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Jamie McDonald will have a Wing Bowl training session tomorrow at 2 at Griff's Chicken Shack in Hamden, CT where he will try to break his chicken finger challenge of 32. update Jan 6 Jamie ate 36 to break the record. update Jan 7 The New Haven Register has a video of the training session.

January 5, 2013 at 12:09 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Jamie McDonald, New Haven | Permalink * Comments

The Chicago Tribune has an article about the novel "POW!" by Chinese author Mo Yan. The protagonist of the book is a meat eating champion who ate five pounds of steak in an hour to win an eating contest at the age of 12.

January 5, 2013 at 8:22 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Books, China | Permalink * Comments (1)

X1075 announces the fourth Las Vegas Wing Bowl will award $5,000 to the winner on January 31. Four qualifiers will be held starting January 10. The contest rules restrict entry to non-professionals from Clark County, NV. (via Miki Sudo)

January 4, 2013 at 9:50 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Las Vegas, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (10)

While the NHL lockout remains in force, P K Subban of the Montreal Canadiens ate a forty ounce steak in Delray Beach.

January 4, 2013 at 1:55 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Male Athletes, Montreal, Palm Beach, Steak Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments

Fly'n Roosters in Grand Junction, Colorado will hold a hot wing eating contest on January 19 awarding $500 to the winner.

January 4, 2013 at 8:56 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Grand Junction, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (4)

The Hi Desert Star has an article about the Doomsday Eating Challenge where Naader Reda and John Rivera attempted to eat the entire menu at a 7-11.

January 2, 2013 at 11:43 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Eating Challenges, Inland Empire, Naader Reda | Permalink * Comments (3)

Registration will open Friday at 3 pm eastern on IFOCE.com for the RP Funding World Chili Eating Challenge to be held February 9 in Orlando. The total purse is $3,500 ($1,750 to the winner).

January 2, 2013 at 7:05 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Orlando | Permalink * Comments

Mayor Michael Bloomberg's appearance at the press conference promoting Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest after he endorsed a large soda ban was #5 in Vegetarian Star's list of worst vegetarian stories of 2012.

January 1, 2013 at 12:41 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2012 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, New York City | Permalink * Comments (1)

Happy 2013. Emmanuel Holloway, a player on Namika Lahti basketball team based in Lahti, Finland, announces his teammate Jordan Hasquet attempted the burger challenge at Sports Acadamy Grill & Bar in Helskinki on New Year's Eve.

January 1, 2013 at 8:53 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Finland , Male Athletes | Permalink * Comments

2012-13 college football bowl eating contests

December 31, 2012 at 3:39 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Atlanta, College Contests, Los Angeles, Nashville, Phoenix, Tampa

Several college football bowls held eating contests as part of their pre-game activities:

  • Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) Wisconsin defended their Lawry’s Beef Bowl title by eating a total of 619 pounds of prime rib to defeat Stanford by 17 pounds. Joshua Garnett and Dallas Lewallen of Wisconsin were reportedly the individual winners with 7 24-ounce steaks eaten.
  • Chick-fil-A Bowl (Atlanta) LSU outate Clemson at Sal Grosso’s Brazillian Steakhouse by 624 pounds to 454
  • Music City Bowl (Nashville) NC State outate Vanderbilt by 19 ribs. NC State’s Rogers Clark ate 21 ribs in 2 minutes to win the individual contest.
  • Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl (Tempe, AZ) Michigan State ate an average of 33 wings per player to defeat TCU by a margin of 13. MSU’s Shawn Kamm was the individual winner with 65 wings.
  • Outback Bowl (Tampa) Ashton Tate of South Carolina ate 8 mini key lime pies to defeat Michigan’s Ben Braden by 3 pies.

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The New York Boat Show will hold a wing eating contest on January 5 awarding a Spirit E-210 Grill at the Javits Center.

December 31, 2012 at 2:14 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Stephanie Torres was the fifth finisher of the Sumo Bowl challenge at Anime Ramen in Las Vegas and received a jackpot of $180. (via Miki Sudo).

December 30, 2012 at 11:49 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Las Vegas, Prizes, Stephanie Torres, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Bennison's Bakery in Evanston, IL will hold its paczki eating contest on February 9 for two-person teams. The winning pair will receive $300.

December 30, 2012 at 11:28 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

RocketNews24 reports that a man in Wuhan, China was diagnosed with a hole in his stomach after he consumed a spicy "hot pot" soup. (via DailyMail)

December 29, 2012 at 12:57 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:China, Health, Spicy Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments (2)

KansasCity.com has an article about Randy Santel and his recent trip to the United Kingdom.

December 29, 2012 at 7:21 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kansas City, Randy Santel | Permalink * Comments

The video about Molly Schuyler finishing the Stellanator burger produced by Omaha.com can be viewed on youtube.

December 28, 2012 at 10:33 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Molly Schuyler, Omaha, Videos | Permalink * Comments

Y105 will hold a Wing Bowl at Mystique Casino in Dubuque, IA on February 1 awarding $2,000 and four tickets to the Chicago Cubs home opener. Qualifiers will be held at the casino on Fridays in Jaunary.

December 28, 2012 at 7:52 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Iowa, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (5)

Pravda reports that 20 year old Dau Fatnassi died in Kairouan, Tunisia after eating 28 raw eggs from an attempt to win a bet he made with friends.

December 27, 2012 at 8:03 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Africa, Health | Permalink * Comments

Azteca in Lynnwood, WA will hold a burrito eating contest on Friday awarding two tickets to the Seattle Seahawks regular season finale on December 30.

December 26, 2012 at 7:06 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Seattle, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The facebook page titled "World Champion Dale Boone" has a picture of Boone at the 2009 contest held at Go! Go! Curry! in Manhattan captioned "26 Cups in 10 mins................. What a Win....." (Boone was the actually the runner up in that contest).

December 26, 2012 at 9:16 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dale Boone, New York City | Permalink * Comments (10)

Molly Schuyler announces she finished the Adam Emmeneker challenge featured on the Des Moines episode of Man vs. Food. The facebook for Jethro's BBQ says her time of 7:39 was nine seconds off the record.

December 25, 2012 at 7:12 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Des Moines, Molly Schuyler | Permalink * Comments

RIA Novotski reports that an unnamed 19 year old girl was hospitalized after choking in a banana eating contest held in the Ukrainian town of Grebensky on December 22.

December 25, 2012 at 12:01 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Health, Ukraine , Uncategorized | Permalink * Comments

Bogey's in Sewell, NJ will hold a wing eating contest on January 25 awarding $150 to the winner. Bill "El Wingador" Simmons is listed as a co-host.

December 24, 2012 at 1:46 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Bill "El Wingador" Simmons, Camden, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (4)

The Daily Mail has an article about the Christmas sandwich challenge offered by B.E.S.T. Cafe in Birmingham, England which contains a kilogram of turkey, 8 bacon-wrapped sausages, a box of stuffing and over a pound of Christmas pudding.

December 24, 2012 at 11:12 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Sandwich Eating Challenges, West Midlands | Permalink * Comments (1)

A MLE chili eating contest will take place in Orlando on February 9. If no additional events are added before that competition, there will be a 17 week gap in the MLE schedule starting with the Toronto poutine eating contest on October 13.

December 21, 2012 at 6:36 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Orlando | Permalink * Comments (7)

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