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(All Maryland eating challenges and contests in database)
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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Boh in Baltimore produced a video about the Natty Boh Roma Sausage eating contest held in December won by Jay Gorman.
WBALTV reports that the Pannwich chicken and waffle sandwich at The Breakfast Shoppe in Severna Park, MD has raised over $6000 for the medical expenses of Ava Conklin.
Jay Gorman ate 25 links to win the first place prize of $1,000 at the finals of the Roma Sausage Natty Boh Brats Finals held tonight at DellaRose's Avenue Tavern in White Marsh, MD.
The University of Maryland's competitive eating club team will be leaving the Atlantic Coast Conference to join the Big 10 when the school changes leagues in 2014-15. (The team's facebook page has not been updated since early 2011.) The move could create a competitive eating superconference with Eric Dahl, perhaps the nation's top collegiate competitive eater, already in the Big 10 at the University of Wisconsin.
Patch Ronald won the men's division of the pancake eating contest held this morning at Pete's Grille in Baltimore with a total of 15 pancakes in an hour and Carolyn Bozeman defended her women's title with 10. Both winners received $500. (gallery) update The Baltimore Sun has an article and video.
Patch.com announces that Pete's Grille in Baltimore will hold its annual pancake eating contest for amateurs on November 16. Previous year's contests have awarded $500 to the top male and female.
The Guardian has a preview of Barry Levinson's new movie, The Bay, which opens with a Maryland crab-eating contest where the competitors die from a fish parasite in their food which has mutated to consume human flesh.
Gazette.net has short article on Mike Longo's victory at the qualifier held at the BGR in Bethesda, MD last week. The runner-up, Tiran Hill, was the general manager of the restaurant where the contest took place.
Peter Jackson is competing in a sushi eating contest against Alexandra Fili at RA Sushi in Baltimore on Wednesday to benefit Living Classrooms. update Sept 26 A donation page for the event has been set up.
The magazine for Loyola University has an interview with Alexandra Fili, the two time winner of the bread pudding eating contest at Hampdenfest. (via Baltimore Fish Bowl).
Mike Longo, Dale Boone win BGR Burger qualifiers
update Sept 19 Chris (last name not given) won the Tampa qualifier
update 10:15 Dale Boone won the Atlanta qualifier with 20 sliders
WUSA9 has an article about the Bethesda qualifier with full results and a video
Tito Jackson has a video
update 4:15 Bethesda Now has a gallery and short article
update 12:54 Mike Longo has the top 3 for the Bethesda, MD qualifier
1) Mike Longo 17 sliders, $500
2) Tyron Hill 11
3) John Henderson 7 (additional results will be added as they come in)
A qualifier for the National Cheeseburger Slider Eating Championship will be held today at BGR in Tampa (female bodybuilder Emery Miller will apparently compete). The date was originally announced as September 28. Additional qualifiers awarding $500 and a trip to the championship in May 2013 will be held tomorrow in Bethesda, MD, Coral Gables, FL, Atlanta and possibly Point Loma, CA.
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