Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Nevada eating challenges and contests in database)
Andrew Lane has a blog entry about being the first person to finish the Big Sicilian pizza challenge at Verrazano Pizza in Las Vegas.
VegasSportsGab has a report on the first qualifier for the 2012 Las Vegas Wing Bowl held last night. Tom Gilbert (34 wings in 5 minutes), 2010 winner Travis Fowler (37 wings, best of night), 2011 winner Paul Trovato (36 wings) and Kimberly (23 wings) were among those who qualified for the finals on February 3. update KTNV has a short video.
The website for KLUC radio (an appropriate sponsor for a chicken eating contest) has a page about the 2012 Las Vegas Wing Bowl. Qualifiers will be held on Wednesdays and the finals on February 3 will award $5,000. The contest is restricted to amateurs from Clark County, NV.
Coconuts in Las Vegas has a four foot long burrito challenge which has yet to be finished.
A page on LasVegas.CBSLocal.com announces the 2012 Las Vegas Wing Bowl. Weekly qualifiers will be held on Wednesdays starting January 11 and the finals on February 3 will award $5000.
Juan "One More Bite" Rodriguez was the first person to finish the "Get Beefed" foot long challenge at Sonio's in Las Vegas with a time of 26:55.
Shawn Tempesta is looking for someone to attempt a Las Vegas eating challenge for a television show pilot.
Tom Gilbert won a three pound burger eating contest held at the Las Vegas Cheeburger Cheeburger. Juan "More Bite" Rodriguez was the runner up. (gallery)
Sarah Jane Woodall has a report for Las Vegas City Life about competing in the spaghetti eating contest at South Point describing the winner, Tom Gilbert, as a Bill Gates lookalike.
"El Toro" Jimenez won an oyster eating contest at P. J. Clarke's in Las Vegas by eating 35 oysters in a minute.
Tom Gilbert wins Las Vegas spaghetti contest
Naader Reda has the top 5 (Part 1 | Part 2) in today’s spaghetti eating contest awarding $1000 in Las Vegas:
1) Tom Gilbert 11 lbs 6 oz, 7 minutes
2) Stephanie Torres 10 lbs 5 oz
3) Rich LeFevre 8 lbs 1 oz
4) Juan Rodriguez 7 lbs 12 oz
5) Naader Reda 6 lbs 1 oz, competed in pie contest earlier in the day
South Point Casino in Las Vegas will hold a spaghetti eating contest on Saturday awarding $1000. The contest will be televised on an upcoming program. (via thedarkestdream)
Juan "More Bite" Rodriguez announces that he was the first person to finish Bugsy's Challenge Burger at the Flamingo Las Vegas with a time of 15 minutes. Al Harrington of the NBA failed to complete the challenge last week.
The Las Vegas Sun has information about the pretzel eating contest at Ellis Island Casino on Saturday that will award $500 to the winner.
Haute Living reports that Al Harrington of the NBA's Denver Nuggets attempted the 4.5 Bugsy Challenge burger at Burger Joint in Flamingo Las Vegas on Saturday. (gallery) update Oct 27 Hardwood Paroxysm has a guide to attacking the burger defense. update Nov 7 A FunnyOrDie video of the challenge is available.
Four Brazilians (3 women) are currently attempting the 8 pound burger challenge at the Vegas Pub inside Monte Carlo Resort and Casino.
Boulder Station in Las Vegas holds food challenges during halftimes of Monday Night Football games awarding $100.
The third location for the Heart Attack Grill opened today at the Fremont Street Experience in downtown Las Vegas. Like the previous locations, the restaurant offers a Quadruple Bypass Burger listed at 8,000 calories and offers free food to customers weighing more than 350 pounds.
El Toro has emailed that Rich LeFevre has been prohibited from ordering Chicken Bonz' all-you-can-eat wings for $12.95. They have a sign saying that only Joey Chestnut and Kobayashi are not allowed to order AYCE wings.
Ellis Island Casino in Las Vegas will hold a pretzel eating contest on October 29 awarding $500 to the winner.
Naader Reda finished the 120 ounce steak challenge at Brand in Las Vegas last night. If the steak is not finished, it costs $270, which is probably the most expensive eating challenge. update After the steak, Naader ate 100 oz. of yogurt and ate 10 pounds of pho noodles the next day.
East West Pizza in Las Vegas will hold a pizza eating contest on September 17 awarding a High Definition Television to the winner.
The Montbleu Resort in Lake Tahoe, NV will hold a street taco eating contest on September 10 awarding $1,000 to the winner.
Long videos of last month's IFOCE rib (23 minutes) and gyoza (8 minutes) eating contests are available on youtube.
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