Eating Contests category

Geoff Esper, James Webb, Miki Sudo, Nick Wehry and Derek Hendrickson are expected to compete in the Padrino Foods World Tamale Eating Championship in Lewisville, TX on September 28.
Zambrero in Florence, KY will hold a taco eating contest on September 21 awarding $1000 and a year of free burritos to the winner.
Defending champion Geoff Esper, James Webb, Nick Wehry, George Chiger, Crazy Legs Conti, Larell Marie Mele, Bill Myers and Julie Goldberg are expected to compete in the Trenton Thunder World Famous Case's Pork Roll Eating Championship in Trenton, NJ on September 21.
Dan Kennedy announced that he and Molly Schuyler both ate 14 gyros in 14 minutes to tie for first place at the Big Greek Gyro eating contest at the Saints Constantine & Helen Green Festival in Silver Spring, MD on Saturday. Mo Mbengue also competed.
Raina Huang will do a ramen eating contest at DTLA Ramen in Los Angeles on September 11.
MassLive.com reports James Webb will compete in a fried chicken eating contest at Nan's Kitchen in Stow, MA on September 8.
The Expo in Central Point, OR will hold hot dog eating contests on September 14 awarding $250 to the top male and female.

Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef

Joey Chestnut has defeated Kobayashi 83 hot dogs to 67 to set a world record for a 10 minute hot dog contest.

In the first undercard, Matt Stonie defeated three aquatic Olympians (Ryan Lochte, Ryan Murphy and Max Irving) in a 3 minute wing eating contest, 53 wings to 36.

Some links about Unfinished Beef
Decider has an interview with Takeru Kobayashi
Brobible has an interview with Chestnut and Kobayashi
NYTimes article

Netflix has an instagram post about the Chestnut / Kobayashi rivalry with two major errors: Kobayashi did not reverse in the 2007 Krystal Square Off, he missed it due to “jawthritis” and Kobayashi did not compete in the 2010 Nathan’s finals, he attended as a spectator and was arrested afterwards.

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In the undercards for "Unfinished Beef", Matt Stonie will face off against water polo player Max Irving and Olympic swimmers Ryan Lochte and Ryan Murphy in a 1 vs. 3 wing eating contest. Leah Shutkever will attempt to break the Guinness World record for watermelon eating. WWE wrestlers Rey Mysterio and Omos will present the championship to the winner of the main event.

All time Chestnut vs. Kobayashi results

Here are the all time head to head results for Joey Chestnut vs. Takeru Kobayashi. They have faced 15 times from 2005 to 2010; Kobayashi finished ahead in 8 of the matchups. (This excludes the 2005 US Open of Competitive Eating, a 32 entrant tournament won by Kobayashi in which he did not face Chestnut.)
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2024 US Chicken Wing Eating Championship

update Sept 5Four days after the contest, MLE has posted full results

1st 236 James Webb
2nd 205 Miki Sudo
3rd 187 Nick Wehry
4th 148 Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas
5th 140 George Chiger
6th 132 Joey Przybylowicz
7th 118 Eric “Badlands” Booker
8th 110 Brandon “The Titanium Jaw” Macey
9th 93 “Buffalo” Jim Reeves
10th 76 William “Wild Bill” Myers
11th 61 Kirby Shawn

Announced results from James Webb live video
1 James Webb 236 wings (12 minutes)
2 Miki Sudo 205 wings
3 Nick Wehry 187 wings

WGRZ is currently running a live video of the US Chicken Wing Eating Championship from the Buffalo Wing Festival in Orchard Park, NY.

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Josh Krady won today's scrapple eating contest at the Allentown, PA Fair.

