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A Smithfield bacon eating contest awarding a trip to Miami will be held before the Kobalt 400 NASCAR race in Las Vegas on Sunday. Richard Petty will oversee the competition.

March 4, 2015 at 7:14 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Las Vegas, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (4)

PhillyMag.com reports that a Wing Bowl for drag queens will be held in Philadelphia on June 12. "Three sexy boys in underwear" will serve as "Wingettes". BillyPenn.com has an interview with Wing Bowl 23 Wingette Ginelle Ophelia who says that the exposure makes participating worthwhile despite the lack of pay and security guards.

March 3, 2015 at 3:44 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Philadelphia, Wing Bowl 23 | Permalink * Comments (6)

A Sports Illustrated article about the Vermont Frost Heaves of the ABA mentions Ed "Cookie" Jarvis playing for the Strong Island franchise in 2006.

March 3, 2015 at 1:40 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Ed "Cookie" Jarvis, Long Island, Male Athletes | Permalink * Comments (1)

Registration is now open for the corn eating contest at the Sweet Corn Fiesta in West Palm Beach on April 26. (MLE's "Veggie Weekend" will not occur in 2015; the San Joaquin Asparagus Festival will be held the previous weekend.)

March 3, 2015 at 12:39 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Palm Beach | Permalink * Comments (7)

Hoss & Mary's, site of the "Manimal Challenge" in the Maine episode of Man vs. Food will close its Old Orchard Beach location on April 26 and set up a new restaurant in Key West, FL.

March 2, 2015 at 7:05 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Florida Keys, Man vs. Food, Portland, ME | Permalink * Comments

Powerlifter Stacy Burr announces she completed the Cobra Commander burger challenge at 1720 Burger Bar in Florence, SC, the first woman to finish in under 45 minutes.

March 2, 2015 at 2:38 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, South Carolina | Permalink * Comments

2015 Florida Strawberry Festival Nathan’s qualifier

March 1, 2015 at 2:45 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2015 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Contest Results, Crazy Legs Conti, Mary Bowers, Nate Biller, Tampa

update March 3 #2 Crazy Legs Conti has a preview for the Huffington Post.

update March 3 Plant City Observer has a contest report

Frankie has an instagram video

update TampaBay.com has a contest report claiming that Conti received an unspecified deduction for debris.

Full men’s results part 1 | part 2
1) Nate Biller 23
2) Crazy Legs Conti 22.75
3) Jose Azua 12
4) Jerry Whited 11
5) Mark Trombetta 8.5
6T) Yariel Vignau 8
6T) Yadiel Vignau 8
8) Matthew Germuth 6
9) Thomas Brown 3

Nate Biller has been announced as the male winner with a total of 23

Crazy Legs Conti had at least 21 according to this picture. Dave Wood has the men’s wild card lead with 27.5

Mary Bowers was the top female with 10

Crazy Legs Conti, Nate Biller and Mary Bowers are expected to compete.

TampaBay.com has a contest preview. The contest is expected to start at 6pm.

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The Fulton, TX Oysterfest will have oyster eating contests on March 7 and 8 for men and women awarding $350 each ($200 to the winner).

February 28, 2015 at 11:58 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, South Texas, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Registration is now open on majorleagueeating.com for the Rouses Crawfish Eating World Championship in New Orleans on April 11.

February 28, 2015 at 12:29 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:New Orleans | Permalink * Comments (8)

Bloomberg Business reports that Nathan's Famous has sold $135 million of junk bonds. The bulk of the proceeds ($116 million) will be used to pay a dividend to shareholders. update March 3 Crain's New York Business reports that developer Howard Lorber, owner of a 22% stake in the company, will receive approximately $25 million from the dividend.

February 27, 2015 at 5:10 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Business, Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, New York City | Permalink * Comments (25)

Island Soul Bistro in Lemon Grove, CA reports that Erik "The Electric" Lamkin finished a food challenge weighing 12.4 pounds in under 40 minutes.

February 27, 2015 at 8:41 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Eating Challenges, Erik Lamkin, San Diego | Permalink * Comments (13)

The Appeal Democrat has an article about the move of Molly Schuyler to Yuba County, California.

