United States eating challenges and contests category

Bayou City Wings in Pasadena, TX will hold a wing eating contest on October 24 awarding $200 to the winner.
The Korean Food Festival will hold "Oh Yes" choco cake eating contests tomorrow and Saturday awarding $300 Macy's gift cards.
Hartford Magazine has a review of the downtown location of Bear's Smokehouse mentioning its eating challenges and owner Jamie McDonald's competitive eating career.
NJ.com reports that Bricktoberfest in Brick, NJ will hold a Major League Eating sauerkraut contest Saturday. update The contest will not be held according to a commenter.
The Kings County Saloon in Brooklyn will hold a pickle eating contest Sunday awarding $250 ($200 to the winner).
Stephanie Torres was the first person to finish the Big Wave Burrito challenge at Big Wave Burritos in Cape May, NJ.
Kobayashi will attempt to eat 16 slices of pizza in 8 minutes at Saturday's Portland State football game. update Kobayashi will give a talk on Friday in Portland

2014 Rock the Tot finalists announced

The field has been announced for the Rock the Tot finals in Cleveland on October 25 on the Bar Louie twitter:

1) Dave Brunelli 4.38 lbs.
2) Dave Wood 3.63 lbs.
3) Tedy Delacruz 3.5 lbs.
4) Bob Kuhns 3.44 lbs.
5) Joe Menchetti 3.39 lbs.

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KWCH has a video where Steve Larson, winner of the Andover (KS) Days hot dog eating contest for three years in a row, displays his competitive eating techniques.
Registration is now open on majorleagueeating.com for a taco eating contest at Dia De Los Muertos in San Jose on October 25. The contest will award $1500 ($750 to the winner).
The Harvest Festival in Benson, NC will hold a sweet potato pie eating contest on October 25 awarding $500 to the winner.
Stephanie Wu has the top 4 in today's burger eating contest at Lumpy's Diner in Antioch, CA: 1) Edward Chin 10 burgers in 12 minutes 2) Erik Franks 9.5 3) Jimmy Lin 8 4) Stephanie Wu 7.5 update Oct 13 Stephanie Wu has a gallery. East County Today also has a gallery
Takeru Kobayashi has won the brain taco eating contest at the Zombie Pub Crawl in Minneapolis with a total of 51 tacos, less than Joey Chestnut (54) and Matt Stonie (53.5) ate in last year's contest.

Molly Schuyler repeats as Ian’s Pizza champion

update Oct 14 Madison.com has a blog entry

update Oct 13 WKow has a news video

update Chris Norris has a video

The top 5 for today’s contest at Ian’s Pizza in Madison, WI Part 1 | Part 2

1) Molly Schuyler 14 8.5 oz slices in 10 minutes, defends title
2) Dave Brunelli 11.2
3) Tom Gilbert 9.75
4) Spencer Fricke 8.5
5) Stephanie Torres 7

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2014 Brooklyn cannoli contest

update Oct 20 Results have been added to the MLE.com contest page. The official explanation is that Tim Janus noticed he was credited with an extra plate after the contest. The Brooklyn Daily (giving the top 2 totals as 27 & 26.25) and Home Reporter News have contest reports.

1T) Eric “Badlands” Booker 26.75 (30 before deductions)
2) Tim “Eater X” Janus 21.75
3) Crazy Legs Conti 18
4) Leo Gioia 16 father of Daniella
5T) Daniella Gioia 11.5 (thinks she should have finished 4th
5T) Brian Seiken 11.5
7) Tim Ryan 10.5
8) Michael Golub 9

update Oct 14 Videos from Brian Seiken: contest | results | Badlands consoling Daniella Gioia
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2014 Ben’s Chili Bowl at Taste of DC

update Oct 23 atmeTV DC and Greg Lear have contest videos.

update Oct 14 DCist.com has a blog entry.

update Oct 13 John Mogor has a video

Full Results Part 1 | Part 2

1) Joey Chestnut 1.875 gallons
2) Bob Shoudt 1.625
3) Sonya Thomas 1.1875
4) Juliet Lee 1.125
5T) Yasir Salem .8125
5T) Brian Subich .8125 announced as final contest
7T) Micah Collins .625
7T) Bill Myers .625
9) Eric Livingston .5

Joey Chestnut has been announced as the winner with a new record. His total was 7 32 oz. bowls.

The military competition has concluded.

Former Washington Bullet center Gheorghe Muresan is at Taste of DC.

Joey Chestnut appeared on MyFoxDC and DC’s 107.3 yesterday.

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Tim Janus and Jonathan "Super" Squibb appeared in the same segment on MyFoxNY but did not compete against each other. "Eater X" promoted tomorrow's cannoli eating contest in Brooklyn while Squibb did a wing eating contest.
The Cleveland Pizza CHallenge will award a trip to Las Vegas to the winner of a pizza eating contest at Columbus Day Parade in Little Italy on Monday October 13. A qualifier will be held on Sunday at ESPN Cleveland Tailgate.
Wishbone in Philadelphia will hold a hot wing eating contest on October 17 awarding $1000 to the winner.
Vita.mn has an interview with Takeru Kobayashi about competing in the brain taco eating contest at the Zombie Pub Crawl in Minneapolis Saturday. He says the best thing for Joey Chestnut to do would be leave MLE. update Oct 9 City Pages has a blog entry

2014 Hammond, IN pierogie contest

update Oct 9 NWITimes and Suntimes have articles

NWI Times has a video

Official results Part 1 | Part 2

1) Joey Chestnut 165
2) Matt Stonie 162
3) Miki Sudo 83
4) Juan Rodriguez 66
5) Steve Hendry 55
6) Bill Myers 44
7) Eric “Badlands” Booker 41
8) Jeff Butler 37
9) Matt Raible 32
10) Crazy Legs Conti 30
11) Andrew Kogutkiewicz 29
12) Tracy Goode 18

Joey Chestnut has been announced as the winner with 165 pierogies.

Joey Chestnut appeared on Good Day Chicago yesterday to promote the contest.

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The Dexter, MO Fall Fest will hold pie eating contests on Saturday for men & women awarding $450 each ($250 to the winners).
The Andouille Festival will hold a sausage eating contest in La Place, LA on October 18 awarding $600 ($300 to the winner).
Tonelli's Pizza Pub in Horsham, PA will hold a wing eating contest tomorrow awarding $500.
A chili eating contest awarding $850 ($500 to the winner) for military members will be held at Taste of DC before the MLE contest on October 12.
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