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Adrian Morgan wins Thackerville Nathan’s qualifier

update June 13 KXII has an article and video.

update More results
1) Adrian Morgan 23 hot dogs, first Nathan’s finals
2) Nate Biller 17.75
3) Yasir Salem 17
1W) Katrina Klein 5

update 2:40 Adrian Morgan’s facebook page reports he won the contest with 23 hot dogs.

update 2:24 The contest has started.

The contest should start at 1 pm central, 2 pm eastern.

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Patrick Michels has a preview of Sunday's Nathan's qualifier at the Winstar Casino in Thackerville, OK. Probably the most interesting thing about the preview are quotes from George Shea saying television plans for the women's July 4 contest have not been finalized.
Randy's Dog Pound in Cedar Hill, Texas (Dallas area) will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 2 awarding $400 to the winner.
Times Record News has an article about Nate Biller and "Hurricane" Katrina Klein competing in Sunday's Nathan's qualifier at the Winstar Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma.
In honor of the NBA finals here is a reposting of the Mavs. vs. Food video in which Dirk Nowitzki and other members of the Dallas Mavericks appear with (but do not eat) a 20 pound cinnamon roll.
Pegasus News has a list of several eating challenges in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
Bonnie and Clyde's Speakeasy in Waxahachie, TX (south Dallas area) will hold a hot dog eating contest (first prize $100) held in conjunction with a lingerie show on Saturday.
Teresa Fullen wrote a blog entry about winning last year's queso eating contest at Mattito's in Dallas. Patrick Michels also interviewed Teresa for the Dallas Observer about her victory.
It has been over two weeks since Pat Bertoletti won the Wingstop wing eating contest in Dallas on April 13 and results have not been posted on the contest page on IFOCE.com. (Results have been added to more recent contest pages.) Bertoletti's winning total has not been listed on the IFOCE records page despite being more than three pounds greater than the previous record.
RXMuscle.com has a video of bodybuilders attempting the pancake challenge at the Old South Pancake House in Fort Worth.
Matt Stonie has uploaded a video about his completion of the Pho King challenge in Fort Worth.
Patrick Michels has a blog entry and gallery about Lester Tucker winning the pickled quail egg eating contest at Traders Village for the 16th year in row.

2011 Dallas Wingstop wings results

update Apr 20 WingstopOfficial produced a video about the contest.

update Apr 18 #2 Brad Holt has uploaded a video in which Pat Bertoletti estimates his
total at 180 wings.

update Apr 18 Philly.com has an article about Bob Shoudt who thinks the Wingstop contest judging was superior to Wing Bowl judging.

update Apr 15 Pepper Hastings attended the contest and posted a comment to the MLE facebook about what he observed after the competition.

update Apr 14 The Chitown Hustler has a short video with the following amounts in the caption:
1) Pat Bertoletti 171 oz
2) Bob Shoudt 164 oz
3) Joey Chestnut 127 oz
4) Sonya Thomas 126 oz.

(Were 5th ($750) and 6th ($250) places ever announced? Both places awarded prizes.)

Patrick Michels has a Dallas Observer gallery. The date on the novelty check was not changed from February 1 and the check makes it appear that the entire $10,000 purse goes to the winner. update A contest report has been added containing an interview with Pat Bertoletti, who thinks the totals might be exaggerated.

Here is Pat Bertoletti’s wing eating contest resume according to the eatfeats database. He more than tripled his amount from his previous 12 minute wing contest at the 2009 Buffalo Wing Festival.

2010 Nov 11 2nd 34 5 min Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti Battle Of The Bhut XXX Wing Eating Contest Chicago, IL
2009 Sep 5 4th 3.18 12 min Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti U.S Buffalo Wing Eating Championship Buffalo, NY
2008 Feb 1 2nd 227 30 min Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti Wing Bowl 16 Philadelphia, PA
2007 Oct 9 1st 4.1 8 min Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti MLE Chowdown – chicken wings Las Vegas, NV
2007 Feb 2 2nd 170 30 min Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti Wing Bowl 15 Philadelphia, PA
2005 Nov 12 7th 2.8 10 min Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti Verizon VoiceWing Buffalo wing finals Boston, MA
2005 Oct 1 4th 2.93 10 min Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti Verizon VoiceWing Buffalo wing qualifier Everett, WA

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Joey Chestnut's appearance on Good Morning Texas can be viewed online. Bam Martinez also appears and competes in a contest to promote today's Wingstop wing eating contest.
Matt Stonie announces that he was the first person to finish the pho challenge at Pho King Way in Fort Worth, TX, which awards a prize of $1,000.
Patrick Michles has an article about Lester Tucker's quest to win pickled quail egg eating contest for the 16th year in a row.
A page on AmericanAirlinesCenter.com lists Joey Chestnut, Sonya Thomas, Pat Bertoletti & Bob Shoudt as expected entrants in the Wingstop World Wing-Eating Championship rescheduled for April 13.
Patrick Michels has a report on Wednesday's eating contest sponsored by the Dallas Observer held at Jersey Mike's.
DallasObserver.com reports that the Wingstop wing eating contest cancelled during Super Bowl week has been rescheduled for April 13 before the Dallas Mavericks vs. New Orleans Hornets game. The Dallas Observer is also looking for pariticipants in a Jersey Mike's subs eating contest on March 23. update registration will open tomorrow at 1 pm
The Heart Attack Grill website announces the restaurant will be opening a Dallas location on June 1. (via D Magazine)
Patrick Michels has a report and slideshow on the vegan pancake eating contest held at the Spiral Diner in Dallas.
Youtube has a parody of Man vs. Food titled Mavs vs. Food in which Dirk Nowitski appears to attempt a 20 pound cinnamon bun.

Tonight’s Dallas Wingstop wing contest postponed

The Dallas Observer reports that a spokesperson for Wingstop says that the fate of tonight’s eating contest has not been decided yet. (Joey Chestnut is already in Dallas and appeared on local news yesterday)

update 1:30 pm The MLE facebook announces the contest has been postponed (no makeup date is listed)

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Competitors and spectators traveling to the Wingstop wing eating contest should bring their winter clothes. A winter storm is predicted for the south central and north east united states next week. Weather.com predicts the Dallas weather on Tuesday will be a wintry mix (chance of precipitation 80%) with a high of 43 and a low of 19.
Some of the competitors in the Wingstop wing eating contest in Dallas on Tuesday have been announced: Joey Chestnut, Sonya Thomas, Bob Shoudt, Pat Bertoletti, Eric "Badlands" Booker, Erik Denmark, Crazy Legs Conti, Nate Biller, David Solomon, Bryan Beard, Sean Brockert, Gary Klucken, Bam Martinez, Shawn Heiser.
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