The California State Fair in Sacramento will hold a qualifier for its corn dog eating contest tonight. The main event tomorrow will award $2500/$2000/$1000/$500/$100. Bob Shoudt will be competing.
John "Oink Oink" Bradley reports that Bob Shoudt won the first prize of $1000 in tonight's crabfries eating contest at Chickie's and Pete's in Philadelphia. Dave Brunelli was the runner up.
Chickie & Pete's in Philadelphia will hold a crab fry eating contest Wednesday awarding a $1000 Visa gift card to the winner. The contest is for amateurs only. (press release)
Fiesta Mexicana of Topeka will hold a jalapeno eating contest tomorrow awarding $500.
The American Polish Festival will hold a pierogi eating contest tomorrow in Sterling Heights, MI awarding $500/$300/$200.
Wayne Algenio ate 22 hot dogs in 5 minutes to win Monday's hot dog eating contest held at Janss Marketplace in Thousand Oaks, CA. Jon Bello was runner up.
Bob Shoudt won the first prize of $1000 in yesterday's hot dog eating contest held at Fish Tales in Ocean City, MD. update Bob Shoudt's total was 52 hot dogs, making him the 6th person I am aware of to have eaten 50+ hot dogs in a 10 minute hot dog contest (Kobayashi, Chestnut, Stonie, Janus, Bertoletti).
WBTW has an article about Joe Menchetti eating 32 cupcakes in 5 minutes to win the first prize of $500 in a cupcake eating contest held yesterday in Myrtle Beach. Ryan Siciliano was the runner up and Kyle Taylor was 3rd.
Michael Jenkins ate 12 hot dogs in 3 minutes to win the first prize of $400 at Bruce Rossmeyer Harley Davidson in Ormond Beach, FL yesterday.
Joe Menchetti defended his title and claimed the first prize of $1000 at today's hot dog eating contest at Mardi Gras Casino in Hallandale Beach, FL today.
2016 Z-Burger eating contest
update WTOP has a contest report
Fox5 has a video
WJLA has a contest report
Mike Longo has the top 5:
1) Molly Schuyler 28 burgers
2) Dave Brunelli 19
3) Joe Menchetti 13
4) Mike Longo 11
5) Kyle Hanner 10
WTOP has a facebook live video of the contest.
Wayne Algenio has a video with the results of Rocco's Pizza eating contest Friday in Brooklyn: 1) Dave Brunelli 24.75 slices $2000 2) Wayne Algenio 23.5 $1000 3) Itiel Ginzburg 18.5 slices $500. After the contest (around 11 minute mark), Joe Menchetti compared himself to Brian Seiken after a disappointing performance.
Wild Wing Ottawa will hold a wing eating contest tomorrow awarding a $1000 shopping spree. Molly Schuyler will also attempt to eat 10 double burgers in 10 minutes. update Jun 24 At Fatboys Southern Smokehouse yesterday, Molly ate 2 Tailgator combos (4 pulled pork poutines, 2 BBQ nachos, 4 lbs of wings and 16 sliders) in 23 minutes.
The Tuolumne, CA Lumber Jubilee will hold a hot dog eating contest Saturday awarding a fully restored 1985 Honda Shadow 750 motorcycle.
Mardi Gras Casino in Hallandale Beach, FL (Fort Lauderdale area) will hold a hot dog eating contest July 2 awarding $1000/$500/$250. (via Michael Jenkins)
Bruce Rossmeyer's Harley Davidson in Ormond Beach, FL will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 2 awarding $400 to the winner.
The California State Fair in Sacramento will hold a corn dog eating contest on July 16 awarding $2500/$2000/$1000/$500/$100. A qualifier will take place on July 15.
ZBurger will hold an eating contest in Washington, DC on July 1 awarding $1500/$850/$500/$400 (via Eater DC).
American Burger Co will hold an eating contest for amateurs on July 23 in Charlotte awarding $500. Entrants will need to qualify to compete. The contest will precede a MLE contest that will be headlined by Joey Chestnut.
Dave Brunelli won the first prize of $500 in yesterday's meatball eating contest at the Hudson Valley Pizza and Meatball Fest in Wallkill, NY yesterday.
Fish Tales in Ocean City will hold a hot dog eating contest July 4 awarding $1000 to the winner. Entrants will need to qualify.
Mugshots Challenge schedule
Here is the schedule for the Mugshot Challenge contest. The finals July 2 in Covington, LA will award $5000. The other contests will award $1000 and a sport in the finals.
After being rained out on June 5, Rocco's pizza contest in Brooklyn has been rescheduled for June 24 and the purse has been upgraded to $2000/$1000/$500.
Stuart's Smokehouse in Alderson, WV will hold an amateur-only hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $500/$100/$50.
Joe "U Mad Bro" Ziobro won the first prize of $500 in yesterday's burger eating contest at Roadhouse Diner in Great Falls, MT yesterday.