A bratwurst eating contest for four person teams will be held in the Washington, DC area over the next two weekends. The contest will be a relay in which each team member has to finish 4 brats before the next can start. Qualifiers will be held in 9 locations on Sunday and the finals will take place on October 5. The grand prize is $300 cash, four tickets to a Redskins home game, and a limo to the game. Qualifier winners will receive a $50 bar tab and a Beck’s shwag bag. The registration deadline is tomorrow.

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A loukoumades eating contest will be held on September 21 at the Holy Cross Greek Cultural Festival in Brooklyn. According to the contest flyer, more than $1,000 in prizes will be awarded.

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Results from last night’s finals of the Phoenix area Battle of the Bone wing eating contest have been posted. Colin Gardner won the contest by eating 3lbs. and 1.7 ounces of wing meat in 11 minutes. Gardner opted for $7500 cash instead of a 2 year Honda Element lease. The second Battle of the Bone contest is scheduled to begin in February 2009.

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(From megamunch email). The blog for Turkey Hill Ice Cream announces an ice cream contest

The contest will feature four preliminary showdowns held at the WIP game day tent at the Wachovia Center before the first four Eagles home games of the season. In each contest, eight contestants will battle to see who can eat the most ice cream. But there’s a catch: They can’t use their hands (you didn’t think it would be easy, did you?). The winner will advance to the final eat-off on November 8 and will also receive a poster and helmet autographed by Eagles star Brian Dawkins.

On November 8, the four winners of the preliminary rounds will face off and the champion will receive two tickets to see the Eagles take on the Giants in New York as well as limo transportation and hotel accommodations!

A registration form and rules are available at 610 WIP’s website

The qualifier dates are:
9/7/2008 Vs Rams
9/21/2008 Vs Steelers
10/5/2008 Vs Redskins
10/26/2008 Vs Falcons

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Miami.com reports that a mini burger will be held at Quarterdeck Seafood Bar and Neighborhood Grill in Miami Beach on Monday. The first prize is $500 and Miami Dolphins cheerleaders will attend.

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NJ.com reports that the Newark Bears minor league baseball team will have a pre-game eating contest tomorrow in which competitors will eat a hot dog, cotton candy and funnel cake.

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