February 27, 2015 at 7:52 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Molly Schuyler, Sacramento | Permalink * Comments (4)

Pizza Marketplace has an article about Big Mama's & Papa's Pizzeria. The southern California chain has added a container on top of 11 Smart Cars to transport its signature 54 inch pizza.

February 26, 2015 at 2:52 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Big Mama's and Papa's, Los Angeles | Permalink * Comments (2)

ValpoLife.com has an article about the 96 ounce steak challenge available at Kelsey's Steakhouse in Valparaiso, IN.

February 26, 2015 at 8:57 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Gary, Steak Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments

Registration is now open on majorleagueeating.com for the West Virginia Three Rivers Festival Pepperoni Roll Eating World Championship in Fairmont, WV on May 23.

February 26, 2015 at 8:31 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:West Virginia | Permalink * Comments

Three Brooklyn residents were arrested today for plotting to join ISIS. One of the men, Abdurasul Hasanovich Juraboev, allegedly said he would bomb Coney Island if requested do so.

February 25, 2015 at 6:19 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City | Permalink * Comments (5)

The Metro Times has an interview with Matt Holowicki, 8 time winner of the Hamtramck, MI paczki eating contest. He says he is retiring from that event after having been diagnosed with diabetes, but will continue to participate in other competitions.

February 25, 2015 at 10:05 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Detroit, Health | Permalink * Comments (6)

RIP Boyd Bulot (1969-2015)

February 24, 2015 at 2:04 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Boyd Bulot, New Orleans

Some sad news: NOLA.com has an obituary for Boyd Bulot, who passed away from undisclosed causes on February 20. Funeral services will be held in Slidell, LA tomorrow (guestbook) Flashbacks: Boyd Bulot vs. Ray Meduna in the 2003 LA Nathan’s qualifier | vs. Joe Menchetti on Ripley’s Believe it or Not. update Feb 25 A picture of Boyd Bulot, Badlands Booker, Charles Hardy and Dale Boone, probably from the 2003 Nathan’s weigh-in has been posted to facebook.

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New York Magazine has an interview with Leon "Justice" Feingold about his competitive eating and minor league baseball career titled "What It’s Like to Be a Polyamorous Genius".

February 24, 2015 at 9:17 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City | Permalink * Comments (4)

WIFR reports that Pat Bertoletti ate a 3 pound burger in 13 minutes to defend his Big Burger Challenge title at Murpy's Pub in in Rockford, IL and claim the first prize of $500.

February 24, 2015 at 7:18 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Pat Bertoletti, Rockford | Permalink * Comments (1)

AxisMag lists five expected entrants for the RP Funding World Chili Eating Challenge presented by Pepto Bismol in Orlando March7: Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Erik Denmark, Adrian Morgan and Eric "Badlands" Booker.

February 23, 2015 at 11:49 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Orlando | Permalink * Comments (2)

Matt Stonie ate 182 slices of bacon in 5 minutes in his record attempt at the Daytona International Speedway today.

February 22, 2015 at 11:10 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Daytona Beach, Matt Stonie, Records | Permalink * Comments (10)

Murphy's Pub and Grill in Rockford, IL will hold its Big Burger Challenge on February 23 awarding $500 to the first person to finish its 3 pound burger in under an hour.

February 21, 2015 at 12:40 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Prizes, Rockford | Permalink * Comments

Stephanie Wu noticed that a Nathan's qualifier at the Atlanta Dogwood Festivalon April 12 on April 12 has been added to the MLE schedule. Registration is now open.

February 21, 2015 at 8:23 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:2015 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Atlanta | Permalink * Comments (3)

The LA Times did a post in 2006 about "All You Can Eat", a competitive eating screenplay by Josh Heald, writer of Hot Tub Time Machine 2, (The project appears to have been tabled; it no longer appears on Heald's IMDB page). To research the script, Heald competed in the 2006 Nathan's Las Vegas qualifier where Joey Chestnut became the first American to hit 50 hot dogs. (The post claims that a competitor at that event fainted and needed to be removed by stretcher, which is the first I had heard about that incident.)

February 20, 2015 at 11:37 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:2006 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Health, Las Vegas, Movies | Permalink * Comments (3)

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