Hildebrant's in Williston Park, NY will hold a burger eating contest on July 4 awarding $1000 to the winner.
Joey Chestnut to return to Nathan’s
update TMZ has an interview with Joey. He hopes to hit 80 hot dogs.
Joey Chestnut announced that he will be returning to Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest after missing the 2024 competition due to a sponsorship dispute. With two qualifiers remaining on Saturday, this makes the current field for the 2025 contest:
Champion Byes:
Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti
Miki Sudo, Michelle Lesco
Qualifier Winners
| 2025 May 10 | 1st | 43 | Geoffrey Esper | Bristol, CT |
| 2025 Jun 5 | 1st | 47.5 | Nick Wehry | Parma, OH |
| 2025 Jun 7 | 1st | 29.5 | Radim Dvoracek | Shawnee, KS |
| 2025 Jun 14 | 1st | 33.5 | Derek Hendrickson | Pleasanton, CA |
| 2025 May 10 | 1st | 12 | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele | Bristol, CT |
| 2025 Jun 5 | 1st | 10.5 | Kelly Lewis | Parma, OH |
| 2025 Jun 7 | 1st | 11.25 | Jocelyn Young | Shawnee, KS |
| 2025 Jun 14 | 1st | 23.5 | Domenica “Dee Street Eats” Dee | Pleasanton, CA |
There have been three or four wild card entrants the past two years, but the number has yet to be officially announced. Here are the wild card leaders:
| 2025 Jun 5 | 2nd | 37 | Max Stanford | Parma, OH |
| 2025 Jun 5 | 3rd | 29.5 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | Parma, OH |
| 2025 Jun 7 | 2nd | 25 | Cameron Meade | Shawnee, KS |
| 2025 May 10 | 2nd | 23 | Jerome Burns | Bristol, CT |
| 2025 Jun 5 | 4th | 17.5 | Greg Sines | Parma, OH |
| 2025 Jun 14 | 2nd | 16 | Tandra Childress | Pleasanton, CA |
| 2025 Jun 14 | 3rd | 15 | Katie Prettyman | Pleasanton, CA |
| 2025 Jun 14 | 4th | 11.5 | Isabeau Pearl Prettyman | Pleasanton, CA |
| 2025 Jun 5 | 2nd | 8.5 | Cherish “Five Pounds” Brown | Parma, OH |
| 2025 Jun 14 | 5th | 8.5 | Elizabeth “Glizzy Lizzie” Salgado | Pleasanton, CA |
Non American competitors have also received international byes the previous two years.
Port Angeles, WA will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $1000/$500/$100 to the top 3. Entrants are encouraged to submit a video of themselves eating hot dogs.
Robert McGee won the first prize of $500 in yesterday's pork roll eating contest at Jersey Roll in Seaside Heights, NJ. update app.com has a gallery
Dave Brunelli won the first prize of $1,000 in Saturday's cheesesteak eating contest at Skinny Joey's in Philadelphia.
2025 Mattituck strawberry shortcake eating contest
| 1st | 22.333 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 19 | James Webb | |
| 3rd | 18 | Nick Wehry | |
| 4th | 14.33 | Max Stanford | |
| 5th | 13 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 6th | 12 | George Chiger | |
| 7th | 7.5 | Josh “The Goat” Krady | |
| 8th | 6 | Crazy Legs Conti | |
| 8th | 6 | Matthew Stefanilo | |
| 10th | 6.5 | Jimmy Purificato | |
| 11th | 4.5 | Jamaal “Jay” Hill | |
| 12th | 4 | Julie Goldberg | |
| 13th | 2.5 | Prudence DiBenedetto |
James Webb is doing a live video of today’s Strawberry Shortcake Eating Championship in Mattituck, NY
2025 Alameda County Fair Nathan’s qualifier
update Derek Hendrickson has a video
Official results This is probably the first Nathan’s qualifier with more female competitors than males.
| 1st | 33.5 | Derek Hendrickson | persona best |
| 2nd | 15 | Sergio Reyes-Raya | |
| 3rd | 8 | Tavis Valenzuela | |
| 4th | 7 | Seth Tucci |
| 1st | 23.5 | Domenica “Dee Street Eats” Dee | top Latina results since Stephanie Torres in 2011 |
| 2nd | 16 | Tandra Childress | |
| 3rd | 15 | Katie Prettyman | |
| 4th | 11.5 | Isabeau Pearl Prettyman | |
| 5th | 8.5 | Elizabeth “Glizzy Lizzie” Salgado | |
| 6th | 7.5 | Crystal Ocampo |
Twelve Whiskey Barbecue in Pittsburgh will hold a hot wing eating contest on June 28 awarding a signed Paul Skenes jersey.
