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Vida en el Valle reports there will be a Major League Eating taco contest at the Fresno Grizzlies ballpark on July 29. An amateur qualifier will be held the day before.

March 8, 2017 at 6:03 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Fresno | Permalink * Comments (1)

The Submarine House in Huber Heights, OH will hold the Super Duper Cheesesteak Challenge on April 22 awarding $1000 to the winner. Entrants need to qualify by eating a 16 inch sandwich in under 16 minutes by April 2. Semi-finals will be held from April 6 to April 13.

March 7, 2017 at 6:10 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dayton, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

An amateur croqueta contest awarding $300/$150/$50 will take place before the MLE competition on Sunday at Calle Ocho in Miami.

March 6, 2017 at 2:08 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Miami, Prizes | Permalink * Comments (1)

The field for the Peeps eating contest in National Harbor, MD April 8 has been announced: Matt Stonie, Carmen Cincotti, Geoffrey Esper, Gideon Oji, Juan Rodriguez, Juliet Lee, Yasir Salem, Badlands Booker, Kevin Ambs, Matt Cohen, Nathan Biller, Crazy Legs Conti and Bill Myers. If Sonya Thomas does not compete, this will be the fourth DC-area contest in a that she has missed.

March 5, 2017 at 10:40 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Maryland DC area | Permalink * Comments (9)

The MLE twitter announces that the chili eating contest that was to have been held this afternoon at the Spirit of Texas Festival in College Station, TX will not take place today.

March 4, 2017 at 2:39 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:College Station | Permalink * Comments (1)

The Gringo Bandito Chronic Tacos Challenge will take place at the Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival in Doheny Beach, CA on April 8. Takeru Kobayashi is expected to defend his title. Additional competitors include Molly Schuyler, Dave Brunelli, Erik Lamkin, Naader Reda, Kevin Ross and Finnish champion Jesse Pynnönen. A contest for amateurs will also be held.

March 4, 2017 at 7:46 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Jesse Pynnönen, Kobayashi (小林尊), Orange County | Permalink * Comments (55)

Molly Schuyler finished the XL pizza challenge at Ballpark Pizza in Mission Viejo, CA yesterday (before | after).

March 3, 2017 at 1:48 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Molly Schuyler, Orange County, Pizza Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments (6)

Carmen Cincotti, Gideon Oji, Adrian Morgan, Nate Biller, Alex Perez and Robert McKinney are expected to compete in tomorrow's chili eating contest at the Spirit of Texas Festival in College Station, TX.

March 3, 2017 at 11:39 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:College Station, Contest Previews | Permalink * Comments (6)

The Asheville (NC) Wing War will hold a wing eating contest on March 5 awarding $250 to the winner.

March 2, 2017 at 6:58 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Asheville, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Yesterday, Ethan Teske and Matt Cohen were the first pair to finish the 36 inch Godfather challenge at Sal's Family Pizza in Franklin, TN.

March 2, 2017 at 3:01 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Ethan Teske, Nashville, Pizza Eating Challenges, Team Challenges | Permalink * Comments (7)

The Fulton (TX) Oysterfest will hold an eating contest for men on March 4 awarding $200/$100/$50. A women's contest on March 5 will award the same amounts.

March 2, 2017 at 7:41 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, South Texas, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Here is the current MLE schedule. Registration is open unless stated otherwise. New contests have been added in Owensboro, KY, San Diego and Elk Horn, IA (more…)

March 1, 2017 at 7:56 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Iowa, Kentucky, San Diego | Permalink * Comments (3)

Myron Mixon's Smoke Show Barbecue will hold a bacon eating contest on March 11 awarding $500 to the winner.

February 28, 2017 at 5:54 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Registration opens at noon today for the Owensboro International Bar-B-Q Festival World Mutton Sandwich-Eating Championship in Owensboro, KY May 13.

February 27, 2017 at 9:12 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kentucky | Permalink * Comments (1)

Will Millender reports that Joseph Cyril Markey, who participated in New Jersey eating contests, has passed away.

