Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All South Carolina eating challenges and contests in database)
Tanner Bradford announces that YoGo Express in Anderson, SC will hold a 40 oz. yogurt eating contest tonight awarding $200.
Carolina Live has an article about filming a crab eating contest in director Barry Levinson's ("Diner") upcoming movie "The Bay" in Georgetown, SC.
In a video of the hot dog contest at the Greenwood (SC) Festival of Discovery, Dale Boone calls himself "the current world champion of competitive eating." (1:50 mark)
GWDToday reports that Dale Boone won the hot dog eating contest at the Festival of Discovery in Greenwood, SC by eating 25 hot dogs in 12 minutes. Boone says "From what I have heard Kobayashi is in talks with WLOCE to join them".
Recently opened Chantz Sports Bar & Grill in Myrtle Beach, SC offers a five pound burger which is free if finished in 35 minutes.
CharlestonCityPaper announces that The Charleston Crab House on James Island will hold a crab leg eating contest on December 18 awarding a 32 inch TV.
Dale Boone wins Chitlin Strut contest
The Aiken Standard reports that Dale Boone won the eating contest held at the Chitlin Strut in Salley, SC. Dylan Davidson was second. update The Augusta Chronicle has an article reporting that Dale Boone claims to have just returned from a cobra eating contest in Bangalore, India.
update #2 Jamie Brinck has a contest video
The Aiken Standard has a preview of Saturday's WLOCE contest at the Chitlin' Strut Festival in Salley, SC listing Dale Boone, Bubba Yarbrough, Suzanne French, Jason Skrzypek and Larry McNeil as expected entrants.
Myrtlebeachrestaurantnews.com has a gallery of two attempts at Thorny's 80 ounce steak challenge.
Thorny's in Myrtle Beach, SC will start offering an 80 ounce steak on October 14 that will be free if completed in less than an hour.
A jalapeno eating contest at A Taste of Greenville (SC) tomorrow will award $600 ($300 to the winner).
Man vs. Food Sept 30 (Baseball Special) episode links
Tonight’s episode is the first episode of Man vs. Food not set in a single metropolitan area; the sites are three minor league baseball stadiums.
Travel Channel: Guide | Slideshow | Video (baseball lesson)
ESPN interview with Adam Richman about tonight’s episode
- West Michigan Whitecaps challenge Fifth Third Burger
MLive article before recording
MLive article after recording (contains spoiler)
Season statistics about the burger - Charleston (SC) River Dogs food Homewrecker hot dog
Press release about the recording
Charleston City Paper article about the recording
Video clip from Man v Food about hot dog variations at the Charleston ballpark - Gateway (E. St. Louis area) Grizzlies food – “Baseball’s Best Burger”
Press release about the burger, which uses a Krispy Kreme doughnut as a bun.
BND article about the recording
KSDK article and gallery about the recording
Man vs. Food August 19 (Charleston) episode links
Travel Channel episode description
- Bushido challenge: 10 tuna rolls of increasing spiciness
Home Page | City Search
Man vs. Food clip about the challenge
Charleston City Paper article about the challenge - Hominy Grill
Home Page | CitySearch | Yelp - Bowen’s Island Restaurant
Home Page | CitySearch | Yelp
The segment recorded at the Charleston minor league baseball stadium will be televised on September 30 on the Baseball Special episode.
List of Charleston eating challenges in the eatfeats database.
A hot dog eating contest will be held at Joey Doggs in Myrtle Beach, SC on August 2 awarding $600 to the winner ($1000 overall)
IndexJournal reports that Larry McNeil won the hot dog eating contest at the Festival of Discovery by eating 18 HDB in 12 minutes.
A hot dog eating contest will be held in Greenwood, South Carolina Saturday that will award $250 to the winner.
PostAndCourier: Man vs. Food will be filming at the Charleston (SC) Riverdogs game tonight where Adam Richman will attempt the .5 pound "Homewrecker" hot dog challenge.
A press release for the Charleston (SC) River Dogs minor league baseball team reports that Man vs. Food will be recording Adam Richman eating the half pound "Homewrecker" hot dog at the Riverdogs' stadium on May 26.
