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Jamie "Bear" McDonald
Granby, CT M 6' 2" 220 lb. None http://www.facebook.com/jamie.C.mcdonald |
2017 Aug 24 | 1st | ? | hot dogs | ? | Hot Dog Eating Contest | Hartford, CT | ||
2014 Sep 6 | 1st | $1,000.00 | 2.25 | pounds | 4 min | New England Fried Dough Eating Contest | Bethlehem, CT | |
2014 Sep 1 | 3rd | 78 | tacos | 10 min | Gringo Bandito Taco Eating Challenge | Redondo Beach, CA | ||
2014 Aug 30 | 1st | $750.00 | 13.5 | burgers | 10 min | Burger Eating Contest - Professional | Hamburg, PA | record |
2014 Aug 17 | 1st | 37 | hot dogs | 8 min | Hot Dog Eating Contest | Overland Park, KS | defeated all 3 person teams | |
2014 Aug 9 | 1st | $750.00 | 14 | slices | 10 min | Pizza Eating Finals | Kew Gardens, NY | |
2014 Aug 4 | 3rd | $750.00 | 36 | slices | 12 min | Let 'em Eat 5 | Barrie, ON, Canada | |
2014 Jul 4 | 3rd | 77 | hot dogs | 10 min | Hot Dog Insanity | Manhattan, NY | ||
2014 Jun 21 | 1st | $500.00 | 28 | hot dogs | 10 min | Hot Dog Eating Contest | Patchogue, NY | |
2014 Jun 15 | ? | ? | pounds | 5 min | Curley Fry Eating Contest - pros | Wildwood, NJ | ||
2014 Jun 1 | 1st | $700.00 | 29 | slices | 10 min | Brooklyn Pizza Eating Contest | Brooklyn, NY | |
2014 Jan 31 | 3rd | 304 | wings | 30 min | Wing Bowl 22 - national | Philadelphia, PA | 172/297 almost reversed | |
2014 Jan 11 | 1st | 38 | sliders | 6 min | Slider Eating Finals | Pasadena, CA | ||
2013 Dec 9 | 1st | 90 | pancake puppies | 15 min | Radagast’s Red Velvet Pancake Puppies Eating Contest | New Haven, CT | ||
2013 Oct 26 | 2nd | $500.00 | 28 | sausages | 8 min | The Bierhaus NYC National Oktoberfest Bratwurst Eating Championship | Manhattan, NY | |
2013 Oct 6 | 3rd | $500.00 | 38 | slices | 12 min | Let 'em Eat 4 | Barrie, ON, Canada | |
2013 Oct 5 | 1st | $2,500.00 | 5.5 | spicy burritos | 8 min | Ghost Pepper Burrito Eating Contest | Toronto, ON, Canada | |
2013 Sep 29 | 1st | $1,000.00 | 40 | slices | 10 min | Great Pumpkin Farm World hands-Free Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship | Clarence, NY | breaks record from last year |
2013 Sep 28 | 1st | $2,000.00 | 86 | dumplings | 2 min | Chef One Dumpling Eating Contest - men | Manhattan, NY | men's record |
2013 Sep 21 | 2nd | $700.00 | 12.2 | slices | 10 min | Ian's Pizza National Pizza Eating Championship | Madison, WI | |
2013 Sep 14 | 2nd | 1 | triple triple burger | 0m48s | Triple Triple Eating Contest | multiple locations | ||
2013 Sep 7 | 1st | $600.00 | 1.5 | pounds | 3m30s | New England Fried Dough Eating Competition | Bethlehem, CT | |
2013 Sep 2 | 1st | $500.00 | 1 | 5 lb. burrito | ? | Burrito Eating Contest | New City, NY | |
2013 Aug 31 | 1st | $900.00 | 11.5 | hamburgers | 10 min | National Hamburger Eating Competition - pro | Hamburg, PA | |
