James Webb announced that he has been classified as an "American talent" and has secured his working visa for the USA
The latest episode of the Flex Success bodybuilding podcast has an interview with James Webb.
MassLive.com reports James Webb will compete in a fried chicken eating contest at Nan's Kitchen in Stow, MA on September 8.
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.
James Webb ate 20 Dagwood Dogs in a record 4:21 to set the record at The Ekka in Brisbane, QLD, Australia (video). update 7News Brisbane video
2024 Great Midwest Rib Fest
Announced results 12 minutes
1 James Webb 8.1 pounds
2 Kylan Lee 5.42
3 Ryan Rodacker 3.69
4 Tanner Gray 2.92
5 Darrien Thomas 2.54
James Webb has started a livestream of today’s Great Midwest Rib Fest World Rib Eating Championship at Mystic Lake in Prior Lake, MN.
NBC DFW has a video about James Webb training for the Nathan's Famous hot dog eating in the Dallas area.
Salvation Army DC donuts
update PiZetta Media has a video of the contest
Full results: (8 minutes)
| 1st | 70 | James Webb | |
| 2nd | 61 | Nick Wehry | |
| 3rd | 50 | Sean “The Mouth” Yeager | |
| 4th | 46 | Miki Sudo | |
| 5th | 45 | Max Stanford | |
| 6th | 39 | Ronnie “MegaByte” Hartman | |
| 7th | 37 | George Chiger | |
| 8th | 34 | Radim Dvoracek | |
| 9th | 31 | Tanner Gray | |
| 10th | 21 | Peter Ritter | |
| 11th | 16.75 | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele |
The top 3 from James Webb’s video
1 James Webb 70 donuts, new record
2 Nick Wehry 61
3 Sean Yeager
Salvation Army is doing a facebook live video of today’s donut eating contest in Washington, DC.
2024 Jack’s Donut hole eating contest
Official results (8 minutes):
| 1st | 350 | James Webb | new record |
| 2nd | 317 | Nick Wehry | |
| 3rd | 285 | Miki Sudo | |
| 4th | 209 | Valentin Ferrer | |
| 5th | 182 | Tanner Gray | |
| 6th | 118 | Michael “Mailman” Doolin | |
| 7th | 88 | Matthew Raible | |
| 8th | 82 | Cherish “Five Pounds” Brown | |
| 9th | 75 | John Gebhard | |
| 10th | 60 | Tracy Goode | |
| 11th | 53 | Rene Rovtar |
James Webb has started a live video of the contest
WHKY has a segment about James Webb attempting a hot dog and burger challenge at Romeo & Brewliet Tap Room in Viewmont, NC.
James Webb ate 50 tacos and drank a 56 ounce margarita to win a taco eating contest held at Rio 150 in Lake Norman Sunday.
James Webb will compete in a taco eating contest at Rio 150 in Lake Norman, NC on May 19.
James Webb will do a Puerto Rican food challenge at The Mason Jar Lager Company in Fuquay Varina, NC on May 11.
2024 Manor Palooza World Sausage Eating Championship
The top 8 from James Webb’s live video (10 minutes)
1) James Webb 51 sausages, new record
2) Geoff Esper 38
3) Nick Wehry 31
4T) Greg Wilson 20.5
4T) Christopher “Old Guy Eats” Dale 20.5
6 Tanner Gray, MLE debut
7T Yasir Salem 15
7T Alberto Bravo 15
Old Guy Eats has started a live video
2024 Uranus Fudge Factory eating contest
| 1st | 13.5 | James Webb | |
| 2nd | 10.75 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 9.375 | Nick Wehry | |
| 4th | 8.5 | Miki Sudo | |
| 5th | 7.75 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | |
| 6th | 6 | Radim Dvoracek | |
| 7th | 5.5 | George Chiger | |
| 8th | 5 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 9th | 2.5 | Matthew Raible | |
| 10th | 2.375 | Jocelyn Young | |
| 11th | 2.25 | Crazy Legs Conti | |
| 11th | 2.25 | John Gebhard | |
| 13th | 1 | Daniel Hueppelshauser | |
| 14th | 0.9375 | Rene Rovtar |
Facebook Live video of the contest
James Webb wins Wonderful Pistachios, Joey Chestnut 5th
update Feb 28
Santa Monica Closeup and Ed Woo have videos
Santa Monica Daily Press has an article
Results from James Webb’s video (announcement starts at 33:35): 8 minute contest
1 James Webb 338 pistachios
2T Nick Wehry 221
2T Darrien Thomas 221
4 Steve Hammond 191
5T Joey Chestnut 167
5T Bartley Weaver 167
7 Joey Bosa 152
8 Gideon Oji 147
I think this is the first time Joey Chestnut’s contest total has ever been doubled. Even in his first Nathan’s finals in 2005, he still ate about 2/3 of what Takeru Kobayashi did (32 hot dogs vs. 49)
Joey Bosa finished ahead of MLE’s #6 eater, Gideon Oji.
In a post contest interview on stage, Darrien Thomas said he not only abstained from training, he had never eaten a pistachio before the competition. That handicap did not prevent him from finishing second.
TMZ has an interview with Los Angeles Chargers defender Joey Bosa about competing in today’s Wonderful Pistachios Get Crackin’ Eating Championship at the Santa Monica Pier. Bosa is not the first NFL defensive lineman to compete in a Major League Eating contest, In 2003 William Perry competed in the Nathan’s hot dog finals and ate 4 hot dogs before quitting midway through the competition. In 2005, Perry also particpated in the Trip Rewards World Birthday Cake Eating Championship and finished last.
Last week, James Webb finished the Mac Daddy Pancake Challenge at M.A.C. 24/7 in Waikiki in 9:02 to break "Furious" Pete Czerwinski's record of 10 minutes. Joey Chestnut is currently in third place with a time of 15 minutes.
Generation Iron announced plans to release a documentary about Australian competitive eater James Webb in 2024.
DallasNews.com reports that James Webb ate 37 meat pies in 36:22 at Aussie Grind Provisions in Farmers Branch, TX.
Khaleej Times has a profile of Australian competitive eater James Webb, who recently visited Dubai, UAE.
The Battalion has an article about James Webb eating 59 tacos in under 20 minutes at Raging Bull Street Tacos in Bryan, TX.
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.
NBCDFW has a segment about James Webb, who will be competing in the Lewisville, TX tamales contest tomorrow. The Australian has been given the nickname "The Wonder from Down Under".
Raina Huang uploaded a video of a dumpling contest in which she faced off against James Webb and Bandana Eats.
James Webb wins Colorado State Fair Slopper contest
James Webb is the first person besides Geoff Esper to win the Slopper eating contest at the Colorado State Fair in the 2020s. Official results
| 1st | 32 | James Webb | first person besides Geoff Esper to win contest since 2019 |
| 2nd | 31.5 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 23 | Mo Mbengue | |
| 4th | 21.5 | Bartley Weaver, IV | |
| 5th | 20 | Steve “The Rabbit” Hammond | |
| 6th | 19 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 7th | 16 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 8th | 10.75 | Jon Ansell | |
| 9th | 9 | Mark “toothless” Sutherburg | |
| 10th | 8.75 | Chris Sealey |
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