Latest results in database (All results)
2018 Smoke’s Poutinerie contest
Official results. Miki Sudo was announced on stage as the runner up
| 1st | 17.5 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | regains lead for 2018 MLE non-qualfier wins with 11 |
| 2nd | 16 | Darron Breeden | |
| 3rd | 15 | Miki Sudo | announced as runner-up on stage |
| 4th | 12.5 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie | announced as 3rd place on stage |
| 5th | 11.5 | George Chiger | |
| 6th | 10 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 7th | 9.5 | Derek Jacobs | |
| 8th | 8 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 9th | 7.5 | “Buffalo” Jim Reeves | |
| 10th | 5.5 | Jesse Kankula | |
| 10th | 5.5 | William “Wild Bill” Myers |
Joel Hansen ate 8.5 pounds in 5 minutes to win the amateur contest, which is more than 4 of the 11 professionals ate in 10 minutes
Matt Stonie has posted a livestream video of the contest
2018 Pacific Park taco eating contest
Official results (8 minutes)
| 1st | 62 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 52 | Gideon Oji | |
| 3rd | 40 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | |
| 4th | 37 | Miki Sudo | |
| 5th | 32.5 | Erik “The Red” Denmark | |
| 6th | 32 | Taran Eckel | |
| 7th | 17 | Nathan Klocke | |
| 8th | 14 | Mary “I Love ’em HOT!” Bowers | |
| 9th | 10 | Casey Lin | |
| 10th | 6 | Stewart Lopez | |
| DQ | ? | Marco Gutierrez | |
| DQ | ? | “Magic” Mikey McDonigal |
ABC7 has a live video
2018 Trenton pork rolls
Official results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
| 1st | 50 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 38 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 3rd | 29 | Gideon Oji | |
| 4th | 29 | Nick Wehry | |
| 5th | 22 | Brian “Dud Light” Dudzinski | |
| 6th | 20 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 7th | 14.5 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 8th | 12 | Crazy Legs Conti | |
| 9th | 9.5 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 10th | 7 | Scott Voegele | |
| 11th | 6.5 | Rene Rovtar | |
| 12th | 4.5 | Kristina Rovtar |
The Trenton Thunder twitter reports Geoff Esper won today’s pork roll eating contest with a total of 50.
2018 Zinzinnati Bratwurst
Official results 10 minute contest
| 1st | 65.5 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 48.25 | Darron Breeden | |
| 3rd | 39 | Matt “Hungry” Hazzard | |
| 4th | 38 | George Chiger | |
| 4th | 38 | Gideon Oji | |
| 6th | 35 | Derek Jacobs | |
| 7th | 26 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 8th | 18 | “Big Eater Mike” Michael Whities | |
| 9th | 13 | Sean Mulcahey | |
| 10th | 7.25 | Randy Rico | |
| DQ | ? | Matthew Raible |
2018 Big E White Hut World Cheeseburg Championship
update Full official results (10 minutes) Part 1 | Part 2
| 1st | 47 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 45 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 28 | Nick Wehry | |
| 4th | 26 | Gideon Oji | |
| 5th | 21 | George Chiger | |
| 6th | 16 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 7th | 15.5 | Brian “Dud Light” Dudzinski | |
| 7th | 15.5 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 9th | 11.5 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 10th | 5 | Rene Rovtar | |
| 11th | 4 | Prudence DiBenedetto |
There is a close race between Joey Chestnut and Geoff Esper for most non-qualifier MLE victories in calendar year 2018:
| 8 | Geoffrey Esper |
| 7 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut |
| 3 | Carmen Cincotti |
| 2 | Darron Breeden |
| 1 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie |
| 1 | Miki Sudo |
| 1 | Gideon Oji |
2018 Buffalo Wing Festival wing eating contest
Official results (12 minutes) Part 1 | Part 2
| 1st | 206 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 194 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 182 | Darron Breeden | |
| 4th | 168 | Gideon Oji | |
| 5th | 139 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | |
| 6th | 132 | George Chiger | |
| 7th | 104 | Jim Reeves | |
| 8th | 102 | Miki Sudo | |
| 9th | 100 | Ronnie “MegaByte” Hartman | competed in pro-wrestling bout before contest |
| 10th | 82 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 11th | 65 | George LoBianco | |
| 12th | 64 | William “Wild Bill” Myers |
WIVB TV has a livestream video of the contest.
Joey Chestnut will be in Carmel, IN Saturday to promote his new line of Joey Chestnut Select condiments.
