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The Turlock (CA) Tamale Festival will hold an eating contest on May 1 awarding $500 to the winner.

April 6, 2016 at 11:47 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Stockton, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Wayne Algenio and Carmen Cincotti became the first pair to finish the 36 inch pizza challenge at Champs Pizza in Glen Burnie, MD and claim the $1000 prize.

April 5, 2016 at 8:31 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Baltimore, Carmen Cincotti, Pizza Eating Challenges, Wayne Algenio | Permalink * Comments

Sivali Wahab ate 3.14 pounds of boudin sausage in 3 minutes to defend his title at the Scott (LA) Boudin Festival on Sunday and claim the first prize of $500.

April 5, 2016 at 11:40 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Baton Rouge, Contest Results, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Benny Palmetto's in Mount Pleasant, SC awards $500 to a customer that can finish its 28 inch pizza in under an hour.

April 4, 2016 at 9:15 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Charleston, Pizza Eating Challenges, Prizes | Permalink * Comments

Downington West High School in Downington, PA will hold a Wing Bowl on April 14 awarding $250 to the top 3 men & women ($150 to the winnners).

April 3, 2016 at 7:40 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Philadelphia, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Redmond (WA) Reporter has a story about 14 year old Moiz Chawdhary, who learned the Heimlich Maneuver and then performed the technique on one of his sister's friends after she started choking in a home grape eating contest.

April 3, 2016 at 12:22 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Health, Seattle | Permalink * Comments

2016 National Harbor Peeps

April 2, 2016 at 11:51 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Juliet Lee, Maryland DC area, Matt Stonie

update April 4 Jen Eats has a spectator video

update Washington Post gallery | NBC Washington article & video | ABC7 article & gallery | Periscope video

Results: Part 1 | Part 2

1) Matt Stonie 200 in 5 minutes
2) Geoffrey Esper 160
3) Juliet Lee 140
4) Michelle Lesco 135
5) Brian Dudzinski 116
6) Gideon Oji 110
7) Crazy Legs Conti 75
8) Larell Marie Mele 58
9) “Wild” Bill Myers 51
10) John Gonzalez 40
11) Nick Ricci 17

Juliet Lee appeared on WJLA yesterday with John Gonzalez, who will be the celebrity entrant.

The Joey Chestnut / Matt Stonie non-compete streak will reach 6 months tomorrow (last meeting October 3, 2016 in Toronto poutine)

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King of the Wings will hold a wing eating contest in Warren, OH tomorrow awarding $250 to the winner.

April 1, 2016 at 11:07 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Cleveland, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The "Food Challenge Bros" won the first prize of $5000 in the finals of the Brutus Burger Challenge at the Hard Rock Casino in Tulsa last night. update Tulsa World has an article about the event giving the name of the winner as Robert McKinney.

April 1, 2016 at 9:04 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Prizes, Tulsa, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (3)

Registration is now open for the Dell’Osso Family Farm Baconfest World Bacon Eating Championship in Lathrop, CA June 19.

March 31, 2016 at 4:11 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Stockton | Permalink * Comments

US Fries will hold a poutine eating contest on Sunday in Tucson, AZ awarding $1000 in US Fries gift cards ($500 to winner). Qualifiers will be held on Friday and Saturday.

March 31, 2016 at 10:27 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Tucson, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Tulsa World and Claremore Progress have interviews with Cheers co-starts George Wendt "Norm" and John Ratzenberger "Cliff" about hosting tommorow's finals of the Brutus Burger challenge tomorrow at the Hard Rock Casino in Tulsa.

March 30, 2016 at 5:51 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Tulsa | Permalink * Comments

Zoi's in Seymour, CT will hold a pizza eating contest for 3 person teams on April 19. According to Stephanie Wu, the purse will be $2500 ($1500 to winning trio). Teams must raise at least $300 to compete.

March 29, 2016 at 11:45 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Charity Events, New Haven, Prizes, Team Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Collectively Free, an animal rights protest group that stormed the Nathan's finals stage between the women's & men's Nathan's finals last year, disrupted the Easter Mass service at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. The rationale for the disruption was the use of ham as a common Easter meal.

March 29, 2016 at 7:28 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:2015 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, New York City | Permalink * Comments (12)

The Long Island Hot Dog Festival will hold an eating contest in Selden, NY on July 9 awarding $630 ($500 to the winner).

March 27, 2016 at 11:23 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Long Island, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Sincerely Burger in Bushwick, Brooklyn has a five pound burger challenge available for $99. Only one challenge burger will be made per night.

March 26, 2016 at 8:59 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, New York City | Permalink * Comments

Stephanie Wu announces that she ate 6.25 corn dogs in 4 minutes to win the first prize of $200 at Denio's Market in Roseville, CA today.

March 26, 2016 at 5:20 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Sacramento, Stephanie Wu, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Randy Santel reports that Molly Schuyler was the first person to finish the Pointersaurus challenge at Pointer's Pizza in St. Louis by herself, a 10+ pound pizza intended for pairs. Her time was 16 minutes. Molly is the third all female group to finish the challenge; Stephanie Wu & Stephanie Torres and sisters Pam & Jennifer Cooney did it previously.

March 25, 2016 at 2:48 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Molly Schuyler, Pointersaurus, St. Louis | Permalink * Comments

Denio's in Roseville, CA will hold a corn dog eating contest on March 26 awarding $350 ($200 to the winner)

March 25, 2016 at 7:33 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Sacramento, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

NationalHarbor.com has the roster of the ranked eaters in the April 2 peeeps contest in National Harbor, MD: Matt Stonie, Cardboard Shell, Juliet Lee, Geoffrey Esper, Gideon Oji, Brian Dudzinski, Crazy Legs Conti and Bill Myers. One spot will be determined in a qualifier for amateurs before the main event.

March 24, 2016 at 10:54 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Maryland DC area | Permalink * Comments (1)

Daily Corinthian has an article about the July 9 slugburger eating contest in Corinth, MS receiving funding from the Corinth Area Convention and Visitors Bureau. Despite paying a $14,500 sanctioning fee to Major League Eating, the competition is not guaranteed the presence of Joey Chestnut or Matt Stonie and will not know until the week before the contest if they will compete.

March 24, 2016 at 10:32 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Business, Mississippi | Permalink * Comments

Millie's Old World Meatballs & Pizza in Morristown, NJ cancelled the meatball eating contest that was to have awarded $1000 on March 20 due to weather concerns and says the contest will take place at a later date in the spring.

March 24, 2016 at 7:31 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Newark | Permalink * Comments (1)

The Big Texan facebook has a video of Molly Schuyler recorded yesterday. She expects to return in May or June for a third faceoff against the 72 ounce steak and hopes to face "Furious" Pete Czerwinksi or "LA Beast".

March 23, 2016 at 3:46 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Amarillo, Big Texan, Molly Schuyler | Permalink * Comments (2)

The Daily Corinthian reports that the Corinth (MS) Area Convention and Visitors Bureau has approved $14,500 for the 2016 slugburger contest, an increase of $3,200 from the previous year. The majority of the funding will go towards MLE sanctioning.

March 22, 2016 at 8:02 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Business, Mississippi | Permalink * Comments

Registration will open at noon central for the Acme Oyster Eating World Championship in New Orleans on June 5.

March 22, 2016 at 12:06 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:New Orleans | Permalink * Comments (3)

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