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2024 Smoke’s Poutinerie contest
update Aug 13 Miki Sudo, Nick Wehry and Pat Bertoletti appeared on Breakfast TV Friday
update Full results on contest page
The Hamilton Spectator has a contest report. Joel Hansen says he signed up at the last minute. Donna Wang has a contest video
1st | 20.5 | Joel Hansen | |
2nd | 20 | James Webb | |
3rd | 18.5 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | |
4th | 18 | Geoffrey Esper | |
5th | 13.5 | Miki Sudo | |
6th | 11.5 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
7th | 9.5 | Tanner Gray | billed as probable Rookie of the Year |
8th | 8 | George Chiger | |
9th | 6.5 | “Buffalo” Jim Reeves | |
10th | 4.5 | Crazy Legs Conti |
James Webb has started a livestream of today’s Smoke’s Poutinerie contest in Toronto.
Joey Chestnut ate 343 mini-donuts in under 8 minutes at the Queen City Exhibition in Regina, SK to break his previous record of 304. The event raised money for the Regina Food Bank.
Pat Bertoletti, Geoff Esper, James Webb, Miki Sudo and Darrien Thomas are expected to compete in Smoke’s Poutinerie World Poutine Eating Championship in Toronto on August 10.
CJME reports that Joey Chestnut will compete in the Queen City Ex Mini-Donut Eating Competition in Regina, SK on August 3 for the third year in a row. The event will raise money for the Regina Food Bank.
Registration is now open for the Smoke’s Poutinerie World Poutine Eating Championship in Toronto August 10 and the World Slopper Eating Championship at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo, CO on August 31.
Smoke's Poutinerie eating contest for professional competitive eaters will return to Toronto on August 10. The contest has not been held since 2019.
Daily Hive has a list of five restaurant food challenges found on Vancouver Island which includes the first salad challenge I have seen.
Joey Chestnut ate 110 mini donuts in 3 minutes in the halftime show at tonight's Saskatchewan Rush game in Saskatoon.
Ethan Gillis has uploaded "The Gravy Bowl" to youtube, a mini-documentary about Darrien "Cheese Curd" Thomas competing in the 2018 Smoke's Poutinerie eating contest in Toronto.
Joey Chestnut will do an eating contest during halftime of the February 3 Saskatchewan Rush lacrosse game in Saskatoon, SK.
Ryan Smolkin, founder of Smoke's Poutinerie, passed away at the age of 50 after complications from surgery. His eating contest in Toronto was probably the 3rd biggest MLE event of the 2010s (after Nathan's and the Buffalo Wing Fest). In the 2020s, the competition was converted to a charity event for CEOs.
CBC reports a customer at Ship & Anchor Pub in Calgary was hospitalized tonight and is currently in a life threatening condition. He reportedly choked while competing in an Oktoberfest hot dog eating contest, but that has yet to be confirmed. (Pub statement about incident)
Joey Chestnut ate 304 mini donuts in 8 minutes to defend his title in Regina, SK. Over $72,000 was raised for the Regina Food Bank.
Joey Chestnut will be participating in a mini-donut eating contest in Regina, SK on August 4 to raise money for the Regina Food Bank.
An episode of DangerTV in which host Andrew Younghusband competes in the 2015 Smoke's Poutinerie eating contest in Toronto with minimal training has been uploaded to youtube. Eric "Badlands" Booker, Joey Chestnut and Matt Stonie offer him advice. (The first half is about demolition derbies; the competitive eating segment begins around 11:00).
Joey Chestnut threw out the ceremonial first pitch at tonight's Toronto Blue Jays game. The appearance was to promote $1 "Loonie" hot dogs which were purchased more than 48,000 times during the event.
Joey Chestnut will attend the April 25 Toronto Blue Jays game in honor of "Loonie Dog Night".
Narcity has a about Raina Huang's recent trip to Vancouver. She says that she has completed over 600 restaurant challenges.
The Peterborough Examiner has an article about Ontario food challenger Mike Jack. He recently received his ninth Guinness World Record for eating 50 Carolina Reaper peppers in 6:49.
Kelowna10 has a video about British Columbian food challenger Scott Watkins, who is also known as "Scott Eats".
Food Challenge News has an interview with Canadian food challenger Mike Jack, whose youtube channel Mike Jack Eats Heat focuses on spicy challenges. He recently received a Guinness world record for eating 50 Carolina Reaper peppers.
The Ottawa Citizen has an article about Darrient Thomas attempting the Mac Daddy burger challenge at the Wellington Diner.
MTLblog has a post about Adam "Beard Meats Food" Moran's trip to Montreal to attempt the Pizza Spano challenge and the "Spank Me" burger challenge from La Belle et La Boeuf.
The 2022 Smoke's Poutinerie eating contest was held Saturday as a charity event for local CEOs, so the return of its MLE competition appears in doubt.
BlogTO.com has a post about Raina Huang's trip to Toronto.