Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All New Jersey eating challenges and contests in database)
The Amish Market in North Wildwood, NJ will hold a donut eating contest on July 24 awarding the winner a spot in Wing Bowl 24 and 2 tickets for the Eagles vs. Saints game.
NJ.com catches up with Bill "El WIngador" Simmons, who is attempting to rebuild his life after being released from prison about a month ago. The five time Wing Bowl winner He served two years of a seven year sentence for cocaine distribution and will be on parole until September 2018. He hopes to write a book about his experience.
On his facebook page, five time Wing Bowl winner Bill "El Wingador" Simmons announced on May 28 that he had been released from incarceration. He began serving a 7 year sentence for cocaine possession in October 2013.
Matt Stonie wins Meadowlands pork rolls
NJ.com has a gallery Brian Seiken has a contest video
update Jun 21 Official results have been posted 12+ hours after the competition end (Part 1 | Part 2)
Fink Beats the Stomach has the top 5 for the pork roll eating contest in East Rutherford, NJ
1) Matt Stonie 7.75 pounds in 10 minutes
2) Miki Sudo 5.5
3) Yasir Salem 4.5
4) Juliet Lee 4
5) Eric “Badlands” Booker 3.5
6T) Crazy Legs Conti 2.5
6T) Dave Wood 2.5
8) Wild Bill Myers 2
9) Dan Mangiapane 1.5
10T) Larelle Marie Mele 1
10T) Brian “Brian Taylor” Seiken
Tim Janus opted to work at his pizzeria after being announced as an entrant.
The field for Saturday's pork roll eating contest in East Rutherford, NJ has been announced. Tim Janus, Erik Denmark, Juliet Lee, Badlands Booker, Yasir Salem and Meredith Boxbuerger are expected to compete.
The Trentonia reports that Joey Chestnut will compete in a pork roll eating contest in Trenton, NJ on September 26. Another pork roll eating contest will be held in East Rutherford, NJ on June 20. update Jun 7 A page about the contest is available on the Trenton Thunder's website.
Morey's Piers in Wildwood, NJ will hold eating contests for professionals and amateurs on June 21 awarding cash. Previous contests have awarded $500.
A link to a video of Dave "US Male" Goldstein attempting Cool Dog Cafe's "Homewrecker" challenge appears in Courier Post's list of South Jersey eating challenge.
Registration is now open for the Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment World Pork Roll Championship in East Rutherford, NJ on June 20.
The food court at Rutgers University will hold a burger eating contest for 3 person teams on April 16 awarding $525 ($300 to the winning trio.) (via CheeseburgerKat)
Dorette LaVacca took first place at a cabbage eating contest at the Shore House in Point Pleasant, NJ and won a trip to Las Vegas.
Registration will open today for Knott’s Boysenberry Festival World Pie Eating Championship at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, CA on March 28. Other new contests on the MLE schedule: The Denver Outlaws World Burrito Eating Championship on May 24 and the Meadowlands (NJ) Racing & Entertainment World Pork Roll-Eating Championship on June 20.
Will Millender reports that Bob Shoudt won the first prize of $1,000 at Millie's Old World Meatballs & Pizza in Morristown, NJ with a total of 16 meatballs. Dave Brunelli was the runner-up.
NJ.com reports that Dave Wittenburg ate 96 oysters in 2 minutes to win the Princeton Oyster Bowl for the third year in a row and donated his prize of a trip for two to the Dominican Republic to a breast cancer survivor. Theza Friedman was the runner up with 82 oysters.
Pat Bertoletti wins Wing Bowl 23 for 1st competitive eating “major”
Here are the top 10
1 444 Pat Bertoletti – ate 51 wings in final 2 minutes
2 440 Molly Schuyler – first loss in over 15 months
3 280 Notorious Bob Shoudt, top local
4 260 Tiger Wings & Things
5 219 Tim “Gravy” Brown
6-10 Quazy 123 1st half
6-10 Skin & Bones 123 1st half
6-10 El Clownador (Sean Gordon) 113 1st half
6-10 Moe Train 107 1st half
6-10 Matt & Cheese 96 1st half
11 “Love Handles” 95 total according to BuzzFeed.com report
? “Stormin Norman” college winner
DQ Mick Foley – disqualified for cheating
Feb 4 links
- BuzzFeed articles: contest report focusing on “Love Handles” | 10 competitive eaters reveal the 1 thing they would never eat | Gallery of Wing Bowl outfits | List of 65 ridiculous things that happened in the Wing Bowl | 33 spectators tell “The Most Philly” thing they have done
- Video of Pat Bertoletti on WGN post-contest
- Chicago Sun-Times article
- First We Feast blog entry
- Gallery of promo products at the Wing Bowl
- Weigh-in video
- U of Penn article about collegiate winner “Stormin Norman”
Jan 31 links
- Guardian article focusing on Sean Gordon
- Gallery by Molly Schuyler
- Video by El Toro
- Sportsfan.com.au article – Molly Schuyler thinks she might hit 700 wings in a future Wing Bowl
- Vice.com article focusing on the music played during the event
- Morning Call gallery
- Video about Dimitry “Ukraine Train” Shchupak
The Wing Bowl twitter incorrectly claims that this was the closest Wing Bowl Ever. The 2005 and 2011 Wing Bowls were decided by 1 wing.
Contest links
- Wing Bowl website: Recap video | Video of Mick Foley’s ejection | Video of Final round | Gallery of eaters | Gallery of backstage
- Philly.com Report | Cartoons | Gallery of entrance procession | Article about protestors
- Time.com article
- NJ.com article and gallery
- PhillyChitChat blog entry
- LehighValleyLive.com gallery
- Rake and Herald blog entry
PJ Whelihan's in Sewell, NJ will hold a wing eating qualifier for college students tomorrow awarding a spot in Wing Bowl 23.
The pizza eating contest at Bella Sara's in Pompton Lakes, NJ has been rescheduled for tomorrow. The contest will award $175 in cash ($100 to the winner).
Bella Sara's in Pompton Lakes, NJ will hold a pizza eating contest on November 26 awarding $175 ($100 to the winner).
NJ.com reports that Bricktoberfest in Brick, NJ will hold a Major League Eating sauerkraut contest Saturday. update The contest will not be held according to a commenter.
Stephanie Torres was the first person to finish the Big Wave Burrito challenge at Big Wave Burritos in Cape May, NJ.
Joel Podelsky is billed as a knish eating champion in a NJ Monthly article about knishes.
The New Jersey Jewish Standard has a report on Monday's pickle eating contest in Teaneck, NJ won by 61 year old Joshua Deutsch with a total of 20 pickles in 8 minutes.
Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, NJ will hold a corn eating contest tonight awarding $850.
Casino Pier & Breakwater Beach in Seaside Heights, NJ will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 23 awarding 4 Yankees box seats.
Will Millender noticed that the Bud Light Wing Challenge that was to have been held in Wildwood, NJ Saturday has been cancelled. The contest was to have awarded $2500 to the winning 3 person team.
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