Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Pennsylvania eating challenges and contests in database)
Mushroom eating contests at the Kennett Square, PA Mushroom Festival on September 10 will award $1000/$750/$500 to professional eaters, $500/$300/$100 to amateurs.
Jim's Steaks South Street location experienced major damage after a fire broke out today. The Philadelphia restaurant's cheesesteak record, which dates back to at least 1977 when Lynda Kuerth ate 11 sandwiches in 90 minutes, was one of the longer running restaurant challenges. Bob Shoudt was the current record holder with 20.
The Taste of Hamburger Festival in Hamburg, PA will hold a Red Robin burger eating contest on September 3 awarding $1000/$750/$500/$250/$125
Butler Brew Works will hold a boneless wing eating contest in Butler, PA on June 8 awarding a 52 quart RTIC cooler.
Dan Kennedy ate 8 foot long sandwiches in 10 minutes to win the first prize of $1,000 in today's Cheesesteak Bowl in Broomall, PA. Molly Schuyler was the runner up with 7.75, her first loss since 2019. Dave Brunelli was the "amateur" winner.
The Delco Steaks Cheesesteak Bowl eating contest will be held March 26 in Broomall, PA. The top three professionals will receive $1000/$750/$500; the top amateur will be awarded a Caribbean trip. Former Philadelphia Eagle Brent Celek will MC.
Dave "US Male" Goldstein defeated "Oink Oink" in overtime to defend his 2020 "Wing Pole" title at Club Risque in Philadelphia.
A melee involving approximately 40 diners broke out at the Bensalem, PA Golden Corral Friday night. The incident reportedly began after the buffet ran out of steak and customers broke in line to get the final pieces of meat.
Club Risque in Philadelphia announces the return of the "Wing Pole" on February 11. The event was started in 2019 as a replacement for the cancelled Wing Bowl. In the two previous editions of the event, amateur only wing eating contests awarded over $2,000.
The Blossburg (PA) Fall Festival will hold an eating contest on October 10 awarding $200 to the winner.
Pennsylvania News Today has a report on last Saturday's burger eating contest at Taste of Hamburg-er in Hamburg, PA won by Molly Schuyler.
Molly Schuyler defends Taste of Hamburg-er title
Results from today’s 8 minute burger eating contest at Taste of Hamburg-er in Hamburg, PA
1st | 22 | Molly Schuyler | |
2nd | 20 | Dan “killer” Kennedy | |
3rd | 14 | Andy Puhl | |
4th | 13 | Sean “The Mouth” Yeager | |
5th | 11 | Josh Krady |
CrossingBroad.com has a post about Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni showing his team a video of Joey Chestnut competing against Takeru Kobayashi. He said that their greatness was due to focusing on detail and fundamentals.
The professional division of the burger eating contest will award $1000/$750/$500/$250/$125 at the Taste of Hamburger festival on Sept 4 in Hamburg, PA. There will also be an amateur contest.
ABC Localish produced a video about "Moe Train Eats" attempting the 14 pound bagel challenge at Spread Bagelry in Philadelphia with two friends.
Molly Schuyler and Dan Kennedy ate 33 burgers in 10 minutes in Marple, PA as part of an event organized by Delco Steaks to raise money for Austin Beltrante's post-electrocution medical expenses.
The Times Tribune has an article about Phil Yazdzik of Olyphant, PA, whose eating exploits received notoriety in the 1950s.
Butler Brew Works in Butler, PA will hold a wing eating contest June 9 awarding a 45 quart cooler filled with 2 cases of beer on June 9.
Dan "Killer" Kennedy faced off against 6 members of the Philipsburg-Osceola Lady Mounties softball team in a six foot cheesesteak eating contest to raise money for the organization.
Dan "Killer" Kennedy won tonight's Cheesesteak Bowl in Broomall, PA. He finished his two 24 inch sandwiches in 1:39 and 1:34 to take the title and claim the Cancun vacation first prize.
StandardSpeaker.com has an interview with George "The Smorgasbord" Chiger about his attempt at the burger challenge at Tom's Kitchen in Sugarloaf Twp., PA on Thursday.
DELCO Steaks will host the Cheesesteak Bowl at the Splash Swim Club in Broomall, PA on March 24. The top 3 in the cheesestekak eating contest will receive $500/$250/$100. The winner of the bonus round will win a trip to Cancun. Former Philadelphia Eagle Brett Celek will serve as commisioner.
Darron Breeden attempted a 12 pound burger at Denny's Beer Barrel Pub in Clearfield, PA. The challenge was recorded for an upcoming TV Tokyo program.
Mashed has an article titled "The Untold Truth of the Philadelphia Wing Bowl".
PWInsider has a report on yesterday's Reel Rumble at the Mahoning Drive In in Lehighton, PA in which "Megabyte" Ronnie Hartman made his pro wrestling debut. Ronnie and his teammate Faye Jackson defeated Rex Lawless and Dominic Garrini.