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Raina Huang announced that her completion of the Kodiak Arrest challenge at Humpy's in Anchorage, Alaska gave her restaurant challenge wins in all fifty states. I think she is the fifth person and first female to accplish that feat after Randy Santel, Ramsey Hilton, Ivan Mendoza and Nathan Klein.

May 18, 2025 at 7:25 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Eating Challenges, Raina Huang, Statistics | Permalink * Comments (4)

Zermatt Neo and Pat Bertoletti attempted the famous Wanko Soba noodle bowl challenge while they were in Japan.

May 15, 2025 at 11:49 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Noodle Eating Challenges, Pat Bertoletti, Videos, Zermatt Neo | Permalink * Comments (3)

Joey Chestnut will attempt to set the popcorn record at a Rural King in Terre Haute, IN on Memorial Day, May 26.

May 7, 2025 at 12:00 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Joey Chestnut, Records, Terre Haute | Permalink * Comments

Teinei Kinoshita wins TV Tokyo “King of Gluttony” 2025

May 5, 2025 at 9:53 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Japan, Television

Results from the final round of today’s “King of Gluttony” contest televised on TV Tokyo. (video of program, results start at 2:50)

1 Teinei Kinoshita 23 bowls of ramen
2 Kawaxile 22 bowls
3T Geoff Esper 21
3T Pat Bertoletti 21

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Joseph Terwilliger has uploaded a video of him competing in the 1997 Nathan's qualifier at the Newport Center Mall in Jersey City, NJ. Three time champion Mike "The Scholar" DeVito won the qualifier, so a bye was not always given to past winners.

May 2, 2025 at 3:58 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Newark, Videos | Permalink * Comments (1)

Joey Chestnut's relationship with Impossible Foods might have ended. Basketball influencer Briana Green appears in a new ad for their plant based hot dogs, when Joey would have been the obvious choice. Joey has not made any videos for Impossible Foods since December.

April 27, 2025 at 7:28 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Business, Joey Chestnut | Permalink * Comments (1)

Jack Legath is the guest for the third episode of Extreme Eaters. He attempts to surpass Geoff Esper's total for the in studio eating challenge.

April 26, 2025 at 9:46 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Podcasts | Permalink * Comments (4)

Paramount has uploaded a clip from the 2012 film, "The Guilt Trip" of Barbra Streisand attempting a 72 ounce steak challenge at a Lubbock, TX restaurant resembling The Big Texan. Barbra did not eat any actual steak for the scene, watermelon was substituted.

April 26, 2025 at 8:28 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Big Texan, Female Celebrities, Movies | Permalink * Comments

Joey Chestnut to attempt wing poundage record

April 25, 2025 at 4:29 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Joey Chestnut, Records

update Joey ate 14.4 pounds of wing meat

Joey Chestnut will attempt to set a record tomorrow at Buffalo Wild wings for the most pounds of traditional wings eaten in a session. He does not have the MLE traditional wing poundage record:

2011 Apr 13 1st 10.6875 12 min Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti Wingstop World Wing-Eating Championship Dallas, TX
2011 Apr 13 2nd 10.25 12 min Bob “The Notorious B.O.B.” Shoudt Wingstop World Wing-Eating Championship Dallas, TX
2011 Apr 13 3rd 7.9375 12 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Wingstop World Wing-Eating Championship Dallas, TX
2011 Apr 13 4th 7.875 12 min Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Wingstop World Wing-Eating Championship Dallas, TX
2012 Sep 2 1st 7.61 12 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut U.S. National Buffalo Wing Eating Championship Buffalo, NY

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    The contest page for Big Eater Championship 2025, to be televised May 5 on TV Tokyo, has been released. Geoff Esper will look to defend his title and Takeru Kobayashi will serve as commentator.

    April 25, 2025 at 3:33 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Japan, Television | Permalink * Comments (2)

    Zermatt Neo has uploaded a video of his video of his trip to Osaka, Japan to compete in the qualifier for "Big Eater Championship 2025" that will be televised May 5 on TV Tokyo.

    April 20, 2025 at 8:34 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Japan, Television, Videos, Zermatt Neo | Permalink * Comments (15)

    The competitive eating themed "King of the Hill" episode that originally aired on November 10, 2002 can be viewed on youtube. Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson guest star as competitive eating fans.

