Upcoming Orange County eating contests
Orange County eating challenges
(All Orange County eating challenges and contests in database)
The Derby in Mission Viejo, CA will hold the West Coast Hot Dog Eating Championship on labor day weekend. Semifinals will take place on September 3 and 4 and the finals September 6 will award $5,000 (prize breakdown not listed.)
The facebook for The Catch announces that Tom Gilbert was the first person to finish the OMG burger challenge at the Anaheim restaurant in under an hour and claim the $500 award.
ShesCookin reports that Crystal won a cupcake eating contest at the Orange County Cupcake Camp by eating 23 mini-cupcakes. Her time was reportedly less than a minute.
OMG Burger challenge (Anaheim) possibly finished
Hollywood Undead has a picture of a big challenge burger that was reportedly finished in 50 minutes. The burger is probably the Double OMG burger at The Catch in Anaheim, which awards $500 to a customer that finishes it in under an hour.
update Stephen Obar appears in the picture and he says he finished 95% of the burger in 50 minutes.
The OMG challenge was officially started at The Catch in Anaheim yesterday. $500 will be awarded to a diner that can finish an eight pound burger in under an hour without assistance.
The facebook for The Catch restaurant in Anaheim announces that a challenge will start soon for its "OMG" burger. The offer might award $500 to a diner that can finish the eight pound burger in under an hour. update A gallery of the burger is available
The Orange County Register has an article about Damon Wells.
The Orange County Register has a gallery about the construction of the four pound "OMG" burger at The Catch restaurant in Anaheim. update CBS news has a video about the burger
A rib eating contest at the Orange County BBQ Festival on June 12 will award $250 to the winner.
An OC Weekly gallery of the Maki Madness sushi tournament at RA Sushi in Huntington Beach reports Jed Donahue was the winner.
The twitter for Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce announces that it is working on a Cinco de Mayo taco eating contest with Major League Eating. Gringo Bandito is located in Huntington Beach, California.
An Orange County Wing Bowl will be held at the Lake Forest, California Hooters on Friday and award a year's supply of wings and Bon Jovi tickets to the winner.
The Derby Piano Bar in Mission Viejo (Orange County California) will hold a hot dog eating contest on Sunday awarding $1,000 to the winner.
Lo Bosworth of MTV's Orange County reality shows has posted photos of her boyfriend completing a 10 taco eating challenge (probably at OB's Bar & Grill) to her twitpic page.
OCRegister has the top three and a video from last night's prime rib eating contest at Gulliver's. Ronald Milutin won the contest by eating 6 pounds in 30 minutes.
OCRegister has the prizes for tomorrow's prime rib eating contest at Gulliver's in Irvine, CA: 1) $400, overnight stay at Radisson Newport Beach Hotel, two Angels tickets and dinner for two at Gulliver’s 2) $200 and gift card for Burke Williams 3) $100 and two Angels tickets.
Female Green Burrito (So Cal) burrito champion
OCMexFood has a review of Green Burrito in La Habra, California which includes a picture of the restaurant’s burrito champion. The picture has the following caption:
This is a winner, who came to the GREEN BURRITO one lucky Saturday in November. Our winner ate three (3) Big Ed Burritos and claimed $300.00. The owner of the GREEN BURRITO could not believe that this little 130lb, 5’9″ girl really ate all three Big Ed Burritos. He challenged her. “Come back next Saturday, eat three Big Ed Burritos and I’ll give you $1000.00. If you cannot do it, you must return the first $300.00
SHE DID IT
Again – three Big Ed Burritos weighing over 7 lbs. [presumably total – not 7 lb. each] in less than 35 minutes and won $1,300.00. BELIEVE IT OR NOT!!
Reports about the burrito champion have been floating around the internet have been floating about the internet since at least 2001. No information is provided in the blog entry about the champion’s name or date of her challenges (it was probably in the 1980s based on the jacket style). The $300 award for finishing three Big Ed burritos has apparently not been available since Carl’s Jr. acquired the Green Burrito chain.
SoCal BBQ buffet battle of the sexes tomorrow
A yelp post announces an untimed eating contest based on the number of plates consumed will be held at the Garden Buffet BBQ & Seafood in Artesia, California tomorrow night. Yuki M, who claims to have eaten 7,000 calories a day at her height of training as a powerlifter, will represent the XX chromosome in that event. An older post about the contest is also available.
Link Buffet: July 10, 2008
- Preview of the Chinook Winds rib contest. Rich LeFevre and Erik Denmark are listed as expected entrants.
- Steakbellie on the Camden qualifier
- Megamunch finalizes plans for the UEPa meeting. The 120 ounce steak is free if finished.
- Quotes and podcast of George Shea at the Nathan’s finals.
- According to CNN, Heinz’ sales are up 16.5% and profits are up 30.9% over the past two years. Nelson Peltz got Heinz to co-sponsor Nathan’s.
- 11 “Pushing Daisies” themed pie eating contests at the Orange County Fair from July 11 to August 2
Karina Muniz wins Irvine taco eating contest
OCMexFood has a report on Monday’s taco eating contest held at Tacos & Co. in Irvine, California. Karina Muniz won the contest by eating 8 California tacos in 4 minutes. Muniz was the only female in the field of 23 and entered the contest at the last minute. Jeff Fong came in second. Most of the competitors were students from UC Irvine, which Justin Mih attended.
See also Fast Food Maven
El Toro High wins chicken nugget eating contest
This post is not about a Las Vegas IFOCE member winning a contest while having the “munchies”. 😉 OCRegister reports that 5 high school students from Orange County won an eating contest by eating 154 chicken nuggets in three minutes.
In another chicken nugget eating contest, the blog for 850 sportsradio in North Carolina reports that a McNugget eating contest was held between two members of its sales staff.
Skinnyboy’s PB & J report
Andrew “skinnyboy” Lane has a trip report and gallery from last Wednesday’s peanut butter & jelly eating sandwich at Knott’s Berry Farm in southern California.
OCRegister: Joey to miss PB & J contest
OCRegister.com reports that Joey Chestnut will not attend Wednesday’s Peanut Butter & Jelly sandwich eating contest at Knott’s Berry Farm, but Pat Bertoletti will.
PB & J press release
BusinessWire has a press release about the peanut butter & jelly sandwich eating contest to be held on August 8 at Knott’s Berry Farm. Spectators must purchase a ticket to the amusement park to view the contest. No expected eaters are listed.
IFOCE PB & J contest at Knott’s Berry Farm (Cal.) Aug 8
An IFOCE peanut butter & jelly sandwich eating contest will be held at Knott’s Berry Farm in southern California on August 8 to promote the start of the 2007 Drum Corps International Summer Music Games World Championships.
Registration opens tomorrow at noon eastern. The total purse is $3000.
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