February 27, 2017 at 2:35 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:New Jersey | Permalink * Comments (1)

Interview with Nathan’s contest disruptor

February 23, 2017 at 10:38 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:2016 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, New York City

DirectActionEverywhere has an interview with Olivia Mihalcik-Duvall, who admits to disrupting the Nathan’s finals:

What is your favorite or most accomplished moment in activism or other DxE activity?

I would say my most accomplished moment in activism was when I was a part of the group that disrupted the Nathan’s hotdog eating contest. It went pretty much according to our plan and got a lot of media attention.

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That Meetball Place will hold meatball eating contests in Patchogue, NY and Farmingdale, NY on March 9. The overall winner will receive $1000.

February 22, 2017 at 12:49 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Long Island, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (13)

Beyond Bagels in Jericho, NY will hold a bagel eating contest for high school and college students only on March 5 awarding $250 to the winner and $100 to the runner up.

February 22, 2017 at 7:43 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Long Island, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Charlene Sunny Williams has started a food challenge youtube channel. Her first video is the 28 inch pizza at Big Guy's in Charlotte.

February 21, 2017 at 11:50 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Charlotte, Pizza Eating Challenges, Videos, Women | Permalink * Comments (1)

Larry Thomas, who played the "Soup Nazi" on Seinfeld, will host the Ultimate Brutus Burger Challenge on March 30 at the Hard Rock Cafe and Casino in Tulsa. $5000 will be awarded to the winner and qualifiers will be held on March 16 and 23. The registration deadline is February 28.

February 21, 2017 at 9:13 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Prizes, Tulsa | Permalink * Comments (3)

Ginormous Food will record at three Atlanta area restaurants next week from February 28 to March 2. update Columbia, Charleston and Jacksonville will also be visited.

February 21, 2017 at 8:54 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Atlanta, Charleston, Columbia, Jacksonville, Television | Permalink * Comments (4)

Christi Williams has a video of Molly Schuyler's pinup photo shoot at Stella's Bar and Grill in Omaha, NE.

February 20, 2017 at 6:05 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Molly Schuyler, Omaha | Permalink * Comments

2017 Orlando Chili challenge

February 18, 2017 at 4:34 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Joey Chestnut, Orlando

update Feb 20 King Carb has a video

update Joey Chestnut reportedly defended his title

Official results | Part 2

1st 8.5 Joey “Jaws” Chestnut
2nd 8.25 Carmen Cincotti
3rd 7.25 Geoffrey Esper
4th 6.25 Gideon Oji
5th 6 Miki Sudo
6th 3.25 Eric “Badlands” Booker
7th 0.75 Carlos Gonzalez

Joey Chestnut will go for a five-peat. His previous winning totals:

2016 Feb 6 1st 7 6 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut World Chili Eating Challenge Orlando, FL
2015 Mar 7 1st 8.75 6 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut World Chili Eating Challenge Orlando, FL
2014 Feb 8 1st 8.5 6 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut RP Funding World Chili Eating Challenge Orlando, FL
2013 Feb 9 1st 2 6 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut RP Funding World Chili Eating Challenge Orlando, FL

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Abe Macchio finished two of the previously undefeated Five Patty Smash burgers at Blue Duck in Philadelphia today.

February 16, 2017 at 9:12 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Philadelphia | Permalink * Comments (1)

Nathan’s Finals disruption organizer to give talk

February 16, 2017 at 7:40 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Newark

Montclair State in Little Falls, NJ will hold a presentation titled “Ending Racism and Inequality in the Food System” on February 28. One of the speakers has the following biography:

Raffaella Ciavatta- Raffaella Ciavatta is an art director/graphic designer, immigrant, queer, activist, radical dreamer and the co-founder of Collectively Free. She has organized disruptions at Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest, St Patrick’s Cathedral on Easter Mass and the Chick-Fil-A grand opening, generating significant media attention for animals.

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