2013 Aug 24 | 1st | $1,000.00 | 38 | spicy wings | 7 min | Buffalo's Spicy Wing Challenge | Wood Ridge, NJ | |
2013 Aug 3 | 1st | $750.00 | 15 | slices | 10 min | Pizza Eating Finals | Kew Gardens, NY | |
2013 Aug 2 | 1st | $700.00 | 28 | lobster rolls | 8 min | National Lobster Roll Competitive Eating Championship | Bangor, ME | |
2013 Jul 21 | 1st | $2,500.00 | 61 | meatballs | 7 min | Bartolini's Meatball Eating Championship - pros | Midlothian, IL | |
2013 Jul 14 | 3rd | $100.00 | 7 | bun & cheeses | ? | National Beef Patty Eating Contest | Middlebury, CT | |
2013 Jul 14 | 2nd | $200.00 | 6 | bun & cheeses | ? | Royal Caribbean Bakery's Bun & Cheese Eating Contest | Middlebury, CT | |
2013 Jul 6 | 1st | $1,500.00 | 34 | hot dogs | 10 min | Big Dog Contest | Summerfield, NC | |
2013 Jul 5 | 1st | $1,000.00 | 19 | hot dogs | ? | Hot Dog Eating Contest | Durham, NC | |
2013 Jul 4 | 1st | $1,000.00 | 36 | hot dogs | 10 min | Hot Dog Eating Contest | Ocean City, MD | |
2013 Jul 3 | 2nd | $750.00 | 26 | burgers | 10 min | Z-Burger Independence Burger eating Championships | Washington, DC | |
2013 Jun 2 | 1st | 30 | slices | ? | Annual Brooklyn Pizza Eating Contest | Brooklyn, NY | new record | |
2013 Jun 2 | 1st | ? | falafel balls | ? | Falafel Ball Eating Contest | Manhattan, NY | ||
2013 May 26 | 1st | $700.00 | 6.73 | pounds | 8 min | The Riders 4 Relief National Onion Ring Eating Championship | Coshocton, OH | |
2013 May 1 | 1st | 72 | wings | 10 min | Wing Eating Finals | Northampton, MA | ||
2013 Apr 28 | 1st | $500.00 | 3.1 | pounds | ? | Pickle Eating Contest | Stoughton, MA | |
2013 Apr 27 | 2nd | $1,000.00 | 1 | 50 oz burger | 2m52s | Big "A" Challenge | Mount Olive, NC | first loss of 2013 |
2013 Apr 3 | 1st | 75 | wings | 10 min | Wing Eating Qualifier | Northampton, MA | ||
2013 Mar 24 | 1st | 6 | hot wings | 5 min | Hot Wing Eating Competition | Middletown, CT | ||
2013 Mar 24 | 1st | 60 | wings | 10 min | Wing Eating Contest | Middleton, CT | ||
2013 Mar 16 | 1st | 1 | 8 lb. sandwich | 56 min | Mad Greek Progressive Challenge | Portland, OR | $360 prize | |
2013 Mar 13 | 1st | $1,000.00 | 2 | big burgers | 17m56s | The Lucky 13 Burger Challenge | Salt Lake City, UT | |
2013 Mar 9 | 1st | 56 | pierogies | 3 min | Pierogie Eating Contest | Meadowlands, PA | ||
2013 Feb 24 | 1st | 48 | hamantaschen | 5 min | National Hamantaschen Eating Championship - pro | Manhattan, NY | new record | |
2013 Feb 14 | 1st | 1 | 5 lb. burger | 5m40s | the BeHemoth | Seattle, WA | Record set at schaumberg location | |
2013 Feb 10 | 1st | 1 | 7 layer sandwich | 6m31s | Belly Bubster Monster Sandwich | Westmont, IL | New record | |
2013 Feb 10 | 1st | 20 | pancakes | 25 min | Pancake Eating Record | Midlothian, IL | New record | |
2013 Feb 9 | 1st | $150.00 | 39 | paczkis | 5 min | Paczki Eating Contest | Chicago, IL | team Hungry Men |
