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Tom Cortina announces he won $500 in yesterday's falafel eating contest at Alladin's Eatery in Mishikawa, IN. Craig Reed was the runner-up.

September 30, 2012 at 7:03 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, South Bend, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Omaha.com has an article and video about Molly Schuyler's burger challenge successes and her upcoming contest vs. Randy Santel. (via Randy Santel).

September 30, 2012 at 12:20 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Molly Schuyler, Omaha, Randy Santel | Permalink * Comments

Don Lerman announces he won a rib eating contest held in Hempstead, NY.

September 30, 2012 at 12:12 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Don "Moses" Lerman, Long Island, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (3)

National Peach Fried Pie Eating Championship

September 29, 2012 at 12:43 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Dallas

update Oct 1 Jamie McDonald has a video

Results via APE twitter

1 Jamie McDonald 24 pies (9.75 pounds)
2 Tom Gilbert 21.75
3 Stephanie Torres 19.125
4 Eric Dahl 19

The National Peach Fried Pie Eating Championship will start in Dallas at 2 pm central. If Jamie McDonald wins, he is clearly the #2 non-IFOCE competitive eater behind Kobyashi.

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2012 World Tamale Eating Championship

September 29, 2012 at 12:06 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Dallas, Joey Chestnut, Nate Biller

update Oct 1 Blue Ribbon News has a contest report

update Sept 30 Lewisville Texan has an article
Ok Sure has videos
The Rake and Herald has a contest report

Results from MLE facebook Part 1 | Part 2

1 Joey Chestnut 102 tamales new record
2 Tim Janus 87
3 Adrian Morgan 68
4 Juan RoDriguez 60.5
5 Nate Biller 50.5
6 Yasir Salem 42
7 Brent Ricord 34
8 Gary Klucken 27
9 Cole Ellis 24
10 Timothy Morris 22
11 Alex Perez 21
12 Steve Harrell 17

Nate Biller appered on Fox 7 to promote the contest, which is expected to start at 1:15 central.

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Wild Eggs National Pancake-Eating Championship

September 29, 2012 at 10:36 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Louisville

update Oct 1 #2 Dhuff and Nasty show has a video
Jesse Max Rasmussen has a facebook gallery

update Oct 1 Matt Stonie has a gallery
The Rake and Herald has a contest report

update Sept 30 LA Beast ate 22.5 pancakes

Results via MLE twitter Part 1 | Part 2

1 Pat Bertoletti 50 pancakes
2 Matt Stonie 47
3 Tim Brown 28.5
4 Meredith Boxberger 23.5
5 Badlands Booker 23
6 Kevin “LA Beast” Strahle 22.5
? Andrew Kogutkiewicz 14
? Tracy Goode 13

Pat Bertoletti appeared on WDRB yesterday to promote the contest, which is expected to start at 2 pm eastern.

Matt Stonie has finished ahead of Pat Bertoletti the last two times he has faced him (and in 3 of the 6 contests they have both appeared in this year.)
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The Philly Soft Pretzel Factory in Plymouth Meeting, PA will hold a pretzel dog eating contest tomorrow awarding $250 to the winner.

September 28, 2012 at 10:47 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Philadelphia, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Brad Sciullo, Bob Kuhns and Pete Maurizio are expected to compete in a spaghetti eating contest tomorrow at Fabrizi's in Hopwood, PA.

September 28, 2012 at 10:24 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Pittsburgh, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Dan Mullen, football coach for Mississippi State, ate 24 wings in 5 minutes to win a wing eating contest held during his radio show last night.

September 28, 2012 at 9:42 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Male Athletes, Mississippi | Permalink * Comments

Andrew Lane, now a Hawaii resident, has a blog entry about competing in the Ultimate Burger qualifier in Kailua Kona.

September 28, 2012 at 12:28 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Hawaii | Permalink * Comments

The Southern Tier Wingfest in Johnson City, NY (Binghamton area) will hold a wing eating contest Saturday awarding $500 to the winner and $100 to the runner-up.

