Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All District of Columbia eating challenges and contests in database)
A WJLA article about Ben's Chili Bowl Eating contest mentions Sonya Thomas and Juliet Lee (but does not explicitly say that they are expected to compete.) update Sept 30 Joey Chestnut, Sonya Thomas, Bob Shoudt, Juliet Lee, Micah "Wing Kong" Collins, Crazy Legs Conti and Brian Subich and others are listed as entrants.
Registration will open tomorrow at 11 am on IFOCE.com for the World Chili Eating Championship to be held at the Taste of DC Festival on October 9. A qualifier for amateurs will take place on October 8.
Jay Gorman won a wing eating contest held in Washington, DC this evening (Mike Longo was the runner-up) (contest video) and Will Millender won a wing eating contest held in Brooklyn.
The Capitol Lounge in Washington, DC will hold a wing eating contest on Tuesday awarding a prize package with a reported value of $600.
Hurricane Irene cancellations
The following eating contests have been cancelled or postponed due to Hurricane Irene:
- Sticky Fingers cupcake eating contest, Washington, DC
- Johnny Law Dogs hot dog eating contest, Lancaster County & South Central PA food truck
Blount Clam Shack clam eating contest, Warren, RI
The Star and Shamrock Tavern & Deli in Washington, DC will hold a hot dog eating contest on August 20 awarding a trip to Coney Island for a tour of Shmaltz Brewing Company. Qualifiers will be held on August 15, 16 & 17.
BWFPR has videos of the eating contests held by Z-Burger in Washington, DC (28:31) and White Marsh, MD
Sonya Thomas' appearance on NBC4 this afternoon can be viewed online on NBC Washington.
Dale Boone & Furious Pete almost come to blows at Z-Burger contest
update July 5 BrightestYoungThings and DC Metromix have been posted.
update July 2 NBCWashington has a video MyFoxDC has an article and video and WUSA9 has a slideshow
update WJLA has an article and NBC Washington and Snark Infested have galleries.
WTOP reports that Dale Boone and “Furious” Pete Czerwinski almost came to blows at a contest held at Z-Burger in Washington, DC today after Czerwinksi accused Boone of cheating. Czerwinski defeated Boone in overtime.
The top 5 from Mike Longo
1) Pete Czerwinski
2) Dale Boone
3) Joe Menchetti
4) Jay Gorman
5T) Mike Longo
5T) Harshey
DQ David Brunelli, ate the most during the contest
Z-Burger has placed a craigslist request for Z-Girls who will welcome guests and keep track of the numbers of burgers eaten at the July 1 burger eating contest in Washington, DC. The "Burgerettes" will receive $45 and a free lunch.
ZBurger.net announces two upcoming burger eating contests. A June 30 contest in Nottingham, MD will award $2050 in cash and $950 in Z-Burger tokens and a July 1 contest in Washington, DC will award $3400 in cash and $2150 in Z-Burger tokens.
Z Burger announces its third Independence Burger Eating Championship will take place on July 1. Last year's contest awarded over $5,000.
Hot N Juicy Crawfish in Washington, DC will hold a crawfish eating contest tomorrow awarding $350 in cash & gift cards ($200 to the winner).
On Tap Magazine has a video of the Washington, DC area Wing Bowl.
Jamie "Garbage Disposal" Jill repeated as the winner of the Washington, DC area Wing Bowl with a total of 92 wings (On Tap gallery)
The Third Edition in Georgetown, Washington, DC will hold a Super Bowl party with a "Ladies of DC Wing Eating Contest" awarding $300 to the winner.
WUSA9 has an article about the Washington, DC area Wing Bowl which is closed to professional competitive eaters like last year's contest.
106.7 The Fan has a page about the Washington, DC area Wing Bowl. The winner will receive $2,500, the runner-up $1,000 and third place will be awarded an iPad.
The qualifying circuit for the Hard Times (Washington, DC area) Wing Bowl has been announced. The first qualifier will take place in Germantown, MD on Tuesday.
Brad Sciullo finishes 20 pound burger at Heat-Wizards game
BGR Burger joint is holding a 20 pound burger eating challenge at tonight’s Miami Heat-Washington Wizards game. The challenger might be Brad Sciullo.
update The burger was finished during the fourth quarter of the game and there was reportedly a lot of debris under the table.
update Dec 20 NBCWashington has a short article and the Wizards’ facebook page has some pictures: start | midway | near end.
Brad Sciullo on The Colbert Report last year about his completion of a 15+ pound burger at Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub Part 1 | Part 2.
A picture of the 9 pound burger contest during tonight's Washington Wizards game has been posted. The fan managed to eat a quarter of the burger.
Jay Gorman won $200 at Wednesday's pie eating contest at Nellie's Sports Bar in Washington, DC by eating a pie in 4 minutes 40 seconds. Mike Longo was the runner-up.
The Washington Wizards will hold an "9 Pounder" burger (from the Burger Joint) eating contest during a game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.
Tonic in Washington, DC will hold a taco eating contest this month. Four qualifiers will be held on Tuesdays starting today and the finals will talk place on November 30.
YoMofo has some pictures of a team attempt at the 9 Pounder burger at BGR in Washington, DC.
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