Archive for September, 2016
Miki Sudo, Gideon Oji, Michelle Lesco, Rich LeFevre and Josh Miller are expected to compete in the Historic Route 66 Fall Fiesta World Green Chile Stew Eating Championship in Grants, NM on October 8.
Bacci Pizza in Chicago will hold its annual eating contest on October 8 awarding $1000/$500/$250. Entrants need to eat two Jumbo slices to qualify.
"Kate's Food Challenge" (Kate Ovens?) is listed as a segment on the upcoming season of Tosh.0 on Comedy Central.
Bromsgrove Advertiser has an article about Emma Dalton's recent video where she ate 8 Subway foot longs in 36 minutes. Her goal was to eat her height of 5 1/2 feet. She competed against Singaporean Zermatt Neo via youtube.
Wayback Burgers announces that Molly Schuyler won the national Triple Triple title and a prize of $3330 after she ate a 9 patty burger on Sunday in 40.56 seconds in Medford, OR.
Smoke & Barrel in Washington, DC will hold a wing eating contest on September 27 awarding $500 to the winner.
A press release announces that Molly Schuyler will defend her title at the New York City dumpling festival on Saturday. It will be interesting to see who takes the women's 2nd ($1000) and 3rd ($500) place prizes.
Direct Action Everywhere posted a video of their interference with a wing eating contest in San Francisco Saturday. Earlier this summer, the vegan activist group disrupted the eating contest at the Chicago Ribfest and the Nathan's finals.
Kluddes Gastropub & Deli in Redlands, CA will hold a hot dog eating contest on September 30 awarding $150 and a 3 night hotel stay in Las Vegas.
A pasta eating contest that was to have been held in Belmar, NJ today was canceled along with the entire second day of the San Gennaro Festival due to terrorism concerns. Yesterday, bombs were found on a 5K course in nearby Seaside Park, NJ.
Bob Shoudt won the first prize of $500 in yesterday's Tavern Burger eating contest in West Reading, PA.
Joey Chestnut defends Zinzinnati brats
update WLWT has an article
1) Joey Chestnut 67 bratwurst in 10 minutes
2) Gideon Oji 40.75
3) Matt Cohen 29
4T) Scott Thomas 26
4T) Ethan Teske 26
6) Matthew Raible 18
7) Sean Mulcahey 16.25
8) Patrick Kelly 6.5
9) Sara Lamar 6.25
2016 White Hut cheeseburgers
Results from the Big E Fair in West Springfield, MA (Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3)
1) Matt Stonie 41 burgers in 10 minutes
2) Carmen Cincotti 38
3) Geoffrey Esper 35.5
4T) Brian Dudzinski 21
4T) Eric “Badlands” Booker 21
6) Bill Myers 14
7) Crazy Legs Conti 12.5
8) James Burgess 11
9) Jon Taylor 10
10 Steven Wojick 7
Burger Craze in Deerfield Beach, FL will hold a slider eating contest on September 28 awarding a 2 night stay in Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort.
Wayne Algenio ate 21 cannolis in 6 minutes to win today's eating contest at the Feast of San Gennaro in New York City today.
Eric "Badlands" Booker will appear on this afternoon's episode of NBC Sports' soccer talk show at 5:30 pm after the Chelsea Liverpool game.
An article about the amateur undercard for tomorrow's White Hut burger eating contest in West Springfield, MA also has the professional field: Matt Stonie, Carmen Cincotti, Geoffrey Esper, "Badlands" Booker, Brian Dudzinski, Crazy Legs Conti, Bill Myers, Jon Taylor, Steven Wojick and James Burgess.
Joey Chestnut announces that he failed a 10kg (22 lbs.) curry rice challenge at Gold Curry in Bangkok, Thailand. The prize for finishing the challenge is 100,000 yen or about $950.
CentralJersey.com has an article about Carmen "The Mutiny" Cincotti competing in the Trenton Thunder pork roll eating contest on September 24.
The Terminal Bar in Denver Union Station will hold a pretzel eating contest on Friday awarding a New Belgium Cruiser Bike.
YourCSD.com has the field for the World Pumpkin Pie-Eating Championship in Elk Grove, CA on October 2: Joey Chestnut, Carmen Cincotti, Steve Hendry, Pablo Martinez, Mary Bowers, Alex Perez, Doug Ecks and Jon Davis.
There will be two meatball eating contests in Manhattan this month. A one minute contest will take place at Nino's Restaurant today and the San Gennaro Festival will hold a contest for professionals on September 24 that will be MCed by Tonya Danza. (Flashback Jan 2005: Tonya Danza hosts 10+ pound burger challenge eater Kate Stelnick on his now canceled talk show.) update Ed "Cookie" Jarvis won this morning's contest with a total of 9 meatballs in a minute.
Some Fuddruckers locations will offer a 3 pound burger challenge Sunday. Diners that complete the sandwich will receive a T-shirt and 2 free meals. 24 hours notice is required.
The Carnegie Deli in New York City offers a "Fashion Sandwich" challenge that is free to Fashion Week models that complete it.
Takeru Kobayashi will face off against a Taiwanese competitive eater tomorrow on Japanese television. The stage is labeled "Battle of the Big Eaters" so he might compete on Team Japan in Battle of the Big Eaters 4 later this year.