Yahoo! has compiled a list of the most "over-the-top" burgers in all 50 states.
Mobile Marketer has a blog entry about the Instagram #panuary contest that is being held in conjunction with IHOP's All You Can Eat pancakes offer.
Tomorrow's Wing Off at SugarHouse Casino in Philadelphia will award $500 in addition to a Wing Bowl 24 spot.
Tracy "Mmm Mmm" Goode has compiled for Rake & Herald a list of his top 10 competitive eating moments of 2015. (I would have included Molly Schuyler eating 3 Big Texan 72 ounce steaks in 20 minutes).
MLive.com has started a poll to determine the top eating challenge in Michigan.
NYMag.com has an interview with Joey Chestnut about the start of his competitive eating career.
The latest video by "Furious" Pete Czerwinksi is a retelling of the 2011 Z Burger eating contest in Washington, DC. He calls Dale Boone the "biggest cheater in competitive eating" after he allegedly hid food in his cups in that contest.
Dave "The Termite" Wood ate 4 pounds of SpaghettiOs in 67 seconds to qualify for Wing Bowl 24.
Black Sports Online has a blog entry about Nela Zisser's latest video where she attempts a breakfast challenge containing 10,782 calories. (Daily Mirror article)
Easey's in Collingwood, VIC, Australia will hold a burger eating contest on Australia Day, January 26, awarding $1150 ($1000 to the winner). (via TheBurgerCheese) )
Bert's Market will hold a hot dog eating contest at Taste of Folly Festival in Folly Beach, SC on January 16 awarding $500 ($250 to the winner).
Voting will close today for the "Finkies" competitive eating awards. Fink Beats the Stomach will host an awards ceremony later this month. update Jan 13 A poster for the event has been produced. (via Stephanie Wu)
The latest edition of The New Inquiry (requires subscription) has an article about small female competitive eaters titled Little Big Eater Girl.
Verified competitive eating twitter pages
Here are the only twitter pages for people in the competitive eating field I could find that have received a blue checkmark indicating that they have been officially verified:
- Adam Richman 673K followers
- Epic Meal Time 521K followers
- Furious Pete 113K followers
- LA Beast 51K followers
- Azuki Moeno 39K followers
I think LA Beast is the only person ever associated with IFOCE/MLE to be verified. @eatingcontest, Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Takeru Kobayashi, Miki Sudo, George Shea, Rich Shea and Gersh Kutzman have not been verified. Yuka Kinoshita has not been verified despite now having over 110,000 followers.
MrCapKevGamer has uploaded a walkthrough of the section of The Simpsons video game where Homer competes in an eating contest called "Around the World in 80 bites". The competitions's defending champion (appears at end of video) is based on Takeru Kobayashi.
After interviewing President Obama last year, youtube star Glozell Green will ask Hillary Clinton questions on a Lifetime TV program on January 13. GloZell's cinnamon challenge video has received over 47 million views, making it probably the most watched food challenge video.
Dave "US Male" Goldstein ate 24 balut this morning to qualify for Wing Bowl 24. (via email)
A video of the entire broadcast of the 2002 Glutton Bowl is currently available on youtube.
A press release about the February 7 National Bagel Eating Contest in Huntington, NY is available.
IHOP announces the chain will offer all you can eat pancakes until February 14. The #panuary Instagram challenge will return; no mention is made of the comeback of the Pancake Bowl eating contest. (via Stephanie Wu)
Vice.com has a comic about a pancake eating contest titled "Johnny Empty Plate".
Kobayashi's latest blog entry translated is about the Battle of Big Eaters 3 with a focus on the Molly Schuyler vs. Hatsuyo Sugawara matchup.
Stephanie Wu noted that the jackpot or the Phozilla challenge at Pho 87 in Las Vegas has hit $1,987. The restaurant has previously denied payment to finishers deemed professional eaters.
Kevin "LA Beast" Strahle will attempt to eat 24 shelled eggs in 4 minutes to qualify for Wing Bowl 24.
Baffin Brewing Co. in St. Clair Shores, MI has produced a chestnut cream ale named after Joey Chestnut.
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