United States eating challenges and contests category

Esquire has a blog entry about the closing of Hot Dougs with quotes from Pat Bertoletti, who ate 10 hot dogs for his final meal at the Chicago restaurant.
Wayne Algenio won today's pie eating contest at Luna Park in Coney Island to claim a prize of $250.

2014 Elk Grove pumpkin pie contest

update The Sacramento Bee has an article and video.

Official results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

1) Matt Stonie 20 lbs. 13 oz.
2) Joey Chestnut 19 lbs. 10 oz.
3) Miki Sudo 12 lbs. 8 oz.
4) Erik Denmark 11 lbs.
5) Steve Hendry 9 lbs.
6) Brian Dudzinski 8 lbs. 11 oz.
7) Michelle Lesco 8 lbs. 4 oz.
8) Juan Rodriguez 7 lbs
9) Pablo Martinez 6 lbs
10) Ed Fertuna 4 lbs 3 oz.
11) Mary Bowers 3 lbs. 12 oz.
12) Mayor Davis 2 lbs. 12 oz.
13) Rich Lozano 2 lbs. 8 oz.
14) Michael Best 11 oz.

update Matt Stonie has won the contest with a reported total of 20 lbs. 13 oz. Joey Chestnut ate 19 pounds.

The Sacramento Bee has an interview with Miki Sudo about competing in the contest.

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Lumpy's Diner in Antioch, CA will hold a burger eating contest on October 11 awarding $1350 ($1000 to the winner).

2014 Bierhaus Bratwurst contest

update results

1) Molly Schuyler 43
2) Dave Brunelli 23
3) Wayne Algenio 15.5
4) Mike Longo 15
5) Will Millender 13.5
6T) Patrick Taylor 12
6T) Mike Deitz 12

Molly Schuyler now has a one year winning streak. I think Kobayashi is the only other eater to have a streak of that duration.

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The Backyard Ale House in Scranton, PA will hold a pumpkin pie eating contest on October 11 awarding $250 to the winner.
Takeru Kobayashi will judge tomorrow's qualifier at the Mall of America for the brain eating championship at the Zombie Pub Crawl in Minneapolis October 11.
Joey Chestnut, Jeff Butler, Crazy Legs Conti, Wild Bill Myers, Matthew Raible and Andrew Kogutkiewicz are listed as expected entrants in the pierogi eating contest at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, IN Wednesday. Matt Stonie has also said he will compete. (via Joseph Pete)
Takeru Kobayashi will be returning to Portland State University for a pizza-eating night (date not listed).
The St. Louis Rams website has a post about Kyle "The Hammer" Hanner, who is working in the marketing department for the franchise.
Krazy Jim's Blimpy Burger will open at its new location today in Ann Arbor, MI after being forced to move after the University of Michigan bought its previous site. The restaurant has appeared on Man vs. Food and Diners, Dives & Drive-ins and maintains a burger patty record.
Former St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith's new restaurant, Ozzie's Sports Bar & Gril, will offer a spicy wing challenge.
The Fishermen's Fall Festival will hold a lutefisk eating contest in Seattle on October 4 awarding $500 ($300 to the winner).
A press release announces the field for Ian's Pizza National Pizza Eating Championship in Madison, WI October 11: defending champion Molly Schuyler, Dave Brunelli, Stephanie Torres and Tom Gilbert.
The Houston Texans website has an article about quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick finishing the 72 ounce steak challenge at the Big Texan in Amamrillo, TX>
Oktoberfest in Seymour, IN will hold a bratwurst eating contest on Saturday awarding $500 to the winner.
The First Look competitive eating episode that aired Saturday night on NBC can be viewed in full on line. The sites visited were an eating contest at Lucky's in Chicago overseen by Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown, Jamie McDonald's restaurant, Bear's BBQ, Spread Bagelry in Philadelphia for a 14 pound bagel, and Big Mama's & Papa's in Los Angeles where a 54 inch pizza was attempted.
NY Daily News has a preview of the cannoli eating contest October 11 in Brooklyn. Tim Janus, Badlands Booker and Crazy Legs Conti are expected to compete.
Joel Podelsky is billed as a knish eating champion in a NJ Monthly article about knishes.
Old Glory BBQ in Washington, DC will hold a rib eating contest Thursday awarding 2 football tickets.
Joey Chestnut and Sonya Thomas are expected to compete in Ben’s Chili Bowl World Chili Eating Championship at Taste of DC on October 11.
Josh Kozlowski reports that Molly Schuyler ate 13.65 pounds (42 slices) of pie in 10 minutes at the Great Pumpkin Farm in Clarence, NY to win at the site of her only competitive eating defeat. update Sep 29 The rest of the top 4: 2) Dave Brunelli 33 slices 3) Dave Werick 19 slices 4) Crystal Tirpak

2014 Dover Nathan’s qualifier

update Oct 13 Joseph Cerulli has a video

update Oct 2 Berks County Eats has a contest report

update #2 Joseph Cerulli has a video

update Official results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

1W) Juliet Lee 35

1M) Eric “Badlands” Booker 32
2) Dave Wood 27.5
3) Micah Collins 23
4) Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston 20
5) “Wild” Bill Myers 17
6) Mike Barton 16
7) Tony Colbert 10
8) Eric Senzer 8
9) Lee Bibb 5
10) Jim Holloway 3

I have yet to see any results for today’s Nathan’s qualifier in Dover, Delaware. According to this picture, Eric “Badlands” Booker had at least 32 and Juliet Lee had at least 28.

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SFGate.com reports that DIA San Jose will hold a MLE taco eating in San Jose on October 25.
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