Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Pennsylvania eating challenges and contests in database)
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.
All Pro Eating reports that Molly Schuyler defended her fried mushroom eating title at the Mushroom festival with a total of 11.5 pounds in 8 minutes. Dave Brunelli was the runner up and Kevin Ambs was 3rd. Will Millender was 4th.
Citizens' Voice reports that David Wood ate 13.5 cannolis in 5 minutes to win yesterday's eating contest in Scranton. Russ Keeler was the runner-up.
Mainline Today has an interview with Monty "Moe Train" Wiradilaga, who will attempt to defend his amateur title at the Kennett Square (PA) Mushroom Festival on September 6.
Joey Chestnut is expected to sign autographs at the 2014 Philadelphia Fanatics Authentic Sports Spectacular Collectors Show in Oaks, Pennsylvania from October 17-19.
Defending champion Molly Schuyler and Will Millender are expected to compete in the National Fried Mushroom Eating Championship in Kennett Square, PA on September 6.
Arooga's on Route 22 in Harrisburg, PA will hold two wing eating contests on July 26. One will award a trip to Aruba, the other will pay out $250 to the winner.
Metro.us reports that Edward "Evil Ed" Malm, listed as a participant in Wing Bowl 9 in 2001, has been arrested in Upper Darby, PA for crack cocaine usage. In 2011 philly.com reported Malm was arrested for beating his 87 year old grandmother. In the Wing Bowl 9 roster, he is listed below Bill "El Wingador" Simmons, who is currently incarcerated for drug distribution. (Philly.com article
PA Home Page has a news video about Larell Marie Mele.
Pocono.com has an article about Larell Marie Mele.
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