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Roma Pizza in Brooklyn will hold a rotisserie chicken eating contest on June 21 awarding $500 to the winner. June 13, 2026 at 12:51 pm by
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June 12, 2026 at 7:52 pm by
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Tonight’s weigh in at the Lincoln Memorial for Sunday’s UFC card at the White House is not the first time a weigh-in for a competition has been held at a major public building. Weigh ins for Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest were held at NYC City Hall until 2014 and the Brooklyn Borough Hall from 2015-17. The mayor often attended the weigh-in; Michael Bloomberg attended the weigh-in 11 of the 12 years he was in office and Rudy Guiliani was present at least three years. The hot dog documentary “Footlong” has footage (starts at 6:23) of the 1998 weigh-in attended by Rudy Guiliani and Curtis Sliwa, who ran for mayor in 2021 and 2025.
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Max Stanford plans to compete in tomorrow's Nathan's Famous qualifier at Lake Compounce in Bristol, CT. He plans to livestream the competition. June 12, 2026 at 6:17 pm by
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The Corner Spot in Ocean Beach, NY will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $500 to the winner. June 12, 2026 at 4:54 am by
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Stewart's in Tuckerton, NJ will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $1000/$350/$150 to the top three finishers. June 10, 2026 at 7:49 pm by
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Jeff's Donuts will hold a donut hole eating contest in Louisville on July 4 awarding $1,000 to the winner. June 10, 2026 at 1:28 am by
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Dat Dog in New Orleans will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $500 to the winner. June 9, 2026 at 1:54 am by
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Raina Huang and Naader Reda are attempting the Big Texan 72 ounce steak in Barstow, CA tonight. Raina hopes to finish it in 20 minutes. update Raina finished in 14:13 to set the women's record excluding Molly Schuyler. updare Daily Press has an article. Naader's time was 39 minutes. June 7, 2026 at 8:27 pm by
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La Fiorentina in Springfield, MA will hold a cannoli eating contest on July 11 awarding $1,000 to the winner. June 7, 2026 at 2:23 am by
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June 5, 2026 at 11:22 am by
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Full results are on Instagram
WUSA9 is doing a livestream of today’s Salvation Army National Donut Day Donut Eating Championship in Washington, DC. James Webb is also doing a livestream.
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The schedule (Kingsford stage) for the Giant BBQ Battle in Washington, DC claims that Miki Sudo will be competing in a Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest on June 27. Nathan's qualifiers have been held at the event from 2022 to 2025, but no competition is listed on the MLE schedule. June 3, 2026 at 7:05 am by
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Cold Beers and Cheeseburgers will hold a slider eating contest at Scottsdale, AZ 4th of July awarding $500 and $250 American Express gift cards to the top two finishers. Qualifiers will be held on June 20 at 17 Phoenix area locations. June 3, 2026 at 1:08 am by
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Port Angeles, WA will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $800/$300/$100 to the top three. An apple pie eating contest will pay out $250/$150/$100. June 2, 2026 at 12:33 am by
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Dan Kennedy won the first prize of $4,000 in today's Zoi's Pizza eating contest in Seymour, CT. Molly Schuyler and Joe Menchetti also competed. May 30, 2026 at 4:12 pm by
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On July 4, Stadium Swim in Las Vegas will hold "Weenies & Bikinis", a female-only hot dog eating contest awarding $5000. May 30, 2026 at 2:01 am by
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Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas is expected to compete in a hot dog eating contest at Joint Base Andrews Exchange in St. Andrews, MD on June 13. This will be her first public appearance since a mysterious disqualification in the 2018 Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest concluded her Major League Eating career. Sonya Thomas worked at the Burger King on Joint Base Andrews. May 28, 2026 at 7:05 am by
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Registration is open for the Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest to be held at the Mattituck, NY Strawberry Festival on June 20. May 27, 2026 at 10:30 pm by
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Master Pho in Atlanta, GA will hold a pho eating contest on May 31 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. May 27, 2026 at 1:55 am by
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Jersey Roll in Seaside Heights, NJ will hold a pork roll eating contest on June 20 awarding $500. May 26, 2026 at 1:41 am by
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The Reading, PA Fighting Phils will hold a tribute to Joey Chestnut at their May 30 game. A bobblehead doll will be available. May 25, 2026 at 2:44 am by
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May 23, 2026 at 1:37 pm by
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update The Philadelphia Inquirer has a contest report
Official results are on Instagram:
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The HAAPI Food & Music Festival in St. Petersburg, FL will hold Pad Thai eating contests on May 22, 23 and 24 awarding $250 to the winner. May 22, 2026 at 7:37 am by
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Nick Wehry has the field for Saturday's Sun Bum Banana Eating World Championship in Wildwood, NJ: himself, James Webb, Pat Bertoletti, Mik Sudo, Rene Rovtar, Cherish Brown, Jerome Burns and Crazy Legs Conti. May 21, 2026 at 12:46 am by
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May 19, 2026 at 7:37 am by
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update May 21Front Office Sports reports that Joey Chestnut will not be penalized by MLE or Nathan’s for the incident.
update US Magazine has posted the terms of Joey Chestnut’s 180 day probation: no alcohol, drugs or firearms. He must also submit to drug and alcohol testing, enter a treatment program and have all travel outside Indiana approved by his probation officer.
US Magazine reports that Joey Chestnut plead guilty in April to a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from an altercation at Joe’s Grille in Westfield, IN on March 21. He received 180 days probation, which will be in effect for Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest on July 4. Presumably, the terms of Chestnut’s probation will allow him to leave Indiana and travel to New York, but the article did not explicitly state that. Here is the description of the incident:
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The Lebanon, MO Route 66 Festival will hold a wing eating contest on June 6 awarding $500 to the winner. May 18, 2026 at 1:24 am by
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