Michelle "Cardboard Shell" Lesco and Steve Hendry are the guests on the latest Fink Beats the Stomach podcast. The interviews start around the 18 minute mark.
"LA Beast" did the Leona Divide 50 Mile race yesterday. He was unable to finish in the cut off time, but got credit for 50K (31 miles).
Kyle Hanner lost today's Slawburger eating contest in Fayetteville, TN in overtime.
2016 Nathan’s St. Louis qualifier
update April 19 StLouis.CBSLocal.com has an article
update Juan Rodriguez and Mary Bowers won the contest. It appears their totals were 29 and 12. Taylor Coombs now has the women’s wild card lead.
Matt Stonie appeared on Fox2Now this morning.
Juan “More Bite” Rodriguez will face Matt Cohen, Matt Raible and Andrew Kogutkiewicz in his defense of his qualifier title.
Mary Bowers will seek her first victory in qualifier with multiple women when she faces off against Taylor Coombs. Marlene Wigginton will not attempt to threepeat the women’s qualifier due to her pregnancy.
The Big Eaters Club reports that the jackpot for finishing the Lucky Sevens challenge at China Blue in Corvallis, OR is now $1300.
Marketwatch.com has a graph of Nathan's Famous stock price since 1999, which has increased 1936% in that time period. (At its overall peak in 2015, the price was up 26-fold.) The purse for the Nathan's finals has been $20,000 since 2007. $40,000 has been payed out annually since the addition of the women's division in 2011.
Enchilada's in Dallas will hold an enchilada eating contest on May 7 awarding a cruise.
Randy Santel and Wayne Algenio will attempt the burger challenge at Clinton Hall in New York City tonight. The Wall Street Journal will cover the attempt. update Randy & Wayne both finished with a time of 10:16
Au.tv.yahoo.com has a video of the Melbourne-based trio "The Chew Crew" appearance on Sunrise today.
Bodega in Miami will hold a taco eating contest on May 3 awarding a trip to Lollapalooza. Qualifiers will be held on April 19 and 26.a @
Matt Stonie will be present at Saturday's Nathan's qualifier in St. Louis but will not compete. Juan Rodriguez will look to defend his qualifier title while wearing Chicago Blackhawks gear.
2015-16 Nathan’s qualifier circuit map
A map of the 2015-16 Nathan’s qualifier circuit (contests marked by hot dogs) is posted below which shows how Mid-Atlantic heavy this circuit will be. There will be 7 contests between Charlotte and Syracuse, 2 in Texas and 3 (Nashville, St. Louis, Las Vegas) outside those regions. Areas without qualifiers include the Pacific Coast states, Mountain Time Zone states, Great Lakes states and New England.
The Instagrams of Takeru Kobayashi and Maggie James are currently documenting their trip to Japan. Maggie James latest picture contains Nobuyuki "The Giant" Shirota, Kobayashi's rival in the Food Battle Club series.
An amateur hot dog eating contest at Smithfield Foods headquarters in Smithfield, VA will be televised on the April 21 episode of NASCAR Race Hub on Fox Sports One.
Emily Glamb wrote a report for Spoon University: Purdue about her attempt at the Mini Monster challenge at Silver Dipper in West Lafayette, IN containing 42 mini-scoops.
According to a February tweet, Tim "Eater X" became a free agent today if he did not extend his MLE contract.
The rightful champion of the 2014 World Pie Eating Championship in Wigan, England was the dispute in today's episode of Judge Rinder, a UK court show (video) update Episode link (UK only)
Wrestling Inc has an interview with wrestler John Cena who talks about how his success at the Zeppy's pizza challenge in Hermosa Beach, CA enabled him to reduce his food bill.
The San Joaquin Asparagus Festival is using a picture of Joey Chestnut to advertise its non-MLE eating contest on April 15 in Stockton, CA. The winner will receive $250.
Yorkshire Evening Post, Daily Star and Metro have articles on how Adam "Beard Meats Food" Moran has combined bodybuilding with his competitive eating career.
Bernie Sanders made a campaign visit to the Coney Island Nathan's Famous. REM singer Michael Stipe, who has claimed to be vegetarian, was also in attendance.
People.com has a video interview with "Furious" Pete Czerwinksi about how he got started in competitive eating and his struggles with cancer and anorexia. He hopes to marry his fiancee before the end of the year.
Kijiji.ca has a request for a female competitive eater to record a video in Edmonton, AB. The winner will receive $500.
Benny Pennello's in Charlotte, NC awards $500 if its 28 inch pizza is finished in an hour without help.
Iello Games has a picture of cards used in Tem-Purr-A, a game about competitive eating cats. 
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