Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Utah eating challenges and contests in database)
Sadie Loveland ate 15 hot dogs in about 5 minutes Thursday to win the Wienerschnitzel hot dog eating contest at the Orem Utah Summerfest for the fourth time in a row.
Ethan Teske attained 300 successful restaurant challenges on a trip to Utah.
Vineyard, UT will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 1 awarding $1000.
On the latest episode of Kermit's Kitchen, Kermit the Frog oversees a 10 pound burger challenge at Burly Burger in Utah.
2019 Snowbird bratwurst contest
| 1st | 36 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 35.5 | Nick Wehry | |
| 3rd | 35 | Miki Sudo | |
| 4th | 31 | Gideon Oji | |
| 5th | 24.5 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 6th | 22 | Matt “Hungry” Hazzard | |
| 7th | 18.5 | Derek Hendrickson | |
| 8th | 10 | Sergio Reyes-Raya | |
| 9th | 8 | Casey Johnson | |
| 10th | 7 | Rusty Johnson | |
| 11th | 5.5 | Prudence DiBenedetto |
https://www.instagram.com/hungryhazzard/ has an Instagram Live video of today’s bratwurst eating contest in Snowbird, UT.
Ethan Bauer of the Deseret News has an article about competing in last week's Nathan's qualifier in Salt Lake City. (video).
2019 Salt Lake City Nathan’s qualifier
Deseret News has a gallery
Winners via https://www.instagram.com/beyondseattleeats/ live video
Official results
1 Steve “The Rabbit” Hammond 32
2 Darrien Thomas 29
3 Derek Hendrickson 23.75
1 Katie Prettyman 14
Darrien Thomas, Derek Hendrickson, Steve Hammond and Katie Prettyman are expected to compete.
Registration is now open for two qualifiers for the 2019-20 Nathan's circuit: July 17 at a Salt Lake Bees game and August 10 at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines.
2018 Snowbird bratwurst contest
Official results 10 minute contest
| 1st | 33 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 24 | Gideon Oji | |
| 3rd | 21 | Miki Sudo | |
| 4th | 19.5 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 5th | 10.5 | Ryan “Max Carnage” Rodacker | |
| 6th | 10.25 | Russ Adair | |
| 7th | 7.5 | Scott Rubin | |
| 8th | 6 | Jonny Dingo | |
| 9th | 5.25 | Darin Hanson | |
| 10th | 3.75 | Luke Mulholland | |
| 11th | 3 | Brooke Mangum |
A Facebook Live video of the contest is available.
2012 Republican presidential candidate has been announced as a judge in today's hot dog eating contest at the Utah County Fair in Spanish Fork, UT. update Aug 21 Herald Extra has a gallery of the contest won by Joe LaRue with a total of 15 hot dogs in 8 minutes
Geoff Esper, Gideon Oji, Miki Sudo and Michelle Lesco are expected to compete in the Snowbird Bratwurst Eating Championship in Snowbird, UT on August 25.
2017 Snowbird bratwurst contest
update Aug 21Good4Utah has an article and video
Official Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
| 1st | 34.5 | Gideon Oji | |
| 2nd | 29.5 | Miki Sudo | |
| 3rd | 20 | Rich “The Locust” LeFevre | |
| 4th | 14 | Russ Adair | |
| 5th | 12 | John “Step Daddy J” Jugovic | |
| 5th | 12 | J Wall | |
| 7th | 12 | Kevin “Irish car bomb” Favreau | |
| 7th | 12 | Cody Pilot | |
| 9th | 8.5 | Rusty Johnson | |
| 10th | 2.5 | Tom Love |
Snowbird has a Facebook Live video of today’s contest
Miki Sudo is expected to compete in Saturday's bratwurst eating contest in Snowbird, Utah. update Gideon Oji and Rich LeFevre are also expected. update Aug 18 The Deseret News has an interview with Miki Sudo about competing, KUTV has a segment with local competitive eater Cody Pilot.
Registration is now open on MLE.com for the Snowbird Bratwurst Eating Championship in Snowbird, UT and the Chacho's World Taco Eating Championship in San Jose. Both contests will take place August 19.
WCVB reports that Ryan Roche of Lehi, UT was hospitalized after he choking after winning an egg nog drinking contest held at his office.
Newscastic has a list of 17 Utah eating challenges.
The Maverik chain of convenience stores will hold a hot dog eating contest awarding a cruise to the Bahamas. Qualifiers will be held in Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming and Arizona; the first will take place tomorrow in Gillete, WY.
The facebook for Lucky 13 announces that Molly Schuyler finished its burger challenge in 12:43 to break the record of 17:48 set by Jamie McDonald earlier this year. Miki Sudo also finished the challenge in 20:55.
Deseret News reports that Takeru Kobayashi ate 13 hot dogs in a one minute exhibition during the eight inning of yesterday's Salt Lake Bees game. update June 23 KSL has a video
Takeru Kobayshi will appear at the June 21 Salt Lake Bees game. A qualifier for the June 21 contest will be held on Saturday. update June 8 Kobayashi will attempt to beat the finishing times of Jamie McDonald and Miki Sudo for the Lucky 13 challenge.
The Utah State student newspaper reports that the NCAA prevented members of the football and basketball teams from competing in a charity event at Angie's in Logan, UT where they would attempt to eat the "Kitchen Sink" ice cream challenge.
Jamie McDonald has posted a video recorded at Lucky 13 in Salt Lake City where he and Miki Sudo both won $1000 for finishing the restaurant's burger challenge.
The Salt Lake Tribune has a preview of Jamie McDonald and Miki Sudo attempting the burger challenge at Lucky 13 on March 13. James Snead was the first person to complete the challenge and win $1000 on Monday. update March 8 City Weekly has an interview with James Snead.
In City Weekly, Eric S. Peterson attempts to eat the burger challenge at Lucky 13 in Salt Lake City that reportedly pays out $500 if it is finished (the online menu says the prize is $100). The article includes a list of Salt Lake City area eating challenges.
L & L Hawaiian BBQ will hold a spam musubi eating contest on September 28 in Provo, Utah before the BYU game awarding $500 to the winner.
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