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The NYC Vegetarian Food Festival in Brooklyn will hold cupcake and donut eating contests Sunday.

March 28, 2011 at 1:12 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (5)

The 2011 Nathan's qualifier in East Hartford, CT will probably take place on May 14 or 21.

March 28, 2011 at 1:05 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2011 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Hartford | Permalink * Comments (5)

The facebook for RA Sushi in Huntington Beach reports that Jed Donahue repeated as the winner of the Maki Madness sushi eating tournament.

March 28, 2011 at 7:56 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Orange County, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Patch.com reports that Fishbone's in St. Clair Shores, MI (Detroit area) will hold a hot dog eating contest on April 2 awarding $500 and 2 tickets to the Detroit Tigers home opener.

March 27, 2011 at 8:20 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Detroit, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

A blog entry and video about Amanda "Restaurant Rolodex" Whiting's fourth place finish at the Chicago Maki Madness sushi eating tournament are available.

March 26, 2011 at 10:46 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Women | Permalink * Comments

The prize breakdown for the Holly Poultry Wing Wars in Timonium, MD on June 11 has been announced. The professional division will award $3000 ($1500 to the winner) and the amateur division will award $1000 ($500 to the winner).

March 26, 2011 at 8:17 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Baltimore, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (4)

The Wall Street Journal has a blog entry about Jeff Motuzas, bullpen catcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks, who supplements his salary by performing eating challenges for money. He once received $3000 for drinking a gallon of milk in under 12 minutes. (via email)

March 26, 2011 at 1:15 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Male Athletes, Phoenix | Permalink * Comments (3)

Patrick Michels has a report on Wednesday's eating contest sponsored by the Dallas Observer held at Jersey Mike's.

March 26, 2011 at 1:08 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dallas, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

KTLA has a video of Johnnie Excel competing in an in-studio sushi eating contest to promote Sunday's Maki Madness contest at the Huntington Beach RA Sushi on Sunday. (via Johnnie Excel facebook)

March 25, 2011 at 8:56 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Johnnie Excel, Orange County, Television, Videos | Permalink * Comments

Bob Kuhns won Saturday's pierogi eating contest at the Men's Culinary Classic in Washington County, PA by eating 50 pierogies in 3 minutes (via email)

March 25, 2011 at 8:49 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Bob Kuhns, Contest Results, Pittsburgh, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Stephanie Wu has uploaded a gallery of her completion of the 44 ounce 521 burger at McCovey's in Walnut Creek, CA.

March 25, 2011 at 8:47 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Oakland, Stephanie Wu, Women | Permalink * Comments (5)

Naader Reda has a blog entry about witnessing four people attempt to eat the 54 inch pizza at Big Mama's & Pappa's in Hollywood.

March 25, 2011 at 8:41 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Big Mama's and Papa's, Los Angeles, Team Challenges | Permalink * Comments

The Cleveland State student newspaper has an article about Tony Carter, photographer for Scott Bickel.

March 25, 2011 at 4:55 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Cleveland, Galleries, Scott Bickel | Permalink * Comments (7)

The Memphis Flyer has an article about area eating challenges which reports that 8 out of 2895 people have succeeded at finishing the Kookamonga challenge burger at Kooky Canuck. (via Kooky Canuck twitter)

March 25, 2011 at 4:04 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Challenge Lists, Kooky Canuck (formerly Big Foot Lodge), Memphis | Permalink * Comments

Tulsa World has an article about Man vs. Food: Nation recording at Elote in Tulsa Wednesday, where the challenge was breaking the house puffy taco record.

March 25, 2011 at 12:55 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Man vs. Food, Taco Eating Challenges, Tulsa | Permalink * Comments

IFOCE.com: Registration for the La Costeña Feel the Heat Jalapeno Eating Championship in San Antonio on May 1 will open today at 3 pm eastern.

March 25, 2011 at 10:05 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:San Antonio | Permalink * Comments (14)

Herald Review: Clockwork Pizzeria has a 42 inch pizza challenge that will award $1,000 to a team of two that can finish it in under an hour.

March 25, 2011 at 9:13 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Central Illinois, Pizza Eating Challenges, Prizes | Permalink * Comments (1)

Denver on a Spit has a blog entry about StevO's Pizza and Ribs mentioning an eating challenge awarding $100 to a 2 person team that finishes a pizza of unspecified size and weight in under an hour.

March 24, 2011 at 12:56 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Denver, Pizza Eating Challenges, Prizes | Permalink * Comments

Flancer's Pizza in Gilbert, AZ (Phoenix area) will hold a pizza eating contest on April 17 awarding $500 to the winner. ($30 entry fee, limited to Arizona residents)

March 24, 2011 at 8:52 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Phoenix, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

WMUR-TV has a post about New Hampshire eating challenges listing a five pound poutine challenge and a 6 pound barbecue challenge served in a shovel.

March 23, 2011 at 7:52 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Barbecue Eating Challenges, Challenge Lists, New Hampshire | Permalink * Comments

Cleveland Scene reports that Cleats in Chardon, OH will hold a wing eating contest on April 9 awarding $500 to the winner. ($25 entry fee)

March 23, 2011 at 12:52 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Cleveland, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (3)

The facebook for Griff's Chicken Shack in Hamden, CT announces that Kevin Silber of kevineatsit.com broke Greg "The Great Moomsi" Maloomian's record by eating 31 chicken strips.

March 23, 2011 at 7:14 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Eating Challenges, New Haven | Permalink * Comments

95.5 Vegas Country has posted a video of Tom Gilbert winning the corned beef eating contest held at Hash House A Go Go in Las Vegas on St. Patrick's Day.

March 22, 2011 at 8:03 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Las Vegas, Tom Gilbert, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (28)

Southside Pub in Lexington, KY will hold a wing eating contest on Saturday with a purse of $325 ($200 to the winner).

March 22, 2011 at 12:10 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Lexington, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (3)

Patrick "The Viper" Viviano, Mike "The Real Skinny" Hoffman and Kyle "The Bear" Oliver will attempt the five pound pizza challenge tonight at Avellino's Pizza in Garden City, NY. update Patrick "The Viper" Viviano finished in under the 30 minute time limit.

March 21, 2011 at 4:55 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Long Island, Pizza Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments (1)

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