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PegasusNews has a list of 10 Dallas / Fort Worth area eating challenges.
Joey Chestnut and Tim Janus are expected to compete in the World Tamale Eating Championship in Lewisville, TX on September 28.
Registration will open at noon today for the Lewisville tamale eating contest on September 28.
Patrick Michels has an interview with Alex "Moose" Perez for the Texas Observer.
Nate Biller ate 26 corn dogs in 15 minutes to win a contest held at the Libertine Bar in Dallas yesterday.
Mother of all Runs Hooters qualifier
update May 16 Three pictures have been posted on the race’s facebook gallery
update May 14 There has been a lot of criticism about the event posted on its facebook page which is being deleted instead of addressed (Screen capture of removed post by Dustin Hoisington .
update May 12 Full results (but not full names) have been posted (Part 1 | Part 2)
Results (Top 3)
1) Erik Denmark 115 wings
2) Alex Perez 112
3) “Bam” Martinez 96
4) Mark P 92
5) Marco “Mongo” Marquez” 83
6) Roland A 80
7T) Ken K 76
7T) Aida Martinez 76
9) Clint G 67
Marco “Mongo” Marquez is at the qualifier, which would be his first MLE contest since the Isle Black Hawk Rocky Mountain Oyster Eating World Championship in 2010.
It does not appear the contest will have a problem with spectators viewing the contest from nearby buildings
There will be a $20 admission fee for spectators at tomorrow's Hooters Wing qualifier at the Mother of All Runs in Farmersville, TX tomorrow (ticket purchase).
Hot Damn, Tamales! in Fort Worth will hold three tamale eating contests on April 28 awarding $350 each ($250 to the winners).
Enchilada's in Dallas will hold an enchilada eating contest on May 4 awarding a trip to the Caribbean.
CNNMoney has an article about the "24" menu available at Texas Rangers games which includes supersized hot dogs, burgers, pretzels, sausages and quesadillas. The Washington Nationals dropped their 8 pound "Strasburger" from the menu, reportedly because too many customers "were taking it as a food challenge."
The 24 inch "Boomstick" hot dog will return to the Texas Rangers lineup of menu items for the 2013 season. A 1 pound "Beltre Buster" burger topped with 8 ounces of bacon and a 24 inch “Murph-a-Dilla†quesadilla will also be available.
Sushi contest returns to RA Sushi
RA Sushi’s sushi eating tournament will return on April 7. A list of locations holding contests follows after the jump.
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The Dallas Observer reports that the Hooters wing eating circuit will return to the Real Texas Festival in Mesquite, TX on April 26 & 27. Contest details have not been posted on http://www.realtexasfestival.com/ yet. update The 2013 Hooters Wing circuit will start on March 30 in Panama City, FL.
McFadden's in Addison, TX will hold a wing eating contest at half time of the Super Bowl awarding $200 to the winner.
Wingstop will hold an Atomic Wing Eating Contest at ZestFest in Irvine, TX Saturday awarding a large screen TV.
The Dallas representative for Wing Bowl 21 will be selected on trash-talking about Philadelphia teams instead of competitive eating ability. Four competitors (Dallas / Fort Worth area residents only) will be selected this week for a "trash talk off" on January 18 that will determine the overall winner.
McFadden's in Addison, TX will hold a wing eating contest during halftime of tonight's BCS championship game awarding $200 to the winner.
Duff's in Southlake, TX will hold a wing eating contest awarding two Dallas Cowboys tickets to any home game as part of its grand opening celebration on November 16. Receiver Dez Bryant and Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders will be in attendance.
Hofmann Hot Dogs Texas State Fair contest
update Oct 16 #2 DMagazine has a gallery
update Oct 16 A video of Kobyashi’s exhibition where he ate 60 bunless hot dogs in less than three minutes is available.
update Oct 15 Dallas Observer contest report
update Oct 13 Bartlas Yuce won the amateur contest by eating 20 hot dogs in 5 minutes. Jeremey Gagnon was the runner up with 19.
Joe Biggs reports that Kobayashi ate 60 hot dogs in 2:30
Dallas Observer has an interview with Takeru Kobayashi and an article about Alex Perez‘ preparation
WFAA has a video of Kobayashi’s appearance this morning.
Yahoo! Postgame has an article which says that Kobayashi’s line of hot dogs might be delayed until 2013.
The event listing for Friday's Hoffman Hot Dog eating contest at the Texas State Fair in Dallas announces that amateurs and college students will compete against each other (winner will receive $1,000) and then Takeru Kobayashi will do an exhibition. update A press release announces the prizes will be $1000/$500/$250 update Oct 11 Syracuse.com and Dallas Observer have articles about the contest.
National Peach Fried Pie Eating Championship
update Oct 1 Jamie McDonald has a video
1 Jamie McDonald 24 pies (9.75 pounds)
2 Tom Gilbert 21.75
3 Stephanie Torres 19.125
4 Eric Dahl 19
The National Peach Fried Pie Eating Championship will start in Dallas at 2 pm central. If Jamie McDonald wins, he is clearly the #2 non-IFOCE competitive eater behind Kobyashi.
2012 World Tamale Eating Championship
update Oct 1 Blue Ribbon News has a contest report
update Sept 30 Lewisville Texan has an article
Ok Sure has videos
The Rake and Herald has a contest report
Results from MLE facebook Part 1 | Part 2
1 Joey Chestnut 102 tamales new record
2 Tim Janus 87
3 Adrian Morgan 68
4 Juan RoDriguez 60.5
5 Nate Biller 50.5
6 Yasir Salem 42
7 Brent Ricord 34
8 Gary Klucken 27
9 Cole Ellis 24
10 Timothy Morris 22
11 Alex Perez 21
12 Steve Harrell 17
Nate Biller appered on Fox 7 to promote the contest, which is expected to start at 1:15 central.
Tom Gilbert has been added to the field for the Fried Pie Eating Championship in Dallas Saturday joining headliners Eric Dahl, Jamie McDonald and Stephanie Torres. This will be the first meeting between Tom Gilbert and Eric Dahl.
SCNTX has a preview of Saturday's tamale eating contest in Lewisville, TX containing an interview with Tim "Eater X" Janus. Joey Chestnut, Adrian Morgan, Yasir Salem and Nate Biller are other listed expected competitors.
Alex Perez hopes that schedules for September 29 can be rearranged to facilitate him competing in both the tamale eating contest in Lewisville, TX and the fried pie eating contest in Dallas.
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