Results: Large crowds gathered for the 4 qualification rounds, with the winner of each round securing themselves a place in the main stage final. And for the final, on the main stage in front of a crowd of thousands, Ben Rag, Colin MacLaurin, Charlie Dearden and Mitchell each sat down to a bowl of 25 [...]
Results: Saturday 21 April saw 8 competitors battle it out to be crowned the Yardbird Ale House Death Sentence Wing Champion of round 2. The second event of the year showcased a number of seasoned eaters, including the winner of the Hot Dog Style Hot Dog Eating Competition, a previous entrant from round 1, and [...]
Hot Dog Style, in association with CompetitiveEating.com.au and SupersizedMeals.com are proud to present Australia’s first official Hot Dog Eating Competition. How many Hot Dogs with Buns (HDB’s for the pro’s) can you eat in 12 minutes?
A former construction engineer has turned his love of eating into a profession that earns him more than $200,000 a year. Joey Chestnut gave up the security of a job in engineering to follow his dream of being a professional eater, and the move seems to have paid off. The 28-year-old from California, the reigning [...]
AUSTRALIA was beaten at its own game at Warwick Farm racecourse’s Australia Day pie-eating contest. The track attracted hordes of hungry competitors vying to devour the most meat pies in under five minutes. In a slap to our national pride, Englishman Tom Pithouse demolished four pies in just over three minutes to win. “I stole [...]
Yardbird Ale House, in association with CompetitiveEating.com.au and SupersizedMeals.com are proud to present the innaugural “Yardbird Ale House Death Sentence Wing Challenge”. Are you man enough to eat as many Death Sentence wings as possible in 12 minutes?
Results: Sean, Cam, another bloke and I went for another round at the Caxton Kilo Challenge. Once again, the steak was right on the money, and a superb session of fatness eventuated. Check out the pics. Event Details: It’s on again! The Caxton Kilo will be available during lunch (12-3pm) & dinner (from 6pm). The [...]
Results: The winner of the first round which was “who can eat there pie the fastest with no hands” was Aaron Simpson from Noosa. He ate his pie (family size) in 3mins 40 secs. John Mc Cormack finished a very close second (pictured, love the shirt!). The winner of round two was The Deck Bars [...]
COMPETITIVE eater Tim Janus today won the title of the states biggest eater chowing down 310 steamed wontons in eight minutes. Joey Chestnut was a close second at the Melbourne Central event, managing 297 of the prawn dumplings. Fellow competitor Juliet Lee broke the world record for the number of wontons eaten in eight minutes [...]
Calling all those with stomachs of steel! Biggera Waters is home to the “El Diablo Challenge”, the World’s Hottest Chilli con Carne challenge. Brave contestants battle each other through several rounds, each of which delivers an even spicier version of the Mexican dish. Last year’s winner vomited 16 times before he was finally crowned! Paul, [...]
Results: Large crowds gathered for the 4 qualification rounds, with the winner of each round securing themselves a place in the main stage final. And for the final, on the main stage in front of a crowd of thousands, Ben Rag, Colin MacLaurin, Charlie Dearden and Mitchell each sat down to a bowl of 25 [...]
Results: Saturday 21 April saw 8 competitors battle it out to be crowned the Yardbird Ale House Death Sentence Wing Champion of round 2. The second event of the year showcased a number of seasoned eaters, including the winner of the Hot Dog Style Hot Dog Eating Competition, a previous entrant from round 1, and [...]
The Sunday before Shrove Tuesday saw the Pancake Manor in Charlotte St, Brisbane run their annual Pancake Eating Competition. Last year’s winner and record holder Camilla (18) came in second with 14 pancakes, and Daniel Mercer downed a massive 19 pancakes to take the record and the crown! Competing againt about 14 contenders, Daniel smashed the [...]
Hot Dog Style, in association with CompetitiveEating.com.au and SupersizedMeals.com are proud to present Australia’s first official Hot Dog Eating Competition. How many Hot Dogs with Buns (HDB’s for the pro’s) can you eat in 12 minutes?
AUSTRALIA was beaten at its own game at Warwick Farm racecourse’s Australia Day pie-eating contest. The track attracted hordes of hungry competitors vying to devour the most meat pies in under five minutes. In a slap to our national pride, Englishman Tom Pithouse demolished four pies in just over three minutes to win. “I stole [...]
Yardbird Ale House, in association with CompetitiveEating.com.au and SupersizedMeals.com are proud to present the innaugural “Yardbird Ale House Death Sentence Wing Challenge”. Are you man enough to eat as many Death Sentence wings as possible in 12 minutes?
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Results: Large crowds gathered for the 4 qualification rounds, with the winner of each round securing themselves a place in the main stage final. And for the final, on the main stage in front of a crowd of thousands, Ben Rag, Colin MacLaurin, Charlie Dearden and Mitchell each sat down to a bowl of 25 [...]
Calling all those with stomachs of steel! Biggera Waters is home to the “El Diablo Challenge”, the World’s Hottest Chilli con Carne challenge. Brave contestants battle each other through several rounds, each of which delivers an even spicier version of the Mexican dish. Last year’s winner vomited 16 times before he was finally crowned! Paul, [...]
If shellfish is more your thing, the Belgian Beer Cafe in Melbourne offers an alternative Australia Day cake-hole shoving event. Three heats run throughout the day, with a final at 5.10pm. Steer clear if you’re a spectator, we reckon this one could get pretty messy! Unfortunately, Australia Day 2011 was the last time this event [...]
This chilli-eating competition, held as part of Jindivick’s Hot Sauce and Fiery Foods Festival is not for the faint-hearted. Fearless (or foolish, depending on your perspective) competitors have the chance to chow down raw chillis to try to topple the current Australian record, which stands at 54 jalapenos and 10 habeneros. Ouch!
If you’re feeling the heat from all those chillies, then it’s time to head to the Armageddon Expo in Melbourne. Here, contestants can fight it out to consume the greatest number of ice creams. A endless supply of ice cream? ‘Sounds easy!’ we hear you say. But it’s actually deceptively tricky. Think major, major brain [...]
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