A Dorito Locos Taco Throwdown will be held today. Anyone who wants to participate can attempt to eat as many Doritos Locos tacos at Taco Bell in an hour and then post his or her results. There will be an official meetup in Los Angeles. (via Will Millender)
A 48 inch "Aggie Dog" weighing 12 pounds is available at Kyle Field at Texas A & M University (via Stephanie Wu).
DNA Info has an article about Wayne Algenio, billing him as a competitive eater from Jamaica.
The Whiskey Kitchen in Valley Cottage, NY is holding a hot dog eating contest Sunday claiming "the winner will be eligible to complete [sic] in the REAL Coney Island hot dog eating contest". (via Joe Menchetti)
The Tulare County Fair will hold a corn dog eating contest in Tulare, CA on September 18 awarding $800 ($500 to the winner).
The Daily Mail has an article about Erik "The Electric" Lamkin and his recovery from an eating disorder. update The New York Post also has an article.
The Telegraph has an interview with Matt Stonie, who says his nutrition studies (he is currently on hiatus from college) help him with competitive eating.
The Turf Grill at the Green Valley Ranch Casino in Henderson, NV will hold a hot dog eating contest tonight awarding $500.
The Sacramento Tamales festival will hold an eating contest for amateurs only on September 12 awarding $1500 ($1000 to the winner).
MyCentralJersey.com has an article about Dan Mangiapane, who will be competing in the New Jersey Taco Festival in Augusta, NJ on Saturday.
Del Fuego locations in Babylon, NY, St. James, NY & Patchogue, NY will hold taco eating contests tomorrow awarding $100 to the winner.
Fuddruckers will offer a 3 pound burger challenge on September 18 in honor of National Cheeseburger Day. (Not available at all locations).
Dave "The Termite" Wood ate 16 cannolis in 5 minutes to defend his title at La Festa in Scranton yesterday. Russ Keeler was runner up with 11.
A poster has been produced promoting the Rock the Tot tater tot eating contest at Bar Louie locations on October 8.
Nela Zisser and Erik Lamkin collaborated on a video project where they both attempted to eat 20 McDonald's cheeseburgers.
Borough President of Brooklyn Eric Adams reports Wayne Algenio won today's Jamaican beef patty eating contest. update Sept 7 Gothamist gallery | Brooklyn Paper article
2015 Buffalo Wing Festival wing championship
update Sept 8 The Buffalo News has a gallery The UB Spectrum has a report on the college wing contest
update Sept 7 Full Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
| 1st | 205 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | defends title |
| 2nd | 170 | Miki Sudo | |
| 3rd | 157 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas | |
| 4th | 151 | Gideon Oji | |
| 5th | 132 | “Buffalo” Jim Reeves | |
| 5th | 132 | Yasir Salem | |
| 7th | 126 | Juan “more bite” Rodriguez | |
| 8th | 125 | Steve Hendry | |
| 9th | 116 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 10th | 94 | Daniella Gioia | |
| 11th | 87 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 12th | 77 | Max Wojciechowski |
Previous winners
KRQE's video shows Molly Schuyler competing in yesterday's eating contest at Pizza Nine in Albuquerque, so presumably she won the $1000 first prize. update Sep 8 The top 3 1) Molly Schuyler 2) Stephanie Torres 3) Jon Boddy
Bob Shoudt ate 10.5 Red Robin burgers in 10 minutes to win the pro contest at Taste of Hamburg-er in Hamburg, PA yesterday. The trio of Michael Dietz, Stephen Hillegass and Caitlyn Delaney won the amateur division.
The Schooner in Netarts, OR will hold a hot wing contest, an oyster eating contest and a pickle eating contest on September 18/19/20 awarding a total of $2000.
Joey Chestnut wins 2015 Buffalo Buffet Bowl
Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
| 1st | 5 | 7m17s | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 5 | 9m18s | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas | |
| 3rd | 5 | 10m32s | Miki Sudo | |
| 4th | 4.56 | 10m32s | Juan “more bite” Rodriguez | |
| 5th | 4.24 | 10m32s | Yasir Salem | |
| 6th | 4.169 | 10m32s | Steve Hendry | |
| 7th | 3.786 | 10m32s | “Buffalo” Jim Reeves | |
| 8th | 3.498 | 10m32s | Gideon Oji | |
| 9th | 3.316 | 10m32s | Daniella Gioia | |
| 10th | 2.63 | 10m32s | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 11th | 2.613 | 10m32s | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele | |
| 12th | 2.442 | 10m32s | Eric “Badlands” Booker |
Joey Chestnut ate 5 pounds of food in 7:17 to win the Buffet Bowl at the Buffalo Wing Festival.
Colin Shirlow ate a contest record 235 oysters to extend his winning streak at the Hillsborough Oyster Festival in Northern Ireland and defeat Michelle "Cardboard Shell" Lesco. update Sept 7 Demotix gallery
The Reading (PA) Wing Fling will hold a wing eating contest on September 26 awarding $500 to the winner. Qualifiers start on September 8.
La Festa Italiana will hold a cannoli eating contest in Scranton, PA on September 7 awarding $275 ($150 to the winner).
Michelle "Cardboard Shell" Lesco will attempt to break the MLE losing streak in tomorrow's oyster eating contest in Hillsborough, Northern Ireland.
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