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Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce will host a chicken wing eating contest tonight as part of his KelceJam festival in Kansas City. This is not the Kelce family's first experience with wing eating contests; brother Jason Kelce competed in the 2014 Wing Bowl.
KansasCity.com has a report on Randy Santel and Katina DeJarnett attempting the pizza challenge at 1889 Pizza Napoletana in Kansas City, KS. They are planning a four month food challenge tour of Europe this summer.
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid is probably the first Super Bowl winning head coach to complete a restaurant challenge (40 ounce steak in Green Bay in 1992).
Greg Webb won the first prize of $500 in tonight's hot dog eating contest at Up Dog in Independence, MO.
UpDog will hold a hot dog eating contest for amateurs on July 18 in Independence, MO awarding $500/$250. Third place will receive Royals tickets.
Brandon "Da Garbage" Disposal Clark ate a 28 inch pizza in 19 minutes by himself at Cici's in Liberty, MO to win a $500 prize. The contest was for two person teams.
CiCi's Pizza in Liberty, MO will hold a 28 inch pizza eating contest on February 11 awarding $500 to the duo that finishes it the fastes.
In Kansas City has an interview with Randy Santel.
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.
Greg Webb won tonight's hot dog eating contest at Up Dog in Independence, MO. The contest went into overtime.
Up Dog in Independence, MO will hold a hot dog eating contest for amateurs on July 12 in Independence, MO awarding $500/$200/$50.
Brandon "Da Garbage Disposal" Clark ate 10 tacos in 53 seconds to win a Jack Daniel's electric guitar at Leinenkugel's in Kansas City.
Leinenkugel's in Kansas City will hold a taco eating contest on March 20 awarding a Jack Daniels electric guitar.

2018 Hopcat Crack Fry qualifiers

Here are the results I have for yesterday’s Crack Fry eating qualifiers held at Hopcat locations in the Midwest. Sam Pohlen was the first female to win a crack fry contest. update Ethan Teske won the Minneapolis contest.

2018 Jan 20 1st 3.6 Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti Chicago, IL
2018 Jan 20 2nd 3.34 Brandon Clark Chicago, IL
2018 Jan 20 1st ? Kyle “The Hammer” Hanner Indianapolis, IN
2018 Jan 20 1st 1.8625 Sam Pohlen Grand Rapids, MI
2018 Jan 20 1st ? Rob Chopp Kalamazoo, MI
2018 Jan 20 1st ? Nick Adanczyk Kansas City, MO

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The Kansas City Star has an article about local burrito eating challenges which mentions Molly Schuyler's record of 1:37 for the 5 pound "747" burrito at Habanero's in Lees Summit, MO.
Brandon "Da Garbage Disposal" Clark announces he ate 24 hot dogs in 10 minutes to win the first prize of $750 in yesterday's eating contest in Independence, MO sponsored by UpDog.
Up Dog in Independence, MO will hold an amateur only hot dog eating contest on July 20 awarding $750 to the winner and $250 to the runner up.
Jax Fix House in Kansas City will hold an oyster eating contest on March 25 for four person teams awarding $1000 to the winning quartet. The registration fee is $400.
Molly Schuyler has uploaded a video of her eating the five pound "747" burrito at Habanero's in Lee's Summit, MO in 1:37, 13 seconds faster than Matt Stonie needed to finish the Burritozilla at Iguana's Tacqueria.
The McDonald's in St. Joseph, MO (Kansas City area) will offer all you can eat french fries as part of its grand reopening celebration in July.
NFL quarterback Josh Freeman was a member of the quartet that won a team oyster eating contest at Jax in Kansas City last month. The team wore Real Madrid soccer jerseys.
Jax Fish House in Kansas City will hold an oyster eating contest for 4 person teams on February 27 awarding $1000 to the winning quartet. The entrance fee is $400.
TheOnion.com has an article about the Kansas City Chiefs head coach titled "Andy Reid Furious At Self For Poor Clock Management At End Of 72-Oz. Steak Challenge". (via Stephanie Wu & Randy Santel)
Shaun Butterworth ate 18 bunless hot dogs in 5 minutes to win today's amateur eating contest at the St. Jo Frontier Casino in St. Joseph, MO.
The Kansas City Star has a gallery from yesterday's hot dog eating contest held at UpDog in Independence, MO. Teddy Delacruz ate 12 hot dogs in 10 minutes to defend his title.
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