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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
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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
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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
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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
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March 12, 2026 at 12:10 am by
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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
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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
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March 7, 2026 at 3:02 pm by
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Full results are on the MLE Instagram
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
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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
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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
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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
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The Sun-Sentinel has a interview with Joey Chestnut about competing in Saturday's Wings for Wishes wing eating contest in South Miami. March 3, 2026 at 11:51 pm by
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The Texas Country Reporter Fest will hold a Prairie Dog eating contest in Grand Prairie, TX on March 28 awarding $1,000 to the winner. February 27, 2026 at 11:54 pm by
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Z Burger in the Tenleytown neighborhood of Washington, DC has closed. The restaurant has been the site of one of the major non-MLE eating contests since 2009. February 26, 2026 at 11:31 pm by
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KOMU has an article about the 26 inch pizza challenge at West Main Pizza in Jefferson City, MO. The jackpot for the challenge has reached $1,500. February 26, 2026 at 11:20 pm by
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The University of Florida in Gainesville has an article about the Lettuce Club at the college. Jennifer Rodriguez Perez ate a head of lettuce in 2:42 to win the contest. February 25, 2026 at 8:02 am by
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KEZJ has an article about Randy Santel's food challenge trip in southern Idaho. He attempted the Train Wreck breakfast challenge at the Depot Grill in Twin Falls, ID twice in one session. February 23, 2026 at 8:58 am by
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The Fulton, TX Oysterfest will hold an oyster eating contest for men on March 7 and a competition for women on March 8. Both contests will award $200/$100/$50 to the top 3. February 22, 2026 at 11:46 pm by
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I Luv Pho in Kennesaw, GA will hold the Master Pho challenge on February 28. The winner will receive an iPhone 17 Pro Max and 2nd and 3rd place will receive $500 and $200 gift cards. The winner will also receive a spot in a finals competition that will award $10,000. February 20, 2026 at 9:37 am by
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The Los Angeles Dodgers held a team wing eating contest yesterday. They also held wing eating contests during spring training in 2024 and 2025 and won the World Series both years. The Dodgers official social media asked their players what food they would choose for an eating contest. February 19, 2026 at 7:30 am by
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Island Pacific Market will hold lumpia eating contests in Las Vegas on March 7, Temecula, CA on March 14 and Elk Grove, CA on March 21. Each competition will award $500 to the winner and $200 to the runner up. February 18, 2026 at 11:01 pm by
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Registration is finally open for Wings For Wishes Professional Wing Eating Championship to be held in Miami on March 7. February 17, 2026 at 11:47 pm by
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Fairplay in San Diego will hold a hot dog eating conteston February 19 awarding $200/$100/$50 to the top three. February 16, 2026 at 9:55 pm by
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The team of Tim "Gravy" Brown and Teddy Delacruz ate 22 paczkis in 5 minutes to win the first prize of $200 in Saturday's eating contest at Bennison's Bakery in Evanston, IL. February 15, 2026 at 11:50 pm by
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