Launch Espresso & Kitchen in Geelong, VIC, Australia held a 21 patty burger eating contest on Saturday. None of the 6 entrants were able to finish.
Dan's Sweet Shop in Queens will hold an ice cream eating contest for 3 person teams on June 11 awarding $150 to the winning trio.
Hartford Business gave its Best New Start-Up award to Jamie McDonald and his restaurant Bear's Smokehouse, which saw its revenues quadruple in 2014 and currently employs 75 workers.
A trailer is available for Warriors of Nom Nom, a competitive eating game for iPhone/iPad. (via Indie Game Magazine)
The New York Post has an article about the lawsuits against Giorgio Kolaj after his restaurant Valentino's failed. He is the co-founder of Famous Famiglia, which sponsored several pizza eating contests in New York City.
Newsweek has a list of famous competitive eaters which includes Molly Schuyler, Miki Sudo, Sonya Thomas and Juliet Lee.
Yasir Salem, Larell Marie win 2015 Pocono qualifier
update WNEP has an article and video. Larell Marie’s TV appearance yesterday is on youtube.
Official results part 1 | part 2 | part 3
Men
1) Yasir Salem 29
2) George Chiger 17
3T) Carmen Cincotti 13 (women’s wild card runner-up if female)
3T) Dave “The Termite” Wood 13
5) “Snack” Jack Diamond 12
6T) Ryan “The Abyss” Siciliano 11.5
6T) “Wild” Bill Myers 11.5
8) Michael Dietz
1W) Larell Marie Mele 14
update Dave Wood reports that Yasir Salem won the men’s contest
Expected entrants: Yasir Salem, Dave “The Termite” Wood, Ryan “The Abyss” Siciliano, Larell Marie Mele, The Artist formely known as Brian Seiken.
Current wild card standings
| 2014 Sep 28 | 2nd | 27.5 | 10 min | David “The Termite” Wood | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men | Dover, DE |
| 2015 Apr 25 | 2nd | 27 | 10 min | Steve Hendry | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men | Las Vegas, NV |
| 2015 Apr 25 | 3rd | 26 | 10 min | Rich “The Locust” LeFevre | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men | Las Vegas, NV |
| 2014 Sep 28 | 3rd | 23 | 10 min | Micah “Wing Kong” Collins | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men | Dover, DE |
| 2015 Apr 25 | 2nd | 14 | 10 min | Carlene LeFevre | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – women | Las Vegas, NV |
Previous winners
| 2014 Jun 7 | 1st | 28 | 10 min | Marcos “The Monster” Owens | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men | Long Pond, PA |
| 2014 Jun 7 | 1st | 27.5 | 10 min | “The Lovely” Juliet Lee | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – women | Long Pond, PA |
The Trentonia reports that Joey Chestnut will compete in a pork roll eating contest in Trenton, NJ on September 26. Another pork roll eating contest will be held in East Rutherford, NJ on June 20. update Jun 7 A page about the contest is available on the Trenton Thunder's website.
Larell Marie Mele appeared on 69 News WWFMZ this morning to talk about competing in the Nathans' qualifier at Pocono speedway tomorrow.
On her instagram page, Carley Batley bills herself as a "World Champion Eater". She took a picture of a lot of empty dishes at Bundobust restaurant in Leeds and gave it the hashtag #oneofeverythingplease.
CBS Local has an interview with Matt Stonie about the music he listens to during contests. He says that being a guitarist would be his post competitive-eating dream job.
The Guardian has a report on Sunday's Acme Oyster eating contest in New Orleans focusing on Adrian "The Rabbit" Morgan.
The Daily Meal has a post about the Inferno Soup at Nitally's in St. Petersburg, FL calling it the "spiciest dish in America'. The blog entry makes the interesting claim that the restaurant pays $65 after failed challenges.
Dave "The Termite" Wood is the guest on the latest FBTS ppodcast. The current Nathan's wild card leader hopes to guarantee a finals spot by winning the Pocono qualifier.
Kotaku has a blog entry on Yuka Kinoshita and her youtube channel. She is termed a “gluttonous beautiful woman†(大食ã„美女 or oogui bijyo) in Japan.
TV Casting Plus has posted a request for big eaters in the UK for an upcoming competitive eating program. (via Beard Meats Food).
Dave "US Male" Goldstein faces off against "Horde Lord" Zombie in a long-distance McDonald's Sirloin third pound burger eating contest.
The Boston Globe has a report on an insect eating contest held yesterday in Boston.
17th century pudding eating contests held at English country fairs tops the Daily Mail's list of the "barmiest" sports in history. Other types of competitions listed include goldfish eating competitions, baby boxing and fox tossing.
Stephanie Wu noticed that BeeJay Alexander was added to the MLE rankings at #37. (Jake Larry was removed). Her MLE page lists her residence as Norfolk, which probably makes Virginia the first state to have multiple females in the MLE top 50.
Tailgate Fan has an interview with Meredith "Deep Fried Diva" Boxberger. She hopes to return to the Nathan's finals next month, but does not mention her qualifier location.
CBSLocal has a video interview with Matt Stonie.
Don Shula, the coach with the most wins in NFL history, served as referee for a Shark Attack Burger eating contest held at his steakhouse in Delray Beach, FL.
Iguana's Tacqueria has posted pictures of two finishers of the Burritozilla in the early 2000s: Joey Chestnut and "mystery hot girl". The San Jose restaurant will hold qualifiers for a Burritozilla eating contest next month.
WLOCE3 has posted a video with a caption claiming Dale Boone won the World Pho Eating Championship in Vietnam.
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