Upcoming Pittsburgh eating contests
Pittsburgh eating challenges
(All Pittsburgh eating challenges and contests in database)
Former MLB pitcher Steve Blass will host a pierogie eating contest at the Pittsburgh Pirates fan festival on Sunday. After an All Star season in 1972, Blass totally lost control of his pitches in 1973 without any discernible reason, which became known as "Steve Blass Disease".
Brad Sciullo won an eating contest held on July 28 at Wintzell's Oyster House in Pittsburgh with a total of 260 oysters in 5 minutes. Katie "Mothballs" was the runner up with 170.
Marcos Owens & Juliet Lee take Nathan’s Pittsburgh qualifier
update June 14 WTAE has a video, TribLive has a gallery and Rake & Herald has a contest report
update The Pittsburgh Post Gazette has an article and TribLive has a video. WPXI also has a video
(Results) Men
1) Marcos Owens 30
2) Brian Subich 20
3) Crazy Legs Conti 19.5
4) Bill Myers 17 (personal best)
Women
1) Juliet Lee 30
update Catherine Tsavalas reports that Marcos Owens and Juliet Lee both qualified for the finals with a total of 30.
Juliet Lee is at the contest and should qualify easily
Jennifer “The Wiener Slayer” Grabner is the first announced female contestant.
Crazy Legs Conti, Brian Subich and Marcos Owens are expected to compete in tomorrow's Nathan's qualifer in Pittsburgh. Micah "Wing Kong" Collins has withdrawn.
Jamie McDonald reportedly won yesterday's pierogie eating contest held at the Men's Culinary Classic in Meadowlands, PA with a total of 56 in 3 minutes.
"Big" Brian Subich will MC the pierogie-eating contest held at the Men's Culinary Classic in Meadowlands, PA on March 9.
Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker will hold the Woodley's Wild Wing Challenge in Pittsburgh on Monday. The first prize is two tickets to a Steelers game.
Brad Sciullo, Bob Kuhns and Pete Maurizio are expected to compete in a spaghetti eating contest tomorrow at Fabrizi's in Hopwood, PA.
Mulligan's Sports Bar & Grill in West Mifflin, PA will hold a wing eating contest on September 5 awarding $200 to the winner.
Johnny's Lunch will hold a hot dog eating contest at the Starlite Car Cruise in Wexford, PA on June 22. The professional division will award $300 to the winner and the amateur division will pay out $100.
2012 Nathan’s Pittsburgh qualifier
update June 14 Pittsburgh.CBSLocal.com has an article.
update 10:49 WPXI has a video. Triblive and WTAE have articles
update 4:37 The Pittsburgh Post Gazette has a video
update The MLE facebook has full results
The top 3:
1) Micah “Wing Kong” Collins 27
2) Brian Subich 26.25
3) Mike Landrich 16.5
4) “Wild” Bill Myers 15.5
5) Tom Keeton 11.5
6T) Jakub Kelly 8
6T) Steve Myers 8
8) Dan McCloud 5.5
1W) Theresa Subich 9
update 12:35 Micah “Wing Kong” Collins was the winner with 27 hot dogs.
update 12:32 The female winner ate 9.
update 12:29 The contest is over.
update 12:21 The contest is underway. Pat Doyle is live-tweeting the contest. He says there is only one woman competing.
update 11:40 MSNBC reports the Subiches are attempting to break a record. If they are attempting to exceed the most hot dogs eaten by a husband & wife, the LeFevres ate 50.5 hot dogs in the 2005 Nathan’s finals. (They ate 45 hot dogs in a qualifier on two occasions, results are after the jump.)
There might be a dark horse in today’s Nathan’s qualifier in Pittsburgh. Jakub Seamus Kelly, born in the Czech Republic, thinks he can eat 30 hot dogs. update Rich Shea says that Brian Seiken and Hunter Hinson are also expected to compete in addition to previously named competitors.
MarketSquarePgh has a preview of tomorrow's Nathan's qualifier in Pittsburgh focusing on Brian and Theresa Subich. Micah "Wing Kong" Collins and "Wild" Bill Myers are also expected to compete.
WJACTV.com has a video of Brian Subich training for the Pittsburgh Nathan's qualifier, where he hopes to eat 30 hot dogs.
Point Park News Service has an article about western Pennsylvania competitive eating featuring Brad Sciullo and "Big" Brian Subich which lists 2013 as the expected release date of the "Hungry" documentary co-starring Sciullo.
Brad Sciullo ate 47 pierogies in 3 minutes to win contest at the Men's Culinary Classic at the Washington County (PA) Fairgrounds on March 10. Brian Subich was the MC.
Rock Bottom in Homestead, PA will hold a "Wings of Fire" eating contest on March 11 awarding a 46 inch TV and a Blue Ray player.
Almanac.net reports that Brian Subich will MC a pierogi eating contest at the Men's Culinary Classic in Meadowlands, PA on March 10. Bob Kuhns and Brad Sciullo are expected to compete.
The Duquesne student paper has an article about Amanda Corturillo winning a giant banana split eating contest held as the first Student vs. Food Challenge. It does not appear she finished the dessert according to a gallery of the contest.
Youtube has a video of Stephanie Torres eating the challenge burger at Woodside Bar & Grill in Johnstown, PA in 8:55. 40 minutes earlier, she ate the restaurant's spicy burger challenge.
The Duquesne student newspaper lists several Pittsburgh area eating challenges.
The Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh will hold Pierogi Bowls on September 18 and all Sundays when Pittsburgh Steelers home games take place awarding two tickets to an upcoming Steelers game.
Tribune Democrat has an article about "Big" Brian Subich using his Buffalo Wing Festival appearance to raise money for St. Vincent de Paul's food bank and soup kitchen. The article also reports that Joey Chestnut will compete in the Buffalo Wing Festival's eating contest which can be viewed live on streaming video.
Bob Kuhns won the Sloppy Joe Showdown at Downey's House in McKees Rocks, PA with a total of 22 sloppy Joes in 8 minutes, almost twice the amount of the runner-up (12). (via email)
Bob Kuhns has emailed the top 3 from last night's 10 minute hot dog eating contest held at the Starlite Car Cruise in Wexford, PA: 1) 29.5 hot dogs Bob Kuhns, $500 2) 26 Pete Maurizio $300 3) 14 Tim "Obi Wing" Cain $200
The hot dog eating contest at the Starlite Car Cruise in Wexford, PA has been postponed. The makeup date has not been announced.
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