Alligator.org has a report about Michael Jenkins defending his title and claiming the first prize of $300 in yesterday's pho eating contest held at Taste Pho in Gainesville, FL.
"Chilli Queen" Shahina Waseem has started her youtube channel with a video of her victory in the chilli eating contest at the Alexandra Palace Foodies Festival in London Saturday, her 19th straight win in a spicy eating contest.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has an article about Dale Boone running for the District 4 City Council seat in Brookhaven, GA. His opponent is Joe Gebbia who runs an online natural goods wholesale business.
Joey Chestnut, Gideon Oji, Matt Raible and Sean Mulcahey are expected to compete in the World Bratwurst-Eating Championship at Oktoberfest Zinzinatti in Cincinatti on September 17.
The Travel Channel reports that Man v Food will return for a second season with Casey Webb as host.
The Midwest Wingfest will hold wing eating contests in Fairview Heights, IL Saturday awarding $100/$50/$25 to the top 3 men & women.
Malaysian Digest reports that Nigerian college student Borokinni Sunday Pelumi passed away after choking in a bread eating contest held during the birthday celebration of a friend at a hotel in Port Dickson, Malayasia.
Buzzfeed has compiled a list of 17 "incredible and disgusting" competitive eating records.
CharityAuctionsToday.com is offering a spot in the MLE contest at the Buffalo Wing Festival on Sunday. The minimum bid is $250 and bidding closes August 31.
The Taste Pho & Noodle House in Gainesville, FL will hold a pho eating contest on August 31 awarding $300 to the winner.
2017 Gyoza Championship
update Sept 5 Japanese language video about the contest
update Sept 1 Rafu Shimpo has an article and video. Darron Breeden and Jubs Vlog also have videos.
Full Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
| 1st | 377 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 317 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 291 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie | |
| 4th | 250 | Darron Breeden | rookie record |
| 5th | 200 | Miki Sudo | |
| 6th | 176 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 7th | 173 | Juan “more bite” Rodriguez | |
| 8th | 167 | Rich “The Locust” LeFevre | |
| 9th | 127 | Steve Hendry | |
| 10th | 127 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 11th | 116 | Jon Bello | |
| 12th | 85 | Sarah “Unstoppable Bab” Reinecke | |
| 13th | 77 | Doug “Cerebrus” Ecks | |
| 14th | 75 | Pablo Martinez | |
| 15th | 66 | Carlene LeFevre | |
| 16th | 58 | Aaron Stroope | |
| 17th | 34 | Mary “I Love ’em HOT!” Bowers |
The contest can be viewed on facebook
Joey Chestnut did an interview with the LA Daily News yesterday and also appeared on KTLA 5.
Isaac Harding Davis took the first prize of $1000 in Friday's Tic Toc Home Loans Instant Noodle Eating Championship in Sydney. (Australia Today Show video).
Casa Blanca Restaurant in Santa Barbara, CA has an 8 pound mega burrito challenge that awards $500 if finished in under 30 minutes. (via Stephanie Wu)
Media Match has a casting call for a production assistant for an eating competition television that will record at various locations in the United States.
It does not appear the Nugget Rib Cookoff in Sparks, NV will hold a rib eating contest in 2017.
"Furious" Pete Czerwinski will appear on the cover of the upcoming issue of Power Magazine.
Pedram Esmaeelzadeh has started a competitive eating podcast called Mastication Nation. Guests for the debut episode are Darron Breeden and Wayne Algenio.
A Taste of Hamburg-er will hold a burger eating contest for professionals on September 2 in Hamburg, PA awarding $750/$500/$250/$125/$75. A contest for amateur teams of 3 will award $150/$90/
Dale Boone has qualified to be on the ballot for the District 4 City Council election in Brookhaven, GA on November 7. He will face incumbent Joe Gebbia.
A qualifier for the lobster roll eating contest at the Hampton Beach, NH Seafood Festival will take place tonight at McGuirk's. The top 11 competitors will compete for a purse of $600/$250/$150 on September 9.
WWE star Braun Strowman, who weighs 385 pound at a height of 6 ft 8 in., claimed he ate 15,000 calories in a typical day in a recent interview.
Registration is now open for the 2017 Chef One Dumpling Eating Contest that will take place in Brooklyn at the Atlantic Antic Festival on September 24. As in previous years, the contest will award $2000/$1000/$500 to both the top 3 men and women. (via Stephanie Wu)
Dave Brunelli ate 22 hot dogs in 5 minutes to take the first prize of $500 in Saturday's contest held by the Utica (NY) Observer-Dispatch to celebrate its 200th birthday. (Gallery)
Jamie "The Bear" McDonald will compete in a hot dog eating contest at GoldBurgers in Hartford, CT on August 24.
Radio Prague reports Pat Bertoletti ate 198 dumplings in an hour to win a contest in Vizovice in the Czech Republic. Kamil Hamerský was runner up with 166 and Radim DvořáÄek was 3rd with 156.
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