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Coach & Willie's in Phoenix will hold a hot dog eating contest on Sunday awarding up to $300 on Sunday. Qualifiers will be held on Friday and Saturday.

September 25, 2012 at 1:02 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Phoenix, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Ken Excellence has a series of videos recorded at the Chef One Dumpling eating contest held in Brooklyn. Shay Neary, the fourth place finisher in the women's contest, has a blog entry for Citizen Brooklyn. update Sept 25 Chef One has posted their own videos of the contest.

September 25, 2012 at 7:47 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City, Videos | Permalink * Comments (32)

Peter Jackson is competing in a sushi eating contest against Alexandra Fili at RA Sushi in Baltimore on Wednesday to benefit Living Classrooms. update Sept 26 A donation page for the event has been set up.

September 24, 2012 at 11:33 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Baltimore, Charity Events | Permalink * Comments

Thomas Wong reports that Miki Sudo won a Quadruple Bypass Burger eating contest held at the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas today. update Sept 26 LightSwitchStudios has a blog entry about the contest report Miki's time for the burger was 3:39. This beats Jed Donahue's time of 3:55, but is short of Joey Chestnut's time of 1:47.

September 24, 2012 at 7:35 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Heart Attack Grill, Las Vegas, Miki Sudo | Permalink * Comments

InsiderLouisville has an interview with Meredith Boxberger about competing in the Wild Eggs Pancake Eating Championship in Louisville on Saturday. Pat Bertoletti and Matt Stonie are also expected to compete.

September 24, 2012 at 5:18 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Louisville, Meredith Boxberger | Permalink * Comments (2)

Hooters in Virginia Beach will hold a qualifier tonight for a wing eating contest to be held at War of the Wings on Saturday awarding $500 to the winner.

September 24, 2012 at 12:55 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Norfolk, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

L & L Hawaiian BBQ will hold a spam musubi eating contest on September 28 in Provo, Utah before the BYU game awarding $500 to the winner.

September 24, 2012 at 12:51 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Salt Lake City, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Registration is now open for the Ben's Chili Bowl eating contest to be held at Taste of DC on October 7.

September 24, 2012 at 12:34 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:District of Columbia | Permalink * Comments

West Park Station in Cleveland is holding oyster eating contests on September 28 and 29 awarding a trip to Chicago on October 13 for the National Oyster Eating Contest. (I have not been able to find anything else about the October 13 contest.)

September 24, 2012 at 7:00 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Cleveland, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Two new pizza challenges have significant prizes. Village Pizza in Hartsville, TN will award $500 to a team of two people that can finish its 30 inch challenge. Sam's NY Pizza will award $200 and a Bahamas cruise for two to a person that can finish its 28 inch pizza.

September 23, 2012 at 9:40 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Nashville, Pizza Eating Challenges, Prizes, Tampa | Permalink * Comments

Billy's Sportsbar in Manchester, NH will hold a mini burger eating contest on September 27 awarding a trip to Las Vegas or two New England Patriots tickets. The entrance fee is $100, proceeds will go to New Horizons food pantry.

September 23, 2012 at 8:29 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:New Hampshire, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

John Bradley announces that Dave Brunelli won today's Irish potato eating contest at Coconut Cove in North Wildwood, NJ. Breandan Lyman was the runner up.

September 22, 2012 at 8:38 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Atlantic City, Contest Results, Dave Brunelli, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Joey Chestnut defends Zinzinnati bratwurst title

September 22, 2012 at 4:57 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Cincinnati, Contest Results, Joey Chestnut

update Sept 23-2 Andrew Kogutkiewicz has a video of the overtime

update Sept 23 Fox19 has a video

Robert Bolson has a gallery.

Results from Zinzinnati Oktoberfest in Cincinnati (Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3)

1st 32 Joey “Jaws” Chestnut ate 5 in 1 minute OT
2nd 32 Tim “Gravy” Brown ate 3 in 1 minute OT
3rd 24 Kevin “LA Beast” Strahle
4th 16.5 Andrew “The Bear” Kogutkiewicz
5th 12 Hunter Brankamp
6th 11 Sean Mulcahey
7th 10.5 Matthew Raible
8th 10 Brian Gee
9th 8.5 Tracy Goode
10th 4.5 Veronica
10th 4.5 Cameron Hanby
12th 4 Vance Van Drake

