United States eating challenges and contests category

Guardian Angel founder Curtis Sliwa, third place finisher in the 1996 Nathan's finals, is calling for investigation of PED usage in competitive eating on his facebook. (Red Angel Dragnet, a song about the Guardian Angels by The Clash)

2014 Z-Burger contest

update July 4 TMZ has an article and video

update #2 ABC News incorrectly claims that Molly Schuyler will compete in the Nathan’s finals tomorrow (official women’s field)

update WUSA9 and NBCWashington have articles containing the results

WOWT reports Dave Brunelli finished 3rd w/20. Globo of Brazil has an article in Portuguese. The Washington Post has a video.

1) Molly Schuyler 26
2) Pat Bertoletti 25
3) Dave Brunelli 20
4) Ian Hickman 15
? Dale Boone
? Kyle Hanner

update Molly Schuyler ate 26 burgers to win the contest

Molly Schuyler, Jamie McDonald, Dale Boone, Joe Menchetti, Kyle Hanner and Ian Hickman are expected to compete in today’s Z-Burger eating contest in Washington, DC.

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A watermelon eating contest that was to have been held tomorrow in Corolla, NC has been postponed to July 7 due to Hurricane Arthur.
The Village Voice reports that Professor Thom's will hold a Nathan's after party tomorrow at 7 pm. Joey Chestnut is expected to attend.
The Freedom Fest in Fort Myers, FL will hold a hot dog eating contest tomorrow awarding $500 to the winner.
A press release announces that the hot dogs eaten in Takeru Kobayashi's July 4 contest at 230 Fifth in Manhattan will lack buns. The contest is incorrectly billed as the first bunless hot dog eating competition; a bunless hot dog eating contest won by Lynda Kuerth was held in Philadelphia in 1977.
Pix11 reports Molly Schuyler ate 5.5 pounds of brains in 8 minutes to win an eating contest held at Zombie Night before tonight's Brooklyn Cyclone game. Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown appear in the video segment.
The Facebook for the NYC Zombie Crawl announces that Molly Schuyler will be competing in the Coney Island Brain Bash before tomorrow's Brooklyn Cyclones game. Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown will MC.
Harry T's Lighthouse in Destin, FL will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 6 awarding $1,000 to the winner.
Tropical Storm Arthur could form from a low pressure system near Florida and impact the east coast of the United States later this week. There is currently a 60% chance of rain for New York City July 4. (Predicted high 76, predicted low 65).
The New Jersey State Barbecue Championship in North Wildwood, NJ will hold the Bud Light Wing Challenge on July 12. $2500 will be awarded to the winning 3 person team.

2014 Cleveland Nathan’s qualifier

update Winners Results: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
1) Brian Dudzinksi 29.5
2) Jeff Butler 29, takes wild card lead
3) Jim Reeves 22
4T) Crazy Legs Conti 20
4T) Brian Subich 20
6) Scott Thomas 18
7) Matt Bonnano 16
8) Bill Myers 14
9) Jacob Halicek 12
10) Tim Cain 10

1W) Nikki Rodriguez 10 – Neslie Ricasa takes wild card
2W) Molly N 5.5
update Brian Dudzinski might have won the men’s contest

Bob  Shoudt predicts he will eat 37 hot dogs in the first 8 minutes.

This might be the first qualfier where two unranked women hit 10+ if Nikki Rodriguez and Molly Nemunaitis compete.

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The Daily Herald has an article about Taco in a Bag, the restaurant owned by Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown in West Dundee, IL, which reports that business has declined after the first three weeks the taco stand has been open.    
Austin's Hot Dogs in Anderson, SC will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 5 awarding $300 to the winner.    
Stuart's Smokehouse in Alderson, WV will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $650 ($500 to the winner).
Diablos's Casino in Las Vegas will hold a "Hot Chicks vs. Hot Wings" eating contest Tuesday night.
Adrian Morgan will compete against a five person team in a hot dog eating contest at The Upper Quarter Bar in New Orleans on Sunday.
The Department of Labor fined the Big Texan $800,000 for illegally retaining a portion of workers' tips to pay for business expenses including contest prizes.
Ace Hi Tavern in Golden, CO will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $300 and a beer a day for a year to the winner.
Bartolini's meatball eating contest in Midlothian, IL on July 20 will be amateur only and its purse will be $2050; last year's pro contest awarded $4950.
Tasty 8's will hold a hot dog eating contest in Raleigh, NC on July 4 awarding $250.
Jeff "The Beast Man" Butler reportedly did not show up for a hot dog eating contest on WKYC this morning. update Video of contest (via Joseph Cerulli)
Flashback: Brigit Felden (2nd from right) of Cologne, West Germany is the first non-American to win the Nathan's finals in 1984 (9.5 hot dogs in 10 mminutes). She is also the last female winner of the pre-2011 unified-gender contest.
Janss Marketplace in Thousand Oaks, CA will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $500 to the winner.
The Silver Legacy Resort Casino in Reno will hold a wing eating contest on July 5 awarding $500 to the winner.
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