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Newsday has an article about Long Island competitive eaters featuring Eric "Badlands" Booker, Patrick "The Viper" Viviano, Mike "The Real Skinny" Hoffman, Allen "Shredder" Goldstein and Paul "Porkslap" Arcaria. (via Badlands Booker).

September 13, 2011 at 9:04 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Allen "Shredder" Goldstein, Eric "Badlands" Booker, Long Island | Permalink * Comments (11)

The Copa de Hot Dog Sonoran Hot Dog eating contest will take place at Sir Veza's in Tucson on September 16 in honor of Mexican Independence Day. Prizes of $500 will be awarded to the winners of the men's and women's divisions.

September 12, 2011 at 9:22 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Tucson, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (2)

Registration will open tomorrow at 11 am on IFOCE.com for the World Chili Eating Championship to be held at the Taste of DC Festival on October 9. A qualifier for amateurs will take place on October 8.

September 12, 2011 at 3:24 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:District of Columbia | Permalink * Comments (2)

Hurricane Grill & Wings in Hartsdale, NY (White Plains area) will hold a hot wing eating contest tonight. The winner will have a chance to win a 50 inch plasma TV.

September 12, 2011 at 12:58 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Hudson Valley, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Registration will open today at 3pm eastern on IFOCE.com for Thursday's cannoli eating contest at the Festival of San Gennaro in Little Italy.

September 12, 2011 at 11:04 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City | Permalink * Comments (20)

Will Millender won $250 at a lobster roll eating contest in Sag Harbor, NY with a total of 6.5 lobster rolls in 5 minutes.

September 11, 2011 at 8:47 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Long Island, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (7)

East West Pizza in Las Vegas will hold a pizza eating contest on September 17 awarding a High Definition Television to the winner.

September 11, 2011 at 7:00 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Las Vegas, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

The four Dallas area locations of Burguesa Burger will hold burger eating contests on September 17 awarding a 19 inch TV with a built in DVD player.

September 10, 2011 at 4:23 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dallas, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (4)

The Hampton Patch reports that Joe Menchetti won the lobster roll eating contest held at the Hampton Beach (NH) Seafood Festival today with a total of 12 lobster rolls. Sao Young was the runner up. update Sept 12 Patch.com has an article about the contest.

September 10, 2011 at 4:05 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Joe Menchetti, New Hampshire, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (4)

Grassy Knolls Movie Nights will hold a hard boiled egg eating contest as part of its showing of Cool Hand Luke in Nashville on Sunday.

September 10, 2011 at 7:46 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Movies, Nashville, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The Bell House in Brooklyn will host what is billed as the world's first caviar eating contest on September 18 as part of the Eugene Mirman Comedy Festival. (Youtube has a video of an informal caviar eating contest from 2009.)

September 9, 2011 at 9:31 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Humor, New York City | Permalink * Comments (8)

A press release announces that Dickey's Barbecue will hold a pork sandwich eating contest in Dallas on October 18. Five qualifiers for the contest will be held; the first will take place in Raleigh, NC on September 15. The BBQ Jew is calling for a protest of the qualifier where competitors would not eat any sandwiches while wearing a T-shirt from a local barbecue restaurant.

September 9, 2011 at 11:33 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dallas, Raleigh, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (2)

SeaCoastOnline.com has a preview of tomorrow's lobster roll eating contest at the Hampton Beach (NH) Seafood Festival with quotes from Matt Stonie, the winner of last year's competition. "Gentleman" Joe Menchetti headlines the list of entrants.

September 9, 2011 at 11:27 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Joe Menchetti, Matt Stonie, New Hampshire | Permalink * Comments (13)

Pier 30 in Freeport, TX (Houston area) will hold a jalapeno eating contest on Sunday awarding $250 to the winner.

September 9, 2011 at 8:01 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Houston, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The official videos for Monday's West Coast Hot Dog Eating Championship are now available: press conference | contest

September 8, 2011 at 11:42 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Orange County, Videos | Permalink * Comments (2)

The Rockford Corner Bar announces that the amateur record holder for its chili dog challenge (43 chili dogs in 4 hours), Balinda Gould-McIntosh, passed away on September 2 at the age of 46 after a struggle with cancer.

September 8, 2011 at 9:08 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Health, Rockford Corner Bar Hot Dog Hall of Fame, West Michigan, Women | Permalink * Comments (6)

The Montbleu Resort in Lake Tahoe, NV will hold a street taco eating contest on September 10 awarding $1,000 to the winner.

September 8, 2011 at 2:34 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Reno, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Chris' Village Way Pizza in East Rochester, NY will hold a wing eating contest on Sunday awarding two tickets to the Bills / Raiders game on September 18.

September 8, 2011 at 7:53 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Buffalo, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Former Detroit Piston "Bad Boy" Rick Mahorn will serve as a celebrity judge for the hot dog eating contest at American Coney Island in Detroit on September 13.

September 7, 2011 at 11:48 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Detroit, Male Athletes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Registration for the October 15 World Moon Pie Eating Championship in Carruthersville, MO will open tomorrow at 2pm on IFOCE.com.

September 7, 2011 at 11:43 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Cape Girardeau | Permalink * Comments (15)

Grace Lee will judge a meatball eating contest in Lynchburg, VA on Friday. (Grace's twitter bio still lists her as an undefeated eating champion.)

September 7, 2011 at 12:30 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Judging, Roanoke, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (25)

The Spin Lounge in Whittier, CA will hold qualifiers for its wing eating contest today and September 14. The finals on September 24 will award $200 to the winner.

September 7, 2011 at 9:05 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The NC Hot Sauce Festival will hold a chili pepper eating contest on September 10 in Oxford, NC (north Raleigh area) awarding $300 to the winner.

September 7, 2011 at 8:53 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Raleigh, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Peace for Paws will hold a dog biscuit eating contest for humans in Dublin, Ohio on September 17. The winner will receive pizza for a year from Donato's.

September 7, 2011 at 8:36 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Columbus, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

The West Coast Hot Dog Eating Championship had a logo for each competitor. Most of the logos can be seen in Matt Stonie's gallery of the post contest press conference. The only other contest that had a logo for each entrant I am aware of was the 2006 Nathan's finals, where Liz Kellermeyer created a monster to represent each participant. (Some 2007 buttons of Liz')

September 6, 2011 at 8:44 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Galleries, Orange County | Permalink * Comments (2)

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