Contest Previews category

SalisburyPost has a preview of today's Apple Ugly eating contest. Larry McNeil and Cornodograma third place finisher Suzanne Freach/French are expected to compte.
OceanCityToday reports that slots are still available in Fish Tales July 4 hot dog eating contest. Qualifying by eating 5 hot dogs is required. Ken Federighi will attempt to defend his title. Cash prizes will be awarded to 2nd and 3rd place in addition to the $1,000 received by the winner.
chicago.metromix.com: A one minute jalapeno contest will be held in Chicago on July 5. The winner will receive $200 and a slot in the IFOCE jalapeno contest in September.
The Silver Stars of the WNBA are planning on having a hot dog consuming contest at Friday's game and are debating whether the hot dogs will be consumed in solid or liquid form.
Thrillist reports that two WLOCE members will compete in tomorrow's contest at Z-Burger. If Dale Boone is one of the competitors, hopefully things will go better for him that in his last Washington, DC contest when he vomited jambalaya on Sonya Thomas and needed attention from an EMT.
JohnnaKnowsGoodFood.com: A Canadian will compete in the Z Burger eating contest in Washington, DC on July 2. (If Furious Pete wins, he could call it a Canada Day contest since July 2 is closer to July 1 than the Fourth of July.)
A Detroit area (Shelby Township) hot dog eating contest will award a 32 inch LCD TV on July 8.
A press release for the rib eating contest at Chinook Winds Casino in Oregon announces that Erik Denmark and Cameron McKirdy are also expected to compete along with Joey Chestnut.
A hot dog eating contest in Prince George, British Columbia tomorrow will award $500 to the winner ($250 to the runner up)
The website for Los Gallos Mexican Grill in Baton Rouge, LA announces that it will hold a contest Saturday which will apparently award a $1,000 gift certificate to the first 10 finishers of a giant burrito.
IFOCE.com announces that Pete Davekos, Brian Subich and Kevin Ross are expected to compete in Saturday's San Francisco-area Nathan's qualifier.
A craigslist posting announces that a hot dog eating contest awarding $250 will be held in Miami on July 3.
IFOCE.com announces that the elephants' opponents in the July 3 bun eating contest will be Pat Bertoletti, Juliet Lee and Tim Brown.
Chris and Rob's will sponsor a hot dog eating contest at 49er Days in Ridley, Minnesota Saturday awarding $250 in cash to the winner.
EatJax reports that all Woody's BBQ locations will hold a rib eating contest on July 11 awarding a $130 Q-Card to the winner. Most Woody's are in Florida (7 in Jacksonville) but there are two Tennessee locations and a new Raleigh, NC restaurant.
On Milwaukee reports that a contest will be held on Thursday to determine who will compete alongside Major League Eaters in the Jimmy John's makers vs. eaters contest that will take place at the Bastille Days festival on July 10.
The Alley Cat Club in Charlotte, NC will host a hot dog eating contest on July 3 that will award $600 and a championship belt to the winner (contest poster)
IFOCE.com reports that registration for the July 12 rib eating contest at Chinook Winds in Oregon will open at noon today.
DC.About.com: Z-burger in Washington DC will host the “Independence Burger Eating Championship” on July 2. The prizes: 1) $1500 cash, $1000 in free food & trophy 2) $750 & trophy 3) $500 & trophy.

2009 Chinook Winds ribs July 12

ChinookWindsCasino.com has been updated with information about this year’s Smokin’ at the Ocean BBQ & Brewfest. Joey Chestnut is expected to defend his rib eating title at the rib eating contest on July 12. The top 4 finishers at an amateur contest on July 11 will receive a berth in the IFOCE contest.

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Tomorrow's Nathan's qualifier at the New York Mets stadium will take place at 3PM to accommodate the 4:10 PM game start time mandated by the Fox national broadcast.
LVJR blogs: Johnny McGuire's Deli in Las Vegas will hold a 24 inch sub sandwich eating contest tomorrow as part of its grand opening celebration.
WXII12.com has a video reporting the results of Jennie's attempt to eat 100 wings during a newscast to promote the wing eating contest to be held at tomorrow's Wingfest at the Piedmont Triad Farmers Market in Colfax, NC.
Straight.com reports that Pink Pearl Chinese Restaurant in Vancover, BC will host a spring roll qualifier on Sunday. The finals will be held in August and award $300.

Beer & Bourbon baked beans contest

The writer of the web page about the baked bean contest to be held at the Beer and Bourbon Festival at National Harbor, Maryland (suburban Washington, DC) appears ignorant that two of the world’s top competitive eaters are DC-area women:

NEW CONTESTS. Ladies - Do you have what it takes to be Ms. Bar-B-Cutie? Guys – can you handle the WORLD BBQ BEAN –EATING CHAMPIONSHIP? Practice, practice, practice and win big bucks and bragging rights!

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