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The UT - Rio Grande Valley student paper has an article about Kassie Zapata competing in the Nathan's finals. Her status as a college student could justify showing the women's Nathan's finals live on ESPNU.

Conti & Kassandra Zapata conquer qualifier

update SACurrent has a gallery

update News4SA.com has an article KEN5 has an article and gallery

Results via Aly Kent periscope
Full Results Part 1 | Part 2

Men
22 Crazy Legs Conti
16.5 Nate Biller
12 Clint Scott
11 Jeremy Farmer
7 Robert Silva
6.5 Chap Hupp
5.5 Mark Poland
5 Phil Taglieri
4.5 Juan Hernandez

Women
11 Kassandra Zapata
10.5 Mary Bowers
6 Vanessa Salazar

Aly Kent has a Periscope from today’s qualifier.

There are multiple women competing. If Mary Bowers wins, I think it will be the first qualifier she has claimed victory in a qualifier with 2 or more females.

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Nate Biller, Mary Bowers and Bam Martinez are expected to compete in the Nathan's qualifier at the H-E-B Big League Weekend Fan Fest in San Antonio March 19.
Registration is now open for the Nathan's qualifier in San Antonio on March 19. The contest will take place before the MLB exhibition between the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals at the Alamodome.
The first Nathan's qualifier of 2016 will be held in San Antonio on March 19.
KENS5.com reports Everybody Loves Raymond's in San Antonio has started a "Shut Your Mouth Trump" spicy burger challenge inspired by the Republican poll leader. The restaurant previously created the "Charles Barkley Fat Mexican Burger" after the NBA hall of famer disparaged the appearance of San Antonio women.
Jacob Moran ate 2 Okie Burritos in 42 seconds to take the first prize of $1000 in Saturday's contest at Las Palapas in San Antonio. Damon Wells also won a qualifier.
Qualifying for Las Palapas' Okie Burrito eating contest starts today. The finals in San Antonio on August 29 will award $1400 ($1000 to the winner).
Slackers Bar in San Antonio will hold a hot wing eating contest on February 1 awarding $300 to the winner, $100 to the runner up.
Las Palapas will hold a burrito eating contest on August 23 awarding $1400 ($1000 to the winner). Its San Antonio locations will hold a qualifier circuit starting Saturday.
The "Charles Barkley" Fat Mexican Burger was created by Everybody Loves Raymond's Tacos in San Antonio in response to the claim by the Inside the NBA analyst that the city has a high number of overweight women.
Male model Warren Carlyle ate an Okie burrito in 45 seconds to win the finals of the burrito eating contest at Las Palapas in San Antonio. Fox 29 has an article
Las Palapas announces the return of its Okie Burrito circuit to its San Antonio restaurants on July 6. According to this picture, qualifiers wills start July 6 and the finals on August 31 will award $1,000 to the winner.
Big Lou's Pizza in San Antonio created a giant pizza with the Spurs logo on it for game 4 of the NBA Finals on Thursday.
Stephanie Torres appears to have won (or at least received a large trophy) at the Okie Burrito eating contest at Las Palapas in San Antonio today. The first prize was $1000. update Aug 23 Valmar0322 and ReneeLvsAlex have videos
Samantha Torres won the final qualifier for Las Palapas burrito eating contest by eating an Okie burrito in 43.9 seconds in San Antonio.
Las Palapas in San Antonio will hold an Okie Burrito eating contest on August 18 awarding $1,000 to the winner. Weekly qualifiers on Saturdays will award $150 and a spot in the finals to the winners.
The Hondo Grill in Hondo, TX will hold a "Beast" burrito eating contest on Saturday awarding $250 to the winner.
The Tamale Fest in San Antonio on April 29 will award $500 to both the male and female winners of its tamale eating contests.

Pat Bertoletti wins 2011 La Costena jalapeno Feel the Heat

update May 2 #2 AKA Media has produced a video.

update May 2 MySanAntonio.com has a gallery

The top 4 according the the eatingcontest twitter, a KENS 5 slideshow and KXTN
1) Pat Bertoletti, 275 $3000, new record
2) Sonya Thomas 224 $2000
3) Erik Denmark 121 $750
4) Alex Ramirez 110 $500 from San Antonio

update 3:56 The MLE twitter reports that Pat Bertoletti won with a record 275 peppers. Sonya Thomas was the runner up with 224.

The contest is expected to start at 1:30 pm central time.

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The MLE facebook lists Pat Bertoletti, Sonya Thomas, Erik Denmark, Randy Harrison, Gary Klucken, Yasir Salem and Mark Hansen as expected entrants in tomorrow's La Costena Jalapeno Eating Championship in San Antonio.
Sonya Thomas and Pat Bertoletti are expected to compete in the La Costeña Feel the Heat Jalapeño Eating Championship Challenge on Sunday according to a mySanAntonio blog entry.
Okie Burrito in San Antonio will hold a burrito eating contest on July 2 awarding $1400 ($900 to the winner). Weekly qualifiers will be held on Saturdays starting April 23 and award $150 to the winner in addition to a slot in the finals.
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