Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Pennsylvania eating challenges and contests in database)
The Greene Turtle in North Wales, PA will hold a hot wing eating contest on July 28 awarding $500 to the winner.
Dan Kennedy ate 36 4 inch blueberry pies in 10 minutes to win a eating contest at the Red White & Blueberry Festival in Reynoldsville, PA. Andy Puhl was the runner up with 27.
Registration is open for the National Fried Mushroom Eating Championship in Kennett Square, PA on September 8. Professioinals can win $1000/$500/$300; the top local amateurs will get $200/$100.
Bob Shoudt won the first prize of $500 and a pair of tickets to the Eagles home opener in last night's crab fries eating contest at Chickie's & Pete's in Philadelphia. Dave Brunelli was runner-up and Nick "The Lunatic" Volpi was 3rd.
The Pittsburgh Post Gazette has a interview with Brad "The Lunatic" Sciullo, who has started his own competitive eating organization promoting Pittsburgh area contests.
Chickie's & Petes in Philadelphia will hold a crab fry eating contest on July 13 awarding tickets to the Eagles opener and cash.
2018 Dutch Wonderland Nathan’s qualifier
update June 10 WGAL article
| 1st | 50 | Carmen Cincotti | |
| 2nd | 26 | George Chiger | |
| 3rd | 13 | Jack “Snack Jack” Diamond | |
| 4th | 11.5 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 5th | 7 | Patrick Ryan | |
| 6th | 4 | Brett Shepard |
| 1st | 17.5 | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele | |
| 2nd | 5 | Rene Rovtar | |
| 3rd | 4.25 | Tysheema Holmes |
From Patch Ryan’s twitch video, it appears Carmen Cincotti won with 50 hot dogs. Larell Marie Mele was the female winner.
Carmen Cincotti, George Chiger, Bill Myers, Larell Marie Mele and Rene Rovtar are expected to compete at today’s Nathan’s qualifier at Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster, PA.
2018 Hostess Donette eating contest
PhillyVoice has an article
Dizexhaled has a video
| 1st | 257 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 244 | Carmen Cincotti | |
| 3rd | 204 | Darron Breeden | |
| 4th | 176 | Gideon Oji | |
| 5th | 139 | George Chiger | |
| 6th | 124 | Brian “Dud Light” Dudzinski | |
| 7th | 122 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 8th | 116 | Ivan “The Avocado” Mendoza | |
| 9th | 44 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 10th | 24 | Rene Rovtar |
This will probably be the last meeting of Joey Chestnut and Carmen Cincotti before the Nathan’s finals. Joey Chestnut has not defeated Carmen Cincotti since the White Hut cheeseburg eating contest in West Springfield, MA on September 23.
Allanah Richman reports Bob Shoudt ate 7 sandwiches to win the first prize of $500 in yesterday's eating contest held at the HoagieNation festival in Philadelphia headlined by Hall & Oates.
WIP is currently running a twitter poll asking if there should be one final Wing Bowl.
Joey Chestnut, Carmen Cincotti, Gideon Oji and Darron Breeden are expected to compete in the World Hostess® Donettes® Eating Championship in Philadelphia on June 1.
Dan "Killer" Kennedy announced that he and Darron Breeden fiished the 25.5 pound burger challenge at Denny's Beer Barrel Pub in Clearfield, PA.
Registration is open for a Hostess Donettes eating contest in Philadelphia on June 1. The purse of $8000 is the largest so far for a MLE contest in 2018.
The Courier Express has an article about Dan "Killer" Kennedy's attempt at a 48 inch submarine sandwich at Sub Hub in Reynoldsville, PA, which he thinks weighed 14+ pounds. The event raised $300 for multiple sclerosis research.
Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers posted a meatball eating contest on his Instagram story. He claimed to have bet $40,000 on the contest.
Jalen Mills of the Philadelphia Eagles was impressed with a video of Bob Shoudt eating 31 Wendy's Double Stackers to pay homage to the defensive back's jersey number.
Amamda Kessel, a member of the hockey team that won the Olympic gold medal last month, says she could defeat her brother Phil Kessel, who plays for the Pittsburgh Penguins, in a hot dog eating contest.
Inside Edition has a post about Kate Ovens' recent video in which she ate two foot long cheesesteak sandwiches to show her support for the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 52.
Molly Schuyler wins Wing Bowl 26 with record 501 wings
9:07 The official top 5
1 501 Molly Schuyler
2 396 Dave Brunelli
3 388 Bob Shoudt
4 262 Dan Kennedy
5 250 Moe Train
8:59 The contest has concluded
8:56 The top 5
5 231 Moe Train
4 233 Dan Kennedy
3 373 Bob Shoudt
2 382 Dave Brunelli
1 455 Molly Schulyer
8:53 The First Responder division winner goes to firefighter
8:52 The Wingette of the Year is Katie
8:44 The second half is over. Dave Bruneeli and Nadia White struggled, but continued.
8:32 The first half top 10 (actually 11) (Wayne Algenio has the totals)
1 241 Molly Schuyler
2 224 Dave Brunelli
3 218 Bob Shoudt
4 141 Dan “Killer” Kennedy
5 138 John “Oink Oink” Bradley
6 134 Moe Train
7 125 Skin & Bones
8 112 Nadia White, 1st local woman to advance to 2nd round since 2001
9 98 Ukraine Train
10T 97 Geno Bambino
10T 97 Kenzo Kevin
No 1st responders made the 2nd round
8:25 Iceman has won the entourage award.
8:14 The first round has finished. Pittsburgh Paulie quit after one wing and Butch reversed and was DQed.
8:00 The eating contest has started
7:54 The entrance processions have concluded and the national anthem is about to start
Philadelphia.cbslocal.com has a roster with odds. Bill “El Wingador” Simmons, Pat Bertoletti and Dave “US Male” Goldstein will not be competing.
Murphy's Beef & Ale in Levittown, PA will hold a Wing Bowl on Saturday awarding $800 (prize breakdown not given).
Jon Wasserman ate 20 wings in 4 minutes to win the first prize of $200 in last night's Manayunk Wing Sprint in Philadelphia. Bill "El Wingador" Simmons also competed and NFL lineman Jahri Evans.
SOMO Manayunk in Philadelphia will hold a Wing Sprint on January 31 awarding $200 to the first person to finish 20 wings. Bill "El Wingador" Simmons will compete and NFL lineman Jahri Evans will referee.
Philly.Eater.com has an article about the logistics of producing 10,000 chicken wings for Wing Bowl competitors illustrated with a picture of Dave "US Male" Goldstein.
Ram's Pizza Tavern in Clifton Heights, PA will hold a pizza eating contest Saturday awarding $250 to the winner.
Kenso Kevin defeated Farmer Bob in overtime in tonight's final Wing Off at PJ Whelihan's in Downington, PA to claim the prize of a spot in Wing Bowl 26.
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