2018 LA Gyoza contest
The top 5 | Results Part 2 | Part 3
| 1st | 359 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 297 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 232 | Darron Breeden | |
| 4th | 222 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie | |
| 5th | 205 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | |
| 6th | 192 | Miki Sudo | |
| 7th | 175 | Juan “more bite” Rodriguez | |
| 8th | 168 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 9th | 167 | Rich “The Locust” LeFevre | |
| 10th | 155 | Juan “Hungry Saiyan” Neave | |
| 11th | 153 | Derek Jacobs | |
| 12th | 143 | Steve Hendry | |
| 13th | 118 | Erik “The Red” Denmark | |
| 13th | 118 | Pablo Martinez | |
| 15th | 117 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 16th | 113 | Jon Bello | |
| 17th | 110 | Sarah “Unstoppable Bab” Reinecke | |
| 18th | 38 | Brian Moote | from 97.1 Amp Radio |
| 19th | 21 | Casey McCabe | from 97.1 Amp Radio |
The 2018 Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship can be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/eatfast/videos/451615502018902/
LAIst has an article about Jon Bello, Doug Ecks, and Mary Bowers, who will be a commentator.
2018 Wisconsin State Fair Cheese Curd Eating Contest
Official results (8 oz servings)
| 1st | 10.25 | Darron Breeden | |
| 2nd | 9.75 | Gideon Oji | |
| 3rd | 9.5 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 4th | 5.25 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 5th | 3.125 | Eric Hucke | |
| 5th | 3.125 | Matthew Raible | |
| 7th | 2.875 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 8th | 2.75 | Andrew “The Bear” Kogutkiewicz | |
| 8th | 2.75 | Amanda Reitenbach | |
| 10th | 2.5 | Keith Branch | |
| 11th | 2 | Meliss Klabel |
update Darron Breeden reportedly won and Joey Chestnut was 3rd.
Precontest interviews Joey Chestnut | Andrew Kogutkiewicz
2018 Indiana State Fair ice cream eating contest
update Aug 9
Articles: Indy Star | RTV6
Videos: Hungry Hazzard | Naptown Buzz | News Now | RTV6 | Crotin
Joey Chestnut Interviews: Nuvo | Colts.com (says he had a motorcyle accident which damaged his teeth)
Indiana Dairy Association gallery
| 1st | 15.5 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 14.5 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 3rd | 12 | Juan “more bite” Rodriguez | |
| 4th | 11.5 | Brian “Dud Light” Dudzinski | |
| 4th | 11.5 | Derek Jacobs | |
| 6th | 11.25 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | |
| 7th | 11 | Matt “Hungry” Hazzard | |
| 7th | 11 | Gideon Oji | |
| 9th | 7.25 | Matt “Sweet Tooth” Cohen | |
| 9th | 7.25 | Matthew Raible | |
| 11th | 5.5 | Meliss Klabel |
Joey Chestnut interview with Geist Magazine | WTHR.
On his Instagram, Joey Chestnut posted a picture of a 11 pound burger in Phuket, Thailand, which he ate in less than 20 minutes.
2018 Men’s Nathan’s finals
| 1st | 74 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | new record |
| 2nd | 64 | Carmen Cincotti | |
| 3rd | 43 | Darron Breeden | |
| 4th | 41 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 5th | 40 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie | |
| 6th | 37.5 | Gideon Oji | |
| 7th | 34 | Max Suzuki | |
| 8th | 33 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | |
| 9th | 32 | Juan “more bite” Rodriguez | |
| 10th | 31 | Nick Wehry | |
| 11th | 28 | Rich “The Locust” LeFevre | |
| 12th | 27 | Derek Jacobs | |
| 12th | 27 | Juan “Hungry Saiyan” Neave | |
| 14th | 25 | Matt “Hungry” Hazzard | |
| 15th | 24.75 | George Chiger | |
| 16th | 24 | Steve Hendry | |
| 16th | 24 | Pablo Martinez | |
| 18th | 21.5 | Erik “The Red” Denmark | |
| 18th | 21.5 | Ronnie “MegaByte” Hartman | |
| 20th | 21 | “Buffalo” Jim Reeves | |
| 21st | 20 | Eric “Badlands” Booker |
21 entrants have been announced, so apparently all expected entrants will compete and no sponsors exemptions have been added to the field.
Joey Chestnut has started a website at https://shop.joeychestnut.com/default.asp for his line of condiments. All profits from sales until July 6 will be donated to Hidden Heroes a charity for wounded veterans. (via Mercury News)s
2018 Vallejo Nathan’s qualifier
update TheReporter article
Official results
1) Steve Hendry 28
2) Ryan “Max Carnage” Rodacker 20
1W) Katie Prettyman 14.5, highest female rookie total in 2017-18
2W) Mary Bowers 12
Exhibition: Joey Chestnut 72
Joey Chestnut will do an exhibition during the event.
