United States eating challenges and contests category

El Toro won the cannoli meatball eating contest at the San Genarro Festival in Las Vegas for the third year in a row on Sunday.
The field for Saturday's Nathan's qualifier is expected to include Juan "More Bite" Rodriguez, Matt Raible & 2014 St. Louis women's winner Marlene Wigginton.
The York Dispatch has a report on the "Gluttony Night" contest held at yesterday's York (PA) Revolution game. No one was able to finish the final item in the 7th inning, an eight pound burrito.
The Sacramento State Fair will hold a corn dog eating contest on May 23 awarding $800 ($500 to the winner).
Nathan's Famous will sponsor a Guiness World Records attempt for the most selfies taken at one time in conjunction with the qualifier at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on May 16. Joey Chestnut will be in attendance.
The Doughman Quadrathlon, the challenge in the Durham, NC episode of Man vs. Food, will return on May 23 after a one year hiatus.
The Huffington Post and Mirror.co.uk have articles about Matt Stonie's latest video where he finishes the "Burritozilla" from Iguana's Tacqueria in San Jose in under 2 minutes. At the start of his competitive eating career in 2010, he needed 15 minutes to finish the five pound burrito.
JDub's Brewing Company & Tap Room in Sarasota, FL will hold hot dog eating contests on May 23 for men & women. Both divisions will award $200 to the winner.
Uncustomary Art has a galleryie from muffin eating contests held last week in Baltimore on the day of the Freddie Gray funeral. Muffins not used in the contest were donated to the homeless.
Philly.com has a profile of the father of "Notoorious B.O.B" Shoudt, who has coached track and field in high school and college for 51 years. He coached future NFL star Billy "White Shoes" Johnson in the 1970s.
The Whole Enchilada Fiesta has been terminated. The event held a spicy enchilada eating contest awarding $1000 in Las Cruces, NM in September.
PennLive has an article about eating challenges at minor league ballparks reporting that the Hickory (NC) Crawdads will hold a series of between innings eating contests at tomorrow's game.
The Lansing State Journal has an article about the graduation of Meredith "Deep Fried Diva" Boxberger from Michigan State University tomorrow with an MBA in marketing. She has landed a job at Mars Candy in New Jersey and hopes to qualify for the women's Nathan's finals.
GoErie.com has an article about northwest Pennsylvania eating challenges.
Entertainer Mag has an article about Michelle "Cardboard Shell" Lesco. She will be competing in the West Virginia pepperoni eating contest on May 23 and the Denver burrito contest the following day. (via Cardboard Shell facebook)
The Virtuous Men are raising money on Go Fund Me for a radio ad campaign to "show the debauchary [sic] of the Wing Bowl".
The Feisty Foodie has posted pictures of the NY Mets batting helmet originally filled with nachos that she finished all by herself.
Timeout Chicago has a ranking of all the offerings at Taco in a Bag. The menu item named after Miki Sudo is #2 and The Big Jim Reeves is #7. update May 6 MyFoxChicago.com has an article and video
A link to a video of Dave "US Male" Goldstein attempting Cool Dog Cafe's "Homewrecker" challenge appears in Courier Post's list of South Jersey eating challenge.
The York (PA) Revolution iwll hold a "Gluttony Night" contest at the May 11 game where entrants will be required to finish a food item during each of the first seven innings.
Masa in Tacoma will hold a 6 pound burrito eating contest tomorrow awarding $300 to the winner.
A Krystal slider eating contest will be held at Mardi Gras Casino in Hallandale Beach, FL on May 31 awarding $1000 to the winner.

2015 Houston Nathan’s qualifiers

update May 3 Chron has a gallery and CW39 has a video

Cpactor says she was the female winner or sole participant in an instagram comment Her full name is Crystin Pactor

The top 3 males:

1) Erik Denmark 29.5
2) Alex Perez 18
3) Rodrigo Serna 9

1W) Crystin Pactor 8.5

I have not seen any female entrants mentioned in the previews. (Could wee see the first competitor-less MLE contest the same week as the initial spectator-free game in MLB history?)

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The Federal Hill Fiesta & taco eating contest that was to have been held in Baltimore on May 3 has been cancelled.
Illegal Pete's burrito eating contest on May 24 makes Denver.Eater.com's list of 12 must try culinary events in May. There will be a qualifier awarding a competition spot on May 10. (via Josh Miller)
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