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MLE annonces the 2012 TooJay's World Class Corned Beef Sandwich Eating Championship will take place in Palm Beach Gardens on St. Patrick's Day with a purse of $10,000, half of the 2011 amount of $20K. update Registration will open tomorrow at 11am eastern.

January 24, 2012 at 12:09 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Palm Beach, Prizes | Permalink * Comments (6)

The Florida Key Lime Pie Festival will hold a pie eating contest on January 21 in Cocoa Beach, FL awarding $500 ($250 to the winner) and 6 two night stays at various local hotels.

January 14, 2012 at 7:01 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Cocoa Beach, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Notorious Bob sets Martorano’s Meatballs record

December 10, 2011 at 1:43 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:"Notorious" Bob Shoudt, Contest Results, Fort Lauderdale

update Dec 14 SHRHollywood has a video

update Dec 12 Jim The Candle Man has videos of the contest and LA Beast’s introduction and BrandoFoto has a gallery.

update Results
1) “Notorious” Bob Shoudt 52, breaks Joey Chestnut’s 2009 record of 50
2) Adrian Morgan 48
3) Kevin “LA Beast” 31
4T) Yasir Salem 24
4T) Mike Katz 24
6) Andrew Kogutkiewicz 21
7T) Sean “Wrecking Ball” Brockert 15
7T) Bruce Ollis 15
9) Michael Parris
DQ) Steve Piccolo

The contest is expected to start around 5 or 6 pm eastern and Bob Shoudt, Adrian Morgan, Sean Brockert, Yasir Salem, Andrew Kogutkiewicz, Bruce Ollis and Kevin “LA Beast” are expected to compete. Steven Piccolo will attempt to follow up on his 3rd place finish in last months pickle contest.

This will be the fourth IFOCE contest in Broward or Palm Beach county in 2011 (Sweet Corn Fiesta, TooJay’s, Pompano Park Pickles and Martorano’s meatballs)

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An article about the opening of BGR in Carrollwood, Florida repeats the claim that its 9 pound burger challenge has been used in an I.F.O.C [sic] eating contest.

December 10, 2011 at 10:28 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Tampa | Permalink * Comments

640Sports.com has a podcast of an interview "Notorious" Bob Shoudt did today about Saturday's meatball eating contest in Hollywood, FL (via MLE facebook).

December 8, 2011 at 11:48 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:"Notorious" Bob Shoudt, Fort Lauderdale, Podcasts | Permalink * Comments

Lil Anthony's NY Pizzeria in Winter Springs, FL (Orlando area) will hold a pizza eating contest on Saturday awarding a LCD TV.

December 7, 2011 at 8:13 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Orlando, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Steve Martorano asks who will beat Joey Chestnut at the meatball eating contest to be held December 10 in Hollywood, FL. Bob Shoudt is also expected to compete.

December 1, 2011 at 9:30 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Fort Lauderdale | Permalink * Comments (11)

The Miami New Times has a preview of the meatball eating contest to be held December 10 at Café Martorano located in the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood (Florida) with quotes from expected competitor Adrian Morgan and a recipe for the meatballs to be used in the contest.

November 28, 2011 at 1:57 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Adrian Morgan, Contest Previews, Fort Lauderdale | Permalink * Comments (2)

James Schaepe reports that model Brady Ervin was the first person to finish the 6 pound Iron Man challenge burger at 8 oz. Burger Bar in Miami.

November 20, 2011 at 11:09 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Miami | Permalink * Comments

George Shea announces that the 2011 Martorano's meatball contest will take place at the Hard Rock Cafe in Hollywood, FL (Fort Lauderdale area) on December 10. The previous two Martorano's meatball contests took place in Las Vegas. Registration will open tomorrow at 3 pm eastern.

November 16, 2011 at 5:38 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Fort Lauderdale | Permalink * Comments (21)

Dale Boone won the men's division of a pizza eating contest held at the Longwood Grill & Pub in Sarasota, FL Saturday.

