Upcoming Memphis eating contests
Memphis eating challenges
(All Memphis eating challenges and contests in database)
The Southern Hotwing Festival will hold a wing eating contest in Memphis on April 21 awarding $300.
Meredith Boxberger has uploaded a video recorded at the Kooky Canuck in Memphis where she was the first woman to finish the 7.5 pound Kookamonga challenge burger. (Here is a blog entry by Brittany Albrecht about almost finishing the Kookamonga in 2010.
Meredith Boxberger became the first woman to finish the 7.5 pound Kookamonga burger today at Kooky Canuck in Memphis with a time of 40:40. Eric "Badlands" Booker also finished the burger with a time of 37:10. The Kooky Canuck lockerz gallery has some pictures.
The facebook for Kooky Canuck says that there is a possibility that Pat Bertoletti might appear Friday night at the Memphis restaurant, where he is the record holder for the Kookamonga Challenge burger.
Kooky Canuck in Memphis is best known for its burger challenges, but on July 1 it will hold a poutine eating contest.
A hot wing eating contest at the Southern Hotwing Festival in Memphis April 16 will award $500 to the winner.
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)
Blake Griffin, probable 2011 NBA Rookie of the Year, and Chris Kaman of the Los Angeles Clippers ordered a 12 pound King Kookamonga burger at Kooky Canuck in Memphis, but apparently did not attempt the challenge.
David Sanders and Chris Barrett are the second pair to finish the King Kookamonga burger challenge at Kooky Canuck in Memphis.
iLisaLisa reports that a 110 pound woman attempted to eat the Kookamonga challenge at Kooky Canuck in Memphis for an upcoming episode of a new program Road Eats on the Discovery Channel.
Filipe Viegas Barros from Brazil is the most recent finisher of the Kookamonga challenge burger at Kooky Canuck in Memphis.
The Tennessean reports that 22 members of Kappa Alpha at Rhodes College in Memphis were suspended from the fraternity after a pledge competing in an ice cream eating experienced frostbite.
WMCTV reports that the Kappa Alpha fraternity at Rhodes College in Memphis is under investigation after a freshman claimed he experienced frostbite during an ice cream eating contest in September.
A Hamburger Today has a blog entry about the Kookamonga challenge burger offered by Kooky Canuck in Memphis.
Steven "Fleish Gordon" Weinberger of Brooklyn won the pickle eating contest held at the Kosher BBQ Contest and Festival in Memphis.
The facebook for Kooky Canuck announces that the 12 pound King Kookamonga burger was completed in under an hour for the first time by two customers last night.
Pho Vietnam in Southaven, Mississippi (south Memphis area) has a pho noodle challenge consisting of 2 pounds of noodles and 2 pounds of meat that awards $200 to a diner that finishes it in an hour.
Isle of Capri Casinos has uploaded a video of the April 17 rib eating contest in Lula, Mississippi.
Bob Shoudt defeats Joey Chestnut in ribs
The top 4 from twitter.com/eatingcontest: (places 5 – 11)
1) Notorious B.O.B. Shoudt 4 lbs 14 oz
2) Joey Chestnut 3lbs 9 oz
3) Sean “Flash” Gordon 3 lbs 5oz (probably 3 lbs)
4) Tim “Eater X” Janus 3 lbs 2oz (probably 3 lbs)
5) Adrian Morgan 2lb 15oz
6) Nate Biller 2lb 11oz
7) Ben “The Wolf” Taylor 2lb 6oz
8) Damien Boykin 1lb 15oz
9) Brian Seiken 1lb 9oz
10) Nick Bauer 1lb 4oz
11) Matt Cruz 14 oz
elplastino and SMacheca_IOC have tweetphotos
update Apr 19 Brian Seiken’s youtube page has some videos from the contest (via comment)
update Apr 20 Last place finisher Matt Cruz also has uploaded a video
twitter.com/SMacheca_IOC: "I just got word Joey Chestnut has signed up 4 the rib eating contest happening @Isle Of Capri Lula on 4/17.He is 3-time 4th July hot dog champ"
ELPastino lists four entrants in the April 17 rib eating contest to be held at the Isle of Capri casino in Lula, Mississippi: Bob Shoudt, Tim Janus, Nate Biller & Brian Seiken.
MyFoxMemphis has a video about the six pound pork BBQ sandwich challenge at the Bar-B-Cue Pit in Southaven, MS. No customers have completed the sandwich without assistance and received it for free. (via derric26)
IFOCE.com reports registration will open at 11am tomorrow for the April 17 rib eating contest at the Isle of Capri Casino in Lula, MS.
Brittany Albrecht attempts Kookamonga challenge
Brittany Albrect has a blog entry about her attempt at the Kookamonga burger challenge at Kooky Canuck’s in Memphis in which she ate more of the 7.5 pound burger than any previous female challenger (and more than Adam Richman did in the Memphis episode of Man vs. Food as well).
update Feb 14 Brittany has competed in three bodybuilding contests (Perhaps she could become the female “Furious” Pete)
Greg Albrect is uploading pictures of Brit's attempt to be the first female finisher of the Kookamonga challenge at Kooky Canuck's in Memphis. update Brittany says she did not complete the burger but the restaurant staff told her she came closer to finishing that any previous female and that she ate more than Adam Richman did when he recorded an episode of Man vs. Food
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