WeAreGreenBay.com reports that Blaize Koon won the burger eating contest at Burger Fest in Seymour, WI for the 11th year in a row.
Dan Kennedy reports that he ate 10 donuts in 32 seconds to win the first prize of $3000 in Saturday's eating contest at Polar Donuts in Oklahoma City. Molly Schuyler also appears to have competed. There were 60 entrants.
NFL Hall of Famer Joe Namath hosted tonight's oyster eating contest at Lucky Shucks in Jupiter, FL. Phillip Catasus of Palm Beach Gardens ate 103 oysters in 90 seconds to win the competition.
Geoff Esper wins banana pudding contest
Official results from tonight’s banana pudding eating contest at CrossPointe Church in Madison, AL (8 minutes contest)
| 1st | ? | Geoffrey Esper | undefeated in 2022 except for Nathan’s |
| 2nd | 9.75 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | |
| 3rd | 7.75 | Gideon Oji | |
| 4th | 7 | Andrew Krawczyk | |
| 5th | 5 | Crazy Legs Conti | |
| 6th | 3.5 | Heather Richards | |
| 6th | 3.5 | Jacob Tripp | |
| 8th | 2.5 | David Beavers | |
| 9th | ? | Debby Regan |
Geoff Esper wins Mystic Lake ribs
Official results of today’s rib eating contest at the Great Midewest Ribfest at Mystic Lake in Prior Lake, MN (12 minutes,results in pounds)
| 1st | 5.8 | Geoffrey Esper | undefeated in 2022 except for Nathan’s |
| 2nd | 4.2 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 4.2 | Nick Wehry | |
| 4th | 3.2 | Ethan Teske | |
| 5th | 3 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 6th | 1.8 | Matthew Raible | |
| 7th | 0.8 | Kevin Shumaker |
Dan Kennedy has the top 4 from tonight's corn dog eating contest at the California State Fair: 1 Molly Schuyler 30 (defends title) 2 Dan Kennedy 28 3 Tom Shelton 10 4 Tom Greene 4.
WRBI reports Michelle Lesco ate 5.34 pounds of Van Camp’s Pork and Beans in three minutes to defeat three first responders in an eating contest Wednesday at the Decatur County Fair in Greensburg, IN.
Scott "Eats a Lot" Atkins ate 20 hot dogs in 4:59 to win the first prize of $1000 in an eating contest held July 4 in Yakima, WA.
Naader Reda and Kevin Ross tied for first place in Paul's Pantry cinnamon roll eating contest in Mission Viejo, CA on July 4.
2022 Men’s Nathan’s Famous contest
| 1st | 63 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | attacked by stage crasher during contest |
| 2nd | 47.5 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 41 | James Webb | UK Commonwealth Nathan’s finals record |
| 4th | 40 | Nick Wehry | |
| 5th | 33.5 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | 1st finals since 2012 |
| 6th | 29.5 | Pablo Martinez | |
| 7th | 29 | Derek Hendrickson | |
| 7th | 29 | Gideon Oji | |
| 7th | 29 | Juan “more bite” Rodriguez | |
| 7th | 29 | Bartley Weaver, IV | |
| 11th | 28 | George Chiger | |
| 11th | 28 | Adam “Beard Meats Food” Moran | |
| 13th | 27 | Steve “The Rabbit” Hammond | |
| 14th | 25.5 | Derek Jacobs | |
| 15th | 25 | Ronnie “MegaByte” Hartman | |
| 16th | 20 | Brett “The Branimal” Healey | plans to retire after contest |
Joey Chestnut was rushed by a stage crasher, but still managed to defend his title.
For people who lack ESPNews, DutchMazz is running a live video from the top of the Coney Island subway station. Tim “Eater X” Janus was on the bus of champions, perhaps he will compete.
