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Upcoming eating contests
(All California eating challenges and contests in database)
The Los Angeles Brewing Company will hold a hot wing eating contest next week awarding $300 to the winner.

November 3, 2012 at 10:22 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Jippidy has a clip of The Great American Eater recorded at Big Mama's and Papa's where a 54 inch pizza challenge was attempted. An outtakes clip (in which a MLE logo can be viewed at the 15 second mark) is also available.

November 1, 2012 at 11:19 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Big Mama's and Papa's, Los Angeles, Videos | Permalink * Comments (6)

UTSanDiego.com has a gallery of "The Maine Event" lobster eating contest held at Valley View Casino & Hotel won by Christopher Koerner. Matt "Sweet Tooth" Cohen also competed. (facebook gallery)

October 23, 2012 at 8:50 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, San Diego, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

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)

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)

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)

Wednesday, Jamie McDonald and Naader Reda did the double challenge consisting of 12 sandwiches and two jumbo bowls at Mix n' Munch Cereal and Grilled Cheese Cafe in South Pasadena, CA. Later that evening, Jamie McDonald became the first person to finish the sandwich challenge (seen on "Suzilla") at Fat Sal's Deli in Los Angeles (video).

October 5, 2012 at 2:13 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Jamie McDonald, Los Angeles, Naader Reda, Sandwich Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments (1)

Blue Lake Casino in Blue Lake, CA is holding bacon eating contests on Saturday & Sunday as part of its Baconfest.

October 3, 2012 at 3:29 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Unafilliated Contests, Upstate California | Permalink * Comments

Lumpy's Diner in Antioch, CA will hold a burger eating contest on October 13 awarding $1,350 ($1,000 to the winner).

October 3, 2012 at 7:36 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Oakland, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The Tehama District Fair in Red Bluff, CA will hold a corn dog eating contest on Saturday awarding $1,000 to the winner. A qualifier for the contest will take place tomorrow. update Red Bluff Daily News has a preview

September 26, 2012 at 10:58 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Unafilliated Contests, Upstate California | Permalink * Comments

Eating contests held throughout football season

September 10, 2012 at 2:39 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Camden, Los Angeles, Newark, Phoenix, Wilmington

Several restaurants are holding eating contests that will take place throught football season:

  • Battle of the Bone 5 – Phoenix area Native New Yorker restaurants – qualifiers will take place on Wednesdays throughout football season – finals December 8 will award a trip to the Super Bowl
  • Court Jester’s – Aberdeen & Freehold, NJ – Weekly hot wing eating qualifiers during Monday Night Football – finals during Super Bowl will award $1750 ($1000 to winner)
  • Smoke City Market – Sherman Oaks, CA qualify for Jan 27 contest by eating rack of ribs
  • Two Stones Pub – Newark, DE – 10 patrons who eat most foot long hot dogs will get a spot in a Super Bowl party
  • The Whiskey Barrel – Gloucester City, NJ – weekly hot dog eating qualifiers will be held during Monday Night Football, final will be held during Super Bowl

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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

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

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)

The Fresno Chile Festival will hold a pepper eating contest on Saturday awarding $250 to the winner.

August 24, 2012 at 7:26 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Fresno, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The Links at Summerly in Lake Elsinore, CA will hold a wing eating contest tomorrow awarding $460 ($250 to the winner).

August 23, 2012 at 11:12 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Inland Empire, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Food Beast has a blog entry and video about the foie gras burger eating contest held at The Playground in Santa Ana, CA won by Naader Reda.

August 21, 2012 at 11:55 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Naader Reda, Orange County, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (10)

Joey Chestnut wins 2012 Nisei Week gyoza contest

August 18, 2012 at 6:05 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Los Angeles

update Aug 23 videos: Kazuyoshi Kinoshita: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Zeh Heifer: Intro 1 | Intro 2 | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
FototekGuy85: Part 1 | Part 2

Galleries: Contest facebook | Matt Stonie | Juan Rodriguez | Kimihiro-kun

update Aug 19 The contest facebook has full results with full names
The LA Times has a blog entry illustrated with a picture from the 2006 gyoza contest.

update #2 The rest of the results have been added: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

update Naader Reda has the top 5:

1) Joey Chestnut 266
2) Matt Stonie 234
3) Pat Bertoletti 233
4) Adrian Morgan 168
5) Juliet Lee 157
6) Juan Rodriguez 146
7) Michelle Lesco 131
8) Kevin “LA Beast” Strahle 122
9) Steve Hendry 101
10) Dax “The Ginger” Swanson 85
11) Kamiya 65
12) Doug Ecks 64
13T) Mr. Otani 51
13T) Crescenzo Rillo 51
15) Mary Bowers 48
16) Scott Russell 45
17) Alex Piatt 30

3:16 Pacific The contest is underway

Rafu Shimpo article about the contest.
Mary Bowers appeared on KTLA to promote the contest. (via EatMoreGyoza)
Matt Stonie gyoza training videos: video 1 | video 2

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Red Cup Yogurt in Oceanside, CA will hold an eating contest awarding $400 (prize distribution not given) to the three fastest finishers of a gallon (8 pounds) of yogurt.

August 15, 2012 at 3:35 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, San Diego, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (5)

The Derby Deli in Mission Viejo, CA announced that it is calling off the qualifiers and finals for the West Coast Hot Dog Eating Championship that were to be held in August and September. It hopes to hold the event at a subsequent date.

August 11, 2012 at 10:02 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Orange County | Permalink * Comments (1)

2012 Gringo Bandito Chronic Tacos contest

August 11, 2012 at 5:32 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Orange County

update August 17 Damon Wells and Karikasi have videos
OCWeekly and ESPN LA have galleries

update August 13 The page has been updated with officical results. The Gringo Bandito facebook has a gallery ZehHeiefer videos: Intro | Part 1 | Part 2

video of Wee Man kicking “Furious” Pete in the nuts

update Naader Reda has the top 6
update #2 more results

1) Takeru Kobayashi 106 $5000
2) Damon Wells 65 $1000
3) “Furious” Pete Czerwinski 57 $500
4) Stephanie Torres 53 $250
5) Naader Reda 50 $100
6) Jimmy Lin 33
7) Matt Cohen 29
7) Aaron Ybarra 29
9) Shawn Kirby 25
10) Frank Paulin 24

Naader Reda has a preview of the contest

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Eric "Silo" Dahl has uploaded a video of his victory at the corn dog eating contest held at the California State Fair in Sacramento.

August 7, 2012 at 12:36 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Eric Dahl, Sacramento, Videos | Permalink * Comments

A press release announces that the Gringo Bandito Taco Challenge in Huntington Beach, CA will award $5000 to the winner on August 11. No competitors besides Takeru Kobayashi are mentioned. update August 8 An email lists Furious Pete Czerwinski, Damon Wells, Naader Reda, Matt “Sweet Tooth” Cohen, Jimmy Lin, Frank Paulin, Shawn “Vacuum” Kirby and Aaron Ybarra as other expected entrants. update August 9 Stephanie Torres and John Rivera have been added to the field.

August 6, 2012 at 6:29 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Orange County, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (26)

FoodBeast reports that a foie gras burger eating contest will be held at The Playground in Santa Ana, CA on August 11 even though foie gras has been banned by the state of California.

August 4, 2012 at 7:44 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Orange County | Permalink * Comments (4)

Joey Chestnut and Juliet Lee have been added to the roster for the Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship in Los Angeles on August 18.

August 3, 2012 at 2:46 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Joey Chestnut, Juliet Lee, Los Angeles | Permalink * Comments

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