United States eating challenges and contests category

The Basement in Orlando will hold two hot dog eating contests on Saturday. A men's contest will award $300 ($200 to the winner) and the female champion will receive $100.
Backstreets Sports Bar in Cape Coral, FL will hold a taco eating contest on November 6 awarding $1,000. Qualifiers will be held on October 9/16/23/30 and the top performer will face "The Undertaker" for the $1K prize.
Jeremiah Forster ate 15 bratwurst in 10 minutes to win the first prize of $500 at a contest held at the Seymour (Indiana) Oktoberfest.
News Lincoln County reports that Stephanie Torres ate a 7 pound Super Ultimate Monster Burger in 14 minutes to win an eating contest held at the Newport Cafe in Newport, OR (video)

2013 Rock the Tot finals

update NewsNet5 has an article and video

The Cleveland Leader has an article and video preview

Results start at 20:30 mark of video
1) Molly Schuyler 6 lbs in 3 min, continues undefeated streak in contests allowing use of hands
2) Bob Kuhns
3) Sean Mulcahey
4) Brian Feldman
5) Jose Carbajal

Cleveland Leader has a link to live video coverage on its youtube page.

Fox8 has an article about the finals

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2013 Radcliff, KY hard boiled egg contest

update Oct 8 Two days after the contest, the official top 4 has been announced. Ronnie Hartman was #5 with 40

update Oct 6 WDBR has an article and video

The News Enterprise has an article

Matt Stonie has the top 4
1st- Joey Chestnut- 141 eggs
2nd- Matt Stonie – 132
3rd- Miki Sudo – 109
4th- Sonya Thomas – 92

update Joey Chestnut reportedly ate 141 eggs in 8 minutes, which is a rate of an egg every 3.4 seconds.

WDRB.com has an article on amateur competitor Nick Holeman.

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Alpha History has an article from 1906 about a limburger cheese eating contest in Johnsburg, IL resulting in the death of Frank Miller. Two other competitors were critically ill for several weeks but survived.
NJ.com reports that Bill "El Wingador" Simmons was sentenced with a 7 year prison term today after he pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine with the intent to distribute. update Simmons could be out of jail in 4 months if he is accepted into the NJ intensive supervision program and claims he made $1,000 a week distributing drugs.
The St. Louis Columbus Day Parade & Festival will hold a meatball eating contest on October 13 awarding a 40 inch TV.
The News Enterprise reports that Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Miki Sudo, Sonya Thomas and Ronnie Hartman are expected to compete in tomorrow's hardboiled egg eating contest in Radcliff, KY. Bob Shoudt has withdrawn from the contest.
Registration will open at noon central on IFOCE.com for the World Twinkie Eating Championship At Bally's Casino in Tunica, MS on October 26.
Takeru Kobayashi will compete in a hot dog eating contest at Seton Hall's Midnight Madness on October 25 in South Orange, NJ. The event will be televised on Fox Sports 1.
Stephanie Torres will attempt to become the first woman to finish the Mad Greek Challenge at the Mad Greek Deli in Portland tomorrow. The meal consists of a 10 pound sandwich, a pound of fries and a 32 ounce drink.
Mandy has a post for Manfuel.com about competing in Saturday's eating contest at the New York City Dumpling Festival (she ate 15).
The Heritage of Flight Festival will hold a wing eating contest in New Carlisle, OH on Saturday awarding $250 ($150 to the winner).
The mini-documentary about Miki Sudo and Juan Rodriguez competing in the Nugget Rib Eating Championship in Sparks, NV is now available on the VICE.com youtube channel.
Wingstop will hold a wing eating contest at Soldier Field before the October 10 Chicago Bears game. The winner will receive a full sized helmet autographed autographed by Devin Hester and a game day spread catered by Wingstop.
Metro Pizza in Santa Clara, CA is holding a pizza eating contest tomorrow awarding $200 to the winner.
A press release announces the finalists for the Rock the Tot tater tot eating finals in Bar Louie Cleveland on Saturday: Molly Schuyler, Bob Kuhns, Jose Carbajal (Chicago), Brian Feldman (Washington, DC) and Sean Mulcahey (Cincinnati).
Bluff City Oktoberfest will hold a bratwurst eating contest in Memphis on Saturday awarding $500 to the winner.
The Music City Southern Hot Wing Festival will hold an eating contest on Saturday awarding $300 to the winner.
A press release about the bratwurst eating contest at Bierhaus NYCon October 26 lists Jamie McDonald, Molly Schuyler, Dave Brunelli, Wayne Algenio, Mike Longo and Graham Kist as expected entrants.
A woman (probably Stephanie Torres) won the first prize of $1,000 at the Whole Enchilada Fiesta in Las Cruces, NM today.

Matt Stonie wins 2013 Phantom Gourmet Frozen Yogurt

update Oct 3 Crazy Legs Conti has a blog entry for Huffington Post

update Matt Stonie appeared on CBS Boston before the contest

Pete Davekos has full results
1 Matt “Megatoad” Stonie 10.5 lb. in 10 minutes
2 “Wild” Bill Myers 8 lb.
3 Micah “Wing Kong” Collins 7 lb. 15 oz.
4 Pruitt 5.75
5T Crazy Legs Conti 4
5T Larell Marie Mele 4
7 Mia Davekos 2
8 Brian Seiken 1

Rich Shea has the top 3

Matt Stonie, Pete Davekos, Micah Collins, Crazy Legs Conti, Larell Marie Mele and Brian Seiken are expected to compete.

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Jamie McDonald ends Molly Schuyler’s career undefeated streak at Pumpkin Pie Championship

update The Buffalo News has a contest report

Mike Longo has the top 4 in the pie eating contest held at the Great Pumpkin Farm in Clarence, NY

1 Jamie McDonald 40 slices, new APE record
2 Molly Schuyler 39 slices, career undefeated streak ended
3T Dave Werick 17 won eat-off
4T Mike Longo 17 lost eat-off

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