Chicago Pipeline has a report about the hot dog eating contest held at Bangers & Lace on Labor Day. Tom Cortina won the contest after a two minute eat-off with a total of 21 hot dogs in 7 minutes. Chicago Mag and PhilinPhlash have galleries. (video Part 1 | Part 2)
Joe Menchetti won the first prize of two Baltimore Ravens club level seats at the 2012 Roma Gourmet Ed Reed Chicken Sausage Eating Contest at the Maryland State Fair on Sunday (video).
Burgerworx in Asheville, NC will hold an eating contest on September 14 awarding $500 to the winner.
Dale Boone won $500 at Stuart's hot dog eating contest in Alderson, WV after he ate 21 hot dogs in 12 minutes. Boone says that he is contemplating retiring from competitive eating in the next two years.
Joe Menchetti reports that Jamie McDonald won the 5.5 burrito eating contest at American Burrito in New City, NY and then finished a bonus burrito after the contest to win a total prize of $800. update Jamie says his time for both burritos was 11:15 update #2 NewsDay has a gallery (which does not list the result)
Craig Reed ate 15 hot dogs in 10 minutes to win the first prize of $500 at BBR Columbus today.
Patrick Dogan won the Ultimate Shaniac BBQ Eating Contest at Atlanta Motor Speedway yesterday and received a Big Green Egg grill as first prize. Dale Boone was listed as a competitor.
La Festa Italia in will hold a cannoli eating contest in Scranton, PA tomorrow awarding $175 ($100 to the winner). update Sep 3 Russ Keeler won the contest with a total of 12 cannolis in 5 minutes.
Mulligan's Sports Bar & Grill in West Mifflin, PA will hold a wing eating contest on September 5 awarding $200 to the winner.
A spicy tofu eating contest awarding an iPad will be held at A Taste of Koreatown in Los Angeles on September 8.
Willy's Ale Room in Acton, Maine will hold a wing eating contest tomorrow awarding $525 ($300 to the winner).
Patch has more on the five pound burrito eating contest to be held at American Burrito in New City, NY on Monday that will award $300 to the winner, who will have the option of eating a second five pound burrito after the contest that will result in a $500 bonus if it is completed or a $100 penalty if it is not finished. Jamie McDonald is expected to compete.
NCTimes reports that BGR in Point Loma will hold a qualifier for the National Cheeseburger Slider Eating Championship on September 18. The winner will receive $500 and a trip to Washington, DC for the finals in May 2013.
Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, LA will hold a donut eating contest on September 8 awarding $250 to the winner.
(via Crawfish)
BBR in Columbus will hold a hot dog eating contest on Sunday awarding $500.
A spicy taquito eating contest in Highwood, IL (north Chicago area) will award $300 to the winner on September 12.
The Maryland State Fair will hold the Roma Ed Reed Chicken Sausage Eating Contest on Sunday. The winner will receive two club level Ravens tickets, $100 cash and a $100 gift certificate to Michael's Cafe (site of a 2011 choking in a crabcake eating contest which required hospitalization).
American Burrito in New City, NY will hold a burrito eating contest on Labor Day awarding $500 to the first person to finish a 5 pound burrito.
Stuart's Hot Dawgs in Alderson, WV will hold a hot dog eating contest on Labor Day awarding $650 ($500 to the winner).
The Hamtramck (MI) Labor Day Festival will hold a kielbasa eating contest on September 3 awarding $350 to the winner.
Miki Sudo wins Village Pub rib contest
update #2 Miki Sudo has uploaded a contest video.
update The following results have been entered into the database:
1) Miki Sudo 35 ribs
2) Tom Gilbert 31
3) El Toro 29
4) Rich LeFevre 25
5) ? 20
6) Carlene LeFevre 18
Miki Sudo announces she won the rib eating contest held at the Village Pub in Las Vegas and received a prize of $1,299. Tom Gilbert was the runner-up. The event was her first ever head-to-head eating competition.
Jamie McDonald appears to have won $1000 in the Spicy Wing Challenge held at Buffalo's Chicken Shack in Wood Ridge, NJ today.
BGR The Burger Joint will hold a qualifier for the BGR National Cheeseburger Slider Eating Championships in North Tampa September 28. The winner will receive $500 and a spot in the finals in Washington, DC on May 28, 2013.
Pie in Barrie, ON will hold its pizza eating contest on September 16 awarding $5000 to the winner. Takeru Kobayashi is expected to defend his title and Manny Yarbrough, billed as the world's largest athlete, is another entrant. Competitors will need to qualify by eating a whole pizza.
The Fresno Chile Festival will hold a pepper eating contest on Saturday awarding $250 to the winner.
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