MensHealth.com has an article on how stromgmen Eddie Hall and Brian Shaw eat almost 10,000 calories in a typical day.
The Hive in Wildomar, CA will hold a hot dog eating contest on August 17 awarding $1000 to the winner.
The Wild Fork Foods Burger Throwdown at the New Times Burger Fest in Miami Beach will award $500 to the winner on September 14.
Fat Boy's Pizza Eating Championship that was to have taken place in Metairie, LA on July 14 has been rescheduled for August 25.
The NJ Taco Festival will hold a Carolina Reaper pepper eating contest September 7 in Augusta, NJ awarding $1000 to the winner.
Water Valley, MS had 754 participants in its watermelon eating contest Saturday, which is believed to be a record. The previous record was 259 entrants in Safety Harbor, FL.
A press release announces Molly Schuyler ate 181 wings to promote all you can eat wings available at Applebee's locations in Texas. ( video)
Adam Amin of ESPN is the guest on the latest episode of the Fink Beats the Stomach podcast.
Molly Schuyler, Dan Kennedy, Joel Hansen, Andy Puhl and Mike Hoffman are expected to compete in the Caribbean Food Delights Bun/cheese & Beef Patty Championship in East Islip on August 11, the first events for Elite Eats Entertainment.
Dustin Johnson won the first prize of $1000 in yesterday's pepper eating contest held in Fort Mill, SC. (video) update Rock Hill Herald has a contest report. Bella Peters was runner up and received a $1000 consolation prize from the sponsor.
Dan "Killer" Kennedy finished Denny's Beer Barrel Pub 3 pound burger challenge in 6:20, breaking a record set by "Furious" Pete Czerwinski in 2010.
Frank Wach ate 17 sausages to win the first prize of $300 for the eating contest held at Brat Days in Sheboygan, WI>
Brandon "Da Garbage Disposal" Clark ate 30 hot dogs in 10 minutes to win the first prize of $500 and 4 St. Louis Cardinals tickets in the Heinkel's Hot Dog Eating Contest at the Decatur (IL) Celebration. update Fox2Now.com has an interview.
Schuyler, NY will hold a corn eating contest on August 10 awarding $1000 to the winner.
"Hulk Smash Food" and Jesse "Food Coma" Freeman ate 2.5 pounds of butter in a minute on Australia's Got Talent.
A Carolina Reaper pepper eating contest awarding $1000 will be held in Fort Mill, SC Saturday. The competition is expected to draw competitors from around the globe.
Joel Hansen won the first prize of $500 in Friday's Hotpot eating contest at Xiangzi in Markham, ON.
CentralIllinoisProud.com has an interview with Matt Hazzard.
Ethan Bauer of the Deseret News has an article about competing in last week's Nathan's qualifier in Salt Lake City. (video).
PT’s Ranch Scorpion Wing results
Prizewinners from Sunday’s Scorpion Wing eating contest at PT’s Ranch in Henderson, NV. (Review Journal gallery)
1T Tom Gilbert, $1750
1T Raymond Bryant, $1750
3 Patrick Gregory, $500
Tom Gilbert and Raymond Bryant agreed to split the 1st & 2nd place prize money after a draw in a tiebreaking round.
A press release lists the entrants for the Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship in Los Angeles August 17: Joey Chestnut (#1), Matt Stonie (#3), Darron Breeden (#4), Michelle Lesco (#10), Matt Hazzard (#11), George Chiger (#12), Adam "Beard Meats Food" Moran (#13), Juan Rodriguez (#14), Derek Jacobs (#15), Rich LeFevre (#19), Juan Neave (#20), Eric Booker (#21), Steve Hendry (#22), Pablo Martinez (#23), Sarah Reinecke (#26), and Derek Hendrickson (#34)
The Middlesboro (TN) Wing Fling will hold a wing eating contest August 3 awarding $500/$250/$100.
Joey Chestnut's final total for his 12 hour wing eating session at the Hooters in the Mall of America was 413 wings. (video)
The Decatur Celebration will hold a hot dog eating contest in Decatur, IL on August 3 awarding $500 and four St. Louis Cardinals tickets to the winner.
Student Pocket Guide has an interview with Leah Shutkever, who would like to be the host of a "Woman vs Food" show.