Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All North Carolina eating challenges and contests in database)
Sup Dogs announces that porn star Carter Cruise will be the celebrity judge for its hot dog eating contest in Greenville, NC on Saturday. The winner will receive $200.
Grayson Currin has an article for IndyWeek.com about winning a pepper eating contest held at the Ninth Street Bakery in Durham, NC last week.
Tim Ryan from Allendale, NJ ran 5 miles and ate 12 donuts in 30:10 to win yesterday's Krispy Kreme Challenge in Raleigh, NC. The female runner-up, Brenda Wilson, was 56.
Rashad Newsom won the Carolina Reaper killer wing challenge held at Whisky River in Charlotte last night to claim a prize of $500.
Whiskey River in Charlotte will award $500 to the winner of The Carolina Reaper Killer Wing Challenge on January 31. The wing sauce will contain the "Carolina Reaper" pepper, certified by Guinness as the world's spiciest.
Registration is now open for the 2014 Krispy Kreme Challenge which will take place at the NC State University bell tower on February 8. 8,000 people participated and $127,000 was raised for charity in the 2013 edition of the event, which entails running 2.5 miles to a Krispy Kreme, eating a dozen donuts and returning.
The Harvest Festival in Benson, NC will hold a hands-free sweet potato pie eating contest on October 26 awarding $500 to the winner.
Might as Well in Wilmington, NC will be holding 10 eating contests tomorrow reportedly awarding over $1000 in total. (Prize breakdown not listed).
The NC Hot Sauce Festival in Oxford, NC will hold a hot pepper eating contest on Saturday awarding $300.
Taste of Freemore will hold a Dunkin Donuts eating contest in Charlotte, NC on October 5 awarding $250 to the winner. Entrants must produce a video application.
Wild Wing Cafe in Cary, NC will hold a wing eating contest tonight awarding at Fat Tire beach cruiser bicycle.
Tableau Software has a graph of the performance of the top male competitors at the Nathan's finals. Indyweek has produced a graphic about the hot dog eating contest held at Foster's market in Durham, NC (the unnamed winner ate 8 hot dogs).
Jamie McDonald won a hot dog eating contest with a first prize of $1500 held in Summerfield, NC today. Dale Boone was runner-up.
Jamie McDonald ate 19 Carolina Red hot dogs at tonight's Durham Bulls game to win a prize of $1,000.
A hot dog eating contest at Friday's Durham Bulls game will award $1,000 to the winner.
Unnamed competitive eaters from Atlanta, New York, Pennsylvania and Connecticut are expected to compete in the hot dog eating contest awarding $3,000 in Summerfield, NC on Saturday.
"Furious" Pete Czerwisnki has posted a video from his victory at the Big "A" burger contest in Mount Olive, NC last month where he ate a 50 oz. cheeseburger, 8 oz. Fries and a 24 oz. Drink in 2:29.
Carolina Packers will hold a hot dog eating contest at the Ham & Yam Festival in Smithfield, NC on May 4 awarding $350. The winner will receive $200 and a spot in the finals at the June 29 Durham Bulls game.
The Goldsboro News-Argus reports "Furious" Pete Czerwinski won today's "Big A" burger eating contest at the North Carolina pickle Festival in Mount Olive, NC with a record time of 2:43. Jamie McDonald was the runner up with a time of 2:54, ending an 11 contest winning streak.
Dale Boone competed in yesterday's hot dog eating contest at Sup Dogs in Greenville, NC. update April 22 A video of the contest is available update April 23 The video caption has been changed to bill Dale Boone as "World Champion".
Bright Leaf Hot Dogs will hold a hot dog eating contest at the July 5 Durham Bulls game awarding a prize package worth over $1,000 to the winner. A qualifier take place Saturday at Duplin Winery in Rose Hill NC.
Sup Dogs in Greenville, NC will hold a hot dog eating contest Saturday awarding $250 to the winner.
A press release announces that "Furious" Pete Czerwinski and "Gentleman" Joe Menchetti will return to the “Big A Burger Challenge Championship†at the NC Pickle Festival in Mount Olive, NC on April 27. The contest will award $2000 (total purse $3500) to the fastest finisher of a 50 ounce burger, fries and 24 ounce drink.
ESPN has a blog entry about the pizza eating contest held for Wake Forest football players won by offensive tackle Steven Chase.
The Mill Pizzeria and Pub in Black Mountain, NC has a 40 inch pizza challenge that awards $1000 to a team of two that finishes it in under an hour. (via @JosephBentleyA)
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