Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Pennsylvania eating challenges and contests in database)
Bill "El Wingador" Simmons unretirement announcement is available on youtube. El Wingador hopes to eat 280-300 wings in Wing Bowl and invites Takeru Kobayashi to be a member of his entourage.
El Wingador, US Male in Wing Bowl 19
Philly.com and MyFoxPhilly have articles about the IFOCE prohibiting its members from competing in Wing Bowl 19 even though the restriction on “pro” eaters has been lifted. An agreement in the near future does not appear likely. Wing Bowl founder Al Morganti has the following quote: “George Shea can kiss my Boston a–“.
Philly.com reports that Kobayashi is prohibited from competing because his IFOCE contract is still in effect, but will attend as a spectator. (It would be interesting to learn when it expires).
Some of the prizes are also listed: the overall winner will receive $20,000 and the top local will get a new Dodge Ram pickup.
Brian Subich reports that Dave “US Male” qualified for Wing Bowl this morning: “Congrats to US Male completing his Wing Bowl stunt, your reward….the axe and losing to Wingador” No report on his stunt is currently available on the Wing Bowl website.
Bill “El Wingador” Simmons has decided to come out of retirement for Wing Bowl 19 to attempt to win his sixth title.
update A gallery of US Male’s stunt is available.
Bill “El Wingador” Simmons says his four year old son is responsible for his return to competition.
update Dec 8 http://www.youtube.com/user/BSchultz267 has videos of qualification stunts
PennLine.com reports that the winner of tonight's french fry contest at Arooga’s Grillehouse and Sports Bar in Hampden Township (Harrisburg, PA area) will receive a trip to Las Vegas. A hot dog contest on Saturday will award a trip to Atlantic City and the first prize for a Sunday pizza eating contest will be a trip to the Bahamas.
New Wing Bowl website at wingbowl.CBSlocal.com
A new official web site for the Wing Bowl has been set up at http://wingbowl.cbslocal.com/events/2010/12/ The calendar page announces that tickets will go on sale on December 14 and that Brad Sciullo will attempt to qualify by eating 3 pounds of calamari in 2 minutes on Monday. Dave “US Male” Goldstein and Brian Subich are scheduled to attempt their stunts on Tuesday. 5 Wing-Off qualifiers are scheduled for January 2011. Wing Bowl founder Al Morganti says the total purse will be over $100,000 and the grand prize will be $20,000 cash.
Mark "Sharkman" Summers will attempt to qualify for the 2011 Wing Bowl today by eating four Filet-O-Fish combos in under two and a half minutes.
Rick "The Manager" Russo emailed that professionals will be allowed to compete in the 2011 Wing Bowl and that qualification stunt ideas are being accepted. Takeru Kobayashi has not announced if he will compete.
Outrageous Food Nov 26, 2010 episode links
Food Network episode summary:
Restaurants
- Fat Sandwich Company (Champaign, IL) meal – “Big Fat Ugly” sandwich
Home Page | Facebook | Yelp
U of Illinois student paper article about challenge
Article about “Big Fat Ugly” recordholder John Jaeger - Church Brew Works (Pittsburgh, PA) meal – rattlesnake pierogies
Home Page | Facebook | Yelp - Randy’s Premier Pizza (St. Paul, MN) meal – 48 inch pizza
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Page about pizza challenges
Press release about Tim “Gravy” Brown and Hall Hunt completing the 30 inch challenge in 2009
Lava Lounge in Pittsburgh will hold a taco eating contest tonight. The restaurant will be holding weekly eating contests on Tuesday.
Demolition of the Philadelphia Spectrum, site of Wing Bowls 6 and 7 will start today at noon eastern time. Little Arlene also reportedly ate 23 hot dogs, 22 large slices of pizza and 16 large Cokes during a 76ers game promotion at the Spectrum.
The Pocono Record has an article about Larell Marie Mele and a video of her eating 10 doughnuts in 2 minutes.
