Peter's Clam Bar in Island Park, NY will hold its clam eating contest tomorrow. Previous contests have awarded $1000/$500/$250; prizes for this year's event are not listed. Ed "Cookie" Jarvis did a promo contest for the competition yesterday.
The Upper Deck in Akron, OH will hold a hot dog eating contest tomorrow awarding $300 to the winner.
Bill "El Wingador" Simmons won the first prize of a $1000 Visa gift card in today's crab fries eating contest at Chickies and Pete's in Philadelphia.
Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, NJ will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 20 awarding $500 to the winner.
Mark Lyle ate a contest record 25 hot dogs in 12 minutes to win the first prize of $500 at the Festival of Discovery in Greenwood, SC and break the five year streak of runner up Michael Diebold.
Sabretti's Hot Dogs in Hopatcong, NJ will hold a hot dog eating contest tomorrow awarding $1000.
Chickie & Pete's will hold a crab fries eating contest in Philadelphia on July 13 awarding a $1000 Visa gift card to the winner.
Kevin Ross ate 14 hot dogs in 5 minutes to win the first prize of $500 in the July 4 hot dog eating contest at Janss Marketplace in Thousand Oaks, CA.
Top 3 from yesterday's burger eating contest held at the Dromedary Bar in Brooklyn: 1) Wayne Algenio 2) Joe Menchetti 3) Tim "Gravy" Brown. Jeremiah "El Toro" Jimenez also competed.
Ethan Teske ate 17 hot dogs in 5 minutes yesterday to take the first prize of $500 in a hot dog eating contest held in Hurricane, WV.
Results from Fish Tales hot dog eating contest in Ocean City, MD: 1) Bob Shoudt 32 (wins $1200) prize 2) Dave Brunelli 31 3) Stephen Hillegass 12
Michael Jenkins reports that Dale Boone ate 20 hot dogs to claim the first prize of $500 at Titled Kilt in Boca Raton, FL. Runner-up Nate Figueroa ate 18 and Michael Jenkins was 3rd with 15. Boone reportedly left enough debris to get billed as the "worlds biggest cheater". update Nate Figueroa has produced a video of the contest titled "#1 COMPETITIVE EATING "CHEATER" (DALE BOONE)"
Dale Boone won last night's hot dog eating contest held at Crowbar in Tampa.
2017 Z Burger eating contest
Unofficial results
1) Molly Schuyler 21 burgers
2) Dave Brunelli 19
3) Pat Bertoletti 16
4) Bob Shoudt 15
WUSA 9 has a Facebook Live video of today’s Z Burger eating contest in Washington, DC.
Registration is now open for the National Fried Mushroom Eating Championship to be held in Kennett Square, PA on September 9. The top 3 pros will receive $1000/$500/$300; the top 2 local amateurs will get $200/$100.
NowDecatur.com has a report on yesterday's qualifier for the eating contest at Decatur Celebration. Brandon "Da Disposal" Clark won with a record 24.5 hot dogs in 10 minutes.
The Buffalo Wild Wings in Times Square will hold a hot wing eating contest tonight that will reportedly award $1000 to the winner.
The Wing Shack Wing Bowl at the Greeley (CO) Stampede will award $500 to the winner on July 1.
Milo's Corn Dog Eating Contest will take place at the California State Fair in Sacramento on July 22 and award $2500/$2000/$1000/$500/$100 to the top 5. A qualifier will be held on July 21.
The Dromedary in Brooklyn will hold a burger eating contest on July 4 awarding $500 to the winner.
The Syracuse Polish Fest will hold a pierogie eating contest on June 25 awarding $250 to the winner.
News Herald has a report on Ivan Mendoza's victory in the shortcake eating contest at the Kirtland (OH) Kiwanis’ Strawberry Festival over four-time defending champion Nick Gordish.
Sentinel & Enterprise has an interview with Geoffrey Esper about competing in the Nathan's Qualifier at Sail Boston on Sunday.
The Louisana Peach Festival will hold a Cobbler Gobbler eating contest in Ruston, LA on June 24 awarding $1000 to the winner.
ZBurger will hold its burger eating contest in Washington, DC on July 3. The top 4 places will win $1,500/$850/$500/$400. Molly Schuyler is expected to defend her title.