Eating Contests category

The website for the 2026 Barbecue Battle in Washington, DC does not mention a Nathan's Famous hot dog qualifier.The June event has held a qualifier every year since 2016 (excluding 2020 and 2021).
Master Pho in Doraville, GA will hold a pho eating contest on March 29 awarding free pho for one year to the winner and an iPhone 17 to the runner up. 3rd and 4th places will receive $500 and $200 gift cards.
Island Pacific in Elk Grove, CA will hold amateur and professional lumpia eating contests on March 21 awarding a total of $2000 with the winner of both divisions receiving $500. Raina Huang will attend but not compete.
The Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival in Surrey, BC will hold a mini donut eating contest on April 10 and a hot dog eating contest on April 11. Both contests will award $250 to the winner. Entants will need to submit a 30 second video.
The Boudin Festival in Scott, LA will hold an amateur sausage eating contest on April 11 awarding $500/$250/$100 to the top three.
Lloyd Taco Factory in Buffalo will hold a burrito eating contest on April 4 awarding $500 to the winner.
The Slawburger Festival in Fayetteville, TN will hold a slawburger eating contest on April 18 awarding $500 to the top male and female.

2026 Wings for Wishes

Full results are on the MLE Instagram

1st 221 Joey “Jaws” Chestnut
2nd 176 James Webb
3rd 163 Nick Wehry
4th 125 Miki Sudo
5th 115 Gideon Oji
6th 62 Jacob Williams
7th 61 Steven Farlow
8th 50 Brad Barker
9th 35 Luke Sobieraj

James Webb is doing a live video

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The Hot Slaw Festival in Cleveland, TN will hold a Slaw Dog eating contest on April 11 awarding $500 to the winner.
The Revel in Frisco, TX will hold a crawfish eating contest on March 15 awarding $750 to the winner.
The BBC has an article about Nick "Wayward Feaster" Marden bicycling 128 miles from Bristol, England to Cattleman's Steakhouse in Paignton, Devon where he attempted the 4.5 kg cottage pie challenge. The event raised money for Bristol Sports and Community Hub.
Scott "Scott Eats" Watkins won the first prize of $500 in Great Wings eating contest on February 26.

British Eating League chicken patty contest

    ReThe British Eating League is livestreaming its chicken patty eating contest at the Patty Freaks in Litchfield, England. James Webb is competitng. update Results are on the youtube video

    1 James Webb 60 chicken fillets
    2 Max Stanford 45 chicken fillets
    3 Reese vs. Food
    4 Radim Dvoracek
    5 Stef2Hungry

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The Texas Country Reporter Fest will hold a Prairie Dog eating contest in Grand Prairie, TX on March 28 awarding $1,000 to the winner.
KOMU has an article about the 26 inch pizza challenge at West Main Pizza in Jefferson City, MO. The jackpot for the challenge has reached $1,500.
Brockleby's Pies in Melton Mowbray, England will hold a pie eating contest on March 7 awarding £300 to the winner.
The University of Florida in Gainesville has an article about the Lettuce Club at the college. Jennifer Rodriguez Perez ate a head of lettuce in 2:42 to win the contest.
The Smithsonian has an article about eating contests and challenges from 1972 and before.
The Fulton, TX Oysterfest will hold an oyster eating contest for men on March 7 and a competition for women on March 8. Both contests will award $200/$100/$50 to the top 3.
I Luv Pho in Kennesaw, GA will hold the Master Pho challenge on February 28. The winner will receive an iPhone 17 Pro Max and 2nd and 3rd place will receive $500 and $200 gift cards. The winner will also receive a spot in a finals competition that will award $10,000.
Island Pacific Market will hold lumpia eating contests in Las Vegas on March 7, Temecula, CA on March 14 and Elk Grove, CA on March 21. Each competition will award $500 to the winner and $200 to the runner up.
Fairplay in San Diego will hold a hot dog eating conteston February 19 awarding $200/$100/$50 to the top three.
The team of Tim "Gravy" Brown and Teddy Delacruz ate 22 paczkis in 5 minutes to win the first prize of $200 in Saturday's eating contest at Bennison's Bakery in Evanston, IL.
Fat Shack has produced a video about its Fat Shack 5K Challenge held in Fort Collins on January 10. Molly Schuyler won the cotest.
Max Stanford ate 29 hot dogs in 6 minutes to win an eating contest held Sunday at the Old Frizzle in Wimbledon, England. JJ Da Lion was runner up with 22.
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