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Cattle 'n Clover will hold a wing eating contest awarding $300 to the winner on Saturday as part of its Pacific Avenue Biker Block Party.

September 6, 2012 at 11:24 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Atlantic City, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

The Tamales' Festival in Sacramento will hold an eating contest on September 16 awarding $1500 ($1000 to the winner). The contest is restricted to amateurs from the Sacramento area.

September 6, 2012 at 7:29 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Sacramento, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Thomas Herrera broke Amanda Dunning's 13 year house record at Tender Maid in Austin, MN finishing 11 Tendermaid cheeseburgers, a bag of chips, a malt and eight glasses of water in 23 minutes.

September 5, 2012 at 4:38 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Minnesota | Permalink * Comments (1)

Takeru Kobayashi will appear at The Rock Tysons church in Vienna, Virginia on Saturday night. During the event, a trip to New York City for the 2013 Nathan's finals (?) will be awarded in a raffle. (It would be interesting to know if Hofmann Hot Dogs management are aware of that prize.)

September 5, 2012 at 2:33 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kobayashi (小林尊), Northern Virginia | Permalink * Comments

Registration for the Chef One Dumpling Eating Contest at Smorgasburg in Brooklyn on September 15 closes today. As in previous years, the contest will pay out $1000/$500/$300 to the top 3 men and women. A contest will award $100 to a person who guesses the total for the male or female winner correctly.

September 5, 2012 at 9:21 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Ian's Pizza by the Slice will hold a pizza eating contest in Madison on September 27 awarding an iPad.

September 5, 2012 at 6:44 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Madison, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Hold the Soup, a documentary about the 2005 Ruthie & Gussie's matzo ball eating contest, can be viewed on youtube. Don Lerman, Ron Koch, Brian Seiken, Badlands Booker and Crazy Legs Conti are interviewed.

September 4, 2012 at 9:30 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Documentaries, New York City, Videos | Permalink * Comments (58)

Chicago Pipeline has a report about the hot dog eating contest held at Bangers & Lace on Labor Day. Tom Cortina won the contest after a two minute eat-off with a total of 21 hot dogs in 7 minutes. Chicago Mag and PhilinPhlash have galleries. (video Part 1 | Part 2)

September 4, 2012 at 7:50 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Contest Results, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Critical Past has images from a news reel about a meal that Tony Laurentis ate in Philadelphia in 1935 that included four pounds of spaghetti, 12 chickens, 2 sirloins and a gallon each of beer and wine. He gained 20 pounds from the meal. (Google News archive article).

September 4, 2012 at 6:53 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Philadelphia | Permalink * Comments (3)

A banana eating contest was held today during an economics class at Florida State University (nine tweets about contest). The competition awarded extra credit to the winner.

September 4, 2012 at 1:17 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:College Contests, Tallahassee | Permalink * Comments (2)

Joe Menchetti won the first prize of two Baltimore Ravens club level seats at the 2012 Roma Gourmet Ed Reed Chicken Sausage Eating Contest at the Maryland State Fair on Sunday (video).

September 4, 2012 at 1:00 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Baltimore, Contest Results, Unafilliated Contests, Videos | Permalink * Comments (3)

The 72 ounce steak challenge at The Big Texan in Amarillo, TX will appear in an upcoming episode of Jeff and Jordan do America which will star to former Big Brother participants.

September 4, 2012 at 12:11 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Amarillo, Big Texan, Television | Permalink * Comments

The Daily Mail has an article on the Devastator Burger Challenge available at the Red Dog Saloon in Hoxton, England. The burger is eight inches high and contains 3,000 calories.

September 4, 2012 at 12:07 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, London | Permalink * Comments

Burgerworx in Asheville, NC will hold an eating contest on September 14 awarding $500 to the winner.

September 4, 2012 at 6:57 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Asheville, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Dale Boone won $500 at Stuart's hot dog eating contest in Alderson, WV after he ate 21 hot dogs in 12 minutes. Boone says that he is contemplating retiring from competitive eating in the next two years.

