Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Wisconsin eating challenges and contests in database)
The Mexican Fiesta in Milwaukee will hold a jalapeno eating contest Sunday awarding $600 ($300 to the winner).
The Stevens Point Journal has an article about the two successful attempts at Polito's Monster Pizza Challenge last week by teams consisting of Clay Luttrell & Juan Rodriguez and Eric Dahl and Randy Santel.
Juan "More Bite" Rodriguez announces that he and Clay "Lunch Pail" Lutrell were the first pair to finish the 12 pound Monster pizza challenge at Polito's pizza in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. (via Clay Lutrell email) update Aug 11 A facebook gallery has been posted.
Andrew Kogutkiewicz won a contest at the Sheboyan Brat Days festival by eating 14 sausages in 10 minutes.
Eric "Silo" Dahl and Randy Santel will attempt to be the first pair to finish Polito's Monster pizza in La Crosse, Wisconsin on August 12. The twelve pound pizza awards a $500 prize to a team of two finishing it in under an hour.
Chippewa.com has an article about Jeremy Wheeler, who will attempt the Unforgiven Challenge (burger, fries & 6 hot wings) at Red Rock Saloon in Milwaukee on tonight's episode of Man vs. Food.
OnMilwaukee.com reports that Man vs. Food: Nation recorded at the Milwaukee Public Market on Saturday.
Marissa Conrad has an article for Time Out Chicago about attempting the 12 pound pizza challenge at Pizza Shuttle in Milwaukee with a partner.
The Wisconsin State Journal reports that the University Square Food Court in Madison, WI, site of the The National Food Court and Wisconsin Collegiate Eating Championship in 2010 and 2011, closed earlier this month due to poor performance. The food court's youtube page remains available.
Probable Man vs. Food Milwaukee casting call
Reality wanted has a casting call for a big eater to appear in upcoming episode of an unnamed reality show to be filmed in Milwaukee. The show is most likely Man vs. Food: Nation. Reality Wanted also has a request for someone to attempt an eating challenge for a Louisville episode recorded earlier this month and Fox41 reports that Man vs. Food filmed in Kentucky on May 9. (A possible candidate would be Molly Cary, the only competitive eater Pat Bertoletti has faced off against and never defeated. She was the runner-up in a 2004 Milwaukee corned beef eating contest Bertoletti finished third in and has not done another IFOCE contest.)
Some competitive eating reality programs: Reality Wanted has a casting call for a big eater to appear on a cable program to be recorded in Milwaukee, the facebook page for "If You Can Out Eat Me" by Stacey R McCarthy ("Eataroma") has a request for competitors for Stacey and Ron Sambrano is looking for Maui residents to compete in an eating contest on a local television program.
The facebook for Tres Hermanos Restaurant in Milwaukee has a video of Sylvia Ortiz winning last night's jalapeno eating contest and receiving a trip to Las Vegas. (via Martita's Mixers)
Bay View Compass announces that Tres Hermanos restaurant in Milwaukee will hold a jalapeno eating contest on May 5 awarding a trip to Las Vegas.
FoxSports.com has a video produced for Fuel TV's The College Experiment about the collegiate division of the USquare National Food Court Eating Championship held Super Bowl weekend in Madison, WI. (via NCCEA twitter)
The University of Wisconsin - La Crosse has a list of area eating challenges.
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
The University of Wisconsin's student paper lists Don "Moses" Lerman, "Jammin" Joe LaRue and Chris "The Mad Greek" Abatsas along with defending champion Ian Hickman as expected entrants in Saturday's National Food Court Eating Championship in Madison, WI. update The Daily Page has a longer preview and The Onion's AV Club has a youtube guide to competitive eating.
Qdobas in Milwaukee and Pittsburgh will hold burrito eating contests on February 5. The times from the two contests will be compared and the overall winner will receive a flat screen TV.
The facebook for the National Food Court and Wisconsin Collegiate Eating Championship announces that footage from the February 5 contest will be recorded for an upcoming episode The College Experiment on Fox Sports & Fuel TV.
The Wall Street Journal has an article about the diets of the offensive linemen for the University of Wisconsin which claims that Dallas Lewallen is the team's biggest eater even though Travis Frederick ate seven prime rib steaks (and wanted an eighth) at Lawry's Beef Bowl.
Legend Larry's will be holding a series of qualifiers for its wing eating championship throughout Wisconsin. Finals will take place on February 29, 2011.
"Jammin" Joe LaRue, Don "Moses" Lerman and Chris "The Mad Greek" Abatsas are listed as expected entrants in National Food Court Championship in Madison, Wisconsin on February 5.
Personal trainer Shannon "Carneyvore" Carney has uploaded a video of a six patty burger eating contest she won at Sobelman's in Milwaukee. Shannon previously set the women's record for the four patty burger challenge
BuffaloBills.com announces that a 40 ounce steak eating contest between Bills fans and Green Bay Packer supporters will take place tomorrow at Prime Quarter in Green Bay.
OnMilwaukee.com has an interview with Zach Alpert, who has an eating challenge blog titled Bergg vs. Food.
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