2023 St. Elmo’s Shrimp Cocktail contest
| 1st | 16.7 | Geoffrey Esper | defends title |
| 2nd | 16 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 3rd | 15 | James Webb | |
| 4th | 12.8 | Miki Sudo | |
| 5th | 11.5 | Nick Wehry | |
| 6th | 5 | Michael “Big Hoss” Deitz | |
| 7th | 4.5 | Mark Enstrom | |
| 8th | 2.4 | Alex “Moose” Perez |
St. Elmo’s is running a live video of the contest
Geoff Esper offers advice to Shayna and Erika of WCVB for their attempt at the 30 inch pizza challenge at Nick's Place in Burlington, MA. The station also did segments about New England restaurant challenges, New Hampshire challenges and the burger challenge at Eagle's Deli in Brighton, MA.
2023 Lewisville tamales contest
| 1st | 80 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 79 | James Webb | |
| 3rd | 66.25 | Miki Sudo | |
| 4th | 51 | Derek Hendrickson | |
| 5th | 37.5 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 6th | 34 | Greg “The Savage” Wilson | |
| 7th | 25.5 | Albert Bravo | |
| 8th | 22.5 | “Nasty” Nathan Biller | |
| 8th | 22.5 | Zach “MEEF” Pappert | |
| 10th | 21 | Sergio Reyes-Raya | |
| 11th | 18 | Jocelyn Young | |
| DQ | ? | Sean “MEEF” Pappert |
James Webb will do a livestream of this afternoon’s tamale eating contest in Lewisville, TX.
Geoff Esper defends pork roll title
update Official results were posted some time this morning:
| 1st | 43.5 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 43 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 43 | James Webb | |
| 4th | 35 | Nick Wehry | |
| 5th | 20 | Josh “The Goat” Krady | |
| 6th | 19 | George Chiger | |
| 7th | 14 | Ryan “Max Carnage” Rodacker | |
| 8th | 13 | Chris Seely | |
| 9th | 11.25 | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele | |
| 10th | 9.5 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 11th | 9.25 | Crazy Legs Conti |
Geoff Esper defended his title at today’s Trenton Thunder pork roll eating contest (via James Webb live video) Joey Chestnut was runner up.
Joey Chestnut vs. Geoff Esper since Jan 1, 2022
Here are the head to head results for Joey Chestnut vs. Geoff Esper in MLE contests since January 1, 2022. They have faced off 8 times in that period; Geoff had a better finish in 5 of those competitions.
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Telegram.com has an interview with Geoff Esper about competing in the Nathan's finals. He does not expect to beat Joey Chestnut.
Geoff Esper defends Mattituck, NY strawberry shortcake title
update Patch.com article and gallery John Sharkey Instagram gallery
| 1st | 21 | Geoffrey Esper | new record |
| 2nd | 15.75 | Miki Sudo | |
| 3rd | 15 | Nick Wehry | |
| 4th | 9 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 5th | 7 | Crazy Legs Conti | |
| 6th | 6 | Tim Wheeler | |
| 7th | 3.75 | John Sharkey | |
| 8th | 3.5 | Mark Kaiser | |
| 9th | 3 | Dan Lemelman | |
| 10th | 2.5 | Matt Walker |
Nick Wehry’s facebook video
Berea, OH Nathan’s qualifier
updateMay 28
Video by Sam Messenger
Official results
| 1st | 50 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 27.5 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 3rd | 18 | Andrew Krawczyk | |
| 4th | 16.75 | Mike Landrich | |
| 5th | 15 | A Kamenski | |
| 6th | 11 | N Moufid | |
| 7th | 10 | A Djuric | |
| 8th | 6 | Carmen Angelo | from WTAM’s The Bloomsdaddy Show |
| 1st | 15.5 | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele | will compete in finals for 13th year in a row, 2nd longest streak after Joey Chestnut |
| 2nd | 7 | Rene Rovtar | |
| 3rd | 6.5 | Brynn Szeles |
Fox 8 is currently running a live video
Geoff Esper defends Jack’s Donut hole title
update Contest video by 5 after 5 Studios
update May 28 Video by James Webb
Official results from tonight’s Jack’s Donuts Donut Hole Eating Championship in New Castle, IN
| 1st | 344 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 310 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 3rd | 308 | Miki Sudo | |
| 4th | 295 | James Webb | |
| 5th | 266 | Nick Wehry | |
| 6th | 217 | Sean “The Mouth” Yeager | |
| 7th | 191 | Mo Mbengue | |
| 8th | 133 | Derek Jacobs | |
| 9th | 94 | Michael Doolin | |
| 10th | 92 | John Gebhard | |
| 11th | 43 | Rene Rovtar |
2023 Manorpalooza sausage eating contest
Official results (10 minutes)
| 1st | 39 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 35.5 | Miki Sudo | |
| 2nd | 35.5 | Nick Wehry | |
| 4th | 26 | Mo Mbengue | MLE debut |
| 5th | 19 | Greg “The Savage” Wilson | |
| 6th | 16.75 | Christopher Dale | |
| 7th | 14 | Albert Bravo | |
| 8th | 9 | Jacob Carr |
Miki Sudo is doing a live video of the contest
In his latest video, a Jaffa cake challenge, Geoff Esper admits he is lacking enthusiasm for competitive eating and is considering missing Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest. (via MikeyinCharge)
Food Challenge News has an interview with Geoff Esper, who says that competitive eating is not as much fun as it used to be and that he is contemplating retiring at the end of the year.
