Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Pennsylvania eating challenges and contests in database)
Philly Mag has an obituary for Abner Silver, owner of Jim's Steaks in Philadelphia, who passed away earlier this month. The restaurant maintains a cheesesteak eating record (Pat Bertoletti is the current holder) which was started when Lynda Kuerth won a 1977 competition. The University of Pennsylvania student newspaper has a report on that event (on page 15).
Kevin "Quasy" Ambs won the sandwich eating contest yesterday at the Bologna Fest in Lebanon, PA. Jack Diamond was the runner up.
Bleed Philly has a response to Philadelphia Magazine's column examining if the Wing Bowl should be terminated. Barstool Philly has a podcast with "Skin & Bones" about competing in the Wing Bowl.
Philadelphia Magazine's column titled "Wing Bowl: Is It Time to End It?" is now available online. Richard Rys makes a comparison with Ray Rice assaulting his fiancee with the treatment of women at the Wing Bowl. He does not mention Molly Schuyler by name but describes the defending champion as "very intimidating".
Joe Menchetti took first place in tonight's Wing Off at the Sugar House Casino in Philadelphia to win a spot in Wing Bowl 23 and $500. The "Mystical Magi" thinks the contest was rigged.
The Drawing Room Pizza Pub in Media, PA will hold a Wing Bowl on January 25 awarding $500 to the winner of its eating contest.
PJ Whelihan's in Downington, PA will hold a Wing Off for college students tonight awarding $100 and a spot in Wing Bowl 23.
The big Wing Bowl news appears to be that WWE Hall of Famer Mick Foley is participate in Wing Bowl 23. Foley competed in the past two fruitcake eating contests in Santa Claus, IN and was penalized for cheating from both competitions. A limited number of Wing Bowl tickets will go on sale today at 9 AM.
The Lebanon Bologna Fest & Winter Carnival will hold a bologna sandwich eating contest on January 24 awarding $250 to the winner.
Sugar House Casino in Philadelphia will hold a Wing Off on January 15 awarding a spot in Wing Bowl 23 and $500.
Sarah's Creamery in Dover, PA will hold an ice cream eating contest on New Year's Eve awarding $225 ($100 to the winner).
BizJournals.com reports that Wing Bowl co-founders Angelo Cataldi and Al Morganti have extended their contracts with WIP.
Tickets for Wing Bowl 23 in Philadephia on January 30 are now on sale for $10. A "Man of Mystery" called in this morning and claimed he can beat Molly Schuyler. update Dec 10 Tickets have officially sold out.
The Wing Bowl website has been updated with the Wing Bowl 23 logo. Tickets for the Jan 30, 2015 contest will go on sale December 9 at 9am. Molly Schuyler announced that she will defend her title. update Philly.com has information about the prizes: the overall champion will win $10,000 - and a Harley-Davidson, the overall runner-up will receive $10,000, the top local will be awarded a Chrysler 3000 and the top collegian will get a Chrysler 2000.
Dave "US Male" Goldstein finished Sunday's Philadelphia Marathon in 4:45. Yasir Salem completed the race in 5:49. (official race results)
Pudge's in Conshohocken, PA offers a cheesesteak sandwich eating challenge that awards $180 to a customer that can finish it in under 30 minutes.
Arooga's in Mechanicsburg, PA will hold a boneless wing eating contest on Saturday awarding $250 to the winner.
Philly.com reports Tony Luke, Jr. defeated former Philadelphia Eagle Hollis Thomas in a wing eating contest Monday Night to win a spot in Wing Bowl 23.
The Student Book Store at Pennsylvania State University will hold a wing eating contest on Friday in conjunction with a "Restore the Wins" rally for former football coach Joe Paterno.
Joey Chestnut signed autographs at a show in Philadelphia today. He reportedly received $29 per signature.
Wishbone in Philadelphia will hold a hot wing eating contest on October 17 awarding $1000 to the winner.
Tonelli's Pizza Pub in Horsham, PA will hold a wing eating contest tomorrow awarding $500.
The Backyard Ale House in Scranton, PA will hold a pumpkin pie eating contest on October 11 awarding $250 to the winner.
The First Look competitive eating episode that aired Saturday night on NBC can be viewed in full on line. The sites visited were an eating contest at Lucky's in Chicago overseen by Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown, Jamie McDonald's restaurant, Bear's BBQ, Spread Bagelry in Philadelphia for a 14 pound bagel, and Big Mama's & Papa's in Los Angeles where a 54 inch pizza was attempted.
Bradley's in State College, PA will hold a cheesesteak eating contest on October 4 awarding an XBox One to the winner. The runner-up will receive a Samsung Galaxy tablet.
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