November 15, 2011 at 1:30 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dale Boone, Sarasota, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (9)

Pat Bertoletti repeats Pompano Park pickles

November 12, 2011 at 6:57 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Fort Lauderdale, Pat Bertoletti

update Results from the MLE facebook

1) Pat Bertoletti 5.2 lbs in 6 min, .55 pounds off 2010 result
2) Bob Shoudt 2nd 3.4, 2 pounds off 2010 result
3) Steve Piccolo 3rd 2.4
4) Jon Bellow 2.2
5) Sean “Wrecking Ball” Brockert 2.1
6) Bruce Ollis 1.4

6:55 The contest has started

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Longwood Grill & Pub in Sarasota, FL will hold a pizza eating contest on Saturday. The contest will apparently award $1000 to the top male and female.

November 7, 2011 at 7:06 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Sarasota, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

AirTran Magazine has an article about Major League Eating (via Elissa Plastino twitter). A calendar at the end of the article claims the 2011 Martorano’s Masters Meatball Eating World Championship will take place in Hollywood, Florida in December. (Las Vegas was the site of the previous two Martorano's meatball contests)

November 2, 2011 at 1:38 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Fort Lauderdale | Permalink * Comments

Registration is now open for the World Pickle Eating Championship at Isle Casino Racing Pompano Park in Pompano Beach, FL on November 12.

October 19, 2011 at 1:35 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Fort Lauderdale | Permalink * Comments (47)

"The Fast and the Fullest" a competitive eating comedy by Drew Fogg, won the award for best screenplay at the Jax Film Fest.

October 19, 2011 at 7:40 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Jacksonville, Movies | Permalink * Comments

Keys Fisheries Market & Marina in Marathon Key, Florida will hold a stone crab eating contest on October 22 awarding a two night stay at Key West’s Doubletree Grand Key Resort. The runner-up will receive the opportunity to swim with the dolphins.

October 13, 2011 at 9:30 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Florida Keys, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (2)

Tonight's episode of Man v Food: Nation will feature food trucks. The challenge will be the six pound burrito from the White Rabbit Truck in Los Angeles, which has only been finished by Aaron Ybarra and Naader Reda. The Taco Bus in Tampa will be another visited restaurant.

September 28, 2011 at 5:01 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burrito Eating Challenges, Los Angeles, Man vs. Food: Nation, Tampa | Permalink * Comments

Seminole Casino in Hollywood, FL will hold an ice cream eating contest on Saturday awarding $2,500 in cash and prizes.

August 29, 2011 at 1:58 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Fort Lauderdale, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

DiSalvo's Restaurant in West Palm Beach has a gallery and video of a meatball eating contest won by Dale Boone.

August 10, 2011 at 9:23 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dale Boone, Palm Beach, Unafilliated Contests, Videos | Permalink * Comments

The North Bridge Taven in Sarasota will hold a wing eating contest on July 31 awarding a trip to Las Vegas.

July 24, 2011 at 9:50 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Sarasota, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (2)

Buffalo Wild Wings in Miami will hold an eating contest tonight awarding two three night cruises to the Bahamas.

July 21, 2011 at 4:46 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Miami, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

DiSalvio's Trattoria in West Palm Beach, FL will hold a meatball eating contest on July 23 awarding $1200 ($1000 to the winner).

July 12, 2011 at 7:06 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Palm Beach, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

BizBash has a report on "Furious" Pete Czerwinski's victory in a burger eating contest held at Stop Burger in Weston, FL.

July 8, 2011 at 12:12 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:"Furious" Pete Czerwinski, Contest Results, Fort Lauderdale, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

(Wo)Man vs. Food:Nation will have its first female challenger tonight who will attempt to eat conch fritters in the Florida Keys. Vanilla Ice will also appear in the episode.

July 6, 2011 at 7:09 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Florida Keys, Man vs. Food: Nation, Women | Permalink * Comments (2)

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