Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Missouri eating challenges and contests in database)
The Saint Louis Rams twitter reports that Takeru Kobayashi will judge the best burger contest at the Fan Fest on Saturday.
The Lincoln County Journal has a report on a hot dog eating contest held at Sami's on Main in Troy, MO July 23 to benefit five year old Leukemia patient Gram Edwards.
St. Louis Magazine has a long article about Ramsey "The Mantis" Hilton's competitive eating career.
Salute to America will hold a hot dog eating contest in Jefferson City, MO on July 4 awarding $300 to the winner.
Kyle Hanner reports he won today's taco eating contest at T Mo's in Bethalto, IL. John Palmgren was runner-up and Dale Boone was third.
Tomorrow, Kyle "The Hammer" Hanner will start his day with a 50 mile bike ride to raise money for the American Diabetes Association, then he will face defending champion Dale Boone in T Mo's Taco eating contest and he will conclude with a frozen yogurt eating contest.
Angela Lutz has a report for Pitch Kansas City on her attempt at the 9+ pound Sumo breakfast challenge at Succotash.
Marlene Wigginton appeared on Fox 2 this morning to talk about her victory in the women's division of Saturday's Nathan's qualifier in St. Louis.
2014 Nathan’s St. Louis qualifier
update May 19 The Riverfront Times has a slideshow
update May 18 StlToday has an article giving the female winner’s last name was Wigginton
MLB.com has a video
update 1:13 Central George Shea has the top 3
1) Sean Gordon 27.5
2) Eric “Badlands” Booker 27
3) Kyle Hanner 20
Nic Zamora 16 former Missouri State hockey player
1W) Marlene Wiggenstein Wigginton 9.5
?) Rachel Steele 6
Advantage News has an article about Kyle Hanner competing in today’s qualifier at Busch Stadium. Rachel Steele is another local competing.
Fox2Now has an article
StLouis.CBSLocal.com has a podcast of an interview Joey Chestnut did with KMOX about attending Saturday's Nathan's qualifier in St. Louis.
Badlands Booker, Sean Gordon, Matt Raible and Josh Miller are listed as expected entrants in the Nathan's qualifier before Saturday's St. Louis Cardinal game (Kyle Hanner will also compete) Joey Chestnut will throw out the first pitch of the game.
The St. Louis Wing Company in Rock Hill, MO will hold a wing eating contest today awarding two St. Louis Blues tickets.
BND Magazine has a profile of Kyle "The Hammer" Hanner.
Screen capture of “Little” Arlene from “Free Spirits” doc
This is a screen capture of “Little” Arlene from the montage in ESPN’s Free Spirits documentary of halftime entertainment acts the St. Louis Spirits of the American Basketball Association used in the 1970s. She was credited with consuming 23 hot dogs, 22 large slices of pizza and 16 large Cokes during a Philadelphia 76ers game. (click for larger size)
Pitch.com has an article about City Diner's pancake challenge in Kansas City mentioning Molly Schuyler's record (but not her name).
Jamie McDonald ate 60 tacos in under 30 minutes to set the house record at Fric N Frac in Kansas City.
Haydo of Australia has started a website at http://hungryhaydo.com/. Kyle "The Hammer" Hanner of St. Louis has set up a facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/hammerhanner
The Riverfront Times has an article about the author's attempt to finish six St. Louis area eating challenges. update The Riverfront Times is requesting stories about St. Louis eating challenges.
The Riverfront Times reports that The Precinct in St. Louis (owned by former Cardinal Jim Edmonds) changed the name of its "Officer Down" hot wing challenge after disapproval from the local police department. The new name will be the "Hot Pursuit" challenge.
Halftime promotion Little Arlene, billed as the "hot dog queen" made a brief appearance in "Free Spirits", a documentary about the St. Louis Spirits of the ABA that debuted tonight on ESPN. According to a 1986 LA Times article, she ate 23 hot dogs, 22 large slices of pizza and 16 large Cokes during a Philadelphia 76ers game.
The St. Louis Columbus Day Parade & Festival will hold a meatball eating contest on October 13 awarding a 40 inch TV.
Molly Schuyler won an eating contest held at BaconFestKC today. update August 25 KansasCity.com has an article where Molly announces her next contest will be the Fox & Hound finals in Chicago.
Molly Schuyler has uploaded videos of her finishing a 9 pound burrito in 4 minutes 4 seconds at Rudy's Tenampa in Kansas City in May: Part 1 | Part 2
Spencer Redmond reports a woman (possibly Molly Schuyler) won today's hot dog eating contest at Up Dog in Independence, MO with a total of 34 hot dogs.update The facebook page for the Mac, the Missouri Mavericks mascot confirms Molly's victory with a total of 34 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Gallery update July 13 KansasCity.com has a video of an interview with Molly recorded at the City Diner where she set the house record of 7 pancakes. update July 16 The Up Dog facebook has a gallery.
Up Dog will hold a hot dog eating contest in Independence, MO on July 11 awarding $300 to the winner.
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