Lancaster hot dog results
Megamunch has a report from today’s hot dog eating contest in Lancaster, PA where he finished 5th. Sean Gordon from Philadelphia won the contest.
Dayton OH wing eating contest Oct 7
(From tcnewsnet.com) There will be a wing eating contest at the New Carlisle (Dayton), OH Festival of Flight October 7. The first place prize is $100.
Checkers Burger Bowl, U of Florida, Oct 7
From Hall Hoover Hunt blog comment
Hall,
My name is Tim Ahn and I would like to invite you to compete in the inaugural Checkers Burger Bowl on Saturday, October 7 at 2:00pm at the Pike house across from Ben Hill Griffin Stadium at UF. The top prize is $250 cash. Please feel free to contact me with any questions at 407-310-3024 or reply back to checkersburgerbowl@gmail.com. Thanks, and I look forward to your response!
Regards,
Tim Ahn
Toledo pizza contest Oct 13, $100 first prize
A pizza eating contest with a 1st prize of $100 will be held at Jo-Jo’s Original Pizzeria in Toledo, OH on Oct 13. Qualifiers will be held Sept 28 and Oct 5. A $8 entrance fee is required.
Lancaster PA hot dog contest Saturday, $500 1st prize
from insnews.org
A hot dog-eating contest to benefit Castaway Critters of Central Pennsylvania will be held Saturday at That Fish Place/That Pet Place, just one of many special events for the upcoming week.
The eating contest, with a $500 prize to the winner, is part of the “Mr. Scoop-A-Thon” at the store at 237 Centerville Road.
Prizes from thatpetplace.com
First Prize – $500, Second Prize – $250, Third Prize – $100 gift certificate to That Fish Place/That Pet Place
Weekend non IFOCE wrap up 9/22 – 9/24
(from AICE news) “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti won the AICE bun & cheese eating contest by eating 8 bun & cheese sandwiches in 2:15 in Mount Vernon, NY. Ian “the Invader” Hickman was second and “King” George van Laar was 3rd.
Hoboken NJ, Italian Ice eating contest – won by Kristine Ducusin
Bethlehem, PA haggis eating contest – perhaps steakbellie can receive permission to compete in next year’s contest
Portland, OR team donut eating contest held in conjunction with Portland Carfree Days. (This is surprising since environmentalists are usually opposed to competitive eating)
Colorado jalapeno contest
(Thanks Liz & Anita) The Greeley (CO) Tribune has a report about Saturday’s jalapeno eating contest. The winner, Jerry Esparza, ate 58 peppers in 10 minutes and had to skip the awards ceremony because he was tending to more pressing affairs.
Moe’s Burritos for Life finals clip on youtube
A clip of Moe’s Burritos for Life finals held at Georgia Tech Labor Day weekend has been posted to youtube. The clip supports speedeat’s report that Mike (Shelley) won the contest by eating 5.5 (or 6) burritos in 8 minutes (and disproves Dale Boone’s comment that Tony Rizzo was the victor)
Christina Gumola wins more Steelers tickets
(From unaccepted comment by “Mr. Wright”) AICE News reports that Christina Gumola, who won Pittsburgh Steeler tickets by winning a Roethlisburger eating contest in 2004, won tickets to the Steeler’s opener last week by winning a hot dog eating contest held at KISS FM 96.1. Christina tied with 97 pound Andrea by eating 8.5 hot dogs in 5 minutes, but was awared the victory by the DJs because they claimed she finished eating first. A men’s contest was also held, the winner, Joe, ate 6.5 hot dogs.
Youtube has videos of the contests: women’s, men’s
kissfm961.com has pictures from the contest: Gallery 1, Gallery 2
Kiss FM also hosted an unsuccessful attempt at eating 40 HDB in 40 minutes which is available on youtube
Corny dog contest at Texas State Fair Oct 1
The 4th annual Corny Dog contest will be held at the Texas State Fair on October 1. The first place prize is $500 with 2 Southwest Airlines tickets. The registration deadline is September 18.
Pensacola pizza contest for first responders
pensacolanewsjournal.com has a report on a pizza eating contest for first responders held yesterday to honor the victims of 9/11/2001. Adam McCoy of the Pensacola police won $2000 and additional prizes for eating 1.5 pizzas in 10 minutes. McCoy gave his winnings to Cory Jackson, who recently suffered three broken vertebrae.
