In his latest column for CultureMap, Ken Hoffman (who has served as a judge at the Nathan's Finals) has an interview with Joey Chestnut about the difficulty of obtaining restaurant-style Nathan's Famous hot dogs for training sessions. The sausages sold in supermarkets typically lack the "natural casing" consisting of segments of small instestines from sheep.
The Daily Mail has a writeup of Nela Zisser's appearance yesterday on the Australian Morning Show.
The Culture Trip has a profile of Yasir Salem which labels him the world’s top ultra-endurance competitive eater. The article tells how his competitive eating career started after his wife Gweneviere Mann underwent surgery to remove a brain tumor.
The team of Darron Breeden and Dan "Killer" Kennedy failed to finish the 15 pound Beer Barrel Belly Buster Challenge at Denny's Beer Barrel in Clearfield, PA on Saturday after one of the pair reversed trying to eat the giant burger.
The first MLE contest of 2018 has been listed: El Croquetazo At Calle Ocho Presented By Catalina in Miami on March 11. Registration will open January 8.
Molly Schuyler has uploaded a video of her attempt at the 32 inch Big Don pizza challenge with Tony Mitchell at Mama Mia's in Rockford, IL to win a prize of $500.
Dave Brunelli won the first prize of $300 in Saturday's Taco Takedown at Legends Ale House in Succasunna, NJ.
Sports Business Journal has an article about Carmen Cincotti.
Metro.us has an article about Breandan "Skin & Bones" Lyman, who finished 5th in the 2016 Wing Bowl, competing in Sunday's Philadelphia Marathon. With a time of 2:36 in last year's marathon, he is probably the fastest competitive eater/runner.
Jennifer Martin ate 5 pounds of pho in 10 minutes to win an eating contest held at MOFU Shoppe Raleigh, NC on Saturday.
NorwegianFolkTales.blogspot.com has a story about a boy named Askeladden who faces off against a forest troll in a porridge eating contest. (via Simon)
Newtown Bee has a report on the "Celebration of Kindness and day of remembrance" held in Newtown, CT on October 27 to honor Caitlin Nelson, who passed away after choking in a pancake eating contest held at Sacred Heart University in March.
Radim DvořáÄek finished the 7 pound Big ol’ Belly Buster Burger Challenge at Man vs Food in London in 27:45 to win £250.
The Automatic in Cambridge, MA will hold a dumpling eating contest on November 12 awarding $500 to the winner.
Heeb Magazine reposted a 2010 article about Jewish competitive eating focusing on "Krazy" Kevin Lipsitz also containing quotes from Brian Seiken and Don Lerman. The article raises the possibility if digestive disorders like Crohn's Disease and Irritable Bowel Syndrome, which are more likely to affect Jews, are holding back Jewish competitive eaters.
Dale Boone lost the election for the District 4 representative on the Brookhaven, GA City Council versus incumbent Joe Gebbia by a margin of 339 to 212 votes. In 2015, Dale Boone lost the mayoral race for the Atlanta suburb.
Legends Ale House in Succasunna, NJ will hold a taco eating contest on November 11 awarding $300/$200/$100.
The Odyssey Online has an article about mukbang eating videos with a quote from Erik "The Electric" Lamkin.
The Scottish Sun reports that Elizabeth Branning was hospitalized after she ate a Carolina Reaper pepper, billed as the world's spiciest, in a charity challenge.
SCMP.com has an article about female competitive eater Hu Tongton from Heilongjiang, China.
Geoff Esper defeats Chestnut at Fortune Bay Indian tacos
update Nov 8 Timberjay.com has a contest report
update VirginiaMN.com has an article
Joey Chestnut appeared on CBS3Duluth and KBJR 6 yesterday.
Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
| 1st | 29 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 28 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 3rd | 23 | Gideon Oji | |
| 4th | 11 | Matthew Raible | |
| 5th | 9 | Sean “2 Dolla” Nichols | |
| 5th | 9 | Mark Pedersen | |
| 5th | 9 | Doug Porter | |
| 8th | 7 | Billy Copenace | |
| 9th | 6 | Jesse Sympson | |
| 10th | 5 | George Echum | |
| 10th | 5 | John Tikkanen |
Dan "Killer" Kennedy ate the 11+ pound BBQ challenge in 67:15 at Harvey's Country Cupboard in Big Run, PA last night to celebrate hitting 1000 subscribers on his youtube challenge.
Cal "Hulk Smash Food" Stubbs ate 4.2kg of pasta in 10:10 to win $1000 in a pasta eating contest held on Tuesday at Westernport Hotel in Hastings, VIC, Australia.
Stephanie Joshi of https://instagram.com/nuttyfoodiefitness has started a food challenge youtube channel with a Q & A session. She says that her favorite channels include Beard Meats Food, Erik the Electric and Matt Stonie.
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