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Bay Burger in Sag Harbor, NY will hold a lobster roll eating contest on Sunday awarding $250 ($50 registration fee).

September 10, 2012 at 12:20 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Long Island, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (8)

Coconut Cove in North Wildwood, NJ will hold an Irish potato eating contest on September 22 awarding $850 ($500 to the winner).

September 10, 2012 at 7:59 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Atlantic City, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Dave "US Male" Goldstein won $250 after finishing a big cheese steak at Gaetano's in Maple Shade, NJ in 19:38. (video)

September 9, 2012 at 11:02 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Camden, Contest Results, Dave Goldstein | Permalink * Comments (3)

A press release announces Joey Chestnut will defend his bratwurst title at Oktoberfest-Zinzinnati in Cincinnati on September 22. Other expected entrants include Tim "Gravy" Brown, Kevin "LA Beast" Strahle, Andrew Kogutkiewicz and Matthew Raible.

September 9, 2012 at 8:54 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Cincinnati, Contest Previews | Permalink * Comments

Registration for the cannoli eating contest at the San Gennaro Festival in Manhattan on September 14 (or September 13 according to the festival website) will open on Monday. update Sept 10 Registration will apparently open at 4pm eastern today. The date is still listed as both September 13 and September 14. update Sept 11 Registration is now open.

September 8, 2012 at 9:58 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City | Permalink * Comments (38)

SeaCoast Online reports Sao Young won the lobster roll eating contest held at the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival with a total of 13 rolls in 10 minutes. The article lists both Joe Menchetti (who apparently did not compete and is not in a picture of the prize-winners) and Mike Fournier as runner ups.

September 8, 2012 at 9:04 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, New Hampshire, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Will Millender has the top 5 in today's fried mushroom eating contest in Kennett Square, PA: 1) Jamie McDonald 5.5 lb in 8 minutes 2) Dave Brunelli 4.75 lb 3) Eric Dahl 4.5 lb 4) Mike Longo 5) Will Millender. update weights have been added. update Sept 9 Mike Longo has a video.

September 8, 2012 at 2:07 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Jamie McDonald, Philadelphia, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (8)

The Chicken Bone in Framingham, MA will hold a wing eating circuit with three qualifiers starting tomorrow. The finals will take place on October 21.

September 8, 2012 at 9:47 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Boston, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The Taste of DC expects Joey Chestnut to defend his title at its chili eating contest. (date of contest not given)

September 7, 2012 at 12:25 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:District of Columbia | Permalink * Comments

The Whole Enchilada Fiesta in Las Cruces, NM will hold an enchilada eating contest on September 30 awarding $1,000 to the winner.

September 7, 2012 at 9:35 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Las Cruces, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (9)

A package including four floor passes to Wing Bowl 21 on February 1, 2013 sold yesterday on the Eagles RadioThon charity auction, apparently for $750.

September 6, 2012 at 3:05 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Charity Events, Philadelphia, Wing Bowl 21 | Permalink * Comments (2)

Cattle 'n Clover will hold a wing eating contest awarding $300 to the winner on Saturday as part of its Pacific Avenue Biker Block Party.

September 6, 2012 at 11:24 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Atlantic City, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

The Tamales' Festival in Sacramento will hold an eating contest on September 16 awarding $1500 ($1000 to the winner). The contest is restricted to amateurs from the Sacramento area.

September 6, 2012 at 7:29 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Sacramento, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Thomas Herrera broke Amanda Dunning's 13 year house record at Tender Maid in Austin, MN finishing 11 Tendermaid cheeseburgers, a bag of chips, a malt and eight glasses of water in 23 minutes.

September 5, 2012 at 4:38 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Minnesota | Permalink * Comments (1)

Takeru Kobayashi will appear at The Rock Tysons church in Vienna, Virginia on Saturday night. During the event, a trip to New York City for the 2013 Nathan's finals (?) will be awarded in a raffle. (It would be interesting to know if Hofmann Hot Dogs management are aware of that prize.)

September 5, 2012 at 2:33 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kobayashi (小林尊), Northern Virginia | Permalink * Comments

Registration for the Chef One Dumpling Eating Contest at Smorgasburg in Brooklyn on September 15 closes today. As in previous years, the contest will pay out $1000/$500/$300 to the top 3 men and women. A contest will award $100 to a person who guesses the total for the male or female winner correctly.

September 5, 2012 at 9:21 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Ian's Pizza by the Slice will hold a pizza eating contest in Madison on September 27 awarding an iPad.

September 5, 2012 at 6:44 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Madison, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Hold the Soup, a documentary about the 2005 Ruthie & Gussie's matzo ball eating contest, can be viewed on youtube. Don Lerman, Ron Koch, Brian Seiken, Badlands Booker and Crazy Legs Conti are interviewed.

September 4, 2012 at 9:30 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Documentaries, New York City, Videos | Permalink * Comments (58)

Chicago Pipeline has a report about the hot dog eating contest held at Bangers & Lace on Labor Day. Tom Cortina won the contest after a two minute eat-off with a total of 21 hot dogs in 7 minutes. Chicago Mag and PhilinPhlash have galleries. (video Part 1 | Part 2)

September 4, 2012 at 7:50 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Contest Results, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Critical Past has images from a news reel about a meal that Tony Laurentis ate in Philadelphia in 1935 that included four pounds of spaghetti, 12 chickens, 2 sirloins and a gallon each of beer and wine. He gained 20 pounds from the meal. (Google News archive article).

September 4, 2012 at 6:53 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Philadelphia | Permalink * Comments (3)

A banana eating contest was held today during an economics class at Florida State University (nine tweets about contest). The competition awarded extra credit to the winner.

September 4, 2012 at 1:17 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:College Contests, Tallahassee | Permalink * Comments (2)

Joe Menchetti won the first prize of two Baltimore Ravens club level seats at the 2012 Roma Gourmet Ed Reed Chicken Sausage Eating Contest at the Maryland State Fair on Sunday (video).

September 4, 2012 at 1:00 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Baltimore, Contest Results, Unafilliated Contests, Videos | Permalink * Comments (3)

The 72 ounce steak challenge at The Big Texan in Amarillo, TX will appear in an upcoming episode of Jeff and Jordan do America which will star to former Big Brother participants.

September 4, 2012 at 12:11 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Amarillo, Big Texan, Television | Permalink * Comments

Burgerworx in Asheville, NC will hold an eating contest on September 14 awarding $500 to the winner.

September 4, 2012 at 6:57 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Asheville, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Dale Boone won $500 at Stuart's hot dog eating contest in Alderson, WV after he ate 21 hot dogs in 12 minutes. Boone says that he is contemplating retiring from competitive eating in the next two years.

September 3, 2012 at 6:10 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Dale Boone, Unafilliated Contests, West Virginia | Permalink * Comments (8)

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