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Raina Huang ate 33 tacos in 5 minutes to win Sunday's taco eating contest at All Season Brewing in Los Angeles.

May 6, 2024 at 1:55 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Raina Huang, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Raina Huang uploaded a video of her attempt to eat 40 tacos in 20 minutes at last night's 66ers minor league baseball game in San Bernadino, CA.

May 4, 2024 at 10:32 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Inland Empire, Raina Huang, Taco Eating Challenges, Videos | Permalink * Comments

Raina Huang will compete in a taco eating contest at the 66ers minor league baseball game in San Bernadino, CA on May 3. Hopefully this will turn out better than the last eating contest at a taco festival at a California minor league game which resulted in the death of Dana Hutchings in Fresno.

May 2, 2024 at 12:16 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Inland Empire, Raina Huang | Permalink * Comments (6)

Raina Huang won the first prize of $1,000 in yesterday's Jay Bird's Chicken Eating Competition at Topanga Social in Los Angeles. (video)

April 14, 2024 at 8:14 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Los Angeles, Raina Huang, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

2024 Nathan’s qualifier circuit announced

April 10, 2024 at 7:27 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Cleveland, District of Columbia, Hartford, Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, New York City, Oakland, West Michigan

Six Nathan’s qualifiers were posted today. Registration opens April 12.

  • May 11 Comstock, MI West Michigan Whitecaps game
  • May 17 Times Square, NYC
  • June 6 Cleveland, OH Parma Rib N Rock
  • June 8 Bristol, CT
  • June 15 Pleasanton, CA Alameda County Fair
  • June 22 Washington, DC Giant National Capital BBQ Battle

The last Central or Mountain time zone qualifier was at the Iowa State Fair in August 2019.

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Topanga Social will hold Jay Bird's chicken tender eating contest in Los Angeles on April 13. The winner will receive $1,000. Raina Huang is expected to compete.

March 28, 2024 at 1:25 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Alexander de Vera won the first prize of $500 in Saturday's lumpia eating contest at the Island Pacific in Granada Hills, CA (results announcement starts at 1:00). Raina Huang also did an exhibition. The contest was closed to previous winners and professional eaters.

March 17, 2024 at 3:13 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Los Angeles, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (13)

Raina Huang won the first prize of $1,000 in today's pizza eating contest at Topanga Social in Los Angeles.

March 10, 2024 at 12:54 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Los Angeles, Raina Huang, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Island Pacific will hold a lumpia eating contest at its Granada Hills, CA location on March 16 awarding $500 to the winner and $250 to the runner up. Professional eaters and former competitors are not eligible.

March 7, 2024 at 8:08 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (2)

Patches and Pins Expo will hold an apple pie eating contest in Pomona, CA on March 9 awarding a 60 inch TV to the winner.

March 3, 2024 at 8:45 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (3)

James Webb wins Wonderful Pistachios, Joey Chestnut 5th

February 26, 2024 at 1:35 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, James Webb, Los Angeles, Male Athletes

update Feb 28
Santa Monica Closeup and Ed Woo have videos
Santa Monica Daily Press has an article

Results from James Webb’s video (announcement starts at 33:35): 8 minute contest
1 James Webb 338 pistachios
2T Nick Wehry 221
2T Darrien Thomas 221
4 Steve Hammond 191
5T Joey Chestnut 167
5T Bartley Weaver 167
7 Joey Bosa 152
8 Gideon Oji 147

I think this is the first time Joey Chestnut’s contest total has ever been doubled. Even in his first Nathan’s finals in 2005, he still ate about 2/3 of what Takeru Kobayashi did (32 hot dogs vs. 49)

Joey Bosa finished ahead of MLE’s #6 eater, Gideon Oji.

In a post contest interview on stage, Darrien Thomas said he not only abstained from training, he had never eaten a pistachio before the competition. That handicap did not prevent him from finishing second.

TMZ has an interview with Los Angeles Chargers defender Joey Bosa about competing in today’s Wonderful Pistachios Get Crackin’ Eating Championship at the Santa Monica Pier. Bosa is not the first NFL defensive lineman to compete in a Major League Eating contest, In 2003 William Perry competed in the Nathan’s hot dog finals and ate 4 hot dogs before quitting midway through the competition. In 2005, Perry also particpated in the Trip Rewards World Birthday Cake Eating Championship and finished last.

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Linda Cohn has uploaded an excerpt from Friday night's ESPN Sportcenter of her interview with Joey Chestnut and Los Angeles Chargers defender Joey Bosa about competing in Monday's pistachio eating contest in Santa Monica. Bosa says that his new head coach Jim Harbaugh hoped he would win the contest.

February 24, 2024 at 11:09 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:ESPN, Los Angeles, Male Athletes, Videos | Permalink * Comments (1)

A Japanese television program has posted a casting call for 6 bodybuilders to face off against a competitive eater in an eating contest in Los Angeles County on March 15. The selected competitors will receive $300/day

February 16, 2024 at 5:49 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Japan, Los Angeles, Television | Permalink * Comments (2)

The Los Angeles Dodgers have posted a video of a wing eating contest attended by several of their players. Hiro was the winner with 69 wings. Several Dodgers were asked how many wings could they eat in a competition. Shohei Ohtani believes he could eat 40 wings.

February 16, 2024 at 2:36 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Male Athletes | Permalink * Comments

Fairplay Bar in San Diego will hold a hot dog eating contest on February 14 awarding $200 to the winner.

February 7, 2024 at 12:58 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, San Diego, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Joey Bosa will compete in the Wonderful Pistachios eating contest at Pacific Park in Santa Monica on February 26. Other expected entrants include defending champ Nick Wehry, Joey Chestnut, James Webb, Bartley Weaver IV and Darrien Thomas.

February 1, 2024 at 8:18 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Los Angeles | Permalink * Comments

Topanga Social will hold a pizza eating contest in Los Angeles on March 9 awarding $1,000 to the winner. Raina Huang will compete.

January 21, 2024 at 3:48 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (13)

Island Pacific Market will hold a "Superball" fish ball eating contest on February 10 in Santa Clarita, CA awarding $1,000 to the winner.

January 20, 2024 at 12:51 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (3)

The Wonderful Pistachios Get Crackin' Eating Championship will be held in Santa Monica on February 26. Registration is closed.

January 7, 2024 at 1:07 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles | Permalink * Comments

Raina Huang was the runner up in tonight's burger eating contest at Topanga Social in Los Angeles. (I do not recognize the winner, whose name was not posted). Image from https://www.instagram.com/eatplaytopangasocial stories.

December 17, 2023 at 1:55 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Raina Huang | Permalink * Comments (3)

Tianguis Market will hold a tamale eating contest in Santa Ana, CA awarding a 65 inch TV.

December 14, 2023 at 1:20 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Orange County, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

SJToday has a list of San Jose eating challenges.

December 12, 2023 at 4:51 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Challenge Lists, San Jose | Permalink * Comments (3)

Topanga Social will hold a burger eating contest in Los Angeles on December 16 awarding $1,000. Raina Huang will compete.

December 6, 2023 at 2:52 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Prizes, Raina Huang, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (4)

Raina Huang ate 92 dumplings to win the first prize of $1,000 at today's Topanga Social eating contest in Canoga Park, CA.

November 19, 2023 at 1:02 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Los Angeles, Raina Huang, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (7)

BigBearGrizzly.com has an article about Derek Hendrickson completing the pancake challenge at Grizzly Manor in Big Bear Lake, CA.

November 16, 2023 at 2:46 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Derek Hendrickson, Inland Empire, Pancake Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments (7)

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