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eating challenges
(All New Jersey eating challenges and contests in database)
La Bonbonniere cupcake contest blog entry & video
Maria “The Incredible Sulk” has posted a blog entry about being the top amateur at the cupcake eating contest held at La Bonbonniere Bake Shoppe in Edison, NJ on Saturday. Overall winner Joel Podelsky has uploaded a video of the contest.
Maria recently started a blog documenting her eating challenges and contests at http://stuffyourprettyface.wordpress.com/. Her first entry is about becoming the first woman to complete the Tsunami Burrito at the Surf Taco in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ.
The twitpic page for the Lakewood (NJ) Blue Claws reports that Joel Podelesky repeated as the champion of the Wing Fling eating contest this evening.
The Lakewood, NJ Blue Claws will hold a wing eating contest on July 28. Joel Podelsky won last year's contest. A unnamed woman won an eating contest at last night's Blue Claws game by eating 5 pounds of spaghetti.
Will Millender reports that his team consisting of "Gentleman" Joe Menchetti, Joel "the Cannon" Podelsky and himself won the $2,500 first prize at a wing contest at the New Jersey State Barbecue Championship. The team containing Jon "Super" Squibb and David "Tiger Wings" Brunelli was the runner up.
A wing eating contest for three person teams at the New Jersey State Barbecue on Saturday will award $2,500 to the winning team. (Registration Link) Nick "Papagorgio" is seeking a third member for his team.
Mike Longo reports that he, Jon Squibb, and Joel "the Cannon" Podelsky ate the 12+ pound Zeus burger at the Clinton Station Diner in 41 minutes, breaking the record previously held by Greg "the Great Moomsi" Maloomian's 3 person team. update A video has been posted.
A New York Times blog reports that Joel Podelsky won a sloppy joe eating contest at the Town Hall Deli in South Orange, NJ. update South Orange Patch has a video
TomsRiver.tv has some videos of the June 1 pizza eating contest at Johnny G's won by Joel Podelsky.
The Trump Casinos facebook has a gallery of the Atlantic City Nathan's qualifier.
twitter.com/jess1219: Man vs. Food is reportedly recording at Hoffman's Ice Cream in Point Pleasant Beach on the New Jersey Shore. update June 4 LiveForJerseyShore has the recording dates for the other two restaurants: Maruca's on June 4 and Chicken or the Egg in Beach Haven on June 5.
Notorious Bob edges Pat Bertoletti in Morey Piers Curly Fries
update #3 Press of Atlantic City has an article and gallery
update #2 Morey’s Piers facebook has a gallery
update George Shea has the top 3:
1) “Notorious” Bob Shoudt, 7.9 lbs. in 10 minutes
2) Pat Bertoletti 7.8 lbs
3) Sean Gordon 6 lbs.
The contest is expected to start around 1pm. An amateur contest might precede the professional competition.
Bob Shoudt wins Trump Plaza qualifier
update May 30 BeautifulBrian.com has an article and contest video
Pat Philbin has uploaded to youtube his appearance on News 12 on Friday.
update NBC40 has an article and Bill Myers has entered full results – the top 7 below have been updated. Atlantic City Weekly has a video
George Shea has the top 3 and a commenter has some other results
1) “Notorious” B. O. B. Shoudt 40
2) “Buffalo” Jim Reeves 25
3) Pat Philbin 24.5
4) Allen “Shredder” Goldstein 23
5T) Dave “US Male” Goldstein 20
5T) Brian “Dud Light” Dudzinski
7T) Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston 17
7T) Brian Subich 17
The Nathan’s qualifier at Trump Plaza in Atlantic City is expected to start around 2pm. The Trump Casinos facebook might have some updates.
Atlantic City Weekly lists Bob Shoudt, Juliet Lee, Micah "Wing Kong" Collins and Dave Goldstein as expected entrants in Saturday's Nathan's qualifier at Trump Plaza's Beach Bar in Atlantic City. update Pat Philbin will also compete and will appear on News12NewJersey tomorrow morning to promote the contest.
A press release announces that Pat Bertoletti and Bob Shoudt will compete in the curly fry contest at Morey's Piers in Wildwood New Jersey on Memorial Day.
ItalianIce.net has a preview of the June 19 Little Jimmy’s National Italian Ice Eating Championship in Englishtown, NJ listing Ian Hickman, Jill Stoler, George Van Laar, Paul Arcaria and Chris Schlesinger as expected entrants.
The Nathan's qualifiers sites for the top 4 ranked IFOCE members who need to qualify appear online. "Notorious" Bob Shoudt's upcoming contest list says will be competing in the Nathan's qualifier in Atlantic City on May 29 and Pat Bertoletti says he will attempt to qualify in a facebook comment in Tempe, Arizona on June 5.
Jon Squibb wins Pizza Slaughter Fest
update May 17 The Tony Boloney’s facebook has a gallery and nnicc has some videos.
update The Press of Atlantic City has a contest report. Jon Squibb won the contest by eating 27 slices in an hour. Tom Davis and Dale Boone comprised the rest of the top 3. Brad Sciullo did not compete.
NBC40 has an article and video about the “Pizza Slaughter Fest” contest taking place this afternoon at Tony Boloney’s in Atlantic City.
A youtube video about the contest is also available.
Herald Standard on Brad Sciullo’s training regimen
The Herald Standard has an article about “Rock the Tot” national champion Brad Sciullo, who will compete in a pizza eating contest reportedly awarding $5,000 at Tony Baloney’s in Atlantic City tomorrow. Brad credits his tater tot victory to his training for a previous pierogi contest and says he has been eating five pounds of pizza a day to prepare for tomorrow’s contest.
update The Pitttsburgh Channel has a video and article about Brad Sciullo.
WCBSTV reports that Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan encouraged Eliot Spitzer to enter a spaghetti eating contest when they were students at Princeton. The former New York governor appeared on the front page of the student paper after he ate 7 bowls of pasta. (It is not stated if Ms. Kagan participated in the contest.)
Will Millender will attempt the three person Zeus burger challenge today at the Clinton Station Diner with Joel "the Cannon" Podelsky and "Munchin" Mike Longo.
Dale Boone and "Gentleman" Joe Menchetti are listed as expected entrants in Tony Boloney's Pizza Slaugherfest in Atlantic City May 15.
The facebook for Sportsmens Pub in Trenton, NJ reports that Joel Podelesky won their wing eating contest on Friday. Joel also won a wing eating contest at McGuinn's on April 17.
TedWilliamsHead has a blog entry about Pat "from Moonachie" Philbin's successful completion of the "Fat Sandwich" challenge on the campus of Rutgers University.
A "Gavone" has returned to the world of competitive eating. Gabby's on the Boulevard in Wood Ridge, NJ has started a two person challenge with that name containing four pounds of pasta, six meatballs, six sausages, garlic bread and salad. (via NorthJersey.com)
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