The Chi-Town Hot Sauce Expo will hold a Carolina Reaper pepper eating contest in Bridgeview, IL on June 24 awarding $1000 if the Guinness record is broken. Other spicy eating challenges will be held throughout the weekend.
First 15 2017-18 Nathan’s qualifier winners
Fields for Saturday’s Nathan’s qualifiers have been announced: Jim Reeves and Crazy Legs Conti are expected at the St. Louis Cardinals ballpark while Steve Hendry and Mary Bowers will compete in Vallejo, CA. Katie Prettyman of Seattle will also compete.
This will probably make Gideon Oji and Yasier Salem the favorites for the final two qualifiers in Washington, DC and Queens, NY next weekend. Nick Wehry could be a dark horse.
Here are the qualifier winners for the previous 15 qualifiers in the 2017-18 circuit:
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Bob Shoudt announced he ate 87 food and drink items from the Reading (PA) Fightins ballpark with a total weight of 59.6 pounds in yesterday's "Gluttony Night" promotion.
Sheppnews.com.au has an article about Australian competitive eater / bodybuilder Vince Mantovani.
2018 Nathan’s finals odds
LasVegasBetting.com is taking bets on the Nathan’s finals. The curent odds:
Men
Joey Chestnut -500
Matt Stonie +300
Carmen Cincotti +500
Field +700
Women
Miki Sudo -450
Field +325
Matt Stonie announces he has surpassed 5 million subscribers to his youtube channel, the first competitive eater to reach that benchmark. I think Yuka Kinoshita has the most watched channel with almost a billion and a half views.
Palm Beach Happening has an interview with Crazy Legs Conti where he critiques a new style of competitive corn eating: "Now these upstart whippersnappers use a technique titled, 'The Rake' where most of the kernels fly in the air and not in the mouth."
Star Exponent has an interview with Darron Breeden about his victory in last Sunday's Acme Oyster eating contest in New Orleans. Darron started his competitive eating career three years ago in Japan where he taught English.
Croissants Bistro in Myrtle Beach, SC will hold a cupcake eating contest on July 4 awarding $500 to the winner.
Dave Brunelli ate 29 hot dogs to win the first prize of $500 in a June 3 eating contest at Landmark Public House in Dorchester Center, MA
2018 Norfolk Harborfest Nathan’s qualifier
update 13News Now video | Pilot Online article
Official results
1) George Chiger 30
2) Brian Dudzinski 24
3) Crazy Legs Conti 16
1W) Rene Rovtar 6
George Chiger, Crazy Legs Conti, Brian Dudzinski and Rene Rovtar are expected to compete.
Local competitiors Jack Saladino and Sam Roewer did interviews.
Brandon Clark ate a 16 inch sandwich at Submarine House in Centerville, OH in a record 1:14 to win the first prize of $1000 in the Super Duper Cheesesteak Challenge.
Fort Bliss in El Paso, TX will hold a Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest tomorrow awarding a trip to Coney Island for the July 4 Nathan's finals.
The Twisted Tuna will hold a hot dog eating contest awarding $500 in Stuart, FL on July 1 as part of its Miss Twisted Bikini Contest.
DailyCorinthian reports that a MLE Slugburger eating conest will not take place at the 2018 Slugburger Festival in Corinth, MS. An amateur competition will take its place.
The CEC Meatball Eating Contest in Davie, FL on July 14 lists a $2,500 first prize. Molly Schuyler, Bradndon Clark, Nathan Figueroa, Liam Burt and Michael Jenkins are listed as expected entrants.
Erik "The Electric" Lamkin has posted a video of his attempt to eat 100,000 calories over 100 hours.
BarBend.com has a post about Brian Shaw, 4-time winner of the "World's Strongest Man" contest, attempting the 7 pound "Gut Buster" burrito challenge at Big City Burrito in Fort Collins, CO.