2013 Feb 9 | 1st | 1 | 5 lb. meat | 8m10s | The Bacon Bomb | Chicago, IL | New record | |
2013 Feb 8 | 1st | 1 | 5 lb. burrito | 4m20s | El Jefe Burrito | Des Plaines, IL | New record | |
2013 Feb 8 | 1st | 1 | 18 scoop sundae | 7m10s | The Beast | Bridgeview, IL | New record | |
2013 Feb 3 | 1st | 1 | big breakfast | 12 min | Railway Challenge | Windsor, CT | ||
2013 Feb 1 | 1st | 287 | wings | 30 min | Wing Bowl 21 - national | Philadelphia, PA | 130 end of 1st /265 end of 2nd/287 | |
2012 Nov 17 | 1st | 24 | chili dogs | 20 min | Man vs. Bear - Chili Dogs for a Cause | Windsor, CT | ||
2012 Nov 14 | 1st | 27 | tacos | 5 min | Taco Eating Qualifier | Middletown, CT | ||
2012 Oct 21 | 1st | $1,000.00 | 33 | slices | 10 min | Great Pumpkin Farm World hands-Free Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship | Clarence, NY | |
2012 Oct 20 | 1st | $2,500.00 | ? | burritos | 8 min | Ghost Pepper Burrito Eating Contest | Toronto, ON, Canada | |
2012 Oct 14 | 1st | $2,000.00 | 39 | hot dogs | 8 min | Hot Dog Eating Contest | Springfield, NJ | |
2012 Oct 13 | 1st | $750.00 | 33.5 | sausages | 8 min | The Bierhaus NYC National Oktoberfest Bratwurst Eating Championship | Manhattan, NY | |
2012 Oct 6 | 1st | 1 | 27 in sandwich | 40 min | Big Fat Fatty | Los Angeles, CA | 1st to complete | |
2012 Oct 6 | 1st | 12 | sandwiches | 38 min | Big Food Challenge | South Pasadena, CA | 1st to complete doubled challenge | |
2012 Oct 6 | 1st | $600.00 | 8.5 | pounds | 10 min | KC Burnt Ends Battle | Kansas City, MO | |
2012 Oct 4 | 1st | 2 | 4 lb. fish & chips | 25 min | The Great White Whale Challenge | San Diego, CA | 1st to complete doubled challenge | |
2012 Oct 3 | 1st | 10 | torpastas | 30 min | Torpasta Record | San Diego, CA | New record | |
2012 Oct 2 | 1st | 1 | 12 egg omelet | 15 min | Situation Breakfast Challenge | Imperial Beach, CA | Record time | |
2012 Oct 1 | 1st | 37 | empanadas | 1h30m | Empanada Record | San Diego, CA | New record old record was 17 | |
2012 Sep 30 | 1st | $1,000.00 | 5.9 | pounds | 4 min | "Fire in the Whole" Enchilada Eating Contest | Las Cruces, NM | |
2012 Sep 29 | 1st | $1,500.00 | 24 | pies | 8 min | National Peach Fried Pie Eating Championship | Dallas, TX | 9.75 pounds |
2012 Sep 28 | 1st | $250.00 | 1 | 10 oz. chicken fried steaks | 20 min | The Bubba Challenge | Portland, TX | 1st to complete, $250 award |
2012 Sep 22 | 1st | $1,500.00 | 7.5 | slices | 15 min | Bacci Pizza Jumbo Slice Eating Contest | Chicago, IL | ties Rich LeFevre's record |
2012 Sep 16 | 2nd | $1,000.00 | 35 | slices | 12 min | Let 'em Eat: Thrice | Barrie, ON, Canada | |
2012 Sep 15 | 2nd | $500.00 | 69 | dumplings | 2 min | Chef One Dumpling Eating Contest - men | Brooklyn, NY | ends non-IFOCE winning streak |
