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The second episode of the MLE podcast, Men in Boaters, was released today and mentioned the expected entrants of Saturday's Nathan's qualifiers. Pablo Martinez and Rene Rovtar are expected to compete in Fort Myers, FL while Juan Neave, Nate Biller, Crazy Legs Conti, Steve Schuster and Kassie Zapata headline the Poteet, TX field. April 12, 2018 at 5:42 pm by
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Takeru Kobayashi will judge and do an exhibition at a ramen eating contest sponsored by the dating website EastMeetEast in New York City on April 23. A Craigslist post seeks female competitive eaters for the contest. April 12, 2018 at 1:55 pm by
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Defending champion Carmen Cincotti and 2016 winner Yasir Salem are expected to compete in the corn eating contest at the Sweet Corn Fiesta in West Palm Beach, FL on April 29. April 11, 2018 at 9:28 pm by
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The Central Valley Pizza Fest will hold a 28 inch pizza eating contest for two-person teams in Lemoore, CA on Saturday awarding $200/$100/$75 April 11, 2018 at 12:48 am by
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TampaBay.com has an interview with Molly Schuyler about her victory Thursday in the Taco Bus El Jefe Burrito eating contest. Before winning the $2,500 prize, she won $500 for finishing the Inferno Soup challenge at Nitally's, which she calls the worst experience of her competitive eating career. The article gives the source of the contest information as eatsfeats.com [sic] (the actual link works) April 10, 2018 at 9:43 pm by
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Mirza Selmic ate two large pizzas in 18:47 to defend his title at Flancer's in Gilbert, AZ and win the first prize of $250. April 9, 2018 at 5:28 pm by
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Takeru Kobayashi has defended his Gringo Bandito Chronic Tacos Challenge title in Dana Point, CA with a total of 170 tacos in 10 minutes, keeping his post-MLE winning streak intact. April 8, 2018 at 12:20 am by
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Buffalo Thunder Resort & Casino in Santa Fe, NM will hold a mega burger eating contest on April 28 awarding $500/$250/$100. April 7, 2018 at 11:56 am by
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Molly Schuyler and Brandon "Da Disposal" Clark both broke the record for the spicy Inferno Soup challenge at Nitally's in St. Petersburg, FL on Wednesday.
(video) April 6, 2018 at 11:36 am by
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The Scott Boudin Festival will hold a sausage eating contest in Scott, LA on April 8 awarding $500/$250/$100 to the top 3. April 6, 2018 at 7:59 am by
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April 5, 2018 at 8:42 pm by
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update April 6 Brandon “Da Disposal” Clark has the top 3
The Tampa Bay Times has an article and video
Fox 13 also has an article and video
Molly Schuyler ate a 2.5 pound El Jefe burrito in 1:06 to win the first prize of $2500 at Taco Bus in Brandon, FL.
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The Southern Hotwing Festival will hold a wing eating contest in Memphis on April 21 awarding $400 to the winner. April 4, 2018 at 10:46 am by
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Flancer's in Gilbert, AZ will hold a pizza eating contest on April 8 awarding $250 to the winner. April 3, 2018 at 7:30 am by
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WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley is expected to attend a taco eating contest at Adobe Gila's in Rosemont, IL on April 8. There will be separate divisions for men & women. April 2, 2018 at 7:36 am by
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Registration will open tomorrow for the San Pedro Fish Market World Famous Shrimp Eating Championship Presented By The Kings Of Fi$h On The USS Iowa in San Pedro, CA on April 2. Other Los Angeles County contests added to the MLE schedule include the Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship on August 18 (registration opens June 18) and the Pacific Park World Taco Eating Championship on October 4 (registration opens August 1). April 1, 2018 at 11:31 pm by
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March 31, 2018 at 7:00 pm by
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Full official results
The winners have been posted from today’s Nathan’s qualifier at Marlins Park in Miami
1) Eric “Badlands” Booker 21.5
1W) Tracie Dickerson 7.5 (won in OT)
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An official MLE podcast, Men in Boaters, has been started with Rich Shea and Crazy Legs Conti as co-hosts. They call Sam Barclay, the emcee of tomorrow's Nathan's qualifier in Miami, who says that Rene Rovtar will have a female competitor from Winter Park, FL. Eric "Badland" Booker and George Shea also did podcasts earlier this week about the qualifier for Miami.CBSlocal.com. March 30, 2018 at 8:47 pm by
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Viewhouse in Denver will hold a hot dog eating contest on April 7 awarding $200 to the winner as part of its baseball opening day celebration. March 29, 2018 at 9:19 am by
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The Orange County Register reports that the Gringo Bandito Chronic Tacos eating contest will be held at the Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival in Dana Point on April 7. Takeru Kobayashi is expected to defend his title. update March 30 Molly Schuyler, Bob Shoudt, Dave Brunelli, Naader Reda, Kevin Ross and Jesse Pynnönen from Finland are other expected entrants.
March 28, 2018 at 11:58 am by
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The Wisconsin State Fair World Cheese Curd Eating Championship in West Allis, WI on August 11 has been added to the MLE calendar (registration opens May 30). The Owensboro International Bar-B-Q Festival World Mutton Sandwich-Eating Championship in Kentucky on May 12(registration open) and the Trenton Thunder World Famous Case's Pork Roll Eating Championship on September 29 (registration opens July 19) have also been listed. March 27, 2018 at 4:43 pm by
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Taco Bus has extended its qualification period for the El Jefe Burrito Eating Championship until April 4. The contest on April 5 in Tampa will award $2500/$1000/$500. March 27, 2018 at 12:03 pm by
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Flaming Joe's Seafood in Aurora, CO has announced a crawfish eating contest that will award $3000 to the winner. There will be three rounds and the first round will start on March 31. Entrants will need to qualify. March 26, 2018 at 12:01 pm by
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The Fink Beats the Stomach has an interview with the winners of the Nathan's qualifier in Nashville in October 2017, Brynn Szeles and Ronnie Hartman, who has moved to Buffalo to pursue a professional wrestling career. Brynn has been a competitive eating fan for over a decade, but could not compete in a qualifier due to living in Hungary. March 25, 2018 at 10:20 pm by
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The Courier Express has an article about Dan "Killer" Kennedy's attempt at a 48 inch submarine sandwich at Sub Hub in Reynoldsville, PA, which he thinks weighed 14+ pounds. The event raised $300 for multiple sclerosis research. March 25, 2018 at 9:30 pm by
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