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The City of Lewisville has a 29 minute video of this year's truncated tamale eating championship.

November 20, 2013 at 4:28 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dallas, Videos | Permalink * Comments (11)

GoViks.com has more information about Takeru Kobayashi's appearances at Portland (Oregon) State basketball games this weekend. He will compete against media members on Friday and against a student champion on Saturday.

November 20, 2013 at 1:29 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:College Contests, Kobayashi (小林尊), Portland, Uncategorized | Permalink * Comments

OC Weekly has a blog entry about Los Angeles Laker center Robert Sacre finishing the five pound burrito at Manuel's Original El Tepeyac.

November 19, 2013 at 12:07 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burrito Eating Challenges, Los Angeles, Male Athletes | Permalink * Comments

Arooga's Route 15 in Camp Hill, PA will hold a boneless wing eating contest on Friday awarding $200 and a "Ghost Face Killa" wing eating contest on Saturday awarding a trip to the Bahamas.

November 19, 2013 at 10:06 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Harrisburg, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

ISlides is holding a pizza eating contest for four person teams on December 14 awarding $1000 to the winning quartet. (Contest location not specified; tweet was posted from Boston) update The contest will be held in Norwood, MA

November 18, 2013 at 2:21 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Boston, Prizes | Permalink * Comments (2)

Viva El Mirage in Fort Myers will hold a turkey eating contest Thanksgiving Eve awarding $300.

November 17, 2013 at 10:30 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Fort Myers, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Haydo of Australia has started a website at http://hungryhaydo.com/. Kyle "The Hammer" Hanner of St. Louis has set up a facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/hammerhanner

November 17, 2013 at 9:16 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Australia, St. Louis, Websites | Permalink * Comments

Qualifiers for the 2014 World Chili Eating Challenge will take place on December 7 and January 26. The MLE contest will take place at the Orlando Chili Cookoff on February 8.

November 16, 2013 at 1:08 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Orlando | Permalink * Comments (8)

Chron.com has a slideshow of Houston-area eating challenges.

November 16, 2013 at 8:51 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Challenge Lists, Houston | Permalink * Comments

BoingBoing.net has a report on the veggie hot dog eating contest held at the Fun Fun Fun Fest in Austin. The competition was terminated two minutes early due to a hot dog shortage.

November 15, 2013 at 1:07 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Austin | Permalink * Comments (2)

"Max Carnage" won the Onion Ring Bowl in Spokane today and will receive a prize of $1,000 and a trip to Las Vegas.

November 13, 2013 at 8:44 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Las Vegas, Spokane, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

SantaCruz.com has an interview with Dax "The Ginger" Swanson.

November 12, 2013 at 10:15 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dax Swanson, San Jose | Permalink * Comments (3)

Takeru Kobayashi will appear at Portland (OR) State's basketball tournament on November 22 and 23 and take on students in eating contests. This might be Kobayashi's first appearance in the Pacific Northwest.

November 12, 2013 at 12:42 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:College Contests, Kobayashi (小林尊), Portland | Permalink * Comments

Bay of Pines in Monterey, CA will hold an eating contest awarding $250 after 10 people have finished its 20 ounce burger challenge.

November 12, 2013 at 6:53 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Prizes, San Jose | Permalink * Comments

Registration is now open for the first qualifier of the Nathan's 2014 circuit at Bally's Casino in Tunica, MS on December 14.

November 11, 2013 at 7:39 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2014 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Memphis, Mississippi | Permalink * Comments (8)

Bob Shoudt is disappointed that he has yet to receive any information about the $7,500 travel package from Apple Vacations that he was to have received for winning the Taste of DC chili eating contest.

November 9, 2013 at 12:23 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:"Notorious" Bob Shoudt, District of Columbia, Prizes | Permalink * Comments (46)

UT San Diego has a list of Las Vegas eating challenges mentioning Miki Sudo's successes.

November 8, 2013 at 10:45 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Challenge Lists, Las Vegas, Miki Sudo | Permalink * Comments

The Queens Chronicle has an interview with Barry Rothbart about his documentary Hungry that will debut on November 15 at Doc NYC.

November 7, 2013 at 7:47 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Hungry, New York City | Permalink * Comments (1)

Wayne Algenio's winning total of 27 balut in an August eating contest (but not his name) is mentioned in a Guardian article about stomach churning food.

November 7, 2013 at 7:42 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City, Wayne Algenio | Permalink * Comments

The December issue of Marie Claire of Australia will have the following article: "Queens of consumption: In the eccentric world of competitive eating, the girls are scoffing their way to the top."

November 7, 2013 at 12:16 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Austin | Permalink * Comments

Female distance runners on Nike's Oregon Project team dined at Salyer's Old Country Kitchen in Portland last night and took a picture with the restaurant's 72 ounce steaks. (No information is provided if anyone ordered the steak challenge.)

November 6, 2013 at 4:32 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Female Athletes, Portland, Steak Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments

La Boca in Middletown, CT will hold a taco eating contest on November 20 awarding $200 to the winner.

November 6, 2013 at 3:10 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Hartford, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The Riverfront Times has an article about the author's attempt to finish six St. Louis area eating challenges. update The Riverfront Times is requesting stories about St. Louis eating challenges.

November 6, 2013 at 8:09 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Challenge Lists, St. Louis | Permalink * Comments

In tonight's episode of Hotel Impossible (10 pm eastern & Pacific on the Travel Channel), host Anthony Melchiorri will compete in the Nugget Rib Eating Championship held in Sparks, NV in August. Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie and Juan Rodriguez appear in a screen capture..

November 4, 2013 at 2:30 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Reno, Television | Permalink * Comments

Dave "US Male" Goldstein announces that he pushed his son Josh, who is confined to a wheelchair due to Joubert syndrome, in a 10K race yesterday. Their finishing time was 56:19. Yasir Salem also finished the New York City Marathon yesterday.

November 4, 2013 at 9:28 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dave Goldstein, New York City, Yasir Salem | Permalink * Comments (6)

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