Upcoming Cleveland eating contests
| 2020 Aug 22 | Pickle Eating Contest | Cleveland Pickle Festival | Cleveland, OH |
| 15 in sandwich | Moby Dick | Lake County Captains games | Eastlake, OH | includes 5 1/4 lb. fish filets, eight slices of cheese, six oz. of clam strips, 1/3 lb. of French fries |
| 4 lb grilled cheese sandwich | Melt Challenge | Melt Bar and Grilled | Lakewood, OH | sandwich has 12 cheeses |
| breakfast plate | The Bubba | Twig's Diner | Barberton, OH |
Barrio in Cleveland will hold a taco eating contest on July 13 as part of its Tequila Fest awarding $500 to the winner.
Barrio in Cleveland will hold a taco eating contest on May 5 awarding $200/$100/$50.
Four Cleveland area restaurants will hold wing eating qualifiers from March 28 to March 31. The Finals at Garage Bar in Willoughby, OH on April 6 will award cash and a 40 inch TV.
The Suburbanite has a report on Dan "Killer" Kennedy eating 4 pizzas and 2 slices to win the first prize of $500 in the PizzaBOGO eating contest in Hartville, OH on October 6.
Brandon "Da Garbage Disposal" Clark will appear in an upcoming Travel Channel program recorded at Greek Village Grill in Lakewood, OH. LakewoodObserver has pictures of the recording on Tuesday.
The Local Cantina in Westerville, OH will hold a on October 18 awarding a trip to Cleveland for a Fat Head's Brewery tour and Cavaliers game.
Dan "Killer" Kennedy ate 34 slices of pizza in 10 minutes to win the first prize of $500 at a contest in Hartville, OH.
Hartville, OH will hold a pizza eating contest on October 6 awarding $500 to the winner. Entrants should contact the Pizza BOGO facebook page. (via cantonrep)
Steel City Scoop has an interview with Bob Shoudt, who says eating 23.4 pounds of chowder in 6 minutes is his favorite competitive eating record. He will appear at the National Sports Collectors Convention in Cleveland on August 2.
The Fairborn Herald has a profile of Ivan "the Avocado" Mendoza, who hopes to be ranked in the MLE top 10.
The Wright State student newspaper has a profile of Ivan "The Avocado" Mendoza, who is a senior with double majors in management and human resources who has a 4.0 GPA at that university. There is a also a video.
RIP "Tiny" Tim Rauscheder, who passed away on October 30 according to these youtube comments. LA Beast confirmed the passing on twitter. 2013 Cleveland.com article about Tim.
The Upper Deck in Akron, OH will hold a hot dog eating contest tomorrow awarding $300 to the winner.
News Herald has a report on Ivan Mendoza's victory in the shortcake eating contest at the Kirtland (OH) Kiwanis’ Strawberry Festival over four-time defending champion Nick Gordish.
Kevin Love of the Cleveland Cavaliers is the most recent participant in First We Feast's Hot Ones wings of death challenge.
2011 Flashback: Cleveland Scene profiles Scott Bickel
Flashback 2011 to Cleveland Scene’s profile of Scott Bickel (RIP) which included this section on how he hoped his competitive eating career could reverse the fortunes of his hometown:
The cult of Beefcakes Bickel has sprung forth from a specific time and place: post-LeBron Cleveland, a cityscape in a desperate scramble for self-esteem. The years of losing seasons, national punch lines, the very public breakup with our hero — it’s all taken its toll, shrinking our civic ego to that of a touchy teenager’s, always sucking in that gut and checking the fly.
Is relief on the way? With the city’s pro athletes useless to salve our wounds, a cottage industry has cropped up among the amateur ranks: the search for a championship — any championship whatsoever — for Cleveland. From women’s boxing to ultimate fighting to Harry Potter fandom, newsmaking residents are eager to bring distinction back home. Prime-time glory? Not exactly. This is ESPN3-caliber fame.
Bickel is the latest — perhaps greatest — of them. He decided early on that his mission would not be merely about himself, but about Cleveland. Some would raise championship banners. Bickel will raise hot dogs.
In January 2012, Scott Bickel took his life by jumping off a bridge.
King of the Wings will hold a wing eating contest in Warren, OH tomorrow awarding $250 to the winner.
Dave Wood wins 2015 Rock the Tot finals
Ray Maas has uploaded a video of yesterday’s Rock the Tot finals in Cleveland. The amounts of tater tots eaten in 3 minutes according to that video:
| 1st | 4.125 | David “The Termite” Wood | |
| 2nd | 3 | Raymond Maas | |
| 3rd | 2.9375 | Mark “The Gripper” Kolbusz | |
| 4th | 2.8125 | Ian “The Invader” Hickman | |
| 5th | 2.625 | Pete “Broken Wing” Maurizio |
Bar Louie has announced the competitors in the Rock the Tot finals in Cleveland Saturday: Ian Hickman, Mark Kolbusz, Raymond Maas, Pete Maurizio and David Wood.
Bar Louie's Rock the Tot page has been updated with information about the 2015 contest. The top 5 totals in contests held at Bar Louie locations on October 8 will advance to the finals in Cleveland on October 24.
George's Lounge in Canton, OH will hold a slider eating contest on August 8 awarding $500 in prizes.
2015 Cleveland Nathan’s qualifier
update Jul 1 Joseph Cerulli has a contest video
update
1) Jeff Butler 22
2) Ronnie Hartman 20
1W) Liz McLurg 8.5
Ronnie Hartman and Scott Thomas appeared on Fox 8 this morning. Jeff Butler also is expected to compete.
Harry Stevens Hot Dog Days in Niles, OH will hold an eating contest on June 28 awarding $500 to the winner.
The Akron Beacon Journal reports that Todd Greenwald is being sued by one of the co-founders of the Association of Independent Competitive Eaters (AICE) for allegedly reneging on an oral agreement to become partners and co-owners of All Pro Eating. The lawsuit seeks over $25,000 in damages.
Dave Brunelli wins Rock the Tot finals
Dave Brunelli won tonight’s Rock the Tot finals in Cleveland with a total of 3 pounds and 12.7 ounces. Guinness is crediting that amount a record even though Molly Schuyler ate over 6 pounds in last year’s contest. (via Chance DeWerth) update Oct 27 The Times Tribune has an article about runner up Dave Wood.
update Oct 28 The finals results are now posted on rockthetot.com
1) Dave Brunelli
2) Dave Wood
3) Bob Kuhns
4) Tedy Delacruz
5) Amory Ronquillo
Joe Menchetti was originally listed as a finalist. His place was taken by Amory Ronquillo
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