Fridha's Mexican Kitchen in Springdale, AR will hold a taco eating contest tomorrow awarding $250/$100/$50 to the top 3.
James Webb sets ManorPalooza sausage record
| 1st | 53 | James Webb | contest record |
| 2nd | 33.5 | Radim Dvoracek | |
| 3rd | 30 | Tanner Gray | |
| 4th | 23 | Juan “Hungry Saiyan” Neave | first MLE contest since 2019 |
| 5th | 21.75 | Christopher “Old Guy Eats” Dale | |
| 6th | 18 | Albert Bravo | |
| 7th | 13.75 | Garrett Smith | |
| 8th | 11.25 | Steve Bennett |
James Webb’s livestream (results start at minute 37) (10 minutes)
Joseph Terwilliger has uploaded a video of him competing in the 1997 Nathan's qualifier at the Newport Center Mall in Jersey City, NJ. Three time champion Mike "The Scholar" DeVito won the qualifier, so a bye was not always given to past winners.
Nonna Artemisa's Pizza will hold a pizza eating contest for amateurs in Southington, CT on May 24 awarding $500 to the winner. Shawn "BasketLockerBall" Butler and Jerome Burns will be the professional eaters at the event.
James Webb, Greg "The Savage Wilson", Radim Dvoracek and Tanner Gray are expected to compete in the ManorPalooza World Texas Sausage Eating Championship in Manor, TX on May 3.
NHK.com has uploaded a video of a 1952 noodle eating contest held in Iwate, Japan.
The ABB Summer Kickoff and Food Truck Festival in Bridgeport, WV will hold a hot dog eating contest on May 31 awarding $500 to the winner.
Connor Wolff finished a thin XXL pizza in 1:55 to set the record for the Whole Pie Eater's Club at Pete & Elda's in Neptune City, NJ.
Harley Morenstein of Epic Meal Time has withdrawn from his boxing match vs. Kevin "LA Beast" Strahle at Creator Clash 3, scheduled for June 28.
Miki Sudo and Nick Wehry will compete in a Cuban sandwich eating contest at cigar manufacturer J.C. Newman's Founder's Day celebration in Tampa on May 3.
Qualifying has started for the Super Duper Cheesesteak Challenge. The ten fastest times to eat a 16 inch Super Duper Philly CHeesesteak at its Dayton, OH locations before July 20 will move on to semifinals held on July 21 and 28. Winners of the semifinals will compete in the finals August 9 awarding $1000 to the winner.
Jack Legath ate 48 pancakes to win yesterday's eating contest at the Geauga County Maple Festival in Chardon, OH.
Naader Reda ate a 5 pound Axle burrito in 11 minutes at Taco Station in Riverside, CA yesterday to win the first prize of $200.
Gideon Oji wins 2025 Sweet Corn Fiesta
update Miki Sudo and Nick Wehry appeared on CBS 12 before the contest.
Results from the National Sweet Corn Eating Championship at the Sweet Corn Fiesta in West Palm Beach, FL
| 1st | 52 | Gideon Oji | |
| 2nd | 44 | Miki Sudo | |
| 3rd | 43 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 4th | 38 | Nick Wehry | |
| 5th | 23 | Andrew Krawczyk | |
| 6th | 17 | Sergio Reyes-Raya | |
| 7th | 14 | Tammy Pollock | |
| 8th | 8 | Rene Rovtar | |
| 9th | 5 | Latoya Howell |
Haley Yu ate 12 pickles in 5 minutes to win a contest at the NC Pickle Festival in Mount Olive, NC yesterday.
Joey Chestnut's relationship with Impossible Foods might have ended. Basketball influencer Briana Green appears in a new ad for their plant based hot dogs, when Joey would have been the obvious choice. Joey has not made any videos for Impossible Foods since December.
Jack Legath is the guest for the third episode of Extreme Eaters. He attempts to surpass Geoff Esper's total for the in studio eating challenge.
Paramount has uploaded a clip from the 2012 film, "The Guilt Trip" of Barbra Streisand attempting a 72 ounce steak challenge at a Lubbock, TX restaurant resembling The Big Texan. Barbra did not eat any actual steak for the scene, watermelon was substituted.
Joey Chestnut to attempt wing poundage record
update Joey ate 14.4 pounds of wing meat
Joey Chestnut will attempt to set a record tomorrow at Buffalo Wild wings for the most pounds of traditional wings eaten in a session. He does not have the MLE traditional wing poundage record:
| 2011 Apr 13 | 1st | 10.6875 | 12 min | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | Wingstop World Wing-Eating Championship | Dallas, TX |
| 2011 Apr 13 | 2nd | 10.25 | 12 min | Bob “The Notorious B.O.B.” Shoudt | Wingstop World Wing-Eating Championship | Dallas, TX |
| 2011 Apr 13 | 3rd | 7.9375 | 12 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | Wingstop World Wing-Eating Championship | Dallas, TX |
| 2011 Apr 13 | 4th | 7.875 | 12 min | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas | Wingstop World Wing-Eating Championship | Dallas, TX |
| 2012 Sep 2 | 1st | 7.61 | 12 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | U.S. National Buffalo Wing Eating Championship | Buffalo, NY |
Registration is open on MajorLeagueEating.com for the SmokeSlam Eating Championship in Memphis, TN on May 17. The purse will be $10,000.
WITL.com has a post about Potterville, MI food challenger "Kyle Can Eat", who has 102K subscribers for his youtube channel despite having no more than 2.5K views for any video.
Notorious BOB uploaded a video of his attempt at the fish and chips challenge at Eric's Fish and Chips in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire in 2024. "Da Garbage Disposal" also attempted the challenge. The meal took place after Bob set records for two other restaurant challenges in the previous four hours.
Fun107.com has a post about Shawn "BasketLockerBall" Butler finishing the "Cookie Monster" dessert challenge at Pine House Kitchen in Tiverton, RI, a meal intended for two people, without assistance.
SCMP.com has an article about Chinese food challenger Deng Chenen's meal at a Tokyo buffet in which he took food items with an approximate cost of $350-$500. Deng has reportedly eaten 25kg (55 pounds) of crab legs.
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