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Personal trainer Skye Alexis finished a 28 inch pizza challenge at Sam's NY Pizza in Tampa with partner to win a 4 day cruise.

September 28, 2014 at 12:25 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Female Athletes, Pizza Eating Challenges, Tampa, Team Challenges | Permalink * Comments

2014 Lewisville Western Days tamales

September 27, 2014 at 2:01 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Dallas, Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo

update Oct 23 The City of Lewisville has a contest video

update Sept 28 Dallas News has a gallery

Neslie Ricasa has posted a picture of the result sheet

1) Joey Chestnut 75
2) Miki Sudo 65
3) Nate Biller 32
4) Wade Peck 21
5) Jesse Martinez 18
6) Matt Hall 16
7) Alex Perez 14
8) Pierce Mohammadi 8
9) Ben Hanne 7.5
10) Glen Laterriere
DQ Bam Matinez

update Joey Chestnut reportedly ate 75 tamales.

Miki Sudo will compete for the first time since the Buffalo Wing Festival. She had a 31 MLE contest streak of top 5 finishes which was broken at that event.
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The sandwich eating at Lucky's in Chicago overseen by Glutton Force 5 will appear on tonight's episode of First Look on NBC following Saturday Night Live (1 am eastern). The 54 inch pizza at Big Mama's & Papa's will appear in another segment (via Kyle Hanner)

September 27, 2014 at 11:53 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Big Mama's and Papa's, Chicago, Los Angeles, Pat Bertoletti, Tim Brown | Permalink * Comments (8)

Registration is open on MLE.com for a cannoli eating contest in Brooklyn on October 11 with a purse of $1,000. The contest has not been announced on social media.

September 26, 2014 at 1:24 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City | Permalink * Comments

Bradley's in State College, PA will hold a cheesesteak eating contest on October 4 awarding an XBox One to the winner. The runner-up will receive a Samsung Galaxy tablet.

September 26, 2014 at 11:48 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Central Pennsylvania, College Contests, Prizes | Permalink * Comments

The Cleveland Leader reports that Molly Schuyler's defense of her national Rock the Tot title in Cleveland October 25 is in doubt due to the lack of Bar Louies in northern California. Local contests will be held on October 9 and the highest amounts of tater tots eaten will advance to the finals.

September 25, 2014 at 5:12 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Cleveland, Molly Schuyler, Rock the Tot | Permalink * Comments (2)

Registration is now open for the World Twinkie Eating Championship At Bally's Casino in Tunica, MS on November 8.

September 25, 2014 at 1:42 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Memphis, Mississippi | Permalink * Comments

LA Weekly has a report on the recording of the video where Takeru Kobayashi faced off against a hamster.

September 25, 2014 at 1:08 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kobayashi (小林尊), Los Angeles, Videos | Permalink * Comments

Luna Park in Coney Island will hold a pie eating contest on October 4 awarding $250 to the winner.

September 25, 2014 at 9:24 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The Dallas Morning News has an interview with Joey Chestnut about competing in the tamale eating contest at Lewisville Western Days Saturday. He plans to arrive early and take in the Oakland A's games vs. the Texas Rangers.

September 24, 2014 at 9:27 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dallas, Joey Chestnut | Permalink * Comments (5)

Members of the Washington Redskins will compete in a rib eating contest at The Bone in Manassas, VA on September 30.

September 24, 2014 at 9:12 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Male Athletes, Northern Virginia | Permalink * Comments

Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Michelle Lesco and Erik Denmark are expected to compete in the Giant Pumpkin Festival World Pumpkin Pie-Eating Championship in Elk Grove, CA on October 5.

September 23, 2014 at 11:50 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Sacramento | Permalink * Comments (1)

A qualifier will be held on October 3 at the Mall of America to determine who will compete against Takeru Kobayashi in the brain taco eating contest at the Minneapolis Zombie Pub Crawl on October 11. update The qualifier is actually October 4.

