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The second episode of the MLE podcast, Men in Boaters, was released today and mentioned the expected entrants of Saturday's Nathan's qualifiers. Pablo Martinez and Rene Rovtar are expected to compete in Fort Myers, FL while Juan Neave, Nate Biller, Crazy Legs Conti, Steve Schuster and Kassie Zapata headline the Poteet, TX field.

April 12, 2018 at 5:42 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2018 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Contest Previews, Fort Myers, Podcasts, San Antonio | Permalink * Comments (1)

Defending champion Carmen Cincotti and 2016 winner Yasir Salem are expected to compete in the corn eating contest at the Sweet Corn Fiesta in West Palm Beach, FL on April 29.

April 11, 2018 at 9:28 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Palm Beach | Permalink * Comments (1)

TampaBay.com has an interview with Molly Schuyler about her victory Thursday in the Taco Bus El Jefe Burrito eating contest. Before winning the $2,500 prize, she won $500 for finishing the Inferno Soup challenge at Nitally's, which she calls the worst experience of her competitive eating career. The article gives the source of the contest information as eatsfeats.com [sic] (the actual link works)

April 10, 2018 at 9:43 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Molly Schuyler, Spicy Eating Challenges, Tampa | Permalink * Comments (16)

Molly Schuyler and Brandon "Da Disposal" Clark both broke the record for the spicy Inferno Soup challenge at Nitally's in St. Petersburg, FL on Wednesday. (video)

April 6, 2018 at 11:36 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Brandon Clark, Molly Schuyler, Spicy Eating Challenges, Tampa | Permalink * Comments (4)

Molly Schuyler wins Taco Bus El Jefe burrito contest

April 5, 2018 at 8:42 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Brandon Clark, Contest Results, Molly Schuyler, Tampa, Unafilliated Contests

update April 6 Brandon “Da Disposal” Clark has the top 3

The Tampa Bay Times has an article and video
Fox 13 also has an article and video

1st 1:06 Molly Schuyler actual time 58 seconds
2nd 1:08 “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti
3rd 1:29 Brandon Clark
? ? Michael Jenkins defending champ

Molly Schuyler ate a 2.5 pound El Jefe burrito in 1:06 to win the first prize of $2500 at Taco Bus in Brandon, FL.

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2018 Miami Marlins Nathan’s qualifier

March 31, 2018 at 7:00 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2018 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Contest Results, Eric "Badlands" Booker, Miami

Full official results

1st 21.5 Eric “Badlands” Booker qualifies for 20th time
2nd 13.5 Victor Aldrich
3rd 9.5 Ryan Hadley
4th 7 Jason Ruppert
5th 6 Richard Rusak
1st 7.5 Tracie Dickerson won in OT
2nd 7.5 Rene Rovtar lost in OT, 1st contest since being named FBTS 2017 Rookie of the Year
3rd 4 Brittany Broder

The winners have been posted from today’s Nathan’s qualifier at Marlins Park in Miami

1) Eric “Badlands” Booker 21.5

1W) Tracie Dickerson 7.5 (won in OT)

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An official MLE podcast, Men in Boaters, has been started with Rich Shea and Crazy Legs Conti as co-hosts. They call Sam Barclay, the emcee of tomorrow's Nathan's qualifier in Miami, who says that Rene Rovtar will have a female competitor from Winter Park, FL. Eric "Badland" Booker and George Shea also did podcasts earlier this week about the qualifier for Miami.CBSlocal.com.

March 30, 2018 at 8:47 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2018 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Crazy Legs Conti, Eric "Badlands" Booker, Miami, Podcasts | Permalink * Comments (11)

Taco Bus has extended its qualification period for the El Jefe Burrito Eating Championship until April 4. The contest on April 5 in Tampa will award $2500/$1000/$500.

March 27, 2018 at 12:03 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Tampa, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (4)

Eric "Badlands" Booker announces that he will compete in the Nathan's qualifier at the Marlins ballpark on Saturday. Unlike last year's qualifier in Miami, the competition will be held outside the stadium before the game, so there might be the possibility for walk-on entrants which could avoid an all-male field like the 2017 qualifier had.

March 25, 2018 at 10:09 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:2018 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Eric "Badlands" Booker, Miami | Permalink * Comments (5)

Nathan Figueroa has uploaded a video of his victory of in the amateur division of Sunday's eating contest at Carnaval Miami where he ate 25 croquetas to win the first prize of $500.

March 14, 2018 at 7:41 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Darron Breeden, Miami, Nate Figueroa, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Irish 31 in Tampa will hold a "Guinness Car Bomb Wing Eating Contest" on March 17 awarding $250 to the winner.

