Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Missouri eating challenges and contests in database)
Olivia Ragni announces that she completed the Pointersaurus challenge in St. Louis. She did the 30 inch pizza challenge at Gusano's in Arkansas two months ago. update Jan 28 Blake Ahrendsen was Olivia's partner
Stephanie Wu finishes Big Texan challenge in 30:40
Stephanie Wu announced that she finished the 72 ounce steak challenge at The Big Texan in Amarillo, TX in 30:40. This would make the five fastest times for women in the official finishers list (a fire destroyed pre-1991 records)
- 4:59, Molly Schuyler, 2014
- 9:58, Molly Schuyler, 2014
- 30:40, Stephanie Wu, 2014
- 32m, Carlene LeFevre, March 20, 2002
- 32:24, Johanna Hickey, August 9, 2005
In a 2000 Ripley’s Believe it or Not program, Carlene LeFevre finished the steak challenge in 32 minutes, which was billed as a new women’s record. (Results from that episode do not appear in the finishers list).
update Nov 12 On her trip, Stephanie also set the women’s record for the milkshake challenge at Crown Candy Kitchen in St. Louis and the overall Onion Burger record at Dust Bowl in Tulsa.
The Dexter, MO Fall Fest will hold pie eating contests on Saturday for men & women awarding $450 each ($250 to the winners).
The St. Louis Rams website has a post about Kyle "The Hammer" Hanner, who is working in the marketing department for the franchise.
Former St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith's new restaurant, Ozzie's Sports Bar & Gril, will offer a spicy wing challenge.
The Pitch has a report on Jamie McDonald attempting the 10 pound "Sumo" breakfast challenge at Succotash in Kansas City before he competed in a hot dog eating contest at the KC Kosher BBQ Festival.
St. Louis Magazine has a gallery of yesterday's falafel eating contest at Cafe Natasha won by Kyle "The Hammer" Hanner.
At the Kansas City Kosher BBQ Festival, Jamie McDonald ate 37 hot dogs in 8 minutes to outeat all the 3 person teams he was competing against.
Jamie McDonald will compete in the hot dog eating contest at the Kansas City Kosher BBQ Festival in Overland Park, KS on August 17.
The Riverfront Times has a blog entry about Cannibal Corpse singer George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher reportedly eating 112 hot dogs at the Gathering of the Juggalos' Hot Dog Eating Challenge.
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).
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