Raina Huang competed in Jack in the Box Tiny Taco eating contest in an advertisement produced by BuzzFeed Video.
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Professional results from tonight’s La Costena Jalapeno eating contest in Laredo, TX. update Official results
1) Molly Schulyler 310 peppers in 15 minutes (contest record), $3000
2) Andrew Puhl, 202 peppers
3) Brandon “Da Garbage Disposal” Clark 170
from facebook video (results start at 42:30)
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Miki Sudo appears as a character in Bite the Bullet, a new game for the Steam platform by Mega Cat Studios. I think she is the first competitive eater to appear in a video game since the official MLE game was ported to iPhone in 2012. February 21, 2020 at 8:24 am by
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Miki Sudo appeared at Thrillist.com's "Fasties" fast food awards ceremony. Miki's segments are at 9:15 and 33:00. February 19, 2020 at 7:24 pm by
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Julie Sephi, probably the top female food challenger in continental Europe, attempted to break Randy Santel's time for the Rocky Mountain burger challenge at Route 46 American Resto in Oudenaaarde, Belgium. (video) February 8, 2020 at 12:06 pm by
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5dimes is now offering +350 odds (bet $1 to win $3.50) on someone besides Miki Sudo winning the 2020 Nathan's womens finals, a considerable drop from the +600 offered on January 24.
February 4, 2020 at 8:40 pm by
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Leah Shutkever will make the first attempt at the Not So Holy Challenge at Holy Moly in Birmingham England on February 3. The challenge consists of four burgers and fries.
January 30, 2020 at 10:16 am by
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News.com.au has a profile of Nela Zisser. She will be traveling to Singapore in April to compete against Zermatt Neo.
January 25, 2020 at 8:17 am by
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5Dimes is currently accepting bets on the 2020 Original Nathan's finals. Betting against Miki Sudo defending her title at +600 (gambling $1 wins $6) might be a savvy wager if Molly Schuyler is joining MLE as rumored. Joey Chestnut is a -900 favorite (bet $9 to win $1) in the men's contest.
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Youtube currently has the full program of TV Tokyo’s “King of Gluttony” program in which Miki Sudo, Darron Breeden, Max Suzuki, Angela Sato, Hatsuyo Sugawara and others competed. (I will not post any spoilers until later today). Update Results of the final round are in the comments. Takeru Kobayashi and Nobuyuki Shirota appear as commentators, but do not compete.
update Jan 16 Miki Sudo has posted some Instagram galleries: Part 1 | Part 2
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ViralTab.com has an article about 18 year old competitive eater Wang Wenwen from Xianyang City, China, who fears she might be unable to find a boyfriend due to the cost of her meals. (video) January 9, 2020 at 8:19 pm by
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Teesside Live has an article about Leah Shutkever setting the parmo challenge record at Central Park in Middlesborough, England. January 8, 2020 at 8:09 am by
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Miki Sudo has uploaded a video of her attempt at the Gyro challenge at South Side Six in Bowling Green, OH, which pays $666 if finished. The six gyros had a total weight of 16.5 pounds. January 6, 2020 at 8:42 pm by
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Leah Shutkever surpassed 100,000 subscribers to her youtube channel today, making her the first European female competitive eater to hit that benchmark. January 3, 2020 at 6:33 pm by
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Mimi Zhang finished the 1.5kg (53 oz) steak challenge in 9:49 at Manly Deck Bar & Restaurant in Manly, QLD, which I think makes her the second female to finish a 48+ oz. steak challenge in under 10 minutes after Molly Schuyler. January 2, 2020 at 9:25 pm by
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Raina Huang is featured prominently in a Los Angeles Times article about the Asian Hustle Network. Her father, Wil Huang, is also quoted:
Her new gig as a competitive eater and social media influencer — she’s the star of 600-plus videos — finally has won her father’s approval.
“I’m actually surprised with her character right now, once I got used to her choice,†Wil Huang, an IT engineer, said about his eldest daughter.
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Miki Sudo, Darron Breeden, Max Suzuki, Angela Sato and Takeru Kobayashi appear in a promo video for "King of Gluttony" that will be televised on TV Tokyo on January 12. Kobayashi is not shown eating, so he may not be a competitor. Screen captures:

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Leah Shutkever faced off against Eddie Hall in a 4 pound wing challenge, her second video with the British strongman competitor. December 26, 2019 at 1:06 pm by
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Michelle Lesco eating 2.448 kg (86.35 oz) of mayonnaise in 3 minutes made Guinness World Records 2019 Records Round-up. December 25, 2019 at 11:01 pm by
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Miki Sudo appears in a picture promoting the "King of Gluttony" program that will be televised on TV Tokyo on January 12. Darron Breeden (in the back row) might be another competitor. Japanese entrants include Max Suzuki, Angela Sato and Hatsuyo Sugawara. (link to picture) update Miki Sudo confirms she will appear. December 20, 2019 at 3:29 pm by
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Leah Shutkever faced off against Damian the Builder in a 6 pound Christmas dinner eating contest at The George Pub in Stockton on Tees England for an On the Tools TV video. December 20, 2019 at 7:16 am by
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Raina Huang was challenged to eat 15 pounds of milk & cookies in a video for Buzzfeed's "Bring Me" series. December 14, 2019 at 12:35 pm by
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The Guinness World Records youtube channel has a video of Leah Shutkever's attempt to break her burrito eating record. December 11, 2019 at 1:08 am by
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Inside Edition has a video about Molly Schuyler's (billed as "underdog") victory in the burger eating contest held at Uncle Jack's Meat House in Astoria, NY last month. December 6, 2019 at 12:46 am by
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The twitter for Russia Today posted an excerpt from a Raina Huang video where she attempted an eight pound sushi roll at Octopus Restaurant in Glendale, CA. The tweet currently has 364 comments. December 4, 2019 at 11:07 am by
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