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"Furious" Pete Czerwinski and Jamie McDonald will be competing in the Mucho Burrrito ghost pepper burrito eating contest tomorrow in Toronto. The first prize is $2,500.

October 19, 2012 at 4:03 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Toronto | Permalink * Comments (1)

Sun-Sentinel reports that the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has requested that Broward County, Florida, site of a recent insect eating contest fatality, ban eating contests and restaurants' eating challenges. update The Great Escape theme park in Queensbury, NY is holding a cockroach eating contest tomorrow.

October 19, 2012 at 10:22 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Fort Lauderdale, Health | Permalink * Comments (3)

Arroga's has a blog entry about its eating contests in Mechanicsburg, PA awarding a trip to Las Vegas tonight and $250 tomorrow.

October 19, 2012 at 7:39 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Harrisburg, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Molly Schuyler has started a twitter at http://twitter.com/MollySchuyler announcing she finished the 12.4 pound Big Joe challenge at Frank's Pizzeria with partner Tyler Danforth. WTBX has a podcast of an interview with Molly recorded last week. update Oct 19 Molly was the first person to finish the spicy "Death" pizza challenge at the Nebraska Brewing Co. yesterday, which is now called "Molly's Humble Pie" (Omaha.com article | facebook post)

October 18, 2012 at 2:25 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Molly Schuyler, Omaha, Pizza Eating Challenges, Podcasts, Spicy Eating Challenges, Team Challenges | Permalink * Comments

Timothy O'Tooles in Chicago is holding a one day eating challenge in honor of former Bears coach Mike Ditka's 73rd birthday today. Customers who finish "Da Super Fan Challenge" consisting of a half slab of ribs, 10 wings, a Polish sausage sandwich, an Italian beef sandwich, two pounds of French fries and a 23 ounce Miller Lite will receive a Bears souvenir glass.

October 18, 2012 at 11:43 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Barbecue Eating Challenges, Chicago, Male Athletes | Permalink * Comments (2)

Patch.com announces that Pete's Grille in Baltimore will hold its annual pancake eating contest for amateurs on November 16. Previous year's contests have awarded $500 to the top male and female.

October 18, 2012 at 6:08 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Baltimore, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

McGreevey's in Boston is holding a wing eating contest for four person teams awarding a trip to Las Vegas and $500. A qualifier will be held on October 25.

October 17, 2012 at 12:24 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Boston, Prizes, Team Contests, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

New York Magazine's Grub Street blog has an entry about Crazy Legs Conti's attempt to eat as much of the menu at Guy Fieri's American Kitchen and Bar as possible.

October 17, 2012 at 7:16 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Crazy Legs Conti, New York City | Permalink * Comments (8)

Madame Tussaud's wax museum in Hollywood will hold a peanut butter & banana sandwich eating contest tomorrow morning awarding $500 to the winner. update Oct 17 The contest will be part of the unveiling of the new Elvis figure. update Oct 17 #2 J. (presumably Jed) Donahue won the contest with 13 sandwiches in 3 minutes. update Oct 18 ImageCollect has a gallery of winner Jed Donahue with the new Elvis statue.

October 16, 2012 at 4:06 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (2)

Roger's Roost in Sterling Heights, MI will hold a 2 pound burger eating contest on Thursday awarding $200 to the winner.

October 16, 2012 at 12:27 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Detroit, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Craiglist has a hot dog costume signed by Takeru Kobayashi for sale at $80.

October 15, 2012 at 5:13 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kobayashi (小林尊), Merchandise, Orange County | Permalink * Comments (2)

Jamie McDonald wins Springfield, NJ hot dog contest

October 14, 2012 at 3:55 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Jamie McDonald, Newark, Unafilliated Contests

Will Millender has the top 6 in today’s hot dog eating contest held at the Patriot Festival in Springfield, NJ:

1) Jamie McDonald 39 in 8 minutes $2000
2) Dave Brunelli 27 $500
3) Stephanie Torres 24 $250
4) Will Millender 21 $150
5) Pat Philbin 20 $100
6) Wayne Algenio 19

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Laurie's Place in Edwardsville, IL will hold a wing eating contest on October 25 awarding 4 Saint Louis Rams tickets and a limo ride to and from the game.

October 14, 2012 at 9:10 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, St. Louis, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Naader Reda reports he won tonight's contest at Lumpy's Burgers in Antioch, CA. Kevin Ross was the runner-up. update Oct 16 Lumpy's and 3rd place finisher James Conan "The BurgerBarian" Gouig have videos. update Oct 17 Naader Reda has a contest video

October 13, 2012 at 10:59 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Naader Reda, Oakland, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (4)

2012 Smoke’s Poutinerie Championship

October 13, 2012 at 4:33 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Toronto

update Oct 17 IFOCE.com has a contest report
Smoke’s has a facebook gallery
Meredith Boxberger has a video

update Oct 16 Torontoist and Rake & Herald have contest reports

update Oct 15 Videos KBDProductionsTV | Judy Nguyen | Jogbird
The KBDProductions caption says that amateur winner Jesse Kankula (4th place in PIE pizza contest) ate 7.25 pounds in 6 minutes , a higher rate 7.25 / 6 = 1.21 lb / min than Joey Chestnut (9.5 pounds / 10 minutes = .95 lb / min)

