Upcoming eating contests
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(All Pennsylvania eating challenges and contests in database)
Arooga's in Harrisburg, PA will hold a hot dog eating contest tonight awarding a trip to Aruba and wing contests tomorrow awarding a cruise to the Bahamas. (via PennLive)
Wing eating contests at the Delaware State Fair in Harrington (Friday) and Union Station Grill in Columbia, PA will award $200 to the winner.
Bob Kuhns has emailed the top 3 from last night's 10 minute hot dog eating contest held at the Starlite Car Cruise in Wexford, PA: 1) 29.5 hot dogs Bob Kuhns, $500 2) 26 Pete Maurizio $300 3) 14 Tim "Obi Wing" Cain $200
The hot dog eating contest at the Starlite Car Cruise in Wexford, PA has been postponed. The makeup date has not been announced.
Joseph M from Reading, PA was the national winner of the Smokey Bones Burger Battle, finishing his one pound burger with a time of 1:14.
WNEP reports that Russ Keeler won the Burger Battle contest held at the Wilkes-Barre, PA Smokey Bones. update July 2 Time Leader also has an article about the contest.
Arooga's in Harrisburg, PA will hold a pizza eating contest tonight awarding a trip to Las Vegas.
Philly2Philly has a report on yesterday's wing eating contest at Buckeye Tavern in Macungie Borough. Martin "The Rooster" Russo won the contest with a total of 178 wings in 30 minutes. Bill "El Wingador" Simmons ate 32 meatballs in a minute at the event, reportedly a world record.
The Morning Call has an article on Stacy "Eatorama" McCarthy, who is planning a competitive eating reality TV show.
2011 Nathan’s Pittsburgh qualifier
update June 10 Brian Subich has uploaded a contest video
update June 9 #2 WPXI and TimesOnline have videos.
update June 9 Pittsburgh Live has an article.
update 5:00 WPXI has an article and slideshow. The Pittsburgh YWCA has a gallery.
update 1:07 JC Ciesielski has some pictures
update 12:41 Official Results – men
1) Aaron Osthoff 28
2) Micah “Wing Kong” Collins 27
3) Brian Subich 22
4T) “Wild” Bill Myers 16
4T) Ted Wilson 16
6) Cale Kirby 9.5
7) Jaymi Wilson 9
8T) Steve Myers 7.5
8T) Kurtis Rucker 7.5
10) Justin Purtee 5
women
1) Juliet Lee 28
update 12:38 The contest appears to be over. Someone (possibly Juliet Lee) ate 28.
update 12:34 The contest has started.
update 12:30 A picture from the “Bob Uecker” seats.
The MLE facebook reports that Micah “Wing Kong” Collins, “Wild” Bill Myers and Juliet Lee will also compete. (via comment)
A list of Brian Subich’s Nathan’s performances are available after the jump
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Pop's Beef in Palos Heights, IL (Chicago area) will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 3 awarding $500 to the winner.
Smoke Daddy's in Lansdale, PA (Philadelphia area) will hold a "Monsters of Pork" rib eating contest on June 26 awarding between $350 and $875. The first place prize will be between $200 and $500.
Rich Shea announces that Aaron Osthoff is expected to compete in Wednesday's Nathan's qualifier in Pittsburgh. Brian Subich is also expected to compete. update June 7 A video of Brian Subich's and Jaymi Wilson's appearance on KDKA this morning is available (via comment).
North Way Counseling Services in Wexford, PA (north Pittsburgh area) will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 8 awarding $1000 ($500 to the winner).
A caption for a facebook gallery reports that Dave Brunelli won $529 at yesterday's taco eating contest at Drinker's West in Philadelphia by eating 38 tacos in 11 minutes. Joe Menchetti, Dave Goldstein and Lisel Parillon also competed.
2011 Three Rivers Festival Pepperoni Rolls contest
update 11:38 MetroNews and State Journal have articles. Pierpont Community & Technical College has a gallery.
update 5:27 The top 5 have been posted ( the rest of the results)
1) Pat Bertoletti 30.5
2) Tim Janus 27
3) Bob Shoudt 26
4) Juliet Lee 22.5
5) Brian Dudzinski 16
The official start time is 4 pm. FlyteAphrodite is posting updates from the contest site.
Drinker's West in Philadelphia will hold a taco eating contest on Sunday awarding $529 to the winner. Could this be the contest debut for Lisel Parillon, one of two finishers of Drinker's taco challenge? (via Lorrie G)
Joey Chestnut's victory at Dorney Park was not the only cheesesteak news this weekend. Takeru Kobayashi went to Tony Luke's and dined with Bill "El Wingador" Simmons. Another Philadelphia cheesesteak pilgrimage was made when Paul Wozniak went to Jim's Steaks to pay homage to his mother in law Lynda Kuerth eating 11 sandwiches in 1978 to set the house record, since broken by Bob Shoudt. He wore Lynda's 30+ year old Jim's Steaks T-shirt to the restaurant. (An article from 1978 mentioning the feat)
2011 Dorney Park Cheesesteaks
update May 23 Patch.com has an article about Bob Shoudt’s second place finish.
update May 22 The Morning Call has an article and SheCrochets has a gallery.
update 10:40 Micah “Wing Kong” Collins can’t remember the name of the fourth place finisher.
update 2:47 Full results have been posted
1) Joey Chestnut 23 cheesesteaks in 10 minutes
2) Bob Shoudt 19
3) Sean Gordon 17.8
4) Juliet Lee 16
5) Micah “Wing Kong” Collins 14
6) Eric “Badlands” Booker 13.5
7) Brian “Dud Light” Dudzinski 12.5
8) Pat Philbin 11
9) Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston 10.25
10) Brian Subich 8.5
11) “Wild” Bill Myers 8
12T) Crazy Legs Conti 7.75
12T) Larell Marie Mele 7.75
13) “Beautiful” Brian Seiken 7
14) Andrew Kossuth 6
update 2:10 Thomas V Marino has a picture of a victorious Joey Chestnut. Bob Shoudt was apparently the runner-up. Marino also has a picture of Badlands Booker competing in the contest despite being announced as a participant in the Patriots Place Nathan’s qualifier.
The contest should start at 1:30 pm eastern.
Lehigh Valley Live has a preview listing Juliet Lee and Crazy Legs Conti as expected entrants in addition to previously announced competitors.
The Morning Call and Philly.com (via email) have previews of Saturday's cheesesteak eating contest at Dorney Park in Allentown, PA.
Chickie's & Pete's, site of the Wing Bowl weigh-ins, will hold a pizza eating contest for charity on May 21 awarding $1000 (or a Bermuda cruise) to the winner and $500 to the runner up. Entrants will need to raise $500 in ticket sales or donations.
A Morning Call blog entry lists Joey Chestnut, Bob Shoudt, Eric "Steakbellie" Livingston, Micah "Wing Kong" Collins, Sean Gordon, Brian Dudzinski and Larell Marie Mele as expected entrants in the cheesesteak eating contest to be held on May 21 at Dorney Park in Allentown, PA.
ESPNNewYork reports that the New York Mets' bullpen catcher Dave Racaniello ate 14 cheesesteaks after Sunday night's game to set a Citizens Bank Park record for visiting teams, breaking Dmitri Young's mark. (via FloppingOut)
The May Fair in Philadelphia on May 14 will hold a cheese steak pretzel eating contest on May 14 awarding $500 to the winner and $250 to the runner up.
WNEP.com reports that David Brunelli won the burger eating contest held at Kildare's in Scranton and will compete with winners of contests held at other Kildare's locations to appear on an upcoming episode of Man vs. Food.
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