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Molly Schuyler ate 47 hot dogs to defend her title at the Cricket Car Hop in Stratford, CT today. Dan Kennedy was runner up with 3646. (video) update Sept 6 CTPost has an article reporting Molly's prize was $2000. Robert "The Works" McGee was amateur winner.
Cricket Car Hop in Stratford, CT will hold a hot dog eating contest on August 31. Last year's professional contest awarded $2000; the winning amateur received $500.
Lake Compounce Nathan’s qualifier
6 hours after the competition, the MLE twitter has yet to post a winner, but the MLE instagram has some results on its stories
49.5 Geoff Esper
31 George Chiger
28 Kylan Lee (Australia)
20 Josh Krady
17.5 Mark Frost
6.75 Julie Goldberg
4.75 Addison Skaggs
update Geoff Esper (49.5) and Julie Goldberg (6.75) were today’s winners via the Lake Compounce instagram stories
Geoff Esper, George Chiger, Josh Krady and Julie Goldberg are expected to compete in this afternoon’s Nathan’s qualifier at Lake Compounce in Bristol, CT.
The site for the June 8 Nathan's Famous qualifier in Bristol, CT has been announced as the Lake Compounce amusement park.
2024 Nathan’s qualifier circuit announced
Six Nathan’s qualifiers were posted today. Registration opens April 12.
- May 11 Comstock, MI West Michigan Whitecaps game
- May 17 Times Square, NYC
- June 6 Cleveland, OH Parma Rib N Rock
- June 8 Bristol, CT
- June 15 Pleasanton, CA Alameda County Fair
- June 22 Washington, DC Giant National Capital BBQ Battle
The last Central or Mountain time zone qualifier was at the Iowa State Fair in August 2019.
Bristol Press reports Eric "Badlands" Booker attempted the 30 inch pizza challenge at Nonna Artemisia’s Pizzeria in Southington, CT. The restaurant will pay $200 if a two person team finishes the meal.
Nonna's Pizza in Southington, CT has a 30 inch pizza challenge for two person teams that will award $200 if it is finished in under 20 minutes.
Raina Huang ate 29 slices in 5 minutes to win tonight's pizza eating contest at Taste of New Haven in Connecticut.
Molly Schuyler ate 54 hot dogs at Cricket Car Hop in Stratford, CT to break her women's record for a hot dog eating contest and claim the $2,000 first prize.
Cricket Car Hop will hold a hot dog eating contest for professionals in Stratford, CT on September 2 awarding $2000. An amateur division will award $500.
Zois Pizza in Seymour, CT will hold its pizza eating contest on May 20. The professional division will award $2000/$1000/$500 (entrants must raise $200). There will also be two divisions for teams consisting of 2 males or 2 females both awarding $750/$350/$200 (entrants must raise $300).
Manny "The Manimal" Cambra ate 11 paczkis in 5 minutes to win this morning's eating contest held in Ansonia, CT. He previously won the competition in 2015, 2016 and 2021.
Joe Menchetti ate 10 paczkis in 5 minutes to win this morning's paczki eating contest in Ansonia, CT, his 10th victory in the competition.
Raina Huang has uploaded a video of her attempt at the 10 pound pho challenge at Pho 135 in West Hartford, CT. Eric "Badlands" Booker also attempted the challenge.
Bodybuilder Manny Cambra ate 11.5 paczkis to win an eating contest held this morning in Ansonia, CT. He previously won the contest in 2015.
Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT has settled a lawsuit with the family of Caitlin Nelson who passed away after choking in a 2017 pancake eating contest held by her sorority. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed.
News 12 has a video about Miki Sudo preparing for the Nathan's finals with assistance from Nick Wehry. In her latest training session, she ate 50 hot dogs in less than 10 minutes.
Zoi's Pizza eating contest scheduled for June 6 in Seymour, CT has been postponed.
Sacred Heart University in Bridgeport, CT announced they will sue its food service provider that produced the pancakes used in a fatal pancake eating contest held March 2017. (The current athletics director of SHU is former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine, who ate 120 pancakes to win a contest when he was a college student.) update Tim Janus has offered to testify in favor ot Chartwells, the food service provider.
Zoi's Pizza eating contest will take place June 6 in Seymour, CT. The professional division will award $2000/$1000/$500 (entrants must raise $200 for charity). There will also be divisions for pairs of male and female amateurs awarding $750/$350/$200.
Miki Sudo attempted the Bearwich challenge at Bear's Smokehouse in Windsor, CT while dressed as a care bear.
Joe Menchetti defeats Molly Schuyler in Zoi’s Pizza
Joe Menchetti has posted the results for the professional division of Zoi’s Pizza eating contest in Seymour, CT today
1) Joe Menchetti 56 sec
2) Molly Schuyler 1:03
3) Dan Kennedy 1:04
4) Dave Brunelli
Molly Schuyler is expected to compete in Zoi's Pizza eating contest in Seymour, CT on June 1, which has raised its pro prizes to $2000/$1000/$500.
Zoi's Pizza in Seymour, CT will hold a pizza eating contest for professionals on June 1 awarding $1500/$500/$250 (entrants must raise at least $200 for charity). There will also be contests for pairs of male amateurs, female amateurs and first responders awarding $750/$350/$200 (teams must raise $300).
The Hartford Courant reports that the family of Caitlin Nelson is suing Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT for allowing a pancake eating contest on March 30, 2017 that resulted in her death following choking. The objective of the lawsuit is not just to exact monetary damages, but to "expose the danger of amateur eating contests and to prevent other families from experiencing such a tragedy".
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