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The St. Petersburg, FL Taco & Tequila Festival will hold taco eating contests on January 17 and 18 awarding $100 to the winner. January 14, 2026 at 8:33 am by
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Taste of Folly in Folly Beach, SC will hold a hot dog eating contest on January 17 awarding $250/$125/$75 to the top three. January 13, 2026 at 7:45 am by
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The Wings for Wishes wing eating contest in Miami on March 7 has yet to be listed on the Major League Eating calendar, but the field has already been announced: defending champion James Webb, Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo and Nick Wehry are expected to compete. January 13, 2026 at 2:46 am by
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Adam "Beard Meats Food" Moran will be a commentator at the Las Vegas Wing Bowl on February 7. January 12, 2026 at 1:27 am by
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January 10, 2026 at 8:07 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Fort Collins, Molly Schuyler
The top 4 from the livestream
1 Molly Schuyler
2 Dan Kennedy
3 Scott Watkins
4 Wayne Algenio
The first 3:30 of the competition
The Fat Shack 5k will be livestreamed on Instagram and youtube today from Fort Collins, CO starting at 11:30am Mountain Time (1:30 pm Eastern)
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Mexicali Cantina in Hagerstown, MD will hold a jumbo burrito eating contest on January 24 awarding $200 to the winner.
January 10, 2026 at 2:31 am by
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Defending champion Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti, Geoff Esper, James Webb, Nick Wehry, Gideon Oji and Derek Hendrickson are expected to compete in Siegel’s Bagelmania World Bagel Eating Championship in Las Vegas on January 31. January 8, 2026 at 6:23 pm by
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Molly Schuyler and Dan Kennedy are expected to compete at the Extreme Eating Championships Muffin World Championship at Champs Elysium in St. Petersburg, FL on January 17. The prizes for that competition will be $1250/$800/$400. January 8, 2026 at 12:46 am by
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The Tap House Grill in Palatine, IL will hold a wing eating contest on January 24 awarding $250 to the winner. The runner up will receive $100. January 7, 2026 at 12:33 am by
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RIP Bryan "Big Sexy" Beard, who passed away suddenly at the age of 40 on December 21 from a heart attack. Bryan's family has set up a gofundme page. Sports radio host Ben Maller did a tribute to Bryan on his show. 2012 Denver Post article about Bryan. January 3, 2026 at 7:30 am by
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Hruska's Store & Bakery in Ellinger, TX will hold a kolache eating contest on January 17 awarding $400 to the winner. The runner up will receive a $200 gift card. January 2, 2026 at 1:28 pm by
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The Mega Night Market will hold amateur dim sum eating contests in Pinellas Park, FL on January 3 and 4 awarding $250 to the winner. December 31, 2025 at 10:45 am by
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Registration is now open for the Siegel’s Bagelmania World Bagel Eating Championship in Las Vegas on January 31, 2026. December 30, 2025 at 12:40 am by
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George Chiger ate 36 wings in five minutes to win a contest held at the Buffalo Convention Center on December 20. The competition had 499 participants which broke the Guinness World Record for the wing eating competition with the largest field size. December 28, 2025 at 12:36 am by
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Registration is now open for the first event by Ultimate Eating Championship, the new organization founded by former Man v Food host Casey Webb. The competition will take place at the Shed in Ocean Springs, MS from January 14 to 17. Entrants will need to pay $50 with no guarantee of getting a spot. No prizes are listed. December 26, 2025 at 1:00 am by
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The Mega Night Market will hold apple pie eating contests in St. Petersburg, FL on December 26, 27 and 28. All three competitions will award $250 to the winner. December 24, 2025 at 12:46 am by
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Topanga Social in Los Angeles will hold a Cilantro Lime Taquito eating contest on January 31 awarding $1,000 to the winner. Raina Huang is expected to compete. December 22, 2025 at 1:04 am by
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Over 500 people participated in a wing eating contest in Buffalo to set the record for the largest field size for a wing competition. The previous record was 397 entrants in a wing eating contest held at an Amazon Web Services convention in Las Vegas in 2018. December 21, 2025 at 2:20 am by
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The next Extreme Eating Championship event will be a muffin eating contest at the grand opening of Champs Elysium Gym in St. Petersburg, FL on January 17. The prize pool is $1,000. December 17, 2025 at 2:47 am by
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Pixel Palace Arcade in Round Rock, TX will hold a cereal eating contest on December 21 awarding $100/$50/$25 to the top three. December 13, 2025 at 2:21 am by
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Patches and Pins will hold a taco eating contest in Santa Ana, CA on December 14 awarding $200 to the winner. December 12, 2025 at 1:04 am by
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The Wing Pole will return to Cheerleaders in Philadelphia on February 6, 2026. The winner will receive $3,000. December 11, 2025 at 1:14 am by
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The Asian Night Market in Jacksonville will hold eating contests on December 12 and 13 awarding $100 both nights. December 10, 2025 at 1:08 am by
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The Mega Night Market in St. Petersburg, FL will hold bao bun eating contests on December 12, 13 and 14. All three competitions will award $250 to the winner. December 8, 2025 at 12:45 am by
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December 6, 2025 at 10:06 am by
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Full results are on the MLE instagram
The livestream has started. There is an undercard between an Ohio State and Indiana fan.
Major League Eating livestream
Joey Chestnut has mentioned a wing contest losing streak. It appears his last victory in a MLE wing competition was the 2018 Buffalo Wingfest with 8 wing defeats since then.
All Joey Chestnut wing results
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