Manchester Pub in Manhattan will hold a wing eating contest on December 11 awarding a 10 person open bar party. Qualify by being one of the five fastest people to eat 15 wings before November 24.
Lumpy's Diner in Antioch, CA will hold a burger eating contest on October 15 awarding $1,000 in cash and prizes to the winner.
The Whole Enchilada Fiesta in Las Cruces, NM will hold an eating contest on September 24 awarding $1,000 to the winner.
PoutineVille in Montreal will hold the Défi Poutineville Challenge on October 2 awarding over $1500 in prizes.
Sasha Flores reports that a female competitive eater from New Mexico (probably Stephanie Torres) won Friday's Sonoran hot dog eating contest at Sir Veza's in Tucson. update Sept 19 Sir Veza's announces that Stephanie Torres was the winner (gallery)
Ian's Pizza by the Slice in Madison, WI will hold an eating contest on Friday awarding a Xbox 360 with Kinect.
Joe Menchetti sets NYC Dumpling Festival record
update 11:15 Ekavet has a flckr gallery. Will Millender has videos of the women’s contest and first heat of the male contest. Feeding the Dragon has a video of the second heat won by Joe Menchetti.
update 2:41 Miss Korea BBQ reports that Joe Menchetti won the men’s contest with a total of 69 dumplings, breaking his record of 66. Will Millender reports that he took 3rd w/ 45 and that Dave Brunelli was runner up with 60. Marcos Owens was 4th with 44.
update 2:30 Floria Lee has repeated as the women’s winner with a total of 37 dumplings.
update 2:20 Will Millender reports that Dave Brunelli is the current leader of the men’s contest with 60 and that Joe Menchetti broke the stairs to the stage, which others confirm.
Today’s eating contest at the NYC Dumpling Festival should start at 2pm. Will Millender reports he is at the contest site along with Joe Menchetti, Mike Longo and Marcos Owens. Floria Lee and Olia Zaitseva will attempt to fill the top two spots in the women’s contest for the third straight year.
The shirt Will Millender is wearing at the contest displaying Mike Longo’s severed head can be purchased online.
A corn dog eating contest awarding $1000 to the winner will be held at the Tehama District Fair in Red Bluff, CA (120 miles north of Sacramento) on September 24. A qualifier will take place on September 22.
Mezcal in Denver will hold a women-only taco eating contest on September 20 awarding $300 in gift cards.
The Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh will hold Pierogi Bowls on September 18 and all Sundays when Pittsburgh Steelers home games take place awarding two tickets to an upcoming Steelers game.
Patch.com has an article about the Cleveland Pizza Challenge. Qualifying is underway for the finals that will take place on October 10. The winner will receive an Ohio State VIP weekend, a year's supply of Coca-Cola and a championship bracelet.
The Woodgrove Centre in Nanaimo, British Columbia will hold a cupcake eating contest on Saturday awarding a $500 gift card to the mall.
WingStock '11 will take place during Friday's soccer doubleheader at George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. The winner of the wing eating contest will receive $500 and the runner-up will get two Washington Capitals suite tickets.
Michael's Cafe in Timonium, MD will hold a crab cake slider eating contest at its Crab Ball on September 24 awarding $500 to the winner. Two guaranteed contest spots are still available.
Lucky's Sandwich Co. will hold an eating contest for amateurs at Friday's University of Illinois Chicago soccer game awarding a $300 Best Buy gift card. After the amateur a group of unnamed professional eaters will attempt to eat three Lucky's sandwiches as fast as possible.
The Copa de Hot Dog Sonoran Hot Dog eating contest will take place at Sir Veza's in Tucson on September 16 in honor of Mexican Independence Day. Prizes of $500 will be awarded to the winners of the men's and women's divisions.
Hurricane Grill & Wings in Hartsdale, NY (White Plains area) will hold a hot wing eating contest tonight. The winner will have a chance to win a 50 inch plasma TV.
Will Millender won $250 at a lobster roll eating contest in Sag Harbor, NY with a total of 6.5 lobster rolls in 5 minutes.
East West Pizza in Las Vegas will hold a pizza eating contest on September 17 awarding a High Definition Television to the winner.
The four Dallas area locations of Burguesa Burger will hold burger eating contests on September 17 awarding a 19 inch TV with a built in DVD player.
The Hampton Patch reports that Joe Menchetti won the lobster roll eating contest held at the Hampton Beach (NH) Seafood Festival today with a total of 12 lobster rolls. Sao Young was the runner up. update Sept 12 Patch.com has an article about the contest.
Grassy Knolls Movie Nights will hold a hard boiled egg eating contest as part of its showing of Cool Hand Luke in Nashville on Sunday.
A press release announces that Dickey's Barbecue will hold a pork sandwich eating contest in Dallas on October 18. Five qualifiers for the contest will be held; the first will take place in Raleigh, NC on September 15. The BBQ Jew is calling for a protest of the qualifier where competitors would not eat any sandwiches while wearing a T-shirt from a local barbecue restaurant.
Pier 30 in Freeport, TX (Houston area) will hold a jalapeno eating contest on Sunday awarding $250 to the winner.
The Montbleu Resort in Lake Tahoe, NV will hold a street taco eating contest on September 10 awarding $1,000 to the winner.
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