2015 Taste of DC chili

update Oct 17 Yasir Salem was 7th place

update Oct 12 Ben’s Chili Bowl has a facebook gallery

Full results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

1st 1.8125 Joey “Jaws” Chestnut 7.25 bowls
2nd 1.6875 Tim “Eater X” Janus 6.75 bowls
3rd 1.375 Gideon Oji 5.5 bowls
4th 1.3125 Brian “Dud Light” Dudzinski 5.25 bowls
5th 1.25 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas 5 bowls
6th 1.125 “The Lovely” Juliet Lee 4.5 bowls
7th 0.625 William “Wild Bill” Myers 2.5 bowls
8th 0.375 Mary “I Love ’em HOT!” Bowers 1.5 bowls

The top 3: 1) Joey Chestnut 2) Tim Janus 3) Gideon Oji

It appears Joey Chestnut defended his title

Joey Chestnut interviews yesterday: WUSA | WTOP

Previous winners

2014 Oct 11 1st 1.875 6 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Ben’s Chili Bowl’s World Chili Eating Championship Washington, DC
2013 Oct 12 1st 2 6 min “Notorious” Bob Shoudt Ben’s Chili Bowl World Chili Eating Championship Washington, DC
2012 Oct 7 1st 2 6 min Tim “Eater X” Janus Ben’s Chili Bowl’s World Chili Eating Championship Washington, DC
2011 Oct 9 1st 16 6 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut World Chili Eating Championship Washington, DC

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Mama Leah's in London will hold an eating contest on October 31 awarding a new Segway to the winner.
The Toronto Star has an interview with Joey Chestnut about how to maximize consumption of certain types of food for Canadian Thanksgiving.
Registration is open for the World Record Gumbo Eating Championship in LaRose, LA on November 7.
Don Chingon in Brooklyn offers a 30 pound Gran Chingon burrito eating challenge that will award a 10% ownership in the restaurant if it is finished in under an hour.

2015 Bar Louie Rock the Tot

The Kickin Chicken Wingfest will award $500 to the winner of an eating contest in Richmond, VA on October 18. Qualifiers will be held October 8 and 15.
The Las Cruces Sun has an article about the passing of Stephanie Torres with quotes from Joe LaRue, Dave Brunelli, Marcos Owens and Stephanie Wu. According to the Las Cruces Police Department, her death is still under investigation. (via Stephanie Wu). update Oct 11 Stephanie Wu has a picture of the obituary and a link to a guestbook page.
Dale Boone answered a questionnaire asking what he would like to accomplish if he is elected mayor of Brookhaven, GA.
Joey Chestnut, Michelle Lesco, Rich LeFevre and Nate Biller are expected to compete in the Siegi Sausage Eating Contest at Linde Oktoberfest Tulsa on October 24.
Oktoberfest in Milwaukee will hold a brat eating contest on October 10 awarding $200 to the winner.
Randy Santel reports he finished the Vault Cracker Sundae Challenge at The Vault Sweet Shoppe in Port Huron, MI today for his 300th restaurant challenge completion.
The Andouille Festival will hold a sausage eating contest on October 17 in LaPlace, LA awarding $600 ($300 to the winner).
Kickstarter is accepting pledges for Halfling Feast, a competitive eating card game set in a Lord of the Rings type universe. The project currently has reached $4,496 of its $5,313 goal. People who pledge $379 or more will have a halfling character in the game created based on their likeness (or someone else they select.) Pledging will close on October 19.
Chit Chat Restaurant in Van Nuys, CA is currently holding a pizza eating contest that will close on October 29. The fastest 3 times on that date will receive $400 ($250 to the fastest).

