Dan Kennedy announces that he was part of the first trio along with Bob Shoudt and Brandon "Da Disposal" Clark to finish the 22.5 pound Zeus burger challenge and win $500 at the Clinton Station Diner in Clinton, NJ.
2017 Dell’Osso Family Farm Baconfest contest
update Sept 11 Record Net has a video corralesderabago also has a video
Official results Part 1 | Part 2
| 1st | 7.75 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 6.75 | Gideon Oji | |
| 3rd | 5 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 4th | 3.75 | Pablo Martinez | |
| 5th | 3.25 | Steve Hendry | |
| 6th | 3 | Sergio Reyes-Raya | |
| 7th | 2.5 | Miki Sudo | |
| 8th | 1.75 | Mary “I Love ’em HOT!” Bowers |
Recordnet.com has an article about yesterday’s qualifier won by Brian Keil.
Run856 has an article about how Dave "US Male" Goldstein has used running road races to bond with his son Josh, who has Joubert syndrome.
Straits Times has an article (in second half of page) about Matt Stonie's trip to Singapore, where he set the record for the Beast burger challenge.
Joe Menchetti ate 18 lobster rolls to defend his title and win $600 at the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival in Hampton Beach, NH.
Dave Brunelli wins Kennett Square mushrooms
The top 3 from today’s National Fried Mushroom Championship in Kennett Square, PA
1) Dave Brunelli 6.8 pounds in 8 minutes
2) Dan “Killer” Kennedy 6.3
3) Bob Shoudt 6
Mort Hurst returned from a quarter-century absence from competitive eating with a win at the Ayden (NC) Collard Festival. Hurst gained fame for his eating exploits in the late 1980s, then put his career on hiatus after suffering a stroke in 1991. Reflector.com has an article about his comeback. update WNCT has an article
Defending champion Adrian Morgan, Miki Sudo, Geoff Esper and Gideon Oji are expected to compete in the World Tamale Eating Championship in Lewisville, TX on September 30.
Wayback Burgers will hold its Triple Triple Challenge on September 18. The person with the fastest time to eat a nine patty burger nationwide will win $3330.
The field for the World Famours Case's Pork Roll Eating Championship in Trenton, NJ on September 30 has been announced: Joey Chestnut, Carmen Cincotti, Darron Breeden, Badlands Booker, Brian Dudzinski, Kevin Ambs, Crazy Legs Conti, Bill Myers, Michael Deitz, Rene Rovtar, Jack Diamond, Shinn from 94.5 and Dimitry "The Ukraine Train" Shchupak.
The Dragon Boat Races & Festival will hold a dumpling eating contest in Pawtucket, RI Saturday awarding a trip to Taipei, Taiwan.
Philly.com has an article about Bill "El Wingador" Simmons' ambition to start a new restaurant called El Wingador’s Serious Frickin’ Chicken. He has started a kickstarter campaign to fund the project, which hopes to raise $25,000 by the end of October. One of the kickstarter rewards is spending Wing Bowl 26 with Bill Simmons which interestingly says that plans for the 2018 have not been finalized. update Bill Simmons says that plans for Wing Bowl 26 on February 2 are now official. A ticket package for that event was sold on Eagles Radiothon earlier this week.
60 Second Docs produced a one minute documentary about Molly Schuyler.
Yasir Salem announces he won the Donut Derby bike race / donut eating contest in Trexlertown, PA for the third year in a row. Dave "US Male" Goldstein was the runner-up.
Bacci Pizza will hold an eating contest in Chicago on September 30 awarding $2500 to the winner. (Previous Bacci contests have been amateur only). Entrants need to qualify by eating two jumbo slices in under 15 minutes.
2017 Nathan’s Portland qualifier
update Sept 5 BrewPublic videos Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
BrewPublic article & gallery
Sarah Reinecke instagram video
Results Part 1 | Part 2
1) Erik Denmark 28
2) Ryan “Max Carnage” Rodacker 20
3) John “Step Daddy J” Jugovic 17
4) Jason Erb 9.5
5) Tim Kruse 8.5
6) Lyle Mack 6
1W) Sarah Reinecke 17
2W) Ms Robinson 6.75
The Nathan’s qualifier at Bite of Oregon in Portland is underway. Someone ate 14 hot dogs in the first 3.5 minutes.
ValpoLife.com has an article about Brandon "Da Disposal" Clark finishing the 6 pound steak challenge at Kelsey's in Valparaiso, IN in 20:40, less than half of the previous record held by Randy Santel.
MDJOnline.com has a report on yesterday's bagel eating contest at Noshfest in Marietta, GA. High school student Matthew Warchol ate 5 bagels in 5 minutes to defeat Ethan Teske and win the $500 prize.
update Sept 6 Fink Beats the Stomach has a contest video
update Sept 5 ObserverToday has an article about "Buffalo" Jim Reeves at the contest saying he finished 6th (was actually 7th)
Videos: WKBW Facebook video | Ruptly TV | WGRZ
Official results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Fink Beats the Stomach is doing a periscope video from the contest.
| 1st | 220 | Joey "Jaws" Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 183 | Gideon Oji | |
| 3rd | 181 | Carmen Cincotti | |
| 4th | 176 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 5th | 170 | Darron Breeden | |
| 6th | 119 | Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas | |
| 7th | 109 | "Buffalo" Jim Reeves | |
| 8th | 85 | Eric "Badlands" Booker | |
| 9th | 80 | Jacob "Billsfoot" Gauda | amateur contest winner |
| 10th | 68 | Ronnie "MegaByte" Hartman | damaged tooth in contest |
| 10th | 68 | William "Wild Bill" Myers |
Registration is now open for the Great Pumpkin Farm World Hands-Free Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship in Clarence, NY on October 15. The contest will award $1000/$500/$250/$50.
Geoff Esper wins Buffalo Buffet Bowl
Official Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
| 1st | 5 | 3m51s | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 5 | 4m07s | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 5 | 4m07s | Carmen Cincotti | |
| 4th | 3.88 | 4m07s | Gideon Oji | |
| 5th | 3.82 | 4m07s | Darron Breeden | |
| 6th | 2.86 | 4m07s | “Buffalo” Jim Reeves | |
| 7th | 2.53 | 4m07s | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 8th | 2.39 | 4m07s | Mike Landrich | |
| 9th | 1.85 | 4m07s | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 10th | 1.75 | 4m07s | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas |
The top 3 in today’s Buffalo Buffet Bowl at the Buffalo Wing Fest from Fink Beats the Stomach
1) Geoff Esper
2T) Carmen Cincotti
2T) Joey Chestnut
The top 3 in today's professional contest at Taste of Hamburg-er in Hamburg, PA from Dan Kennedy: 1) Bob Shoudt 13.5 burgers ($750) 2) Dan Kennedy 13 ($500) 3) Dave Brunelli 12.25 ($250)
Brandon Clark has the top 3 for today's pizza eating contet at SliceaPalooza in Chicago: 1) Molly Schuyler 8.5 jumbo slices ($3500) 2) Pat Bertoletti 7.5 ($1000) 3) Brandon Clark 6.5 ($500).
Joey Chestnut and Carmen Cincotti are expected to compete in the White Hut World Cheeseburg Eating Championship in West Springfield, MA on September 23. The amateur undercard is seeking competitors.
NewsObserver.com has a profile of Mort Hurst, whose eating feats achieved notoriety in the late 1980s. He will make a comeback at the Ayden, NC Collard Festival on September 9 after a 1991 stroke resulted in his retirement from competitive eating. update Sept 8article about Hurst's comeback
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