GoodyFeed has an article about Singaporean competitive eater Sarah Ow and her latest video where she ate bowls of Lor Mee in 17 minutes.
The BBC reports that a pie that ascended to 100,000 feet after being attached to a weather balloon will be used in The World Pie Eating Championships in Wigan, England on December 20. The goal of the flight was to determine how high altitude affects the molecular structure of the pie and makes it easier to eat.
Rachel Hosie has a report in the Independent on eating Christmas lunch specials offered by six fast food chains in England without a break between them. She estimated her total calories at 5,500.
German bodybuilder Lea ("Lea Loves Lifting") has posted a vlog of her trip to a sushi buffet on December 2 where she ate 38 plates in 45 minutes (starts at around 6:30)The 2008 Major League Eating game or the Wii has made Geek.com's list of "The Most Shameless Food Product Placement in Video Games".
Expats.cz has an article about the Czech stage of Randy Santel's European tour earlier this year.
Molly Schuyler vs. El Wingador in Wing Bowl 25
A one on one matchup between Molly Schuyler and Bill “El Wingador” Simmons was announced this morning for Wing Bowl 25 in Philadelphia on February 3. Ric Flair and Coolio will be the guests. Tickets go on sale at WingBowl25.com at 9am Eastern.
Bill Simmons and Molly Schuyler have accounted for 7 of the victories in the 24 Wing Bowls. Their winning totals:
| 2016 Feb 5 | 1st | 429 | Molly Schuyler | Wing Bowl 24 – national |
| 2014 Jan 31 | 1st | 363 | Molly Schuyler | Wing Bowl 22 – national |
| 2005 Feb 4 | 1st | 162 | Bill “El Wingador” Simmons | Wing Bowl 13 |
| 2003 Jan 24 | 1st | 154 | Bill “El Wingador” Simmons | Wing Bowl 11 |
| 2002 Jan 25 | 1st | 143 | Bill “El Wingador” Simmons | Wing Bowl 10 |
| 2001 Jan 26 | 1st | 137 | Bill “El Wingador” Simmons | Wing Bowl 9 |
| 1999 Jan 29 | 1st | 113 | Bill “El Wingador” Simmons | Wing Bowl 7 |
Cornell Food and Brand Lab produced a video about the study claiming that males are more likely to overeat in social situations with footage of the mock eating contests used for research.
Molly Schuyler, Bob Shoudt, Dave Brunelli and Wayne Algenio are expected to compete in the Music City Bowl hot chicken eating contest in Nashville on December 29.
2016 MLE head to head results
Here are the head to head results for 2016 ME contests for people with two or more contest results in the database:
| 1 | Joey Chestnut (J Ch) | 97.5% | 158-4 |
| 2 | Matt Stonie (M St) | 94.1% | 95-6 |
| 3 | Carmen Cincotti (C Ci) | 86.7% | 91-14 |
| 4 | Geoffrey Esper (G Es) | 77.9% | 115-32-2 |
| 5 | Sonya Thomas (S Th) | 77.2% | 35-10-1 |
| 6 | Miki Sudo (M Su) | 75.5% | 81-26-1 |
| 7 | BeeJay Alexander (B Al) | 73.3% | 11-4 |
| 8 | Adrian Morgan (A Mo) | 72.5% | 66-25 |
| 9 | Gideon Oji (G Oj) | 69.7% | 105-45-2 |
| 10 | Nela Louise Zisser (N Zi) | 64.3% | 9-5 |
Hulk Smash Food's instagram has a video of a mannequin challenge performed at Grand Trailer Park Taverna in Melbourne. (video link)
The Daily Star has an article about Emma Dalton eating 7 pounds o sprouts in 36 minutes.
Daily Motion has a video of a recent noodle eating contest in Wuhan, China where a 53 year old woman ate 400g (.88 pounds) of noodles in 8 seconds.
A clip about the Terminator breakfast challenge at Shelby's in Deerfield Beach, FL (now closed) has been seen over 34 million times according to the Food Network's facebook page (via Compeating.com.au)
Kobayashi's appearance on Italian television where he faced off against Vittorio Noschese to set the Guinness record for hamburgers eaten in three minutes can be viewed on youtube.
Host Josh Denny announces that Ginormous Food will debut on the Food Network on January 6 at 8pm eastern. I think this will be the first food challenge series on a US network since Man vs. Food was discontinued in 2012.
Pat Bertoletti is currently giving hot dog eating lessons on Facebook Live for the AV Club of The Onion.
Umakara Ramen Hyouri in Tokyo offers a ramen eating challenge that awards 50,000 yen (about $438) if finished in under 20 minutes.
Pat Bertoletti's appearance on America's Got Talent where he chugged 120 raw eggs has been uploaded to youtube.
Ethan Teske posted to Piranha's facebook page that he completed the cheesesteak challenge at the Nashville restaurant, but did not receive the $100 prize a manager said was awarded to finishers.
MLE top 50 end of 2016
The MLE top 50 has been updated. Here is the new top 10: (Previous rankings in Google cache)
- Joey Chestnut
- Matt Stonie
- Carmen Cincotti (Formerly #4)
- Miki Sudo (#3)
- Geoff Esper (#7)
- Gideon Oji (#5)
- Sonya Thomas (#6)
- Adrian Morgan (#9)
- Michelle Lesco (#10)
- Juan Rodriguez (#13)
Entering
Kevin “Quazy” Ambs (#19)
Scott Thomas (#35)
Doug Ecks (#45)
Exiting
Bam Martinez (was #46)
Andrew Kossuth (was #47)
Eric Livingston (was #48)
"The Big Eat" a documentary about the 2005 Nathan's qualifier held in the United Kingdom, can be viewed on youtube.
Yesterday, former Detroit Lions head coach Steve Mariucci talked about how Andy Reid finished a 40 ounce steak challenge at Prime Quarter in 19 minutes while they were Green Bay Packers assistant coaches. (Mariucci needed 30 minutes) (Wall of Fame picture). In January, The Onion wrote an article titled ("Andy Reid Furious At Self For Poor Clock Management At End Of 72-Oz. Steak Challenge").
Scott Roberts has an interview with Greg Foster, who recently broke Wayne Algenio's record for eating the Carolina Reaper pepper.
The facebook for Taqueria Yarelis in Fresno announces that Pablo Martinez finished the "Anaconda" burrito challenge in 13 minutes. The 3 ft. burrito has generated a lot of viral media coverage with a video of its creation receiving over 17 million views. update JowiiTV video of Pablo Martinez finishing the burrito. update ABC30 has an article
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