United States eating challenges and contests category

Orlando Weekly will hold a hot dog eating contest on April 30 awarding $200 to the winner.    
Kyle Hanner has a report on winning two contests (a team burger contest and a wing qualifier) in Champaign, IL on Wednesday night.
Sylvester's Beef Bath Bonanza will award $1000 to the winner of a five pound burger eating contest in Oceano, CA on May 25. Entrants will need to qualify by eating a one pound burger.
John Palmgren won the finals of Crusen's taco eating contest in Peoria, IL with a total of 36 tacos in 10 minutes. Kyle Hanner was the runner up with 31. (via Kyle Hanner)
The Federal Hill Fiesta in Baltimore on May 4 will hold a taco eating contest awarding $300 ($200 to the winner). Three qualifiers will be held; the first will take place tomorrow at Blue Agave.
The Sacramento County Fair will hold a corn dog eating contest on May 24 awarding $800 ($500 to the winner).
AZ Central an article about Saturday's Wingstock festival in Mesa, AZ with quotes from defending wing eating champion Jeff Butler who will not defend his title because he is now a MLE eater living in Ohio.
The Brooklyn Cyclones will hold a cereal eating contest as part of its Seinfeld night on July 5 (the 25th anniversary of the debut of the pilot in 1989). In other Seinfeld competitive eating news, Keith Hernandez commented on a woman eating the $25 D-Bat dog at last night's Mets-Diamondbacks game in Phoenix.
In an episode of Hulu's new supernatural stoner comedy web series Deadbeat, the ghost of deceased competitive eater Hiro Tamagachi (based on Takeru Kobayashi) wants to have the rabbi who received his stomach organ face off against his arch rival Johnny Praline in Oinky's hot dog eating contest near Times Square. (previous instances of a Mr. Praline in a comedy series)
Enchilada's in Dallas is holding an enchilada eating contest on May 3 awarding a cruise to Mexico.
The Southern Hot Wing Festival will hold an eating contest in Memphis on April 26 awarding $300 to the winner.  
The Pocono Record has a preview of the June 7 Nathan's qualifier a Pocono Raceway focusing on Larell Marie Mele.
While in New Orleans for the crawfish eating contest, Crazy Legs Conti appeared in a music video promoting Dat Dog's jingle contest.

Joey Chestnut sets record at Florida Ice Cream Festival

Update April 15 – The Ledger has a contest report

Ronnie Hartman and Danielle Klein have contest videos

Miki Sudo has a contest report

Results  Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

1 Joey Chestnut 15 pints
2 Miki Sudo 13.5
3T Ronnie Hartman 10.5
3T Michelle Lesco 10.5
5 Brian Dudzinski 9.25
6T Mike Jenkins 7.5
6T Bryan Weller 7.5
8 Daniella Gioia 7.25
9 Jason Smith 6
10 Sean Brokerct 4.5

5:14 pm Joey Chestnut has set a record with 15 pints in 6 minutes

Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Michelle Lesco, Ronnie Hartman and Brian Dudzinski are expected to compete.

A podcast of Joey Chestnut’s appearance on AMTB yesterday is available.

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2014 French Quarter Festival Crawfish Contest

Update April 13 The New Orleans Advocate has a contest report claiming the crowd felt Sonya Thomas was the winner.

Nola.com has an article and gallery. Nate Biller and Damien Boykin also competed.

The top 3:
1) Adrian Morgan 2.7 lbs. in 10 minutes
2) Sonya Thomas 2.2 lbs.
3) Crazy Legs Conti 1.9 lbs
4) Nate Biller 1.8 lbs (poundages via Nate Biller)


facebook gallery of crawfish contest
with winning result

The undercard crawfish eating contests have started at the French Quarter Festival. The professionals will eat after a media round.

 

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Los Portales in Iowa City will hold a taco eating contest on April 23 awarding a $1000 travel voucher.
Elite Journalist has a blog entry about the spaghetti eating contest between New York Yankees outfielder Ping Bodie and an ostrich in Jacksonville, FL in 1919.
Gyro City in Boston will hold a gyro eating contest  after the marathon on April 21 awarding $500 in cash and prizes.  
Rock Burgers in Myrtle Beach, SC will hold a 3 pound burger eating contest on April 10 awarding $500 to the winner.  
Adam Jones of the Baltimore Orioles will compete against Melanie Iglesias in a donut eating contest in Off the Bat on MTV2 at 11pm eastern tonight. update April 9 A video of the contest is available
WGN Radio has a podcast of Kevin "LA Beast" Strahle's interview yesterday.He says he has yet to receive a response from Burger King about his video where he ate all the burgers available on the chain's menu.
Molly Schuyler finished the Stellanator burger challenge at Stella's in Bellevue, NE in 3:40, almost halving her previous record of 6:28. After finishing the Stellanator, she ate four more burgers, three grilled cheese sandwiches and a basket of fries and onion rings.(via omaha.com)  
Registration will open at noon Central today on IFOCE.com for the rib eating contest at the Chicago Ribfest on  June 6.  
Taste of Philly in Selinsgrove, PA will award $100 to the first person that can finish its 24 inch "RUManenough" hoagie in under 30 minutes.
The Brooklyn Cyclones will hold a brain eating contest on July 2 as part of the Zombie Takeover of Coney Island. "Top competitive eaters" are billed as participants, so some Nathan's finalists might compete.  
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