Mike Longo, Dale Boone win BGR Burger qualifiers
update Sept 19 Chris (last name not given) won the Tampa qualifier
update 10:15 Dale Boone won the Atlanta qualifier with 20 sliders
WUSA9 has an article about the Bethesda qualifier with full results and a video
Tito Jackson has a video
update 4:15 Bethesda Now has a gallery and short article
update 12:54 Mike Longo has the top 3 for the Bethesda, MD qualifier
1) Mike Longo 17 sliders, $500
2) Tyron Hill 11
3) John Henderson 7 (additional results will be added as they come in)
A qualifier for the National Cheeseburger Slider Eating Championship will be held today at BGR in Tampa (female bodybuilder Emery Miller will apparently compete). The date was originally announced as September 28. Additional qualifiers awarding $500 and a trip to the championship in May 2013 will be held tomorrow in Bethesda, MD, Coral Gables, FL, Atlanta and possibly Point Loma, CA.
The Norwalk (CT) Boat Show will hold a wing eating contest on September 22 awarding a Spirit E-210 Grill.
Kobayashi threepeats Pie pizza by narrow margin over Jamie McDonald
Sept 17 #2 Results below have been updated with the values in the Toronto Star article
1) Takeru Kobayashi 40 slices
2) Jamie McDonald 34 slices
3) “Furious” Pete Czerwinski 27
4) Jesse Kankula 20
5) Stephanie Torres 19
6) Craig Reed 15
7T) Lara Martin 11
7T) Manny Yarborough 11
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Mike Longo announces he tied with Jay Gorman at the hoagie eating contest at the H Street Festival in Washington, DC today. They both ate 6.5 sandwiches in 15 minutes.
Dave Brunelli ends GJoe’s dumpling streak
update Sept 18
Chef One has galleries and has provided the women’s prizewinners: gallery 1 | gallery 2
Will Millender has a video with interviews
update #2 Womens results
1) Floria Lee 46, women’s record
2) Andrea Johnson 40
3) Taway Yang 38
update Will Millender has the men’s top 7
1) Dave Brunelli 74 – new record, ends Joe Menchetti’s streak
2T) Joe Menchetti 69
2T) Jamie McDonald 69
4) Wayne Algenio 55
5) Will Millender 50
6) John “Oink Oink” Bradley 44
7) Pat Philbin 36 Joe Menchetti has a seven year winning streak in the men’s contest, which might be jeopardized by Jamie McDonald, who is listed as going on the contest facebook event page. The contest is expected to start at 1 pm. (Menchetti’s winning streak is listed after the jump)
The contest will have equal amounts of men and women competing, which is a rarity in competitive eating.
Two Parrots Perch & Grill in Vancouver will hold two taco eating contests tomorrow awarding $350 ($200 to the winner).
Dominick's Pizza in Quakertown, PA will hold a pizza eating contest tomorrow awarding $200 to the winner. The runner-up will receive Phillies tickes.
BGR The Burger Joint in Coral Cables, FL will hold a slider eating contest on September 18 awarding $500 to the winner. A slider eating contest might also be held at the BGR Atlanta location on that date. update A blog entry about the Atlanta contest is available.
Baker Street Pub & Grill in Fort Worth will hold a hot dog eating contest Saturday awarding two Dallas Cowboy tickets.
Burguesa will hold a burger eating contest in three Dallas-area locations Saturday awarding a 37 inch TV.
Sir Veza's in Tucson will hold a Sonoran hot dog eating contest on Sunday awarding $500 to the winner. Stephanie Torres won last year's contest.
Alladin's Eatery in Mishikawa, In will hold a falafel eating contest on September 29 awarding $500 to the winner.
A burnt ends eating contest awarding $1000 ($600 to the winner) will be held at American Royal in Kansas City on October 6. A qualifier will take place at Zarda BBQ on September 20.
Staley's Taco Time in Denver will hold an eating contest on Saturday awarding tickets to the Broncos vs. Chargers game.
Bay Burger in Sag Harbor, NY will hold a lobster roll eating contest on Sunday awarding $250 ($50 registration fee).
Coconut Cove in North Wildwood, NJ will hold an Irish potato eating contest on September 22 awarding $850 ($500 to the winner).
SeaCoast Online reports Sao Young won the lobster roll eating contest held at the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival with a total of 13 rolls in 10 minutes. The article lists both Joe Menchetti (who apparently did not compete and is not in a picture of the prize-winners) and Mike Fournier as runner ups.
Will Millender has the top 5 in today's fried mushroom eating contest in Kennett Square, PA: 1) Jamie McDonald 5.5 lb in 8 minutes 2) Dave Brunelli 4.75 lb 3) Eric Dahl 4.5 lb 4) Mike Longo 5) Will Millender. update weights have been added. update Sept 9 Mike Longo has a video.
The Chicken Bone in Framingham, MA will hold a wing eating circuit with three qualifiers starting tomorrow. The finals will take place on October 21.
The Whole Enchilada Fiesta in Las Cruces, NM will hold an enchilada eating contest on September 30 awarding $1,000 to the winner.
Peanuts Food and Spirits in Fort Wayne, Indiana will hold a pie eating contest on Saturday awarding $500 to the winner.
Cattle 'n Clover will hold a wing eating contest awarding $300 to the winner on Saturday as part of its Pacific Avenue Biker Block Party.
The Tamales' Festival in Sacramento will hold an eating contest on September 16 awarding $1500 ($1000 to the winner). The contest is restricted to amateurs from the Sacramento area.
Registration for the Chef One Dumpling Eating Contest at Smorgasburg in Brooklyn on September 15 closes today. As in previous years, the contest will pay out $1000/$500/$300 to the top 3 men and women. A contest will award $100 to a person who guesses the total for the male or female winner correctly.
Ian's Pizza by the Slice will hold a pizza eating contest in Madison on September 27 awarding an iPad.
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