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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.
The Lewisville Leader has an interview with Alex "Moose" Perez about competing in Saturday's tamale eating contest at Western Days in Lewisville, TX.
Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Michelle Lesco, Juan Rodriguez, Nate Biller and Bam Martinez are expected to compete in the World Tamale Eating Championship in Lewisville, TX on September 27.
A burger with a one pound patty called the Super 16 will be available at Dallas Cowboys home games this season.
Registration will open at noon Central for the Western Days Festival World Tamale Eating Championship in Lewisville, TX on September 27. Registration is already open for a pumpkin pie eating contest in Elk Grove, CA on October 5.
The National Day of the American Cowboy will hold a rib eating contest in Fort Worth, TX Saturday awarding $500 to the winner.
Curly's Frozen Custard in Fort Worth will hold ahttps://www.facebook.com/curlysfrozencustard/posts/800694926609460"> hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding front row tickets to a Texas Rangers game.
Alex Perez reports that Bonchon in Dallas will hold a hot wing eating contest tomorrow awarding Texas Ranger and Franconia tickets to the winner.
Alex Perez has a report for Crave DFW about last week's Pluckers Wing Bowl held in Addison, TX won by Tyson Henry.
Alex Perez reports that Pluckers in Addison, TX will hold a Wing Bowl on May 29 awarding 15 suite tickets to a Texas Rangers game. Entrants will need to qualify by eating 10 wings in less than 3 minutes.  
Enchilada's in Dallas is holding an enchilada eating contest on May 3 awarding a cruise to Mexico.
In 2012 and 2013, a Hooters wing eating qualifier has been held in conjunction with the opening round of the Masters. We are a week away from the start of that golf tournament in Augusta, GA and I have yet to see any information about a 2014 Hooters MLE circuit. (There will be at least one MLE event at Hooters this month: Joey Chestnut will attend a Final Four party at the Hooters in West End, TX on Sunday).
On a recent episode of the Conan O'Brien show, a 72 ounce steak from the Big Texan was shot by a catapult at a basketball goal outside the Dallas Cowboy stadium (site of this weekend's Final Four).
Alex "Moose" Perez has a blog entry in Crave DFW about his plans to compete in the Dank Eating Championship at the Kung Fu Saloon in Dallas on April 20.  

Crave DFW has a blog entry about Alex "Moose" Perez attempt at the ghost pepper pizza challenge at Back 9 in Addison, TX.

Austin Avenue Grill & Sports Bar in Richardson, TX will hold a cajun hot wing contest on March 4 awarding $500 in cash & prizes.    
McFadden's in Addison, TX will hold a wing eating contest on Sunday Awarding $200.
The City of Lewisville has a 29 minute video of this year's truncated tamale eating championship.
"Furious" Pete Czerwinski participated in a bacon cotton candy eating contest at Texas Motor Speedway today.
Fish City Grill in Dallas will hold an oyster eating contest on Saturday for 4 person teams awarding $2000 to the winning quartet. Teams must raise at least $300 in donations.
Jake's Wayback Burgers in Waxahachie, TX will hold a triple triple burger eating contest tomorrow awarding $175 ($100 to the winner).
Fat Daddy's in Mansfield, TX will hold a jalapeno eating contest on October 26 awarding a meet and greet with Vanilla Ice, who will be performing that night.

Joey Chestnut triumphs in truncated tamale tussle

update Sept 30 The Dallas News has a gallery

SCNTX.com has an article

update OK Sure has a video

The contest was truncated to 10 minutes (previous contests were 12 minutes) due to running out of tamales. This is the third MLE contest in the past 18 months to have issues with food shortages (April 2012 cupcakes | July 2012 pulled pork)

Lewisville, TX tamale contest results
1) Joey Chestnut 92 announced as official result (Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3)
2) Tim Janus 78
3) Miki Sudo 76
4) Jeff Butler 54
5) Michelle Lesco 47
6) Josh Miller 42
7) Nate Biller 36
8T) Bam Martinez 29
8T) Wade Peck 29
10) John Harding 21
11T) Alex Perez 18
11T) Tony Chacon 18
13) Ray Hernandez 14
14) Mark Poland 9

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SCNTX.com has an article about Saturday's tamale eating contest in Lewisville, TX listing Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Tim Janus, Michelle Lesco, Jeff Butler and Nate Biller (1st MLE contest since being dropped from rankings).
BehindBoxScores has a blog entry about Saturday's spicy donut eating contest in Dallas announcing that Nate Biller will appear at the Lewisville tamale eating contest later this month.
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