Three random eating challenges
| 10 pancakes | Pancake Challenge | Capital City Diner | Washington, DC | available Thursday night only, just $10 if not completed |
| 3 hot dogs | Superior Street Challenge | ChiDogOs | Washington, DC | hot dogs are 2 Big Beefs and 1 foot long |
| 15.4 lb burger | The 9 Pounder | BGR The Burger Joint | Washington, DC | 9 pounds of meat, also Alexandria, VA and Bethesda, MD locations |
2020 Z-Burger eating contest
Results from video stream, 10 minutes
| 1st | 35 | Molly Schuyler | new record |
| 2nd | 34 | Dan “killer” Kennedy | broke previous record (32) |
| 3rd | 25 | Andy Puhl | |
| 4th | 17 | David “Tiger Wings and Things” Brunelli | |
| 5th | 13 | “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti | |
| 6th | 10 | “munchin mike” Longo | birthday, ends 4 year hiatus |
The 2020 Z-Burger eating contest is now streaming at https://www.facebook.com/zburgerdc/
Z-Burger announces that Molly Schuyler will defend her burger eating title on July 3 in Washington, DC. The contest is not open to public spectators. update The field will also include Dan Kennedy, Dave Brunelli, Joe Menchetti, Andrew Puhl and Mike Longo.
Z-Burger will hold its annual burger eating contest in Washington, DC on July 3 without fans. There will be seven entrants with the top 5 receiving $1250/$750/$500/$350/$250.
The Giant National Capital BBQ Battle has rebranded itself as a "Virtual Experience", so a Nathan's qualifier will probably not take place in Washington, DC on June 27 or 28. In February, Washington, DC was listed as a planned site on the 2020 qualifier circuit. Nathan's qualifiers have been held at the festival from 2016-2019.
update The top 5 from Nick Smith video caption
Daily Mail article | wutshoodtv video
Tenleytown411 reports that Molly Schuyler defended her Z Burger title contest with a record 32 burgers eaten.
| 1st | 32 | Molly Schuyler | contest record |
| 2nd | 24 | Dan "killer" Kennedy | |
| 3rd | 20 | Andy Puhl | |
| 4th | 15 | David "Tiger Wings and Things" Brunelli | |
| 5th | 11 | "Gentleman" Joe Menchetti |
Juliet Lee & Gideon Oji win DC Nathan’s qualifier
Rich Shea announced that Gideon Oji (25 hot dogs) and Juliet Lee (23) won today’s Nathan’s qualifier at the Giant National Capital BBQ Battle in Washington, DC. Juliet Lee extends her streak of years with a qualifier victory to 13.
Z-Burger will hold a burger eating contest in Washington, DC on July 3 awarding $1500/$850/$500/$400.
A Washington, DC qualifier on June 22 has been added to the 2019 Nathan's circuit.
A yesterday's MLB All Star Game Fanfest in Washington, DC, the team representing the American League consisting of Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Geoff Esper and Kevin Millar ate more Nathan's Famous hot dogs than the National League team composed of Matt Stonie, Carmen Cincotti, Michelle Lesco and Cliff Floyd. (video)
Molly Schuyler defends Z-Burger title
update The top 3
1) Molly Schuyler 27 burgers
2) Dan Kennedy 24
3) Dave Brunelli 18
Jennifer Munoz reports that Molly Schuyler ate 27 burgers to defend her Z-burger title in Washington, DC today.
2018 Washington, DC Nathan’s qualifier
| 1st | 21 | Gideon Oji | late to contest, started with 4:20 remaining |
| 2nd | 15 | Gregory Price | |
| 3rd | 13.5 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 4th | 11 | Jack Caldwell | |
| 5th | 7 | Shawn Redwine |
| 1st | 7 | Brittany Powell | |
| 2nd | 4 | Amanda Kulick |
Z-Burger’s 9th Annual Independence Burger Eating Championship in Washington, DC on July 3 will award $1500/$850/$500/$400 to the top 4. Molly Schuyler is expected to defend her title.
10 Tavern in Washington, DC will hold a 4 round wing eating contest starting tomorrow. The final round on March 31 will award a viewing party for the NCAA Championship basketball game on April 2.
