A trailer for "James Can Eat", a new documentary starring James Webb has been released. The film will be available on Amazon Prime and other platforms on August 22. I think James is the third competitive eater to have a documentary after "The Story of Furious Pete" and Crazy Legs Conti's "Zen and the Art of Competitive Eating". update July 26A clip of James discussing vomiting and the possibility of water intoxication is available.
Raina Huang will face off against a mystery Japanese eater, for a Japanese television show tomorrow at D+D Delight in San Jose.
Crossing Broad reports that a competitor choked and was hospitalized during Saturday's hot dog eating contest at Ducktown in Atlantic City held in conjunction with a Micro Wrestling card. EMT were fortunately able to prevent a fatality. (Reddit thread about the incident)
Joey Chestnut and 8 Barstool Sports personalities will attempt to consume a combined 99 hot dogs and beers at tonight's Chicago Cubs game. Joey will restrict himself solely to beverage consumption.
The Frankfort, IN Hot Dog Festival will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 26 awarding $1000 to the winner.
Jack Legath ate 30 hot dogs in 10 minutes to win the first prize of $1,000 in Saturday's ShuBrew hot dog eating contest at Horse Trading Days in Zelienople, PA.
THe New York Post has an article about a rotisserie chicken eating contest held at Roma Pizza in Brooklyn. Robert McGee ate a whole chicken in 6:44 to win the first prize of $500.
Dan Kennedy reports that he ate 37.25 corn dogs to win the first prize of $2,500. Molly Schuyler was runner up with 32.875.
Joe Menchetti ate 20 hot dogs to win the first prize of $500 in Thursday's Coney Island Classic in Fall River, MA.
Registration is open on majorleagueeating.com for Battle of the Bay: Wild Caught Blue Catfish Chowdown at the Maryland State Fair in Timonium, MD on September 5. Regisration is also open for the Buffalo Buffet BOwl (august 30), Buffalo Wing Festival wing eating contest (August 31) and Smoke's Poutinerie eating contest in Toronto (September 6).
The Asian Night Market in Memphis will hold an eating contest on July 19 awarding $300 to the winner.
Harry Wallop wrote a column for The Times about his attempt to win the £5,000 prize at the Red Dog Saloon's burger eating contest.
During July, Jack's Cosmic Dogs in Mount Pleasant, SC will hold the Double Dog Challenge. At the end of the month, $1000 will be awarded to the diner who eats the most spicy hot dogs over a thirty minute session.
Restaurant Online reports JJ Da Lion ate 14 burgers in 10 minute to surpass Leah Shutkever's mark of 12 and claim the £5,000 prize for Red Dog Saloon's burger eating contest. The restaurant initially claimed that JJ was ineligible and balked at paying out the prize.
Roma Pizzeria in Brooklyn will hold a rotisserie chicken eating contest on July 20 awarding $500 to the winner.
Rory Finlay won the first prize of 3,000 Euros at yesterday's Supersonic Supernova Hamburger Eating Competition at Eddie Rocket's in Dublin, Ireland yesterday, perhaps the largest prize awarded in a European eating contest. updateExtra.ie has an article updateRSVP Live gas a gallery
PT's Tavern will hold an amateur hot wing eating contest in Henderson, NV on August 2 awarding $2500/$1000/$500 to the top three.
Horse Trading Days in Zelienople, PA will hold the ShuBrew hot dog eating contest on July 19 awarding $1000/$500/$250 to the top 3. Prizewinners must exceed 20 hot dogs to receive the full amount.
The corn dog eating contest will return to the California State Fair in Sacramento on July 19 after a one year absence. The top 5 will receive $2500/$2000/$1000/$500/$100. All entrants must participate in a qualifier on July 18.
Kevin "LA Beast" Strahle returned to competitive eating at a pizza eating contest in Maplewood, NJ, his first competition in four years.
Newsday's LI Works has a video about Eric "Badlands" Booker.
The Ohio University web site has an article about Jack Legath, who is a student in the doctor of physical therapy program.
ESPN PR reports that an average of 1.62 million viewers watched the Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest on July 4, the highest total since 2014.
Tacho Chinoz and Bar in Sterling, VA will hold a taco eating contest on July 26 awarding $500 to the winner. Raina Huang and former Washington Redskin Clinton Portis are expected to compete. Entrants need to submit a video.
BBC Hereford & Worcester has an interview with Leah Shutkever.
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