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Matt Thomas reported that Ken Hoffman, a longtime judge at the Nathan's Finals and columnist for the Houston Chronicle and Culture Map, suddenly passed away this weekend. His last article about competitive eating was about Mary Bowers' quest to find her birth parents.
McKenzie's Barbecue & Burgers will hold a rib eating contest in Conroe, TX on June 15 awarding $300 to the winner, $100 to the runner up.
In a tiktok video posted this morning, Mo "MohMotion" Mbengue announced that he had been released from jail after being arrested in Galveston County on March 2 for narcotics possession.
The Canary in Houston will hold a taco eating contest on May 5 awarding $500 in cash and prizes to the winner.
MohMotion was arrested in Galveston County, TX on March 2 for possession of controlled substances. A gofundme page has been started to raise the $20,000 bail required for his release. The tiktok video about the fundraiser has almost 900 comments in 17 hours. update March 9 A reddit forum for Moh has been set up at https://old.reddit.com/r/mohmotionpt2
Daily Dot has an article about MohMotion attempting Cici's 28 inch pizza in Katy, TX that awarding $500 if it is finished by a team of two in under one hour. He was allowed to compete even though the challenge is closed to professional eaters.
Luckystroke Putt Club will hold a chicken wing eating contest on December 9 in Kemah, TX awarding $500 to the winner.
The Houston Viet Cultural Festival will hold a pho eating contest on September 16 awarding $200/$100/$50.
Prospect Park in Houston will hold a Super Bowl wing eating contest awarding $500 to the winner.
Ken Hoffman has an interview with Mary Bowers about her quest to locate her birth parents in Korea.
Michael Lopez ate 70 tacos to win the first prize of $200 in a taco eating contest held November 1 at La Calle in Houston.
La Calle in Houston will hold a taco eating contest on November 1 awarding $200 to the winner. 2nd and 3rd place will receive $75 and $50 gift certificates.
NigerianDayinHouston.com will hold a rice eating contest on October 2 awarding $500 to the winner.
The Hops n' Hot Sauce Festival will hold a pepper eating contest in Houston on January 22 awarding $250 to the winner.
Raina Huang and Joel Hansen will attempt the new Krazy King Food Challenge at Krazy Katsu & Udon in Houston on September 9.
The For Bend (TX) County Fair will hold a corn dog eating contest on October 2 awarding $250 to the winner.
The Viet Cultural Festival will hold a pho eating contest in Houston on September 28 awarding $200 to the winner.
Ken Hoffman has a column for CultureMap Houston about retiring from his role as a judge in the Nathan's finals.
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.
Gyro King will hold a gyro eating contest in Houston March 30 awarding $250 to the winner.
The Fort Bend County Fair will hold a corn dog eating contest in Fort Bend, TX today awarding $250 to the winner.
Yummy Pho & Bo Ne in Houston has a Vietnamese food challenge that currently awards a $400 jackpot if it is finished in under 40 minutes.
The Hops n Hot Sauce Festival will hold a hot pepper eating contest in Houston on January 13 awarding $250 to the winner.
The Ford Bend County Fair will hold a corn dog eating contest today in Fort Bend, TX awarding $250 to the winner.
Houston Astro Jeff Bagwell was just announced as a new member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 2007, the IFOCE website CompetitiveEatingNews posted an article falsely claiming that Bagwell would appear in a list of performance enhancing drug users in a report commissioned by MLB.
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