2018 Baked Bear ice cream sandwiches
| 1st | 25.5 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | defends title |
| 2nd | 23 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie | |
| 3rd | 19.5 | Pablo Martinez | |
| 4th | 15.75 | Matt “Hungry” Hazzard | |
| 5th | 15.5 | Mary “I Love ’em HOT!” Bowers | |
| 6th | 14.75 | Doug “Cerebrus” Ecks | |
| 7th | 14 | Rich “The Locust” LeFevre | |
| 8th | 10 | Noah Huggins | |
| 9th | 9.5 | Jon Davis | |
| 10th | 8.75 | Carlene LeFevre | |
| 11th | 7.75 | Shawn “The Vacuum” Kirby | |
| 12th | 7 | Jon Haley |
Joey Chestnut ate 25.5 ice cream sandwiches in 6 minutes to defend his title
This will probably be the last matchup of Joey Chestnut and Matt Stonie before the Nathan’s finals
2018 Hostess Donette eating contest
PhillyVoice has an article
Dizexhaled has a video
| 1st | 257 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 244 | Carmen Cincotti | |
| 3rd | 204 | Darron Breeden | |
| 4th | 176 | Gideon Oji | |
| 5th | 139 | George Chiger | |
| 6th | 124 | Brian “Dud Light” Dudzinski | |
| 7th | 122 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 8th | 116 | Ivan “The Avocado” Mendoza | |
| 9th | 44 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 10th | 24 | Rene Rovtar |
This will probably be the last meeting of Joey Chestnut and Carmen Cincotti before the Nathan’s finals. Joey Chestnut has not defeated Carmen Cincotti since the White Hut cheeseburg eating contest in West Springfield, MA on September 23.
2018 San Pedro Fish Market Shrimp
update May 29 Foodbeast video
update Press Telegram has a gallery and article which claims that Miki Sudo competed
Facebook Live video
Official results
| 1st | 77 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | 7 pounds |
| 2nd | 74 | Gideon Oji | |
| 3rd | 56 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | |
| 4th | 43.5 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 5th | 40 | Matt “Hungry” Hazzard | |
| 6th | 38 | Steve Hendry | |
| 6th | 38 | Rich “The Locust” LeFevre | announced on stage as having tied for 5th |
| 8th | 33 | Jon Bello | |
| 9th | 23 | Doug “Cerebrus” Ecks | |
| 10th | 15 | Ryan Buicko | |
| 11th | 14 | Alex “Moose” Perez | |
| 12th | 11 | Mary “I Love ’em HOT!” Bowers |
Joey Chestnut is expected to compete at the Vaughan Pizza Festival in Vaughan, ON on July 15. The contest will be sponsored by Pie Wood Fired Pizza, which has sponsored an contest in Barrie, ON that Takeru Kobayashi has competed in since 2010.
2018 Mutton Glutton contest
update May 17 Matt Hazzard has a video.
update May 14 Messenger-Inquirer, TriStateHomePage and WEVV have articles. 14News has a pre-contest interview with Joey Chestnut
| 1st | 81 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | 1st win of 2018, new record |
| 2nd | 53 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 52.5 | Gideon Oji | |
| 4th | 31 | Derek Jacobs | |
| 5th | 27 | Matt “Hungry” Hazzard | |
| 6th | 18.5 | Matthew Raible | |
| 7th | 13 | Steve “Pi Guy” Martin | |
| 8th | 9.5 | Carpenter | |
| 9th | 9 | Dee “Princess Pi-Anna” Martin | |
| 9th | 9 | John Wells | |
| 11th | 8 | Coleman | |
| 11th | 8 | Ingleheart |
Joey Chestnut appearance at restaurant yesterday
It has been over 5 months since Joey Chestnut’s last MLE win at the St Elmos Shrimp cocktail contest in Indianapolis, which might be his longest victory drought since he ascended to the #1 ranking.
Joey Chestnut brand condiments are now available for sale on Amazon.com. (via BigJon TV).
Joey Chestnut faced off against Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer in a hot dog eating contest during a break in last night's game vs. the Houston Rockets. With an estimated net worth of $38.7 billion dollars, the former Microsoft CEO might be the richest person to have competed in an eating contest. (video).
Orlando Food Guys have an Instagram video of Joey Chestnut finishing the challenge burger in 40 seconds at Beth's Burger Bar while he was in Orlando for the World Chili Eating Challenge.
2018 Orlando Chili Festival
| 1st | 9.75 | Carmen Cincotti | new record |
| 2nd | 8.75 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 8.5 | Darron Breeden | |
| 4th | 7.5 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | 2nd finish out of top 3 since 2005 |
| 5th | 6.75 | Gideon Oji | |
| 5th | 6.75 | Miki Sudo | |
| 7th | 4 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 8th | 1.5 | Silvia Tough |
update Facebook Live contest video
The Orlando Sentinel has an interview with Joey Chestnut.
Darron Breeden practice video
Joey Chestnut posted a picture of mustard bottles branded with his name. The probable manufacturer of the condiments in Silver Springs Foods in Eau Claire, Wi, who said they would host the 10 times Nathan's champion. update Joey Chestnut appeared on WEAU in Eau Claire today to launch the product line, which will compete with Nathan's Famous' branded condiments. update Feb 13 Leader Telegram has an article about the product launch.
Parade.com has an interview with Joey Chestnut about competing in The Amazing Race. He says that Tim "Eater X" Janus was his first choice for partner and he wouldn't change that decision despite their elimination in Wednesday's episode. He says he is disappointed there was no big eating challenge during the race and he wishes he had ran more before starting to get in better shape. update Jan 30 Reality TV World also has an interview with Joey Chestnut.
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