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Pat Bertoletti wins Cozy Dogs eating contest

September 26, 2026 at 3:15 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Central Illinois, Contest Results

Official results for the Cozy Dog Eating Championship in Springfield, IL

1st 51 Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti
2nd 37.5 Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas
3rd 25 Jerome Burns
4th 15.5 Semora Kludy
5th 13.5 Matthew Raible
6th 12 Andrew “The Bear” Kogutkiewicz
7th 7 Cherish “Five Pounds” Brown
7th 7 Camille O’Brien

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James Webb wins Lewisville, TX tamale eating contest

September 26, 2026 at 3:07 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Dallas, James Webb

Full results

1st 86 James Webb
2nd 55 Derek Hendrickson
3rd 52 Radim Dvoracek
4th 34 Greg “The Savage” Wilson
5th 32.5 Sergio Reyes-Raya
6th 25.5 “Nasty” Nathan Biller
7th 24 Trevor Blow
7th 24 Albert Bravo
9th 20 Jacob Carr
10th 14 Jocelyn Young
11th 11 Alex “Moose” Perez
12th 8 Elizabeth “Glizzy Lizzie” Salgado

James Webb’s livestream

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Joey Chestnut wins Williamsburg pancake eating contest

September 26, 2026 at 1:42 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Joey Chestnut, Prizes

Official results

1st 40 Joey “Jaws” Chestnut contest record
2nd 28 Max Stanford
3rd 27 Nick Wehry
4th 23.25 Gideon Oji
5th 20.75 Miki Sudo
6th 15 Domenica “Dee Street Eats” Dee
7th 13.25 Mitchell Gillen
8th 5.5 Jacob Bales
9th 5.25 William “Wild Bill” Myers
10th 4.25 Rene Rovtar

Joey Chestnut has won the World Pancake Eating Championship in Williamsburg, VA with a new record.

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The Glizzy Hole in Atlanta will hold a hot dog eating contest on September 26 awarding $500 to the winner.

September 25, 2026 at 3:00 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Atlanta, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Usinger's Brat Eating Competition at Milwaukee Oktoberfest will award $1,000 in cash and prizes to the winner on October 3.

September 24, 2026 at 12:16 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Milwaukee, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The Beer Kitchen in London, ON will hold a corn eating contest on October 4 awarding $1,000 to the winner. It will also hold a speed eating contest awrding $250 to the first person to finish 10 ears of corn.

September 23, 2026 at 12:38 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Ontario, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

The Keweenaw Canal Colors Festival will hold a pie eating contest on October 3 awarding $400 to the winner.

September 22, 2026 at 2:40 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Unafilliated Contests, Upper Peninsula | Permalink * Comments

James Webb ate 30 pies in 10 minutes to win the first prize of $10,000 (Australian) in today's Garlo's Aussie Pie Eating Championship at Coogie Bay Hotel in Sydney. (livestream | 9 News Australia)

September 21, 2026 at 1:41 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Australia, Contest Results, James Webb | Permalink * Comments (17)

Joey Chestnut defends Smoke’s Poutinerie title

September 19, 2026 at 5:12 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Joey Chestnut, Toronto

update Contest video

Full results

1st 21.25 Joey “Jaws” Chestnut
2nd 18.5 Max Stanford
3rd 15 Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas
3rd 15 Nick Wehry
5th 13.875 Gideon Oji
6th 13.75 Miki Sudo
7th 13.375 Derek Hendrickson
8th 13.25 Radim Dvoracek
9th 9.625 Jacob Williams
10th 9.5 Eric “Badlands” Booker
11th 8.5 John “Step Daddy J” Jugovic
12th 8 Josh “The Goat” Krady
13th 6 Semora Kludy

Nothing has yet to be posted about today’s poutine eating contest in Toronto other than an Instagram post from Albuquerque Steve reporting that Joey Chestnut has defended his title with a total of 21 pounds in 10 minutes.

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Centrella's Deli will hold a meatball eating contest in Haverford, PA on October 3 awarding $600 to the winner.

