Disclaimer: Competitive eating can be a dangerous and potentially fatal activity. Listing of a competition on this website implies no guarantee of its safety.
Contests / challenges by state: AL · AK · AZ · AR · CA · CO · CT · DC · DE · FL · GA · HI · ID · IL · IN · IA · KS · KY · LA · ME · MD · MA · MI · MN · MS · MO · MT · NE · NV · NH · NJ · NM · NY · NC · ND · OH · OK · OR · PA · RI · SC · SD · TN · TX · UT · VT · VA · WA · WV · WI · WY · Canada · UK Cities: Atl · Bal · Bos · Buf · Chi · Cin · Cle · Dal · Den · Det · Hou · Ind · KC · LA · Lon · LV · Mem · Mia · Mil · Min · NO · NYC · Nas · Phi · Phx · Pit · Por · SD · SF · Sac · Sea · StL · Tam · Tor · Van | All cities month/year: Jan 2019 · Feb 2019 · Mar 2019 · Apr 2019 · May 2019 · Jun 2019 · Jul 2019 · Aug 2019 · Sep 2019 · Oct 2019 · Nov 2019 · Dec 2019 · 2017 · 2017 · 2016 · 2015 · 2014 · 2013 · 2012 · 2011 · 2010 · 2009 · 2008 · 2007 · 2006 · 2005 · 2004 · 2003 · 2002 · 2001 · 2000 · pre-2000 Challenges by food type: BBQ · breakfast · burger · burrito · hot dog · ice cream · milkshake · omelet · pancake · pasta · pizza · sandwich · seafood · spicy · steak · sushi · taco · wing |
2007 Sep 16 6m30s IFOCE units: peppers | La Costeña Jalapeño Eating Challenge
[Link]
Fiestas Patrias Chicago, IL contest was supposed to be 8 minutes, but was shortened due to lack of food |
1st | 191 | $2,500.00 | Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti | Chicago, IL | 9 deducted for debris |
2nd | 141 | $1,000.00 | Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas | Alexandria, VA | |
3rd | 120 | $750.00 | Rich "The Locust" LeFevre | Henderson, NV | |
4th | 110 | $500.00 | Hall "Hoover" Hunt | Jacksonville Beach, FL | 10 deducted for debris |
5th | 97 | $250.00 | Erik "The Red" Denmark | Seattle, WA | |
6th | 91 | Micah "Wing Kong" Collins | Drexel Hill, PA | ||
7th | 82 | Domenico Alesi | Chicago, IL | ||
8th | 80 | Tim "Gravy" Brown | Chicago, IL | ||
9th | 66 | Justin Mih | Cambridge, MA | ||
10th | 61 | Eric "Steakbellie" Livingston | Drexel Hill, PA | ||
11th | 47 | William "Wild Bill" Myers | Breinigsville, PA | ||
12th | 43 | Jim Hamrick | Springfield, IL | ||
13th | 26 | Kevin Van Sickle | |||
14th | 9 | Thomas Wallner | |||
15th | 8 | Joe Hansen |