Upcoming Reading, PA eating contests
Reading, PA eating challenges
(All Reading, PA eating challenges and contests in database)
Taste of Hamburg-er will hold a burger eating contest for teams of three amateurs awarding $525 ($300 to the winning team) on August 31 in Hamburg, PA. As of August 12, a few spots remained for the professional burger contest awarding $1,800 ($900 to the winner).
Jamie McDonald wins Taste of Hamburg-er
update Sep 3 SayNo2Mornings has a video of the amateur contest.
update Sep 2 #2 Mike Longo has a video
update Sep 2 Republican Herald has an article which does not mention the pro contest results. Stephen Hillegass won the amateur contest. The Reading Eagle lists the results, but does not have much more about the contests
Taste of Hamburg-er eating contest results from Will Millender
1) Jamie McDonald 11 burgers
2) Dave Brunelli 9
3) Stephanie Torres 8.5
4) Will Millender 6.5
5) Mike Longo 6
6) Ernie Clifton 5.5
7) Joel Podelsky 4
8) Rick Russo 3.5
Mike Longo has the top 3 in today's burger eating contest for professionals held at a Taste of Hamburg (PA): 1) Dave Brunelli 12 burgers 2) Joel Podelsky 9 3) Mike Longo 8
A Taste of Hamburg (PA) will hold a burger eating contest for professionals on Saturday awarding $500 to the winner ($800 total purse) and an amateur eating competition awarding $125 to the winner ($200 total purse).
Joseph M from Reading, PA was the national winner of the Smokey Bones Burger Battle, finishing his one pound burger with a time of 1:14.
David Brunelli and Michael Longo tied for first with 11 burgers in 8 minutes in the burger eating contest for professionals at A Taste of Hamburg-er Festival.
The burger eating contest at a Taste of Hamburg-er Festival in Hamburg, PA Saturday will have amateur and professional divisions. If seven or more professional eaters compete, the professional contest will award $350.
The Reading Eagle reports that Berks County Deputy Sheriff Alicia L. Angstadt ate 60 wings in 8 minutes in a charity wing eating contest, double the amount her two male teammates ate.
WFMZ has an article and video about Ian Hickman winning the contest held at A Taste of Hamburg-er by eating 13 hamburgers in 8 minutes. updateRepublican Herald has a longer article.
MCall reports that the United Eaters of Pennsylvania will stage a burger eating contest at the Taste of Hamburg-er Festival in Hamburg, PA on September 5.
MinorLeagueBaseball.com has a report on Tuesday's "Gluttony Night" promotion held by the Reading, PA Phillies mentioning the contest won by Joe Menchetti.
The caption of the third picture in the report on "Gluttony Night" on the Reading Phillies website reports Joe Menchetti won the eating contest by consuming six all you can eat menu items in 4 minutes flat. A news video about the event
A press release for the Reading (PA) Phillies announces that the Eastern League team will have "Gluttony Night" tomorrow. All you can eat tickets will be available for $12 and an eating contest involving the 6 items on the AYCE menu will also be held.
A Taste of Hamburg-er report
Megamunch has a blog entry and gallery about the hamburger eating contest held at A Taste of Hambuger-ger on Saturday. The top 4:
1 Ian Hickman 15 burgers
2 Carey Poehlmann 9.5 burgers
3. Joel Podelsky 9 burgers
4. Dave Shoffner 7 burgers
Link Buffet: August 31, 2008
- Ian Hickman repeats in a Taste of Hamburg-er contest
- Jill Stoler has a blog entry about her competitive eating souvenirs
- Food Battle Club drinking contest videos
- Spicy dosa eating contest in Toronto
- UK haggis eating contest attracts international field
- PalinFacts.com: “Sarah Palin once one [sic] a competitive eating contest by devouring three live caribou”
Link Buffet: August 29, 2008
- Article about A Taste of Hamburg-er eating contest which reports that “Ian Hick” was last year’s winner
- Furious Pete gains 5.5 inches in 7 minutes during recording of “Sports Science”
- Entire office attempts pancake challenge at Charlie Parker’s in Springfield
- Message from Miss Busy Lady’s nephew to Joey and Pat
- National Cheese Eating Championship to take place at Arthur, Illinois Amish Country Cheese Fesitval tomorrow
Link Buffet: August 8, 2008
- Krystal qualifier registration opens at noon eastern (limit 3 qualifiers per person)
- Floria Lee an expected entrant at the Goya National Black Bean Eating Championship
- Video of interview with organizer of Saturday’s Baton Rouge, LA rib eating contest (purse $400). The ribeatingcontest.com URL mentioned in the interview does not work
- Arizona State women’s basketball team members compete in Battle of the Bone qualifier
- Blog entry about 3.5 lb Homewrecker hot dog challenge in West Virginia
- Signup info for the Taste of Hamburg-er eating contest on megamunch. Prize money will be based on the number of “professionals” competing.
- Malaysian article (in English) about the Singapore showdown
Link Buffet: August 6, 2008
- 2008 IFOCE La Costena Chicago jalapeno eating contest September 14, registration opens Thursday (from Crawfish comment)
- Washington, DC pizza eating contest Friday
- UEPa involvement in Taste of Hamburg eating contest
- Jill Stoler on her appearance on the History Channel last night – future showings of Evolve: Guts
- Video of Gal Sone in Spain
Ian Hickman wins A Taste of Hamburg-er contest
A Taste of Hamburg-er Festival Hamburger Eating Competition, Hamburg, PA
1) Ian Hickman, 13 burgers in 8 minutes
2) Carey “The Powerhouse” Poehlmann 9 burgers
3) Brian Yoder, 7.5 burgers
4) Dave Shoffner, 5.5 burgers
4) Two unnamed eaters, 5.5 burgers
ReadingEagle.com has an article about the contest.
UEPa event at Hamburg festival?
The Republican Herald has an article about the “A Taste of Hamburg-er†festival planned for Labor Day weekend in Hamburg, PA:
There’s also several contests planned for the festival, including a burger-eating contest, with the contestant that devours the most hamburgers in the designated time crowned the winner. There’s a $5 entry fee, and registration will begin the day of the festival.
“There’s talk that a group from the United Eaters of Pennsylvania will turn up to participate in the burger-eating contest, which will really bring some serious competition to the festival,†Kershner said.
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