Upcoming Detroit eating contests
Detroit eating challenges
(All Detroit eating challenges and contests in database)
The Kansas State newspaper has a listing of the best wing eaters on the University of Michigan football team in advance of the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl tomorrow. (It does not appear that an actual wing eating contest will be held in conjunction with that event.)
WXYZ.com has an article about DeSean Whipple, who defended his coney eating title at American Coney in Detroit on Thursday and will appear on the game show Let's Ask America tomorrow.
The American Polish Festival in Sterling Heights, MI will hold Srodek's Pierogi Eating Challenge on Sunday awarding $1000 ($500 to the winner) Stephanie Torres won last year's contest.
The Detroit Free Press and Barrie Examiner have articles about Meredith "Deep Fried Diva" Boxberger's fourth place finish in the Nathan's women's finals. update July 16 Meredith has a contest video
HometownLife.com has an article about Craig "the Black Mallard" Reed becoming the first person to finish the Italian Challenge Sandwich in less than an hour at Loaf & a Pound Deli in Westland, MI. Craig was inspired to start competitive eating by the MLE Wii game.
ChevyDetroit.com has a list of five southeast Michigan eating challenges.
Fishbones in St. Clair Shores, MI will hold a hot dog eating contest on March 30 awarding $500 and two tickets to the Detroit Tigers home opener.
The Motor City Casino in Detroit will hold a hot dog eating contest on February 19 awarding $1,000 to the winner.
Yahoo! has a list of several Detroit area eating contests.
Lucky's Pub & Grill in Detroit will hold a wing eating contest during the Super Bowl awarding a flat screen TV and a spin on the money wheel.
Dooley's in Roseville, MI will hold a 50 ounce corned beef sandwich eating contest on Friday awarding $200 to the winner.
Roger's Roost in Sterling Heights, MI will hold a 2 pound burger eating contest on Thursday awarding $200 to the winner.
The first qualifier for the "Motor City Meatball Madness Tour" will take place in Mt. Clements, MI tonight. Qualifier winners will compete in a grand meatball eating championship in 2013.
The Hamtramck (MI) Labor Day Festival will hold a kielbasa eating contest on September 3 awarding $350 to the winner.
Crust in Fenton, MI will hold a pie eating contest on August 12 awarding $500 to the winner.
A woman won yesterday's pierogi eating contest at the American Polish Festival in Sterling Heights, MI yesterday by eating 60 pierogis in 10 minutes. The victor appears to be Stephanie Torres in this video of the end of the contest.
MyFoxDetroit.com has an interview with Ryan Potter, author of the competitive eating e-novel, The Cleaner.
The American Polish Festival in Sterling Heights, MI will hold a pierogi eating contest on Sunday awarding $250 to the winner.
Meredith "Deep Fried Diva" Boxberger has uploaded a video of the Hooters qualifier held in Roseville, MI on May 12.
Pat Bertoletti wins 2012 Detroit Hooters wing qualifier
update May 13 The Detroit News has a contest report
update 5:15 The top 3:
1) Pat Bertoletti 107 wings
2) Tim “Gravy” Brown 101
3) Meredith Boxberger 82
The Detroit News has a preview listing Sean Gordon as an expected entrant. The contest is expected to start at 4 pm eastern.
The Michigan Hooters wing qualifier will be held tomorrow in Roseville before the finals of the regional swimsuit contest that will award a trip to the finals in Florida. Expected entrants include Pat Bertoletti, Tim Brown, Meredith Boxberger, and Craig Reed, who expressed interest in competing in the swimsuit competition (Since he did not compete in the first round on April 18, he is probably not eligible.)
Meredith "Deep Fried Diva" Boxberger has produced a video about her first (and also last) place finish in the women's division at the Nathan's qualifier in Garden City, MI two weeks ago. update May 8 The Barrie Examiner has an article about Meredith, who was a figure skater for 15 years and now owns a Little Caeasar's Pizza franchise. She will be competing in the Hooter's qualifier in Detroit Saturday.
2012 Nathan’s field – In: Two “Deep”s
update April 23 Video of Alex Loiselle and Pat Bertoletti
update The only other announced results are Ben Taylor and Craig Reed w/14 HDB.
Winners via eating contest twitter
Men Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti 37
Women Meredith “Deep Fried Diva” 17
The qualifier is expected to start at noon and is being held in conjunction with a celebration of Kmart’s 50th anniversary (the Garden City location was the first Kmart and is now 50 years old). Will Pat Bertoletti break 50 HDB in honor of the event?
Bertoletti, Boxberger, (L. A.) Beast, Ben Taylor in Detroit qualifier
Pat Bertoletti, Meredith Boxberger and Ben Taylor are expected in the first 2012 Nathan’s qualifier in Garden City, MI on Saturday. Kevin “L. A. Beast” also says he will compete.
The next polls will ask which first-time Nathan’s competitors will have the best performances in the 2012 qualifiers. The current choices are listed below, additional ones will be added if requested.
Men: Kevin “LA Beast”, Marcos Owens, Juan “More Bite” Rodriguez, Dax “The Ginger” Swanson, Ben Do
Women: Jessica Abdul Hussain, Mary Bowers, Meredith “Deep Fried Diva” Boxberger
Meredith Boxberger, Benjamin Taylor and Craig Reed are expected to compete in the first Nathan's qualifier of 2012 in Garden City, MI on April 21.
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