10 Tavern in Washington, DC will hold a wing eating contest on January 21 awarding a Super Bowl viewing party. Qualifiers on January 6, 7, 13 and 14 will award the winners a spot in the finals along with $100/$50/$25 bar tabs to the top three finishers.
Ben’s Chili Bowl’s World Chili Eating Championship will take place at Taste of DC October 7.
2017 Z Burger eating contest
Unofficial results
1) Molly Schuyler 21 burgers
2) Dave Brunelli 19
3) Pat Bertoletti 16
4) Bob Shoudt 15
WUSA 9 has a Facebook Live video of today’s Z Burger eating contest in Washington, DC.
The Washington Post has a report on Juliet Lee qualifying for the women's Nathan's finals Saturday in Washington, DC.
2017 Washington, DC Nathan’s qualifier
update June 29 WTOP has a longer report and video
WTOP has an article
Results
Full results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
| 1st | 37 | Gideon Oji | |
| 2nd | 22 | Kevin “Qwazy” Ambs | |
| 3rd | 20 | George Chiger | |
| 4th | 15 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 5th | 14 | Peyton Laramore | |
| 6th | 11 | Michael Patschak | |
| 7th | 7 | Jon Anderson | |
| 7th | 7 | Aaron Brooks |
1W) Juliet Lee 28
2W) Van Tran 5
ZBurger will hold its burger eating contest in Washington, DC on July 3. The top 4 places will win $1,500/$850/$500/$400. Molly Schuyler is expected to defend her title.
Exiles in Washington, DC will hold a wing eating contest on June 8 awarding $250 to the winner.
Registration is now open for the last two Nathhan's qualifiers: in Washington, DC June 224 and Naperville, IL July 1 (date changed from June 30).
Clickhole.com presidental burrito challenge
Clickhole.com has a post titled “Leaving A Legacy: Barack Obama Just Became The First President Since Gerald Ford To Complete The White House Monster Burger Challenge”
Upon inauguration, all presidents are challenged by the White House executive chef to conquer the 5 pounds of ground beef featuring 20 slices of Monterey Jack cheese, avocado, and a pound of fries on the side. And on top of all that, it has to be done in under an hour with no bathroom breaks nor any help from the vice president or first lady. Success means a free T-shirt, comped bill, and a plaque on the wall of the Oval Office, but considering the sheer amount of angus beef one has to conquer, success is far from a given.
2016 Taste of DC Chili
| 1st | 9 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | 2.25 gallons, new record |
| 2nd | 7.75 | Carmen Cincotti | |
| 3rd | 4.75 | Brian “Dud Light” Dudzinski | |
| 4th | 4.25 | “The Lovely” Juliet Lee | |
| 5th | 4 | Kevin “Qwazy” Ambs | |
| 6th | 3.5 | Yasir Salem | |
| 7th | 3 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 7th | 3 | Micah “Wing Kong” Collins | |
| 9th | 2.25 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 10th | 2 | Michael “Big Hoss” Deitz |
Joey Chestnut appeared on WTOP and Good Morning Washington yesterday.
Previous winners
| 2015 Oct 10 | 1st | 1.8125 | 6 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | Ben’s Chili Bowl’s World Chili Eating Championship | Washington, DC |
| 2014 Oct 11 | 1st | 1.875 | 6 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | Ben’s Chili Bowl’s World Chili Eating Championship | Washington, DC |
| 2013 Oct 12 | 1st | 2 | 6 min | Bob “The Notorious B.O.B.” Shoudt | Ben’s Chili Bowl World Chili Eating Championship | Washington, DC |
| 2012 Oct 7 | 1st | 2 | 6 min | Tim “Eater X” Janus | Ben’s Chili Bowl’s World Chili Eating Championship | Washington, DC |
| 2011 Oct 9 | 1st | 16 | 6 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | World Chili Eating Championship | Washington, DC |
Defending champion Joey Chestnut and Sonya Thomas are expected at Ben's World Chili Eating Championship at Taste of DC Saturday.
Joe Menchetti won the first prize of $500 in Tuesday night's wing eating at Smoke & Barrel in Washington, DC.
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