September 23, 2014 at 12:38 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kobayashi (小林尊), Minneapolis | Permalink * Comments (3)

The Dover Post has an interview with Micah "Wing Kong" Collins about competing in Sunday's Nathan's qualifier in Delaware. update Juliet Lee, Bill Myers and Eric "Steakbellie" Livingston are also expected to compete.

September 23, 2014 at 7:57 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:2015 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Delaware, Micah "Wing Kong" Collins | Permalink * Comments (18)

Balitang America has a report on Wayne Algenio winning the balut eating contest at the Hester Street Fair in Brooklyn for the third year in a row. update Sept 24 Bandila has a news video NBC News has an article about the contest.

September 22, 2014 at 8:36 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, New York City, Unafilliated Contests, Wayne Algenio | Permalink * Comments (7)

Cleveland.com reports that masked men to attempted rob Hot Sauce Williams on September 13 and fled after a security guard fired 14 shots. The barbecue restaurant was one of three restaurants on the Cleveland episode of Man vs. Food,

September 22, 2014 at 10:13 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Cleveland | Permalink * Comments (1)

The Lewisville Leader has an interview with Alex "Moose" Perez about competing in Saturday's tamale eating contest at Western Days in Lewisville, TX.

September 22, 2014 at 10:04 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dallas | Permalink * Comments

Joey Chestnut defends Zinzinnati bratwurst title

September 21, 2014 at 6:06 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Cincinnati, Contest Results, Joey Chestnut

update Sept 22 Cincinnati.com has a video

WCPO has an article and gallery

Official Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
1) Joey Chestnut 50
2) Jeff Butler 34
3) Daniella Gioia 23.5
4) Wild Bill Myers 21.5
5T) Stephen George 17
5T) Matt Raible 17
7) Andy Gasper 15
8) Brian Lamar 8.5
9) Justin Purtee 7
10) Drew Lachey 6.33
11) Nick Lachey 6.25

Joey Chesntut has defended his bratwurst title with at Oktoberfest Zinzinatti with a total of 50 sausages. Former boy band members Nick and Drew Lachey also competed.

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The Whole Enchilada Fiesta will hold a hot enchilada eating contest on September 28 awarding $1000 to the winner.

September 21, 2014 at 11:33 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Las Cruces, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Rock 94 1/2 reports that Molly Schuyler won tonight's Grub Bowl contest in Spokane, WA. She ate over 11 pounds of food in 5 minutes to claim the $2500 prize. update Sept 24 Eric Klamper and FocusFirstMedia have videos.

September 20, 2014 at 11:55 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Molly Schuyler, Spokane, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (4)

RockTheTot.com has been updated with information about a 2014 contest. Bar Louie locations will hold a tater tot eating contest on October 9 and the top 5 will compete in the finals in Cleveland on October 25.

September 20, 2014 at 8:18 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Cleveland, Rock the Tot | Permalink * Comments

Uncle Dan's Grub Bowl will take place tomorrow in Spokane, WA and award $2,500 to the winner of the professional contest. (Limited to entrants from Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana). (Entrance fee is $100)

September 19, 2014 at 8:52 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Spokane, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (4)

Registration will open tomorrow at 1pm eastern for the Foxwoods World Turkey Eating Championship in Mashantucket, CT on November 22. The purse will be $10,000 ($5,000 to the winner).

September 16, 2014 at 8:38 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Connecticut, Prizes | Permalink * Comments (40)

The Hundreds has a report on the taco eating contest held Labor Day in Redondo Beach, CA sponsored by Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce. The original count was Pat Bertoletti 141 tacos, Takeru Kobayashi 140 (Kobayashi won by 8 after debris deductions.) Naader Reda and shokutsuclub have videos.

September 15, 2014 at 2:49 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Hungry, Kobayashi (小林尊), Los Angeles, Pat Bertoletti, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (7)

Cleveland Scene has a slideshow of ten northeast Ohio eating challenges.

September 14, 2014 at 8:36 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Challenge Lists, Cleveland | Permalink * Comments

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