2012 Sep 15 | 1st | $100.00 | 1 | 5.5 lb. burger | 45 min | The Ultimate Dirty Burger - reportedly closed | Barrie, ON, Canada | $100 prize |
2012 Sep 15 | 1st | 30 | hot dogs | 20 min | TJ Hot Dog Record | San Diego, CA | New record beat chestnut by 1 | |
2012 Sep 12 | 1st | 1 | 7 lb. bbq sandwich | 20 min | Hungry Home-Wrecker Throwback Sandwich | Highland Park, IL | 1st to complete | |
2012 Sep 12 | 1st | $300.00 | 10 | spicy taquitos | 2 min | Taquitos Infernales Competition | Highwood, IL | |
2012 Sep 12 | 1st | 1 | 18 scoop sundae | 20 min | The Beast | Bridgeview, IL | 1st to complete in 5 year history | |
2012 Sep 8 | 1st | $600.00 | 5.5 | pounds | 10 min | National Fried Mushroom Eating Contest | Kennett Square, PA | |
2012 Sep 3 | 1st | $800.00 | 1 | 5 lb. burrito | 3m03s | All American Burrito Eating Contest | New City, NY | finished 2nd burrito in 8 minutes for a total of 11:15 |
2012 Sep 1 | 1st | $900.00 | 11 | burgers | 10 min | National Burger Eating Competition - pro | Hamburg, PA | |
2012 Aug 25 | 1st | $1,000.00 | ? | wings | 7 min | Spicy Wing Challenge | Wood-Ridge, NJ | |
2012 Aug 18 | 1st | $750.00 | 13.75 | slices | 10 min | Pizza Eating Finals | Queens, NY | |
2012 Jul 26 | 1st | $500.00 | 32 | slices | 10 min | Pizza Eating Finals | Saugus, MA | |
2012 Jul 22 | 1st | $2,500.00 | 45 | meatballs | ? | Bartolini's Meatball Eating Championship - pros | Midlothian, IL | |
2012 Jul 21 | 1st | $500.00 | 1 | 3 ft. sandwich | 33 min | Giant Meatball Sandwich | Midlothian, IL | New record $500 reward |
2012 Jul 15 | 2nd | $750.00 | 59 | sandwiches | 10 min | World Pulled Pork Eating Championship | Carroll, OH | |
2012 Jul 14 | 3rd | $500.00 | 23.75 | slugburgers | 10 min | The World Slugburger Eating Championship | Corinth, MS | |
2012 Jul 5 | 1st | 1 | 5 lb. burger | 28 min | Five Pound Burger | Chicago, IL | 1st to complete | |
2012 Jul 4 | 1st | $1,000.00 | 35 | hot dogs | 10 min | Hot Dog Eating Contest | Ocean City, MD | |
2012 Jul 3 | 1st | $750.00 | 27 | hot dogs | 10 min | Pop's Beef Hot Dog Eating Contest | Palos Heights, IL | contest record |
2012 Jun 29 | 1st | 20 | chili dogs | 10 min | Chili Dog Eating Finals | Northampton, MA | ||
2012 Jun 29 | 1st | 20 | chili dogs | 10 min | Chili Dog Eating Finals | Northampton, MA | ||
2012 Jun 28 | 1st | 17 | slices | 8 min | Pizza Eating Qualifier | Saugus, MA | ||
2012 Jun 27 | 3rd | 1 | 1 lb. burger | 1m21s | Burger Battle - national results | Eastern US locations | ||
2012 Jun 24 | 1st | 1 | 4 lb grilled cheese sandwich | 13 min | Melt Challenge | Lakewood, OH | Record time | |
2012 Jun 24 | 1st | $500.00 | 5.25 | pounds | 6 min | Rock the Tot Finals | Cleveland, OH | $500 |
2012 Jun 23 | 1st | 1 | 2 lb. tenderloin sandwich | 15 min | Tenderloin Challenge | North Kansas City, MO | ||
