Jamie McDonald wins Whole Enchilada Festival contest
update Oct 1 Jamie McDonald has a video
update #2 LCSun-News has an article and KVIA has a video
update Las Cruces Sun-News has a picture with a caption.
Jamie McDonald announces he won an eating contest at the Whole Enchilada Fiesta in Las Cruces with a total of 5.9 pounds in 4 minutes. Stephanie Torres was the runner up with 3.9 pounds.
Tom Cortina announces he won $500 in yesterday's falafel eating contest at Alladin's Eatery in Mishikawa, IN. Craig Reed was the runner-up.
Don Lerman announces he won a rib eating contest held in Hempstead, NY.
The Philly Soft Pretzel Factory in Plymouth Meeting, PA will hold a pretzel dog eating contest tomorrow awarding $250 to the winner.
Brad Sciullo, Bob Kuhns and Pete Maurizio are expected to compete in a spaghetti eating contest tomorrow at Fabrizi's in Hopwood, PA.
The Southern Tier Wingfest in Johnson City, NY (Binghamton area) will hold a wing eating contest Saturday awarding $500 to the winner and $100 to the runner-up.
The Springfield, NJ Fall Festival will hold a hot dog eating contest on October 14 awarding $3000. (According to a submission to the eatfeats database, the prize breakdown will be $2000/$500/$250/$150/$100.)
Fuzzy Peach Frozen Yogurt will hold eating contests on Saturday in Wilmington, NC awarding over $1,000 in cash and prizes. The event will have seven divisions, including competitions for women, costume-wearers and pets.
Integrated Media Planning will hold a hot dog eating contest Friday awarding four Miami Heat tickets. Proceeds will benefit Lance Armstrong's LiveLong Foundation. The contest location is not clear from the ad, presumably it will take place somewhere in Fort Lauderdale.
Stephanie "Honey Badger" Collingsworth of the Big Eaters Club ate 34 tacos in yesterday's contest at The One Horse Tavern in Gaston, OR, but reversed before five minutes elapsed, resulting in a victory for Markus Lunow (29 tacos). update Sept 27 A video of the contest is available
The Tehama District Fair in Red Bluff, CA will hold a corn dog eating contest on Saturday awarding $1,000 to the winner. A qualifier for the contest will take place tomorrow. update Red Bluff Daily News has a preview
Gazette.net has short article on Mike Longo's victory at the qualifier held at the BGR in Bethesda, MD last week. The runner-up, Tiran Hill, was the general manager of the restaurant where the contest took place.
Coach & Willie's in Phoenix will hold a hot dog eating contest on Sunday awarding up to $300 on Sunday. Qualifiers will be held on Friday and Saturday.
Hooters in Virginia Beach will hold a qualifier tonight for a wing eating contest to be held at War of the Wings on Saturday awarding $500 to the winner.
L & L Hawaiian BBQ will hold a spam musubi eating contest on September 28 in Provo, Utah before the BYU game awarding $500 to the winner.
West Park Station in Cleveland is holding oyster eating contests on September 28 and 29 awarding a trip to Chicago on October 13 for the National Oyster Eating Contest. (I have not been able to find anything else about the October 13 contest.)
Billy's Sportsbar in Manchester, NH will hold a mini burger eating contest on September 27 awarding a trip to Las Vegas or two New England Patriots tickets. The entrance fee is $100, proceeds will go to New Horizons food pantry.
John Bradley announces that Dave Brunelli won today's Irish potato eating contest at Coconut Cove in North Wildwood, NJ. Breandan Lyman was the runner up.
Jamie McDonald ties Rich LeFevres Bacci Pizza record
update Sept 23 Jamie McDonald has a video
update #2 amounts for the top 3
1) Jamie McDonald 7.5 jumbo slices, ties Rich LeFevre’s 2005 record
2) Craig Reed 4.5 slices
3) John Mistretta 4.1 slices
update Jamie McDonald tied Rich LeFevre’s 2005 record of 7.5 jumbo slices
John Mistretta was third
The contest is underway with over 60 competitors: Here is a list of previous winners of the Bacci Pizza contest in the eatfeats database:
| 2011 Aug 13 | 1st | ? | ? | Juan “juan more bite” Rodriguez | Slice Eating Contest | Oak Lawn, IL |
| 2010 Jul 31 | 1st | 6 | 20 min | Tomas “Tommy Boy” Cortina | Jumbo Slice Eating Contest | Chicago, IL |
| 2009 Jul 11 | 1st | 5.5 | 20 min | “Furious” Pete Czerwinski | Jumbo Slice Eating Contest | Chicago, IL |
| 2008 Jul 19 | 1st | ? | 15 min | “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti | Bacci World Pizza Eating Championship | Chicago, IL |
| 2006 Jul 29 | 1st | ? | 15 min | Brett “Spike” Maloney | Bacci World Pizza Eating Championship | Chicago, IL |
| 2005 Jul 9 | 1st | 7.5 | 15 min | Rich “The Locust” LeFevre | Bacci World Pizza Eating Championship | Chicago, IL |
| 2004 Jun 19 | 1st | 6.5 | 15 min | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas | Bacci World Pizza Eating Championship | Chicago, IL |
| 2003 Jun 22 | 1st | ? | 15 min | Mark Skiba | Bacci World Pizza Eating Championship | Chicago, IL |
White House Foods will hold an apple pie eating contest in Winchester, VA on Sunday awarding $250 to the winner.
Gino's of Kissena in Flushing, NY will hold a pizza eating contest on September 24 awarding up to $500.
The Schooner in Netarts, Oregon will hold a oyster eating contest on Saturday awarding $1,000 to the winner.
Uncle Billy's in Austin is holding a wing eating contest on October 7 awarding two 3-day passes to the Austin City Limits festival.
Sag Harbor Online has a report on the lobster roll held Sunday won by Emory Fiveash.
Ultimate Burger in Kailua-Kona (big Island), Hawaii will hold a burger eating contest on October 20 awarding $400 in cash ($250 to the winner) and $400 in gift certificates. A qualifer will be held on September 22.
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