United States eating challenges and contests category

WNEP reports that Russ Keeler won the Burger Battle contest held at the Wilkes-Barre, PA Smokey Bones. update July 2 Time Leader also has an article about the contest.
Johnnie Excel has a report on the Nathan's qualifier held in Hawthorne, CA won by Damon Wells.
The Aurora Sentinel has an interview with Bryan "Big Sexy" Beard.

Man vs. Food Nation Mobile, Alabama episode links

A corn dog eating contest at the California State Fair in Sacrament will award $2,800 ($2000 to the winner) on July 23. Qualifiers will take place on July 21 and 22.
Matt Stonie has uploaded videos of Saturday's Nathan's qualifier at Splashdown Beach in Fishkill, NY Part 1 | Part 2
Time Out NY has short profiles of 20 competitors (13 men, 7 women) in the 2011 Nathan's finals. (Matt Stonie and Maria "The Incredible Sulk" are missing.) (via Erik Denmark)
OC Chow has information about the Gringo Bandito Taco Challenge that Takeru Kobayashi will compete in. The contest will take place on August 3 in Huntington Beach, CA and award $5000 to the winner. update A website about the contest has been set up at http://www.tacocontest.com/
The Rockford (Illinois) RiverHawks will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $500 cash to the first person to eat 15 hot dogs.
Time Out New York has an interview with Takeru Kobayashi about spending the night of July 4, 2010 in jail and his event on July 4 this year. updated with link to original interview
The National Collegiate Competitive Eating Association has posted its first rankings listing Eric "Silo" Dahl as the top competitive eater in college. (People had to submit a "resume" to be considered for the rankings.)
The Landmark Tavern in South Amboy, NJ will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $200 to the winner.
Sheepshead Bites has a report on Saturday's cupcake eating contest held at Cupcake Kings in Brooklyn. Alex Mamutin was the winner and League of Amateur Competitive Eaters Rob Blatt was the runner-up.
This year's gyoza eating contest at the Nisei Week festival in Los Angeles will take place on August 21.
The Bud Light Wing Challenge will award $2,500 to the winning three person team at the New Jersey State Barbecue Challenge in North Wildwood, NJ on July 9.
The Daily has an article about eating challenges attempted by workers in Manhattan's financial district with a quote from former day trader Tim Janus. Ian Roncoroni, an energy options broker, won $3,500 after winning a bet that he could not eat 244 raw oysters.
Born Prone to Sloth has a report on Will Millender winning the stinky cheese contest in Brooklyn for the fifth fourth year in a row. update Patch.com and NonaBrooklyn have contest reports.
The Clover Club in White Sulphur Springs, WV will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $500 to the winner.
update June 26 The Poughkeepsie Journal has articles on Matt Stonie and the local competitors along with a gallery (via Anthony Serino) Matt Stonie also has a gallery update Rich Shea has the results update #2 Full results from the MLE facebook 1) Matt Stonie 32 2) Badlands Booker 27.25 3) Allen "Shredder" Goldstein 26.5 4) "Buffalo" Jim Reeves 22 5) Yasir Salem 20 6) Anthony Serino 17.5 7) William Myers 15.25 8) Drew Altavilla 10 1W) Maria "The Incredible Sulk" 12 Maria "The Incredible Sulk" is in attendance
The Black Sheep Lodge in Austin, TX will hold a corn dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $250 to the winner.
Eric "Badlands" Booker's appearance at K104 this morning to promote tomorrow's Nathan's qualifier in Fishkill, NY can be viewed online.
Randy Santel is celebrating his 25th birthday in New York City. He set the house record at Yummy Sushi yesterday and plans to attempt the 87 ounce steak at Lone Star Bar & Grill.
The MLE twitter lists Matt Stonie, Eric "Badlands" Booker, "Buffalo" Jim Reeves and Allen "Shredder" Goldstein as expected entrants in Saturday's Nathan's qualifier at Splashdown Beach in Fishkill, NY.
In the most recent installment of Seattle Weekly's Julien vs. Food series, Julien attempts to eat a four pound burrito from Casa D's in Bellevue, WA.
Fosters.com reports that the second Lobster Roll Eating Contest will take place at the Hampton Beach (New Hampshire) Seafood Festival on September 10 and award $600 to the winner (total purse $1000). Qualifiers will take place on July 12 and August 16.
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