TechCrunch has a post about youtube updating its policy on eating disorder content to ban videos showing "imitable content". Since anyone can imitate a restaurant challenge video by ordering the oversized menu item, this policy could theoretically result in the termination of all food challenge videos.
Joey Chestnut will attend the April 25 Toronto Blue Jays game in honor of "Loonie Dog Night".
Nathan’s qualifier May 13 in Kissimmee, FL
A facebook event page claims that the first Nathan’s Famous qualifier of 2023 will take place May 13 at Old Town in Kissimmee, FL (south Orlando). BBQ in DC will also hold a qualifier in Washington, DC on June 24. The traditional New York Mets Father’s Day qualifier might also return. Nathan’s will sponsor the giveaway promotion for their June 18 game, which has previously been a hint that a qualifier will take place during the event.
update April 21 A press release says there will also be qualifiers in Cincinnati on June 17 (probably a Reds game) and Pleasanton, CA (probably a return to the Alameda County Fair)
Registration opens today (April 21) at noon eastern for the Kissimmee qualifier.
Eric "Badlands" Booker will take on 5 people in a meat pie eating contest Saturday at the Food Truck Festival for Autism in Philadelphia.
Nick Wehry announces that he will be competing in the Sweet Corn Eating Championship at the Sweet Corn Fiesta in West Palm Beach, FL on April 30 along with 3 time champion Gideon Oji, Miki Sudo, Eric "Badlands" Booker, Darrien Thomas and Rene Rovtar.
Ryan Rogers ate 2.49 pounds of sausage in 3 minutes to win the first prize of $500 in yesterday's eating contest at the Scott, LA Boudin Festival.
Japanese competitive eater Hitomi "Russian" Sato just attained a million subscribers for her youtube channel.
Brixx and Barley in Long Beach, NY has moved its wing eating contest from April 8 to April 22. The competition will award $1000 in cash.
The USS Midway in San Diego will host its National Donut Day eating contest on June 2. The naval museum has held MLE competitions in previous years.
Registration is now open for the The ManorPalooza World Texas Sausage-Eating Championship to be held in Manor, TX on May 6.
Meatstock in Toowoomba, QLD, Australia will hold a slider eating contest for professionals on April 15 awarding $1000/$500/$250. An amateur division will award $200/$100/$50.
Fox Sports produced a video in which five offensive linemen NFL draft prospects attempted to gain as much weight as possible from a meal at an all you can eat buffet.
Rustler's Rooste in Phoenix will hold a wing eating contest on April 16 awarding $250/$150/$100/$50.
The Scott, LA Boudin Festival will hold a an amateur only sausage eating contest on April 15 awarding $500/$250/$100.
Food Challenge News has an interview with Australian competitive eater James Webb. He recently got engaged and plans to return to the Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest.
NTNews.com.au have a report on Randy Santel and Katina DeJarnett finishing the Giant Laksa Challenge at Lisa’s Lunch Bar in Winnellie, NT, Australia. They are the first people to complete a bowl filled with 800g of noodles, 600g of meat and 3.5 litres of soup.
Qdoba World Burrito Eating Championship
update JSonline.com has a contest report
Official results (10 minutes):
| 1st | 14.5 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | 1st victory in 9 months |
| 2nd | 13.5 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 11.25 | Miki Sudo | |
| 4th | 10.5 | Nick Wehry | |
| 5th | 9.25 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | |
| 6th | 3.75 | Erik Huke | |
| 6th | 3.75 | Peter Klepacsz | |
| 6th | 3.75 | Joey Valdez |
The live youtube video has started. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is also doing live Instagram stories.
Joey Chestnut did an interview for Outkick about today’s contest for Outkick. He says that the leg injury that afflicted him in 2022 is fully behind him and he hopes to his a record total in the high 70s in this year’s Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest.
Brandon "Da Garbage Disposal" Clark ate 20 Hot Slaw Dogs on Saturday to win the first prize of $500 at the Hot Slaw Festival in Cleveland, TN.
Joey Chestnut ate 7 coney dogs in a minute during tonight's Detroit Pistons game. The exhibition raised $25,000 towards Forgotten Harvest, a Detroit hunger charity.
Joey Chestnut, Geoff Esper, Miki Sudo, Nick Wehry, Pat Bertoletti and Badlands Booker are expected to compete in the Qdoba World Burrito Eating Championship in Milwaukee on Thursday.
MLive.com has a report on Joey Chestnut's visit to the Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan in Taylor, MI to help package food items with Detroit Pistons forward Marvin Bagley III. Joey also did a chicken wing eating exhibition at the facility.
Australian Men's Heatlh has a long article about James Webb, billing him as Australia's best competitive eater. He has quit his job to focus on competitive eating.
Lynnwood Today has a report on Steve "the Rabbit" Hammond and Scott "Scott Eats" Watkins attempting a 30 inch pizza challenge intended for teams of three at Kebella's Pizza & Pasta in Edmonds, WA.
The Johns Hopkins alumni magazine has a long profile of Crazy Legs Conti.
The Epoch Times reports that Hatsuyo "The Witch" Sugawara, a mainstay on the Japanese team for the "Battle of Big Eaters" international competition, passed away earlier this month due to colorectal cancer. She was 59.
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