Unafilliated Eating Contests category

Dave Brunelli won the suicide wing eating contest at The Starboard in Dewey Beach, DE for the third year in a row on Sunday. Johnnie Excel also competed. the women's winner was not named.
Sara Bozich reports that Arooga's 22 in Harrisburg, PA will hold a hot dog eating contest on Friday awarding a trip to Jamaica, a spicy wing eating contest on Saturday awarding a trip to Las Vegas and a volume wing eating contest on Saturday awarding $100.
Rules for the burger eating contest held at HiWay Burger in Delray Beach, FL are available. The first prize of $1000 will go to the person who eats the most burgers in a 10 minute session from July 27 to August 12. The contest is closed to professionals and people who have won any type of previous eating contest.
Joe Menchetti reports that Jack McDonald (not Jamie) defeated him at a hot dog eating contest at a Portland (Maine) Sea Dogs game.
Village Pub locations in Las Vegas are holding a rib eating contest in August awarding $2198 ($1299 to the winner). Presumably qualifiers will be held on August 4/11/18 and the finals on August 25, but that is not explicitly stated.
Dani's House of Pizza in Queens announced its pizza eating contest will award $500 to the winner. (No other details are provided.)

Jamie McDonald wins Bartolini’s meatballs

update The Southtown Star has an article.

Bartolini’s faceboook page has the top four in the meatball eating contest held today in Midlothian, IL: 1) Jamie McDonald 45 meatballs
2) Tom Gilbert 43 (defending champion)
3) Bob Kuhns 32.5 meatballs
4) Frank Wach 22

Yesterday, Bob Kuhns broke Jamie McDonald’s record for the 10 pound meatball sandwich challenge. Jamie McDonald later reclaimed the record with a time of 33:26.

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HiWay Burger in Delray Beach, FL will hold a burger eating contest for amateurs from July 27 to August 12 awarding $1750 ($1000 to the winner).
Will Millender has the top 3 in today's hands-free watermelon eating contest held at the Public House in Manhattan: 1) "Gentleman" Joe Menchetti 2) Dave Brunelli 3) Will Millender. Johnnie Excel (who has moved to the east coast) and Pat Philbin also competed. There was a choking incident, but everyone is reportedly all right now. update July 23 Will Millender has a contest report
Eric Dahl has the top 5 from today's corn dog eating contest at the California State Fair: 1) Eric Dahl 20 2) Erik Franks 18 3) Roy Bustillo 17 4) Kevin Ross 16 5) Damon Wells 15.5 update July 23 Capital Public Radio has an article and podcast.
Farrell's facebook page has official results for the ice cream eating challenge held Sunday. For the amateur men & women, Catalina Hernandez had the fastest time for eating a "Pig's Trough" sundae (1:58).
Durbin's in Burbank, IL will hold a pizza eating contest awarding a trip for 2 to Las Vegas on August 25. A qualifier will be held in Midlothian, IL on July 25.
Eric Dahl reports that he qualified for the finals of the corn dog eating contest at the California State Fair tomorrow along with Kevin Ross, Damon Wells and 5 others.
Tuckaway Tavern & Butchery in Raymond, NH will hold a burger eating contest on July 28 awarding two tickets to the July 30 Red Sox game.
DelMarVANow.com has a preview of Sunday's "suicide" wing eating contest to be held at The Starboard in Dewey Beach, DE on Sunday. The men's contest will award a first prize of $500 and the women's division will pay out $200 to the winner. Two time winner Dave Brunelli says he is not sure if he will go for a threepeat.
Henry Hudson's Pub in Oklahoma City will hold a jalapeno eating contest on August 16 awarding a trip to Mexico. Weekly qualifiers will be held on Thursdays.
Hirschbeck's Sports Bar & Grille will hold a wing eating contest tonight awarding two Red Sox tickets. The runner-up will receive four tickets to Six Flags.
McKenzie's Bar and Grill in Hermantown, MN (Duluth area) will hold a hot dog eating contest on Saturday awarding $500 to the winner.
Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, NJ will hold an eating contest as part of its Corntastic Weekend on July 28 awarding $850 ($500 to the winner).
The Starboard in Dewey Beach, DE will hold a "suicide" wing eating contest on Sunday awarding $500 to the winner. (A women's division awarding $500 has been held in previous years.)
Stephanie Torres attempted to break Jamie McDonald's time of 38 minutes for the 10 pound meatball sub at Bartolini's in Midlothian, IL yesterday. (She did not succeeed.)

Damon Wells wins Farrells pro division

update July 16 Naader Reda has a blog entry

Naader Reda has the top 3 of the professional division of today’s Farrell’s Splendiferously Superiffic Summer Spectacular Ice Cream Eating Championship in Brea, CA

1) Damon Wells (reported time 6:02)
2) Naader Reda 7:17
3) Ron Koch

Naader produced a promotional video for the contest

The Farrell’s facebook has some pictures of the earlier rounds

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A wing contest at the San Diego Yacht & Boat Show on July 28 will award dinner for two, 2 front row tickets to a Bret Michaels concert and a meet & greet along with a VIP "Wing Party" for ten at any southern California Hooters location.
Will Millender reports that the team of "Furious" Pete Czerwinski, Jon Squibb and Dave Brunelli repeated at the Bud Light Wing Challenge held at the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship in North Wildwood, NJ and won a prize of $2500. update July 17 "Furious" Pete has a video.
Michael Diebold won today's hot dog eating contest held at the Festival of Discovery in Anderson, SC by eating 22 hot dogs in 12 minutes. Bryan Crocker was the runner up with 20. The contest was restricted to South Carolina residents.
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