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Pepe's will hold a taco eating contest at Balmoral Park in Crete, IL (South Chicago area) on July 30 awarding $500 to the winner.

July 23, 2011 at 2:56 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The Kansas City Star has a long article about Randy Santel, who recently quit his job to focus on competitive eating.

July 23, 2011 at 7:42 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kansas City, Randy Santel | Permalink * Comments (6)

The finals for this year's pizza eating contest at Dani's House of Pizza in Queens, NY will take place on August 13 and award $1250 ($750 to the winner). Weekly qualifiers will be held on Saturday from July 16 to August 6.

July 22, 2011 at 8:57 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

A wing eating contest in Lake Elsinore, CA (Riverside County) tonight will award $700 ($400 to the winner). The entry fee is $60.

July 22, 2011 at 4:33 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Inland Empire, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Arooga's in Harrisburg, PA will hold a hot dog eating contest tonight awarding a trip to Aruba and wing contests tomorrow awarding a cruise to the Bahamas. (via PennLive)

July 22, 2011 at 2:00 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Harrisburg, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Wingdome in Seattle will hold a wing eating contest on August 18 awarding the winner a trip to the Buffalo Wing Festival in Buffalo, NY. Competitors will qualify by eating the most wings at a Wingdome location from August 9 to 12.

July 22, 2011 at 1:24 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Seattle, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Dave "U. S. Male" Goldstein has been announced as a competitor in the August 3 Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce Taco Challenge.

July 21, 2011 at 9:45 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dave Goldstein, Orange County, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (28)

Buffalo Wild Wings in Miami will hold an eating contest tonight awarding two three night cruises to the Bahamas.

July 21, 2011 at 4:46 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Miami, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Eric "Silo" Dahl appeared on KARE 11 this morning to compete in a pancake eating contest.

July 21, 2011 at 1:17 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Eric Dahl, Minneapolis, Videos | Permalink * Comments

Wing eating contests at the Delaware State Fair in Harrington (Friday) and Union Station Grill in Columbia, PA will award $200 to the winner.

July 21, 2011 at 7:48 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Delaware, Harrisburg, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (4)

The Wall Street Journal mentioned the taco eating contest that Takeru Kobayashi will be competing in on August 3 and says it might be affected by a mahi mahi shortage. (Link to full article) update The food for the contest has been changed to chicken tacos.

July 20, 2011 at 11:58 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kobayashi (小林尊), Orange County | Permalink * Comments

The Bismarck Tribune reports that Paul Chapman will be attempting the Slapshot Challenge consisting of 15 sliders and a large fries and milkshake at JP's in Durham, NH on tonight's episode of Man vs. Food: Nation and claims the challenge has been renamed "Chappy's Challenge" after he finished it in 23 minutes. Matt Stonie finished the challenge in 8:35, but has not been added to the online wall of fame, which calls it the "Andy Bo Challenge".

July 20, 2011 at 2:24 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Man vs. Food: Nation, Matt Stonie, New Hampshire | Permalink * Comments (5)

Plum TV has a video of a recent interview of Takeru Kobayashi recorded in The Hamptons containing a 45 second lobster roll eating contest. (via curbed.com)

July 20, 2011 at 12:16 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kobayashi (小林尊), Long Island, Videos | Permalink * Comments

Paesano Ristorante announces that Joey Chestnut will serve as the celebrity judge at a pasta eating contest held at tonight's San Jose Earthquakes MLS game.

July 20, 2011 at 11:53 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Joey Chestnut, San Jose | Permalink * Comments

The Isle of Capri casino in Lake Charles, Louisiana will be holding an IFOCE shrimp eating contest on October 8.

July 20, 2011 at 7:28 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Louisiana | Permalink * Comments (1)

Mitsuba Steakhouse in New Hartford, NY (Utica area) will hold a sushi eating contest on August 20 awarding $1500 to the winner.

July 19, 2011 at 9:40 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Syracuse, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (10)

Pat Bruss won Saturday's Pastrami Joe's Reuben sandwich eating contest in Marshall, MI.

July 18, 2011 at 11:37 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Lansing, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

An unnamed woman (B3 Burrito finisher Aubrey?) was the first person to finish the 30 inch "Tortillon" Burrito from El Mariachi in Fresno. ABC30 has a video about the burrito confirming that Aubrey was the finisher.

July 18, 2011 at 3:06 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Aubrey Koehn, Burrito Eating Challenges, Fresno | Permalink * Comments (4)

A new Discovery Channel eating challenge show was recorded at Fat Sal's Deli in Los Angeles on Friday. The name of the show is probably "Foodzilla".

July 18, 2011 at 1:22 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Suzilla, Women | Permalink * Comments (1)

The 2011 Chef One Dumpling Eating Contest will take place at the NYC Dumpling Festival on September 17.

July 18, 2011 at 1:15 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

All Star Pizza in Marietta, GA will hold a pizza eating contest on Friday awarding $500 to the winner.

July 18, 2011 at 8:00 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Atlanta, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (49)

Johnnie Excel won a wing eating contest held at East Village Tavern & Bowl in San Diego and Dave Brunelli won the "suicide" wing eating contest (via Nick Kehler email) held at The Starboard in Dewey Beach, DE.

July 17, 2011 at 11:19 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Dave Brunelli, Johnnie Excel, Ocean City, San Diego, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The OC Register has a slideshow of today's "Pig's Trough" eating contest held at Farrell's in Mission Viejo, CA. Matt Cohen won the men's division and Andrea Barber won the women's contest.

July 17, 2011 at 10:26 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Galleries, Orange County, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The cannoli eating contest held at the San Gennaro Festival in Little Italy will take place on September 15.

July 17, 2011 at 10:06 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City | Permalink * Comments (3)

2011 Bartolini’s meatballs results

July 17, 2011 at 6:32 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Contest Results, Tom Gilbert, Unafilliated Contests

Full results of today’s professional Bartolini’s meatball eating contest (via email)

1st Place Tom “GOOSE” Gilbert 53 Meatballs, new record
2nd Place Bob “KILLER” Kuhns 43 1⁄4 Meatballs
3rd Place “Furious” Pete Czerwinski 35 Meatballs
4th Place Clay “LUNCH PAIL” Luttrell 34 Meatballs
5th Place Juan “JUAN MORE BITE” Rodriguez 32 Meatballs
6th Place “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti 30 3⁄4 Meatballs
7th Place Steve “FREIGHT TRAIN” Moss 29 1⁄4 Meatballs
7th Place Jake “THE GREAT LAKE” Larry 29 1⁄4 Meatballs
8th Place Frank “THE FORK” Wach 26.5 Meatballs
9th Place Tom “SHREK” Topel 25.5 Meatballs
10th Place Tom “TOMMY BOY” Cortina 16 3⁄4 Meatballs
11th Place Eric “THE STOMACH” Hucke 11 3⁄4 Meatballs

Robert “THE AMATUER” Harms won the amateur division with 18.5 Meatballs

update The Southtown Star has an article about the contest.

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