The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that federal prosecutors have forced wild animals to be removed from the Hamilton County Fair due to lack of a proper license, terminating the pizza eating contests between a bear and human opponents:

Then, Ingle said, there were complaints that the bear was being treated poorly because he was being “forced” to participate against people in a pizza-eating contest.

That’s true.

“He loves pizza. Pepperoni is his favorite. We think he’s Italian because he likes pizza,” said Mazzola, whose heritage is Italian.

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Dave “MegaMunch” Shoffner has posted a list of upcoming contests in the East PA/MD region.

Listing of independent contests in the eatfeats database has been curtailed somewhat unless the contest has a substantial prize or other notable feature since minimal feedback from eaters or contest organizers have been received. Please let me know if you would like the number of independent contests listed to be increased.

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Cincinnati.com reports that the Hamilton County Fair will have an inter-species competition:

Then there’s the daily pizza-eating contest. Fairgoers go bite for bite with a bear. The winner gets $100. The bear, Ingle warns, “has only lost once.” No word on how the bear plans to spend the 100 bucks.

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From a press release by the Coney Island Cyclones minor league baseball team:

KNISH-EATING CONTEST: Want to test your skills at competitive eating? To entertain fans on Jewish Heritage Night, the Cyclones have teamed up with Gabila’s Knishes, and will be holding a knish- eating contest on the field before the game. The fan that eats the most knishes in 4 minutes will win a prize pack and a trophy! If you’re interested in competing, please contact Rebecca at rebecca@brooklyncyclones.com before Sunday.

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From a press release to announce the grand opening celebration of Phase 2 of Atlantic City Outlets:

Other fun activities include Stewart’s Hot Dog Eating Contest to be held at 2:00 p.m. with a $500 first place prize. Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Atlantic and Cape May County will be on hand to serve water ice, smoked Barbeque and other summer treats.

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From MyFoutainSquare.com

At noon on Friday, August 3, the contestant who consumes the most Skyline Coneys topped with Extreme Habanero Cheese in 3 minutes will be crowned champion!

To register to a chance to compete, complete the official entry form located here: www.myfountainsquare.com/skyline. Fifteen contestants will be randomly drawn and notified on Monday, July 30.

Produced by Skyline Chili and Fountain Square Management Group.

Registration deadline is July 29. First prize is a $100 gift card to Skyline Chili. Other competitors will receive a $25 gift card.

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From post-gazette.com’s calendar

EAST LIBERTY: Station Street Hot Dog and Sandwich Shop, 6290 Broad St., hosts a six-minute Hot Dog Eating Contest at 1 p.m. as part of its grand opening and in observance of July as National Hot Dog Month. First prize winner receives $300, a color television and case of hot dogs. Call 412-365-2121.

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I have no idea why a blog called “Music and Songs” would have eating contest results, but it reports that a man from Sterling, VA won the “suicide” wing eating contest at the Starboard in Dewey Beach, DE by eating 137 wings in a half an hour.

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The website for The Starboard has information about Sunday’s wing contest.

Sunday is the famous WINGS TO GO SUICIDE WING EATING CONTEST!!! In at least our 20th year of this contest, 3pm this Sunday, you can get your chance to win $500 in CASH by eating the most Suicide Wings within the 30 minute time frame. No Drinks, No other Food, just WINGS!! To sign up, be here before 2pm on Sunday, and see our DJ to get yourself signed up for a shot at the title!

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From Gothamist:

So it’s only in the interest of each borough having its own event that we bring you this next story- the 4th Annual Dumpling Eating Contest, taking place on Sunday August 5th as part of the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in Flushing. For all of those who watched Joey Chestnut eat 66 weenies last week and exclaimed, “Hell, I can do that,” here’s your chance: the Dumpling Eating Contest is accepting registrants until the end of the month.

The contest is two minutes long with prizes of $1000, $500 and $300. Last year’s festival had separate contests for men and women with equivalent prize money for both genders.

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The bratwurst eating contest on the schedule for the Sheboygan Brat Days festival is a non-IFOCE contest limited to Wisconsin residents.

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From the EATORF calendar

Sat. June 30 @8pm The Stadium Club in Moosic Boneless Hot Wings ($200 first prize)
Fri. July 20 @ Gametime 7pm PNC Field in Moosic during Yankees game Hot Dogs
Wed. August 8 @ 9pm Joe Shags Restaurant in Pittston Square Pizz

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The results from yesterday’s EATORF tournament are available. “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti defeated “Killer K” Hill in the finals.

The entire bracket is available after the jump
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A video of the pierogi contest held at the Nanticoke (PA) Musicfest won by Carey Poehlmann has been posted to http://youtube.com/watch?v=gDxkrq9_H5s

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From NHRegister.com:

With “Indiana Jones” coming downtown, it’s going to be party time!

A free movie! Aerial acrobats! A matzo ball-eating contest! Poison darts!

Well, the poison darts will be only on the big screen set up on the Green, where “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” the movie that made Indiana Jones an instant hero, will be shown.

