Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Pennsylvania eating challenges and contests in database)
Wing Bowl 22 to award $22,000 and two cars
The prizes for Wing Bowl 22 have been announced. The overall winner will receive $22,000, which surpasses the $20,000 first prize for the 2009 Krystal Square Off. (The Japanese Food Battle Clubs of 2000-2002 awarded a million yen (around $100,0000)). The local and collegiate winners will receive Chrysler 200s. Tickets will go on sale on December 10.
The contest rules can be accessed on the entry form. United States residents living outside greater Philadelphia can attempt to qualify by performing a stunt that will be streamed on skype or ustream.
Jamie McDonald, Jon Squibb, Takeru Kobayashi and Joey Chestnut will receive byes as previous champions if they want to compete. (Sonya Thomas is not listed as a bye recipent.)
update Dec 3 Jamie McDonald has announced he will defend his title and his goal is 320 wings.
Arooga's Route 15 in Camp Hill, PA will hold a boneless wing eating contest on Friday awarding $200 and a "Ghost Face Killa" wing eating contest on Saturday awarding a trip to the Bahamas.
Arooga's in Mechanicsburg, PA will hold a Ghost Face Killa wing-eating contest on Saturday awarding a trip to Las Vegas.
Gunners Run in Philadelphia will hold a wing eating contest Sunday awarding $500 to the winner.
Backyard Ale House in Scranton will hold a pumpkin pie eating contest on October 5 awarding $250 to the winner.
A Swiss roll eating was held in a Penn State economics class today. Students who selected the winner will reportedly receive a 2% bonus on their final grade.
Bradley's Cheesesteaks & Hoagies in State College, PA is holding a cheesesteak eating contest on October 5 awarding a Samsung Galaxy tablet.
The Huffington Post has a blog entry and video about the Fried Mushroom Festival eating contest in Kennett Square, PA won by Molly Schuyler.
update Sept 9 A picture of the prizewinners
Top 5 Kennett Square, PA mushroom festival:
1) Molly Schuyler 9 lbs (continues career undefeated streak, almost doubles previous record of 5.5 lb)
2) Kevin Ambs 5 lbs.
3) Jared Robillard 3.75 lbs.
4) Monty Wiradilaga 3.5 (top male amateur)
5) Kyle Quigley 3.25
Amanita Applebaum 2.25 (top female amateur)
Russ Keeler won yesterday's cannoli eating contest at La Festa Italiana in Scranton, PA with a total of 11 cannoli in 5 minutes.
update Sept 1 Joel Podelsky has a video
Michael Longo has the top 7 at the pro division of today's burger eating contest at Taste of Hamburg-er in Hamburger, PA. Tout.com has some videos
1) Jamie McDonald 11.5
2) Dave Brunelli 9
3) Wayne Algenio 8.5
4) Mike Longo 8.4
5) Dimitry "The Ukraine Train" Shchupak 7
6) Kevin "Qwazy" Ambs 6.75
7) Joel Podelsky 5
Four floor passes to Wing Bowl 22 are up for auction at Eagles Radiothon (Item #40). The date of that contest will be January 31, 2014.
La Festa Italiana will hold a cannoli eating contest Monday in Scranton awarding $275 ($150 to the winner).
Taste of Hamburg-er will hold a burger eating contest for teams of three amateurs awarding $525 ($300 to the winning team) on August 31 in Hamburg, PA. As of August 12, a few spots remained for the professional burger contest awarding $1,800 ($900 to the winner).
A press release announces that Jamie McDonald will face Molly Schuyler in a fried mushroom festival at the Mushroom Festival in Kennett Square, PA on September 7. The top male and female amateurs will both receive $200 at that contest.
Brad Sciullo won an eating contest held on July 28 at Wintzell's Oyster House in Pittsburgh with a total of 260 oysters in 5 minutes. Katie "Mothballs" was the runner up with 170.
Arooga's 22 in Harrisburg, PA will hold three eating contests this weekend: a hot dog contest on Friday will award a trip to Jamaica, wing eating contests (spicy & regular) on Saturday will award $250 and a trip to Las Vegas.
Times Herald has an article about the track coaching career of Bob Shoudt's father, who coached Billy "White Shoes" Johnson in high school.
About a year after Bill "El Wingador" Simmons was arrested for narcotics distribution, another Wing Bowl veteran has made news away from the contest table. Philly.com reports that celebrity boxing promoter Damon Feldman wanted to fight "Gentleman" Jerry Coughlan at the Columbus Club. On twitter, Damon Feldman incorrectly claimed that Coughlan was a Wing Bowl champion, but he was the top local in 2007. (Bill "El Wingador" Simmons faced off against pro wrestler Brutus Beefcake in a 2009 celebrity boxing match after Jose Canseco withdrew.)
A hot egg eating contest (amateur only) at Wingstock in York, PA will award $500 to the winner on July 6.
Marcos Owens & Juliet Lee take Nathan’s Pittsburgh qualifier
update June 14 WTAE has a video, TribLive has a gallery and Rake & Herald has a contest report
update The Pittsburgh Post Gazette has an article and TribLive has a video. WPXI also has a video
(Results) Men
1) Marcos Owens 30
2) Brian Subich 20
3) Crazy Legs Conti 19.5
4) Bill Myers 17 (personal best)
Women
1) Juliet Lee 30
update Catherine Tsavalas reports that Marcos Owens and Juliet Lee both qualified for the finals with a total of 30.
Juliet Lee is at the contest and should qualify easily
Jennifer “The Wiener Slayer” Grabner is the first announced female contestant.
Crazy Legs Conti, Brian Subich and Marcos Owens are expected to compete in tomorrow's Nathan's qualifer in Pittsburgh. Micah "Wing Kong" Collins has withdrawn.
A pretzel dog eating contest will be held tomorrow at the May Fair in Philadelphia. The contest will apparently award $500 to the winner.
Dave "US Male" Goldstein has a facebook post about finishing the Philly Broad Street 10 mile run with Sean "Flash" Gordon and Micah "Wing Kong" Collins. (via email)
According to USA Today, Philadelphia Eagles draftee Lane Johnson reportedly ate 20 burgers and 3 dozen eggs over one and a half days.
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