California eating challenges and contests category

Upcoming eating contests
(All California eating challenges and contests in database)

Cosmos Taverna in Victorville, CA will hold a taco eating contest on September 13 awarding $500 to the winner. Raina Huang and Naader Reda are expected to compete.
Rock & Reilly's Smash Burger Eating Competition at Topanga Social in Los Angeles on September 6 will award $1,000 to the winner. Raina Huang is expected to compete.
Joey Chestnut will attempt to eat 99 Impossible Foods nuggets during the San Francisco Giants game on September 12. Joey's partnership with the plant-based brand resulted in him missing the Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest last year.
Pho N Mor will hold a pho eating contest in Glendora, CA on August 30 awarding $200 to the winner and $100 to the runner up. Raina Huang is expected to compete.
Taco El Superior in Palmdale, CA will hold a wet burrito eating contest on August 27 awarding $300 to the winner.
Registration is open on MajorLeagueEating.com for NORMS: Hotcake Eating Championship in Ontario, California on September 20.
Island Pacific in Union City, CA will hold a lumpia eating contest on August 30 awarding $500 to the winner.
Iguana's in San Jose will be closing permanently tomorrow due to the retirement of its owners. The restaurant was featured in an episode of Man v Food in which Joey Chestnut attempted the five pound "Burritozilla" challenge. Matt Stonie made a video of his final Burritozilla attempt.
Raina Huang will face off against a mystery Japanese eater, for a Japanese television show tomorrow at D+D Delight in San Jose.
Dan Kennedy reports that he ate 37.25 corn dogs to win the first prize of $2,500. Molly Schuyler was runner up with 32.875.
The corn dog eating contest will return to the California State Fair in Sacramento on July 19 after a one year absence. The top 5 will receive $2500/$2000/$1000/$500/$100. All entrants must participate in a qualifier on July 18.
The OC Foodie & Fun Fest will hold a pizza eating contest in Santa Ana, CA on July 12 awarding $300 to the winner.
The Smoking Gun in San Diego will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $1000 to the winner.
Topanga Social in Los Angeles will hold a beignet eating contest on June 28 awarding $1,000 to the winner. Raina Huang is expected to compete.

2025 Alameda County Fair Nathan’s qualifier

update Derek Hendrickson has a video

Official results This is probably the first Nathan’s qualifier with more female competitors than males.

1st 33.5 Derek Hendrickson persona best
2nd 15 Sergio Reyes-Raya
3rd 8 Tavis Valenzuela
4th 7 Seth Tucci
1st 23.5 Domenica “Dee Street Eats” Dee top Latina results since Stephanie Torres in 2011
2nd 16 Tandra Childress
3rd 15 Katie Prettyman
4th 11.5 Isabeau Pearl Prettyman
5th 8.5 Elizabeth “Glizzy Lizzie” Salgado
6th 7.5 Crystal Ocampo

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Raina Huang and Mo Mbengue finished a 15 pound pizza challenge at Big Mamma's and Papa's pizza in Glendale, CA to win a $1,500 prize. The offer is available until June 20.
Raina Huang is hosting a dumpling eating contest tonight at Dragon Gate awarding $500 to the winner.
Naader Reda ate a 5 pound Axle burrito in 11 minutes at Taco Station in Riverside, CA yesterday to win the first prize of $200.
Visalia, CA Harley Davidson will hold a hot dog eating contest on April 24 awarding $250 to the winner.
Topanga Social in Los Angeles will hold a tater tot eating contest on April 6 awarding $1000 to the winner. Raina Huang is expected to compete. At the last Topanga Social contest in August, Scott Eats was locked out of the competition after he had arrived from British Columbia, so traveling a long distance to this event may not be wise.

Registration open for 2025 Nathan’s qualifiers

Registration is now open for 6 Nathan’s qualifiers:
May 10 Bristol, CT
June 5 Parma, OH
June 7 Shawnee, KS
June 14 Pleasanton, CA
June 21 Hershey Park, PA
June 21 Washington, DC

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Busby's West in Santa Monica will hold a hot dog eating contest on March 27 for Dodgers opening day that will award $300 to the winner.
Tom's Chiliburgers will hold a chili cheese dog eating contest in Ontario, CA on March 22 awarding $400 to the winner, $200 to the runner up.
Island Pacific will hold 3 lumpia eating contests in March: March 8 in Las Vegas, March 15 in Santa Clarita, CA and March 22 in Union City, CA. Competitions will have amateur and professional divisions and award up to $500.
Millbrae, CA Downtown will hold indomie eating contests on Saturday and Sunday this weekend awarding a 10th generation iPad to the winner and a 50 inch LG TV to the runner up.
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