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Noshfest will hold a bagel eating contest in Marietta, GA on September 4 awarding $500 to the winner.
Pedram "In Jaws We Trust" Esmaeelzadeh and Matthew "Ice Cream Buy the Pint" Schuster finished the Carnivore Challenge at Big Pie in the Sky in Roswell, GA.
Dale Boone's defeat in the Brookhaven, GA mayoral election made the Dunwoody Crier's list of top stories of 2015.

John Ernst projected as winner over Dale Boone

update Nov 4 With 100% reporting, the totals are John Ernst 3338, Dale Boone 492 Article about the election results

John A. Ernst Jr. has been projected as the winner over Dale Boone in the Brookhaven, GA mayoral election. As of 9:46 pm, Ernst had a lead of 2,044 votes to 343.

James Carter, grandson of the 39th president, tweeted a link to a document claiming that Boone threatened Ernst supporters.

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Tom T. Pendergrass, Jr. calls Dale Boone a "banned competitive eating candidate who has an extensive criminal record" in a comment on a Brookhaven Post column endorsing Boone's rival John Ernst for the upcoming mayoral election.
Aunt Chiladas Easy Street Cafe will hold a taco eating contest on October 29 awarding $250 to the winner.
Reporter Newspapers has a biography of Dale Boone with information about his career as a television producer in India. He will temporarily retire from competitive eating if he is elected mayor of Brookhaven, GA.
Reporter Newspapers reports that Dale Boone is trailing his rival John Ernst in fundraising for the Brookhaven, GA mayoral campaign $56,000 to $3,900.
The Brookhaven Post has a page about Dale Boone's mayoral campaign. He lists his occupation as competitive eater and his education as Georgia Tech and the Institute of India Technology.
Dale Boone answered a questionnaire asking what he would like to accomplish if he is elected mayor of Brookhaven, GA.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has a report on Dale Boone's campaign for mayor of Brookhaven, GA.
The Dunwoody Crier reports that the incumbent mayor of Brookhaven, GA, Rebecca Chase Williams, has dropped out of the November 3 election due to family health issues. This leaves Dale Boone and attorney John Ernst as the sole remaining candidates.
A website for Dale Boone's campaign for the mayor of Brookhaven, GA has been set up at http://voteboone.com
Andrew Cauthen reports that Dale Boone has qualified to run for mayor of Brookhaven, GA, a suburb of Atlanta with a population over 50,000. update A news article about the mayoral race is available. update Sept 1 The election will take place on November 3. Dale Boone's platform is "lower taxes, reduce traffic congestion and protect our community by addressing the crime that is afflicting Brookhaven”.

2015 Atlanta Nathan’s qualifier

update April 23 The WSB-TV segment is available on youtube

update April 17 Crazy Legs Conti has a Huffington Post report which is primarily a eulogy to “Little Jimmy”.

update April 16 News-Daily.com has an article about runner-up Gideon Oji who plans to compete next in the Charlotte qualifier in May.

WSBTV has an article and gallery.

update April 13 The contest page has been updated to lis Dee Martin as the female winner with 7 hot dogs

No female winner has been announced as of 5:20 pm eastern. Dee Martin was present, so presumably she was the victor. At least one other woman competed, so there will be a women’s wild card leader (if the female runner-up total was recorded).

The top 3 men:
1) Crazy Legs Conti 21
2) Gideon Oji 20
3) Damien Boykin 17

Paul Barlow will be competing in his first MLE contest in almost two years.

A picture of the entire field.

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Steve "Pi Guy" Martin and Damien Boykin appeared on Fox 5 Atlanta this morning to promote Sunday's qualifier at the Atlanta Dogwood Festival. Ronnie Hartman and Crazy Legs Conti are also expected to compete.
Former Clayton State University basketball player will compete in the Nathan's qualifier at the Dogwood Festival in Atlanta on April 12. Ronnie Hartman will also participate.
Ai Tunes in Norcross, GA will hold a pie eating contest on March 14 awarding $314 to the winner.
Stephanie Wu noticed that a Nathan's qualifier at the Atlanta Dogwood Festivalon April 12 on April 12 has been added to the MLE schedule. Registration is now open.
Andrews Entertainment District will hold a bangers eating contest in Atlanta on March 14 awarding a trip to Las Vegas. Entrants will need to produce an audition video.
ForsythNews.com has a video of a pizza eating contest held at Rosati's in Cumming, GA held on October 25 won by Dale Boone.

2014 Nathan’s Savannah qualifier

update The Savannah Morning News has a video

update SavannahNow.com has an article and gallery

Official Results
1) Adrian Morgan 28
2) Jim Reeves 24
? Neil Sebree

1W) Dee Martin 10.5

Steve & Dee Martin’s family is present at the qualifier and all dressed in tie-dyed shirts.

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Island Packet has an article about Adrian Morgan competing in Saturday's Nathan's qualifier in Savannah which claims he defeated Joey Chestnut in an egg eating contest.
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