The Fisherman's Fall Festival in Seattle will hold a lutefisk eating contest Saturday awarding $300/$150/$50
Bacci Pizza in Chicago will hold its annual eating contest on October 8 awarding $1000/$500/$250. Entrants need to eat two Jumbo slices to qualify.
Wayback Burgers announces that Molly Schuyler won the national Triple Triple title and a prize of $3330 after she ate a 9 patty burger on Sunday in 40.56 seconds in Medford, OR.
Smoke & Barrel in Washington, DC will hold a wing eating contest on September 27 awarding $500 to the winner.
Kluddes Gastropub & Deli in Redlands, CA will hold a hot dog eating contest on September 30 awarding $150 and a 3 night hotel stay in Las Vegas.
Bob Shoudt won the first prize of $500 in yesterday's Tavern Burger eating contest in West Reading, PA.
Burger Craze in Deerfield Beach, FL will hold a slider eating contest on September 28 awarding a 2 night stay in Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort.
Wayne Algenio ate 21 cannolis in 6 minutes to win today's eating contest at the Feast of San Gennaro in New York City today.
The Terminal Bar in Denver Union Station will hold a pretzel eating contest on Friday awarding a New Belgium Cruiser Bike.
Dave Wood wins Kennett Square mushrooms
Results from Saturday’s eating contest at the Mushroom Festival in Kennett Square, PA (via Moe Train Eats email)
Pros
1st 4 lbs Dave “Termite” Wood ($1000)
2nd 3.5 lbs John “Tank” McDowell (also local winner $700)
3rd 3.25 lbs Dave “US Male” Goldstein ($500)
Local Amateurs
1st: 3.5 lbs John “Tank” McDowell ($200)
2nd: 1.5 lbs Tyler “Fungi-Ty” Smith ($100)
Oktoberfest in Seymour, IN will hold a bratwurst eating contest on October 1 awarding $500/$150/$50.
Joe Menchetti won the first prize of $600 at yesterday's lobster roll eating contest in Hampton Beach, NH with a record total of 22 rolls. Teddy Delacruz was runner up with 21. The contest ran out of food with 30 seconds left.
The University of Florida student paper has an article about Michael Jenkins' victory in a pho eating contest held at Taste Pho and Noodle House in Gainesville, FL last night. He ate 9 lbs. and 1.9 oz in 15 minutes to take the first prize of $300.
Boyert Shooting Center in Katy, TX will hold a hot dog eating contest on September 17 awarding a firearm to the winner.
Teddy Delacruz ate 6 bagels in 5 minutes to win the first prize of $500 in the eating contest at Noshfest at Temple Kol Emeth in Marietta, GA yesterday.
Dave "The Termite" Wood ate 17.75 cannolis in 5 minutes to set a contest record at La Festa Italiana in Scranton, PA today. Russell Keeler was the runner up.
Bob Shoudt ate 10.5 burgers to win the first prize of $750 in yesterday's contest at taste of Hamburg-er in Hamburg, PA. David Brunelli was runner up and Dave Wood was third.
The Rhode Island Chinese Dragon Boat Races will hold a dumpling eating contest in Pawtucket, RI on September 3 awarding a round trip to Taiwan.
Taste Pho & Noodle House in Gainesville, FL will hold a pho eating contest on September 1 awarding $300 to the winner. Entrants will need to qualify.
The West Reading Tavern in West Reading, PA will hold a burger eating contest on September 17 awarding $500 to the winner. Entrants will need to qualify on September 10 or 11.
Fat Stacks in Kearney, NJ will hold a Fat Sandwich eating contest on September 3 awarding $500.
Cookout on the Bay will hold a Grace Patty eating contest in West Palm Beach, FL on September 4 awarding $1000 to the winner. Qualifiers will be held on August 27 and September 3.
Ramsey Hilton won the first prize of $500 in today's eating contest at Condado Tacos in Columbus.
The Tulare County Fair in Tulare, CA will hold a corn dog eating contest on September 17 awarding $500/$200/$100.
The 2016 Chef One Dumpling eating contest will take place at the NYC Dumpling Festival in Sara D. Roosevelt Park in Manhattan on September 24. $2000/$1000/$500 will be awarded to the top 3 men and women.