Upcoming Philadelphia eating contests
(All Philadelphia eating challenges and contests in database)
The Ukraine Train reports that the Philly Pizza Brawl, which was to have awarded $5000 today, has been moved to April.
PhillyMag.com reports Wing Bowl veteran Breandan "Skin and Bones" Lyman will dress as Santa Claus tonight in Philadelphia and will try to set a record for the most cookies eaten by a person wearing a Santa costume. Guests can purchase $3 cookies for the attempt with all proceeds going to the Ronald McDonald House. The event will be held in conjunction with the Night Shift evening run.
Tickets for Wing Bowl 24 on February 5 are available online for $10 , update Dec 9 The event has officially sold out
The Wing Bowl 24 announcement reports that Molly Schuyler and defending champ Pat Bertoletti are expected to compete.
Wing Bowl 24 tix on sale December 8
updated 8:53WingBowl.CBSLocal.com announces that Wing Bowl 24, “Game of Bones” will take place on February 5 and tickets will go on sale December 8. The overall winner will receive a Harley and $10000. The runner up will receive $5K. A Wing Off will be held January 14 ad Sugarhouse Casino.
Information about Wing Bowl 24 will be announced tomorrow morning (November 30) on WIP.
NBC Philadelphia has an article about Dave "US Male" Goldstein running the Philadelphia Marathon on Sunday. During the race, he will push his disabled son Josh in a wheelchair.
The Philly Voice has an article about the amateur only Philly Pizza Brawl that will award $5000 in prizes on December 19 in Broomall, PA. The event will be recorded for local television and spectator tickets will cost $20.
Registration for the Pizza Brawl eating contest will take place on November 4 at Double Decker in Media, PA. The contest in Broomall, PA on December 19 will award $5000.
Bob Shoudt wins Philadelphia Cheesesteak Festival contest
update Oct 25 Videos: jt2044 | Lol all day | MCKnUxXx
Results from comment:
| 1st | 9.5 | “Notorious” Bob Shoudt | |
| 2nd | 9 | David “Tiger Wings and Things” Brunelli | |
| 3rd | 5.5 | Kevin “Qwazy” Ambs | |
| 4th | 4.5 | John “Oink Oink” Bradley | |
| 5th | 4 | Dimitry “The Ukraine Train” Shchupak |
Bob Shoudt won the first prize of $3000 at the Cheesesteak Festival in Philadelphia today.
Philadelphia Weekly has interviews with Bob Shoudt and Dave Brunelli about competing in Saturday's Cheeststeak Festival eating contest.
Philadelphia Eagles defensive lineman Bennie Logan announced that he will compete in Wing Bowl 24 in Febrary 2016.
The Philly Pizza Brawl in Broomall, PA will award $5000 in cash and prizes on December 19.
Stephanie Wu reports that the Philadelphia Cheesesteak FEstival will hold an eating contest on October 24 awarding $5000 ($3000 to the winner). The contest is an invitational and Bob Shoudt did not get a spot.
In last night's debate of Philadelphia mayoral candidates, Melissa Murray Bailey was asked her personal opinion of the Wing Bowl. She responded "I think it's OK."
Molly Schuyler defends Kennett Square mushroom title
Results from the National Fried Mushroom Eating Championship at the Mushroom Festival in Kennett Square today:
1) Molly Schuyler 11 pounds
2) Dave Brunelli 5.5
3) Kevin Ambs 4.5
Male amateur winner Teddy Delacruz – 4 pounds (won Eat Off)
Female Amateur winner Janet Dietz – 1.5 pounds
Registration is now open for All Pro Eating's first two events of 2015: the National Caribbean Food Eating Championships on August 16 at Heckscher State Park in Suffolk County NY (purse $700) and the National Fried Mushroom Eating Championship in Kennett Square, PA on September 12 (pro purse $1400 / amateur purse $400).
Dave "Tiger Wings & Things" Brunelli won tonight's crab fries eating contest at Chickie's & Pete's in Philadelphia. Dave "The Termite" Wood was the runner up.
Chickie's and Pete's in South Philly will hold a crab fries eating contest on Monday July 13 awarding a $1000 Visa gift card to the winner.
Philly.com reports that porn star / former California gubernatorial candidate Mary Carey is considering running for mayor of Philadelphia so she can preside over the Wing Bowl, an event she prefers to the AVN (Adult Video News) awards show.
Nela Zisser announces that she has received an invitation to compete in Wing Bowl 24 in 2016. If she and Molly Schuyler compete, that might be the first Wing Bowl with multiple female competitors. update May 28 Nela accepted the invitation this morning. Vice.com has an interview with her.
Philadelphia.CBSLocal.com has a podcast of Wing Bowl 12 in 2004, the sole victory of Sonya Thomas in that event.
Philly.com has a profile of the father of "Notoorious B.O.B" Shoudt, who has coached track and field in high school and college for 51 years. He coached future NFL star Billy "White Shoes" Johnson in the 1970s.
The Virtuous Men are raising money on Go Fund Me for a radio ad campaign to "show the debauchary [sic] of the Wing Bowl".
A podcast of the first Wing Bowl from 1993 is available on philadelphia.cbslocal.com
Jane Anastasia announces that she completed the burger challenge at Maggio's in Southampton, PA to celebrate her 50th birthday.
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