September 27, 2012 at 2:07 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The Springfield, NJ Fall Festival will hold a hot dog eating contest on October 14 awarding $3000. (According to a submission to the eatfeats database, the prize breakdown will be $2000/$500/$250/$150/$100.)

September 27, 2012 at 1:32 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Newark, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Brooklyn Burger and Premio Sausage eating contests will be held at Sunday's New Jork Jets game.

September 27, 2012 at 11:20 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Newark | Permalink * Comments

Fuzzy Peach Frozen Yogurt will hold eating contests on Saturday in Wilmington, NC awarding over $1,000 in cash and prizes. The event will have seven divisions, including competitions for women, costume-wearers and pets.

September 27, 2012 at 7:33 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Eastern NC, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Bryan Beard announces he will compete in the bratwurst eating contest at Denver Oktoberfest on Saturday.

September 26, 2012 at 2:57 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Bryan Beard, Denver | Permalink * Comments (10)

Tom Gilbert has been added to the field for the Fried Pie Eating Championship in Dallas Saturday joining headliners Eric Dahl, Jamie McDonald and Stephanie Torres. This will be the first meeting between Tom Gilbert and Eric Dahl.

September 26, 2012 at 2:55 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dallas, Tom Gilbert | Permalink * Comments (10)

Integrated Media Planning will hold a hot dog eating contest Friday awarding four Miami Heat tickets. Proceeds will benefit Lance Armstrong's LiveLong Foundation. The contest location is not clear from the ad, presumably it will take place somewhere in Fort Lauderdale.

September 26, 2012 at 2:34 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Stephanie "Honey Badger" Collingsworth of the Big Eaters Club ate 34 tacos in yesterday's contest at The One Horse Tavern in Gaston, OR, but reversed before five minutes elapsed, resulting in a victory for Markus Lunow (29 tacos). update Sept 27 A video of the contest is available

September 26, 2012 at 2:08 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Portland, Unafilliated Contests, Women | Permalink * Comments

Nathan's Famous at Hofstra University in Hempstead, NY will hold a hot dog eating contest tomorrow as part of its Grand Opening Celebration.

September 26, 2012 at 2:01 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:College Contests, Long Island | Permalink * Comments

Molly Schuyler finished the Goliath Challenge at Sinful Burger in Bellevue, Nebraska in 17:03, breaking Randy Santel's record of 17:57. Molly's next challenge will be the Pig Wings challenge at Starsky's. (via Omaha.com) Sinful Burger has already renamed "Randy's Wall" to "Molly's Wall" and will donate $500 to charity if a matchup between Randy and Molly takes place.

September 26, 2012 at 12:50 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Molly Schuyler, Omaha, Randy Santel | Permalink * Comments

NewsDay.com reports that Ed "Cookie" Jarvis will return to competitive eating at a garlic eating contest at the Long Island Garlic Fest this weekend.

September 26, 2012 at 11:09 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Ed "Cookie" Jarvis, Long Island | Permalink * Comments (5)

The Tehama District Fair in Red Bluff, CA will hold a corn dog eating contest on Saturday awarding $1,000 to the winner. A qualifier for the contest will take place tomorrow. update Red Bluff Daily News has a preview

September 26, 2012 at 10:58 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Unafilliated Contests, Upstate California | Permalink * Comments

The Guardian has a preview of Barry Levinson's new movie, The Bay, which opens with a Maryland crab-eating contest where the competitors die from a fish parasite in their food which has mutated to consume human flesh.

September 26, 2012 at 10:31 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Maryland, Movies | Permalink * Comments

SCNTX has a preview of Saturday's tamale eating contest in Lewisville, TX containing an interview with Tim "Eater X" Janus. Joey Chestnut, Adrian Morgan, Yasir Salem and Nate Biller are other listed expected competitors.

September 26, 2012 at 9:51 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Dallas, Tim "Eater X" Janus | Permalink * Comments (3)

Gazette.net has short article on Mike Longo's victory at the qualifier held at the BGR in Bethesda, MD last week. The runner-up, Tiran Hill, was the general manager of the restaurant where the contest took place.

September 26, 2012 at 9:42 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Maryland DC area, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (2)

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