The Guardian has an excerpt from former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour's autobiography about an eating contest held on a 6 hour bus trip from Newcastle to London. Steve Bould ate 9 dinners to win the competition, which resulted in several players reversing.
Joey Chestnut ends Matt Stonie’s streak @ Houston gyro contest
update May 16 Chron.com has an article and gallery. ABC 13 has a video Holleratgeorge has a contest video
The top 9 (Official top 4)
1 Joey Chestnut 30, continues undefeated 2016
2 Matt Stonie 28.5, first defeat since Nov 22 2014 Foxwoods turkey contest
3T Miki Sudo 18
3T Geoff Esper 18
5 Adrian Morgan 16
6 Michelle Lesco 13.5
7 Steve Hendry 13
8 Josh Miller 12
9 Nate Biller 10
? Alex Perez
Gideon Oji had travel issues
Manuel Delgado has a periscope video
Houstonia Magazine has an interview with Matt Stonie
Previous winners:
| 2015 May 17 | 1st | 22.2 | 10 min | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie | Niko Niko’s World Gyro Eating Championship | Houston, TX |
| 2014 May 18 | 1st | 24 | 10 min | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie | Niko Niko’s World Gyro Eating Championship | Houston, TX |
| 2013 May 19 | 1st | 22.5 | 10 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | World Gyro Eating Championship | Houston, TX |
| 2012 May 20 | 1st | 18 | 10 min | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | World Gyro Eating Championship | Houston, TX |
| 2011 May 15 | 1st | 21.5 | 10 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | Niko Niko’s World Gyro Eating Championship | Houston, TX |
| 2010 May 15 | 1st | 21 | 10 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | Niko Niko’s World Gyro Eating Championship | Houston, TX |
| 2009 May 16 | 1st | 21 | 10 min | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | Niko Niko’s World Gyro Eating Championship | Houston, TX |
| 2008 May 17 | 1st | 12 | 10 min | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | Niko Niko’s World Gyro Eating Championship | Houston, TX |
Willamette Week has a report on the eating contest for Portland mayoral candidates held Friday night at Voodoo Doughnuts. update May 17 The London Independent also has a report
Matt Stonie, Miki Sudo and Mary Bowers are expected to compete in the World Silver Dollar Pancake Eating Championship in Chico, CA May 28.
Vancouver.craigslist.ca has a request for Canadian competitive eaters to compete in the qualifier for Battle of the Big Eaters 4 in Vancouver in September. The selected competitors will face teams from Japan, the USA and another country later in the fall in Dallas. Entrants appearing in the qualifier will receive $200 and those that compete in Dallas will get an additional $500.
The Chicago Tribune has a report on yesterday's pizza eating contest at Aurelio's between three pro lumberjacks and Pat Bertolleti which spells his last name as "Bertolettio" 6 times.
"Furious" Pete Czerwinksi will host the video series Dinner Date with Furious Pete for Playboy as part of the magazine's post-nudity rebranding. The show has the following description: "Pete teaches guys how to cook impressive yet easy meals for their dates, and his female friends give him feedback on both his food and dating skills."
Pluckers will hold a Wing Bowl at its Greenville Avenue location in Dallas on June 2 awarding $1000 to the winner. Entrants will need to qualify.
Rob Reiner & “Lardass” on “Stand by Me” pie contest
Entertainment Weekly has an interview with director Rob Reiner and Andy Lindberg, who played “Lardass” about the filming of the pie eating contest scene in Stand by Me, which celebrates its 30th anniversary this year.
LINDBERG: The first time the crew tried the vomiting effect, they used a power washer. They filled the reservoir and just rocketed it out, and 500 pounds per square inch of pressure went on the guy to my left. But that didn’t work. The stream was too fine. Finally, after experimenting, they got four or five guys to press down on a giant plunger on top of a cylinder, which pushed all five gallons of pie filling up a vacuum hose through my shirt collar and out from the tube taped to the side of my face.
Matt Stonie will appear on Caught on Camera with Nick Cannon on NBC at 8pm tomorrow.
Jewish Voices NJ has an interview with Dave Goldstein about running marathons with his wheelchair-bound son Josh. The article bills "US Male" as the 2013 Wing Bowl champion; he was the local winner. (via twitter)
Millie's Old World meatball eating contest has been rescheduled for May 22 in Morristown, NJ. The winner will receive $1000.
Maxximus Supplements in Port Coquitlam, BC will hold a cookie eating contest on May 29 awarding $250 to the winner.
Pat Bertoletti will face off against three lumberjacks in a pizza eating contest tomorrow at Aurelio's Pizza in Homewood, IL to promote the Stihl Timbersports U.S. Championship in July.
Burger Urge in New Farm, QLD, Australia will hold a Trump mini burger eating contest on May 26 awarding a trip to Trump Tower in New York City.
The field for Sunday's gyro eating contest will include all of the MLE top 7 who have competed in 2016: Matt Stonie, Joey Chestnut Miki Sudo, Adrian Morgan and Michelle Lesco. (More entrants)
Arianna finished the 28 inch pizza challenge in 37 minutes at Benny Damato's in Norfolk, VA yesterday and won $500. That is the fastest time for an amateur.
The campaign of "LA Beast" for the return of Crystal Pepsi puts him at #8 in Toptenz.net list of "Insane Fans Who Took Brand Obsession to a Whole New Level".
Three women faced off in a hot dog eating contest on yesterday's episode of the Jerry Springer Show. At the conclusion, the competition devolved into a food fight (and almost an actual fight).
Juan "More Bite" Rodriguez announces that he will be the model for the cover of a book written by Jordan Silver.
Janns Marketplace in Thousand Oaks, CA will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $500 to the winner.
mitarai_108 produced a cartoon of characters from Captain America: Civil War competing in a hot dog eating contest.
Teddy Delacruz won the first prize of $500 in the Beast Off burger challenge at Cannibal Cafe in Vancouver.
Molly Schuyler ate 144 enchiladas to win today's eating contest at Enchilada's restaurant in Dallas. The previous contest record was 87.
Russell Callais upsets Adrian Morgan in New Orleans crawfish contest
update Nola.com has an article
The official top 4:
1) Russell Callais 2.6 lbs
2) Adrian Morgan 2.44 lbs
3) Corey Fanguy 2.26 lbs
4) Nate Biller 1.83 lbs
update Rich Shea announces that Russell Callaos won the contest, defeating Adrian Morgan.
Sonya Thomas is not competing. She says on sonyatheblackwidow.com that she does not plan to retire.
James Karst has an article about a 1922 crawfish eating contest.
NOLA.com has a video where James Karst displays his crawfish eating techniques.
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