April 28, 2019 at 4:39 pm by
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update May 2 AJC.com has an article about Gideon Oji’s victory.
Jason Genova video
Palm Beach Post has a gallery (note the debris in picture #8)
Ruptly has a video
Official top 7 & other results
Jay Ruppert reports that Gideon Oji won today’s contest at the Sweet Corn Fiesta in West Palm Beach.
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Joey Chestnut did an interview for CBS Local about The Good, The Bad, The Hungry. He is more sympathetic to Takeru Kobayashi's grievances that he has previously been saying (around 7:20) "There are things he was right about. The contract needed to change." He also talks about the Wing Bowl and The Amazing race and announces the ESPN air date for the documentary as July 2. April 26, 2019 at 6:54 pm by
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British strongman Eddie Hall will attempt the sandwich challenge at Sarge's Deli in Manhattan tonight for his upcoming series Eddie Eats America. April 26, 2019 at 4:33 pm by
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Joey Chestnut appeared on NY1 this morning to promote the premier of the documentary The Good, The Bad, The Hungry, a film about his rivalry with Takeru Kobyashi, at the Tribeca Film Festival tonight. He also participated in a hot dog eating contest with station staff. April 26, 2019 at 10:46 am by
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Bodega in Miami will hold a taco eating contest on May 5 awarding $1000 to the winner. April 25, 2019 at 11:31 pm by
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La Chiflada in Paterson, NJ will hold a Pizza con Chile eating contest for men and a hot dog eating contest for women on May 5. Both competitions will award $300 to the winner. April 25, 2019 at 1:00 am by
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Max Suzuki, Michelle Lesco and Rich LeFevre are expected to compete in Saturday's Nathan's qualifier at the NYNY Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. April 24, 2019 at 3:01 am by
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Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch will attend a cheesesteak eating contest at IB's in Berkeley, CA on April 27. April 24, 2019 at 12:51 am by
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Deadspin has a report on the NYC Hot Sauce Expo held earlier this month in Brooklyn with coverage of Wayne Algenio's victory in the Carolina Reaper pepper eating contest. April 23, 2019 at 3:45 pm by
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Molly Schuyler is expected to compete in an eating contest at the Yuba Sutter Taco Fest in Marysville, CA on April 27. April 22, 2019 at 9:28 pm by
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Flaming Joe's in Aurora, CO will hold a crawfish eating contest on April 29 awarding $500 to the winner. A qualifier will take place on April 27. April 21, 2019 at 11:55 pm by
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April 20, 2019 at 5:20 pm by
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Official results. This might be the first time women have taken 3 of the top 5 overall places in a Nathan’s qualifier.
Pablo Martinez, Brett Healey, Jay Ruppert and Tracie Tiburon are expected to compete.
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Brandon "Da Garbage" Disposal Clark ate a record 27 slawburgers in 10 minutes to defend his title at the Slawburger Festival in Fayetteville, TN and claim the $500 first prize. April 20, 2019 at 5:04 pm by
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George Shea did an interview on the Hochman & Crowder Show yesterday (starts 14:30) about today's Nathan's qualifier at the Miami Marlins ballpark (Pablo Martinez is the only mentioned competitor). The most intersting part of the interview is about the documentary "The Good, The Bad, The Hungry", premiering at the Tribeca Films Festival Friday, which the MLE commissioner says portrays him as a villain. April 20, 2019 at 8:06 am by
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Schooners in Panama City Beach, FL will hold a crawfish eating contest on April 28 awarding $200/$100/$50. April 19, 2019 at 8:46 am by
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CBC has an article about Montreal competitive eating focusing on Veronica Boggia. The report documents her completion the challenge at Pizza Spanos in 17:10, about half the time (31:56) previous record-holder Randy Santel required. April 18, 2019 at 4:39 pm by
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Barrio in Cleveland will hold a taco eating contest on May 5 awarding $200/$100/$50. April 18, 2019 at 12:22 am by
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Adrian Morgan and Brian Dudzinski are expected to compete in the Nathan's qualifier at Wild Adventures in Valdosta, GA on May 11. April 16, 2019 at 9:05 pm by
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Raina Huang attempted a 7 pound dumpling in a video for Food Insider. April 16, 2019 at 7:53 pm by
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Registration will open today at noon Pacific time for the Hooters World Wing Eating Championship to be held in Lake Tahoe, NV on June 19. The purse will be $10,000. April 16, 2019 at 6:53 am by
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Unscrambled.sg reports that a Japanese woman passed away last week after choking during the "Onigiri challenge", an attempt at eating a rice ball without drinking in under 30 seconds. The incident was livestreamed on her youtube channel. (translated Korean article). April 15, 2019 at 9:13 pm by
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Geoff Esper, George Chiger, Eric "Badlands" Booker and Larell Marie Mele are expected to attend the Nathan's qualifier held before the May 9 Long Island Ducks game in Central Islip, NY. April 15, 2019 at 6:15 pm by
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April 15, 2019 at 7:00 am by
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Winners of the 2019 “Finkies” awards announced Saturday:
Contest Sponsor – Original Nathan’s
Rising Star – George Chiger
Media – Juan Rodriguez & Sarah Reinecke nude photos in Men’s Health
Breakout – Geoff Esper
Rivalry – Rene Rovtar vs Kay Rovtar
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Wayne Algenio ate 95 grams of Carolina Reaper peppers in a minute yesterday to regain his Smokin' Ed's Reaper Eating Challenge title at the NYC Hot Sauce Expo in Brooklyn. (video) April 15, 2019 at 6:15 am by
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