March 14, 2018 at 9:41 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Tampa, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (2)

2018 Miami Croquetazo

March 11, 2018 at 5:21 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Geoff Esper, Miami

update Mar 20 Darron Breeden has a video

update Rise Miami News has a contest video

Results

1st 154 Geoffrey Esper falls short of Carmen Cincottis record of 158 by 4
2nd 141 Darron Breeden
3rd 116 Gideon Oji 4 croqueta deduction
4th 80 Eric “Badlands” Booker
5th 38 Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas
6th 34 Jia Lee
7th 26 Alex “Moose” Perez
DQ ? Victor Aldrich

The contest can be viewed on Facebook Live

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George Shea did an interview on the Hochman and Crowder show in CBS Miami this afternoon and announced Geoff Esper, Darron Breeden and Badlands Booker as expected entrants in Sunday's World Championship Croqueta Eating Contest on Sunday.

March 6, 2018 at 7:34 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Miami, Podcasts | Permalink * Comments (2)

Foodbeast.com has a writeup of an interview Adam Richman did with Mike Chen of Strictly Dumpling. The former Man v. Food host claims that Munchies in Sarasota, FL put an entire bottle of ghost chili extract into its 420 hot wings challenge, which made breathing difficult.

February 28, 2018 at 9:21 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Health, Man vs. Food, Sarasota, Spicy Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments (6)

Orlando Food Guys have an Instagram video of Joey Chestnut finishing the challenge burger in 40 seconds at Beth's Burger Bar while he was in Orlando for the World Chili Eating Challenge.

February 19, 2018 at 11:56 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Joey Chestnut, Orlando | Permalink * Comments (3)

2018 Orlando Chili Festival

February 17, 2018 at 4:34 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Carmen Cincotti, Contest Results, Joey Chestnut, Orlando

Official results:

1st 9.75 Carmen Cincotti new record
2nd 8.75 Geoffrey Esper
3rd 8.5 Darron Breeden
4th 7.5 Joey “Jaws” Chestnut 2nd finish out of top 3 since 2005
5th 6.75 Gideon Oji
5th 6.75 Miki Sudo
7th 4 Eric “Badlands” Booker
8th 1.5 Silvia Tough

update Facebook Live contest video

The Orlando Sentinel has an interview with Joey Chestnut.

Darron Breeden practice video

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Pelican Larry's in Naples, FL will hold a hot dog eating contest on February 24 and a wing eating contest on February 25. Both competitions will award $200 to the winner.

February 14, 2018 at 11:29 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Fort Myers, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (2)

Defending champion Joey Chestnut, Carmen Cincotti, Geoff Esper, Miki Sudo, Gideon Oji, Darron Breeden and Eric "Badlands" Booker are expected to compete in the World Chili Eating Championship in Orlando on Saturday.

February 11, 2018 at 7:16 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Orlando | Permalink * Comments (4)

Lynora's in West Palm Beach, FL will hold a meatball eating contest on February 18 awarding $500 if 20 people enter.

February 10, 2018 at 10:07 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Palm Beach, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (2)

The Taco Bus will hold an El Hefe Burrito eating contest in Tampa on April 5 awarding $2500/$1000/$500. Entrants will need to qualify and appear to be restricted to Florida residents.

February 4, 2018 at 10:19 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Tampa, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (4)

Michael Jenkins won the first prize of $100 in today's pancake eating contest at Copper Blues Rock Bar & Kitchen in West Palm Beach, FL.

January 28, 2018 at 8:47 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Michael Jenkins, Palm Beach, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Michael Jenkins ate a frozen 2 pound key lime pie with one hand behind his back to win the first prize of $250 at the Florida Key Lime Pie Festival in Merritt Island, FL.

January 14, 2018 at 12:44 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Cocoa Beach, Contest Results, Michael Jenkins, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (3)

Buffalo Chips in Bonita Springs, FL will hold the Florida State Chicken Wing Eating Contest on January 20 awarding $500 to the winner. Entrants need to qualify.

January 13, 2018 at 11:49 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Fort Myers, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (2)

The Palm Beach Post has an interview with Miami Dolphins offensive tackle Sam Young in which he recounts his victory at a Rock the Tot tater tot eating contest held at a  Bar Louie location.  

December 23, 2017 at 11:42 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Male Athletes, Miami, Palm Beach, Rock the Tot | Permalink * Comments (3)

The Florida Key Lime Pie Festival will hold a pie eating contest on January 13 in Merritt Island, FL awarding $250/$150/$100.   

December 21, 2017 at 11:13 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Cocoa Beach, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (3)

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