Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Maryland eating challenges and contests in database)
OceanCityToday reports that Fish Tales Bar & Grill will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4. Entrants need to qualify by eating 5 hot dogs. The article call defending champ Joe Menchetti an IFOCE member.
DCist reports there will be four Washington, DC area contests (wings & "Kentucky hot browns") at two sites on April 10.
The Baltimore Sun has a gallery of the Maki Madness eating tournament held at RA Sushi won by "Pretty" Peter Jackson. Defending champion Jay Gorman, Ian Hickman and Brian Stamper also made the final four. ABC2 has an interview with Peter Jackson. update video of final round
Baltimore corned beef results
Will Millender has the top 3 from today’s corned beef and cabbage eating contest in Baltimore: 1) “Furious” Pete Czerwinski 2) Joe Menchetti 3) Will Millender
update Mar 15 Saval Deli has a gallery of the contest. A caption has the official top 3:
1st “Furious” Pete Czerwinski 2 lbs, 8 oz
2nd “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti 2 lbs 3.5 oz
3rd Will “The Champ” Millender 1 lb 11 oz
Furious Pete edges GJoe in MD Wing Wars
Will Millender has results from today’s Wing Wars contest in Columbia, MD sponsored by Holly Poultry: “pete wins wing wars by 1 wing. pete 76, gjoe 75, gorman 52, tiger wings 49, joel & ian tie with 47. I suck with 29 but didn’t really try.”
update Mar 16 The Baltimore Sun has a contest video
Baltimore Eats has the field for Sunday's corned beef and cabbage eating contest sponsored: "Furious" Pete Czerwinski, Joe Menchetti, Jay Gorman, Will Millender, Joel Podelsky
Spots remain available for Baltimore Wing Wars
Spaces remain available in the March 13 Holly Poultry Wing Wars at Sonoma’s Bar & Grill in Columbia, Maryland (Baltimore area). All entrants will receive a free Under Armour T shirt and the contest purse is $1,000. See SonomasBar.com for more information and a sign-up form.
Baltimore wing contest March 13, $1000 purse
Holly Poultry’s web site announces Holly Wing Wars wing eating contest, which will take place on March 13 in Columbia, Maryland (Baltimore area). $700 will be awarded to the winner of the contest. The contest rules do not appear to have any restrictions for “professional” eaters.
Examiner reports that Saval Foods will sponsor a corned beef eating contest in Baltimore on March 14 that will award $500 in cash ($300 to the winner).
The second Maki Madness sushi eating tournament will take place at the RA Sushi in Baltimore on March 21.
Videos from the DC Wing Offs are available on the Wing Bowl Page. The rules are also available.
The Hard Times facebook has some information about the Washington, DC area Wing Bowl. Ryan Smith won last Tuesday's Wing Off qualifier by eating 68 wings in 10 minutes. (The January 14 Wing Off results have not been posted)
A "Wing Bowl" awarding $2,500 to the winner will be held at the Hard Times Café Springfield, Virginia on February 5. Qualifiers will take place at Washington, DC area Hard Times Cafés in January.
RoyRogersRestaurants has a video of the roast beef slider contest and MajorLeagueEating's youtube channel has coverage of Martorano's meatball eating contest.
98Online.com has a podcast of Pete Davekos' interview on Monday to talk about the Roy Rogers roast beef slider contest.
MSNBC has a video about the Roy Rogers roast beef slider contest, Bob Shoudt (now at notoriousbob.net) has a contest report and Brian Seiken has a report and video.
Notorious B.O.B wins Roy Rogers Roast Beef sliders
update Nov 16 #2 Brian Seiken has a contest report and video
update Nov 16 Your4State.com has a news video and the Frederick News-Post has an article and slideshow
update 3:02 The eatingcontest twitter has a twitpic of the result form
update 2:32 The results are being announced on twitter.com/RoysRestaurants
1. Bob Shoudt 37 sliders in 8 minutes
2. Sonya Thomas 33
3. Juliet Lee 26
4. Badlands Booker 25.25
5. Russ Keeler 22.75
6. Crazy Legs Conti 21
7. Micah “Wing Kong” Collins 20 (or 21)
8. Brian Subich 19.5
9. Pat “from Moonachie” Philbin 18.5
10. Pete Davekos 17
11T “Wild” Bill Myers 14
11T “Beautiful” Brian Seiken 14
13 Steve Spinosa 13
14 Karl Ford (?) 9
update 2:20 The contest should be over now. Pat Philbin has posted a lot of pictures to his twitpic page.
Gazette.net reports that introductions for the professional contest will start at 1:45pm.
Pete Davekos did promo contests on ABC2 and 98 Rock yesterday.
IFOCE.com has a list of the competitors at the Roy Rogers Roast Beef Slider Eating World Championship.
The Roy Rogers twitter announces that Sonya Thomas and Crazy Legs Conti will compete in the November 14 roast beef slider eating contest. "Notorious" Bob Shoudt and Pat Philbin are other expected entrants.
Man vs. Food October 29 (Baltimore) episode links
Travel Channel: episode guide | slideshow | side of the city video (Inner Harbor)
Restaurants
- Steak & Main challenge – 5 steaks (totalling 74 ounces)
Home Page | yelp
Page about challenge on restaurant’s web site
DelawareOnline blog entry about challenge
entry in Digital City’s list of the biggest steak challenges - Chap’s Charcoal Restaurant meal – pit beef
Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp - Obrycki’s meal – crabs
Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp
List of Baltimore area eating challenges in the eatfeats database.
Registration for the Roy Rogers Roast Beef Sandwich Eating Championship will open tomorrow at 3pm.
Rich Shea confirms that the Roy Rogers Roast Beef Sliders Eating Contest will be an IFOCE contest with a professional and amateur division. The contest will take place in Maryland on November 14.
Man vs. Food October 21 (Washington, DC) episode links
Travel Channel – episode guide | slideshow
Restaurants
- Chick & Ruth’s Delly (Annapolis, MD) challenge – 6 pound shake and 1.5 lb. sandwich
Home Page | Yelp
Page about challenge on restaurant’s website
Blog entry by Will Millender about being the first person to complete the challenge
Hometown Annapolis report on the filming
Grubgrade review - Ben’s Chili Bowl
Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp
Washington Post obituary from October 9, 2009 about the death of Ben’s founder Ben Ali - Horace & Dickie’s Seafood Carryout meal – jumbo fish sandwich
Yelp | Metromix
List of Washington, DC area eating challenges in eatfeats database
List of Northern Virginia area eating challenges in eatfeats database
Gazette.net has a report on Saturday's Whiz Bowl in Bethesda, MD. Phillip "The Fury" Fiore won the contest with 8.5 cheesesteak sandwiches in 15 minutes. Ian Hickman was the runner up with 8.25.
6 crabcakes in 2:42 called best crabcake performance
The Baltimore Sun has an article about the Phillips crabcake eating contest at the Maryland Seafood Festival. Walter Hughes won the contest by eating 6 crabcakes in 2:42.
Michelle Torres, director of marketing for Phillips Seafood Restaurants, said Hughes was the fastest crab-cake eater she had ever seen. The restaurant had sponsored four crab-eating contests in recent years, Torres said, and Hughes had outpaced all the other winners.
Sonya Thomas ate 46 crabcakes in 10 minutes to win the 2006 Phillips crabcake contest.
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