James Webb wins Wonderful Pistachios, Joey Chestnut 5th
update Feb 28
Santa Monica Closeup and Ed Woo have videos
Santa Monica Daily Press has an article
Results from James Webb’s video (announcement starts at 33:35): 8 minute contest
1 James Webb 338 pistachios
2T Nick Wehry 221
2T Darrien Thomas 221
4 Steve Hammond 191
5T Joey Chestnut 167
5T Bartley Weaver 167
7 Joey Bosa 152
8 Gideon Oji 147
I think this is the first time Joey Chestnut’s contest total has ever been doubled. Even in his first Nathan’s finals in 2005, he still ate about 2/3 of what Takeru Kobayashi did (32 hot dogs vs. 49)
Joey Bosa finished ahead of MLE’s #6 eater, Gideon Oji.
In a post contest interview on stage, Darrien Thomas said he not only abstained from training, he had never eaten a pistachio before the competition. That handicap did not prevent him from finishing second.
TMZ has an interview with Los Angeles Chargers defender Joey Bosa about competing in today’s Wonderful Pistachios Get Crackin’ Eating Championship at the Santa Monica Pier. Bosa is not the first NFL defensive lineman to compete in a Major League Eating contest, In 2003 William Perry competed in the Nathan’s hot dog finals and ate 4 hot dogs before quitting midway through the competition. In 2005, Perry also particpated in the Trip Rewards World Birthday Cake Eating Championship and finished last.
Yesterday at the Jalapeño Festival in Laredo, TX, Molly Schuyler ate 329 peppers to win the event's eating contest for the sixth time in a row. Dan Kennedy was the runner up with 191.
The team of Frank Wach and Teddy Delacruz ate 25 paczkis in 6 minutes to defend their title at Bennison's Bakery's paczki eating contest yesterday.
Mo "MohMotion" Mbengue won the first prize of $1,000 in Saturday's "Super Ball" fish ball eating contest held at Island Pacific Market in Santa Clarita, CA. Raina Huang also competed. update MohMotion tiktok video update Feb 13 A press release about the event is available. Kevin Ross was runner up. Raina Huang was MC and not eligible to win.
Philly Mag has a report on this morning's Wing Pole wing eating contest held at Club Risque in Philadelphia. Dave Brunelli ate 171 wings to defend his title and claim the first prize of $3,000. Steven "Mr. Mayo" Buchanan was the runner up.
2024 Siegel’s Bagelmania eating contest
James Webb is running a live video of today’s Siegel’s Bagelmania eating contest in Las Vegas
Official results: (8 minutes)
| 1st | 15 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 14.5 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 13 | James Webb | |
| 4th | 10.5 | Nick Wehry | |
| 5th | 10.25 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | |
| 6th | 10 | Miki Sudo | |
| 7th | 7.75 | Derek Hendrickson | |
| 8th | 7.5 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 9th | 3.75 | Sergio Reyes-Raya | |
| 10th | 2.25 | Cherish “Five Pounds” Brown | |
| 11th | 1.75 | Elizabeth Salgado |
2023 St. Elmo’s Shrimp Cocktail contest
| 1st | 16.7 | Geoffrey Esper | defends title |
| 2nd | 16 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 3rd | 15 | James Webb | |
| 4th | 12.8 | Miki Sudo | |
| 5th | 11.5 | Nick Wehry | |
| 6th | 5 | Michael “Big Hoss” Deitz | |
| 7th | 4.5 | Mark Enstrom | |
| 8th | 2.4 | Alex “Moose” Perez |
St. Elmo’s is running a live video of the contest
Raina Huang ate 92 dumplings to win the first prize of $1,000 at today's Topanga Social eating contest in Canoga Park, CA.
The top 3 from Saturday's professional donut eating contest at the Sandusky, OH Donut Fest: 1) Dan Kennedy 68 donuts in 8 minutes $1,000 2) Molly Schuyler 56 3) Andrew Puhl 50
Wayne Algenio ate 48 pierogis yesterday to defend his title at Pierozek's eating contest in Brooklyn and claim the $500 first prize.
Raina Huang ate 15 hot dogs in 10 minutes on Saturday to win in Topanga Social's eating contest in Canoga Park, CA. Despite being larger than normal frankfurters, that total would have placed her 4th in the latest Nathans's Famous women's finals. Raina gave $250 from her $1000 prize to both of the second place finishers.
Dan Kennedy has posted the top 3 from Sunday's lumpia eating contest at the Philippines Fest in New York City: 1) Dan Kennedy 184 lumpia in 10 minutes ($1000 prize) 2) Andrew Puhl 147 3) Wayne Algenio.
NorthJersey.com has a gallery of tonight's ramen eating contest at Ani Ramen in Cranford, NJ. The results: 1) Dan Kennedy 10 bowls in 4 minutes $1000 2) Andrew Puhl $500 3) Wayne Algenio $250. Mo Mbengue, David Brunelli and Peter Ritter also competed.
Brandon Wood ate a contest record 11 quarter pound hot dogs in 7 minutes at the Topsfield, MA Fair Saturday to defend his title and claim the first prize of $205.
2023 Cheesesteak Egg Roll Bowl
| 1st | 46 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 42 | Nick Wehry | originally announced as 34 |
| 3rd | 29 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 4th | 20 | George Chiger | |
| 5th | 14 | Peter Ritter | |
| 6th | 12.5 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 7th | 11.5 | Michael “Big Hoss” Deitz | |
| 8th | 6.75 | Alex “Moose” Perez | |
| 8th | 6.75 | Rene Rovtar |
Resorts Casino is running a livestream of the contest.
