Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Wisconsin eating challenges and contests in database)
A press release announces that Jamie McDonald, Molly Schuyler, Eric Dahl and Stephanie Torres are expected to compete in Ian's Pizza eating contest in Madison, WI on September 21. The contest purse is $2,250 with a first prize of $1,000.
The winner of today's contest at the Sheboygan Bratfest ate 20 sausages, which is claimed to be a record on the festival facebook page. Takeru Kobayashi ate 58 bratwurst in the 2006 contest. update The winner was Bobby Smith.
Reddit.com has a long thread about Eric Dahl's video of him completing the Double Glutton Burger at Rev Jim's Roadhouse in Madison, WI. The comments focus on the difficulty Eric Dahl received getting the restaurant owner to credit him with finishing the challenge.
Cheba Hut, a chain which bills itself as "the nation's only marijuana-themed restaurant" will hold a "Sticky Icky" peanut butter & jelly sub sandwich eating contest at all 16 of its locations (in AZ, CO, OR, IA, NM, CA and WI).
The qualifier circuit for the Wisconsin State Hot Dog Eating Championship starts today at Studz Pub in West Allis, WI.
Mill Town in Combined Locks, WI is holding its second wing eating qualifier today. The winners of the qualifiers will receive a 1/4 barrel party and compete for a trip to Las Vegas in May.
Former Seattle Sonics center Jim McIlvaine finished an 80 ounce steak at Ward's House of Prime in Milwaukee that will be named "The McIlveighty". Erik Denmark provided advice.
Mike "Awesome Fat" Litman, finisher of a 10.5 pound prime rib at Ward's House of Prime on the Travel Channel's "Big Beef Paradise, will attempt become the first person to finish Mulligan's 7.5 pound monster burger challenge on tomorrow's episode of Fox6's Real Milwaukee".
The Travel Channel's Food Paradise series is available on youtube. In the Big Beef Paradise episode, diners attempt to eat a 10 pound prime rib at Ward's House of Prime in Milwaukee (starts a 5:15 mark).
The North Star Mohican Casino in Bowler, WI will award $500 to the first person to finish its 3 pound burger challenge in under 45 minutes if it receives 250 Facebook shares or 1,000 likes by Thursday.
Ian's Pizza by the Slice will hold a pizza eating contest in Madison on September 27 awarding an iPad.
The Journal Sentinel has an article about Milwaukee competitive eating.
OnMilwaukee.com has an article about the prime rib challenge at Ward's House of Prime. Mike Litman currently holds the record at 168 ounces.
Registration is now open for the bratwurst eating contest to be held at Brat Days in Sheboygan, WI on August 4. The contest, restricted to Wisconsin residents, will award $500 and make a $500 donation to a charity of the winner's choice.
Eric "Silo" Dahl announces ate 10 wings in 1:04 at Quaker Steak & Lube in Middletown, WI to win $250 and a $250 gift certificate.
A wing eating contest at the Quaker Steak & Lube in Madison, WI will award $250 cash and a $250 gift card on February 28. Weekly qualifiers will be held on Tuesdays.
Zach Woolever has an article for USA Today College about attempting the Gravedigger burger on the Man v. Food: Nation episode recorded in Milwaukee.
Eric Dahl reports that he and Devin Hess missed completed the challenge at Pizza Shuttle in Milwaukee by one piece of crust after being limited to just 12 ounces of water.
JournalTimes.com has an article and video about Andy Kogutkiewicz of Racine, Wisconsin, currently ranked #45 in the IFOCE top 50.
Madison.com has an article about Eric "Silo" Dahl. (via The NCCEA)
The 93 ounce Gravedigger burger at Champions Sports Bar & Grill will be the challenge for Wednesday's episode of Man vs. Food: Nation featuring Green Bay, WI restaurants. The burger was originally called the Gilbert Brown burger, who wore 93 for the Green Bay Packers. Two students from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh will attempt the challenge.
Two customers ate ten pound prime rib steaks in under an hour at Ward's House of Prime in Milwaukee for an upcoming episode of "Food Paradise: Big Beef Bonanza".
Ian's Pizza has a gallery of the pizza contest held last Friday in Madison, WI won by Eric "Silo" Dahl.
Ian's Pizza by the Slice in Madison, WI will hold an eating contest on Friday awarding a Xbox 360 with Kinect.