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Joey Chestnut will start at second base in tonight's All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game at Marlins Park in Miami. His American League teammates include Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, former catcher Ivan Rodriguez, former Yankee Bernie Williams, former MLB OF Fred Lynn, Jamie Foxx, Bachelorette Rachel Lindsay, Jessica Mendoza of ESPN Sunday Night Baseball, Michael Cudlitz of "The Walking Dead" and "Heavy D" from the "Diesel Brothers". The event will be televised tomorrow on ESPN.

July 9, 2017 at 8:36 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Joey Chestnut, Miami | Permalink * Comments (14)

Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie and Miki Sudo will do a hot dog eating exhibition at the MLB All Star Game FanFest in Miami Saturday July 8. The goal will be to establish a record for the most Nathan's Famous Quarter-Pound Hot Dogs eaten in five minutes.

July 8, 2017 at 12:19 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Miami | Permalink * Comments (24)

Michael Jenkins reports that Dale Boone ate 20 hot dogs to claim the first prize of $500 at Titled Kilt in Boca Raton, FL. Runner-up Nate Figueroa ate 18 and Michael Jenkins was 3rd with 15. Boone reportedly left enough debris to get billed as the "worlds biggest cheater". update Nate Figueroa has produced a video of the contest titled "#1 COMPETITIVE EATING "CHEATER" (DALE BOONE)"

July 4, 2017 at 10:48 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Dale Boone, Darron Breeden, Nate Figueroa, Palm Beach, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (17)

Dale Boone won last night's hot dog eating contest held at Crowbar in Tampa.

July 4, 2017 at 8:10 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Dale Boone, Tampa, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (2)

92 year old veteran Kenneth Hansen, who served in both World War II and the Korean War, will participate in a chili dog eating contest at the City Tavern in Fort Myers on July 4.

July 1, 2017 at 7:45 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Fort Myers | Permalink * Comments (2)

Nate Figueroa produced a video of his attempt at the 28 inch team challenge at Pizza Xtreme in Orlando with his German girlfriend Livia. (Livia's video)

June 12, 2017 at 7:34 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Darron Breeden, Germany, Nate Figueroa, Orlando, Pizza Eating Challenges, Team Challenges, Women | Permalink * Comments (4)

Sportswriter Jeff Pearlman has an blog entry about Yankee outfielder Ping Bodie competing against an ostrich in an eating contest in Jacksonville, FL which resulted in the bird's death. The post includes a scan of an article from 1919.

May 7, 2017 at 8:51 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Jacksonville, Male Athletes | Permalink * Comments (1)

2017 Tampa Nathan’s qualifier

May 6, 2017 at 7:12 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2017 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Contest Results, Tampa

update May 14 TapedFromFlorida video

Results from Facebook Live Official results Part 1 | Part 2
1) Pedram “In Jaws We Trust” Esmaeelzadeh 18
2) Crazy Legs Conti 17.5

1W) Carlene LeFevre 12

Crazy Legs Conti and Pedram Esmaeelzadeh headline the men’s division. Carlene LeFevre will compete in her first Nathan’s qualifier outside of Las Vegas since 2005.

The Tampa Riverwalk has a Facebook Live broadcast (in vertical format)

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Michael Jenkins reports that he claimed the second place prize of $250 in tonight's taco eating contest at Bodega in Miami Beach. Nate Figueroa won the first prize of a suite staycation and Victor Aldrich was 3rd.

May 5, 2017 at 8:20 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Darron Breeden, Miami, Nate Figueroa, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

2017 Sweet Corn Fiesta

April 30, 2017 at 2:30 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Carmen Cincotti, Contest Results, Palm Beach

update May 10 dLifeHD has a video

update May 4 HappeningMag.com has an interview with Carmen Cincotti.
King Carb has a contest video

update The Palm Beach Post has a gallery

Official Results Part 1 | Part 2
1) Carmen Cincotti 61.75 ears
2) Gideon Oji 49
3) Yasir Salem 45
4) Eric “Badlands” Booker 31
5) Brian Dudzinski 29.25
6) Pedram Esmaeelzadeh 27.75
7) Mr. Rodriguez 20
8) Matt Matador 17

update It appears Carmen Cincotti won with a record 61 ears.

Yasir Salem, Carmen Cincotti, Badlands Booker and Gideon Oji are expected to compete along with Pedram Esmaeelzadeh.

Previous winners
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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)

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