2022 Nathan’s womens contest
| 1st | 40 | Miki Sudo | 1st parent in 21st century to be top male or female |
| 2nd | 26 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 3rd | 23.25 | Sarah “Unstoppable Bab” Rodriguez | |
| 4th | 15 | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele | |
| 5th | 13.75 | Katie Prettyman | |
| 6th | 12.25 | Sophia Devita | |
| 7th | 11 | Jocelyn Walker | |
| 8th | 10.25 | Holly Titus | |
| 9th | 8.5 | Kathryn Tesch | |
| 10th | 7.5 | Rene Rovtar | |
| 11th | 7 | Julie Goldberg | |
| 12th | 5 | Prudence DiBenedetto | |
| 13th | 4 | Catie Livermore |
Miki Sudo will look to become the first parent with the top male or female total in the Nathan’s Famous finals in the 21st century. All of the other previous top finishers since 2001: Takeru Kobayashi, Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Sonya Thomas have been childless. There do not appear to be any surprises with the field. w
2022 Z-burger eating contest
update WTOP has an article
Results from live video
1 Molly Schuyler 37 burgers, 8th victory in row
2 Dan Kennedy 36
3 Joel Hansen 26
4 Andrew Puhl 23
5 Sean Yeager 19
6 Dave Brunelli 17
7 Andy Krawczyk 16
8 Dan Rock 10
9 Hallie Weinstein 6
The contest is currently underway and can be viewed on youtube.
Bertoletti, Rene Rovtar win BBQ in DC Nathan’s qualifier
The top 3 men and women from today’s Nathan’s qualifier at Giant National Capital BBQ Battle in Washington, DC. The top 3 men and women advance to the finals.
1 Pat Bertoletti 40, 1st Nathan’s qualifier since April 21, 2012
2 Ronnie Hartman 29.5
3 Derek Jacobs 27
1 Rene Rovtar 6.5
2 Prudence DiBenedetto 5
3 Catie Livermore 2.8
update
Mac Stoddard has a video. Crazy Legs Conti and Buffalo Jim Reeves also competed. Mike Whities had to miss the contest for work. George Chiger and Jules Goldberg might have received byes.
Catie Livermore’s 2.8 hot dogs is a record low qualifying total, breaking a tie for 3 by:
Lauren Gallagher, Foxborough, MA 2011
Meghan Drake, Valdosta, GA 2017
James Webb wins Alameda County Fair Nathan’s qualifier
update Derek Hendrickson, Safeway and Misty Family Vlogs have videos. KCBS has a radio segment
The top 6 men from today’s Nathan’s qualifier at the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton, CA (top 3 qualify for finals)
1 James Webb 41.5
2 Derek Hendrickson 28.75
3 Pablo Martinez 28.5
4 Erik Denmark 25
5T Gabriel Lucas 7
5T BJ Thompson 7
Austalia’s James Webb broke the UK Commonwealth Nathan’s record previously held by Adam “Beard Meats Food” Moran (32)
There were not female entrants according to Pablo Martinez
2022 Mattituck strawberry shortcake contest
1 Geoff Esper 18.25 pounds in 8 minutes, undefeated in 2022
2 Nick Wehry 16
3 Ronnie Hartman 14
4 Max Stanford 10.5
5 George Chiger 10
6 Eric “Badlands” Booker 9
7 Crazy Legs Conti 7.5
8 Jules Goldberg 4
9 Prudence DiBenedetto 3
10 Jacklyn Thrapp 1
The Festival facebook page is running a live video
Geoff Esper is going for undefeated an first half of 2022 with 7 victories in 7 events.