Nick Wehry wins Buffalo Buffet Bowl

update Sep 5 Full results have been posted on the contest page
Nick Wehry’s time was 5:42. All other times are 5:52

1st 5 Nick Wehry first contest since “Plategate”
2nd 5 Miki Sudo
3rd 2.84 George Chiger
4th 1.85 “Buffalo” Jim Reeves
5th 1.72 William “Wild Bill” Myers
6th 1.71 Eric “Badlands” Booker
7th 1.5 Shawn “The Vacuum” Kirby
8th 1.13 Rene Rovtar

The top 3 of today’s Buffalo Buffet Bowl at the Buffalo Wing Festival via Joel Hansen’s video
1 Nick Wehry
2 Miki Sudo
3 George Chiger

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2024 Colorado State Fair Slopper contest

The Pueblo Chieftain has a gallery

Announced results 8 minutes
1 Geoff Esper 31.5 Sloppers
2 James Webb 31
3 Steve Hammond 19.5
4 Tanner Gray 15
5 Mo Mbengue 14
6 Sergio Reyes Raya 10
7 Mark Sutherberg 8.5

James Webb is running a live video

The field: Mark Sutherberg, Tanner Gray, Mo Mbengue, Sergio Reyes Raya, Steve Hammond, James Webb, Geoff Esper

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Molly Schuyler ate 47 hot dogs to defend her title at the Cricket Car Hop in Stratford, CT today. Dan Kennedy was runner up with 3646. (video) update Sept 6 CTPost has an article reporting Molly's prize was $2000. Robert "The Works" McGee was amateur winner.
Netflix produced a video about the rules for the "Unfinished Beef" matchup between Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi.The New York Post has an article about the dunking ban for the competition. Dunking buns in water was prohibited in the 2009 Krystal Square Off slider eating contest, which Kobayashi won handily.
Annie Bailey's Irish Public House in Lancaster, PA will hold a cheesesteak egg roll eating contest on September 8 awarding 2 tickets to the Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington game on November 14.
Netflix has a youtube video to promote "Unfinished Beef" about how Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi train for hot dog eating contests.
LUV Ford in Henryetta, OK will hold a hot dog eating contest on September 2 awarding $500 to the winner.
Fightful.com reports that pro wrestlers Rey Mysterio and Omos will be part of the "Unfinished Beef" broadcast on Netflix from Las Vegas on September 2. Tickets for the poolside undercard with Leah Shutkever, Matt Stonie and the USC Trojan Marching Band are available on 1iota.com
Yonkers Brewing in Yonkers, NY will hold a wing eating contest on August 31 awarding $300 to the winner.

Dan Kennedy wins Pendleton, OR hot dog contest, Domenica Dee 3rd

Results of Saturday’s hot dog eating contest in Pendleton, OR from Dan Kennedy. 10 minute contets

Professionals
1 Dan “Killer” Kennedy 45 $2500
2 Scott “Scott Eats” Watkins $1000
3 Domenica Dee $500

Amateurs
1 John Schmidt 14 $600
2 Sam Taggart 10 $300
3 Raymond VanPelt 8 $100

EastOregonian.com has a gallery. Domenica’s 24 hot dogs would have placed her 3rd at this year’s women’s Nathan’s Famous finals.

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Cricket Car Hop in Stratford, CT will hold a hot dog eating contest on August 31. Last year's professional contest awarded $2000; the winning amateur received $500.
The Rhode Island Chinese Dragon Boat Races & Taiwan Day Festival will hold a dumpling eating contest in Pawtucket, RI on August 31 awarding a round trip airplane ticket to Taiwan.

Stonie & Shutkever in “Unfinished Beef” undercards

TVLine announces that there will be two undercard competitions for “Chestnut vs. Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef” that will be streamed on Netflix from Las Vegas on September 2: Matt Stonie and Leah Shutkever will face off against opponents who have yet to be named. This will be Matt Stonie’s first public eating competition since a Draft Kings event in April 2021 and Leah Shutkever’s first public competition since the Highway 55 burger eating contest in June 2018. The broadcast co-hosts will be actor/comedian Rob Riggle and WWE Hall of Famer Nikki Garcia. Cari Champion and Chris Rose will be the announcers for the competitions.

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