Upcoming Cleveland eating contests
Cleveland eating challenges
(All Cleveland eating challenges and contests in database)
Pizza Works will hold an eating contest on July 4 in Howland, OH awarding $500 to the winner.
Cleveland.com calls Jeff "The Beastman" Butler as the favorite for the final Nathan's qualifier in Cleveland on June 29. Molly Nemunaitis is the only other competitor listed.
The Cleveland Pizza Challenge will award a trip to Las Vegas to the winner of its contest on October 13. The first qualifier will take place tomorrow at ESPN Cleveland's opening day tailgate.
Flashback: 26.25 lbs. pie poundage promulgated
Joey Chestnut’s 24 pounds of poutine is not the highest weight ever announced for a MLE contest. The initial results for last month’s Mapleside Farms apple pie eating contest in Brunswick, OH claimed the winning total was 26.25 pounds (in 8 minutes).
15 minutes after the first results were posted, the pie counts for all competitors were cut in half without explanation and the previous results were deleted. A screen capture of the MLE twitter with all the results follows
update Oct 23 In Maplesides Farms’ video, (results start at 3:30 mark) the pie counts announced on-stage (8.75/7.25/5.75/5/4.5) are double the official final results. Joey’s weight is announced as 13 pounds
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2013 Rock the Tot finals
update NewsNet5 has an article and video
The Cleveland Leader has an article and video preview
Results start at 20:30 mark of video
1) Molly Schuyler 6 lbs in 3 min, continues undefeated streak in contests allowing use of hands
2) Bob Kuhns
3) Sean Mulcahey
4) Brian Feldman
5) Jose Carbajal
Cleveland Leader has a link to live video coverage on its youtube page.
Fox8 has an article about the finals
A press release announces the finalists for the Rock the Tot tater tot eating finals in Bar Louie Cleveland on Saturday: Molly Schuyler, Bob Kuhns, Jose Carbajal (Chicago), Brian Feldman (Washington, DC) and Sean Mulcahey (Cincinnati).
Ianazone's Pizza in Canton, OH is holding a pizza eating contest Saturday awarding $250 to the winner.
2013 Mapleside Farms apple pie contest
update Sept 15 Time.com has a video
update Sept 14 The Medina Gazette has an article claiming that Joey Chestnut competed in Thursday’s cannoli contest.
WSNet5 has a video and article.
update #2 Fox 8 has a video and article.
update All pie counts have been cut in half: Part 1 | Part 2
Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
1) Joey Chestnut 8.75 pies (reported weight 3 lb for a total of 26.25 lbs.?) 4.375 three pound pies
2) Tim Janus 7.25 3.625
3) Sonya Thomas 6.75 3.375
4) Yasir Salem 5 (15 pounds?) 2.5
5) Jim Reeves 4.5 2.25
6) Scott Thomas 3.25 1.625
7) Bill Myers 2.25 1.125
8) Adam Friedrick 2/ 1
9) Ted Merg 1.5/ .75
10) Greg Clemente 1 .5
Joey Chestnut reportedly ate 13.5 pounds
According to the eatfeats database, tonight’s contest will be the first IFOCE/MLE contest held on Friday the 13th. A listing of previous contests held on the 13th follows after the jump.
Joey Chestnut has 5 defeats in 2013, the same of losses he had in 2011 and 2012 combined. He is not expected to face anyone who has beaten him in 2013 in this contest.
Joey Chestnut's appearance on WKYC this morning to promote this evening's apple pie eating contest at Mapleside Farms in Brunswick, OH can be viewed online. update Joey Chestnut also appeared on Fox 8.
Barrio in Cleveland and Lakewood, OH will hold taco eating contests on October 6 awarding $500 to the winner.
Cleveland Scene has an interview with Joey Chestnut about competing in the apple pie eating contest on Friday.
Cleveland.com has a preview of Friday's apple pie eating contest in Brunswick, OH where Joey Chestnut offers some training tips. Bob Shoudt and Adrian Morgan are other expected competitors. update A full competitors list includes Tim Janus and Sonya Thomas. According to the eatfeats database, the event will be the first IFOCE/MLE contest held on Friday the 13th.
A page about the tater tot eating contest to be held at Bar Louie locations on September 19 has been set up at rockthetot.com. The top five performers will win a trip to Cleveland to compete in the national finals on October 5 to compete for a first prize of $500. (press release)
Joey Chestnut, Bob Shoudt and Adrian Morgan are expected to compete in the Mapleside Farms World Apple Pie Eating Championships in Brunswick, OH on September 13.
Fest Possible in Cleveland will hold a hot dog eating contest on August 10 awarding $250 to the winner.
Pizza Works will hold a pizza eating contest on July 4 in Warren, OH awarding $500 to the winner.
Chris "The Mad Greek" Abatsas plans to open Chris The Mad Greek's Cantina and Gril in Garfield Heights, Ohio this summer.
The Barley House in Cleveland will hold a hot dog eating contest Monday awarding two tickets to an Indians vs. Red Sox game.
Cleveland.com recaps the competitive eating career of "Tiny" Tim Rauscheder focusing on his wing eating exploits.
Quaker Steak & Lube in Kent, Ohio will hold weekly atomic wing eating qualifiers on Tuesdays for a contest on May 7 that will award a flat screen TV.
NewNet5 reports that a fight broke out at the Circle Lounge in Eastlake, OH after a hot dog eating contest was proposed. update News Herald has a security camera video of the incident.
Barrio in Cleveland will hold a taco eating contest on October 19 awarding $400 to the winner.
Master Pizza in Cleveland is holding a pizza eating contest today awarding a trip to Las Vegas. update Chance DeWerth won the contest.
West Park Station in Cleveland is holding oyster eating contests on September 28 and 29 awarding a trip to Chicago on October 13 for the National Oyster Eating Contest. (I have not been able to find anything else about the October 13 contest.)
Sonya Thomas wins Akron Hamburger Festival contest
update Aug 26 Robert Kline has a video of the contest.
update Aug 23 The festival facebook and cleplusfreelancers have galleries
Bill Myers has entered full results into the database
George Shea has the top 3 in the US Hamburger Eating Championship at the Hamburger Festival in Akron:
1) Sonya Thomas 16
2) Eric “Badlands” Booker 14.5
3) Yasir Salem 11
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