Upcoming Scranton eating contests
Scranton eating challenges
(All Scranton eating challenges and contests in database)
2014 Nathan’s Pocono qualifier
update June 8The Pocono Record has a gallery
update The Times Tribune has a blog entry & gallery
update Marcos Owens won the men’s contest with 28. Juliet Lee appears to have won the women’s
Official results | Part 2
1) Marcos Owens 28
2) Brian Dudzinski 22
3) Micah Collins 21
4) “Wild” Bill Myers 15 updated
5) Eric Livingston 14
6) Andrew Kossuth 9
7T) Chuck Bush 8
7T) Jimmy Coponi 8
9) Scott Long
1W) Juliet Lee 27.5
2w) Andrea Giramonte 4.25
3W) Sarah Garwood 3
The Times Tribune has a contest preview. Bob Shoudt says he will not be able to come due to work issues.
Nathan's Famous will be the primary sponsor for the #43 car at this weekend's race at Pocono, PA.
MCall.com has the field for next weekend's Nathan's qualifier at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, PA. Bob Shoudt and Juliet Lee will be the favorites. Marcos Owens, Meredith Boxberger (probably inaccurate), Bill Myers and Eric Livingston are also listed.
Mulligan's in Scranton, PA will hold a pepper eating contest on May 3 awarding $200.
The Pocono Record has a preview of the June 7 Nathan's qualifier a Pocono Raceway focusing on Larell Marie Mele.
Backyard Ale House in Scranton will hold a pumpkin pie eating contest on October 5 awarding $250 to the winner.
Russ Keeler won yesterday's cannoli eating contest at La Festa Italiana in Scranton, PA with a total of 11 cannoli in 5 minutes.
La Festa Italiana will hold a cannoli eating contest Monday in Scranton awarding $275 ($150 to the winner).
The Backyard Ale House in Scranton will hold a pumpkin pie eating contest on October 6 awarding $250 to the winner.
La Festa Italia in will hold a cannoli eating contest in Scranton, PA tomorrow awarding $175 ($100 to the winner). update Sep 3 Russ Keeler won the contest with a total of 12 cannolis in 5 minutes.
Pocono Record reports that Justin Vernon won a 50 inch TV at a hot dog eating contest held at Beav's Long Boom Hot Dogs in East Stroudsburg, PA. Will Millender was the runner-up.
Beav’s Long Boom Hot Dogs in East Stroudsburg, PA will hold a hot dog eating contest on April 14 awarding a 50 inch television.
Mamma Jammer's will hold a cheesesteak sandwich eating contest in downtown Scranton on Saturday awarding $500 to the winner.
WNEP reports that Russ Keeler won the Burger Battle contest held at the Wilkes-Barre, PA Smokey Bones. update July 2 Time Leader also has an article about the contest.
WNEP.com reports that David Brunelli won the burger eating contest held at Kildare's in Scranton and will compete with winners of contests held at other Kildare's locations to appear on an upcoming episode of Man vs. Food.
The facebook for the Bar Louie in Wilkes-Barre, PA announces that Russ Keeler won the Rock the Tot eating contest held at that location with a total of 3 pounds and 6.5 ounces of tater tots.
The Pocono Record has an article about Larell Marie Mele and a video of her eating 10 doughnuts in 2 minutes.
The facebook for Old Home Week reports that Russ Keeler won today's pierogi eating contest in Forest City, PA. Russ also won the 2008 pierogi contest. update The Scranton Times-Tribune has a contest report. 2009 winner Chris Smith was the runner up with 42. Larell Marie Mele was third with 37.
The 2010 pierogi eating contest at Old Home Week in Forest City, PA (Scranton area) will take place on July 31.
theweekender.com: Bart & Urby’s will hold a hot dog contest Thursday awarding $300 to the winner. Russ Keeler won last year's contest.
The twitter page for the Wilkes-Barre / Scranton Penguins reports that Russ Keeler won a hot dog contest last night by eating 6.5 hot dogs in five minutes.
Link Buffet: September 18, 2008
- Article in UT newspaper about Steve Spinosa which reports he finished fourth in the Knoxville qualifier and beat Bill Myers when he actually tied for 6th place with Myers
- Video of Erik Denmark’s salmon record attempt
- More Old Home Week pierogi contest pictures
- NYC oyster eating contest Saturday
- Kobayashi is concerned about US crime
Link Buffet: September 5, 2008
- Gallery from Old Home Week pierogi eating contest (picture on right is Larell Marie Mele, runner-up and top amateur)
- Unsanctioned Windmill Hot Dog Eating Contest held in Belmar, NJ
- Report from the Myrtle Beach BBQ contest from a NASCAR fan
- Waffle eating contest between members of two NC high school football teams
- Detroit area free 6 pound burger offer regardless of whether it is finished
Russ Keeler wins Old Home Week pierogis
Full results from Saturday’s pierogi eating contest held at Old Home Week in Forest City, PA have been posted. The top 3:
1 Russ Keeler 51 pierogis in 10 minutes
2 Larell Marie Mele 48 (one of the more impressive female debuts of 2008)
3 John Skubic 43
2007 winner Mike Novak ate 38 before being disqualified
Link Buffet: August 1, 2008
- Myspace page for Billy “the Fridge”, winner of Saturday’s donut contest in Seattle
- Forest City, PA pierogi eating contest Saturday
- A more positive review of the MLE video game
- Long blog entry about the Singapore contest
- Bodybuilder / competitive eater Isabelle Turell wins a bodybuilding contest and gets engaged
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