September 3, 2012 at 6:10 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Dale Boone, Unafilliated Contests, West Virginia | Permalink * Comments (8)

Joe Menchetti reports that Jamie McDonald won the 5.5 burrito eating contest at American Burrito in New City, NY and then finished a bonus burrito after the contest to win a total prize of $800. update Jamie says his time for both burritos was 11:15 update #2 NewsDay has a gallery (which does not list the result)

September 3, 2012 at 5:11 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Hudson Valley, Jamie McDonald, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (4)

The BBC has a preview of Saturday's eating contest at the Hillsborough Oyster Festival in Northern Ireland, where Sonya Thomas will seek to avenge a 2008 loss where she was defeated by defending champion Colin Shirlow 230 oysters to 191 in a three minute competition. The article incorrectly states Sonya Thomas' previous contest in Northern Ireland was held three years ago; it took place in 2008. The article also lists Sonya Thomas as a resident of New York who is looking to "take the trophy back to Coney Island".

September 3, 2012 at 8:50 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Belfast, Contest Previews, Sonya Thomas | Permalink * Comments (1)

The four pound burger challenge record at Rocks in Chicago was broken (new record 5:30) by a man who did not give his name or wish to be photographed.

September 3, 2012 at 7:46 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Chicago | Permalink * Comments (3)

Patrick Dogan won the Ultimate Shaniac BBQ Eating Contest at Atlanta Motor Speedway yesterday and received a Big Green Egg grill as first prize. Dale Boone was listed as a competitor.

September 2, 2012 at 6:11 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Atlanta, Contest Results, Dale Boone, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (3)

Joey Chestnut ends Sonya Thomas’ WingFest streak at 5

September 2, 2012 at 1:16 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Buffalo, Contest Results, Joey Chestnut

update Sep 3

The festival facebook, Peter Dunn and Legend Larry’s have galleries.

Brian Seiken has videos: Contest | Interview with Badlands Booker | post-contest trays

jkoszcela also has a video.

Dan Gronkowski of the Cleveland Browns attended the contest

Gersh Kuntzman has an article for the New York Daily News about the contest.

The Daily Mail asks if Sonya Thomas has lost her bite

update 7:53 The Buffalo News reports that Sonya Thomas was the runner up with 6.36 lb. Joey Chestnut’s poundage was 7.61. With Mike Landrich’s comment below and Brian Subich’s claim he was 5th & Badland Booker was 6th, the top 5 is:

1) Joey Chestnut 7.61 lb new record
2) Sonya Thomas 6.36 lb 5 contest winning streak ended
3) Juliet Lee
4) Jim Reeves
5) Brian Subich
6) Eric “Badlands” Booker

update 6:04 Sonya Thomas and Juliet Lee apparently both finished in the top 3 according to the Wingfest twitter, but does not list their order. I have not seen any other placings besides the winner.

update The festival twitter announces Joey Chestnut won with a record total of 191 wings. This breaks Sonya Thomas’ five year winning streak at the contest.

The contest page on the festival website has not been updated with the 2012 field; it still lists last year’s competitors.

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La Festa Italia in will hold a cannoli eating contest in Scranton, PA tomorrow awarding $175 ($100 to the winner). update Sep 3 Russ Keeler won the contest with a total of 12 cannolis in 5 minutes.

September 2, 2012 at 12:22 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Scranton, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (4)

Mulligan's Sports Bar & Grill in West Mifflin, PA will hold a wing eating contest on September 5 awarding $200 to the winner.

September 2, 2012 at 7:09 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Pittsburgh, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Steve's Snappin Dogs will hold its annual hot dog eating contest tomorrow at A Taste of Colorado in Denver.

September 1, 2012 at 9:05 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Denver | Permalink * Comments

Jamie McDonald wins Taste of Hamburg-er

September 1, 2012 at 4:41 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Jamie McDonald, Reading, PA

update Sep 3 SayNo2Mornings has a video of the amateur contest.

update Sep 2 #2 Mike Longo has a video

update Sep 2 Republican Herald has an article which does not mention the pro contest results. Stephen Hillegass won the amateur contest. The Reading Eagle lists the results, but does not have much more about the contests

Taste of Hamburg-er eating contest results from Will Millender
1) Jamie McDonald 11 burgers
2) Dave Brunelli 9
3) Stephanie Torres 8.5
4) Will Millender 6.5
5) Mike Longo 6
6) Ernie Clifton 5.5
7) Joel Podelsky 4
8) Rick Russo 3.5

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The Village Pub in Las Vegas has a gallery of last Saturday's rib eating contest where Miki Sudo won $1,299.

September 1, 2012 at 4:17 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Galleries, Las Vegas, Miki Sudo | Permalink * Comments

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