Geoff Esper, James Webb and Nick Wehry are expected to compete in the Mattituck Lions Club World Strawberry Shortcake Eating Championship in Mattituck, NY tomorrow.
Skinny Joey's Cheesesteaks will hold a cheesesteak eating contest awarding $1,000 at the Cadillac Car Show in Philadelphia on June 14.
Raina Huang and Mo Mbengue finished a 15 pound pizza challenge at Big Mamma's and Papa's pizza in Glendale, CA to win a $1,500 prize. The offer is available until June 20.
Jeff's Donuts will hold a donut eating contest in Louisville on July 4 awarding $1,000 to the winner. Jack Legath is expected to defend his title.
The Great Midwest Rib Fest World Rib Eating Championship will take place at Mystic Lake in Prior Lake, MN on July 26.
TMZ reports that Joey Chestnut is negotiating a return to Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest next month. According to the article, Joey's relationship with Impossible Foods is no longer impeding his return. It is possible the deal has been terminated; Joey Chestnut has not made any videos or appearances for the plant-based meat company in 2025.
Rotary Sushi in Chicago will hold a sushi eating contest on June 28 awarding $300 to the winner.
Cold Beers & Cheeseburgers will hold a slider eating contest at the Scottsdale, AZ 4th of July Celebration awarding a $500 Amex gift card. Qualifiers will be held at its Phoenix area locations on June 21.
Shawnee, KS Nathan’s qualifier
update June 12 Argyle302 video Johnson County Post has a gallery
The Kansas City Star has a contest report. (Turn of JavaScript to bypass the paywall)
| 1st | 29.5 | Radim Dvoracek | continental European record |
| 2nd | 25 | Cameron Meade | |
| 3rd | 16.5 | Peter “Dirty Pete” Ritter | |
| 4th | 15 | Seth Weisman | |
| 5th | 14 | Cody “Yourmancody” Dulaney | |
| 6th | 13 | Ryan Speer | |
| 7th | 12 | Jacom Carr | |
| 8th | 9.75 | Davis Bryant |
| 1st | 11.25 | Jocelyn Young | |
| 2nd | 7.5 | Lisa Cowan | |
| 3rd | 6 | Kels Hunner | |
| 4th | 5.5 | Sydney Rogers |
Men’s Nathans contest on ESPN2, women’s not listed
The ESPN schedule for July 4 is out. The men’s Nathan’s contest will be televised live on ESPN2 at noon. The women’s contest is not listed, but will probably be streaming only since ESPN2 will be showing First Take from 10am to noon and ESPN will broadcast Wimbledon.
TWU Local 100 has a post about Eric "Badlands" Booker recent appearance on America's Got Talent. He recently retired from his day job as a New York City subway conductor.
The Providence Journal has a list of Rhode Island eating challenges.
Bartley Weaver has started a new competitive eating organization, the Extreme Eating Championshipts.
2025 Salvation Army donut eating championship
WUSA9 also has a live video and a news video
| 1st | 64 | James Webb | |
| 2nd | 52 | Nick Wehry | |
| 3rd | 29 | Noah Romoff | |
| 4th | 28 | Ronnie “MegaByte” Hartman | |
| 5th | 26.5 | Steven Farlow | |
| 6th | 11.75 | Cherish “Five Pounds” Brown | |
| 7th | 10.5 | Karen Szala | |
| 8th | 9 | Mae Renmick | |
| 9th | 6 | Judah White | |
| 10th | 5 | Prudence DiBenedetto |
James Webb is doing a livestream of today’s Salvation Army National Donut Day World Donut Eating Championship in Washington, DC.
2025 Parma, OH Nathan’s qualifier
update Max Stanford has a video
| 1st | 47.5 | Nick Wehry | |
| 2nd | 37 | Max Stanford | European record |
| 3rd | 29.5 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 4th | 17.5 | Greg Sines | |
| 5th | 15 | Dominic Mandato | |
| 5th | 15 | Jonathan Reed | |
| 7th | 12 | Garrett Brown |
| 1st | 10.5 | Kelly Lewis | |
| 2nd | 8.5 | Cherish “Five Pounds” Brown | |
| 3rd | 8.25 | Sarah Qualle | |
| 4th | 4.5 | Kelly Murphy |
Dom Mandato is doing a live video of tonight’s Nathan’s qualifier at Rib N Rock in Parma, OH
Nick Wehry appeared on Fox 8 New Day Cleveland to promote the contest.
Joey Chestnut ate 79 boneless wings in 5 minutes at last night's Syracuse Mets game, defeating a team of three amateurs who combined for 67.
Villa Capri in Doylestown, PA will hold a pizza eating contest on June 7 awarding $200 to the winner.
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