Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Pennsylvania eating challenges and contests in database)
Today marks the 20th anniversary of Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas' victory in Wing Bowl 12 in which she defeated Ed "Cookie" Jarvis in overtime. The Washington Post has a long article about the competition which also documents Sonya's ascent in the previous seven months after starting her competitive eating career in June 2003.
The Lewisburg, PA Farmers Market will hold a hot wing eating contest on January 24 awarding $100/$50/$25.
The 2024 Wing Pole will be held February 9 at Club Risque in Philadelphia. Last year's contest awarded $3000 to the winner. The contest is billed as amateur only, but Dan Kennedy has announced that he will compete.
Kildare's in West Chester, PA will hold a "Hot Ones" spicy wing eating contest on November 12 awarding tickets to the Bills at Eagles game on November 26.
Dan Kennedy will be facing two person teams in a roast pork eating contest at Marple Public House in Broomall, PA on October 22.
The Blossburg, PA VIBE Fall Festival will hold a hot dog eating contest awarding $200 to the winner on October 15.
The Philadelphia Eagles produced a video
of Dan "Killer" Kennedy attempting to eating offensive tackle Lane Johnson's 5,000-6,000 calorie daily diet in less than 10 minutes.
Taste of Hamburger Festival in Hamburg, PA on September 2 has dropped its burger eating contests for professionals and amateurs and replaced it with an eating competition between teams of professional wrestlers.
The Mushroom Festival in Kennett Square, PA will hold a mushroom eating contest for amateurs on September 10 awarding $300/$200/$100. The professional division has apparently been dropped
Andy Puhl ate 38 hot dogs in 10 minutes to win the first prize of $1,000 in Saturday's ShuBrew hot dog eating contest at the Zelienople, PA Horse Trading Days festival. Sean Yeager was runner up with 37 hot dogs.
Sean Yeager and Andrew Puhl are expected to compete in Saturday's ShuBrew hot dog eating contest in Zelienople, PA. The competition will award $1000 if the winning total exceeds 20 hot dogs.
WNEP has an article about Larell Marie Mele, who will be competing in her 13th straight Nathan's Finals Tuesday, a streak only exceeded by Joey Chestnut (19).
Sean "The Mouth" Yeager (competing as "Sean Regaey") won Saturday's hot dog eating contest in Phillipsburg, NJ with 32 hot dogs in 9:40. Josh "The Goat" Krady was runner up with 18.
ShuBrew will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 22 in Zelienople, PA awarding a $1000 first prize if the winner eats more than 20 hot dogs ($200 otherwise).
Eric "Badlands" Booker will take on 5 people in a meat pie eating contest Saturday at the Food Truck Festival for Autism in Philadelphia.
in Broomall, PA, Dan Kennedy defeated Molly Schuyler in a one-sandwich eatoff to win the Delco Steaks "Cheesesteak Bowl" for the third year in a row. The prize was $1000. update6abc.com has an article. Dan "Dan Rock" Nawrocki ate 2.75 sandwiches in 10 minutes to win the amateur division
Delco Steaks will hold the Cheesesteak Bowl at Marple Public House in Broomall, PA on Friday, March 24. There will be professional and amateur divisions. (via Philly Mag)
Dave "Tiger Wings and Things" Brunelli ate 183 wings to win the first prize of $3000 in this morning's "Wing Pole" eating contest at Club Risque in Philadelphia.
Courier Post has an article about the termination of the Wing Bowl five years ago with quotes from three-time winner Molly Schuyler.
The Gettysburg Times has an articlea about Molly Schuyler attempting the triple stacked pizza challenge at Pizza Leone in Liberty TWP, PA.
Club Risque in Philadelphia will hold the 2023 Wing Pole amateur wing eating contest on February 10. The event has become a replacement for the Wing Bowl, which was canceled in 2018.
PhillyMag has an article about the retirement of Angelo Cataldi from WIP with a section about the Wing Bowl his morning radio show hosted:
Angelo isn’t exactly contrite about overseeing Wing Bowl: “You know what? I don’t feel that bad about it. I feel like we were a product of the times and we reflected what was acceptable. We pushed it a little, but we kind of knew where the line was. Or at least not to go too far over.”
The Blossburg (PA) Fall Festival will hold a hot dog eating contest on October 9 awarding $200 to the winner. https://blossburg.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/hot-dog-eating-contest-2022-registration-form.
Molly Schuyler ate 12 pounds of mushrooms in 8 minutes to set a record at the Kennett Square (PA) Mushroom Festival today.
Dan Kennedy wins Taste of Hamburg-er Festival eating contest
Results from yesterday’s professional burger eating contest at Taste of Hamburg-er Festival in Hamburg, PA (10 minute contest)
| 1st | 20 | Dan “killer” Kennedy | |
| 2nd | 19 | Molly Schuyler | |
| 3rd | 16 | Andy “The Ice Man” Puhl | |
| 4th | 13 | Sean “The Mouth” Yeager | |
| 5th | 5 | Andrew “The Tomato Hater” Maoury |
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