NC collard eating contest: “a mission for God”
The Reflector reports that Donald Whichard and Darlene Pollard each won $100 by eating six pounds of collard greens in the men’s and women’s division of the collard-eating contest at the Collard Festival in Ayden, North Carolina on Saturday. Ms. Pollard claims that her collard victory was “a mission for God.”
Army Times profile of Burritos for Life finalist
The Army Times has a profile of Burritos for Life finalist Sargeant Aaron Cooper, a combatives instructor at Fort Benning. Cooper was leading for the first two thirds of the contest, but fell behind late and suffered a reversal near the end of the contest. Cooper ate almost five burritos before his disqualification; the winner (whose name is not given in the article or anywhere else on the internet I have been able to find) ate more than six burritos in eight minutes.
Old Bay Peel & Eat Results
(from Todd Bertch) old-bay.com has the results from Friday’s Peel & Eat Shrimp contest in Baltimore. Todd Bertch won the $10,000 first place prize. wjz.com has an article with a video clip. The contest was closed to “professional” eaters and required an essay about Old Bay seasoning to gain entrance to the qualifiers.
Cincy Battle to the Bone results
The Cincinnatt Post has a brief report on yesterday’s Battle to the Bone contest held at the AVP Beach Volleyball tournament. Reno Bezzina of Waterford, MI won the contest.
Gallon Challenge pictures available
Pictures from the Gallon Challenge held last weekend have been posted to the contest website. Two entrants were apparently able to finish their gallon of milk successfully, but most of the attempts produced the expected results.
Joe Menchetti to appear on CBS’ Early Show
(from speedeat.com) Joe Menchetti will appear on CBS’ Early Show to promote Frank’s Red Hot wing eating contest to be held at the AVP beach volleyball contest on Coney Island Saturday. The expected time of the appearance is 8:36 am eastern. franksredhot.com has more information about the contest. go-brooklyn.com says the contest will take place at 3pm and registration will occur from 10 am to 11:30 am.
Burritos for Life regional winners
The following results were forwarded to me by an eater who wishes to remain nameless and match up with the results on speedeat.com:
REGION 1 DMA – Lubbock, TX
BFL Winner: Bobby Cantu
Winning Time: 3 minutes 41 seconds
REGION 2 DMA – Chattanooga, TN
BFL Winner: Michael Parlaman
Winning Time: 2 minutes 55 seconds
REGION 3 DMA – Columbus, GA
BFL Winner: Aaron Cooper
Winning Time: 3 minutes 35 seconds
REGION 4 DMA – Brunswick, GA
BFL Winner: Mike Shelley
Winning Time: 3 minutes flat
REGION 5 DMA – Philadelphia, PA
BFL Winner: Anthony Rizzo
Winning Time: 3 minutes 5 seconds
LA Tofu Festival report
losanjealous has a blog entry about the Los Angeles Tofu Festival, which claims that “the word on the street” is that Jooshin Kim, the executive chef of Koi Restaurant, won the tofu eating contest and a trip to Asia by eating a 14 ounce block of tofu in 25 seconds.
Burritos for Life second round contest – Greensboro, NC
The Greensboro (NC) News-Record blog has a writeup of the second round Moe’s Burrito for Life contest. One of the contestants was police reporter Eric Townsend
Windmill hot dogs & Queens Chinese dumpling results
(From AICE news)
“King” George Van Laar upset Joe Menchetti & Ian Hickman in Windmill hot dogs on Saturday after originally intending to skip the contest due to health reasons:
1. “King” George van Laar, 12.75 hot dogs
2. Ian “the Invader” Hickman, 12.66 hot dogs
3. “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti, 11.75 hot dogs
Menchetti rebounded to win the Chinese dumpling eating contest at the Dragon Boat Festival in Queens Sunday:
1. “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti 49 dumplings in 2 minutes a new record
2. Ian “the Invader” Hickman, 42 dumplings
3. Arnie “Chowhound” Chapman 39 dumplings, retired from eating after contest
Tang Ta Way, a Queens postal worker, upset Floria Lee in the women’s division of the contest, becoming the second surprise female winner of the weekend.
1. Tang Ta Way, 31 dumplings
2. Floria Lee, 29 dumplings, 4 off last year’s female record
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