Upcoming Newark eating contests
Newark eating challenges
(All Newark eating challenges and contests in database)
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
Jamie McDonald appears to have won $1000 in the Spicy Wing Challenge held at Buffalo's Chicken Shack in Wood Ridge, NJ today.
Buffalo's Chicken Shack in Wood Ridge, NJ will hold a spicy wing eating contest on Saturday awarding $1,000 to the winner.
Super Scoop Ice Cream in Glen Ridge, NJ will hold an ice cream eating contest tomorrow awarding $100.
NJ.com reports that Adam Balducci won the corn eating contest held at Meadowlands Racetrack on Saturday. Joel Podelsky was third. Joe Menchetti, Pat Philbin and Will Millender were present but did not receive spots. (Joe Menchetti says the winner "ate in the style of Crazy Legs"). update Aug 3 Will Millender has a contest report.
Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, NJ will hold an eating contest as part of its Corntastic Weekend on July 28 awarding $850 ($500 to the winner).
NJ.com has an article and gallery about Will Millender's victory at Windmill in Hoboken yesterday. Will ate 11 hot dogs in 10 minutes.
Windmill of Hoboken, NJ will hold a hot dog eating contest tomorrow awarding $250 to the winner.
The Landmark Tavern in South Amboy, NJ will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $500.
Pat "from Moonachie" Philbin won a sausage eating contest held at tonight's New Jersey Devils game.
Marcos Owens was the first person to finish the Mad Hatter Platter (4 1/2 lb. burgers, 1 lb. fries & 24 onion rings) at The HAT Tavern in Summit, NJ yesterday.
Will Millender reports that the three person team consisting of Dave "US Male" Goldstein, "Monster" Marcos Owens and Nick "Papa Gorgio" Kehler fixed failed to complete the 16 pound burger challenge at Super Heroes Shop & Deli in North Plainfield, NJ but finished all of the burger except for a small piece of bread. Dave Goldstein has a video of the start of the challenge.
Premio Foods will hold a sausage eating contest at the March 8 New Jersey Devils game awarding two Devils tickets.
Dave "US Male" Goldstein, "Monster" Marcos Owens and Nick "Papagorgio" Kehler will be attempting the 16 pound burger challenge at Super Heroes Sandwich Shop & Deli in North Plainfield, NJ on Saturday. Marcos Owens set the burger challenge record yesterday at Michael's Roscommon House in Belleville, NJ.
MyCentralJersey.com reports that Super Heroes in North Plainfield, NJ has started a 16 pound burger challenge for 3 person teams. The challenge is only available on Saturday and the cost of the burger will go to the St. Baldrick’s Cancer Research Foundation if the challenge is not completed. (gallery)
"Monster" Marcos Owens won a taco eating contest held at Rugs' and Riffys in Woodbridge, NJ by eating 34 tacos in 10 minutes. Jake Link was the runner up with 24.
Kevin "LA Beast" reports that he completed the five "fat sandwich" challenge at Rutgers University resulting in the addition of the "Fat LA Beast" sandwich to the menu.
The Jewish Standard has an article about Marcos Owens' victory in a latke eating contest held in Teaneck, NJ on Christmas.
Kevin, the "LA Beast" was the first person to finish the "Bo'hemoth" bagel sandwich challenge at Bagel Gourmet in Glen Rock, NJ.
Wicked Wolf Tavern in Hoboken, NJ will hold weekly wing eating contests on Monday. The grand champion of all the Wicked Wolf locations will be awarded a trip to the Super Bowl in Indianapolis.
Marcos Owens has posted the top 3 of today's chili eating contest held at the Chit Chat Diner in Hackensack, NJ: 1) Dave Brunelli $1,000 prize 2) Pat Philbin $250 3) Marcos Owens $100. update The diner has posted a gallery. The prizewinners do not have to worry about their checks bouncing.
The Chit-Chat Diner will hold a chili eating contest on October 2 in Hackensack, NJ awarding $1000 to the winner.
Marcos Owens announces he won $1,000 at today's wing eating contest held at Buffalo's Chicken in Wood Ridge, NJ. His total of 46 wings was more than twice the runner-up's.
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