Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Maryland eating challenges and contests in database)
The Atlantic has a report on last month's Eastern Shore Wing War asking the question "Is Competitive Eating a Sport?" containing quotes from Crazy Legs Conti, Juliet Lee, "Wild" Bill Myers and Eric "Badlands" Booker. Jason Bernstein of ESPN is also interviewed; the decline of competitive eating ratings and coverage on that network is not mentioned.
2014 Pork in the Park Wing War
update May 19 Rake & Herald has a contest report Part 1 | Part 2
gons041 has a video
update May 14 Crazy Legs Conti has a contest report for the Huffington Post
update May 13 Rebecca Tully has a video of the amateur contest Brian Seiken has a video of the professional competition and the weighing
update May 12 Kyle Hanner won the amateur contest with 58 wings in 5 minutes. Defending amateur champion Lauren Smith was 3rd w/44.
update DelMarvaNow has an article
Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
1) Joey Chestnut 220 wings
2) Adrian Morgan 186 wings
3) Michelle Lesco 166 wings
4) Miki Sudo 164 wings,first loss to another woman
5) Tim Janus 144
6) Sonya Thomas 142
7) Juliet Lee 133
8) Marcos Owens 127
9) Steve Hendry 123
10) Yasir Salem 97
11) Bill Myers 87
12) Crazy Legs Conti 68
13) Brian Seiken 59
Kyle Hanner reports that Joey Chestnut won with 220 wings.
In last year’s contest the winner of the 6 minute amateur contest, Lauren Smith ate almost as many wings (69) as the last place professional, Crazy Legs Conti, despite the 12 minute duration of that event.
In honor of Mother’s Day, the new poll asks who you think is the top mother in competitive eating history.
Caihlin Durkin ate 15 tacos in 5 minutes to defend her title in the taco eating contest at the Federal Hill Fiesta in Baltimore today.
The field for the Eastern Shore Wing War in Salisbury, MD has been announced. Eight of the MLE top 9 are expected to compete (all except Matt Stonie).
A Key to the City Eating Challenge containing 10 1/3 lb. burgers, 2 lbs. bbq pulled pork and 1 lb. onion rings is available at Frederick (MD) Keys home games. Diners who can eat the massive sandwich in under 90 minutes will get it for free.
The Federal Hill Fiesta in Baltimore on May 4 will hold a taco eating contest awarding $300 ($200 to the winner). Three qualifiers will be held; the first will take place tomorrow at Blue Agave.
Adam Jones of the Baltimore Orioles will compete against Melanie Iglesias in a donut eating contest in Off the Bat on MTV2 at 11pm eastern tonight. update April 9 A video of the contest is available
Registration will open today at noon eastern for The Eastern Shore Wing War in Salisbury MD, on May 11.
The Eastern Shore Wing War will take place at the Pork in the Park festival in Salisbury, MD on May 11. Joey Chestnut is expected to defend his title.
There were ties in both the men's & women's divisions of the pancake eating contest held at Pete's Grille in Baltimore this morning. Nick Farano & Andy Thompson were the male co-winners with 14. Carolyn Bozeman, Jessica O'Neil and Catherine Bernstein were the top females with 9 pancakes.
Pete's Grille pancake eating contest will award $500 to the top male and female competitors on November 22 in Baltimore. Entrants will need to sign a form attesting to their amateur competitive eating status.
Molly Schuyler finishes Great Steak Challenge in 3:22
The facebook page for The Great Steak Challenge at Steak an Main in North East, MD announces that Molly Schuyler finished the meal consisting of approximately 74 ounces of steak in 4:30. This would probably be the record for any 72+ ounce steak challenge, surpassing marks of 6:48 by Pete Czerwinksi (Lone Star in Toronto) and 8:52 by Joey Chestnut (Big Texan at Amarillo, TX) Wayne Algenio also finished the challenge in 28 minutes last night.
update Molly Schuyler finished a 6 pound gyro in 15 minutes today at Gyros and Goodies in Washington TWP, NJ.
update Sept 9 Molly Schuyler’s facebook page has a real time video of the challenge where her eating takes about 3:20 (from the 10 second mark to 3:30)
update Sept 9-2 Molly’s official time is 3:22. A list of known sub-10 minute times for 72+ oz steak challenges follows after the jump.
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MASNSports.com has video of a donut eating contest where Baltimore Oriole outfielder faced off against a fan who submitted won a contest after submitting a challenge idea. update Sept 9 The Suffolk News Herald has an article about the contest.
The Starboard in Dewey Beach, DE announces that a woman (probably named Beth) won overall first place in its suicide wing eating contest last Sunday with a total of 118 wings in 30 minutes. She received a $200 bonus for being the top woman in addition to the $500 overall prize.
The Starboard in Dewey Beach will hold its annual suicide wing contest on July 21. The winner will receive $500 and the top woman will win $200.
Joe Menchetti reports that he was the runner up with 22.5 hot dogs at Fish Tales' hot dog eating contest in Ocean City, MD today. J Mac (presumably Jamie McDonald, who was listed as a competitor in Kobayashi's event) won the contest with 36.
Baltimore Orioles center fielder Adam Jones will face fan Parker Duke of Suffolk, VA in a donut eating contest. Parker Duke won a contest to determine the type of challenge in which he would compete against Jones.
Fish Tales in Ocean City, MD will hold its annual hot dog eating contest awarding $1,000 to the winner on July 4. Entrants need to qualify by eating 5 hot dogs.
Joey Chestnut wins Pork in the Park w/208 wings
update April 26 Crazy Legs Conti report | facebook gallery | amateur top 3
update DelMarVANow.com has an article. A woman, Regan Martin, won the amateur contest with a total of 69 wings in 6 minutes.
The festival facebook page has a gallery
4:36 The top 11 via Micah Collins
1) Joey Chestnut (208 wings)
2) Sonya Thomas (159)
3) Tim “Eater X” Janus (152)
4) Steve Hendry (148)
5) Micah “Wing Kong” Collins
6) “Notorious” Bob Shoudt
7) Juliet Lee
8) Yasir Salem
9) “Wild” Bill Myers
10) Marcos Owens
11) Crazy Legs Conti
4:27 Joey Chestnut has been announced as the winner with 208 wings.
3:39 The contest has started (vine.co video)
Joey Chestnut, Sonya Thomas, Tim Janus, Bob Shoud, Juliet Lee, Sean Gordon, Micah Collins, Yasir Salem and Crazy Legs Conti are expected to compete in tomorrow's pro wing eating contest at Pork in the Park in Salisbury, MD.
The facebook for Pork in the Park has a poll asking who do you think will win Sunday's wing eating contest: Joey Chestnut, Tim Janus or Sonya Thomas.
The finals of the Baltimore Taco Eating Championship will award $400 at the Federal Hill Fiesta on May 5. Qualifiers will take place on April 21 and 25 with men's and women's divisions.
SBYNews has a blog entry about the wing eating contest at Pork in the Park BBQ Festival in Salisbury, MD on April 21 saying Joey Chestnut and Sonya Thomas are expected to compete.
March 15-18 MLE contest registration info: now open - April 11 Augusta, GA Hooters qualifier | May 19 Houston Niko Niko Gyros opens 3pm central / 4 pm eastern today | April 21 Salisbury, MD Pork in the Park wing eating contest opens 4 pm eastern Monday.
Sushi contest returns to RA Sushi
RA Sushi’s sushi eating tournament will return on April 7. A list of locations holding contests follows after the jump.
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