Male competitive eaters category

Children: "Big" Brian Subich (31) | "Furious" Pete Czerwinski (364) | "Notorious" Bob Shoudt (198) | Aaron Osthoff (24) | Adam "Beard Meats Food" Moran (81) | Adrian Morgan (53) | Allen "Shredder" Goldstein (7) | Bartley Weaver, IV (10) | Ben Monson (13) | Bill "El Wingador" Simmons (82) | Bob Kuhns (18) | Boyd Bulot (4) | Brad Sciullo (47) | Brandon Clark (71) | Brett Healey (5) | Brian Dudzinski (6) | Bryan Beard (17) | Carmen Cincotti (32) | Chip Simpson (23) | Crazy Legs Conti (223) | Dale Boone (220) | Damon Wells (17) | Dan Kennedy (81) | Darrien Thomas (6) | Darron Breeden (77) | Dave Brunelli (89) | Dave Goldstein (69) | Dave Wood (16) | Dax Swanson (6) | Derek Hendrickson (21) | Derek Jacobs (6) | Don "Moses" Lerman (126) | Ed "Cookie" Jarvis (67) | Eric "Badlands" Booker (192) | Eric "Steakbellie" Livingston (39) | Eric Dahl (57) | Erik Denmark (92) | Erik Lamkin (45) | Ethan Teske (16) | Geoff Esper (133) | George Chiger (26) | Gideon Oji (33) | Hall Hunt (59) | Ian Hickman (54) | Ivan Mendoza (10) | Jack Legath (15) | James Webb (63) | Jamie McDonald (159) | Jeff Butler (14) | Jesse Freeman (7) | Jesse Pynnönen (7) | Jim Reeves (7) | Joe Burgerchallenge (10) | Joe LaRue (37) | Joe Menchetti (157) | Joel Hansen (56) | Joel Podelsky (32) | Joey Chestnut (1,026) | Johnnie Excel (61) | Jon Squibb (38) | Juan Neave (9) | Juan Rodriguez (38) | Juris Shibayama (18) | Kevin Lipsitz (2) | Kevin Ross (42) | Kevin Strahle (76) | Kobayashi (小林尊) (702) | Kyle Gibson (31) | Kyle Hanner (20) | Levi Oliver (7) | Male Athletes (523) | Male Celebrities (21) | Manny Cambra (8) | Marco Marquez (3) | Marcos Owens (17) | Matt Hazzard (7) | Matt Stonie (295) | Max Stanford (26) | Max Suzuki (13) | Micah "Wing Kong" Collins (21) | Michael Jenkins (25) | Mo Mbengue (15) | Naader Reda (149) | Nate Biller (18) | Nate Figueroa (22) | Nathan Klein (13) | Nick Wehry (48) | Nobuyuki Shirota (54) | Non-IFOCE eaters (15) | Other IFOCE members (116) | Pablo Martinez (15) | Past Trenchermen (54) | Pat Bertoletti (431) | Pat Philbin (47) | Patrick Vandam (13) | Paul Barlow (3) | Pete Davekos (32) | Ramsey Hilton (10) | Randy Santel (188) | Ricardo Corbucci (11) | Rich LeFevre (78) | Ron Koch (6) | Ronnie Hartman (32) | Scott Bickel (30) | Sean Gordon (21) | Steve Hammond (3) | Steve Hendry (10) | Steven Schuster (1) | Tim "Eater X" Janus (196) | Tim Brown (102) | Tom Gilbert (47) | Wayne Algenio (64) | Will Millender (26) | Yasir Salem (24) | Zermatt Neo (31)

Bam Adebayo scored 83 points for the Miami Heat tonight, the second highest total in NBA history (only surpassed by Wilt Chamberlains's 100 points). In 2019, he faced off against Takeru Kobayashi in a burger eating contest for charity.

March 10, 2026 at 10:42 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kobayashi (小林尊), Male Athletes, Miami | Permalink * Comments (1)

2026 Wings for Wishes

March 7, 2026 at 3:02 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Joey Chestnut, Miami

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 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.

