Manny "The Manimal" Cambra ate 11 paczkis in 5 minutes to win this morning's eating contest held in Ansonia, CT. He previously won the competition in 2015, 2016 and 2021.
Max Stanford ate a pancake challenge stack in 5:07 to win the first prize of £200 in a contest held at Polo 24 Hour Bar in London.
Daily Star has an article listing five eating contest fatalities.
The Sun has an article about British competitive eater John Dawes, who says he has lost 6 stone (84 pounds) since he started competing in eating contests.
The team of Frank Wach and Teddy Delacruz ate 27 paczkis in 5 minutes to win the first prize of $200 in today's eating contest at Bennison's Bakery in Evanston, IL.
Raw South in South Miami will hold a vegan taco eating contest on February 25 awarding $200/$100/$50
Polo 24 Hour Bar in London will hold a pancake eating contest on February 19 and 20. The person with the fastest time to eat its pancake challenge will be announced on February 21 and receive £200.
The Yorkshire Post has an article about Josh Gudgeon, co-host of the "Breaking Bread" podcast with Adam "Beard Meats Food" Moran.
The death of a competitive eater will be one of the incidents examined in the upcoming episode of CSI: Vegas, which will be televised February 16 on CBS at 10 pm eastern. (preview #1 | preview #2)
Spectrum News has an article about Randy Santel, who plans to write a book after getting his Master's degree and becoming a professional dietician.
Gener De Guzman ate 36 fishballs in one minute to defend his title and take the first prize of $1000 in Saturday's Super Ball: Fishball Eating Contest held at Island Pacific Santa Clarita.
In a promotion for Bounty paper towels, former NFL tight end great
Rob Gronkowski faced off against Austin Ekeler and Aidan Hutchinson in a wing eating contest. Between rounds, they answered questions about their pro football careers.
Geoff Esper appeared on CBS 12 this morning to discuss his competitive eating career and promote the April 30 Sweet Corn Eating Championship in West Palm Beach, which he said he will not be competing in. (youtube video)
Max Stanford ate a 50 ounce steak in 4:50 to win a British Eating League contest held at The George Pub in Stockton-on-Tees Saturday.
Prospect Park in Houston will hold a Super Bowl wing eating contest awarding $500 to the winner.
The Shiner Palace Saloon in Shiner, TX will hold a wing eating contest during their Super Bowl Party awarding $250 to the winner.
Dave "Tiger Wings and Things" Brunelli ate 183 wings to win the first prize of $3000 in this morning's "Wing Pole" eating contest at Club Risque in Philadelphia.
Bennison's Bakery in Evanston, IL will hold a paczki eating contest on February 18 awarding $200 to the winner.
Registration is now open for the jalapeno eating contest to be held at the Jalapeno Festival in Laredo, TX on February 18. $3000/$1500/$750 will be awarded to the top three finishers.
Courier Post has an article about the termination of the Wing Bowl five years ago with quotes from three-time winner Molly Schuyler.
Liberal.com.br has an articlw (in Portuguese) about Brazilian competitive eater Ricardo Corbucci receiving a sponsorship from the Let's Eat restaurant chain. He plans to compete in eating contests for Jack's Donut Holes, Outlaw Egg Rolls and Nathan's Famous hot dogs later this year in the United States.
Mirror.co.uk has a report on Max Stanford's victory in a British Eating League Jaffa Cake eating contest held at The George Pub in Stockton-on-Tees. Max's total of 102 cakes in 3 minutes broke his previous record by 88.
According to this instagram post, Roxy's in West Palm Beach, FL will hold a wing eating contest during its Super Bowl party on February 12 awarding $1000.
Registration to open for 3 2nd quarter MLE contests
Registration will open next week for three MLE 2nd quarter contests:
April 30 National Sweet Corn Eating Championship, West Palm Beach, FL opens Feb 6
May 26 Jack’s Donuts World Donut Hole Eating Championship, New Castle, IN opens Feb 7
June 10 The Outlaw Egg Rolls World Egg Roll Eating Championship Lubbock, TX opens Feb 8
RVA City Dogs will hold a hot dog eating contest awarding $100 to the winner in Richmond, VA on February 12.