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Erik "The ELectric" Lamkin ate 17 hot dogs in 5 minutes to win his first eating contest at the Spring Forward Festival in Escondido, CA yesterday.

March 8, 2015 at 8:15 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Erik Lamkin, San Diego, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (42)

The Festival of the Kite in Redondo Beach, CA will hold a hot dog on a stick eating contest March 8 awarding $200.

March 5, 2015 at 10:00 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Island Soul Bistro in Lemon Grove, CA reports that Erik "The Electric" Lamkin finished a food challenge weighing 12.4 pounds in under 40 minutes.

February 27, 2015 at 8:41 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Eating Challenges, Erik Lamkin, San Diego | Permalink * Comments (13)

The Appeal Democrat has an article about the move of Molly Schuyler to Yuba County, California.

February 27, 2015 at 7:52 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Molly Schuyler, Sacramento | Permalink * Comments (4)

Pizza Marketplace has an article about Big Mama's & Papa's Pizzeria. The southern California chain has added a container on top of 11 Smart Cars to transport its signature 54 inch pizza.

February 26, 2015 at 2:52 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Big Mama's and Papa's, Los Angeles | Permalink * Comments (2)

The San Joaquin Asparugus Festival will be held at the Stockton, CA Fairgrounds from April 17 to 19 after the downtown Asparagus Festival was terminated. An eating contest will be held at the event; no further details about the competition are currently available.

February 19, 2015 at 7:00 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Stockton | Permalink * Comments

Fat City Bar and Café in Sacramento will hold a banana cream pie eating contest on March 2 awarding $500.

February 19, 2015 at 7:44 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Sacramento, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The USVA Tet Festival will hold a pho eating contest in Costa Mesa, CA this weekend awarding a large screen HDTV.

February 17, 2015 at 7:33 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Orange County, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Kevin Ross has produced a video about last month's slider eating contest at the Dog Haus Biergarten in Pasadena, CA.

February 7, 2015 at 8:57 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kevin Ross, Los Angeles, Videos | Permalink * Comments (9)

John Green finished the 8 pound "What the Pho?" challenge at Tasty Phở in Pinellas Park, FL. He is a member of the Seaford High School class of 1964, which would put his age around 70. IFBB Figure Competitor Sashli announced she was the first woman to finish the pho challenge at the Bamboo Cafe in Simi Valley, CA.

February 6, 2015 at 6:12 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Noodle Eating Challenges, Tampa, Ventura County | Permalink * Comments

TMZ has a video interview with D. J. Fluker, an offensive lineman on the San Diego Chargers, about his competitive eating history. He once ate 65 nuggets at Chick-fil-A, but did not set the house record and thinks he could take on Takeru Kobayashi with training. He calls his former University of Alabama teammate Chance Warmack the biggest eater in the NFL, who once ate two Mugshots burger challenges according to a 2012 USA Today article.

January 22, 2015 at 12:30 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Male Athletes, San Diego, Videos | Permalink * Comments (61)

Erik "The Electric" Lamkin has uploaded a video of him eating 25,000 calories over 12 or 13 hours. The Broken Yolk Ironman omelet challenge is part of the food eaten. Josie Mai has a video where she attempts 10,000 calories.

January 19, 2015 at 2:07 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Calorie Challenges, Erik Lamkin, Omelet Eating Challenges, San Diego, Videos | Permalink * Comments (5)

Kevin Ross ate 24 sliders to win yesterday's eating contest at Dog Haus Dogs in Pasadena. update Jan 13 LA Magazine has a contest report.

January 11, 2015 at 8:55 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Kevin Ross, Los Angeles, Unafilliated Contests, Videos | Permalink * Comments (8)

The Dog Haus in Pasadena, CA will hold a slider eating contest on January 10 awarding over $1000 in prizes. Qualifiers will be held at Dag Haus locations on Mondays starting tomorrow.

December 21, 2014 at 7:20 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Molly Schuyler has posted a gallery from the recording of Battle of the Big Eaters 2 in Los Angeles last month. Her USA teammates were Pat Bertoletti, Dave Brunelli and Tom Gilbert. The Japanese team included Takuya Yamamoto and Gal Sone.

December 18, 2014 at 12:50 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Galleries, Japan, Los Angeles, Molly Schuyler | Permalink * Comments (4)

The 10 pound meatball sandwich at Bartolini's in Midlothian, IL was finished by Molly Schuyler in 7:57, breaking Pat Bertoletti's record of 9:20. Molly also set a new record of 2:13 for the Triple D pancake challenge at Rivers Edge Cafe in Sacramento.

December 18, 2014 at 1:21 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Molly Schuyler, Pancake Eating Challenges, Sacramento, Sandwich Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments

Palm Springs Life has an article about Charles Bill Jr.'s attempt to defend his tamale eating title at the Indio International Tamale Festival this weekend.

December 3, 2014 at 9:10 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Inland Empire, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Stephanie Wu finished the Alaska size pizza challenge at Neighbors Pizza in Yuba City, CA without assistance, becoming the second person to finish the two person challenge solo. (Molly Schuyler was the first.)

December 3, 2014 at 1:05 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Pizza Eating Challenges, Sacramento, Stephanie Wu, Team Challenges | Permalink * Comments

Col the Conqueror reports that Pat Bertoletti and Molly Schuyler were members of the USA team for Battle of the Big Eaters 2. update Gal Sone was on the Japanese team.

November 23, 2014 at 11:57 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Molly Schuyler, Natsuko "Gal" Sone (ギャル 曽根 菜津子), Pat Bertoletti, Television | Permalink * Comments (5)

DK's Donuts & Bakery has a gallery of Beverly (Hills) Gardens Park, where a team from the United States will face a Chinese team in a Maple Bacon Bliss bar eating contest for Battle of the Big Eaters 2, which will be televised by TV Tokyo on New Year's Day.

November 22, 2014 at 3:32 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:China, Los Angeles, Television | Permalink * Comments

The San Francisco Creamery in Walnut Creek, CA reports that Molly Schuyler broke the record for its Kitchen Sink sundae challenge on Saturday with a time of 6:41.

November 17, 2014 at 3:59 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Ice Cream Challenges, Molly Schuyler, Oakland | Permalink * Comments (9)

Col the Conqueror reports that TV Tokyo's Battle of the Big Eaters 2 will be recorded next weekend in Los Angeles. Quartets from Japan, Australia, China and the USA will face off.

November 15, 2014 at 10:58 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Australia, Los Angeles, Television | Permalink * Comments (29)

Extras are needed for a waffle eating contest scene for "Williamsport," a Chapman University student movie filming this weekend in Costa Mesa, CA.

November 14, 2014 at 9:39 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Movies, Orange County | Permalink * Comments

Omar Mamoon has a report about competing in the hot wing eating contest at SOMA StrEat Food Park in San Francisco.

November 12, 2014 at 9:34 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:San Francisco, Spicy Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments

Stephanie Wu reports that she finished the Kitchen Sink Challenge at the San Francisco Creamery in Walnut Creek, CA with a time of 11 minutes. This is reportedly the fastest time since Ben Monson finished in 7:45 in 2009 and the first publicized completion of the challenge by a woman.

October 26, 2014 at 11:32 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Ice Cream Challenges, Oakland, Stephanie Wu, Women | Permalink * Comments (2)

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