2009 Pittsburgh Wing Madness (formerly WCS)
The website for 1250 ESPN in Pittsburgh has information about their 2009 wing eating contest, which is now called “Wing Madness” (Previous contests were called the “Wing Championship Series”) The first qualifier will take place at Strikers Sports Bar in Zelienople, PA on Tuesday, March 10 and the top two finishers will advance to the finals on April 17. The grand prize is a 3 night stay at the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and a $1,000 resort gift card.
As Will Millender mentioned, the wing eating contest at Play in Queens, NYC has been rescheduled for tomorrow.
A "Rocky Mountain Oyster" eating contest awarding $100 will be held tomorrow at the Frozen Dead Guys Days Festival in Nederland, Colorado tomorrow.
A hot dog on a stick eating contest awarding $200 will be held tomorrow at the Redondo Beach Pier in California.
A spaghetti contest awarding $1000 to the winner will be held March 14 at the Italian Festival of Mississippi. The registration fee is $50.
(via emdashes) The first qualifier for the 2009 Battle of the Bone will take place in Tempe, Arizona on March 11.
Oyster eating contests in Fulton, Texas this weekend - $350 purses for both men's & women's division
Saturday's bacon eating contest in Boston is now listed on atwoodstavern.com
(From crawfish comment) The prize breakdown for the Stroehmann Sandwich Slamm has been posted on IFOCE.com. All 10 slots will receive something with prizes ranging from $5,000 to $25.
The Boston (Cambridge) bacon eating contest held at Atwood's Tavern will take place this year on March 7 according to this livejournal entry.
The Munch Madness bar bites (small burgers) relay will return next month at Wood n Tap locations in Connecticut. The first qualifier will take place on March 24.
The purse for tomorrow's jalapeno eating contest will be $1,750.
Showboat crawfish field
The blog for Atlantic City Weekly has information about the competitors in next Tuesday’s Showboat Mardi Gras Casino World Crawfish Eating Championship:
Contest will feature eater Tim “Eater X†Janus, the tamale and burrito eating champion of the world and the sweet corn champion Crazy Legs Conti. Also competing are the top two female competitive eaters Juliet Lee and Sonya “The Black Widow†Thomas. Philly-area fan favorites Eric “Steakbellie†Livingston and Micah “Wing Kong†Collins will also compete.
The prize breakdown is available on the IFOCE.com contest page:
1st – $1,500 2nd – $500 3rd – $250 4th – $150 5th – $100
Crawfish & corned beef purses
Purses for the crawfish ($2,500) and corned beef ($10,000) contests are now available. Registration for the corned beef contest is now closed after opening earlier today. Hall Hunt is apparently one of the corned beef entrants.
Registration for the March 16 Stroehmann Sandwich Slamm will open tomorrow at noon eastern.
Columbus, OH Wings of Fire contest Saturday, Feb 21 with hot & "insanely hot" divisions
IFOCE March / April 2009 contest schedule
(From Nic comment) The March / April contests (with the exception of a Myrtle Beach event) mentioned in a previous IFOCE.com post are now on the IFOCE calendar.
- 03/16/2009 New York City The Stroehmann Sandwich Slamm Corned Beef on Rye Eating Contest
- 04/11/2009 Santa Clara, CA The California’s Great America Funnel Cake Eating Championship
- 04/18/2009 New Orleans Acme World Oyster Eating Championship
- 04/25/2009 Stockton, CA The World Deep-Fried Asparagus Eating Championship
- 04/26/2009 West Palm Beach, FL The National Sweet Corn Eating Championship
Prizes have yet to be determined for all contests.
Update Registration dates have been added: Funnel Cake Feb 19 | Oysters March 3 | Asparagus March 4 | Corn March 5
San Benardino MLE cops vs. firefighters contest
The SBSun has an article about upcoming firefighters’ events:
In a quest to bring family fun to the city, Rubio said firefighters are also planning two other events for the spring and summer months.