September 19, 2026 at 1:34 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Philadelphia, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

September 26 MLE contest fields

September 17, 2026 at 12:48 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Central Illinois, Contest Previews, Dallas, Norfolk

Fields for the MLE contests on September 26:

  • Williamsburg, VA pancakes: Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Nick Wehry, Max Stanford, Gideon Oji, Jerome Burns, Josh Krady, Rene Rovtar, William Myers
  • Lewisville, TX tamales: James Webb, Geoff Esper, Radim Dvoracek, Derek Hendrickson, Adrian Morgan, Sergio Reyes Raya, Jocelyn Young, Greg Wilson, Alex Perez, Nathan Biller, Elizabeth Salgado, Albert Bravo
  • Springfield, IL Cozy Dogs: Pat Bertoletti, Darrien Thomas, Jerome Burns, Matthew Raible

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Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo and Nick Wehry are expected to compete in Saturday's Smoke's Poutinerie eating contest in Toronto.

September 16, 2026 at 1:29 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Toronto | Permalink * Comments (1)

The Los Angeles Korean Festival will hold a corn dog eating contest on October 3 awarding $500/$200/$100 to the top three.

September 15, 2026 at 12:31 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Matt "Mattachewsit" Stefanilo ate 24 lobster rolls in 10 minutes to defend his title at the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival. Joe Menchetti was runner up.

September 13, 2026 at 8:10 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:New Hampshire, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (9)

2026 Trenton Pork Rolls eating contest

September 12, 2026 at 3:30 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, James Webb, Trenton

Full results

1st 41.25 James Webb
2nd 41 Nick Wehry
3rd 30 Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas
4th 25.1 Radim Dvoracek
5th 19 Josh “The Goat” Krady
6th 16.75 Peter “Dirty Pete” Ritter
7th 10.5 Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele
8th 10 William “Wild Bill” Myers
9th 7 Madison Brown
10th 6 Camille O’Brien
11th 5 William Cooper
11th 5 Rene Rovtar

James Webb is doing a livestream of today’s pork roll eating contest in Trenton, NJ.

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North Shore Beef’s Three Way Slider World Championship

September 12, 2026 at 1:18 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Boston, Contest Results, Pat Bertoletti

updateOfficial results

1st 46 Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti
2nd 43 Geoffrey Esper
3rd 40.5 Max Stanford
4th 26 Jerome Burns
5th 16.25 Yasir Salem
6th 15.5 Semora Kludy
7th 10 Crazy Legs Conti
8th 9.5 Lauren Pace-Fraunfelter
9th 6 “DanBob”

update The video went down, but Pat Bertoletti won the contest via Game On Fenway’s instagram stories

North Shore Beefs is doing an Instagram Live video of today’s Three Way Slider World Championship

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“Hungry” Charles Hardy and rembering 9/11

September 11, 2026 at 10:02 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, New York City

On September 11, 2001, “Hungry” Charles Hardy, runner up in the 1998 and 1999 Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contests, was working as a corrections officer in New York City. The 2006 book, “Eat This Book” documents Hardy’s recovery efforts at the disaster site over the next several weeks. The carcinogenic chemicals at Ground Zero resulted in cancer which claimed Hardy’s life in 2023.
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Billy Robbin won the first prize of $1,000 in Monday's pizza eating contest at Gino's in Ronkonkoma, NY.

September 10, 2026 at 11:49 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Long Island, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Muz Fest at Victory Hall at the Boxyard in Seattle will hold a hot wing eating contest on September 12 awarding $500 to the winner.

September 9, 2026 at 11:51 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Seattle, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Results from Saturday's hamburger eating contest at Taste of Hamburg-er in Hamburg, PA: 1) Sean Yeager 2) Liam Weyand 3) Peter Ritter 4) Jack Diamond

September 9, 2026 at 10:59 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Reading, PA, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (9)

Pizza Nine in Gallup, NM will hold a pizza eating contest on October 8 awarding $1000/$500/$250 to the top three.

September 9, 2026 at 1:19 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:New Mexico, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (7)

Scott Watkins ate 43 hot dogs in 10 minutes to win the first prize of $1,333 in today's eating contest in Milbrook, AL.

September 7, 2026 at 10:14 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Montgomery, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (9)

Rosie's Ice Cream in Buffalo will hold an ice cream eating contest on September 26 awarding $1,000 to the winner. A $1,000 donation will also be made to a charity of the victor's choice.

September 7, 2026 at 1:48 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Buffalo, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Taco Empreso in Edison, NJ will hold a taco eating contest on September 22 awarding $500 to the winner.

September 5, 2026 at 10:13 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Newark, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Crossing Broad reviewed the Wing Bowl documentary "No One Died" and gave it a 9.2 out of 10 wings rating.

September 4, 2026 at 8:33 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Documentaries, Philadelphia, Wing Bowl | Permalink * Comments (7)

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