About a month after the announcment of the passing of Tim "Eater X" Janus, the New York Times has published an obituary for him. His sister, Tess McNair, said that Janus was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2023 which resulted in truncation of his Foreign Service job in Mexico City. October 14, 2026 at 11:40 pm by
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Fox2Now reports Joey Chestnut will face off against St. Louis competitive eaters in a deep dish pizza eating contest at The Salvage Yard in St. Louis on October 17. Entrants will attempt to finish the 8 pound "Junk Yard Dog Challenge" pizza in under 45 minutes. October 14, 2026 at 12:41 am by
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In Mr. Beast's latest video, four "Grocery Boys" will receive a prize of $1,000,000 if they eat everything in a grocery store. After 80 days, the quartet faced off against Joey Chestnut in a bean eating contest (time 44:00). If the group can finish 8 pounds of beans before Joey eats 16 pounds, each member will receive a car. October 11, 2026 at 1:08 am by
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People reports that "Man vs. Food" is being rebooted with NFL alumni as co-hosts. Journeyman quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and former New England Patriots defensive lineman Vince Wilfork will travel to NFL cities and attempt food challenges. Fitzpatrick has completed the 72 ounce steak at the Big Texan in Amarillo, TX. The new series will debut on the Discovery Channel later this year. October 8, 2026 at 11:23 pm by
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Dan Kennedy ate 10 bowls of ramen in 4 minutes to win the first prize of $1,000 at last night's contest at Ani Ramen in Cranford, NJ. Molly Schuyler was the runner up and Wayne Algenio was third. October 7, 2026 at 7:47 am by
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Pittsburgh competitive eater Bob "Killer" Kuhns passed away on September 12 at the age of 68. October 7, 2026 at 1:38 am by
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Joey Chestnut will be competing in a chicken tender eating contest at Tenderfest in Chicago on October 10. Entrants need to submit a 30 second video. October 6, 2026 at 2:13 am by
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8e0YaV1rf8">A live stream of "Strongest Eater King" Currently being televised on TV Tokyo is available. James Webb is competing. update James Webb has regained the title he first won in Fall 2025. September 28, 2026 at 8:31 am by
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September 21, 2026 at 1:44 am by
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update Sept 26 Entertainment Tonight has an obituary
update Patch.com has an obituary.
The Major League Eating home page reports that Tim “Eater X” Janus passed away on September 16 following a long battle with cancer. He would have been 50 on December 31. Janus is the sole member of the Major League Eating Hall of Fame.
In a 2024 Time Magazine article, Tim Janus said he retired from competitive eating in 2016 due to concerns about his health, but said he was currently healthy.
Tim Janus, a 47-year old ex-competitive eater who Metz has studied in scientific research, quit the sport in 2016 after 11 years “out of an abundance of caution” partly based on Metz’s findings about the risks. He was also concerned about the harms of throwing up following competition, a practice that he describes as widespread. “When you’re eating that much food, you can’t digest it all,” he says. “Your stomach is too full to move things along. Throwing up after the contest is a necessary part of the sport.”
Janus tried to collaborate with other pro eaters to share and track their health to better understand the effects of competing, but he couldn’t rally their interest. He’s now a foreign service officer in Mexico City in good health. Most of his former competitors say they’re healthy, too, but he “didn’t want to continue and realize I made a mistake.”
Janus was one three protagonists (along with Takeru Kobayshi and Ian Hickman) in MTV’s 2006 documentary, “True Life: I’m a competitive eater”, which can be viewed online. He was also featured in Jason Fagone’s book, “Horsemen of the Esophagus” (Google Books sample)
The final competitive eating activity for Janus was serving as a commentator on Netflix’ “Unfinished Beef: Chestnut vs. Kobayashi” in September 2024.
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James Webb ate 30 pies in 10 minutes to win the first prize of $10,000 (Australian) in today's Garlo's Aussie Pie Eating Championship at Coogie Bay Hotel in Sydney. (livestream | 9 News Australia) September 21, 2026 at 1:41 am by
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September 19, 2026 at 5:12 pm by
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update Contest video
Full results
Nothing has yet to be posted about today’s poutine eating contest in Toronto other than an Instagram post from Albuquerque Steve reporting that Joey Chestnut has defended his title with a total of 21 pounds in 10 minutes.
