Upcoming Minneapolis eating contests
Minneapolis eating challenges
(All Minneapolis eating challenges and contests in database)
The Bulldog Uptown will hold a hot dog eating contest on June 2 in Minneapolis awarding $300 to the winner.
Joey Chestnut will appear at Cub Minnehaha in Minneapolis tomorrow as part of its grand opening celebration.
Hopcat will hold fry eating qualifiers at its 17 locations (mainly in the midwest, but also Port St. Lucie, FL) on January 19. Winners will receive a $500 prize package and the chance to compete for a $2000 prize in Ypsilanti, MI in July. The chain previously called its signature side dish used in the competition "crack fries", but will changing the name because it was considered insensitive to drug addicts.
The Star Tribune Vacation & Travel Experience will hold falafel eating contests in Minneapolis on November 10 and 11 awarding trips to Israel.
HometownSoure.com has an article about Ethan Teske setting the house record for the 20 scoop Tornado Sundae at Two Scoops, in Anoka, MN.
The Star Tribune Vacation & Travel Experience will hold taco eating contests in Minneapolis on Saturday and Sunday awarding trips to Mexico.
StarTribune has a report on Kai Phan's (who runs https://www.instagram.com/kaieatsworld/ attempt at the 10 pound pho challenge at iPho in St. Paul, MN. When he is not doing food challenges, Kai, works at Target as a store display designer.
2017 Mystic Lake tacos
update Videos Big Island MN
CBS Minnesota has an article
update MLE says they announced incorrect results and that Gideon Oji was actually second with 97 | Part 2
| 1st | 126 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | new record |
| 2nd | 97 | Gideon Oji | announced as tying for 4th w 77 on stage |
| 3rd | 96 | Miki Sudo | |
| 4th | 90 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | |
| 5th | 77 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 6th | 68 | Juan “more bite” Rodriguez | |
| 7th | 38 | Matthew Raible | |
| 8th | 36 | Andrew “The Bear” Kogutkiewicz | |
| 9th | 30 | John Lawrence | also listed at 11th with 18 |
| 10th | 20 | Mike McFadden | |
| 12th | 13 | Peter Haugen |
Results from facebook video
1) Joey Chestnut 126 (new record)
2) Miki Sudo 96 (after significant deductions)
3) Adrian Morgan 90
4T) Michelle Lesco 77
4T) Gideon Oji 77
Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Gideon Oji, Adrian Morgan Juan Rodriguez, Michelle Lesco and Matt Raible are expected to compete
Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo are expected to compete at The Taco Debacle World Taco Eating Championship at Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, MN on May 5.
Registration will open tomorrow for the Mystic Lake Casino Hotel World Taco Eating Championship in Prior Lake, MN on May 5.
Keys' Cafe in Woodbury, MN will hold a pancake eating contest tomorrow awarding $150 to the winner.
Takeru Kobayashi ate 49 veal brain tacos last night to defend his title at the Zombie Pub Crawl in Minneapolis.
Applications are being accepted for competitors to face Takeru Kobayashi in the World Brain Eating Championship at the Zombie Pub Crawl in Minneapolis on October 17.
The Twin Cities Polish Festival will hold a pierogie eating contest in Minneapolis on August 8 awarding $250 to the winner.
A Minneapolis art gallery is looking for people to participate in an a hot dog eating contest as part of a performance art piece on July 25.
Thrillist.com has eating challenge lists for restaurants in Portland and Minneapolis.
The new poll asks how many people in the world do you think are capable of finishing the 30 inch pizza challenge at Randy's Pizza in Oakdale, MN without assistance. Pat Bertoletti recently finished the challenge and Miki Sudo could not finish it in 2012.
Randy's pizza in Oakdale, MN announces it is looking for four person teams to face off against an unnamed top female competitive eater on December 30.
Pat Bertoletti will attempt to finish Randy's 30 inch pizza challenge in under 30 minutes at The Dog House Bar and Grill and Grill in Maplewood, MN. He will win $1000 if successful. update Dec 14 Pat's official time was 26:45
Takeru Kobayashi has won the brain taco eating contest at the Zombie Pub Crawl in Minneapolis with a total of 51 tacos, less than Joey Chestnut (54) and Matt Stonie (53.5) ate in last year's contest.
Vita.mn has an interview with Takeru Kobayashi about competing in the brain taco eating contest at the Zombie Pub Crawl in Minneapolis Saturday. He says the best thing for Joey Chestnut to do would be leave MLE. update Oct 9 City Pages has a blog entry
Takeru Kobayashi will judge tomorrow's qualifier at the Mall of America for the brain eating championship at the Zombie Pub Crawl in Minneapolis October 11.
A qualifier will be held on October 3 at the Mall of America to determine who will compete against Takeru Kobayashi in the brain taco eating contest at the Minneapolis Zombie Pub Crawl on October 11. update The qualifier is actually October 4.
Takeru Kobayashi is billed as the featured competitor for the World Brain Eating Championships to be held at the Zombie Pub Crawl in Minneapolis on October 11. Joey Chestnut won the 2013 contest.
2014 St. Paul Nathan’s qualifier
update June 9 City Pages has an interview with Yasir Salem. Sean Nichols has a video
update June 3 TwinCities.com has a gallery. The female winner / sole participant was Margo Hill. Andrew “The Bear” Kogutkiewicz also competed
update June 2 City Pages has a blog entry
TwinCities.com has a contest report. Yasir Salem also reversed in the overtime.
The top 3:
1) Yasir Salem 27.5
2) Steve Hendry 27.5 – reversed in overtime
3) Josh Miller 19
1W) Margo 9
update #2 Raya Zimmerman reports that Steve Hendry reversed in overtime giving Yasir Salem the victory
Update Raya Zimmerman reports that Yasir Salem and Steve Hendry have tied after 10 minutes with 27.5
Yasir Salem will attempt to qualify after competing yesterday in Illinois. Josh Miller, Steve Hendry and Matt Raible are also expected to compete.
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