March 4, 2026 at 8:01 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Charity Events, Devon, Eating Challenges, Male Athletes | Permalink * Comments (1)

The Sun-Sentinel has a interview with Joey Chestnut about competing in Saturday's Wings for Wishes wing eating contest in South Miami.

March 3, 2026 at 11:51 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Joey Chestnut, Miami | Permalink * Comments (4)

British Eating League chicken patty contest

March 1, 2026 at 8:17 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, James Webb, Staffordshire

    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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Nela Zisser's apparance (as part of Team Australia) on the Japanese program "Dekamori Hunter" has been uploaded to youtube. Max Suzuki leads Team Japan.

March 1, 2026 at 12:44 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Japan, Max Suzuki, Nela Zisser, Television, Videos | Permalink * Comments

KEZJ has an article about Randy Santel's food challenge trip in southern Idaho. He attempted the Train Wreck breakfast challenge at the Depot Grill in Twin Falls, ID twice in one session.

February 23, 2026 at 8:58 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Boise, Eating Challenges, Randy Santel | Permalink * Comments (43)

The Los Angeles Dodgers held a team wing eating contest yesterday. They also held wing eating contests during spring training in 2024 and 2025 and won the World Series both years. The Dodgers official social media asked their players what food they would choose for an eating contest.

February 19, 2026 at 7:30 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Male Athletes | Permalink * Comments (1)

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.

February 15, 2026 at 11:50 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Contest Results, Team Contests, Tim Brown | Permalink * Comments (4)

Reddit has a thread with over 100 comments about the health hissues Takeru Kobayashi's discussed in the Netflix documentary: "Hack Your Health - The Secrets of Your Gut".

February 14, 2026 at 8:40 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Health, Kobayashi (小林尊) | Permalink * Comments (14)

Card Player Magazine has a interview with Joey Chestnut about his bagel contest victory and participation in the Celebrity Poker Tour.

February 14, 2026 at 8:02 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Joey Chestnut, Las Vegas | Permalink * Comments (4)

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.

February 12, 2026 at 12:07 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Max Stanford | Permalink * Comments (1)

Molly Schuyler wins 2026 Las Vegas Wing Bowl

February 7, 2026 at 9:43 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:"Notorious" Bob Shoudt, Contest Results, Las Vegas, Molly Schuyler, Wing Bowl

Full results according to the scorecard Bob Shoudt posted

1st 189 Molly Schuyler 85/71/33, defends 2018 title
2nd 162 Bob “The Notorious B.O.B.” Shoudt 59/78/25
3rd 117 Dan “killer” Kennedy 57/60
4th 104 Jesse Pynnönen 46/58
5th 91 Wayne “wayneywonder” Algenio 42/49
6th 80 Peter “Dirty Pete” Ritter 53/27
7th 70 Naader “Freak8r” Reda 41/29
8th 59 Tom “Goose” Gilbert 42/17
9th 51 Mirza “Snowman” Selmic 35/16
10th 32 Kevin Ross
11th 28 “El Toro” Jimenez
12th 26 Sabatino Ferino
13th 18 Nisha
14th 10 Godfrey Plaza employee
15th 7 Victoria “Brit Chick Vick” Webster

8NewsNow.com has an article with the official top 3:
1 Molly Schuyler 189 wings
2 Bob Shoudt 162
3 Dan Kennedy 117

Molly Schuyler won the Las Vegas Bowl with a total of 189 wings over a total of 25 minutes I think. Bob Shoudt’s total was not mentioned. Molly mentioned an esophageal hernia in her post-contest interview.

The final 2: Molly Schuyler and Bob Shoudt. Molly has 156, Bob has 137

Advancing to second round:
Molly, Peter Ritter, Dan Kennedy, Bob Shoudt, Mirza Selmic, Wayne Algenio, Jesse, Tom Gilbert, Naader Reda, El Toro Gimenez (El Toro did not come out for the second round)

Bob Shoudt has posted a picture of the first round scoresheet.

The field: Tom “Goose” Gilbert, Mirza Selmic, Sabatino Ferina, Neesha, Victoria “Brit Chick Vick” Webster,
Naader Reda, El Toro Jimenez, Peter “Dirty Pete” Ritter, Godfrey (Plaza employee), Bob Shoudt, Jesse Pynnönen, Wayne Algenio, Kevin Ross, Dan Kennedy, Molly Schuyler

Molly Schuyler was wearing a wedding dress. She and Dan Kennedy were announced as a married couple.

