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Joe Menchetti won the $500 first prize at Pub 46's Wing Bowl in Clifton, NJ Sunday.  

February 6, 2014 at 7:46 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Joe Menchetti, Newark | Permalink * Comments (9)

"Furious" Pete Czerwinski announces he will be giving a talk at Northeastern University in Boston on March 12.  

February 5, 2014 at 11:56 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:"Furious" Pete Czerwinski, Boston | Permalink * Comments (4)

Paesano's in Philadelphia will hold a Sandwich Bowl eating contest Sunday awarding suite tickets for the Flyers.  

February 5, 2014 at 12:15 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Philadelphia, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Tim Janus, Sonya Thomas and Bob Shoudt are listed as expected entrants in Saturday's World Chili Eating Challenge in Orlando. "Badlands" Booker has also said he would compete.

February 5, 2014 at 10:38 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Orlando | Permalink * Comments (25)

In last week's episode of Wahlburgers, a reality show on A & E about a Boston burger restaurant owned by the Wahlberg family, "Nacho" ate 4 burgers in 9 minutes.

February 5, 2014 at 9:49 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Boston, Burger Eating Challenges, Television, Videos | Permalink * Comments

Courant has an article about Jamie McDonald competing in Go Daddy's The Big Leap Contest. The winner will receive 6 months salary and marketing assistance and exposure from Go Daddy. Jamie McDonald pitched his idea while riding in a race car with Danica Patrick and plans to open a second Hartford location for his restaurant regardless of the contest results.  

February 4, 2014 at 10:57 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Business, Hartford, Jamie McDonald | Permalink * Comments (6)

Dave Wittenburg won the Oyster Bowl held in Princeton, NJ yesterday.  update Full results (individual | team) have been posted.

February 3, 2014 at 9:23 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Trenton, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (3)

Brian's 24 in San Diego will hold a Pancake Monster eating contest on Thursday morning.  

February 3, 2014 at 12:07 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Pancake Eating Challenges, San Diego | Permalink * Comments (3)

It is now less than half a year until the Denver County Fair in early August. In an interview with fair director Dana Cain, she expects that the Doritos eating contest at the "Pot Pavilion" will be a conventional eating competition.  

February 3, 2014 at 12:20 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Denver | Permalink * Comments (1)

Huffington Post has a video of a contest between competitive eaters representing Colorado and Washington to predict the Super Bowl overseen by Richard Shea and Crazy Legs Conti.

February 2, 2014 at 6:20 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Crazy Legs Conti, Denver, Seattle | Permalink * Comments (10)

The Des Moines register has an article and video about Molly Schuyler defending her title at the Blue Ribbon Bacon Festival yesterday. <b>update</b> Molly broke her record for the Emmenecker Challenge at Jethro's today: KCCI | Des Moines Register | video

February 2, 2014 at 7:11 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Des Moines, Molly Schuyler, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

A female disk jockey attempted a 1 kg steak challenge in Australia: before | after

February 1, 2014 at 9:36 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Austin, Steak Eating Challenges, Women | Permalink * Comments (2)

The Tavern Downtown in Hartford will hold a wing eating contest Sunday awarding a 42 inch TV.

February 1, 2014 at 12:35 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Hartford, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Aaron Wakamatsu has a roster of the west coast eating challenges Molly Schuyler has completed.  

February 1, 2014 at 12:13 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Molly Schuyler, Portland | Permalink * Comments (4)

The Oyster Bowl will take place in Princeton, NJ on Sunday and award a trip for two to Punta Cana. Dave "US Male" Goldstein will commpete and appeared on Talk Philly with Theza Friedman to promote the contest.

February 1, 2014 at 11:22 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dave Goldstein, Prizes, Trenton, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (6)

Rashad Newsom won the Carolina Reaper killer wing challenge held at Whisky River in Charlotte last night to claim a prize of $500.

February 1, 2014 at 10:33 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Charlotte, Contest Results, Spicy Eating Challenges, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Kyle Hanner won tonight's Wing Bowl in Dubuque, IA with a total of 2.9 pounds in five minutes. Sean Nichols was runner-up.

January 31, 2014 at 10:48 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Iowa, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (8)

Molly Schuyler eats record 363 wings in Wing Bowl 22

January 31, 2014 at 6:25 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Jamie McDonald, Jon Squibb, Molly Schuyler, Pat Bertoletti, Philadelphia, Wing Bowl 22

update Feb 11 Rake & Herald have a statement from the contest organizers standing by the results

update Feb 5

update Feb 1

Wing Bowl official final top 6

363 Molly Schuyler, new record
356 Pat Bertoletti, breaks Kobayashi previous record
304 Jamie McDonald
252 Jon Squibb, local winner
210 Dave “US Male” Goldstein
208 Uncle Rico

update 1:35 pm Both Pat Bertoletti and Jamie McDonald have issues with Molly Schuyler’s victory

Articles: ESPN | Philly.com | CBSLocal | NJ.com
Galleries: CBSLocal | Philly.com | Courier Post | MCall
Videos: MyFoxPhilly

9:54 Joey Chestnut is not impressed with MLE’s just-released new wing techniques

Joseph McDonald says Bertoletti was robbed

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The 80 ounce steak challenge at Thorny's in Myrtle Beach, SC was attempted on tonight's episode of Myrtle Manor on TLC.

January 30, 2014 at 11:57 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Myrtle Beach, Steak Eating Challenges, Television | Permalink * Comments

Pub 46 in Clifton, NJ will hold a wing eating contest Sunday awarding $500.

January 30, 2014 at 11:08 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Newark, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The Daily Press reports that Naader Reda ate 40 pancakes at an IHOP in Victorville, CA, which qualfied him for the Pancake Bowl finals in Los Angeles.

January 30, 2014 at 8:08 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:All You Can Eat, Inland Empire, Naader Reda, Pancake Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments

Philly.com has an article about Wing Bowl 22 odds claiming that Pat Bertoletti ate 17 sandwiches in 35 minutes at Jim's Steaks to qualify. (His stunt was eating scrapple and cream cheese). This would smash the official record of 13 sandwiches set by Bob Shoudt in 2007. Lynda Kuerth claimed to have eaten 15 sandwiches in the 1970s.

January 30, 2014 at 12:52 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Jim's Steaks record, Pat Bertoletti, Philadelphia, Wing Bowl 22 | Permalink * Comments

McFadden's in Addison, TX will hold a wing eating contest on Sunday Awarding $200.

January 30, 2014 at 7:35 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dallas, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Jan 29 Wing Bowl 22 links

January 29, 2014 at 9:37 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Jon Squibb, Male Athletes, Philadelphia, Wing Bowl 22

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A competition to be held at "Meadowlands Tailgate Party Live from East Rutherford” before the Super Bowl claims to be the first cannoli eating contest in the country. The Feast of San Gennaro has been holding cannoli contests since at least 2002.

January 29, 2014 at 2:53 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Newark | Permalink * Comments

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