Jax Fix House in Kansas City will hold an oyster eating contest on March 25 for four person teams awarding $1000 to the winning quartet. The registration fee is $400.
Darron Breeden announces that he finished the 10+ "Ye Olde 96er" burger challenge at Denny's Beer Barrel Pub in Clearfield, PA. I think he is the fourth person to finish the challenge (Lori Weiss, Kate Stelnick, Brad Sciullo) and the first person to do so since 2008.
2017 Nathan’s San Antonio qualifier
update KSAT and FoxSports Ohio have videos. KingCarb has a video breakdown.
1) Juan Neave 22.5 (“Juanito wants Food” instagram)
2) Nate Biller 21
3) Steve Schuster 19
1W Kassie Zapata 11
Steve Schuster, Nate Biller and Kassie Zapata are expected to compete.
The Korea Times reports that a college student in Naju City reportedly passed away after passing out following her competing in an eating contest held for freshman orientation.
Irish 31 Pub House & Eater will hold a "Guinness Car Bomb" wing eating contest tonight awarding $250 to the winner.
Registration is now open for two Nathan's qualifiers at MLB ballparks next month: Miami Marlins (April 15) & St. Louis Cardinals April 28.
"The Real Food Savage" has started a youtube channel for his London eating challenges.
Burger Bar in Salerno, Italy will hold a burger eating contest on April 4 awarding 1500 Euros and a spot in a contest in New York City in August.
Arooga's in Warwick, RI will hold a wing eating contest Thursday awarding $250 to the winner.
Juliet Lee appeared on 98 Rock Baltimore yesterday to promote next month's Peeps eating contest in National Harbor, MD.
Village News has a report on Heather Howard's attempt to be the first woman to finish the "Lamkinator" challenge at Oink and Moo in Fallbrook, CA.
A chicken dinner will take place tonight in Elk Horn, IA to raise money for the aebleskiver eating contest in May. Several events are planned to obtain funding for the Major League Eating event.
Carmen Cincotti conquers croquetas
<>update March 15 Carme Cincotti has a video
Update March 14 Nate Figueroa has a video
The Miami Herald reports that Joey Chestnut dropped out due to illness at the last minute.
Carnaval Miami croqueta results (Part 1 | Part 2)
1) Carmen Cincotti 158
2) Geoff Esper 144
3) Eric “Badlands” Booker 92
4) Michelle Lesco 90
5) Nate Figueroa 80
6) Erik Denmark 74
7) Victor Aldrich 10
The Indianapolis Star has an article about Jug Eckert eating 102 White Castle sliders to win a $1000 bet some time during the mid-1970 containing a quote from Joey Chestnut.
WWE.com has a playlist of the "WwE's wildest eating contests".
Loot Ink has an interview with Kate Ovens titled "Is it Actually Possible to Turn Your Hobby into a Career?"
"Furious" Pete Czerwinski just passed 4 million subscribers on youtube.
The BBC has an article about spicy food challenges titled "Why hot chillies might be good for us" which theorizes that plant spiciness evolved to discourage mammals from eating them so birds could spread their seeds. A television program about the subject will be broadcast today.
Wayne Algenio ate 33 meatballs in 4 minutes to win the first prize of $1000 in tonight's eating contest at That Meetball Place in Patchogue, NY. update Dave Brunelli won the Farmingdale, NY contest with 34 meatballs.
Registration will open tomorrow for the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel World Taco Eating Championship in Prior Lake, MN on May 5.
Matt Singer of Screen Crush is attempting to eat the entire Kong: Skull Island menu at Johnny Rocket's. Bob Shoudt the feat in 2:45. update March 22 A video is available.
CompetitiveEating.com.au has a top 12 list for Australian competitive eaters.
El Nuevo Herald has the field for Sunday's croqueta eating contest in Miami: Joey Chestnut, Carmen Cincotti, Geoff Esper, Gideon Oji, Adrian Morgan, Michelle Lesco and Erik Denmark.
The BBC World Service has a feature about Miki Sudo competing in the Orlando Chili Cookoff last month. She says that an injury hurt her training for that competition.
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