Geoff Esper appeared on CBS 12 this morning to discuss his competitive eating career and promote the April 30 Sweet Corn Eating Championship in West Palm Beach, which he said he will not be competing in. (youtube video)
Geoff Esper wins Bagelmania contest
Official results from today’s bagel eating contest at Bagelmania in Las Vegas, 8 minutes
update Las Vegas Sun has a gallery Slomoproductions22 has an Instagram video
| 1st | 17.75 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 14.75 | Nick Wehry | |
| 3rd | 12.75 | Miki Sudo | |
| 4th | 10 | Gideon Oji | |
| 5th | 9.25 | Derek Hendrickson | |
| 6th | 7.5 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 7th | 5.5 | Naader “Freak8r” Reda | |
| 7th | 5.5 | Sergio Reyes-Raya | |
| 9th | 5 | Kevin Ross | |
| 10th | 4.5 | Ryan “Max Carnage” Rodacker | |
| 11th | 3.5 | Alex “Moose” Perez |
Geoff Esper wins St. Elmo’s Shrimp Cocktail eating contest
Official results. 8 minute contest, results in pounds.
| 1st | 16.4 | Geoffrey Esper | 15th MLE victory of 2022 |
| 2nd | 14.9 | Miki Sudo | |
| 3rd | 11 | Nick Wehry | |
| 4th | 10.6 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | ends contest winning streak, ends 2022 with 1 win (Nathan’s) |
| 5th | 6 | Derek Jacobs | |
| 6th | 4.5 | Matthew Raible | |
| 7th | 2.5 | Holly Titus |
2022 Destination Outlets Pumpkin Pie
Full results from today’s pumpkin pie eating contest at Destination Outlets in Jeffersonville, OH (results in pounds, 8 minutes)
Videos: George Chiger | WZAA | ERB Sports
Katie Delzoppo on Good Day Columbus
| 1st | 13.75 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 13 | Miki Sudo | |
| 3rd | 12 | Nick Wehry | |
| 4th | 10.75 | Bartley Weaver, IV | |
| 5th | 9.5 | Steve “The Rabbit” Hammond | |
| 6th | 8.75 | George Chiger | |
| 7th | 8.25 | Radim Dvoracek | |
| 8th | 6.5 | Derek Jacobs | |
| 9th | 5.75 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 10th | 6 | John Gebhard | |
| 11th | 4.25 | Matthew Raible | |
| 12th | 2.75 | Katie Delzoppo |
Geoff Esper ate 11 corn dogs in 3 minutes to set a record at CLowndog in Albuquerque.
