The Library Pizza Pub in Fort Myers, FL will hold a hot wing eating contest July 29 awarding $300 to the winner.
Dan Kennedy has the top 4 from tonight's corn dog eating contest at the California State Fair: 1 Molly Schuyler 30 (defends title) 2 Dan Kennedy 28 3 Tom Shelton 10 4 Tom Greene 4.
The Saturday Paper has a profile of Australian competitive eater James Webb, third place finisher in Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest.
Riscky's in Fort Worth will have a rib eating contest tomorrow awarding prizes valued at $500/$250/$100.
Dallas Observer reports that Joel Hansen won the $3,000 jackpot for finishing the spicy chicken tender challenge at S&J's Hot Chick in Dallas.
Enrico's in Frankfort, IL will hold a spaghetti eating contest on August 11 awarding $1000 to the winner. Qualifiers will be held on July 28 and August 4.
The Yankee Express has an interview with Geoff Esper.
The Nisei Week festival in Los Angeles has replaced its gyoza eating contest with food demonstrations by local chefs.
On July 4, Michael Jenkins ate 117 oysters in 3 minutes to win a contest in Okeechobee, FL and attain his 100th eating competition victory.
Long Shots in Chesapeake, VA will hold a pizza eating contest on August 6 awarding $1000.
Congratulations to Darron Breeden and his wife Caroline on the birth of their son, Edward Timothy Breeden, announced on July 14. He plans to take some time off from competitive eating, raising the possibility that 3 of the current MLE top 5 (Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie and Darron Breeden) might not compete in that organization in 2023.
1970s Farrell’s Ice Cream menu
Today is National Ice Cream Day. Here is the “Belly Buster” section from a Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlor menu from the late 1970s. 
Here is the full menu, which was made to look like an old-timey newspaper. Some of the prices: 1 pound burger $3.25, “Giant Gastro” deli sandwich for 4 $8.25
The Vegan Playground in Los Angeles will hold a vegan hot dog eating contest on July 20 awarding $500.
The field for the World Banana Pudding Championship in Madison, AL on August 5 has been announced: Geoff Esper, Nick Wehry, Pat Bertoleti, George Chiger, Greg Wilson, Crazy Legs Conti, Matt Cohen, Andy Krawczyk and Steven Farlow.
WRBI reports Michelle Lesco ate 5.34 pounds of Van Camp’s Pork and Beans in three minutes to defeat three first responders in an eating contest Wednesday at the Decatur County Fair in Greensburg, IN.
Bad Azz Burrito in Saginaw, TX will award $10,000 if the 64 second record for its 3 pound burrito challenge is broken.
Joey Chestnut announces discontinuation of MLE contract
In the latest episode of Barstool Sports Pardon my Take podcast, Joey Chestnut announces that his MLE contract will expire at the end of this year and he is open to the possibility of a matchup with Takeru Kobayashi in 2023. (video clip)
The end of this year is going to be a weird year for me because my contract with Major League Eating and Nathan’s is going to be over. So it’ll be my first year in a long, long time that I can actually eat against Kobayashi. So me and him could find a way to compete because he’ll never compete with Major League Eating again because they have just a childish contract dispute, but there’s a chance that I might be able to eat against him.
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It is interesting that even after declining a MLE contract extension, Joey Chestnut still calls Takeru Kobayshi’s schism with the organization a “childish contract dispute”.
World of Beer in Lubbock, TX will hold a french fry eating contest on July 13 awarding $500 to the winner.
MacDinton's in Tampa will hold a wing eating contest on July 29 awarding $150/$100/$50.
Polar Donuts in Oklahoma City will hold a donut eating contest on August 6 awarding $3000 to the winner.
The Schedule for the 2022 Nisei Week Festival in Los Angeles does not list a gyoza eating contest. The facebook page for the competition has no information about an upcoming event.
The California State Fair corn dog eating contest will award $2500/2000/$1000/$500/$100 July 23 in Sacramento. A qualifier will be held on July 22.
Joey Chestnut will be in Regina, SK August 5 for a celebrity mini donut eating eating contest to benefit the Regina Food Bank.
Scott "Eats a Lot" Atkins ate 20 hot dogs in 4:59 to win the first prize of $1000 in an eating contest held July 4 in Yakima, WA.
Naader Reda and Kevin Ross tied for first place in Paul's Pantry cinnamon roll eating contest in Mission Viejo, CA on July 4.
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