingested 53 pellets containing cocaine at Miami International Airport. The sacks contained over a pound of the illegal drug.
Nate Figueroa ate 41 tacos in 20 minutes on Taco Day Tuesday at Agave in Fort Lauderdale to win the first prize of a 32 inch TV.
Burger Craze in Deerfield Beach, FL will hold a slider eating contest on September 28 awarding a 2 night stay in Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort.
The University of Florida student paper has an article about Michael Jenkins' victory in a pho eating contest held at Taste Pho and Noodle House in Gainesville, FL last night. He ate 9 lbs. and 1.9 oz in 15 minutes to take the first prize of $300.

Dave Barry on cockroach contest fatality

Humorist Dave Barry has a column for the Wall Street Journal about his home state of Florida which includes the following account of a 2012 bug eating competition:
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Taste Pho & Noodle House in Gainesville, FL will hold a pho eating contest on September 1 awarding $300 to the winner. Entrants will need to qualify.
Cookout on the Bay will hold a Grace Patty eating contest in West Palm Beach, FL on September 4 awarding $1000 to the winner. Qualifiers will be held on August 27 and September 3.
Chelsey Novak won $2000 in an ice cream eating contest for models held yesterday in Hollywood Beach, FL.
Michael Jenkins ate 12 hot dogs in 3 minutes to win the first prize of $400 at Bruce Rossmeyer Harley Davidson in Ormond Beach, FL yesterday.
Joe Menchetti defended his title and claimed the first prize of $1000 at today's hot dog eating contest at Mardi Gras Casino in Hallandale Beach, FL today.
Mardi Gras Casino in Hallandale Beach, FL (Fort Lauderdale area) will hold a hot dog eating contest July 2 awarding $1000/$500/$250. (via Michael Jenkins)

Bruce Rossmeyer's Harley Davidson in Ormond Beach, FL will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 2 awarding $400 to the winner.

Pelican Larry's in Naples, FL will hold a wing eating contest today awarding $300/$200/$100.
Youtube has a video of bodybuilders Ronnie Coleman, Derek Ciocca and Marc Lobliner competing in a "Kitchen Sink" challenge (18 scoops ice cream) eating contest at Sloan's Ice Cream Parlor in Delray Beach, FL.

Yasir Salem wins Palm Beach Sweet Corn with 47 ears

update Nate Figueroa has a video of the contest. He blames his 7th place finish on “politics”.

The Palm Beach Post has a gallery

The Top 5:
1) Yasir Salem 47 ears in 12 minutes, new record
2) Gideon Oji 43.5 ears
3) Erik Denmark 37.5
4) Crazy Legs Conti 34.5
5) Nate Biller 25
6) Sean Brockert 24.5

Yasir Salem ate 47 ears at the Sweet Corn-Eating Championship in West Palm Beach, FL to break the previous record of 46 set by Joe LaRue in 2010. Additional results have yet to be posted.

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