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January 20, 2017 at 5:01 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Atlantic City, Videos, Women
Capture from a video of a 2007 women only wing eating contest held at Trump Marina in Atlantic City:

Donald Trump’s competitive eating timeline from November.
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Tomorrows's episode of Ginormous Food (8pm Eastern on the Food Network) will feature Baltimore area restaurants. One of the meals will be the 36 inch pizza challenge offered by Champs Pizza & Subs in Glen Burnie, MD that pays $1000 to a pair that can finish it. January 19, 2017 at 9:52 am by
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Houston Astro Jeff Bagwell was just announced as a new member of the Baseball Hall of Fame. In 2007, the IFOCE website CompetitiveEatingNews posted an article falsely claiming that Bagwell would appear in a list of performance enhancing drug users in a report commissioned by MLB. January 18, 2017 at 6:13 pm by
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Loggerheads in Folly Beach, SC will hold a Wing Bowl on February 5 awarding $250 to the winner. January 18, 2017 at 10:07 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Charleston, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments
WarDaddyAndy posted an article about a 1908 event in New Orleans where Wolfert Gasses ate 600 oysters in 21 minutes. January 18, 2017 at 12:07 am by
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NJ.com has a review of "Snow on the Barb Wire", the recently published autobiography by Bill "El Wingador" Simmons. The five time Wing Bowl champion will give a talk about his book in the Philly Author Series on February 9. January 16, 2017 at 7:50 am by
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Vapor at Saratoga Casino in Glen Falls, NY will hold a Wing Bowl on February 4 awarding $500 to the winner. January 14, 2017 at 10:27 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Albany, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments
Discovery in Ventura, CA will hold a hot dog eating contest on January 22 awarding $250 to the winner. January 12, 2017 at 10:23 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Unafilliated Contests, Ventura County | Permalink * Comments
Polar Donuts in Oklahoma City will hold a donut eating contest on August 5 awarding $2500 to the winner. January 11, 2017 at 11:42 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Oklahoma City, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (3)
January 11, 2017 at 10:37 am by
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Hopcats throughout the Great Lakes area will hold a crack fries contest on January 21 awarding a $500 gift card and a spot in a contest at the 2017 Michigan Brewer’s Guild Summer Beer Festival in Ypsilanti, MI this summer that will award $2000 to the winner. January 10, 2017 at 7:15 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Detroit, West Michigan | Permalink * Comments (2)
The Florida Key Lime Pie Festival will hold a pie eating contest in Cocoa Beach, FL awarding $250/$150/$100 on January 14. The contest organizer says he will change the details each year and not publicize them until the start of the competition. January 8, 2017 at 10:49 am by
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Liz Lewis Casting has a call for a competitive eating spice specialist for a shoot in Los Angeles that will run from January 18 to 22. The role will pay $2000. January 5, 2017 at 5:50 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Spicy Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments
A podcast recorded at last week's BBQ eating contest held at Bear's BBQ in Hartford is available on youtube. MMA fighter Chael Sonnen and partner Brian Nichols combined to eat 4.7 pounds, which surpassed the 4.5 pounds eaten by restaurant owner Jamie McDonald. Will Millender offered advice to the winners and appears around the 32 minute mark of the podcast. (video recorded by Will Millender). January 4, 2017 at 5:18 pm by
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PennLive.com reports that a 14 year old student at Saucon Valley High School had charges of cyber harassment and ethnic intimidation filed against him for making racist comments while recording a wing eating contest held at his school. According to the DA, the student will probably need to complete a racial sensitivity program to have the charges dropped. January 3, 2017 at 5:31 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Allentown | Permalink * Comments (1)
The Chemung County Historical Society has a blog entry about competitive eating in the Elmira, NY area. January 3, 2017 at 11:59 am by
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Ramsey Hinton is currently doing a food challenge tour of Chicago. According to the facebook for the Potholder Cafe in Long Beach, he is now the first person to have completed official restaurant challenges in all 50 states. January 1, 2017 at 5:13 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Long Beach, Pancake Eating Challenges, Statistics | Permalink * Comments (4)
December 31, 2016 at 11:15 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Molly Schuyler, Nashville
update Bob Shoudt has a contest video
The top 4 for Thursday’s Franklin American Mortgage Music City Bowl World Hot Chicken Eating Championships:
1) Molly Schuyler 4 lbs. in 8 minutes
2) Bob Shoudt 3 lbs
3) Dave Brunelli 2.75 lbs
4) Wayne Algenio 1.25
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In a pregame event for the 2012 Music City Bowl, Vanderbilt lineman Adam Butler accused members of the NC State Wolfpack of cheating in a rib eating contest. Butler's combative attitude impressed the defensive coaching staff, which led to a position change to the defensive line. Today, those two teams will face off in the Camping World Independence Bowl in Shreveport, LA. December 26, 2016 at 7:30 am by
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PhillyVoice has an article about Bill "El Wingador" Simmons and his new memoir, Snow on the Barb Wire. According to the article, he uses the book to "settle some scores with old Wing Bowl opponents". December 23, 2016 at 7:41 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Bill "El Wingador" Simmons, Books, Philadelphia, Wing Bowl | Permalink * Comments (4)
The 2017 National Bagel contest will take place at the Bagel Boss in Hewlett, NY on February 12 and award $500 to the winner. December 22, 2016 at 10:32 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Long Island, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments
Jamie McDonald appeared on Chael Sonnen's podcast to discuss facing off against the MMA fighter in an eating contest at Bear's Smokehouse in Hartford on December 29. (competitive eating segment starts around 43 minutes). Spectators are welcome and there is no admission charge. The on how Bear's Smokehouse has raised the wage to at least $15 for most employees. December 21, 2016 at 5:24 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Hartford, Jamie McDonald, Male Athletes | Permalink * Comments (14)
Gersh Kuntzman, called "the original competitive-eating beat reporter" for his coverage of Nathan's hot dog contest around the turn of the century, wrote a column for the NY Daily News that he described as "a case for political assassinations ... when the victim works for Putin or Hitler". December 20, 2016 at 9:19 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Nathan's History, New York City | Permalink * Comments (4)
The Hudson Valley Wing Bowl will hold a wing eating contest on January 28 in Poughkeepsie, NY awarding $1047. Qualifiers start on January 7. December 19, 2016 at 7:38 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Hudson Valley, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (3)
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