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The Carnegie Deli will hold a 24 layer chocolate cake eating contest at a Taste of Vienna in Vienna, VA on April 25. The winner will receive $500 cash and a $1000 gift card. Second and third place will receive $350 and $150 gift cards.

March 28, 2026 at 3:48 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Northern Virginia, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Mystic Lake in Prior Lake, MN will hold the Great Midwest Rib Fest World Rib Eating Championship on June 27.

March 26, 2026 at 9:14 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Minneapolis | Permalink * Comments (3)

Registration is open for the ManorPalooza World Texas Sausage-Eating Championship in Manor, TX on May 2.

March 25, 2026 at 8:35 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Austin | Permalink * Comments

Extreme Eating Championships announced that Joey Chestnut will be competing in its World Chocolate Cake Eating Championship at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on April 4. I think this will be the first time a Major League Eating competitor has done a contest sanctioned by an organization other than MLE. Buccaneers offensive linemen Tristan Wirfs and Luke Goedeke will also compete.

March 24, 2026 at 4:22 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Joey Chestnut, Male Athletes, Organizations, Tampa | Permalink * Comments (12)

The Nairobi Times reports that Boniface Ondimu passed away after choking in a bread eating competition held in Nairobi, Kenya. This is the second competitive eating fatality in 48 hours after a tragedy in Jamaica took place this past weekend. The last time this happened was in early April 2017 when Caitlin Nelson and Travis Maloof passed away after choking at events in New Jersey and Denver.

March 24, 2026 at 8:20 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Africa, Fatalities | Permalink * Comments (1)

The website for the 2026 Barbecue Battle in Washington, DC does not mention a Nathan's Famous hot dog qualifier.The June event has held a qualifier every year since 2016 (excluding 2020 and 2021).

March 24, 2026 at 1:51 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:District of Columbia, Nathan's Hot Dog Contest | Permalink * Comments (1)

Master Pho in Doraville, GA will hold a pho eating contest on March 29 awarding free pho for one year to the winner and an iPhone 17 to the runner up. 3rd and 4th places will receive $500 and $200 gift cards.

March 22, 2026 at 2:39 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Atlanta, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (5)

Dexerto reports that a South Korean woman has been charged with defamation for claiming that Tzuyang vomited after her meals, a claim the mukbang star denied. Tzuyang has said she eats up to 30,000 calories in a day.

March 21, 2026 at 1:46 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Korea, Women | Permalink * Comments (26)

Island Pacific in Elk Grove, CA will hold amateur and professional lumpia eating contests on March 21 awarding a total of $2000 with the winner of both divisions receiving $500. Raina Huang will attend but not compete.

March 19, 2026 at 10:22 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Sacramento, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Registration is open on MajorLeagueEating.com for the Saugus Wing Eating Championship at the Brook Casino in Seabrook, NH on July 11.

March 18, 2026 at 11:29 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:New Hampshire | Permalink * Comments (12)

The Barnet Post has an article about Max Stanford, Franco's Feasts and Nick of "Lifting Weights, Cleaning Plates" attempting a whole lamb weighing about 15 kg at Goda Restaurant on Ballards Lane in London.

March 18, 2026 at 2:03 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Eating Challenges, London, Max Stanford, Team Challenges | Permalink * Comments (15)

The Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival in Surrey, BC will hold a mini donut eating contest on April 10 and a hot dog eating contest on April 11. Both contests will award $250 to the winner. Entants will need to submit a 30 second video.

March 17, 2026 at 2:35 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Unafilliated Contests, Vancouver | Permalink * Comments (1)

On March 2, Andrew Dou from Champaign, IL finished the 26 inch pizza challenge at West Main Pizza in Jefferson City, MO and claimed a $2700 jackpot. The new unclaimed jackpot is currently up to $1650.

March 15, 2026 at 11:24 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Jefferson City, Pizza Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments (1)

The Boudin Festival in Scott, LA will hold an amateur sausage eating contest on April 11 awarding $500/$250/$100 to the top three.

March 15, 2026 at 2:38 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Baton Rouge, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Registration is open for the National Sweet Corn Eating Championship in West Palm Beach, FL on April 26.

March 14, 2026 at 1:00 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Palm Beach | Permalink * Comments

Lloyd Taco Factory in Buffalo will hold a burrito eating contest on April 4 awarding $500 to the winner.

March 13, 2026 at 12:42 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Buffalo, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The Route 66 Mother Road Festival will hold a MLE Cozy Dog eating contest in Springfield, IL on September 26.

March 12, 2026 at 12:10 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Central Illinois | Permalink * Comments

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 (2)

The Slawburger Festival in Fayetteville, TN will hold a slawburger eating contest on April 18 awarding $500 to the top male and female.

March 9, 2026 at 12:41 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Tennessee, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

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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Registration is open for the Mass Hole's Marathon Donut Eating World Championship in Medford, MA on April 18. This will be the first Major League Eating contest in Massachusetts since 2018.

March 7, 2026 at 9:01 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Boston | Permalink * Comments (5)

The Hot Slaw Festival in Cleveland, TN will hold a Slaw Dog eating contest on April 11 awarding $500 to the winner.

March 7, 2026 at 2:38 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chattanooga, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Extreme Eating Championships will hold a cake eating contest at the USA FitFest in Tampa on April 4.

March 5, 2026 at 1:15 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Tampa | Permalink * Comments (15)

The Revel in Frisco, TX will hold a crawfish eating contest on March 15 awarding $750 to the winner.

March 5, 2026 at 12:34 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dallas, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (2)

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)

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