Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Louisiana eating challenges and contests in database)
DiamondJacks Casino & Hotel in Bossier City, LA will hold a hot dog eating contest on March 30 awarding $500 to the winner.
Registration is now open on ifoce.com for the Rouses Crawfish Eating World Championship in New Orleans on April 12.
The Andouille Festival in LaPlace, LA will hold andouille eating contests for individuals and four person teams on October 19 awarding $600 ($300 to the winners).
Sonya Thomas wins 2013 Acme Oyster contest
update June 4 Nola Defender (claiming Miki Sudo was supposed to compete) Rake & Herald and NBA.com have contest reports. Jason Smith of the Hornets/Pelicans and Thomas Morestead of the Saints served as judges.
1) Sonya Thomas 24 dozen in 8 minutes
2) Aaron Osthoff 21
3) Adrian Morgan 18
4) Corey Fanguy 11
5) Crazy Legs Conti 10
6) Ryan Shams 5 (via email)
7T) Mia Davekos 3
7T) local 3
After not finishing behind another woman in the first 118 months of her competitive eating career, Sonya Thomas now has a 2 contest streak where she was not the top female.
June 2 MLE contest fields: Tim Janus, Bob Shoudt and Matt Stonie are expected to compete in Sunday's pastrami sandwich eating contest at Katz's Deli in Manhattan, Badlands Booker and Molly Schuyler are listed as favorites in the St. Paul, MN Nathan's qualifier and Sonya Thomas is expected to defend her Acme Oyster title in New Orleans. update May 29 Joey Chestnut confirms he will compete at Katz's and Aaron Osthoff will leave for New Orleans today.
Corey Fanguy announces he was the fourth place prizewinner ($200) in Saturday's crawfish contest at the French Quarter Festival, a result which has yet to be officially posted. Crazy Legs Conti has been announced as the fifth place finisher. Corey Fanguy has a video from the contest.
Sonya Thomas four-peats French Quarter Festival Crawfish contest
update April 15 Crazy Legs Conti placed 5th. Fourth place has yet to be officially announced, but was probably Corey Fanguy
Rake & Herald has a weekend contest report Bayou 95.7 has a podcast of an interview with Corey Fanguy and WDSU has a video of the media contest
Pro Results
1) Sonya Thomas 2.2 lb meat
2) Adrian Morgan 2 lb meat
3) Nate Biller 1.9
4) ??
5) Crazy Legs Conti ?
Media contest results
1) Joshua Clark .9 lb in 5 minutes
2) Fletcher Mackel .85
3) James Karst .7
Houma Today has an article about Corey Fanguy
Sonya Thomas and Adrian Morgan are expected to compete in tomorrow's crawfish eating contest at the French Quarter Festival in New Orleans.
Takeru Kobayashi will be at Tulane's Got Talent in New Orleans tomorrow for a Guinness World Record attempt.
Videos of the eating contest held in New Orleans the day before the Super Bowl betweeen Grantland.com writers Joe House and "Cousin" Sal Iacono have been posted to youtube: contest | bonus clip - cheating | bonus - showing off | outtakes
The gambling website Sportsbook.ag is accepting bets on an eating contest to be held today in New Orleans between Grantland.com (ESPN) personalities Joe House and "Cousin" Sal Iacono. (video preview | podcast preview | "House Eats" video #2).
A casting call has been placed for "Man v. Food: New Orleans". The program will record tomorrow and Wednesday. update Jan 23 The program was actually "Super Bowl Tailgate Takeover" hosted by Adam Richam that will be televised Jan 30 on the Travel Channel.
IFOCE.com announces that the Hooters wing eating contest originally scheduled for February 1 in Metairie, Louisiana has been postponed. (Interestingly, the announcement does not appear on either the MLE twitter or facebook.)
The 2013 Hooters wing circuit will start February 1 in Metairie, LA and the Fat Tues King Cake Eating Contest will be held at the Showboat in Atlantic City on February 12. The registration information has yet to be posted. update Registration for the Hooters contest will start at 6 pm eastern today.
Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, LA will hold a donut eating contest on September 8 awarding $250 to the winner.
(via Crawfish)
The LSU student newspaper has an article about Adrian Morgan and his rivalry with Matt Stonie.
2012 Acme Oyster eating contest
update June 6 MrFolkShow has a video
update 8:23 NOLA.com has a gallery
update 4:32 Full results (Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3)
1) Sonya Thomas 48 dozen
2) Aaron Osthoff 39
3) Adrian Morgan 37
Crazy Legs Conti 32
Gary Klucken 24
Mia Davekos 7
update 4:15 Official top 3: Sonya Thomas 47 dozen, Aaron Osthoff 39 dozen, Adrian Morgan 37 dozen
Crescent City Lax reports that Sonya Thomas ate 47 dozen to break her record of 39 dozen.
The contest has started. Pete Davekos is posting pictures.
RockingTheBayou has a video of Crazy Legs Conti's and Mia "Meatballs" Davekos' appearance on Bayou 95.7.
Best of New Orleans has a preview of Sunday's eating contest at the New Orleans Oyster Festival with quotes from Crazy Legs Conti.
Registration for the Atlanta Hooters qualifier and Acme Oyster Eating Championship will open tomorrow. Both contests will take place on June 3.
Sonya Thomas threepeats French Quarter Festival crawfish contest
update April 20 Super4everFun has a video of the entire contest and Houma Today has an article about Buddy “The Bricklayer” Prejean. (via comment)
update April 15 The WayWard Path has a blog entry and gallery and video. NOLADefender has an article.
3:33 The top 3:
1) Sonya Thomas 3.3 pounds in 10 minutes, third victory in a row
2) Crazy Legs Conti 2.8 pounds
3) Adrian Morgan 2.45
2:24 James Karst won the amateur contest and Travers Mackel, the 2011 amateur winner, was the runner-up.
2:14 pm The amateur contest is over.
2:04 pm The amateur contest has started.
BestOfNewOrleans.com has an interview with Adrian Morgan (via Rich Shea).
WWL-TV has a video of the last 20 seconds of this morning's crawfish eating contest between Crazy Legs Conti and "Fireman" Mike. (picture)
Sonya Thomas, Adrian Morgan, Crazy Legs Conti, Nate Biller and Damien Boykin are among the expected competitors in Saturday's crawfish eating contest at the French Quarter Festival in New Orleans.
Magoo's Grill and Bar in Baton Rouge will hold a hot dog eating contest on Saturday awarding $200 to the winner. The contest is seeking more female competitors.
The Isle of Capri casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana will be holding an IFOCE shrimp eating contest on October 8.
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