Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Pennsylvania eating challenges and contests in database)
The Morning Call has an article about Nacho Mountain which will premier this weekend at the Grand Theater in East Greenville, Pennsylvania. The 50 pound Mount Olympus burger at the Clinton Station Diner will be featured in one of the scenes.
Culture Mob has a blog entry about Wing Bowl 18.
Wing Bowl 18 tickets are now available for purchase on ComcastTix.com
Wing Bowl 18 tickets on sale 9am Tuesday
PhillyBurbs reports that tickets for Wing Bowl 18 can be purchased at ComcastTix.com starting Tuesday at 9 am.
In other Wing Bowl news, Adam “The Hungry Hungry Hebrew” qualified for Wing Bowl 18 by eating 30 latkes in 10 minutes.
update A page about Wing Bowl 18 tickets is available on 610WIP.com. Tickets can be purchased by phone or at the Wachovia Center box office in addition to ComcastTix.com
A page about Wing Bowl 18 with videos of the qualification stunts has been set up on 610 WIP's website. Tickets are expected to go on sale on Tuesday.
Man vs. Food season 3 to start recording in Jan
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has an article about Adam Richman’s appearance at at the Giant Eagle Market District in Robinson, PA which reports that the third season of Man vs. Food will begin recording in January and that book project for the program is in the works.
Post-Gazette reports that Adam Richman of Man vs. Food will be in Pittsburgh on Sunday.
Peter Mucha's column on philly.com about Wing Bowl 18 announces that tickets will go on sale December 15 on ComcastTix.com. The grand prize has not been finalized but will probably be a car.
Dan Gross' column for philly.com has Dave "U.S. Male" Goldstein's reaction to the continuation of the amateur-only restriction for Wing Bowl entrants. John Squibb may not be allowed to defend his title due to his winnings in independent contests.
Tickets for the December 18 & 19 premiere showings of Nacho Mountain at the Grand Theater in East Greenville, Pennsylvania can be purchased online.
Rick the Manager: Wing Bowl 18 amateur only
Rick “The Manager” Russo has emailed that Wing Bowl 18 was officially announced on 610 WIP AM this morning. The contest will take place on February 5, 2010 and will be for amateurs only like Wing Bowl 17.
update Jan 12 This thread is now closed to additional comments. If the dispute between Rick & his critic must proceed, it should continue via email.
Monroe Files has some pictures from a contest at Dubois Mall where competitors ate two pound burgers from Denny's Beer Barrel Pub to win Steelers tickets. A 100 pound burger was created for the contest.
Philly.com Insider sources: Wing Bowl 18 on Feb 5, 2010
The Eagles Insider blog on Philly.com has an entry about Angelo Cataldi mentioning Wing Bowl 18:
By this time of the year, staffers would have met to start planning the annual Wing Bowl. That has not happened, though my sources assure me that Wing Bowl will go on Feb. 5, 2010.
Foxabulous and alliedbillyz have videos from the Tony Luke's cheesesteak eating contest in Philadelphia yesterday where the competitors were required to wear boxing gloves.
Angelo Cataldi “not optimistic” on WIP extension
In response to a Philly.com column, Wing Bowl co-founder Angelo Cataldi has posted a blog entry about the status of his contract extension negotiations with 610-WIP:
But I’ve got to be honest here – because I have always tried to be honest with the listeners who have given me this great career and terrific life. I am not optimistic that I will be at the station beyond the end of 2009. CBS has really not budged from its original offer, and I have no reason to believe they will now. There is simply no scenario in which I would agree to that offer.
Cataldi’s contract expires at the end of the year.
(via tradocaj) UWishUNu reports that a Tony Luke's cheesesteak sandwich eating contest requiring competitors to wear boxing gloves will be held in Philadelphia on Sunday as part of the "Parade of 1,000 Rockys".
The new poll asks who you think will be allowed to compete in the 2010 Wing Bowl.
The Philadelphia Flyers will have a hot dog eating contest on October 22 in honor of Dollar Dog Night.
(Via Tim Cain email) A wing eating contest involving 4 person teams from Pittsburgh and Cleveland will be held tomorrow at the Ice House Inn in Austintown, Ohio. CompetitiveEaters.com has more information.
Part 2 of Brad Sciullo on The Colbert Report
The second part of Brad Sciullo’s attempt at the 15+ pound Belly Buster Burger at Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub on last night’s episode of The Colbert Report is now available on the program’s website. The segment closes with Sciullo expressing his desire to eat a live shark and Colbert responding “I think we’re going to need a bigger throat”.
Brad Sciullo & Denny’s Beer Barrel on Oct 1 Colbert Report
The website for the Colbert Report has a video clip from last night’s episode about Brad Sciullo’s attempt at the 20+ pound Belly Bruiser burger at Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub in Clearfield, PA. The second part of Brad Sciullo’s appearance will probably be televised on Monday. Colbert gives Sciullo the “Martin Burger King” nickname. No mention was made of Brad Sciullo’s ejection from the IFOCE.
George Wendt, who has a burger challenge named after his Cheers character, was an in studio guest.
Related Links
- Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub home page
- Mouthpiece Sports interviews Brad Sciullo
- PittsburghLive article about Sciullo completing the Belly Bruiser.
- Kate Stelnick (Tony Danza show appearance) and Lori Weiss (eyewitness blog entry) along with Brad Sciullo are the only other people to appear on the Wall of Fame for Denny’s 10-11 pound Ye Olde 96er burger.
- ESPN E:60 competitive eating clip starring Brad Sciullo
- Stephen Colbert segment about Don “Moses” Lerman from a 2001 episode of the Daily Show.
WIP Wing Bowl 13 fine cancelled
RadioInk reports that the $4,000 fine 610 WIP received for FCC violations has been cancelled, but the station will still pay that amount to the federal government:
The new consent decree ends the investigation and cancels the forfeiture. Instead, CBS Radio will make a voluntary contribution to the Treasury and create a compliance plan within 30 days that will include a memo to all WIP programming staff that explains FCC contest rules and station procedures.
Man vs. Food September 23 (Philadelphia) episode links
Travel Channel Episode Guide | Slideshow | Side of the City video (South Street)
Restaurants
- Tony Luke’s Challenge – Ultimate Cheesesteak
Home Page | Citysearch | Yelp
Video clip about the Ultimate Cheesesteak’s construction
The Ultimate Cheesesteak was apparently created solely for the episode; it is not listed on the online menu. - Franklin Fountain meal – Mount Vesuvius sundae
Home page | Citysearch | Yelp - Dinic’s Roast Beef & Pork meal – Italian roast pork sandwich
Yelp | Holly Eats review
List of Philadelphia area eating challenges in the eatfeats database
It would be interesting to learn why a made for TV sandwich at Tony Luke’s was used as the episode’s challenge when Jim’s Steaks has maintained a cheesesteak record for over 30 years. Perhaps the current record of 13 cheesesteaks in an hour by “Humble” Bob Shoudt was too daunting. (The program guide says that Jim’s Steaks will appear in the episode.)
13 cheesesteaks might not be the overall Philadelphia record. In a 1978 article, Lynda Kuerth, Jim’s steaks record holder from 1977 to 2001 (11 sandwiches) said she ate 15 steak sandwiches during a visit to Philadelphia. (The location and duration of that feat was not mentioned.)
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