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Joe LaRue reports he won yesterday's National Food Court Eating Championship in Madison, WI and broke Ian Hickman's record from last year. Mark Williams was the runner-up and Chris "The Mad Greek" Abatsas was third. update KuehlOnLocation has a gallery

February 6, 2011 at 3:00 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Joe LaRue, Madison | Permalink * Comments (14)

Molly Gray reports that Scott Bickel ate 37 chicken fingers in 30 minutes at the Ohio State University student newspaper's office.

February 6, 2011 at 7:32 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Columbus, Eating Challenges, Scott Bickel | Permalink * Comments (4)

Bob Kuhns won the Burrito Bowl contest at a Pittsburgh Qdoba. update A video has been posted

February 5, 2011 at 10:23 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Bob Kuhns, Contest Results, Pittsburgh, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (7)

Jamie "Garbage Disposal" Jill repeated as the winner of the Washington, DC area Wing Bowl with a total of 92 wings (On Tap gallery)

February 5, 2011 at 8:50 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, District of Columbia, Northern Virginia, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

NewsObserver.com has an article and gallery about this morning's Krispy Kreme Challenge. The event took place in 35 degree rain, which might have helped with "predunking" the donuts. update Results are available on krispykremechallenge.com Jeffrey Glick won with a time of 29:31. 2010 winner Eric Mack was the runner-up. (.PDF results)

February 5, 2011 at 1:33 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Krispy Kreme Challenge, Raleigh | Permalink * Comments (1)

The Wing Bowl 19 results post has been updated with new links and a picture of the final official scorecard for the top 5.

February 5, 2011 at 12:52 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Philadelphia, Wing Bowl 19 | Permalink * Comments (30)

The Copperhead Grille in Allentown, PA will hold a Super Bowl wing eating contest awarding a XBox 360

February 5, 2011 at 11:37 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Allentown, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

A video of an attempt at the 54 inch pizza at Big Mama's & Papa's Pizza in Los Angeles by a team consisting of five men, one woman and a dog has been uploaded to youtube.

February 5, 2011 at 11:25 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Big Mama's and Papa's, Los Angeles, Videos | Permalink * Comments

Matt Stonie has uploaded a video of his victory at Spencer Makenzie's fish taco eating contest in Ventura, CA last week.

February 5, 2011 at 11:22 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Matt Stonie, Ventura County, Videos | Permalink * Comments

Park Place in Floral Park, Long Island will hold a Super Bowl wing eating contest awarding a 42 inch TV.

February 4, 2011 at 2:57 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Long Island, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

KansasCity.com has an article about Randy Santel winning the "Spartacus Challenge" body transformation contest and an appearance on tonight's episode of Spartacus: Gods of the Arena on Starz.

February 4, 2011 at 12:19 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kansas City, Randy Santel, Television | Permalink * Comments

The University of New Hampshire has an article about Matt Stonie and his breaking of the record for the Slap Shot Challenge at JP's Eatery in Durham, NH.

February 4, 2011 at 12:08 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Matt Stonie, New Hampshire | Permalink * Comments (1)

The Brooksider Bar & Grill in Kansas City will hold a Bellybuster burger eating contest during half time of the Super Bowl with a purse of $500 ($300 to the winner).

February 4, 2011 at 11:36 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kansas City, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (2)

Jon Squibb threepeats Wing Bowl with new record

February 4, 2011 at 7:16 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Jon Squibb, Philadelphia, Wing Bowl 19

Wing Bowl 19 top 5 (official scorecard picture)

1) 255 Jon Squibb, breaks Joey Chesnut’s 2008 record of 241
2) 254 Bill “El Wingador” Simmons
3T) 211 “Not Rich” Rich Razzi, third top 5 finish (also 2009 & 2010)
3T) 211 Dave “US Male” Goldstein, third top 5 finish (also 2007 & 2008)
5) 195 “Furious” Pete Czerwinski, early leader

update Feb 9 12:03

update Feb 5 12:21

update Feb 4 10:44

9:16 WPVI has a video of Kobayashi’s cheesesteak exhibition

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Wing Bowl 19 preview

February 4, 2011 at 1:32 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Philadelphia, Wing Bowl 19

Some notes about the Wing Bowl 19 competitors listed at 10-1 or better odds

Jon “Super” Squbb (2-1) facebook | eatfeats results | eatfeats category
Two time defending Wing champion
Has lost contests to Pete Czerwinski, Joe Menchetti and David Brunelli

Bill “El Wingador” Simmons (3-1) facebook | eatfeats results | eatfeats category
Five time Wing Bowl champion
Wing Bowl 19 will be his first contest in 3 years & his second in six years
“Swallow Your Pride”, a documentary about the 2005 Wing Bowl, Simmons’ last victory, can be viewed online

