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2024 Wings for Wishes

Registration is now open for the National Sweet Corn Eating Championship to be held at the Sweet Corn Fiesta in West Palm Beach on April 28.
Joey Chestnut did an interview on yesterday's Hochman & Crowder show to promote today's Wings for Wishes contest in Miami. The most interesting part starts at 4:00 where Joey discusses his MLE contract status. He says he is not currently signed for the 2024 Nathan's finals. He is willing to do a one year extension, but is balking at a four year term that MLE is apparently demanding. At the 6:10 mark Joey praises James Webb but also appears to cast doubt on his victory in last month's pistachio eating contest: "He is notorious for swallowing things whole, like he will swallow nuts whole."
Saigon Night Market in North Pinellas Park, FL will hold a pho eating contest on January 20 and a spicy Wings & papaya eating contest on January 21. Both competitions will award $300 to the winner.
Registration is now open for the Wings for Wishes Professional Wing Eating Championship to be held in Miami on March 9. Geoff Esper, Miki Sudo and defending champ Nick Wehry have been announced as expected entrants.
Three Brothers Pizza will hold a pasta eating contest tomorrow in Odessa, FL to raise money for veterans. Nick Wehry and Bartley Weaver will attend.
The Jamaican Jerk Festival will hold a beef patty eating contest in Miramar, FL on November 12 awarding $1,000 to the winner.
The Port St. Lucie, FL American Little League Fall Festival will hold a hot dog eating contest on November 4 awarding $100 to the winner.
The Hot Diggity Dogs Fest will hold a hot dog eating contest in Pensacola, FL on November 11 awarding $500/$250/$100 to the top three finishers.
Laker Lutz News has an article about Miki Sudo and Nick Wehry receiving awards from Pasco County, FL.
Miki Sudo and Nick Wehry were officially honored by Pasco County, FL for their competitive eating success.
The Floridian Social will hold a hot dog eating contest in St. Petersburg, Fl on July 2 awarding $500 to the winner.
Daily Dot has an article about a recent video by tiktok food challenger mohmotion in which employees at an Orlando Golden Corral discussed if he would be allowed to continue dining at the buffet. He was in town to compete in Saturday's Nathan's qualifier in Kissimmee, FL, but missed the competition due to forgetting what time it was.

2023 Kissimmee Nathan’s qualifier

Nick Wehry, Bartley Weaver IV, Rene Rovtar and Jocelyn Walker are expected to compete in Saturday's Nathan's Famous qualifier in Kissimmee, FL

Miki Sudo wins Palm Beach Sweet Corn Fiesta

Full Results:

1st 52 Miki Sudo
2nd 51.5 Gideon Oji
3rd 44 Nick Wehry
4th 41 Wayne “wayneywonder” Algenio
5th 40 Andrew Krawczyk
6th 39 Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas
7th 31 Eric “Badlands” Booker
8th 21 Sergio Reyes-Raya
9th 13 Jocelyn Young
10th 12 Peter Rovtar
10th 12 Rene Rovtar

Miki Sudo ate 52 ears of corn in 12 minutes to win this afternoon’s corn eating contest at the Sweet Corn Fiesta in West Palm Beach, FL, ending Gideon Oji’s three contest winning streak.

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Nathan’s qualifier May 13 in Kissimmee, FL

A facebook event page claims that the first Nathan’s Famous qualifier of 2023 will take place May 13 at Old Town in Kissimmee, FL (south Orlando). BBQ in DC will also hold a qualifier in Washington, DC on June 24. The traditional New York Mets Father’s Day qualifier might also return. Nathan’s will sponsor the giveaway promotion for their June 18 game, which has previously been a hint that a qualifier will take place during the event.

update April 21 A press release says there will also be qualifiers in Cincinnati on June 17 (probably a Reds game) and Pleasanton, CA (probably a return to the Alameda County Fair)

Registration opens today (April 21) at noon eastern for the Kissimmee qualifier.

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Nick Wehry announces that he will be competing in the Sweet Corn Eating Championship at the Sweet Corn Fiesta in West Palm Beach, FL on April 30 along with 3 time champion Gideon Oji, Miki Sudo, Eric "Badlands" Booker, Darrien Thomas and Rene Rovtar.
Pirate's Well in Lake Park, FL will hold a taco eating contest on April 4 awarding $250/$100/$50 gift card to the top 3 finishers.

2023 Wings for Wishes contest

Sports Grill has posted a result video of today’s Wings for Wishes eating contest in Miami: (10 minutes) Official results

1st 173 Nick Wehry 2nd victory in 7 days
2nd 166 Geoffrey Esper
3rd 128 Bartley Weaver, IV
4th 64 Crazy Legs Conti
5th 45 Jason Ruppert
6th 38 Tracie Dickerson
7th 32 Parker Branton

Geoff Esper’s 5 contest winning streak (since a 3rd place finish in the Buffalo Wing Festival wing eating contest). He is undefeated in foods besides wings and hot dogs in 2022 and 2023.

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ABC Action News has a segment about Nick Wehry, who will be going for his second victory in a week at tomorrow's Wings for Wishes wing eating contest in Miami tomorrow.
Raw South in South Miami will hold a vegan taco eating contest on February 25 awarding $200/$100/$50
Geoff Esper appeared on CBS 12 this morning to discuss his competitive eating career and promote the April 30 Sweet Corn Eating Championship in West Palm Beach, which he said he will not be competing in. (youtube video)
According to this instagram post, Roxy's in West Palm Beach, FL will hold a wing eating contest during its Super Bowl party on February 12 awarding $1000.
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