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Jamie McDonald ties Rich LeFevres Bacci Pizza record

September 22, 2012 at 1:09 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Contest Results, Jamie McDonald, Unafilliated Contests

update Sept 23 Jamie McDonald has a video

update #2 amounts for the top 3
1) Jamie McDonald 7.5 jumbo slices, ties Rich LeFevre’s 2005 record
2) Craig Reed 4.5 slices
3) John Mistretta 4.1 slices

update Jamie McDonald tied Rich LeFevre’s 2005 record of 7.5 jumbo slices
John Mistretta was third

The contest is underway with over 60 competitors: Here is a list of previous winners of the Bacci Pizza contest in the eatfeats database:

2011 Aug 13 1st ? ? Juan “juan more bite” Rodriguez Slice Eating Contest Oak Lawn, IL
2010 Jul 31 1st 6 20 min Tomas “Tommy Boy” Cortina Jumbo Slice Eating Contest Chicago, IL
2009 Jul 11 1st 5.5 20 min “Furious” Pete Czerwinski Jumbo Slice Eating Contest Chicago, IL
2008 Jul 19 1st ? 15 min “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti Bacci World Pizza Eating Championship Chicago, IL
2006 Jul 29 1st ? 15 min Brett “Spike” Maloney Bacci World Pizza Eating Championship Chicago, IL
2005 Jul 9 1st 7.5 15 min Rich “The Locust” LeFevre Bacci World Pizza Eating Championship Chicago, IL
2004 Jun 19 1st 6.5 15 min Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Bacci World Pizza Eating Championship Chicago, IL
2003 Jun 22 1st ? 15 min Mark Skiba Bacci World Pizza Eating Championship Chicago, IL

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White House Foods will hold an apple pie eating contest in Winchester, VA on Sunday awarding $250 to the winner.

September 22, 2012 at 1:34 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Northern Virginia, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Omaha.com has an article about Molly Schulyer, the first female finisher of the "Stellanator" at Stella's in Bellevue, NE. Her time of 15 minutes is the best for an amateur and second only to Randy Santel.

September 21, 2012 at 1:26 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Omaha, Women | Permalink * Comments

Gino's of Kissena in Flushing, NY will hold a pizza eating contest on September 24 awarding up to $500.

September 21, 2012 at 7:19 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The Schooner in Netarts, Oregon will hold a oyster eating contest on Saturday awarding $1,000 to the winner.

September 20, 2012 at 11:55 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Oregon Coast, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The magazine for Loyola University has an interview with Alexandra Fili, the two time winner of the bread pudding eating contest at Hampdenfest. (via Baltimore Fish Bowl).

September 20, 2012 at 2:41 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Baltimore, Women | Permalink * Comments (2)

Registration will open today on IFOCE.com for a taco eating contest that will be held at the Phantom Gourmet Food Festival in Boston on September 30. The contest will award a $500 gift card.

September 20, 2012 at 6:41 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Boston | Permalink * Comments (15)

Alex Perez hopes that schedules for September 29 can be rearranged to facilitate him competing in both the tamale eating contest in Lewisville, TX and the fried pie eating contest in Dallas.

September 19, 2012 at 2:08 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dallas, Organizations | Permalink * Comments (8)

FOX4KC and PrimeMagKC has previews of tomorrows qualifier for the Burnt Ends Battle to be held at Zarda BBQ in Lexena, KS

September 19, 2012 at 2:02 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Kansas, Kansas City | Permalink * Comments

Uncle Billy's in Austin is holding a wing eating contest on October 7 awarding two 3-day passes to the Austin City Limits festival.

September 19, 2012 at 1:54 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Austin, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Patch.com has an article about Jamie McDonald finishing the 7 pound Home Wrecker sandwich challenge in 25 minutes at Real Urban Barbecue in Highlands Park, IL. Jamie was in the Chicago area to compete in a taquito eating contest and qualify for Bacci's pizza eating contest, which will award $2500 ($1500 to the winner) on Saturday. update RedEye Chicago reports that Jamie will attempt to eat the entire menu of BadHappy tomorrow.

September 19, 2012 at 1:46 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Barbecue Eating Challenges, Chicago, Jamie McDonald, Sandwich Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments

Sag Harbor Online has a report on the lobster roll held Sunday won by Emory Fiveash.

September 18, 2012 at 11:59 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Long Island, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

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