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Naader Reda claimed a prize of $225 after he was the fourth person to finish the challenge at Anime Ramen in Las Vegas. (video)
Juan "More Bite" Rodriguez announces that he will attempt the 8 pound burger at The Pub at Monte Carlo in Las Vegas on November 30 for an upcoming episode of Travel Channel's Trip Flip.
Miki Sudo announces she will attempt a 120 ounce steak challenge tonight. If successful, this would probably be the largest steak challenge eaten by a woman. (Sarah Manifold ate 100 ounces of steak over five hours in a 2005 competition in England.) update Juan Rodriguez reports that Miki finished the steak at Herbs & Rye in 54 minutes. update Nov 15 Miki has posted pictures: picture 1 | Picture 2
The facebook for Naked City Pizza in Las Vegas annouces that Juan "More Bite" Rodriguez and Miki Sudo finished the ten pound Frickin Huge Pizza challenge in a little over seven minutes.
Tom Gilbert was the first person to finish the 120 ounce steak challenge at Herbs and Rye in Las Vegas, winning a prize of $200.
In the Las Vegas Sun, five writers attempt to eat as many items as possible from the new 500+ item Bacchanal Buffet at Caesar's Palace. The restaurant seats 600, has 25,000 square feet and reportedly cost $17 million.
Thomas Wong reports that Miki Sudo won a Quadruple Bypass Burger eating contest held at the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas today. update Sept 26 LightSwitchStudios has a blog entry about the contest report Miki's time for the burger was 3:39. This beats Jed Donahue's time of 3:55, but is short of Joey Chestnut's time of 1:47.
The Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas will hold a Quadruple Bypass Burger eating contest for three amateurs on September 24 that will appear on national television.
The Village Pub in Las Vegas has a gallery of last Saturday's rib eating contest where Miki Sudo won $1,299.

Joey Chestnut wins Nugget Ribs eating contest

update Aug 30 #2 RGJ.com has a gallery. Drake Nelson has a video.

update Aug 30 Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
1) Joey Chestnut 8 lb
2) Matt Stonie 7.5
3) Pat Bertoletti 5.8
4) Michelle Lesco 4.6
5) Juan Rodriguez 4.5
6) Steve Hendry 4
7) Erik Denmark 3.7
8) Allen Tripplett 3.1
9) Jason Erb 2.6
10) David Solomon 2.5
10) Matt Raible 2.5
12) Drake Nelson 2
13) Michael Norton 1.8

Contest reports RGJ | Sparks Tribune | KOLO

update 7:12 Pacific EricJ8 announces Joey Chestnut has defended his title

The contest is underway @ericj8 is posting pictures.

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North Nevada Buisness Weekly has an article about Joey Chestnut defending his title at the Nugget Best in the West Rib Cook-off, in Sparks, NV on Wednesday where he discusses his post-competitive eating career plans which include opening a boutique hot dog restaurant in San Jose. (Presumably it will not serve Hoffman hot dogs.)

Miki Sudo wins Village Pub rib contest

update #2 Miki Sudo has uploaded a contest video.

update The following results have been entered into the database:
1) Miki Sudo 35 ribs
2) Tom Gilbert 31
3) El Toro 29
4) Rich LeFevre 25
5) ? 20
6) Carlene LeFevre 18

Miki Sudo announces she won the rib eating contest held at the Village Pub in Las Vegas and received a prize of $1,299. Tom Gilbert was the runner-up. The event was her first ever head-to-head eating competition.

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A press release lists Pat Bertoletti, Matt Stonie, Erik Denmark, Juan Rodriguez and Michelle Lesco as expected entrants in the Nugget World Rib-Eating Championship in Sparks, NV on August 29.
Rich LeFevre was one of two competitors in the August 4 Village Pub rib eating qualifier to advance to the finals on August 25.
The Village Pub facebook has more information about the rib eating contest that will be held in Las Vegas in August. Qualifiers on August 4, 11 and 18 will advance the top two to the finals on August 25 that will award $2198 ($1299 to the winner). The contest is restricted to Nevada residents.
The Carnegie Deli in Las Vegas has started an Olympian sandwich eating challenge. (picture)
Village Pub locations in Las Vegas are holding a rib eating contest in August awarding $2198 ($1299 to the winner). Presumably qualifiers will be held on August 4/11/18 and the finals on August 25, but that is not explicitly stated.
Registration for the Nugget World Rib Eating Championship on August 29 in Sparks, NY will open at noon Pacific today.
Verne Troyer ("mini-me" in Austin Powers will compete in a Quadruple Bypass Burger eating contest at the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas on Friday). update The event has been cancelled.
Thomas Wong announces that Miki Sudo finished the Sumo Bowl Challenge at Anime Ramen in Las Vegas. Miki previously finished the challenge at Pho 87.
The Chief Road Show will hold a hot dog eating contest at InfoComm in Las Vegas on June 13. The winner will receive $20 for every hot dog eaten. (via Craig MacCormack)
Andrew Lane reports that Tom Gilbert won a hot dog eating contest held at Ellis Island Casino in Las Vegas last night with a total of 32 hot dogs.
The Las Vegas Review Journal covered Rich LeFevre becoming the first person to finish the eight pound burger challenge at The Pub in the Monte Carlo in an article about southern Nevada eating challenges. The article mentions Naader Reda's completion of the 12 pound nacho challenge at Cabo Wabo, but does not give his name.
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