Fox 47 has an article about Randy Santel and Mitch Dombrowski finishing the Chopping Block challenge at Crossroads BBQ in Grand Ledge, MI last night. Prior to yesterday, the challenge had not been completed.
The Plaza Hotel Casino in Las Vegas will hold a hot dog eating contest on June 30 awarding a $1,000 prize pacakge including $200 cash.
2018 Baked Bear ice cream sandwiches
| 1st | 25.5 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | defends title |
| 2nd | 23 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie | |
| 3rd | 19.5 | Pablo Martinez | |
| 4th | 15.75 | Matt “Hungry” Hazzard | |
| 5th | 15.5 | Mary “I Love ’em HOT!” Bowers | |
| 6th | 14.75 | Doug “Cerebrus” Ecks | |
| 7th | 14 | Rich “The Locust” LeFevre | |
| 8th | 10 | Noah Huggins | |
| 9th | 9.5 | Jon Davis | |
| 10th | 8.75 | Carlene LeFevre | |
| 11th | 7.75 | Shawn “The Vacuum” Kirby | |
| 12th | 7 | Jon Haley |
Joey Chestnut ate 25.5 ice cream sandwiches in 6 minutes to defend his title
This will probably be the last matchup of Joey Chestnut and Matt Stonie before the Nathan’s finals
2018 Dutch Wonderland Nathan’s qualifier
update June 10 WGAL article
| 1st | 50 | Carmen Cincotti | |
| 2nd | 26 | George Chiger | |
| 3rd | 13 | Jack “Snack Jack” Diamond | |
| 4th | 11.5 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 5th | 7 | Patrick Ryan | |
| 6th | 4 | Brett Shepard |
| 1st | 17.5 | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele | |
| 2nd | 5 | Rene Rovtar | |
| 3rd | 4.25 | Tysheema Holmes |
From Patch Ryan’s twitch video, it appears Carmen Cincotti won with 50 hot dogs. Larell Marie Mele was the female winner.
Carmen Cincotti, George Chiger, Bill Myers, Larell Marie Mele and Rene Rovtar are expected to compete at today’s Nathan’s qualifier at Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, PA.
Darron Breeden wins 2018 Acme Oyster eating contest
update June 10 WGNO article | Nola article
The top 3 from Rich Shea. Tim “Eater X” Janus was at the contest, but I don’t know if he competed
1 Darron Breeden 40 dozen
2 Michelle Lesco 27
3 Adrian Morgan 26
update Nick Reimann reports that Darron Breeden won with a total of 480 oysters in 8 minutes.
Darron Breeden, Sonya Thomas, Michelle Lesco, Adrian Morgan and Crazy Legs Conti are expected to compete.
2018 Canteen sandwich eating contest
update June 10
Articles: Ottumwa Courier | KTVO on local Mike Johnson | KCRG
Videos: Ottumwa Radio | T.Young | Natashya Lynn | Hungry Saiyan
Official results
Results announcement video
| 1st | 18.5 | Gideon Oji | |
| 2nd | 16 | Juan “Hungry Saiyan” Neave | |
| 3rd | 15 | Juan “more bite” Rodriguez | |
| 4th | 11.5 | Mike Johnson | |
| 5th | 10.5 | Sarah “Unstoppable Bab” Reinecke | |
| 5th | 10.5 | Mark “the muncher” Williams |
2018 Taste of Syracuse Nathan’s qualifier
update June 10 Syracuse NewTimes gallery
Official results
1) Geoff Esper 45
2) George Chiger 26
3) Jim Reeves 22
1W) Kristina Rovtar 6.5, daughter of Rene Rovtar
LocalSyr.com reports Geoff Esper won the men’s division with 45 hot dogs. From the picture, it appears there was at least one female entrant, so “uncontested” failed to defend the women’s division.
Geoff Esper is the favorite in the men’s division. We will see if “Uncontested” defends her Taste of Syracuse qualifier title in the women’s division.
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