2015 Elk Grove pumpkin pie eating contest

update Oct 7 The Elk Grove Citizen has a contest report

Results part 1 | part 2 | part 3

Elk Grove Citizen has a video

1st 18.25 Joey “Jaws” Chestnut
2nd 13.75 Miki Sudo
3rd 8 Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco
4th 7.75 Steve Hendry
5th 7.5 Erik “The Red” Denmark
6th 7 Pablo Martinez
7th 3.25 Mark Allen
7th 3.25 Lesley Ryder
7th 3.25 Joel Steinberg
10th 3 Jon Davis
11th 2.75 “Officer” Farinha
11th 2.75 Jesse O’Con
13th 2.5 “Chief” Apple
14th 1.75 Barbara LaBarge

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2015 Dover Nathan’s qualifier

Results Part 1 | Part 2

1) Marcos Owens 27
2) Brian Dudzinski 25.5
3) Micah “Wing Kong” Collins 19
4) Nathan Biller 16
5) Jack Diamond 14
6) Wild Bill Myers 12
7T) Joey Haughey 8
7T) Bryan Sheppard 8

1W) Juliet Lee 24.5 Juliet Lee, Danielle Gioia, Brian Dudzinski, Nate Biller and Bill Myers are expected to compete.

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2015 Smoke’s Poutinerie contest

update Oct 7 Vlog by Pam

update Oct 6 CHCH and Flying the Nest have videos. Butter the Bagel has a video of the amateur contest. BlogTO has a gallery

update Oct 4 Results part 1 | part 2 | part 3

Xinhua Net has a gallery

1st 22 Matt “Megatoad” Stonie
2nd 20.5 Joey “Jaws” Chestnut
3rd 11 Yasir Salem
4th 10.75 Eric “Badlands” Booker
5th 9.25 Steven “The Clutch” Dorgo
6th 8.75 Meredith Boxberger
7th 7.5 “Buffalo” Jim Reeves
8th 5.375 William “Wild Bill” Myers
9th 4.875 Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele
10th 3.5 Andrew Younghusband Discovery Channel Canada host

Smoke’s Poutinerie reports Matt Stonie won with a total of 22 pounds.

Matt Stonie puts his undefeated 2015 on the line. Matt currently has an eight contest winning streak, which is the longest since Joey Chestnut won eight contests in a row in 2014.

Previous Winners

2014 Oct 4 1st 14.75 10 min Matt “Megatoad” Stonie World Poutine Eating Championship – pros Toronto, ON, Canada
2013 Oct 19 1st 24 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut World Poutine Eating Championship Toronto, ON, Canada
2012 Oct 13 1st 9.5 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Smoke’s Poutinerie World Poutine Eating Championship Toronto, ON, Canada
2011 Sep 24 1st 9.75 10 min Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti Smoke’s Poutinerie World Poutine Eating Championship Toronto, ON, Canada
2010 May 22 1st 13 10 min Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti Smoke’s Poutinerie World Poutine Eating Championship Toronto, ON, Canada

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A memorial for Stephanie Torres will be held tomorrow in Las Cruces, NM. The cause of her passing was fainting from low potassium levels. (via Stephanie Wu) update Stephanie Wu reports stories are being collected for a memorial urn. update Oct 4 Link for video streaming will start at 3 Pacific / 4 Mountain / 6 eastern (via Stephanie Wu).
Beard Meats Food has details about Sunday's qualifier for the UK team for Battle of the Big Eaters in London. It will take place at Tamesis Dock and the food with be Scotch eggs.
LA.eater.com reports that Takeru Kobayashi will defend his title at the Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce taco eating contest at Chronic Tacos in Redondo Beach, CA on October 24.
The field has been announced for the chili eating contest at Taste of DC on October 10: Joey Chestnut, Tim Janus, Sonya Thomas, Juliet Lee, Yasir Salem, Gideon Oji, Badlands Booker, Brian Dudzinski, Bill Myers, Mary Bowers and Eric Livingston. This will be Tim Janus' first contest outside NYC since May 2014. The contest is also accepting entries from military members.
The GAB has an interview with Australian competitive eater Isaac "Sir Eats a Lot" Martin.
Men's Health UK has an article about competitive eating focusing on Randy Santel's tour of the UK and Ireland earlier this year. Takeru Kobayashi is also interviewed. The Ionia Sentinel Standard has an account of Randy Santel and Mitch Dombrowksi finishing the 7 pound burrito at El Mariachi in Ionia, MI, part of a 78 day eating challenge tour of eastern North America.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution has a report on Dale Boone's campaign for mayor of Brookhaven, GA.
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