Official results for today's Outlaw Eggs Rolls World Championship in Lubbock, TX
1 Geoff Esper 32.25 egg rolls in 8 minutes, undefeated in 2022
2 Miki Sudo 28.75
3 Nick Wehry 25
4 Derek Hendrickson 20
5 Michelle Lesco 14.75
6 Greg Wilson 13
7 Albert Bravo 9
8 Sophia DeVita 8.666
9 Frankie Galicia 7.5
10 Jocelyn Walker 6.5
Miki Sudo wins Salvation Army donuts
Official results of taday’s Salvation Army donut eating contest on the USS Midway in San Diego | Facebook Live video
1 Miki Sudo 39.5 donuts in 8 minutes
2 Derek Hendrickson 37
3 Michelle Lesco 26
4 Ryan “Max Carnage” Rodacker 22.5
5 Sergio Reyes Raya 15
6 Doug Ecks 12.5
7 Alex “Moose” Perez 8
Geoff Esper wins Three Rivers Festival pepperoni rolls eating contest
Official results from tonight’s pepperoni roll eating contest at the Three Rivers Festival in Fairmont, WV
1 Geoff Esper 31.5 in 10 minutes
2T Miki Sudo 28
2T Nick Wehry 28
4 Andy Krawczyk 13.5
5 Mike Whities 12
6 Stephen Farlow 10
7 Mike Deitz 9.25
8 Larell Marie Mele 8.5
9 Jon Woertz 8
10 Stephen Alexander 5
11 Rene Rovtar 4.5
Geoff Esper wins Jack’s Donut hole eating contest, Pat Bertoletti 2nd
Official results from today’s Jack’s Donuts donut hole eating contest in New Castle, IN (Part 1 | Part 2)
1 Geoff Esper 293 donut holes in 8 minutes
2 Patrick Bertoletti 275
3 Miki Sudo 221
4 Bartley Weaver IV 176
5T Derek Jacobs 125
5T Ronnie Hartman 125
7 Katina DeJarnett 116
8 John Gebhard 89
9 Mark Enstrom 83
10 Matt Raible 79
11T Tracy Goode 50
11T Victoria Enstrom 50
Geoff Esper wins ManorPalooza sausages
Official results from today’s ManorPalooza World Texas Sausage-Eating Championship in Manor, TX
1 Geoff Esper 44 in 10 minutes
2 Miki Sudo 41
3 Nick Wehry 39.5
4 Adam “Beard Meats Food” Moran 24
5 Greg Wilson 23
6 Zach “MEEF” 18.5
7 Crazy Legs Conti 16
8 Sean “MEEF” 14.75
9 Sophia Devita 12
10 Alex “Moose” Perez 6
The top 3 from Saturdays's British Eating League Sharer Dozen Challenge: 1) Raina Huang 12 Krispy Kreme doughnuts in 1:17 2) Max Stanford 1:46 3) Josh Kready 3:07
The top 6 of today's National Sweet Corn-Eating Championship at the South Florida Sweet Corn Fiesta in West Palm Beach, FL:
1 Gideon Oji 54 ears in 12 minutes, defends title
2T Darron Breeden 52
2T Nick Wehry 52
4 Miki Sudo 50
5 Darrien Thomas 45
6 James Webb 38
Geoff Esper wins Benny’s Pizza Giant Slice contest, James Webb 2nd
Results (Part 1 | Part 2) from today’s Benny’s Pizza Giant Slice contest in Blacksburg, VA. James Webb from Australia and Katina “Eats Kilos” DeJarnett make their MLE debuts. Katina was on the roster the the 2019 Fresno Taco eating contest which was cancelled after a fataltiy occured in a qualifier for it.
1) Geoff Esper 11.5 giant slices in 10 minutes
2) James Webb, 7.5
3) Brett Healey 5.25
4) Darron Breeden 5.125
5) Derek Jacobs 4.25
6) Katina DeJarnett 4.125
7) Steven Farlow 3
8T) Andrew Krawczyk 2.75
8T) Gerard Renger 2.75
10. Michael Deitz 2
11. Prudence DiBenedetto 1.125
Geoff Esper wins Wings for Wishes, Joey Chestnut 4th
Official Results of today’s Wings For Wishes Professional Wing Eating Championship in Miami (10 minutes):
1 Geoff Esper 192
2 Nick Wehry 166.4
3 Miki Sudo 160
4 Joey Chestnut 108.8
5T Crazy Legs Conti 57.6
5T Marcos from Only in Dade 57.6
7 Jay Ruppert 44.8
Dan Kennedy ate 8 foot long sandwiches in 10 minutes to win the first prize of $1,000 in today's Cheesesteak Bowl in Broomall, PA. Molly Schuyler was the runner up with 7.75, her first loss since 2019. Dave Brunelli was the "amateur" winner.
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