2023 Lewisville tamales contest
| 1st | 80 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 79 | James Webb | |
| 3rd | 66.25 | Miki Sudo | |
| 4th | 51 | Derek Hendrickson | |
| 5th | 37.5 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 6th | 34 | Greg “The Savage” Wilson | |
| 7th | 25.5 | Albert Bravo | |
| 8th | 22.5 | “Nasty” Nathan Biller | |
| 8th | 22.5 | Zach “MEEF” Pappert | |
| 10th | 21 | Sergio Reyes-Raya | |
| 11th | 18 | Jocelyn Young | |
| DQ | ? | Sean “MEEF” Pappert |
James Webb will do a livestream of this afternoon’s tamale eating contest in Lewisville, TX.
Joey Chestnut ate 69 donuts in 5 minutes to win Sunday's eating contest vs. Cleveland area celebrities at Mapleside Farms in Brunswick, OH. Austin Love was runner up with 36. (WKYC video)
Geoff Esper defends pork roll title
update Official results were posted some time this morning:
| 1st | 43.5 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 43 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 43 | James Webb | |
| 4th | 35 | Nick Wehry | |
| 5th | 20 | Josh “The Goat” Krady | |
| 6th | 19 | George Chiger | |
| 7th | 14 | Ryan “Max Carnage” Rodacker | |
| 8th | 13 | Chris Seely | |
| 9th | 11.25 | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele | |
| 10th | 9.5 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 11th | 9.25 | Crazy Legs Conti |
Geoff Esper defended his title at today’s Trenton Thunder pork roll eating contest (via James Webb live video) Joey Chestnut was runner up.
On Saturday, Ben Welch won the Bailey Farms Pepper Eating Contest at the N.C. Hot Sauce Contest and Festival in Oxford, NC for the third year in a row and claimed a $1,000 prize.
Manny Cambra ate 18 lobster rolls Sunday to win the lobster roll eating contest held at the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival in New Hampshire.
2023 Buffalo Wing Festival Championship
Full official results were posted about 24 hours after the contest ended:
| 1st | 276 | James Webb | |
| 2nd | 240 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 3rd | 231 | Miki Sudo | |
| 4th | 220 | Nick Wehry | |
| 5th | 196 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 6th | 194 | Gideon Oji | |
| 7th | 146 | Ronnie “MegaByte” Hartman | |
| 8th | 129 | George Chiger | |
| 9th | 128 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 10th | 119 | “Buffalo” Jim Reeves | |
| 11th | 57 | Mike Harris | |
| 12th | 40 | Crazy Legs Conti |
update James Webb’s total of 276 is being billed as a world record, but Geoff Esper ate 281 wings in 2019
George Shea has posted the top 4 on his twitter. The MLE twitter has yet to post any results.
1 James Webb 276
2 Joey Chestnut 240
3 Miki Sudo 231
4 Nick Wehry 220
The top 2: James Webb 276 in 12 minutes, Joey Chestnut 240
There was apparently controversy with the results
WGRZ is running a live video
FairfieldStags.com has an article about Mike Harris, who received his spot by being friends with the owner of contest sponsor Wing It On.
Miki Sudo wins Buffalo Buffet Bowl
The top 4 from today’s Buffet Bowl contest at the Buffalo Wing Festival. The competition is first to finish five pounds of Buffalo food items.
1 Miki Sudo 4:18, first contest victory since 2013
2 Joey Chestnut 5:17
3T Nick Wehry 5:28
3T Gideon Oji 5:28
James Webb wins Colorado State Fair Slopper contest
James Webb is the first person besides Geoff Esper to win the Slopper eating contest at the Colorado State Fair in the 2020s. Official results
| 1st | 32 | James Webb | first person besides Geoff Esper to win contest since 2019 |
| 2nd | 31.5 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 23 | Mo Mbengue | |
| 4th | 21.5 | Bartley Weaver, IV | |
| 5th | 20 | Steve “The Rabbit” Hammond | |
| 6th | 19 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 7th | 16 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 8th | 10.75 | Jon Ansell | |
| 9th | 9 | Mark “toothless” Sutherburg | |
| 10th | 8.75 | Chris Sealey |
Molly Schuyler ate 54 hot dogs at Cricket Car Hop in Stratford, CT to break her women's record for a hot dog eating contest and claim the $2,000 first prize.
2023 Selsey, England Nathan’s qualifier
update Official results
1 Max Stanford 34
2 Radim Dvoracek 21.5
3T Ronnie Hartman 14.5
3T John Dawes 14.5
1 Rhea Jarvis 4
If accurate, Max Stanford’s total of 34 would break the UK record of 32 set by Beard Meats Food in 2019, but there might have been a miscount.
update Ronnie Hartman announced he was third with 14.5 hot dogs, Max Stanford was the male winner, and Radim Dvoracek was the runner up.
MLE is billing today’s contest in Selsey, England at Seal Bay Resort as the first British Nathan’s qualifier, but there was an qualifier in Birmingham, England in 2005 using pork pies instead of hot dogs.
The competition won by Rob Burns was the subject of a documentary, “The Big Eat”, which can be viewed on youtube.
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