United States eating challenges and contests category

(From Alex Thomas email) Richmond, VA area Buffalo Wild Wings will host wing eating qualifiers on August 1, 8, 15 & 22. Winners of the qualifiers will receive $250 and will be able to compete in the finals on August 29 that will award $1000 to the winner.
Mike Fitzgerald won his third straight victory at Sheboygan Brat Days yesterday after running a marathon earlier in the day. update Sheboygan Press has an article and video
Sound on the Sound has a report on Billy "The Fridge" repeating as champion at Top Pot's doughnut eating contest in Seattle.

Balmoral Park Pepe’s taco results

Pat Bertoletti’s twitter has the top 4 from this evening’s taco eating contest at Balmoral Park race track:

1 Pat Bertoletti 33 tacos
2 Tim Brown 28
3 Erik Denmark 25
4 Nate Biller 19

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BBC News on Z-Burger contest

The BBC’s North American editor has a column about the end of his American assignment which mentions the Z-Burger contest at the start of last month:

On the last day we spent in our home in north-east Washington, they were holding a food-eating competition in a burger bar at the end of our street. The sight was nauseating: acne-ridden youths, several already obese, stuffing meat and buns into their mouths while local television reporters, the women in dinky pastel suits, rushed around getting the best shots.

The column also lists “Bojangles Pizza” as a hallmark of Route 17 in South Carolina.

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YFrog has a picture of the winner of tonight's Jake's Burger contest. It appears to be Furious Pete, but the picture is too vague to tell conclusively.
Seattle Weekly has a preview of tomorrow's Top Pot Doughnut eating contest. Billy "The Fridge" will seek to defend his title facing off against 5 two-person tag teams consisting of a representative from a local record label and a spectator selected from the audience.
JaxDailyRecord reports that bodybuilder Chuck Jensen, winner of a rib eating contest at Woody's, can eat 13 chickens when he gets the all you can eat chicken special.
Se7en in Reno, NV will host a 24 inch hot dog eating contest on August 16 that will award $400 to the winner.
(from bodybuilding.com) A video by someone claiming to be "Furious" Pete's promoting his appearance in the Dani's Pizza finals is available.
A Joey Chestnut impostor was at a recent Orem Owlz minor league baseball game.
Registration will open tomorrow for the September 13 La Costena jalapeno contest in Chicago. The purse will be $5,800.
Second Avenue Sagas has a blog entry about Eric "Badlands" Booker, the author's favorite subway conductor.
The Herald Standard reports that Brad Sciullo will judge an Italian Stallion sandwich eating contest at the Fayette County (PA) Fairgrounds on Saturday.
A wing eating contest at The Triple in Richmond, VA Saturday will award $200 to the winner.
Pat Bertoletti's twitter announces that the Malibu Perfecta Party Bus will provide transportation to Saturday's Pepe's Taco Eating Contest at Balmoral Park. The cost is $15 and includes a beer.
IFOCE.com reports that registration for the September 2 rib eating contest at the Nugget casino (Reno, NV area) will open tomorrow.
Freudian Slips has a report on Friday's boxing match between Bill "El Wingador" Simmons and Jose Canseco replacement Brutus Beefcake, who lost the contest on a TKO at the end of the first round.
(from Mark Martin email) ESPN Cleveland radio is holding a wing eating contest. The final qualifier will take place on Friday at Buffalo Wild Wings in Bainbridge, OH and the finals will take place on Sunday at the Buffalo Wild Wings in Strongsville, OH.
A video of Dale Boone winning Woody's hot dog eating contest in Honolulu yesterday is available on youtube.
HeavyTable reports that Tom "Goose Gilbert" will attempt to win $1,000 by eating the 30 inch pizza at Randy's Pizza (Minneapolis area) tonight without assistance. The challenge will be webcast starting at 7:30 pm central (8:30 eastern). update The challenge is over and a video of the webcast is available.
StevesSnappinDogs.com has a report on yesterday's hot dog contest. Jimmy "Jimineater" Mares won and defending champ Phil Soderborg was second. Andrew Lane finished fourth.

Jimmy John’s makers vs. eaters reports

Decider Chicago has a report on Saturday’s contest between Jimmy John’s sandwich makers and Pat Bertoletti, Hall Hunt, Tim Brown and Steven Dokho. update ChicagoFoodies has an interview with Pat Bertoletti and Hall Hunt.

update #2 Val Bromann has a blog entry and gallery about the contest.

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(Via the Konformist) Las Vegas Weekly has an article about Playboy Playmate Laura Croft's (Miss July 2008) attempt at the 6 pound B^3 Burrito at the NASCAR Cafe. (The article also confirms that the 9 pound burger challenge at the Plaza is defunct)
The Carnegie Deli in New York City will break tradition and host an odd-year pickle contest on August 3, 2009.
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