Upcoming Los Angeles eating contests
Los Angeles eating challenges
(All Los Angeles eating challenges and contests in database)
Island Pacific Market will hold its "Superball" fish ball eating contest awarding $1000 to the winner in Los Angeles on February 8.
PasadenaNow.com reports that the Beef Bowl, a steak eating contest held at Lawry's in Beverly Hills, CA, for members of Rose Bowl teams did not take place before today's game as a result of the new 12 team college football playoff format. The event was held every year from 1956 to 2023 except for Covid cancellations in 2020 and 2021. (Reddit thread about the termination)
Raina Huang will do a ramen eating contest at DTLA Ramen in Los Angeles on September 11.
Stan "Bandana Eats" Van Gorden won Saturday's Cilantro Lime burrito eating contest at Topanga Social in Los Angeles and claim the first prize of $500. Raina Huang also competed.
The Cilantro Lime Burrito Eating Contest at Topanga Social in Los Angeles will award $1,000 to the winner on August 17. Raina Huang is expected to compete.
The 909 Night Market will hold a hot dog eating contest in Pomona, CA on July 28 awarding $100 and a flat screen TV
Raina Huang ate 33 tacos in 5 minutes to win Sunday's taco eating contest at All Season Brewing in Los Angeles.
Raina Huang won the first prize of $1,000 in yesterday's Jay Bird's Chicken Eating Competition at Topanga Social in Los Angeles. (video)
Topanga Social will hold Jay Bird's chicken tender eating contest in Los Angeles on April 13. The winner will receive $1,000. Raina Huang is expected to compete.
Alexander de Vera won the first prize of $500 in Saturday's lumpia eating contest at the Island Pacific in Granada Hills, CA (results announcement starts at 1:00). Raina Huang also did an exhibition. The contest was closed to previous winners and professional eaters.
Raina Huang won the first prize of $1,000 in today's pizza eating contest at Topanga Social in Los Angeles.
Island Pacific will hold a lumpia eating contest at its Granada Hills, CA location on March 16 awarding $500 to the winner and $250 to the runner up. Professional eaters and former competitors are not eligible.
Patches and Pins Expo will hold an apple pie eating contest in Pomona, CA on March 9 awarding a 60 inch TV to the winner.
James Webb wins Wonderful Pistachios, Joey Chestnut 5th
update Feb 28
Santa Monica Closeup and Ed Woo have videos
Santa Monica Daily Press has an article
Results from James Webb’s video (announcement starts at 33:35): 8 minute contest
1 James Webb 338 pistachios
2T Nick Wehry 221
2T Darrien Thomas 221
4 Steve Hammond 191
5T Joey Chestnut 167
5T Bartley Weaver 167
7 Joey Bosa 152
8 Gideon Oji 147
I think this is the first time Joey Chestnut’s contest total has ever been doubled. Even in his first Nathan’s finals in 2005, he still ate about 2/3 of what Takeru Kobayashi did (32 hot dogs vs. 49)
Joey Bosa finished ahead of MLE’s #6 eater, Gideon Oji.
In a post contest interview on stage, Darrien Thomas said he not only abstained from training, he had never eaten a pistachio before the competition. That handicap did not prevent him from finishing second.
TMZ has an interview with Los Angeles Chargers defender Joey Bosa about competing in today’s Wonderful Pistachios Get Crackin’ Eating Championship at the Santa Monica Pier. Bosa is not the first NFL defensive lineman to compete in a Major League Eating contest, In 2003 William Perry competed in the Nathan’s hot dog finals and ate 4 hot dogs before quitting midway through the competition. In 2005, Perry also particpated in the Trip Rewards World Birthday Cake Eating Championship and finished last.
Linda Cohn has uploaded an excerpt from Friday night's ESPN Sportcenter of her interview with Joey Chestnut and Los Angeles Chargers defender Joey Bosa about competing in Monday's pistachio eating contest in Santa Monica. Bosa says that his new head coach Jim Harbaugh hoped he would win the contest.
A Japanese television program has posted a casting call for 6 bodybuilders to face off against a competitive eater in an eating contest in Los Angeles County on March 15. The selected competitors will receive $300/day
The Los Angeles Dodgers have posted a video of a wing eating contest attended by several of their players. Hiro was the winner with 69 wings. Several Dodgers were asked how many wings could they eat in a competition. Shohei Ohtani believes he could eat 40 wings.
Los Angeles Chargers linebacker Joey Bosa will compete in the Wonderful Pistachios eating contest at Pacific Park in Santa Monica on February 26. Other expected entrants include defending champ Nick Wehry, Joey Chestnut, James Webb, Bartley Weaver IV and Darrien Thomas.
Topanga Social will hold a pizza eating contest in Los Angeles on March 9 awarding $1,000 to the winner. Raina Huang will compete.
Island Pacific Market will hold a "Superball" fish ball eating contest on February 10 in Santa Clarita, CA awarding $1,000 to the winner.
The Wonderful Pistachios Get Crackin' Eating Championship will be held in Santa Monica on February 26. Registration is closed.
Raina Huang was the runner up in tonight's burger eating contest at Topanga Social in Los Angeles. (I do not recognize the winner, whose name was not posted). Image from https://www.instagram.com/eatplaytopangasocial stories. 
Topanga Social will hold a burger eating contest in Los Angeles on December 16 awarding $1,000. Raina Huang will compete.
Raina Huang ate 92 dumplings to win the first prize of $1,000 at today's Topanga Social eating contest in Canoga Park, CA.
Topanga Social will hold a dumpling eating contest in Canoga Park, CA on November 18 awarding $1000 to the winner. Raina Huang will host.
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