Michelle "Cardboard Shell" Lesco has posted a video of a training session where she hopes to eat 38 hot dogs in 10 minutes. She will post a training video for every $110 she raises for Charity Water. May 31, 2018 at 8:11 am by
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Gideon Oji, Juan Rodriguez, Juan Neave, Sarah Reinecke, Matthew Raible, Andrew Kogutkiewicz, Tanner Varner, Michelle Severino, Mark Williams Michael Blue and Andrew Webber are expected to compete in the Canteen sandwich eating contest in Ottumwa, IA on Saturday. In January, the contest organizers claimed the event would be televised on ESPN, but the competition is not listed in the ESPN schedule for June 2.update Ottumwa Courier has an interview with Sarah Reinecke about competing in the contest.
May 30, 2018 at 2:15 pm by
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The Daily Mirror has an article about Kate Ovens finishing a 74 ounce steak in 18 minutes which bills her as "Britain's top food blogger". The only other women I am aware of who have finished a 72+ oz steak in under 20 minutes are Molly Schuyler, Stephanie Wu and Nadia White. May 28, 2018 at 10:06 am by
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May 27, 2018 at 8:42 am by
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Prizewinners from last night’s corn dog eating contest at the Sacramento County Fair from Sergio Garcia Reyes:
1 Molly Schuyler – 27 ($500)
2 Edward Chin – 13 ($200)
3 Sergio Reyes Raya – 10 ($100)
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ColoradoSprings.com has an article about the construction of the seven pound burrito challenge at Jack-N-Grill in Westminster, CO mentioning Molly Schuyler finishing the meal in 3 minutes. May 15, 2018 at 4:32 pm by
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Katie Prettyman posted a video of her runner-up finish at Mazatlan in Everett, WA last night where she ate 27 tacos in 30 minutes. She has a website at beyondseattleeats.com documenting her competitive eating career and other food-related topics. May 9, 2018 at 8:24 pm by
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The fourth episode of the MLE podcast Men in Boaters was released today. The retirement of Meredith "Deep Fried" Diva was announced and Darron Breeden and Juliet Lee were listed as expected entrants in Saturday's Nathan's qualifier at the Preakness Balloon Festival in Maryland. May 9, 2018 at 8:20 pm by
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The instagram page for qii, a drink claiming it improves dental health, has an advertisement starring Meredith Boxberger. May 8, 2018 at 11:47 am by
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NBCChicago has an article about Juan Rodriguez and Sarah Reinecke attempting the 32 ounce "Mega Mary" Bloody Mary challenge at the Rib House in Crystal Lake, IL. Some of the toppings for the libation include a full slab of ribs, brats, sliders, 1/2 a chicken, doughnuts, cinammon rolls and a cantaloupe. update May 6 Facebook video of the attempt update< May 7 The Northwest Herald has an article about the attempts. May 5, 2018 at 9:12 am by
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The Daily Star has a profile of Kate Ovens reporting that she has signed a year long contract with KFC. May 3, 2018 at 10:17 am by
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BleedingCool.com has a page about new comics including Eat Fighter, described as a " a competitive eating, zombie murder epic that follows Miss, a thirty-something fitness nut who throws away her kale and step-counting ways to become a superstar on the competitive eating circuit."
May 2, 2018 at 9:24 am by
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A team consisting of Naader Reda, Raina Huang, Kevin Ross, Aubrey Koehn, Jimmy Lin, Eric Lu, Taran Eckel and Great American Eat Off host Gail Kasper finished the 54 inch pizza challenge at Big Mama's & Papa's in Northridge, CA yesterday. The $1000 prize was donated to the animal rescue charity Pawtographs. (Raina Huang video) April 30, 2018 at 6:15 pm by
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April 28, 2018 at 6:15 pm by
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update May 8 The Laughing Lion has a video
Results via El Toro periscope (official results)
1) 42.5 Max Suzuki, highest total on 2017-18 circuit so far
2) 25.5 Tom Gilbert
3) 17.75 Ron Koch, final MLE contest
1W) 29 Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco, highest female total on 2017-18 circuit
Tom Gilbert is expected to be the primary threat to Max Suzuki. This will be his first MLE contest since the 2013 Las Vegas Nathan’s qualifer. His total of 31 was the highest non-winning total on the 2012-13 circuit, but he did not receive the wild card spot in the finals which went to Erik Denmark.
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Yesterday, George Takei ("Sulu" from Star Trek), retweeted a tweet about a Molly Schuyler mini-documentary.
April 28, 2018 at 12:19 pm by
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In a new video, Raina Huang says she declined to sign the MLE contract before the Nathan's Qualifier at Six Flags Magic Mountain in Valencia, CA, which was a prerequisite for competing. A printed copy of that document was not availabe for her; the only copy was on a phone screen. April 27, 2018 at 12:30 pm by
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AVN.com has an article about adult film actress Nadia White's attempt to eat 11 pounds of ribs that was streamed on last night's episode of the Adult Swim program Last Stream on the Left. April 25, 2018 at 10:55 pm by
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Parisian Kate Yup has started a food challenge / ASMR youtube channel. In her latest video, she eats 5kg (11 lbs) of salmon, which she bills as a world record. April 24, 2018 at 9:30 am by
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April 21, 2018 at 4:50 pm by
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Official results
1) Rich LeFevre 31
2) Jon Bello 21
3) Doug Ecks 15
1W) Steffi Valkov 8
Raina Huang did a training session at the FoodBeast headquarters. She will attempt to be the 7th female to break 20 hot dogs in her Nathan’s debut. Rich LeFevre, Crazy Legs Conti and Jon Bello are also expected to attend.
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Nela Zisser announces she won the first prize of $300 in today's hot dog eating contest at Alexandra Park in Auckland, NZ. April 20, 2018 at 5:37 pm by
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FoodBeast.com has a blog entry about Raina Huang eating the entire Panda Express Menu in one session. (short video | long video) April 16, 2018 at 9:18 pm by
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Nela Zisser is expected to compete in a hot dog eating contest at Alexandra Park in Auckland, NZ on Friday, April 20. The professional division will award $500 to the winner; the top amateur will receive $300. April 16, 2018 at 11:49 am by
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April 14, 2018 at 4:22 pm by
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Winners according to Fink Beats the Stomach Official results
1) Juan Neave 24
2) Crazy Legs Conti 17
3) Nate Biller 15
1W) Kassie Zapata 10
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