United States eating challenges and contests category

The Southern Hotwing Festival will hold a hot wing eating contest on April 14 awarding $400 to the winner.
Statesman Journal has an interview with Ryan "Max Carnage" Rodacker of the Big Eaters Club.
The Good, The Bad, The Hungry will be shown at the Independent Film Festival Boston on April 27.
Nick Wehry, Mary Bowers and 12 Floridians are expected to compete in Saturday's Nathan's qualifier in Cape Coral, FL.
Molly Schuyler has uploaded a video of her breaking the record for the "Don Juan" breakfast tacos at Juan in Million in Austin, TX. The caption mentions an upcoming documentary series.
ABC 13 reports that Brandon "Da Garbpage Disposal" Clark finished the 28 inch Cici's Pizza challenge by himself in Katy, TX and claimed a $500 prize.
Michael Jenkins reports that a pair from Chicago probably consisting of Pat Bertoletti and Tim "Gravy" Brown had the fastest time for Cici's Pizza 28 inch challenge and won a prize of $2500. update The official time for Bertoletti and Brown was 7:25, about four minutes faster than the St. Louis team consisting of Brandon "Da Garbage Disposal" Clark and Kyle Hanner.

Takeru Kobayashi defends Chronic Taco title

update April 12
Full official results have been posted:

1st 157 Takeru Kobayashi
2nd 146 Molly Schuyler
3rd 107 Dan “killer” Kennedy
4th 94 Jesse Pynnönen
5th 78 David “Tiger Wings and Things” Brunelli
6th 59 Kevin Ross
7th 47 Naader “Freak8r” Reda
8th 41 Jimmy “The Spicialist” Lin

Naader Reda has uploaded a video of his choking incident

update #2 The Los Angeles Daily News has a contest report giving the official results as
1) Takeru Kobayashi 157 tacos
2) Molly Schuyler 146 tacos

Naader Reda required the Heimlich maneuver during the contest, but completed the competition.

Takeru Kobayashi ate 157 tacos in 10 minutes to defend his Gringo Bandito Chronic Tacos Challenge title at the Sabroso Taco Fest in Dana Point, CA. update Eric Anderson has a video of the contest. Kobayashi and Molly Schuyler were announced as having both eaten 160 tacos at the conclusion of the competition.

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Brandon "Da Garbage Disposal" Clark ate 4 pounds of Boudin sausage in 2 minutes to win the first prize of $500 in yesterday's eating contest at the Boudin Festival in Scott, LA. Ray Smith was runner up.
Banditos in Baltimore will hold a taco eating contest on April 14 awarding $200 to the winner.
Zoi's Pizza in Seymour, CT will hold a pizza eating contest for professionals on June 1 awarding $1500/$500/$250 (entrants must raise at least $200 for charity). There will also be contests for pairs of male amateurs, female amateurs and first responders awarding $750/$350/$200 (teams must raise $300).
The Scott Boudin Festival will hold a boudin sausage eating contest in Scott, LA on April 6 awarding $500/$250/$100.
Today is the 100th anniversary of the day that New York Yankees outfielder Ping Bodie faced off against an ostrich in an eating contest in Jacksonville, FL.
Voyage LA Magazine has an interview with Raina Huang.
Chando's will hold a four pound burrito eating contest in Sacramento on April 4 awarding $250 to the winner.
Yoshiharu Ramen will hold a spicy ramen eating contest in Chino, CA April 6 awarding an iPad/$100/$50.
Dave Brunelli won the first prize of $1000 in yesterday's wing eating contest at Brixx and Barley in Long Beach, NY.
The duo of Brandon "Da Garbage Disposal" Clark and Kyle Hanner finished Cici's 28 inch pizza challenge in St. Louis in 11:26 to beat the time of Michael Jenkins and Casey Hentzen by 3 seconds and take the national lead.
The field for the Gringo Bandito Chronic Tacos Challenge at the Sabroso Craft Beer, Taco & Music Festival in Dana Point on April 7 has been announced. Defending champion Takeru Kobayashi will face Molly Schuyler, Dan Kennedy, Naader Reda, Dave Brunelli, Kevin Ross, Jesse Pynnönen and Jimmy Lin. (One of the bands performing at the festival is Flogging Molly)
Gyro King will hold a gyro eating contest in Houston March 30 awarding $250 to the winner.
Green Ghost Tacos will hold a taco eating contest in Fondren, MS on March 26 awarding $150/$50/$25.
The NYC Hot Sauce Festival will hold several spicy eating challenges in Brooklyn on April 13 and 14. A prize of $1000 will be awarded if the Guinness World Record is broken in the Carolina Reaper Pepper eating contest.
El Pincho Taco in Charleston, SC will hold a taco eating contest on March 23 awarding $300 to the winner.
The Dallas Pizza Fest will hold an eating contest on April 14 awarding $250/$100/$50.
Arni's Pizza will hold a pizza eating contest in Lafayette, IN on April 28 awarding $1000/$500/$300/$200/$100.
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