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Dale Boone won the men's division of a pizza eating contest held at the Longwood Grill & Pub in Sarasota, FL Saturday.

November 15, 2011 at 1:30 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dale Boone, Sarasota, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (9)

Kildare's in West Chester and State College, PA will hold a wing eating contest on Wednesday awarding a $150 gift card.

November 15, 2011 at 7:26 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Central Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (2)

Matt Cohen, without any teammates, was the runner-up in a Vermonster eating contest in San Diego for four person teams held to benefit autism research.

November 14, 2011 at 11:03 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Charity Events, Ice Cream Challenges, San Diego | Permalink * Comments (4)

"El Toro" Jimenez won an oyster eating contest at P. J. Clarke's in Las Vegas by eating 35 oysters in a minute.

November 14, 2011 at 6:41 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Las Vegas, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (6)

The Opie & Anthony show will hold a mashed potato eating contest awarding hundreds of dollars Thursday morning at the Hard Rock Cafe in Times Square (via opieandanthony.me)

November 14, 2011 at 12:29 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (6)

IHOP restaurants in Hawaii have started an eating challenge consisting of a 12 egg omelet and 6 pancakes. via (staradvertiser.com)

November 14, 2011 at 9:33 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Honolulu, Omelet Eating Challenges, Pancake Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments

Naader Reda announces that he finished the 10 pound pizza challenge for two person teams at Graziano's in Las Vegas Ontario, CA in 56 minutes without assistance.

November 14, 2011 at 12:03 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Inland Empire, Naader Reda, Pizza Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments (9)

Pat Bertoletti repeats Pompano Park pickles

November 12, 2011 at 6:57 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Fort Lauderdale, Pat Bertoletti

update Results from the MLE facebook

1) Pat Bertoletti 5.2 lbs in 6 min, .55 pounds off 2010 result
2) Bob Shoudt 2nd 3.4, 2 pounds off 2010 result
3) Steve Piccolo 3rd 2.4
4) Jon Bellow 2.2
5) Sean “Wrecking Ball” Brockert 2.1
6) Bruce Ollis 1.4

6:55 The contest has started

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Tom Gilbert wins Las Vegas spaghetti contest

November 12, 2011 at 6:54 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Las Vegas, Rich LeFevre, Stephanie Torres, Tom Gilbert

Naader Reda has the top 5 (Part 1 | Part 2) in today’s spaghetti eating contest awarding $1000 in Las Vegas:

1) Tom Gilbert 11 lbs 6 oz, 7 minutes
2) Stephanie Torres 10 lbs 5 oz
3) Rich LeFevre 8 lbs 1 oz
4) Juan Rodriguez 7 lbs 12 oz
5) Naader Reda 6 lbs 1 oz, competed in pie contest earlier in the day

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Joey Chestnut will serve as chief judge in Brooklyn's Hottest Dog at the Petsmart in Brooklyn tomorrow. Free hot dogs from Nathan's will be served during the contest. update A picture of Joey Chestnut at the event (via 2centralphoto).

November 11, 2011 at 7:57 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Joey Chestnut, New York City | Permalink * Comments (18)

618 Big Daddy's in Belleville, IL (East St. Louis area) will hold a wing eating contest on November 12 awarding 4 bottles of liquor and a case of beer.

November 11, 2011 at 7:45 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, St. Louis, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (8)

Cafe Cabo in La Verne, CA will hold a taco eating contest on November 26 awarding $200 to the winner.

November 10, 2011 at 11:29 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

A judgeship in the Nathan's finals is available in United for Lung Cancer's charity auction. Bidding (minimum $300) will open tomorrow and close on November 17. The item page says the bidding is for the July, 4 2011 contest and is illustrated with a picture of Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi (who will probably not compete in the 2012 finals). (via kNOwLungCancer)

November 8, 2011 at 2:14 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2012 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Charity Events, New York City | Permalink * Comments (19)

Buffalo.com has started the Hungry Hungry Buffaloes video series where diners will attempt eating challenges offered by western New York restaurants. (facebook)

November 8, 2011 at 7:53 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Buffalo, Eating Challenges, Videos | Permalink * Comments (1)

South Point Casino in Las Vegas will hold a spaghetti eating contest on Saturday awarding $1000. The contest will be televised on an upcoming program. (via thedarkestdream)

November 7, 2011 at 8:26 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Las Vegas, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Longwood Grill & Pub in Sarasota, FL will hold a pizza eating contest on Saturday. The contest will apparently award $1000 to the top male and female.

November 7, 2011 at 7:06 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Sarasota, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Pat Bertoletti edges Tim Brown to win Battle of the Bhut

November 6, 2011 at 5:44 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Pat Bertoletti

update Sept 7 NBCChicago has an article

Results from the MLE facebook from today’s Battle of the Bhut [Jolokia] wing eating contest at Jake Melnick’s in Chicago: Part 1 | Part 2

1 Pat Bertoletti 52 spicy wings in 5 minutes
2 Tim “Gravy” Brown 51
3 Erik Denmark 44, 2010 winner
4 Eric “Badlands” Booker 30
5 Andrew “the Bear” Kogutkiewicz 28
6 Paul Zwiercan 26,
7 Mike Whyte 19
8 Sean Mulcahey 18
9 Carolyn Mielke 14
10 Geoff Connus 12

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Joe LaRue will talk about his competitive eating history for trueTHEATRE in Cincinnati tomorrow night.

November 6, 2011 at 8:19 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Cincinnati, Joe LaRue, Theater | Permalink * Comments (4)

Yesterday Stephanie Torres won $500 after she was the first woman to finish the six pound Calzone Challenge in under an hour at Mannie & Bo's in Golden, Colorado (via email). Andrew Lane was an eyewitness. (gallery | video 1 | video 2).

November 4, 2011 at 10:36 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Calzone Eating Challenges, Denver, Stephanie Torres | Permalink * Comments (10)

The Washingtonian has an interview with Sonya Thomas about her first eating contest, the 2003 Nathan's qualifier at the Molly Pitcher Travel Plaza on the New Jersey Turnpike.

November 4, 2011 at 12:34 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Sonya Thomas, Trenton | Permalink * Comments (6)

The Carnegie Deli's pickle eating contest will be the focus of tonight's episode of Family Pickle on the RLTV cable network.

November 2, 2011 at 2:48 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City, Television | Permalink * Comments

Alexander's Tavern in Fells Point, MD announces that it will no longer maintain a house taco record after Julia Woods ate 44 tacos yesterday.

November 2, 2011 at 2:08 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Baltimore, Taco Eating Challenges, Women | Permalink * Comments

AirTran Magazine has an article about Major League Eating (via Elissa Plastino twitter). A calendar at the end of the article claims the 2011 Martorano’s Masters Meatball Eating World Championship will take place in Hollywood, Florida in December. (Las Vegas was the site of the previous two Martorano's meatball contests)

November 2, 2011 at 1:38 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Fort Lauderdale | Permalink * Comments

Juan "More Bite" Rodriguez announces that he was the first person to finish Bugsy's Challenge Burger at the Flamingo Las Vegas with a time of 15 minutes. Al Harrington of the NBA failed to complete the challenge last week.

November 2, 2011 at 1:31 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Juan Rodriguez, Las Vegas | Permalink * Comments

Registration for the Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwich eating contest to be held January 7 at the Isle Casino in Biloxi, MS will open tomorrow at 11 am eastern.

November 1, 2011 at 1:36 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Biloxi | Permalink * Comments (21)

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