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KOMU has an article about Brandon "Da Disposal" Clark eating a personal best 35 hot dogs in 10 minutes to win the first prize of $300 in a hot dog eating contest in Jefferson City July 4. Greg Webb was the runner up.
The July 4 event for Takeru Kobayashi in 2018 will be a fundraiser for New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon at the Kings County Distillery in Brooklyn.
The Pittsburgh Post Gazette has a interview with Brad "The Lunatic" Sciullo, who has started his own competitive eating organization promoting Pittsburgh area contests.

Molly Schuyler defends Z-Burger title

update The top 3
1) Molly Schuyler 27 burgers
2) Dan Kennedy 24
3) Dave Brunelli 18

Jennifer Munoz reports that Molly Schuyler ate 27 burgers to defend her Z-burger title in Washington, DC today.

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The california state Fair will hold a corn dog eating contest in Sacramento on July 21 awarding $2500/$2000/$1000/$500/$100. A qualifier will take place on July 20.
Michael Jenkins ate 16 hot dogs in 10 minutes to win the first prize of $500 in today's hot dog eating contest at The Twisted Tuna in Stuart, FL.
The Festival of Discovery will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 14 awarding $500/$200/$50. Entrants must be South Carolina residents.
Stuart's Smokehouse in Alderson, WV will hold a amateur-only hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $500/$100/$50. Hurricane, WV will hold a hot dog eating competition awarding $500/$250/$100.
Two Austin, TX restauarants will hold eating contests on July 4 awarding $250 to the winner. The Black Sheep Lodge will hold a corn dog eating contest and Haymaker will offer pickled eggs.
The Hollowfest in Clarence, NY will hold a hot dog eating contest on June 30 awarding $250 to the winner.
The Dromedary Bar in Brooklyn will hold a burger eating contest on July 4 awarding $200/$100/$50.
Chickie's & Petes in Philadelphia will hold a crab fry eating contest on July 13 awarding tickets to the Eagles opener and cash.

2018 Mets Nathan’s qualifier

Official results.

Fink Beats the Stomach has the winners

1st 34 Nick Wehry avoids being 1st person to eat 33+ hot dogs in qualifier and not make finals
2nd 28 Brian “Dud Light” Dudzinski
3rd 14 Michael “Big Hoss” Deitz
4th 13.25 William “Wild Bill” Myers
5th 10 Oliver Brooks
DQ ? John Sharkey
1st 7 Prudence DiBenedetto
2nd 6 Bailey “Ott Dog” Ott thought she should have won

Bailey Otter might have eaten more than winner

If Nick Wehry does not win today’s qualifier, he will be the first person to do 33+ hot dogs in a circuit and not make the finals. Previous competitors who hit that mark either won a subsequent qualifier or received the wild card. The previous high for not making the finals was Pat “from Moonachie” Philbin’s 32 in 2009.

Non-winning 32+ qualifier performances
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2018 Washington, DC Nathan’s qualifier

Official results

1st 21 Gideon Oji late to contest, started with 4:20 remaining
2nd 15 Gregory Price
3rd 13.5 William “Wild Bill” Myers
4th 11 Jack Caldwell
5th 7 Shawn Redwine
1st 7 Brittany Powell
2nd 4 Amanda Kulick

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WKBW has an interview with Ronnie "Megabyte" Hartman, who moved to Buffalo to train as a professional wrestler at a school in Lackawanna, NY.
The Hartford Courant has an interview with Jamie "Bear" McDonald, who used the prize money from winning the 2013 Wing Bowl to start his barbecue business, which now consists of 6 restaurants. His first experience with competitive eating was the Broken Yolk Iron Man challenge in San Diego.
Carmen Cincotti will attempt to set the record for most mini cannolis eaten at the Red, White & Blue Festival in Hammonton, NJ on Sunday.
Westword reports that Jack-n-Grill has closed both of its Denver-area locations. The restaurant was the site of a Man v Food episode and was famed for a seven pound burrito challenge that awarded female finishers free food for life.
The Syracuse Polish Festival will hold a pierogi eating contest on Sunday awarding $250 to the winner.
Palm Beach Happening has an interview with George Chiger, who was inspired to enter competitive eating by Larell Marie Mele.

2018 St. Louis Nathan’s Cardinal qualifier

update Results via Brandon Clark & Kyle Hanner comments
1) Jim Reeves 21
2) Brett Healey 20
3) Crazy Legs Conti 19.5

1W) “Panda” Jin 12

“Buffalo” Jim Reeves was the male winner of the Nathan’s qualifier at the St. Louis Cardinals ballpark according to Matthew Theodore.

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2018 Mattituck strawberry shortcake

2018 Vallejo Nathan’s qualifier

update TheReporter article

Official results
1) Steve Hendry 28
2) Ryan “Max Carnage” Rodacker 20

1W) Katie Prettyman 14.5, highest female rookie total in 2017-18
2W) Mary Bowers 12

Exhibition: Joey Chestnut 72

Joey Chestnut will do an exhibition during the event.

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Z-Burger’s 9th Annual Independence Burger Eating Championship in Washington, DC on July 3 will award $1500/$850/$500/$400 to the top 4. Molly Schuyler is expected to defend her title.
The Chi-Town Hot Sauce Expo will hold a Carolina Reaper pepper eating contest in Bridgeview, IL on June 24 awarding $1000 if the Guinness record is broken. Other spicy eating challenges will be held throughout the weekend.
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