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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

A spicy tofu eating contest awarding an iPad will be held at A Taste of Koreatown in Los Angeles on September 8.

September 1, 2012 at 8:09 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Willy's Ale Room in Acton, Maine will hold a wing eating contest tomorrow awarding $525 ($300 to the winner).

August 31, 2012 at 11:46 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Portland, ME, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The Buffalo News has a list of seven tips for competitive eaters from Sonya Thomas.

August 31, 2012 at 9:52 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Buffalo, Sonya Thomas | Permalink * Comments (5)

Patch has more on the five pound burrito eating contest to be held at American Burrito in New City, NY on Monday that will award $300 to the winner, who will have the option of eating a second five pound burrito after the contest that will result in a $500 bonus if it is completed or a $100 penalty if it is not finished. Jamie McDonald is expected to compete.

August 31, 2012 at 9:12 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Hudson Valley, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

NCTimes reports that BGR in Point Loma will hold a qualifier for the National Cheeseburger Slider Eating Championship on September 18. The winner will receive $500 and a trip to Washington, DC for the finals in May 2013.

August 31, 2012 at 7:27 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, San Diego, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (4)

Louisiana Downs in Bossier City, LA will hold a donut eating contest on September 8 awarding $250 to the winner. (via Crawfish)

August 31, 2012 at 12:07 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Shreveport, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Entrants from area colleges are being accepted for the College Wing Eating Contest at the Buffalo Wing Festival this weekend.

August 30, 2012 at 8:24 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Buffalo, College Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

BBR in Columbus will hold a hot dog eating contest on Sunday awarding $500.

August 30, 2012 at 6:17 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Columbus, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Molly Schuyler was the first woman to finish the Stellanator challenge at Stella's in Bellevue, Nebraska, completing the six patty burger with a time of 45 minutes. (via Randy Santel)

August 30, 2012 at 5:30 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Molly Schuyler, Omaha | Permalink * Comments

A spicy taquito eating contest in Highwood, IL (north Chicago area) will award $300 to the winner on September 12.

August 30, 2012 at 8:48 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Joey Chestnut wins Nugget Ribs eating contest

August 29, 2012 at 9:49 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Joey Chestnut, Reno

update Aug 30 #2 RGJ.com has a gallery. Drake Nelson has a video.

update Aug 30 Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
1) Joey Chestnut 8 lb
2) Matt Stonie 7.5
3) Pat Bertoletti 5.8
4) Michelle Lesco 4.6
5) Juan Rodriguez 4.5
6) Steve Hendry 4
7) Erik Denmark 3.7
8) Allen Tripplett 3.1
9) Jason Erb 2.6
10) David Solomon 2.5
10) Matt Raible 2.5
12) Drake Nelson 2
13) Michael Norton 1.8

Contest reports RGJ | Sparks Tribune | KOLO

update 7:12 Pacific EricJ8 announces Joey Chestnut has defended his title

The contest is underway @ericj8 is posting pictures.

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The balut (duck embryo) eating contest held in Brooklyn on Saturday might be the most publicized prizeless contest since the 2006 Nathan's finals. (NY Times City Room preview | Yahoo! Postgame | competitor blog entry | Brooklyn Paper | Yahoo! Philippines gallery | ITN (gets winner and date wrong). Wayne Algenio, top amateur at the recent Dani's House of Pizza contest, won the contest with a total of 18 balut in 5 minutes.

August 29, 2012 at 9:08 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City, Wayne Algenio | Permalink * Comments

The Maryland State Fair will hold the Roma Ed Reed Chicken Sausage Eating Contest on Sunday. The winner will receive two club level Ravens tickets, $100 cash and a $100 gift certificate to Michael's Cafe (site of a 2011 choking in a crabcake eating contest which required hospitalization).

August 29, 2012 at 12:26 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Baltimore, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Today is the 100th anniversary of a New York Times article about an eating contest where the winner, Alderman Frank J. Dotzler, ate 9.25 pounds of steak, 19 rolls and 11 cups of coffee. (via @1912_NYT)

August 29, 2012 at 11:57 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City, Past Trenchermen | Permalink * Comments

American Burrito in New City, NY will hold a burrito eating contest on Labor Day awarding $500 to the first person to finish a 5 pound burrito.

August 29, 2012 at 7:31 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Hudson Valley, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Stuart's Hot Dawgs in Alderson, WV will hold a hot dog eating contest on Labor Day awarding $650 ($500 to the winner).

August 28, 2012 at 5:07 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Unafilliated Contests, West Virginia | Permalink * Comments

BigEatersClub.com is a new website based in Portland about northwestern eating challenges founded by Ryan "Max Carnage" Rodacker and Stephanie Collingsworth. (youtube channel)

August 28, 2012 at 7:37 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Eating Challenges, Portland | Permalink * Comments (14)

A press release about the National Peach Fried Pie Eating Champion in Dallas on September 29 lists Eric Dahl, Jamie McDonald and Stephanie Torres as expected entrants.

August 27, 2012 at 5:43 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Dallas | Permalink * Comments (12)

North Nevada Buisness Weekly has an article about Joey Chestnut defending his title at the Nugget Best in the West Rib Cook-off, in Sparks, NV on Wednesday where he discusses his post-competitive eating career plans which include opening a boutique hot dog restaurant in San Jose. (Presumably it will not serve Hoffman hot dogs.)

August 27, 2012 at 5:37 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Business, Joey Chestnut, Reno | Permalink * Comments

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