PittsburghLive reports that Pittsburgh is a possible location in the 2011 Nathan's qualifier circuit.
Hulu has a segment from the Food Network's "Unwrapped" from 2004 about Denny's Beer Barrel Pub's Ye Olde 96er 10+ pound burger including footage of an AICE contest. Kate Stelnick was reportedly inspired by the program to finish the burger in early 2005. (via mediaoverdose)
Youtube has a video recorded on August 26 of Lisel Parillon completing the 33 tacos (in under 13 minutes) challenge at Drinker's Tavern in Philadelphia. The video caption calls her one of the world's top amateur competitive eaters and asks if she will compete in the 2011 Wing Bowl.
The facebook for Kretchmar's Bakery reports that Pete Maurizio won Saturday's cake eating contest by eating 13 cupcakes in 3 minutes without using liquids.
Kobayashi considering competing in Wing Bowl
Philly.com has a blog entry about Takeru Kobayashi’s appearance in Philadelphia today where he considered an offer to compete in the 2011 Wing Bowl and sampled chicken wings which were reported as the first he had eaten, even though he competed in a 2007 wing eating contest in Las Vegas. The blog entry cites jaw health issues, and not a contractual dispute, as the reason Kobayashi did not compete in the 2010 Nathan’s finals.
The facebook for Kretchmar's Bakery in Beaver, PA lists "Gentleman Joe" and "The Lunatic" as expected competitors in Saturday's cake eating contest.
Kretchmar's Bakery will hold a cake eating contest on October 23 at the Beaver, PA (North Pittsburgh area) Fall Festival for pros at the Beaver, PA Fall Festival awarding $600 ($500 to the winner) and an amateur competition awarding $300 ($250 to the winner).
An October 10 pickle eating contest at Pickles Steakhouse in Emmaus, PA (Allentown area) will award two tickets to the October 17 Eagles-Falcons game.
The facebook for the Celtic Classic announces that Bob Kuhns repeated as champion of the haggis eating contest today.
Youtube has a video of Everett Heiden eating the Meltdown challenge, containing over 4 pounds of ice cream, at Scoops in Mountville, PA (the previous record was 17:51). He also set a record of 2:38 in the Diggity Dog challenge at Hot Diggity Dog in Lancaster.
The twitter for Miss Pennsylvania announces she will compete in a spaghetti eating contest at Rizzo's Malabar Inn in Crabtree (Pittsburgh area) on Sunday.
C & C Cafe in Perkasie, PA (north Philadelphia / south Allentown area) has started a 5 pancake challenge. At $8.95, it is one of the least expensive challenges which is free if completed.
David Brunelli and Michael Longo tied for first with 11 burgers in 8 minutes in the burger eating contest for professionals at A Taste of Hamburg-er Festival.
The burger eating contest at a Taste of Hamburg-er Festival in Hamburg, PA Saturday will have amateur and professional divisions. If seven or more professional eaters compete, the professional contest will award $350.
Lisel Parillon eats 99 tacos in under 36 minutes (in 3 sessions)
(via Stephanie Wu twitter) CityPaper reports that Lisel Parilon, a female student at the the University of Pennsylvania’s dental school, completed the 33 taco challenge in under at all three Drinker’s locations in the Philadelphia on August 20, 23 and 26, beating the 13 minute limit in each attempt. The prize for completing the “Triple Crown” in under a week is free drinks at all Drinker’s locations. On her most recent attempt last Thursday, she completed the challenge in 9 minutes.
Philly.com reports that Ms. Parillon plans to attempt to qualify for Wing Bowl 19 and calls her the first serious female competitor at that event since Sonya Thomas stopped participating in it.
Images from Drinkers facebook gallery
update Aug 31 Shadow Scene was there: “New record. Girl just polished off 33 huge tacos in 9mins!!! While drinkin a beer!”
update Sept 1 Shadow Scene’s pictures have been posted
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