2012 Jun 23 | 1st | 7 | biscuits | 15 min | The Big 70 - cancelled | Midway, MO | ||
2012 Jun 23 | 2nd | $750.00 | 5 | pounds | 10 min | The Isle Boonville World Boneless Buffalo Wing Eating Championship | Boonville, MO | |
2012 Jun 22 | 1st | $1,000.00 | 1 | 6 lb. shrimp Po'Boy | 30 min | Fatso's Po'Boy Challenge | Chicago, IL | 1st to complete, $1000 award |
2012 Jun 22 | 1st | ? | 18 in bread | 1h00m | The Brandeurysm | Chicago, IL | ||
2012 Jun 21 | 1st | $500.00 | 1 | 3 ft. sandwich | 39 min | Giant Meatball Sandwich | Midlothian, IL | New solo record $500 award |
2012 Jun 9 | 1st | 1 | 18 in. pancake | 6 min | 18 Inch Pancake | Clark, NJ | New record time | |
2012 Jun 9 | 1st | $250.00 | 1 | 32 in. pizza | 30 min | Johnny Jumbo | Toms River, NJ | $250 for being the 1st |
2012 Jun 9 | ? | 7 | items | ? | Tony Luke's Challenge | Sicklerville, NJ | ||
2012 Jun 7 | 1st | $100.00 | 1 | 4.5 lb. pizza | 33 min | Mega Pizza Challenge | Warren, RI | 1st to complete $100 prize |
2012 Jun 7 | 1st | 4.3 | pounds | 6 min | Rock the Tot | Providence, RI | ||
2012 Jun 7 | 1st | 15 | hot dogs | 20 min | Spike's Kennel Club | Boston (9 MA/RI/CT locations), MA | Providence Store record | |
2012 Jun 2 | 1st | 1 | 2 lb. burger | 20 min | MoFo Burger | Gales Ferry, CT | ||
2012 Jun 2 | 3rd | $750.00 | 4.14 | pounds | 12 min | Mohegan Sun BBQ Fest Rib-Eating Championship | Uncasville, CT | |
2012 Jun 2 | 1st | 1 | 4 patty burger | 12 min | Voodoo Curse Burger | Mystic, CT | ||
2012 May 19 | 1st | 22 | hot dogs | 15 min | Hot Dog Eating Contest | Worcester, MA | ||
2012 May 19 | 1st | ? | breakfast sandwich | 19 min | The Challenger | Lunenburg, MA | ||
2012 May 12 | 1st | 7 | pancakes | 22 min | The Lucky 7 Pancake Challenge | Southbridge, MA | ||
2012 May 9 | 1st | 1 | big breakfast | 10 min | The Kitchen Sink | Southbury, CT | ||
2012 May 8 | 1st | 1 | 5 lb cheesesteak | 57 min | The Happy Three-Foot Cheesesteak | Newton, CT | ||
2012 May 6 | ? | 1 | 4 pattie burger | 21 min | Hall of Famer | New Britain (3 locations), CT | ||
2012 Apr 28 | ? | 18 | chili dogs | 19 min | Big Dog Challenge | Newington, CT | ||
2012 Apr 25 | ? | 10 | sandwiches | 22 min | Cheese Truck Challenge | New Haven, CT | ||
2012 Apr 22 | 1st | 32 | chicken fingers | 50 min | Ten Finger Challenge | Hamden, CT | ||
2012 Apr 20 | 1st | 1 | 16 in pancake | 18 min | Breakfast Challenge | Willimantic, CT | ||
2012 Apr 20 | ? | 1 | 12 egg omelet | 14 min | Broken Yolk Café Special | San Diego, CA | ||
2012 Apr 20 | 1st | 1 | 2.5 lb. burger | 17 min | Da Ultimate Burger Challenge | San Diego, CA | ||
2012 Apr 17 | ? | 26 | hot dogs | 18 min | Hot Dogger Challenge - men | Raleigh, NC | ||
2012 Apr 16 | 1st | 1 | bbq feast | 40 min | Clyde Cooper's BBQ Cup Challenge | Raleigh, NC |
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