One will be a monster truck and dirt bike race. The other plan is to sponsor a Major League Eating challenge at Cal State San Bernardino.
The eating extravaganza will apparently include a cop versus firefighter donut eating contest as well as burrito and hot dog eating competitions.
5,000+ registered for Krispy Kreme Challenge
The North Carolina State student newspaper reports that 5,038 entrants have registered for tomorrow’s Krispy Kreme Challenge, an increase of about 2,000 from last year’s field size. The contest entails running 2 miles from the NC State bell tower to a Krispy Kreme, consuming a dozen donuts at that location, and then returning to the race start. Proceeds from the race will go to the NC Children’s Hospital and ESPN will be covering the event. Registration is now closed since the cap has been reached. Last year’s winner, Phillip Curley (time 31:20), was a student at rival UNC.
Additonal coverage: NewsObserver | Deadspin
Phoenix Battle of the Bone returns in February
The 2009 edition of Battle of the Bone, the Phoenix area wing eating contest sponsored by Native New Yorker and THE FAN AM 1060, is expected to begin this month. The initial qualifier is tenatively scheduled to take place on February 25.
Registration for Atlantic City crawfish tomorrow
IFOCE.com announces that registration for the crawfish eating contest that will be held at the Showboat Casino in Atlantic City on February 24 will open tomorrow at 2pm eastern.
The contest has yet to be listed on the IFOCE contests list or the casino’s events page.
updateCrawfish notices the contest information has now been posted. The contest will start at 2pm and prizes have yet to be determined.
An expanded disclaimer appears at the bottom of the contest page, granting the IFOCE the right to reject any entrant and change any term of the contest.
Atlantic City wing contest Feb 7 – first prize is flat screen TV
A wing eating contest will be held at the Atlantic City boat show on February 7. The first prize will be a flat screen TV. Call The Shark 103.7 FM to register.
IFOCE Feb-April 2009 schedule announced
(from comments) IFOCE.com sketches out the schedule over the next three months. Three new events have been announced:
- February 24, Atlantic City, NJ, House of Blues Fat Tuesday Crawfish Eating Championship
- March 16, New York City, NY, Stroehmann’s Rye and Corned Beef Sandwich
- April 11, Santa Clara, CA, Funnel Cake Eating Championship
Other April contest sites are Myrtle Beach, SC (probably Broadway at the Beach), Stockton, CA (Asparagus Fest), West Palm Beach, FL (Sweet Corn Festival) and New Orleans (probably the Acme Oyster House)
Boston Wing Bowl ($5000 purse) Thursday, qualifier tonight
The Mayor Of Wingville has information about a Boston area Wing Bowl:
Join us Thursday, January 29th from 7-9PM at Hooters on Route 1 in Saugus. Ten BCN listeners will compete for a chance to win some serious CASH! The first place winner scores $3,000. 2nd: $1,500 and 3rd: $500! Listen to Toucher & Rich mornings from 6 to 10 for your chance to compete for a place in the tournament
If you are not a Toucher & Rich listener, a slot will be awarded tonight to the winner of a “Wing Off” at Dockside Restaurant in Wakefield, MA
MLE mac & cheese contest at San Jose Stealth Feb 21
A blog entry on the Calgary Herald’s website says that the San Jose Stealth of the National Lacrosse League will have Joey Chestnut compete in a macaroni & cheese eating contest. The Stealth’s schedule page has details about that event which will take place on February 21:
Major League Eating Contest. Joey “Jaws” Chestnut to compete against fans to see who eats the most Mac & Cheese.
Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, the top competitive eater in the world, and local hero to compete against fans to see who eats the most Mac & Cheese.
The first 3000 fans will receive a Joey Chestnut bobblehead. No registration information is listed.
The Stealth’s opponent on February 21 will be the Colorado Mammoth, which hosted the KBPI Wing Bowl yesterday. If anyone has results from that contest, please list them in the comments.
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