Joe Menchetti won the first prize of $400 in Thursday's wing eating contest at The Coop in Farmingdale, NY. Marcos "The Monster" Owens was runner-up.
73 year old Canadian Ellamae Hanley won Thursday's strawberry shortcake eating contest at the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, FL.
The Sun, The Daily Mail, Unilad and Economic Times all have basically the same article about the hospitalization of a Singaporean man from digestive issues following an attempt to eat a 7 pound burger. The case was originally described in a 2018 issue of the journal Gastroenterology.
The Saigon Night Market in Dade City, FL will hold a pad thai eating contest on March 15 and a spicy hot dog eating contest on March 16. Both competitions will award $200 to the winner.
Tom's Chiliburgers will hold a chili cheese dog eating contest in Ontario, CA on March 22 awarding $400 to the winner, $200 to the runner up.
Joey Chestnut will attend the Philadelphia Union MLS soccer game on March 16 in honor of dollar dog day. $98 tickets for a "Meat and Greet" with Joey are almost sold out.
Scott Eats Watkins won the first prize of $1,000 in the spicy taco eating contest at Mas Por Favor in Las Vegas on February 25. Jennifer won the female division.
With the contest over two months away, the field for the Ultimate Bologna Showdown in Knoxville, TN on May 10 has already been announced: Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti, Geoff Esper, James Webb, Miki Sudo, Nick Wehry and Derek Hendrickson.
The Greater Vancouver Food Truck Fest will hold a hot dog eating contest in Surrey, BC on April 12 awarding $500 to the winner. Entrants must produce a video explaining why they should receive a contest spot.
The Fulton, TX Oysterfest will have an oyster eating contest for men on March 8 and a competition for women on March 9. Both contests will award $200/$100/$50 to the top three.
Derek Hendrickson, Matt Stonie and Juan Neave attempted the Mac Daddy pancake challenge at Mac 24/7 in Honolulu while in Hawaii for Matt Stonie's wedding..
The team of Pat Bertoletti and Adam Wendt set the record of 45 paczkis in 5 minutes at Bennison's Bakery in Evanston, IL. update Contest gallery. Pat Bertoletti apparently competed as Patrick Delaney. update March 3 The Chicago Tribune has a gallery
The Daily Star has an article titled "Dark and twisted history of Mukbang eating influencers after deaths and controversies"
Millie's meatball eating contest will take place in Staten Island, NY on March 8. Last year's contest awarded $1750. Molly Schuyler is expected to defend her title.
JoBlo on Chestnut/Kobayashi feud
JoBlo has a post about recent critical comments by Joey Chestnut about Takeru Kobayashi that begun when Chestnut objected to Japanese competitive eating fan Fun Doshiyo’s claim on February 27 that Kobayashi would beat Chestnut in foods other than hot dogs. Chestnut’s criticism escalated as the thread continued.
If he competed against me and other great eaters, I can say with almost absolute confidence that Kobayashi would place 2nd, 3rd, or 4th in every contest. He is a shell of his former self. I think his personal life has taken a toll on his professional life.
Bear's Smokehouse, the Connecticut restaurant founded by former competitive eater Jamie McDonald, is working with the World Central Kitchen to provide food to flood ravaged western North Carolina. They are still offering 2,000 hot meals a day.
Jethro's BBQ (8 Iowa locations) will award $25,000 if Molly Schuyler's record of 3:01 for the Emmenecker sandwich challenge is broken in March. The previous bounty was $10,000.
San Antonios in New York City will hold a hot dog eating contest on March 16 awarding $333 to the winner.
Congatulations to Matt Stonie on his marriage to Mei in Hawaii this past weekend.
Craig Harker, founder of the British Eating League, attempted a sandwich with 100 strips of bacon. A picture of the challenge with the caption "Many Muslims are angry about this photo and say it is Islamophobia." has received over four million views on X.
Nate Figgs attempted a 5 pound burrito in Salt Lake City for his first food challenge in 2.5 years.
Jack Legath ate 44 wins to win the first prize of $200 at last night's eating contest at Flat Iron in Cleveland.
Chosun.com on decline of mukbang
Chosun.com has an article about the decline of mukbang and big eating challenges that opens with the recent retirement announcement of Yuka Kinoshita.
One major reason for mukbang’s decline is the controversy over allegations that mukbang YouTubers secretly spit out or discard food instead of actually eating it. As suspicions arose, some viewers condemned the practice as deceptive, fueling negative public sentiment, especially over food waste. Moreover, while early mukbang content felt fresh, its appeal has faded as countless creators continue to recycle the same formats.
Island Pacific will hold 3 lumpia eating contests in March: March 8 in Las Vegas, March 15 in Santa Clarita, CA and March 22 in Union City, CA. Competitions will have amateur and professional divisions and award up to $500.
James Webb attempted to break Matt Stonie's record of 4:10 for the Octuple Bypass Burger at the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas.
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