Philadelphia Bar and Grill in Philadelphia, PA will hold a hot dog eating contest on August 20 awarding $500 to the winner.
Furious Pete won Jake's Burgers eating contest in Wilmington, DE for the third year in a row, earning him a prize of $2000. update August 13 The top 3 has been posted: 1) "Furious" Pete Czerwinksi 11 burgers in 8 minutes 2) Dale Boone 9.5 burgers 3) Joe Menchetti 8.5 burgers
The final qualifier for the West Coast Hot Dog Eating Championship will take place at the Derby Deli in Mission Viejo tomorrow. Takeru Kobayashi will compete in the finals on Labor Day.
Wayne Finlinson won the final qualifier for the Battle of the Bone in Germann, AZ on Wednesday, making Kevin Ross the only qualifier from outside Arizona competing in the finals on August 20.
2009 Canadian Oyster Eating Champion Linda Li regained her title on Wednesday after defeating the 2010 oyster champion Michael Ramage by a total of 129 to 124 oysters in three minutes. She will represent Canada in the World Oyster Eating Championships in Ireland in September.
A wing eating contest awarding $250 to the winner will be held this weekend at the Dutch Mason Blues Festival in Truro, Nova Scotia.
The Star and Shamrock Tavern & Deli in Washington, DC will hold a hot dog eating contest on August 20 awarding a trip to Coney Island for a tour of Shmaltz Brewing Company. Qualifiers will be held on August 15, 16 & 17.
Magoo's Grill and Bar in Baton Rouge will hold a hot dog eating contest on Saturday awarding $200 to the winner. The contest is seeking more female competitors.
The 2011 Bacci Pizza contest will take place in Oak Lawn, IL on Saturday and award $1500 to the winner.
The Ceili Cottage in Toronto will host the Canadian Oyster Eating Championship tomorrow (Canadian citizens only). The winner will receive a trip to Ireland to compete in the World Oyster Eating Championship in early September.
Jo's in Manhattan will hold a pancake eating contest for amateurs on Labor Day awarding a $250 Visa gift card to the winner.
Kelly Stevens ate the most of his Grim Reaper burger at a contest last night at Lucky's Burgers and Brews in Roswell, GA.
Andrew Kogutkiewicz won a contest at the Sheboyan Brat Days festival by eating 14 sausages in 10 minutes.
Brad Crowder and Eric Harrison won a rib eating contest for four person teams in Brockville, Ontario even though their team was missing two members.
Doug Yarema ate 57 pancakes in 10 minutes this morning to win a pancake eating contest at Fairway Cafe in Manhattan.
The Country Squire in Warsaw, NC will hold a 72 ounce steak eating contest on August 13 awarding $200 to the winner. Dale Boone is expected to compete.
Jake's Wayback Burgers facebook page announces the first three qualifier winners for the Chowdown Showdown: David Brunelli, Nick Kehler and Tyler Harshey.
Kevin Ross won the penultimate Battle of the Bone qualifier in Gilbert, AZ on Wednesday with a total of 3.7 pounds of wing meat in 11 minutes. In the comments, Kevin announces that he has decided to become an independent and leave the IFOCE. There will be one more qualifier in Germann, AZ on August 10.
A pie eating contest in Fenton, MI (Flint area) will award $500 to the winner on August 13.
Red Cup Yogurt in Oceanside, CA (San Diego County) will hold a yogurt eating contest on August 13 awarding $300 to the winner.
2011 Gringo Bandito Taco Challenge
update August 5 Furious Pete has a travelog which includes his opinion about Brad Sciullo.
update August 4 OC Weekly has a blog entry and gallery about the challenge. Brad Sciullo now has a beard. A podcast of Takeru Kobayashi’s appearance (35 min) on the Loveline radio show with Dexter Holland of the Offspring is available (via ultimate guitar)
Naader Reda has the official top 4)
1) Takeru Kobayashi 81 tacos
2) “Furious” Pete Czerwinski 49
3) Brad Sciullo 45
4) Johnnie Excel 41
Videos from the webcast can be viewed online.
6:16 The second head is over. Kobayashi appears to have won easily with an unofficial count of 81 tacos.
6:06 The second heat has started.
5:14 The first heat of the main contest has started
4:32 A women-only undercard contest has started.
The Gringo Bandito Taco Challenge will be the first United States contest against other competitive eaters for Takeru Kobayashi since the Krystal Square Off 6 finals in September 2009. The contest is expected to start at 1 pm Pacific, 4 pm eastern and can be viewed online at http://www.livestream.com/gringobandito.
The City Tap House in Philadelphia is holding a watermelon eating contest tonight awarding tickets to a Kings of Leon show on August 12, which was cancelled when the band suspended its summer tour on Monday.
Pearce Cleveland announces that the Liquid Pool Lounge in Las Vegas will hold a cherry pie eating contest on Thursday awarding $1,000 to the winner.
Dallas Observer's Brew at the Zoo will hold a wing eating contest on September 10 awarding a trip for two to Las Vegas. Qualifiers will be held on Tuesdays in August at Dallas-area Hooters starting tonight in Irving.
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