Benny Marzano's in Blacksburg, VA will hold a pizza eating contest for two person teams during the NCAA tournament awarding $400 to the winning team.
Archive for March, 2012
Will Millender reports that the three person team consisting of Dave "US Male" Goldstein, "Monster" Marcos Owens and Nick "Papa Gorgio" Kehler fixed failed to complete the 16 pound burger challenge at Super Heroes Shop & Deli in North Plainfield, NJ but finished all of the burger except for a small piece of bread. Dave Goldstein has a video of the start of the challenge.
Andy's Big A Burger Championship will be held in Mount Olive, NC on April 28. The restaurant chain is changing its name to Highway 55 Burgers to facilitate expansion outside North Carolina.
Ronda Rousey, who will fight Miesha Tate for the Strikeforce bantamweight women's title tomorrow, says she inhales her meals in a video interview and discusses the possibility of competing against Takeru Kobayashi in an eating contest (2:40 mark)
The Worcester Mag Wing Eating Competition will reportedly award $1500 to the winner on Thursday. The contest rules, which block IFOCE & AICE members, make no mention of the prize amount. update The contest will award a $1500 gift certificate to Wine Nation.
"Large Todd" from Columbia, MD defeated defending champion Jamie Jill in the 106.7 The Fan Wing Bowl DC finals held at the Hard Times Cafe in Springfield, VA last night.
Philly.com has an article about Bill "El Wingador" Simmons plans after retiring from competitive eating. He hopes to open a chain of El Wingador Challenge Grills. The restaurants would hold weekly eating challenges that would culminate in an annual chain-wide eat-off.
Naader Reda announces he ate 43 all-you-can-eat pancakes at the Denny's in Victorville, CA last night.
Splitsider has a breakdown of a fictional eating contest between Liz Lemon of 30 Rock and Ron Swanson of Parks and Recreation. NBC.com has a video titled Swanson vs. Food
Comments in the IHOP thread not about the 1960s college contests have been moved to this post.
Mamma Jammer's will hold a cheesesteak sandwich eating contest in downtown Scranton on Saturday awarding $500 to the winner.
Naader Reda has started a facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/EatLikeAFreak (Other new facebook eating challenge fan pages: Hungry Hayden (from Australia, will attempt 2kg kangaroo burger this weekend) | Alexander The Ate )
Dale Boone participated in the #TacoTweatup held at the Taco Bell in Bangalore, India today.
Rock Bottom in Homestead, PA will hold a "Wings of Fire" eating contest on March 11 awarding a 46 inch TV and a Blue Ray player.
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