Toledo Free Press announces that the Smoke on the Water will hold cole slaw and pulled pork eating contests in downtown Toledo on August 5 and 6. Both contests will award prize packages with a listed value of $500.
Steve "Freight Train" Moss won a taco eating contest held at Balmoral Park near Chicago on Saturday. (gallery)
Nate's Sports Bar & Grill in Gulfport, MS will hold a hot wing eating contest on September 3 awarding at least $500 to the winner.
An unnamed woman won a wing eating contest held July 15 at Rehab, a gay bar in St. Louis.
The Lotte Butte Casino in Chandler, AZ (Phoenix area) will hold two burger eating contests on August 27. One contest will see who can eat the most burgers in a fixed time period, the other will see who can finish one burger the fastest. Both contests will award ($1000 / $500 / $250 bonus play). Qualification starts August 1. (via East Valley Tribune).
B-Kashz Marketing announces that The R.A.C.E. Foundation is looking for people to compete against "Furious" Pete Czerwinski at the Boise, Idaho Soul Food Festival on August 6.
Johnnie Excel has posted a blog entry in a corn dog eating contest held at the California State Fair in Sacramento.
The Korean BBQ Cookoff in Los Angeles will hold a Choco-Pie eating contest on August 6 awarding an iPad.
The Derby Deli announces that Takeru Kobayashi will compete in the West Coast Hot Dog Eating Championship in Mission Viejo, CA on September 5. update OCFoodies.com reports that Pete Czerwinski and Tom Gilbert are also expected to compete.
Lucky's Burger & Brew in Roswell, GA will hold a "Grim Reaper Burger" eating contest on August 7. Diners who can finish the four pound burger in under an hour will receive $100 in cash and a $250 Lucky's gift card.
Henry Hudson's Pub will hold a jalapeno eating contest in Oklahoma City on August 11 awarding a trip for two to Cancun. Qualifiers will take place at Henry Hudson's locations throughout the Oklahoma City area in July and August. The next qualifier will be tomorrow at the Remington Park location.
Bob Kuhns won the Sloppy Joe Showdown at Downey's House in McKees Rocks, PA with a total of 22 sloppy Joes in 8 minutes, almost twice the amount of the runner-up (12). (via email)
The Enchilada Fiesta in Las Cruces, NM will hold an eating contest on September 25 awarding $1000 to the winner. MenaFN has an article about the contest with a quote from Stephanie Torres.
The North Bridge Taven in Sarasota will hold a wing eating contest on July 31 awarding a trip to Las Vegas.
Naader Reda ate 205 chicken nuggets in 2 hours to defend his title at the Chick-fil-A in La Habra, CA and break his previous record of 201.
Johnnie Excel announces that he won $2000 at a corn dog eating contest at the California State Fair in Sacramento by eating 18 corn dogs in 8 minutes. update Don Sturdy has a blog entry and slideshow.
"Tiny" Tim Rauscheder won a contest at The Happy Dog in Cleveland by eating 27 hot dogs in 10 minutes (the contest ran out of hot dogs) and Randy Santel won a competition held at Up Dog in Independence, Missouri by eating 21 hot dogs in 10 minutes.
Pepe's will hold a taco eating contest at Balmoral Park in Crete, IL (South Chicago area) on July 30 awarding $500 to the winner.
The finals for this year's pizza eating contest at Dani's House of Pizza in Queens, NY will take place on August 13 and award $1250 ($750 to the winner). Weekly qualifiers will be held on Saturday from July 16 to August 6.
A wing eating contest in Lake Elsinore, CA (Riverside County) tonight will award $700 ($400 to the winner). The entry fee is $60.
Arooga's in Harrisburg, PA will hold a hot dog eating contest tonight awarding a trip to Aruba and wing contests tomorrow awarding a cruise to the Bahamas. (via PennLive)
Wingdome in Seattle will hold a wing eating contest on August 18 awarding the winner a trip to the Buffalo Wing Festival in Buffalo, NY. Competitors will qualify by eating the most wings at a Wingdome location from August 9 to 12.
Dave "U. S. Male" Goldstein has been announced as a competitor in the August 3 Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce Taco Challenge.
Buffalo Wild Wings in Miami will hold an eating contest tonight awarding two three night cruises to the Bahamas.
Wing eating contests at the Delaware State Fair in Harrington (Friday) and Union Station Grill in Columbia, PA will award $200 to the winner.
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