Upcoming Orlando eating contests
Orlando eating challenges
(All Orlando eating challenges and contests in database)
Joey Fatone of NSYNC will be present in Orlando from 5 - 8 pm today for the launch of a hot dog eating challenge at his restaurant, Fat Ones Dogs.
The BBC World Service has a feature about Miki Sudo competing in the Orlando Chili Cookoff last month. She says that an injury hurt her training for that competition.
2017 Orlando Chili challenge
update Feb 20 King Carb has a video
update Joey Chestnut reportedly defended his title
| 1st | 8.5 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 8.25 | Carmen Cincotti | |
| 3rd | 7.25 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 4th | 6.25 | Gideon Oji | |
| 5th | 6 | Miki Sudo | |
| 6th | 3.25 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 7th | 0.75 | Carlos Gonzalez |
Joey Chestnut will go for a five-peat. His previous winning totals:
| 2016 Feb 6 | 1st | 7 | 6 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | World Chili Eating Challenge | Orlando, FL |
| 2015 Mar 7 | 1st | 8.75 | 6 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | World Chili Eating Challenge | Orlando, FL |
| 2014 Feb 8 | 1st | 8.5 | 6 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | RP Funding World Chili Eating Challenge | Orlando, FL |
| 2013 Feb 9 | 1st | 2 | 6 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | RP Funding World Chili Eating Challenge | Orlando, FL |
Joey Chestnut, Carmen Cincotti, Miki Sudo, Geoff Esper, Gideo Oji, Badlands Booker and Nate Biller are expected to compete in the World Chili Eating Challenge in Orlando Saturday.
MLE's contest page has been updated with the World Chili Eating Challenge in Orlando on February 18, 2017. Registration will open December 9. update There will also be a chili eating contest at the Spirit of Texas Fest in College Station, TX on March 4.
PizzeRizzo in Disney World's Hollywood Studios created a "hall of fame" for a fictional pizza eating contest.
LA Beast will be a guest at Playlist Live Orlando, a gathering of youtube stars, in April. "Furious" Pete Czerwinski is another guest.
Miki Sudo uploaded a video of Joey Chestnut and her both attempting the 5+ pound burger challenge at Teak Neighborhood Grill in Orlando. They both finished the challenge in 39 minutes.
Joey Chestnut four-peats Orlando Chili, Esper 2nd, Sudo 3rd
Full results Part 1 | Part 2
1) Joey Chestnut 7 32 oz bowls
2) Geoffrey Esper 6.25
3) Miki Sudo 6
4) Gideon Oji 5.75
5) Eric “Badlands” Booker 4.25
6) Nathan Biller 2.75
7) Tom Goes
update Joey Chestnut defended his title with 7 32 ounce bowls in 6 minutes.
Orlando Weekly has an interview with Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo. Gideon Oji, Badlands Booker, Nate Biller and Geoff Esper are also expected to compete.
Detroit Sports Nation reports University of Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh stormed the stage after his team lost to the University of Florida in a controversial Oreo eating contest held during Citrus Bowl pregame festivities in Orlando.
2016 MLE schedule includes bacon & meat pies
Several 2016 contests are listed on the upcoming MLE schedule:
- February 6, Chili, Orlando, FL $3500 purse – registration opens Dec 3
- March 5, Meat Pies, Bay St. Louis MS $5000 purse – reg opens Jan 4
- June 19 Bacon, Lathrop, CA $4000 purse – reg opens March 31
- September 24, Tamales Lewisville, TX $3500 purse – reg opens July 22
Kevin Bacon is competing in ice cream eating contests today vs the occupants of the Give Kids the World resort for terminally ill children in Orlando.
2015 Orlando Chili Challenge
update March 12 The Victory Formation has a report from competitor Treigh
The top 5:
1) Joey Chestnut 8.75 32oz bowls (2.1875 gallons), new record
2) Miki Sudo 7.25
3) Erik Denmark 5.5
4) Michelle Lesco 4.75
5) Eric “Badlands” Booker 4.5
740 The Game has a podcast of the interview of Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo yesterday.
AxisMag lists five expected entrants for the RP Funding World Chili Eating Challenge presented by Pepto Bismol in Orlando March7: Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Erik Denmark, Adrian Morgan and Eric "Badlands" Booker.
Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo along with three other top 10 MLE competitors are listed as expected entrants in the World Chili Eating Contest in Orlando on March 7.
The World Chili Eating Challenge will be held at the Orlando Chili Cookoff on March 7, 2015.
Jon Bello announces he won the first prize of $500 at today's pizza eating contest at Pap Joe's in Lake Mary, FL.
Papa Joe's Pizza in Lake Mary, FL will hold a pizza eating contest on November 1 awarding $500 to the winner. Entrants will need to eat a 16 inch pizza in under 12 minutes to qualify.
Emma Dalton announces that she was the first person to finish the 80 ounce steak challenge at the Duck Inn in Redditch, England. On a trip to Florida, she became the first woman to finish the Kitchen Sink Challenge at the Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando.
Orlando Weekly will hold a hot dog eating contest on April 30 awarding $200 to the winner.
2014 Orlando Chilli Cookoff
update Feb 9 Ruptly TV and Mystifier Man have videos
update My News 13 has an article and video
Ronnie Hartman has the top 5 (6 – 10)
- Joey Chestnut 2.125 gallons (new record) (8.5 32 oz. bowls)
- Bob Shoudt 1.9 (7.45 bowls)
- Tim Janus 1.8 (7.25 bowls)
- Matt Stonie 1.75 (7 bowls)
- Sonya Thomas
1.5(3.5 bowls) - Yasir Salem (3 bowls)
- Ronnie Hartman (2.5 bowls)
- Tuddle (.76 bowls)
- Robert Palmer (0.5 bowls)
- Eric “Badlands” Booker DQ
The contest has apparently not started yet.
Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Tim Janus, Sonya Thomas and Bob Shoudt are listed as expected entrants in Saturday's World Chili Eating Challenge in Orlando. "Badlands" Booker has also said he would compete.
Registration is now open for the World Chili Eating Challenge in Orlando on February 8. Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Sonya Thomas and Tim Janus are expected to compete. An amateur qualifier will be held tomorrow.
Saturday's preliminary contest for the Orlando Chili Cook-Off World Chili Eating Challenge at Light Up UCF will award $500 in addition to two contest spots in the MLE contest in February. Entrants will need to submit a photo and the pictures with five most votes will compete in the preliminary.
The Billboard Mogul has a picture of a billboard promoting the December 7 qualifier for the eating contest at the 2014 Orlando Chili Cookoff The billboard also announces that Joey Chestnut will compete in the finals.
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