Link Buffet: January 2, 2009
- Krispy Kreme eating contest at Arkansas Harley Davidson tommorow, 1st prize is a $500 Harley Davidson gift certificate
- Taco eating contest for charity in England with four qualifiers
- Jelly doughnut eating contest on January 8 at Dick’s Last Resort in Myrtle Beach, SC in honor of Elvis’ birthday
- Chip Simpson is excited for 2009 now that he no longer has a “huge weight keeping me down”
- Dale Boone’s Apple Ugly victory makes the list of strange news of 2008 in Rowan County, NC
Oct 10 Greenville, SC jalapeno eating conetst, $600 purse
A jalapeno eating contest will be held at the St. Francis Fall for Greenville (South Carolina) on October 10. The prize breakdown:
1st Place = $300
2nd Place = $200
3rd Place = $100
No Skin’s results on WLOCE.com
No results from Saturday’s Skin’s hot dog eating contest at the Great Southeast Balloon Festival appear to have been posted on WLOCE.com
The location for the second Skin’s hot dog contest on September 12 is not explicitly listed. It is probably the Chattahoochee Mountain Fair based on the logo.
Dale Boone wins Skin’s hot dogs
According to information entered into the eatfeats database, Dale Boone won the Skin’s hot dog eating contest held at the balloon festival in Anderson, SC:
1st 18 $500 Dale Boone Atlanta, GA
2nd 14 $250 Michael Diebold
3rd 12 $125 Jason “The Polish Love” Skrzypek Atlanta, GA
WLOCE is sanctioning another Skin’s hot dog contest at the Chattahoochee Mountain Fair September 12
Joey Chestnut repeats at Myrtle Beach BBQ
Today’s results from the pork barbecue sandwich eating contest held at the Beach, Boogie and BBQ Festival in Myrtle Beach, SC according to IFOCE.com via a Crawfish comment
Joey Chestnut 49.5
Pat Bertoletti 49
Humble Bob 46
Hall Hunt 36
update WPDE has an article about the contest
update #2 MyrtleBeachOnline has a video
IFOCE Labor Day weekend contest entrants
SportsBubbler.com has a list of the expected entrants at the Buffalo Wing Festival wing eating contest: Sonya Thomas, Juliet Lee, Badlands Booker, Buffalo Jim Reeves, Russ Keeler, Dave “US Male” Goldstein, Brian Subich, Wild Bill Myers, Beautiful Brian Seiken
Sonya is the only listed entrant in the Buffalo Buffet Bowl contest on Sunday (presumably most, if not all of the wing contest competitors will also enter that event.)
Juliet Lee is still listed on the Myrtle Beach pork barbecue sandwich eating contest roster despite also being in the buffalo wing list
Joey Chestnut, Bob Shoudt and Tim Brown are expected at the spaghetti chili eating contest in Cincinnati.
KrystalSquareOff.com has yet to list all the non-amateurs competing in the Jacksonville qualifier on Labor Day. The most recent blog entry has a video interview Hall Hunt did this morning. The Krystal twitter page is taking predictions for the contest.
Myrtle Beach BBQ & LA Gyoza entrants
(from hungrysisters) The website for the Sun Fun Festival has a list of entrants in the Pork Barbecue Sandwich Eating Contest. Half of the current IFOCE top 10 is expected: Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti, Bob Shoudt, Hall Hunt and Juliet Lee.
Cory Hayashi has emailed the list of competitors for the gyoza eating contest that will take place on August 23 at the Nisei Week Japanese Festival in Los Angeles: Pat Bertoletti (#2), Rich LeFevre (#7), Erik Denmark (#12), Tim Brown (#13), Kevin Ross (#29), El Toro (#41), and Shawn Kirby (#48). Actresss Miki Mia (The 40 Year Old Virgin) and the 2007 Nisei Week Queen and Court will also compete.
Mike Nafziger has emailed that Bob Shoudt will probably attend the Chattanooga qualifier and he might do an exhibition.
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