The Plaza Hotel & Casino will livestream tonight’s Wing Bowl starting at 10 pm Eastern / 7 pm Atlantic. update The Wing Bowl has started streaming on OneStream Live.

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Dave "US Male" Goldstein annonced that he was runner up in the Wing Pole at Club Risque in Philadelphia with 187 wings. Dave Brunelli won the competition with 209 wings. updateMarcos Owens defended his title at the Wing Pole held at Cheerleaders

February 7, 2026 at 1:22 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Dave Brunelli, Dave Goldstein, Marcos Owens, Philadelphia, Wing Bowl | Permalink * Comments (23)

NFL on CBS has a video in which Pro Bowlers are asked what food they would choose for an eating contest.

February 6, 2026 at 8:04 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Male Athletes, Videos | Permalink * Comments

Siegel’s Bagelmania 2026

January 31, 2026 at 1:52 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Joey Chestnut, Las Vegas

Full results are on the MLE Instagram

1st 16.875 Joey “Jaws” Chestnut
2nd 16.75 Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti
3rd 16.125 Geoffrey Esper
4th 16 James Webb
5th 13.875 Nick Wehry
6th 11.5 Cameron Meade
7th 10.25 Gideon Oji
8th 9 Derek Hendrickson
9th 6.25 Jacob Williams
10th 4 Crazy Legs Conti
11th 2.5 Camille O’Brien
12th 2 Sam Stackhose

The livestream for the Siegel’s Bagelmania eating contest from Las Vegas has started.

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Curt Richy produced a video about Takeru Kobayashi and his relationship with Major League Eating focusing on his estrangement from the organization in 2010.

January 31, 2026 at 9:31 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contracts, Kobayashi (小林尊), Nathan's History, Videos | Permalink * Comments (1)

A 2012 episode of "Hell's Kitchen" in which Joey Chestnut faced off against the chefs in a chicken wing eating contest can be viewed on the Kitchen Nightmares youtube channel.

January 24, 2026 at 12:43 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Joey Chestnut, Television, Videos | Permalink * Comments

Rural King, a farm and home retailer, announced a partnership with Joey Chestnut and a popcorn eating circuit in 2026-27. Several popcorn eating qualifiers for amateurs will be held during 2026. Winners of those competitions will take on Joey Chestnut in the finals on National Popcorn Day in 2027.

January 20, 2026 at 12:38 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Joey Chestnut | Permalink * Comments

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 ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Dan Kennedy | Permalink * Comments

USA Network announces that "Everything on the Menu" starring former WWE star Adam "Braun Strowman" Scherr will return for a second season of 12 episodes. He will be accompanied by additional diners in this season, included WWE wrestler Alexa Bliss.

January 15, 2026 at 11:31 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Male Athletes, Television | Permalink * Comments

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 ojrifkin · More posts about:Adam "Beard Meats Food" Moran, Las Vegas, Wing Bowl | Permalink * Comments

James Webb will be doing British Eating League events in the United Kingdom in February.

January 6, 2026 at 12:05 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:James Webb, United Kingdom | Permalink * Comments (10)

RIP Bryan "Big Sexy" Beard, who passed away suddenly at the age of 40 on December 21 from a heart attack. Bryan's family has set up a gofundme page. Sports radio host Ben Maller did a tribute to Bryan on his show. 2012 Denver Post article about Bryan.

January 3, 2026 at 7:30 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Bryan Beard, Denver | Permalink * Comments (4)

Abema has an interview (select English subtitles) with Takeru Kobayashi about his development of a hot dog made with Japanese Wagyu beef. He hopes to release the frankfurter by his birthday, March 15, and aspires to export it to the United States. (article corresponding to the video) update The Wagyu beef hot dogs will not be Kobayashi's first attempt at a frankfurter line. In 2013 he launched "Kobi Dogs", which was the food item for his July 4, 2013 eating competition

January 2, 2026 at 12:40 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Japan, Kobayashi (小林尊), Merchandise | Permalink * Comments

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