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On Sunday, James Webb will compete for a first prize of $10,000 at Garlo's Aussie Pie Eating Championship at Coogee Bay Hotel in Coogee, NSW, Australia. September 18, 2026 at 1:06 am by
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Full results
James Webb is doing a livestream of today’s pork roll eating contest in Trenton, NJ.
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September 12, 2026 at 1:18 pm by
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updateOfficial results
update The video went down, but Pat Bertoletti won the contest via Game On Fenway’s instagram stories
North Shore Beefs is doing an Instagram Live video of today’s Three Way Slider World Championship
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Joey Chestnut will attend MustardFest in Springfield, OH on September 12. He will oversee but not compete in Woeber's Hot Mustard & Horseradish Eating Contest. September 1, 2026 at 12:09 am by
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August 30, 2026 at 5:02 pm by
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Official results (12 minutes)
| 1st |
241 |
$2,500.00 |
Joey “Jaws” Chestnut |
Westfield, IN |
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| 2nd |
228 |
$1,250.00 |
James Webb |
Sydney, NSW, Australia |
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| 3rd |
187 |
$600.00 |
Miki Sudo |
Tampa, FL |
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| 4th |
180 |
$400.00 |
Jerome Burns |
Danbury, CT |
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| 5th |
169 |
$250.00 |
Nick Wehry |
Tampa, FL |
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| 6th |
157 |
|
Geoffrey Esper |
Oxford, MA |
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| 7th |
151 |
|
Max Stanford |
Brixton, England, UK |
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| 8th |
146 |
|
Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas |
Orillia, ON, Canada |
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| 9th |
86 |
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George Chiger |
Pocono Pines, PA |
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| 10th |
55 |
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Eric “Badlands” Booker |
Selden, NY |
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| 11th |
51 |
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William “Wild Bill” Myers |
Breinigsville, PA |
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James Webb is doing a live video.
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update Totals have been posted for the non-prize winners. Cherish Brown’s result of .39 lb. (6.24 oz) might be the lowest poundage ever in a weight-based MLE contest. Assuming a duration of 8:59, she ate less than 7/10 of an ounce per minute.
Official results, first to finish five pounds of Buffalo food items
| 1st |
5 |
4m12s |
$1,000.00 |
James Webb |
Sydney, NSW, Australia |
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| 2nd |
5 |
4m55s |
$750.00 |
Geoffrey Esper |
Oxford, MA |
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| 3rd |
5 |
6m27s |
$500.00 |
Max Stanford |
Brixton, England, UK |
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| 4th |
5 |
8m44s |
$250.00 |
Miki Sudo |
Tampa, FL |
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| 5th |
5 |
8m59s |
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Nick Wehry |
Tampa, FL |
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| 6th |
4.72 |
8m59s |
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Jerome Burns |
Danbury, CT |
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| 7th |
1.69 |
8m59s |
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George Chiger |
Pocono Pines, PA |
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| 8th |
1.47 |
8m59s |
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Camille O’Brien |
Jeffersonville, NY |
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| 9th |
1.45 |
8m59s |
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William “Wild Bill” Myers |
Breinigsville, PA |
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| 10th |
0.88 |
8m59s |
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Rene Rovtar |
Basking Ridge, NJ |
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| 11th |
0.39 |
8m59s |
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Cherish “Five Pounds” Brown |
Edon, OH |
might be lowest poundage ever in a weight-based MLE contest |
James Webb is doing a livestream of today’s Buffet Bowl eating contest at the Buffalo Wing Festival.
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WFMY reports that Joey Chestnut will appear at a hot dog eating contest at the Carolina Classic Fair in Winston Salem, NC on October 8. The winner of the contest will receive $250. update August 21 Joey Chestnut's fee will be $7,500. August 18, 2026 at 4:47 am by
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James Webb ate 18 Dagwood Dogs in 5 minutes today to win the eating contest at the Ekka in Brisbane, QLD. August 16, 2026 at 8:18 am by
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Joey Chestnut faced off against pairs of fans in a tater tot eating contest at tonight's Lake Country DockHounds game in Wisconsin. The total of the winning duo exceeded Joey's amount by less than a tenth of an ounce. August 13, 2026 at 12:48 am by
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Joey Chestnut ate a five pound BBQ nacho plate in 2:12 to win a contest held after tonight's Memphis Redbird game. (video) July 19, 2026 at 1:35 am by
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Eric "Badlands" Booker drank 7 cans of Moxie soda in under two minutes to win a chugging contest held at the Moxie Festival in Lisbon, Maine on Saturday. July 13, 2026 at 10:42 pm by
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