“Furious” Pete Czerwinski (3-1) facebook | youtube | eatfeats results | eatfeats category
Has only lost three contests in his competitive eating career (but two of his last four)
Star of documentary The Story of Furious Pete (trailer)

Brad “The Lunatic” Sciullo (4-1) eatfeats results | eatfeats category
Was in second place in the 2008 Wing Bowl when disqualified for “snotting a wing”
A short history of Brad Sciullo’s competitive eating career
Finished 20 pound burger and appeared on The Colbert Report (Part 1 | Part 2)
Also appeared on ESPN E:60 segment about competitive eating in 2008
Video of Brad disparaging “Furious” Pete Czerwinski in 2008 when being interviewed by “Beautiful” Brian Seiken. This will be their first meeting since the video was made.

“Gentleman” Joe Menchetti (4-1) eatfeats results | eatfeats category
Third place in 2003 Wing Bowl, prevented from competing in subsequent Wing Bowls due to various prohibitions
Has won at least $34,000 in competitive eating since 2002

Richard “Not Rich” Razzi (6-1) eatfeats results
Runner-up in 2009 and 2010 Wing Bowls

Hank “The Tank” Goldey (6-1) eatfeats results
Has competed in at least 8 Wing Bowls
Runner up in 2000 Wing Bowl

Joel “The Cannon” Podelsky (7-1) eatfeats results | eatfeats category
Competed in 52 eating contests in 2010.

“Damaging” Doug Canavin (8-1) eatfeats results
Has competed in at least 10 Wing Bowls, runner-up in 2001 Wing Bowl

“Iceman” (8-1)

David “Tiger Wings & Things” Brunelli (9-1) eatfeats results
Was in second place after the first round of the 2010 Wing Bowl, but was disqualified in the second round
Has won at least 8 contests since the start of 2010, most recently a pastrami sandwich contest at Delicatessen

Dave “US Male” Goldstein (10-1) eatfeats results | eatfeats category
Winner of IFOCE 2009 crawfish contest & 2010 cannoli contest
Will reportedly be ejected from the IFOCE after the Wing Bowl for competing in an unsanctioned contest

JerseyMan magazine has an article about New Jersey competitive eaters (page 38) featuring Jon Squibb, Bill “El Wingador” Simmons and Dave “US Male” Goldstein.

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Matt Cohen will do a wing eating contest possibly awarding a flat screen TV on a San Diego radio station this morning that can be viewed online.

February 4, 2011 at 12:38 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:San Diego | Permalink * Comments (10)

The Ohio State student newspaper has an article about Scott Bickel's attempts at chicken strips on Saturday and at an 8 pound omelet at Hangover Easy on February 19.

February 3, 2011 at 4:08 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Columbus, Omelet Eating Challenges, Scott Bickel | Permalink * Comments

Waffles, INCaffienated in New Brighton, PA is holding a waffle eating challenge this week awarding a "Stairway to 7" T-shirt to finishers (video)

February 3, 2011 at 11:29 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Eating Challenges, Pittsburgh | Permalink * Comments

Sharkeez (6 southern California locations) will hold wing eating contests during the Super Bowl awarding $100 to the winners.

February 3, 2011 at 11:21 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Orange County, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Filipe Viegas Barros from Brazil is the most recent finisher of the Kookamonga challenge burger at Kooky Canuck in Memphis.

February 3, 2011 at 11:12 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kooky Canuck (formerly Big Foot Lodge), Memphis | Permalink * Comments

A Wing Bowl during a Super Bowl party at the Northern Quest Casino in Spokane, WA will award $500 to the winner.

February 3, 2011 at 11:09 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Spokane, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The weigh-in for the Wing Bowl 19 competitors will take place at Chickie's and Pete's in Philadelphia starting at 5pm.

February 3, 2011 at 9:54 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Philadelphia, Wing Bowl 19 | Permalink * Comments (1)

TooJay's facebook has a page about the amateur corned beef contest on St. Patrick's Day that will award $5000.

February 3, 2011 at 9:42 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Palm Beach, Prizes | Permalink * Comments

The Third Edition in Georgetown, Washington, DC will hold a Super Bowl party with a "Ladies of DC Wing Eating Contest" awarding $300 to the winner.

February 2, 2011 at 11:08 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:District of Columbia, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests, Women | Permalink * Comments

Dixie's Tavern in Charlotte, NC will hold a wing eating contest tonight awarding two tickets to a Charlotte Bobcats vs. Miami Heat game.

February 2, 2011 at 3:11 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Charlotte, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

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