The celebration, which will be held on the Green and along Temple Street between Chapel and George, will kick off at 5 p.m. June 26, two nights before the fourth “Indy” movie starts filming downtown.

The contest will take place at Katz’s II on Temple (no other details are provided)

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JerseyShoreNow.com has a good calendar of eating contests to be held in summer 2007 in New Jersey. Arturo Rios, Jr. is quoted.

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FoxNews.com has an article and gallery (more pictures) about the wedding cake eating contest held to promote the new season of WE TV’s “Bridezillas”. Stephanie Florio, of Sayville, N.Y., was declared the winner. Her $25,000 prize puts her in second place in the 2007 money listing.

update wifr.com has a news video clip

update #2 NY Daily News reports that Ms. Florio was credited with 9 of the mini-cakes in 2 minutes

Metro.co.uk has an article with a video

Reuters also has a video

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The winners page for EATORF has been updated to record Carey “Powerhouse” Poehlmann’s victory in Saturday’s Chili Wimpee contest in Lake Ariel, making him the first victor of an EATORF contest besides Killer K Hill. In an email, Poehlmann praises the contest organizers:

I drove over to Lake Ariel to participate in EATORF’s Chili Whimpee contest, and was very surprised how organized these guys are, how much fun I had participating, and how enjoyable the crowd found it. They are a great group of guys, and think that they deserve some attention for the dedication that they show to the sport of competitive eating.

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From NY Daily News:

WE (Women’s Entertainment) will usher in the June 17 premiere of the fourth season of “Bridezillas” with a ferocious wedding-cake eating contest in Times Square Tuesday at 8 a.m. Brides, bring your forks!

More on the contest and entry information can be found on plj.com First prize is $25,000 towards a dream wedding.

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(From AICE news) TimesLeader.com has a picture with a caption of the pierogi eating conest held at the Nanticoke Music Festival won by Carey Poehlmann.

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From EATORF.com calendar:

Sat. June 9 @ 1 PM Lake Ariel Hose Company, Lake Ariel, PA Chili Wimpees, $10 entry fee, $100 first prize
Tue. June 19 @ 8 PM McGrath’s in Dalton Texas Wieners

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The LAist blog has a report from this morning’s donut eating contest at Randy’s Donuts held to promote the DVD release of CHiPs. James Donohue won the contest, finishing his 18 donuts before any other eater could finish a dozen. A contest video and post contest interview with Donohue are available.

update CelebrityMound has some pictures

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The LAist blog has an entry about the donut eating contest to be held tomorrow morning at Randy’s Donuts to promote the DVD release of CHiPs.

Randys-Donuts.com has a webcam of the restaurant. Hopefully it will broadcast the contest.

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Click on the links below to see articles about the independent contests this upcoming weekend.

June 2, Cleveland Heights, OH hot dog eating contest (1st prize has listed value of $300)
June 2, San Jose, CA tamale eating contest
June 2, Windham, NH Strawberry eating contest
June 2, Nanticoke, PA pierogi eating contest
June 3, Louisville, KY Strawberry Eating contest
June 3, Bakersfield, CA Jalapeno eating contest
June 3, Savannah, GA wing eating contest
June 4, Raleigh, NC pancake eating contest

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(from Courtney Jacobs) A donut eating contest will be held at Randy’s Donuts in Inglewood, CA (Los Angeles area) on the morning of June 5 to promote the release of the first season of CHiPs on DVD. Former CHiPs star Erik Estrada will be the contest judge. The winner will be the first person to eat 18 donuts. Participants will be chosen from the first ten entrants to appear at Randy’s Donuts on the morning of the contest and must be residents of California. Contest eligibility, entrance rules and prizes follow:

ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS. MAXIMUM TEN (10) ELIGIBLE PARTICIPANTS. 1. ELEGIBILITY: CHIPS DVD Promotion Donut Eating Contest (“Contest”) is open to individuals eighteen (18) years of age or older who are legal residents of the state of California. Contestants must be present at event in order to enter. Employees and their immediate families (spouse, parents, children, siblings, and their respective spouses), including household members, of Time Warner, Inc. or any subsidiaries or affiliated companies including Warner Home Video, a division of Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. (“Sponsor”) are not eligible to enter or win

HOW TO ENTER: To enter, go to the “Donut Eating” event at Randy’s Donuts on Tuesday, June 5, 2007, by 9:00 AM PDT and be one of the first ten (10) eligible participants in the “Donut Eating Contest” line designated as such.

PRIZES: GRAND PRIZE to the winner (1): Two Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($2,500) (payment to be made in the form of a check payable to winner within four (4) to six (6) weeks after the end of the Contest). FIRST PRIZE to the first runner-up (1): Portable DVD Player (prize to be awarded the day of the Contest). Total Estimated Retail Value of Prize: (U.S.) One Hundred Seventy-Five Dollars ($175). SECOND PRIZE to the second runner-up (1) “Chips: The Complete First Season DVD” signed by Erik Estrada. Total Estimated Retail Value of Prize: (U.S.) Thirty-Nine Dollars and Ninety-Eight Cents ($39.98).

A website with contest information can be found at http://www.myspace.com/chipscontest

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