Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Pennsylvania eating challenges and contests in database)
The twitter for the WIP Morning show announces that information about Wing Bowl 21 will be revealed on Monday, November 26.
The Draught Horse in Philadelphia will hold a wing eating contest Thursday awarding 76ers tickets.
The Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia will announce its biggest ticket giveaway at 2 pm today. This might be the official announcement for the 2013 Wing Bowl. update The 2013 WIP Wing Bowl was not announced, but a Wing Bowl will take place tomorrow at Kildare's in West Chester, PA
Arroga's has a blog entry about its eating contests in Mechanicsburg, PA awarding a trip to Las Vegas tonight and $250 tomorrow.
Arooga's in Mechanicsburg, PA will hold a ghost pepper wing eating contest awarding a trip to Las Vegas on October 19 and a pizza eating contest awarding $250 on October 20.
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker will hold the Woodley's Wild Wing Challenge in Pittsburgh on Monday. The first prize is two tickets to a Steelers game.
The Backyard Ale House in Scranton will hold a pumpkin pie eating contest on October 6 awarding $250 to the winner.
The Philly Soft Pretzel Factory in Plymouth Meeting, PA will hold a pretzel dog eating contest tomorrow awarding $250 to the winner.
Brad Sciullo, Bob Kuhns and Pete Maurizio are expected to compete in a spaghetti eating contest tomorrow at Fabrizi's in Hopwood, PA.
Dominick's Pizza in Quakertown, PA will hold a pizza eating contest tomorrow awarding $200 to the winner. The runner-up will receive Phillies tickes.
Will Millender has the top 5 in today's fried mushroom eating contest in Kennett Square, PA: 1) Jamie McDonald 5.5 lb in 8 minutes 2) Dave Brunelli 4.75 lb 3) Eric Dahl 4.5 lb 4) Mike Longo 5) Will Millender. update weights have been added. update Sept 9 Mike Longo has a video.
A package including four floor passes to Wing Bowl 21 on February 1, 2013 sold yesterday on the Eagles RadioThon charity auction, apparently for $750.
Critical Past has images from a news reel about a meal that Tony Laurentis ate in Philadelphia in 1935 that included four pounds of spaghetti, 12 chickens, 2 sirloins and a gallon each of beer and wine. He gained 20 pounds from the meal. (Google News archive article).
La Festa Italia in will hold a cannoli eating contest in Scranton, PA tomorrow awarding $175 ($100 to the winner). update Sep 3 Russ Keeler won the contest with a total of 12 cannolis in 5 minutes.
Mulligan's Sports Bar & Grill in West Mifflin, PA will hold a wing eating contest on September 5 awarding $200 to the winner.
Jamie McDonald wins Taste of Hamburg-er
update Sep 3 SayNo2Mornings has a video of the amateur contest.
update Sep 2 #2 Mike Longo has a video
update Sep 2 Republican Herald has an article which does not mention the pro contest results. Stephen Hillegass won the amateur contest. The Reading Eagle lists the results, but does not have much more about the contests
Taste of Hamburg-er eating contest results from Will Millender
1) Jamie McDonald 11 burgers
2) Dave Brunelli 9
3) Stephanie Torres 8.5
4) Will Millender 6.5
5) Mike Longo 6
6) Ernie Clifton 5.5
7) Joel Podelsky 4
8) Rick Russo 3.5
Philadelphia.CBSLocal.com announces that four floor passes to Wing Bowl 21 on February 1, 2013 will be offered in the Eagles Radiothon on September 5 and 6.
MoMo's BBQ & Grill in Harrisburg, PA will hold a wing eating contest on September 12 awarding $500 to the winner. A qualifier will take place on August 29.
Philadelphia.CBSLocal.com has a video of a torrential reversal of fortune by "Sloth" in Wing Bowl 9, which Angelo Cataldi calls his favorite Wing Bowl momemt.
Arooga's Route 39 in Harrisburg, PA will hold a french fry eating contest awarding a trip to New Orleans and a Ghost Face Killa Wing eating contest awarding a Miami vacation on Saturday. (via PennLive)
The top 3 from the watermelon eating contest at the City Tap House in Philadelphia: 1) 1st Dave “Tiger Wings and Things†Brunelli 2) Nick “Papagorgio†Kehler 3) John “Oink Oink†Bradley (via email)
The City Tap House in Philadelphia will hold a watermelon eating contest on Friday awarding Phillies tickets and other prizes.
A press release lists Eric Dahl, Joe Menchetti, Jamie McDonald and Dave Brunelli are listed as expected entrants in the fried mushroom eating contest to be held in Kennet Square, PA (The contest will take place on September 8, which is not mentioned in the release.)
TNT Wings & Pizza in York, PA will hold a pizza eating contest tomorrow awarding $200 to the winner.
Sara Bozich reports that Arooga's 22 in Harrisburg, PA will hold a hot dog eating contest on Friday awarding a trip to Jamaica, a spicy wing eating contest on Saturday awarding a trip to Las Vegas and a volume wing eating contest on Saturday awarding $100.