Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Pennsylvania eating challenges and contests in database)
Heather Cahill had the fastest time to eat a meal sized poutine (48s) in yesterday's Poutine Games held at Smoke's Poutinerie in Philadelphia. (video)
Molly Schuyler ate 10.5 sandwiches in 10 minutes to win the eating contest at the Philadelphia Cheesesteak Festival.
Molly Schuyler and Bob Shoudt are expected to compete in the cheesesteak eating contest at the Philly Cheesesteak and Food Fest on September 23.
Run856 has an article about how Dave "US Male" Goldstein has used running road races to bond with his son Josh, who has Joubert syndrome.
Dave Brunelli wins Kennett Square mushrooms
The top 3 from today’s National Fried Mushroom Championship in Kennett Square, PA
1) Dave Brunelli 6.8 pounds in 8 minutes
2) Dan “Killer” Kennedy 6.3
3) Bob Shoudt 6
Philly.com has an article about Bill "El Wingador" Simmons' ambition to start a new restaurant called El Wingador’s Serious Frickin’ Chicken. He has started a kickstarter campaign to fund the project, which hopes to raise $25,000 by the end of October. One of the kickstarter rewards is spending Wing Bowl 26 with Bill Simmons which interestingly says that plans for the 2018 have not been finalized. update Bill Simmons says that plans for Wing Bowl 26 on February 2 are now official. A ticket package for that event was sold on Eagles Radiothon earlier this week.
Yasir Salem announces he won the Donut Derby bike race / donut eating contest in Trexlertown, PA for the third year in a row. Dave "US Male" Goldstein was the runner-up.
The top 3 in today's professional contest at Taste of Hamburg-er in Hamburg, PA from Dan Kennedy: 1) Bob Shoudt 13.5 burgers ($750) 2) Dan Kennedy 13 ($500) 3) Dave Brunelli 12.25 ($250)
CBS Pittsburgh has a video about a customer who ran out of Olympos Gyros in Robinson TWP, PA after failing the restaurant's challenge that would have been free if finished.
Paulie's Hot Dogs in Honesdale, PA will hold hot dog eating contests on July 29 awarding $250 to the top male & female.
Bill "El Wingador" Simmons won the first prize of a $1000 Visa gift card in today's crab fries eating contest at Chickies and Pete's in Philadelphia.
Chickie & Pete's will hold a crab fries eating contest in Philadelphia on July 13 awarding a $1000 Visa gift card to the winner.
Registration is now open for the National Fried Mushroom Eating Championship to be held in Kennett Square, PA on September 9. The top 3 pros will receive $1000/$500/$300; the top 2 local amateurs will get $200/$100.
2017 Pocono Raceway qualifier
update Report of the Week has a video
Fox56 article. Larell Marie Mele planned to be a judge before entering the contest without preparation.
Official Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
| 1st | 34.5 | Yasir Salem | |
| 2nd | 27 | George Chiger | |
| 3rd | 21 | Kevin “Qwazy” Ambs | |
| 4th | 14.5 | Jack “Snack Jack” Diamond | |
| 5th | 14 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 6th | 8.5 | Andrew Kossuth | |
| 7th | 8 | Adam Bergen | |
| 7th | 8 | Anthony Maglio |
| 1st | 13 | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele | had announced retirement to care for father |
| 2nd | 6.75 | Julie Grey | |
| 3rd | 5 | Rebecca Rakauskas |
Yasier Salem, Kevin Ambs, Bill Myers and three female rookies are expected to compete.
Larell Marie Mele retired from competitive eating to care for her father, so she will not defend her title.
The Reading Eagle has a report on Bob "Notorious B.O.B" Shoudt's appearance at the Reading Fightin Phils game Tuesday night. His final tally was 20 hot dogs, 11 slices of pizza, 23 sodas and 40 cups of ice cream.
Bob Shoudt will attend the Reading Fightins minor league baseball "Gluttony Night" on June 6. Fans will have the opportunity to purchase unlimited food and can also face off against "Notorious B.O.B" in eating contests that will be held throughout the evening.
Darron Breeden announces that he finished the 10+ "Ye Olde 96er" burger challenge at Denny's Beer Barrel Pub in Clearfield, PA. I think he is the fourth person to finish the challenge (Lori Weiss, Kate Stelnick, Brad Sciullo) and the first person to do so since 2008.
Abe Macchio finished two of the previously undefeated Five Patty Smash burgers at Blue Duck in Philadelphia today.
Bob Shoudt ate a large spicy pizza in 2:11 to win the first prize of $500 in yesterday's contest at Rams Pizza Tavern in Clifton Heights, PA.
Philadelphia Weekly has an interview with Molly Schuyler about how Philadelphia treats her.
Monty "Moe Train" Wiradilaga will compete in tonight's episode of the Great American Eat Off that will be recorded at Campo's Deli in Philadelphia.
Ram's Pizza Tavern in Clifton Heights, PA will hold a spicy pizza eating contest on February 11 awarding $500 to the winner.
PhillyVoice has an article about "Arson" Arnie Adkins, who qualified for Wing Bowl 25, but will not compete after being diagnosed with a brain aneurysm for which he will undergo surgery next month. "Arson" Arnie started his Wing Bowl career in Wing Bowl 3.
NJ.com has a review of "Snow on the Barb Wire", the recently published autobiography by Bill "El Wingador" Simmons. The five time Wing Bowl champion will give a talk about his book in the Philly Author Series on February 9.
PennLive.com reports that a 14 year old student at Saucon Valley High School had charges of cyber harassment and ethnic intimidation filed against him for making racist comments while recording a wing eating contest held at his school. According to the DA, the student will probably need to complete a racial sensitivity program to have the charges dropped.
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