BlogTO has a blog entry

ALotAboutNothing has a gallery

update Oct 14 The Toronto Sun has a contest report

Canoe.ca has a gallery

Results via Chicago Piano update The rest of the results have been posted

1) Joey Chestnut 19 half lb boxes
2T) Tim Janus 17
2T) Bob Shoudt 17
4) Pat Bertoletti 16.75
5) Matthew Bonanno 13.75
6) Meredith Boxberger 11.33
7T) Jim Reeves 11
7T) Micah Collins 11
7T) Yasir Salem 11
7T) Ben Do 11
11) Larell Marie Mele 10.5
12) Andrew Kogutkiewicz 7.25
13) Maria “Edible” 7
14) Bill Myers 5.75
15) Mary Bowers 4

Amateur contest results
1 Jesse Kankula 7.25 pounds in 6 minutes
2 James Maxwell 5.25

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Jamie McDonald wins Bierhaus bratwurst, Graham Kist 2nd

October 13, 2012 at 4:04 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Jamie McDonald, New York City

update Oct 15 The restaurant facebook has a gallery
The Deadly Sins has a video and podcast

The Rake and Herald has a contest report

Will Millender has the top 7 at today’s bratwurst eating contest at Bierhaus in Manhattan

1) Jamie McDonald 33.5 sausages 8 minutes
2) Graham Kist 21
3) Dave Brunelli 20.5
4) Stephanie Torres 18.5
5) Wayne Algenio 18
6) Will Millender 17.5
7) Mike Hoffmann 15.5

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Nacoochee Village Tavern and Pizzeria will have a five pound sandwich eating contest tomorrow awarding $500 to the winner.

October 13, 2012 at 3:52 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Georgia, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (2)

A documentary will be produced about a road trip to Toronto for tomorrow's poutine eating contest will star Micah Collins, Larell Marie Mele, Bill Myers and Bob Shoudt. (This will not be the first project about a voyage to Yonge Street (site of the contest) to seek fortune; an SCTV sketch from 1982 Garth and Gord and Fiona and Alice has the same subject.)

October 13, 2012 at 7:34 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Documentaries, Toronto | Permalink * Comments (20)

Hofmann Hot Dogs Texas State Fair contest

October 12, 2012 at 5:16 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dallas, Kobayashi (小林尊)

update Oct 16 #2 DMagazine has a gallery

update Oct 16 A video of Kobyashi’s exhibition where he ate 60 bunless hot dogs in less than three minutes is available.

update Oct 15 Dallas Observer contest report

update Oct 13 Bartlas Yuce won the amateur contest by eating 20 hot dogs in 5 minutes. Jeremey Gagnon was the runner up with 19.

Joe Biggs reports that Kobayashi ate 60 hot dogs in 2:30

Dallas Observer has an interview with Takeru Kobayashi and an article about Alex Perez‘ preparation

WFAA has a video of Kobayashi’s appearance this morning.

Yahoo! Postgame has an article which says that Kobayashi’s line of hot dogs might be delayed until 2013.

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The student newspaper for McGill University has an article about its poutine eating contest against a team from Concordia University in Montreal tomorrow.

October 12, 2012 at 11:36 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:College Contests, Montreal | Permalink * Comments

Lynnwood Azteca in Lynnwood Azteca will hold a drawing awarding a trip to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for finishers of its 7 pound burrito challenge on Feburary 2, 2013.

October 12, 2012 at 9:09 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burrito Eating Challenges, Prizes, Seattle | Permalink * Comments

Omaha.com reports that Molly Schuyler finished the "pig wings" challenge at Starsky's in 38 minutes, tying the record held by Randy Santel, for her fourth eating challenge success in a little over a month. The challenge consists of five pounds of "pig wings" and three pounds of corn nuggets.

October 11, 2012 at 1:44 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Barbecue Eating Challenges, Molly Schuyler, Omaha | Permalink * Comments

The Keynan Daily post reports that a 72 year old man lost consciousness for 10 minutes after competing in a porridge eating contest held in Mombasa. (via Olabode)

October 11, 2012 at 11:02 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Africa, Health | Permalink * Comments (2)

Arooga's in Mechanicsburg, PA will hold a ghost pepper wing eating contest awarding a trip to Las Vegas on October 19 and a pizza eating contest awarding $250 on October 20.

October 11, 2012 at 7:55 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Harrisburg, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

South Jersey Local News has a report on last month's Gaetano's King Steak Challenge in Maple Shade, NJ won by Dave "US Male" Goldstein when he finished a 4 pound cheesesteak sandwich in 19:38.

October 10, 2012 at 5:51 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Camden, Dave Goldstein, Sandwich Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments

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