Upcoming Newark eating contests
Newark eating challenges
(All Newark eating challenges and contests in database)
Takeru Kobayashi's appearance at Seton Hall in October is mentioned in an article about marketing techniques used by New Jersey college basketball programs.
At tonight's Big East Tip Off at Seton Hall University, Takeru Kobayashi ate 11 hot dogs in 10 1 minute and drank a gallon of milk in 15 seconds. update Oct 26 A video of the event is available (from NBC Sports)
Seton Hall Athletics is seeking a competitor to take on Takeru Kobayashi at the Big East Tip Off Party on Friday.
Takeru Kobayashi will compete in a hot dog eating contest at Seton Hall's Midnight Madness on October 25 in South Orange, NJ. The event will be televised on Fox Sports 1.
The 18 pound burger challenge at Super Heroes Sandwich Shop & Deli in North Plainfield, NJ was finished by a team of Johnnie Excel, Dave "US Male" Goldstein and Stephanie Torres.
Jamie McDonald has defended his title at Buffalo's Spicy Wing Challenge in Wood Ridge, NJ today.
The "Grease Trucks" at Rutgers University, site of the sandwich challenge on the northern New Jersey episode of Man v Food will be forced to leave campus on August 15 to make way for a construction project.
Buffalo's Chicken Shack in Wood Ridge, NJ will hold its spicy chicken wing challenge on August 24 awarding $1,000 to the winner.
Uncle Bob's Self Storage has uploaded a video of Takeru Kobayashi drinking a gallon of milk in under 25 seconds recorded at Saturday's cupcake record attempt. (via Deadspin)
Takeru Kobayashi will attempt to set a record for most cupcakes eaten in one minute ate Uncle Bob's Self Storage Facility in Upper Saddle River, NJ tomorrow. update July 13 Kobayashi ate 30 cupcakes in a minute.
Badlands Booker wins 2013 Meadowlands Nathan’s qualifier
update July 2 #2 Crazy Legs Conti has a contest report for Huffington Post where he calls the contest site a “crappy flea market”
update July 2 North Jersey has a gallery (via Dan Mangiapane)
update July 1 SFMVideo has a video
update Jun 30 Full men’s results have been entered into the database
| 1st | 28.5 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | East Rutherford, NJ |
| 2nd | 24.33 | Kevin “LA Beast” Strahle | East Rutherford, NJ |
| 3rd | 24 | “Buffalo” Jim Reeves | East Rutherford, NJ |
| 4th | 23.5 | Ronnie “MegaByte” Hartman | East Rutherford, NJ |
| 5th | 22 | Crazy Legs Conti | East Rutherford, NJ |
| 6th | 18 | Basil Elamir | East Rutherford, NJ |
| 7th | 15.25 | Tommy DeVito | East Rutherford, NJ |
| 7th | 15.25 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | East Rutherford, NJ |
| 9th | 12 | Jordan Rothman | East Rutherford, NJ |
| 10th | 11 | Kevin Sekulic | East Rutherford, NJ |
| 11th | 7.5 | Dan Mangiapane | East Rutherford, NJ |
Jim Reeves reports Terri Reeves won the women’s contest with 8 hot dogs
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Crazy Legs Conti, Brian Subich, Bill Myers and Jim Reeves are listed as entrants for tomorrow's Nathan's qualifier at the Meadowlands State Fair. Atlanta runner-up Ronnie Hartman and Brian Seiken are also expected to compete. Maria "Edible" is also expected to attend (but possibly not compete). FIOS1 has a video of an interview with Crazy Legs Conti. update Hudson Reporter has an article about local competitor Jordan Rothman.
NJ.com reports that Crazy Legs Conti will compete in the Nathan's qualifier at State Fair Meadowlands on June 29. An unnamed competitor capable of 40+ hot dogs is also mentioned. update June 22 Atlanta runner-up Ronnie Hartman will also be competing and he has made a video about the qualifier.
Five Jake's Wayback Burgers locations will hold Triple Triple Burger eating contests Saturday: Ventura, CA, Stoughton, MA, Worcester, MA, Medford, OR and Little Ferry, NJ.
Wayne Algenio has a video of Sunday's hot dog eating contest for 3 person teams held at D & D Dawg's in Fair Lawn, NJ won by the "US Wonder Champs" with a total of 65 hot dogs in 12 minutes. The team consisted of Wayne "Wonder" Algenio, Dave "US Male" Goldstein and Will "the Champ" Millender".
Premio Sausage will hold a sausage eating contest awarding $225 in American Express gift certificates ($100 to the winner) in conjunction with the March 5 New Jersey Devils game.
Steve Weatherford (punter) and Henry Hynoski (fullback) of the New York Giants will appear at a crawfish eating contest at The Pourhouse in Hoboken, NJ tonight.
Joe Menchetti won the $500 first prize at Pub 46 in Clifton, NJ by eating 25 wings in under 2 minutes.
Pub 46 in Clifton, NJ will hold a wing eating contest on February 3 awarding $500 to the winner.
Orale in Elizabeth, NJ will hold a taco eating contest ("concurso al que mas coma tacos") on Halloween night with an apparent purse of $500.
The Sydney Morning Herald has an article about the American presidential election that begins with coverage of last week's hot dog eating contest in Springfield, NJ won by Jamie McDonald.
Jamie McDonald wins Springfield, NJ hot dog contest
Will Millender has the top 6 in today’s hot dog eating contest held at the Patriot Festival in Springfield, NJ:
1) Jamie McDonald 39 in 8 minutes $2000
2) Dave Brunelli 27 $500
3) Stephanie Torres 24 $250
4) Will Millender 21 $150
5) Pat Philbin 20 $100
6) Wayne Algenio 19
The Springfield, NJ Fall Festival will hold a hot dog eating contest on October 14 awarding $3000. (According to a submission to the eatfeats database, the prize breakdown will be $2000/$500/$250/$150/$100.)
Brooklyn Burger and Premio Sausage eating contests will be held at Sunday's New Jork Jets game.
Eating contests held throughout football season
Several restaurants are holding eating contests that will take place throught football season:
- Battle of the Bone 5 – Phoenix area Native New Yorker restaurants – qualifiers will take place on Wednesdays throughout football season – finals December 8 will award a trip to the Super Bowl
- Court Jester’s – Aberdeen & Freehold, NJ – Weekly hot wing eating qualifiers during Monday Night Football – finals during Super Bowl will award $1750 ($1000 to winner)
- Smoke City Market – Sherman Oaks, CA qualify for Jan 27 contest by eating rack of ribs
- Two Stones Pub – Newark, DE – 10 patrons who eat most foot long hot dogs will get a spot in a Super Bowl party
- The Whiskey Barrel – Gloucester City, NJ – weekly hot dog eating qualifiers will be held during Monday Night Football, final will be held during Super Bowl
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