Lumpy's Diner in Antioch, CA will hold a burger eating contest on October 13 awarding $1,000 to the winner.
Oktoberfest at Steelstacks in Bethlehem, PA will hold bratwurst eating contests on October 6 and 13 awarding $250 to thw winner.
Rice Fest in Honolulu will hold a SPAM Musubi eating contest on Saturday awarding a five night trip for two to Las Vegas to the winner.
The Seymour (IN) Ocktoberfest will hold a bratwurst eating contest on October 6 awarding $500/$150/$50.
MKE Oktoberfest will hold a bratwurst eating contest in Milwaukee on October 6 awarding $500 to the winner, $250 to the runner up.
Raina Huang announces that Papillon Bakery in Los Angeles will award $500 to a diner that can finish 30 Armenian pizzas in under 50 minutes.
King Of Donair in Halifax, NS will hold a pizza eating contest on September 22 awarding $1000 to the winner.
Eagle Pass, TX will hold a jalapeno eating contest on September 15 awarding $500 to the winner.
The Fisherman's Fall Festival will hold a lutefisk eating contest in Seattle on September 15 awarding $300/$150/$50.
Hofbrau Bierhaus in Manhattan will hold a bratwurst eating contest on October 20 awarding $750/$500/$250.
Yummy Pho & Bo Ne in Houston has a Vietnamese food challenge that currently awards a $400 jackpot if it is finished in under 40 minutes.
Registration is open for the 15th Annual Chef One Dumpling Eating Contest at the Atlantic Antic in Brooklyn on September 23. The top 3 men and wommen will win $2000/$1000/$500. (via Stephanie Wu).
The Heavy Anchor in St. Louis will hold a taco eating contest on September 1 awarding $150 to the winner and $50 to the runner-up.
Taste Pho & Noodle House will hold a pho eating contest in Gainesville, FL on September 6 awarding $300 to the winner. Entrants need to qualify.
The Observer Dispatch will hold a hot dog eating contest in Utica, NY on August 25 awarding $500 to the winner.
Bacci Pizza will hold a pizza eating contest on August 26 awarding $2500 to the winner. Entrants need to eat a jumbo slice to qualify.
The Tulare County Fair will hold a corn dog eating contest in Tulare, CA on September 15 awarding $500/$200/$100.
Peter's Clam Bar will hold a clam eating contest in Island Park, NY on August 19 awarding $1000/$500/$250.
Noshfest in Marietta, GA will hold a bagel eating contest on September 2 awarding $500 to the winner.
Taste of Hamburg-er in Hamburg, PA will hold a burger eating contest for professionals on September 1 awarding $1000/$500/$250/$125/$75. A contest for teams of three amateurs will award $150/$90/$60.
Molly Schuyler ate 30 specialty hot dogs with toppings in 11 minutes to claim a $5000 prize at Sabretti's in Hopatcong, NJ on Sunday. update An article is available
Wingnuts in Costa Mesa, CA will hold a wing eating contest on September 25 awarding $500 to the winner. The restaurant will hold training sessions on July 31 and August 28.
What the Pho in Surrey, BC has a pho challenge that awards $250 cash and a $250 gift card if finished in under 90 minutes.
Crust will hold a pie eating contest in Fenton, MI on August 1 awarding $500 to the winner.
Meadowlands Racing in East Rutherford, NJ will hold a shrimp eating contest on July 28 awarding $500/$250/100.