    April 19, 2025 at 8:32 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Television | Permalink * Comments

    James Webb is the guest on the latest Dos and D podcast.

    April 16, 2025 at 2:25 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:James Webb, Podcasts | Permalink * Comments (14)

    The Takedown Twins youtube channel has been rebranded as the Extreme Eaters podcast. The format is similar to "Hot Ones", but instead of a hot wing gauntlet, guests will attempt a speed or capacity challenge while they are being interviewed. Two episodes featuring Geoff Esper and Sean "BasketLockerBall" Butler have been released.

    April 13, 2025 at 12:45 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Geoff Esper, Podcasts | Permalink * Comments (1)

    Food League Singapore announced it will be releasing music by the Backshot Boys, a quartet consisting of Geoff Esper on vocals, Zermatt Neo on guitar, Sean Lee on bass guitar and Pat Bertoletti on keyboard.

    April 8, 2025 at 7:32 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Geoff Esper, Music, Pat Bertoletti, Singapore, Zermatt Neo | Permalink * Comments (4)

    Takeru Kobayashi will appear on tonight's episode of David Blaine: Do Not Attempt at 9pm Eastern.

    April 6, 2025 at 6:39 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kobayashi (小林尊), Television | Permalink * Comments (3)

    On the Critical Banter podcast, Winna Bhun from Australia discusses how competitors intentionally vomiting resulted in his retirement from competitive eating.

    April 5, 2025 at 1:15 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Australia, Health, Podcasts | Permalink * Comments (7)

    Barstool Chicago produced a mini-documentary about 70 year old Frank Wach and his three decade long competitive eating career. The spaghetti and meatballs eating contest that concludes the video took place in March 2024. Joey Chestnut and Tim "Gravy" Brown make cameos.

    March 29, 2025 at 1:30 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Documentaries, Tim Brown | Permalink * Comments (2)

    The Pinnacle Gazette has a post about 34 year old Japanese female competitive eater Ogose Aya, who weighs only 28.8 kg (63.4 pounds) and is 150 cm (5 feet) tall. The weight of Aya and Angela Sato were monitored on a recent TBS program titled "Why So Thin? Exploring the Mystery of Competitive Eater Weight Changes".

    March 28, 2025 at 12:53 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Ayari Sato (佐藤綾里), Health, Japan | Permalink * Comments (1)

    Guinness World Records has a post about Leah Shutkever's two new world records: the most jelly snakes eaten in 30 seconds (130 g; 4.58 oz) and the most strawberries eaten in one minute (313 g; 11.04oz)

    March 12, 2025 at 11:43 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Leah Shutkever, Records | Permalink * Comments (12)

    The New York Post has an article about Turkish mukbang streamer Efecan Kultur, who passed away on March 7 after being hospitalized for three months for obesity issues. (Turkiye Today article)

    March 11, 2025 at 11:22 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Fatalities | Permalink * Comments (1)

    Boardroom reports that Netflix claims that Unfinished Beef, the Labor Day matchup between Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi, had more viewers than Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest on ESPN July 4.

    March 10, 2025 at 9:11 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:ESPN, Unfinished Beef | Permalink * Comments (1)

    The Sun, The Daily Mail, Unilad and Economic Times all have basically the same article about the hospitalization of a Singaporean man from digestive issues following an attempt to eat a 7 pound burger. The case was originally described in a 2018 issue of the journal Gastroenterology.

    March 8, 2025 at 2:36 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Health, Singapore | Permalink * Comments

    The Daily Star has an article titled "Dark and twisted history of Mukbang eating influencers after deaths and controversies"

    March 1, 2025 at 11:56 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Fatalities | Permalink * Comments (4)

    Chosun.com on decline of mukbang

    February 25, 2025 at 11:47 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Competitive Eating, Health, Korea, Yuka Kinoshita

    Chosun.com has an article about the decline of mukbang and big eating challenges that opens with the recent retirement announcement of Yuka Kinoshita.

    One major reason for mukbang’s decline is the controversy over allegations that mukbang YouTubers secretly spit out or discard food instead of actually eating it. As suspicions arose, some viewers condemned the practice as deceptive, fueling negative public sentiment, especially over food waste. Moreover, while early mukbang content felt fresh, its appeal has faded as countless creators continue to recycle the same formats.

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