The Hudson Valley King of the Wings will hold three qualifiers this weekend awarding $104 and a spot in the finals on January 31, which will award $5,000 if the contest record is broken. January 23, 2026 at 1:51 am by
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Nathan's Famous will be acquired by Smithfield Foods, which was sold in 2013 to Shuanghui (later renamed WH Group) a Chinese conglomerate listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The following year, Smithfield became the sole meatpacker and distributor for Nathan's Famous. (press release) update A Smithfield spokesperson stated the company plans to continue the eating contest. January 21, 2026 at 11:01 am by
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The Mega Night Market will hold amateur banh mi eating contests in St. Peterburg, FL on January 23, 24 and 25 awarding $250 to the winner. January 20, 2026 at 11:57 pm by
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Dan Kennedy won the first prize of $1,250 in yesterday's World Muffin Eating Championship in St. Petersburg, FL. Nick Dompierre won the influencer division. January 18, 2026 at 11:25 pm by
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Christopher "Old Guy Eats" Dale won the first prize of $400 in today's kolache eating contest at Hruska's Store & Bakery in Ellinger, TX. January 17, 2026 at 11:29 pm by
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Over Under Sports Bar in Dallas will hold a wing eating contest at halftime of the Super Bowl on February 8 awarding $500 to the winner. January 16, 2026 at 8:19 am by
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The St. Petersburg, FL Taco & Tequila Festival will hold taco eating contests on January 17 and 18 awarding $100 to the winner. January 14, 2026 at 8:33 am by
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Taste of Folly in Folly Beach, SC will hold a hot dog eating contest on January 17 awarding $250/$125/$75 to the top three. January 13, 2026 at 7:45 am by
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The Wings for Wishes wing eating contest in Miami on March 7 has yet to be listed on the Major League Eating calendar, but the field has already been announced: defending champion James Webb, Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo and Nick Wehry are expected to compete. January 13, 2026 at 2:46 am by
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Adam "Beard Meats Food" Moran will be a commentator at the Las Vegas Wing Bowl on February 7. January 12, 2026 at 1:27 am by
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Mexicali Cantina in Hagerstown, MD will hold a jumbo burrito eating contest on January 24 awarding $200 to the winner.
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Defending champion Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti, Geoff Esper, James Webb, Nick Wehry, Gideon Oji and Derek Hendrickson are expected to compete in Siegel’s Bagelmania World Bagel Eating Championship in Las Vegas on January 31. January 8, 2026 at 6:23 pm by
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Molly Schuyler and Dan Kennedy are expected to compete at the Extreme Eating Championships Muffin World Championship at Champs Elysium in St. Petersburg, FL on January 17. The prizes for that competition will be $1250/$800/$400. January 8, 2026 at 12:46 am by
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The Tap House Grill in Palatine, IL will hold a wing eating contest on January 24 awarding $250 to the winner. The runner up will receive $100. January 7, 2026 at 12:33 am by
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The Bribie Island Bowls Club in Bongaree - Woorim, QLD, Australia will hold Dagwood Dogs and hot wings eating contests on Australia Day, January 26. Both contests will award $1,500 to the winner. January 5, 2026 at 1:15 am by
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Hruska's Store & Bakery in Ellinger, TX will hold a kolache eating contest on January 17 awarding $400 to the winner. The runner up will receive a $200 gift card. January 2, 2026 at 1:28 pm by
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The Mega Night Market will hold amateur dim sum eating contests in Pinellas Park, FL on January 3 and 4 awarding $250 to the winner. December 31, 2025 at 10:45 am by
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Zermatt Neo has uploaded a video about the fried rice eating contest held at the Singapore Comic Con on December 6. The top 3: 1) Zermatt Neo 28 bowls 7.84 kg in 30 minutes 2) Eater X King 3) Sarah Ow. James Webb choked on a piece of metal and left the stage with about 10 minutes remaining. December 29, 2025 at 12:28 am by
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George Chiger ate 36 wings in five minutes to win a contest held at the Buffalo Convention Center on December 20. The competition had 499 participants which broke the Guinness World Record for the wing eating competition with the largest field size. December 28, 2025 at 12:36 am by
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Great Wings will hold a wing eating contest on February 26 awarding $500 to the winner. Qualifiers will be held at its 15 British Columbia locations on January 29. December 27, 2025 at 12:48 am by
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The Mega Night Market will hold apple pie eating contests in St. Petersburg, FL on December 26, 27 and 28. All three competitions will award $250 to the winner. December 24, 2025 at 12:46 am by
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Topanga Social in Los Angeles will hold a Cilantro Lime Taquito eating contest on January 31 awarding $1,000 to the winner. Raina Huang is expected to compete. December 22, 2025 at 1:04 am by
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Tom O'Neil ate a 12cm pie in 1:02 to win the World Pie Eating Championship at Harry's Bar in Wigan, England. His time was over four times longer than the contest record of 15 seconds. Wigan Today has a gallery of previous year's contests. December 19, 2025 at 2:14 am by
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The next Extreme Eating Championship event will be a muffin eating contest at the grand opening of Champs Elysium Gym in St. Petersburg, FL on January 17. The prize pool is $1,000. December 17, 2025 at 2:47 am by
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Zermatt Neo won the Food League SG fried rice eating contest held at the Singapore Comic Con on December 6, defeating James Webb, Eater X Kung and Kelvin "Zarkman" Medina. updateIt appears James Webb left the contest early due to poor health December 16, 2025 at 12:46 am by
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