Geoff Esper wins Trenton Thunder pork rolls
| 1st | 44 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 39 | Nick Wehry | |
| 3rd | 32 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | |
| 4th | 24.125 | Sean “The Mouth” Yeager | |
| 5th | 23 | Radim Dvoracek | |
| 6th | 22 | George Chiger | |
| 7th | 20 | Andrew Krawczyk | |
| 8th | 11 | Crazy Legs Conti | |
| 9th | 10.5 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 10th | 8.5 | Jeff Bonacorda | |
| 11th | 7 | Rene Rovtar | |
| 12th | 4 | Prudence DiBenedetto |
2022 Oktoberfest Zinzinnati bratwurst
Official results 10 minute contest
| 1st | 76 | Geoffrey Esper | new record |
| 2nd | 70 | Nick Wehry | would have broken old record |
| 3rd | 60 | Miki Sudo | |
| 3rd | 60 | Bartley Weaver, IV | |
| 5th | 42 | George Chiger | |
| 6th | 39 | Derek Jacobs | |
| 7th | 33 | Andrew Krawczyk | |
| 8th | 30.5 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 9th | 25 | Michael Doolin | |
| 10th | 19 | John Gebhard |
The introductions have started. George Chiger is running a live video
2022 Buffalo Buffet Bowl
George Chiger is running a live video
Official results Part 1 | Part 2 The second column is the number of pounds eaten. The contest was terminated after 6 minutes.
| 1st | 5 | 3m29s | $1,000.00 | Geoffrey Esper | Oxford, MA | |
| 2nd | 5 | 4m44s | $500.00 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | San Jose, CA | |
| 3rd | 5 | 5m55s | $250.00 | Nick Wehry | Torrington, CT | |
| 4th | 5 | 5m56s | Miki Sudo | Las Vegas, NV | ||
| 5th | 5 | 6 min | Gideon Oji | Morrow, GA | ||
| 6th | 3.25 | 6 min | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | Orillia, ON, Canada | ||
| 7th | 2.72 | 6 min | “Buffalo” Jim Reeves | Buffalo, NY | ||
| 8th | 2.63 | 6 min | Ronnie “MegaByte” Hartman | |||
| 9th | 2.58 | 6 min | George Chiger | Pocono Pines, PA | ||
| 10th | 1.93 | 6 min | William “Wild Bill” Myers | Breinigsville, PA | ||
| 11th | 1.32 | 6 min | Rene Rovtar |
Geoff Esper wins Colorado State Fair slopper eating contest
| 1st | 33 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 25 | Nick Wehry | |
| 3rd | 24 | Miki Sudo | |
| 4th | 22 | Steve “The Rabbit” Hammond | |
| 5th | 15.75 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 6th | 15.5 | Andrew Krawczyk | |
| 7th | 12.5 | Ryan “Max Carnage” Rodacker | |
| 8th | 11 | Jon Ansell | |
| 8th | 11 | Sergio Reyes-Raya | |
| 10th | 9 | Mark “toothless” Sutherburg | |
| 11th | 8.5 | Kevin Schumaker |
Geoff Esper wins banana pudding contest
Official results from tonight’s banana pudding eating contest at CrossPointe Church in Madison, AL (8 minutes contest)
| 1st | ? | Geoffrey Esper | undefeated in 2022 except for Nathan’s |
| 2nd | 9.75 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | |
| 3rd | 7.75 | Gideon Oji | |
| 4th | 7 | Andrew Krawczyk | |
| 5th | 5 | Crazy Legs Conti | |
| 6th | 3.5 | Heather Richards | |
| 6th | 3.5 | Jacob Tripp | |
| 8th | 2.5 | David Beavers | |
| 9th | ? | Debby Regan |
Geoff Esper wins Mystic Lake ribs
Official results of today’s rib eating contest at the Great Midewest Ribfest at Mystic Lake in Prior Lake, MN (12 minutes,results in pounds)
| 1st | 5.8 | Geoffrey Esper | undefeated in 2022 except for Nathan’s |
| 2nd | 4.2 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 4.2 | Nick Wehry | |
| 4th | 3.2 | Ethan Teske | |
| 5th | 3 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 6th | 1.8 | Matthew Raible | |
| 7th | 0.8 | Kevin Shumaker |
The Yankee Express has an interview with Geoff Esper.
2022 Mattituck strawberry shortcake contest
1 Geoff Esper 18.25 pounds in 8 minutes, undefeated in 2022
2 Nick Wehry 16
3 Ronnie Hartman 14
4 Max Stanford 10.5
5 George Chiger 10
6 Eric “Badlands” Booker 9
7 Crazy Legs Conti 7.5
8 Jules Goldberg 4
9 Prudence DiBenedetto 3
10 Jacklyn Thrapp 1
The Festival facebook page is running a live video
Geoff Esper is going for undefeated an first half of 2022 with 7 victories in 7 events.
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