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Bodega in Miami Beach will hold a taco eating contest on May 5 awarding a suite staycation for the winner, $250 to the runner up and $100 to third.

April 23, 2017 at 10:43 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Miami, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (2)

Adrian Morgan wins Miami Nathan’s qualifier

April 15, 2017 at 10:25 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2017 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Adrian Morgan, Miami

update April 16 Adrian Morgan reports no females competed. I think this is the first time there were no women in a Nathan’s qualifier since the women’s division was started in 2011.

Results Part 1 | Part 2

1) Adrian Morgan 33
2) Steve Schuster 22
3) Victor Aldrich 15
4) Ricardo Nagan 14.5
5) Jeff Marlow 13.5
6) Richard Cochran 10.5
7) Michael Rodriguez 8.5
8) Robert Herzberg 6
9) Lenny Lieder 3

Adrian Morgan has won tonight’s Nathan’s qualifier at the Miami Marlins ballpark with a total of 33 hot dogs.

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Michael Jenkins ate a 2.5 pound burrito in 2:22 to win the first prize of $250 at tonight's contest at Taco Bus in Tampa. Noah Pransky of WTSP, who claims he had a 13 contest winning streak, was the runner up. update Apr 8 813area has a contest writeup reporting Meredith Marsh was third in her first eating contest.

April 6, 2017 at 9:01 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Michael Jenkins, Tampa, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (3)

Registration is now open for a Nathan's qualifier at the Tampa RiverFest on May 6. A qualifier in Valdosta, GA on May 13 has also been listed.

March 29, 2017 at 12:25 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2017 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Georgia, Tampa | Permalink * Comments (2)

Joey Fatone of NSYNC will be present in Orlando from 5 - 8 pm today for the launch of a hot dog eating challenge at his restaurant, Fat Ones Dogs.

March 29, 2017 at 7:07 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Hot Dog Eating Challenges, Music, Orlando | Permalink * Comments

2017 Nathan’s Fort Myers, FL qualifier

March 25, 2017 at 1:32 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2017 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Contest Results, Darron Breeden, Fort Myers, Mary Bowers, Nate Figueroa, Pablo Martinez

update Mar 26 Naples News has an article

Nate Figgs has a video

update News Press has a contest report and video

Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
1) Pablo Martinez 25.5
2) Nate Figueroa 21.5
3) Crazy Legs Conti 19
4) Andrew Renfrow 13.5
Tom Riordan 6.5
Stewart Beck? 6.5

1W) Mary Bowers 10

The MLE facebook has a live video

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Taco Bus will hold a burrito eating contest in Tampa on April 6 awarding $250/$150/$50/$25/$25. Entrants will need to eat an El Jefe burrito by March 31 to qualify.

March 24, 2017 at 3:07 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Tampa, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

News Press has an interview with Pablo Martinez about competing in Saturday's Nathan's qualifier in Fort Myers, FL. Mary Bowers, Crazy Legs Conti, Nate Figueroa, Bill Weller and Steven Rossomando are also expected to compete. The article incorrectly claims the competition will be the first qualifier in southwest Florida; contests were held in Naples, FL in 2012 and 2013.

March 21, 2017 at 1:59 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2017 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Fort Myers, Pablo Martinez | Permalink * Comments (10)

Irish 31 Pub House & Eater will hold a "Guinness Car Bomb" wing eating contest tonight awarding $250 to the winner.

March 17, 2017 at 7:51 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Tampa, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (4)

Registration is now open for two Nathan's qualifiers at MLB ballparks next month: Miami Marlins (April 15) & St. Louis Cardinals April 28.

March 16, 2017 at 3:39 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2017 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Miami, St. Louis | Permalink * Comments (7)

Carmen Cincotti conquers croquetas

March 12, 2017 at 6:23 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Carmen Cincotti, Contest Results, Miami, Nate Figueroa

<>update March 15 Carme Cincotti has a video

Update March 14 Nate Figueroa has a video

The Miami Herald reports that Joey Chestnut dropped out due to illness at the last minute.

Carnaval Miami croqueta results (Part 1 | Part 2)

1) Carmen Cincotti 158
2) Geoff Esper 144
3) Eric “Badlands” Booker 92
4) Michelle Lesco 90
5) Nate Figueroa 80
6) Erik Denmark 74
7) Victor Aldrich 10

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El Nuevo Herald has the field for Sunday's croqueta eating contest in Miami: Joey Chestnut, Carmen Cincotti, Geoff Esper, Gideon Oji, Adrian Morgan, Michelle Lesco and Erik Denmark.

March 8, 2017 at 10:18 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Joey Chestnut, Miami | Permalink * Comments (3)

The BBC World Service has a feature about Miki Sudo competing in the Orlando Chili Cookoff last month. She says that an injury hurt her training for that competition.

March 8, 2017 at 12:06 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Miki Sudo, Orlando | Permalink * Comments (6)

An amateur croqueta contest awarding $300/$150/$50 will take place before the MLE competition on Sunday at Calle Ocho in Miami.

March 6, 2017 at 2:08 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Miami, Prizes | Permalink * Comments (1)

Ginormous Food will record at three Atlanta area restaurants next week from February 28 to March 2. update Columbia, Charleston and Jacksonville will also be visited.

February 21, 2017 at 8:54 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Atlanta, Charleston, Columbia, Jacksonville, Television | Permalink * Comments (4)

2017 Orlando Chili challenge

February 18, 2017 at 4:34 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Joey Chestnut, Orlando

update Feb 20 King Carb has a video

update Joey Chestnut reportedly defended his title

Official results | Part 2

1st 8.5 Joey “Jaws” Chestnut
2nd 8.25 Carmen Cincotti
3rd 7.25 Geoffrey Esper
4th 6.25 Gideon Oji
5th 6 Miki Sudo
6th 3.25 Eric “Badlands” Booker
7th 0.75 Carlos Gonzalez

Joey Chestnut will go for a five-peat. His previous winning totals:

2016 Feb 6 1st 7 6 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut World Chili Eating Challenge Orlando, FL
2015 Mar 7 1st 8.75 6 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut World Chili Eating Challenge Orlando, FL
2014 Feb 8 1st 8.5 6 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut RP Funding World Chili Eating Challenge Orlando, FL
2013 Feb 9 1st 2 6 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut RP Funding World Chili Eating Challenge Orlando, FL

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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.

February 15, 2017 at 11:30 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Palm Beach | Permalink * Comments (1)

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.

February 13, 2017 at 6:19 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Orlando | Permalink * Comments (7)

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.

February 9, 2017 at 12:50 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2017 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Fort Myers | Permalink * Comments (3)

A croqueta eating contest in Miami awarding $3,500 has been added to the MLE calendar for March 12. Registration will open Monday.

February 4, 2017 at 8:16 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Miami | Permalink * Comments

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.

January 8, 2017 at 10:49 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Cocoa Beach, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

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)

December 10, 2016 at 3:07 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Breakfast Eating Challenges, Palm Beach | Permalink * Comments

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.

December 1, 2016 at 8:44 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:College Station, Orlando | Permalink * Comments (1)

PizzeRizzo in Disney World's Hollywood Studios created a "hall of fame" for a fictional pizza eating contest.

November 19, 2016 at 7:09 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Orlando | Permalink * Comments (1)

Sparks Magazine has an interview with Nate Figueroa about his competitive eating hobby.

October 28, 2016 at 11:53 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Darron Breeden, Miami, Nate Figueroa | Permalink * Comments (1)

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