RIP George Wendt. The Norm Burger Challenge at the Cheers restaurant is probably the most famous restaurant challenge in the Boston city limits.
Jersey Roll in Seaside Heights, NJ will hold a pork roll eating contest on June 14 awarding $500/$200/$100 to the top three.
The Golden Flea Vendors Market in Killeen, TX will hold a hot dog eating contest on May 24 awarding $250/$150/$50 to the top three.
The Mainichi has a report on yesterday's Izushi soba noodle eating contest held in Toyooka, Japan. 278 competitors combined to eat a total of 10,375 bowls of noodles
Raina Huang announced that her completion of the Kodiak Arrest challenge at Humpy's in Anchorage, Alaska gave her restaurant challenge wins in all fifty states. I think she is the fifth person and first female to accplish that feat after Randy Santel, Ramsey Hilton, Ivan Mendoza and Nathan Klein.

2025 Smokeslam BBQ sandwich eating contest

Official results are on the MLE facebook page

1st 24 James Webb
2nd 23.5 Geoffrey Esper
3rd 21.5 Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti
4th 19.5 Nick Wehry
5th 15 Miki Sudo
6th 14 Radim Dvoracek
7th 12 Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan first contest since July 2023
8th 10 Tanner Gray
9th 8.25 Nicholas Stahl
10th 6 Matthew Raible

James Webb is doing a livestream of today’s SmokeSlam Eating Championship in Memphis, TN.

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South Florida Insider has a report on last month's National Sweet Corn Eating Championship at the Sweet Corn Fiesta in West Palm Beach, FL.
Skyler "The Choking Hazard" won the first prize of $2000 in this morning's "Wieners and Wingettes" hot dog eating contest at Cheerleaders in Philadelphia.
Bikes and Bugs in Stafford, TX will hold a wing eating contest tomorrow awarding $500/$300/$200 Hooters gift cards to the top 3.
The Street has an article about Burger King Japan's one pound Quadruple Whopper burger, which will be available at 38 locations from May 23 to May 28.
Zermatt Neo and Pat Bertoletti attempted the famous Wanko Soba noodle bowl challenge while they were in Japan.
The Cross Street Market in Baltimore will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $1000 to the winner.
On the Owls Nest BBQ Show, Joey Chestnut says he has yet to reach an agreement about competing in Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest this year.
Side Quest Arcade in Garland, TX will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 5 awarding $1000 to the winner.
Red's Beer Garden in Atlanta will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 5 awarding $200/$75/$50 to the top three.

Geoff Esper wins Lake Compounce qualifier

2025 Ultimate Bologna Showdown

update May 12WNYT has a video about Brandon “The Titanium Jaw” Macy competing.
Drone video of the contest

WVLT is doing a livestream of today’s Ultimate Bologna Showdown in Knoxville, TN. James Webb is also doing a live video.
Official results:

1st 15.75 Joey “Jaws” Chestnut new contest record
2nd 11.333 James Webb
3rd 10.675 Nick Wehry
4th 10.25 Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti
5th 9 Radim Dvoracek
5th 9 Miki Sudo
7th 6.5 Derek Hendrickson
8th 6.1 Tanner Gray
9th 4.5 Peter “Dirty Pete” Ritter
10th 3.5 Andrew “The Bear” Kogutkiewicz
11th 1.75 Cherish “Five Pounds” Brown
12th 1.37 Rene Rovtar

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Taqueria Acosta in Pittsburgh will hold a taco eating contest on May 25 awarding $200 to the winner.
Clawdaddy's in Monroe, LA will hold a crawfish eating contest on May 29 awarding $500 to the winner.
Daves Famous T & L Hot Dogs will hold a hot dog eating contest in Bridgeport, WV on May 31 awarding $500 to the winner.
Registration is open for the World Strawberry Shortcake Eating Championship in Mattituck, NY on June 14.
Joey Chestnut will attempt to set the popcorn record at a Rural King in Terre Haute, IN on Memorial Day, May 26.
Hot Dogs El Buda in Fort Worth will hold a hot dog eating contest on May 24 awarding $500 to the winner.
Pat Bertoletti, Miki Sudo, James Webb, Nick Wehry and Radim Dvoracek are expected to compete in the pulled pork slider eating contest at SmokeSlam: The World's Ultimate BBQ Showdown in Memphis on May 17.

Teinei Kinoshita wins TV Tokyo “King of Gluttony” 2025

Results from the final round of today’s “King of Gluttony” contest televised on TV Tokyo. (video of program, results start at 2:50)

1 Teinei Kinoshita 23 bowls of ramen
2 Kawaxile 22 bowls
3T Geoff Esper 21
3T Pat Bertoletti 21

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