Southside 6 Gyro Challenge! As you know (if you follow Jamie on Facebook, Twitter, his website, etc) Jamie is opening a BBQ restaurant in Windsor, Connecticut. What does this have to do with this video you might be asking yourself? Well, allow me to explain….. So Jamie drove his truck from Connecticut to Kansas City to [...]

Thunder Valley Casino Resort to Break Apple Pie Eating World Record at Grand Opening of All-New Buffet! WHAT:Thunder Valley Casino Resort will kick off its 10-year anniversary celebration and grand opening of its all-new Buffet with an attempt to break the apple pie eating world record. Professional eater Jamie “The Bear” McDonald will attempt to [...]

The Lucha Libre Taco Shop “TJ” Challenge! On 09/15/12 Jamie walked into the Lucha Libre Taco Shop in San Diego, California determined to break a record. The record in question? 29 bacon wrapped hotdogs in 20 minutes held by competitive eating legend and Nathan’s Hotdog Eating Champion, Joey “Jaws” Chestnut. The staff at the Lucha [...]

Governor Stumpy’s Rubenator Challenge in Kansas City, Missouri Governor Stumpy’s has been a proud member of the Waldo community in Kansas City, Mo., since 1997. They serve great food with a great attitude. The owner Kevin Ryan, and his crew, have created a   sandwich that is certainly fit for a bear….”The Rubenator”! Well they [...]

Jamie “The Bear” McDonald attempts to beat the IHOP Pancake Eating Record First let me start off by saying: I LOVE PANCAKES! To me, pancakes are like pizza in that even when they are bad, they are still pretty good. To date, the best pancakes I’ve ever eaten are the one’s my Yia Ya made. [...]

The Poutineville Heart Attack (video at the bottom) Jamie “The Bear” McDonald takes on the Poutineville challenge in Montreal! A 15 pound poutine called “The Heart Attack” – a challenge usually reserved for teams of two to try and finish in under an hour. The Bear devoured “The Poutineville Heart Attack” in under 25 mins… [...]

On 10/6/2012 The Bear made history by being the first person to complete the Big Fat Fatty Challenge, a +10 lb fat sandwich, at Fat Sal’s Deli in Westwood in just over 30 mins. As a result The Bear got to design his own sandwich to add to the menu, and “The Fat Jaime” was born. Fat [...]

Jamie ‘the Bear’ McDonald has wolfed his way to victory at the Second Annual EL AL Israel Airlines National Hamantaschen Eating Championship.   Original Article by Sandi Toxic of The International Rake And Herald. Jamie ‘the Bear’ McDonald has continued his unstoppable rise to international chomping glory with a record-breaking win at the All Pro Eating- (APE) sanctioned [...]

Wing Bowl 21 - In a shocker to Philadelphians, but not to us here at jamiethebearmcdonald.com,”The Bear” has won Wing Bowl 21, and $20,000, by consuming 287 wings in just a half-hour. The total was second-most in Wing Bowl history, surpassed only by last year’s professional winner, Takeru Kobayashi, who did not defend his title. Falling five [...]

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