Foxwoods announces it will not hold a MLE turkey eating contest in 2016. This reduces the number of MLE contests awarding $10,000 or more in 2016 to 2 (Nathan's & Hooters wings), half of the number in 2015. The 2015 Arizona Sports Expo wing eating contest awarding $10,000 was not brought back.

November 2, 2016 at 1:50 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Connecticut, Prizes | Permalink * Comments (21)

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  1. anonymous said

    November 2, 2016 @ 6:20 pm

    Foxwoods is good for playing poker and not stupid eating contests .

  2. Anonymous said

    November 2, 2016 @ 6:46 pm

    You know why? Because MLE is greedy and was charging too much.

  3. Anyone said

    November 2, 2016 @ 10:57 pm

    MLE. Could use some serious competition

  4. anonymous said

    November 3, 2016 @ 9:31 am

    I hear that Sam Barklay email Seiken a few yrs ago requesting that he refrain from posting twitter comments about foxwood as to why he wasnt invited to the contest and taht goya bf was going to beat him up . The Sheas didn’t want their payday blown by a 50th ranked eater with primitive eating skills. They could care less about the threats against Seiken

  5. anonymous said

    November 3, 2016 @ 9:34 am

    speaking of poker did anyone watch that masterful performance by Qui Nguyen at the WSOP the other night? 8 million dollars I would much rather watch a competition of card game skill than watch Chestnut stuff food down his throat which is not even a real skill

  6. Anonymous said

    November 3, 2016 @ 12:00 pm

    Efforts to compete with MLE have had very mixed results. They still do. You need money to make money. And you need skilled staff etc. and good eaters or people who can give interviews. Yes, the money doesn’t get to all the eaters, but they choose to participate. No one is forcing them.

  7. No said

    November 3, 2016 @ 12:12 pm

    No one cares about poker

  8. anonymous said

    November 3, 2016 @ 1:43 pm

    Maybe you don’t care so don’t speak for others

  9. anonymous said

    November 3, 2016 @ 1:45 pm

    most ifoce members are too cheap to gamble except for sonya

  10. big grin said

    November 3, 2016 @ 1:50 pm

    It puts a huge smile on my face everytime MLE loses another sponsor . Another one bites the dust and another one gone another one gone

  11. anonymous said

    November 3, 2016 @ 1:52 pm

    Is there actual documented records of sponsors over the years profiting from paying MLE to host their events?

  12. anonymous said

    November 3, 2016 @ 1:53 pm

    I hear that some years ago the IFOCE inquired about doing a white castle burger circuit but they told IFOCE to take a hike not interested

  13. No one cares about poker said

    November 3, 2016 @ 3:34 pm

    .

  14. anonymous said

    November 3, 2016 @ 10:39 pm

    If they held a white castle circuit chestnut would receive all the attention stuff his face with 200 burgers and take all the money

  15. Anonymous said

    November 4, 2016 @ 7:40 am

    If he is the best, he is the best.

  16. anonymous said

    November 4, 2016 @ 11:34 am

    Lets face it Seiken is the best

  17. anonymous said

    November 4, 2016 @ 11:39 am

    How sad that 10yrs ago around this time Seiken #1 internet show was killing it in the ratings. Top talent of that era such as Bertoletti, Janus, Lerman Jarvis Booker Boone Hardy and a host of others reserved a spot on his show while others were forced to wait their turn on a waiting list. Even the weaker eaters like the Goldsteins, Krazy Kev &b Conti were not turned out for a guest appearance on his show

  18. LMFAO said

    November 5, 2016 @ 3:47 pm

    #1 internet show? HAHA HAHA HAHA

  19. anonymous said

    November 5, 2016 @ 3:52 pm

    Lmfao you prob were in kindergarten

  20. Anonymous said

    November 5, 2016 @ 4:25 pm

    Wait their turn? Number 1? You have no more gossip to share. Conti and Janus gave Seiken access to their living quarters. Seiken is beyond delusional, but whatever floats your pickle.

  21. anonymous said

    November 6, 2016 @ 8:32 am

    Who said anything about sharing gossip? First off get your facts straight. Janus asked to be a guest and Seiken shared his living quarters not the other way around Competitive eating is about as dead right now as online poker was hot back in 2004 . There is no need or incentive to report anything in that stupid so called sport anymore. There are no websites blogs or podcasts that even care to report anything remotely connected to competitive eating, with the exception of FBTS but when those two reach puberty , trust me they will get sick of it like every other normal person in this world .

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