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Minor League Baseball awarded The Golden Bobblehead for Best Digital Campaign or Activation to the Indianapolis Indians for hosting Joey Chestnut's attempt at a boxed popcorn eating record.
Geoff Esper wins St. Elmo’s Shrimp Cocktail eating contest
Official results. 8 minute contest, results in pounds.
| 1st | 16.4 | Geoffrey Esper | 15th MLE victory of 2022 |
| 2nd | 14.9 | Miki Sudo | |
| 3rd | 11 | Nick Wehry | |
| 4th | 10.6 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | ends contest winning streak, ends 2022 with 1 win (Nathan’s) |
| 5th | 6 | Derek Jacobs | |
| 6th | 4.5 | Matthew Raible | |
| 7th | 2.5 | Holly Titus |
The field for Saturday's St. Elmo's Shrimp Cocktail Eating Championship in Indianapolis has been announced and will include the top 5 ranked active MLE competitors: defending champion Joey Chestnut, Geoff Esper, Miki Sudo, Nick Wehry and Gideon Oji. Derek Jacobs and Matt Raible are also expected to compete.
Joey Chestnut is expected to defend his title at the St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail Eating Championship in Indianapolis on December 3. This will probably be his last chance to obtain a non-Nathan's victory in 2022.
Registration will open at 2pm Eastern on October 25 for the St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail Eating Champion to be held before the Big Ten football championship game in Indianapolis on December 3.
Fox59.com reports Joey Chestnut ate over 29 servings of popcorn in under 8 minutes at tonigh't Indianapolis Indians game to set a new world record. The servings had a volume of 24 ounces.
WHTR.com reports Joey Chestnut will be doing a series of dollar menu challenges at tonight's Indianapolis Indians game. On August 23 he will attempt to set a record for eating popcorn at the ballpark.
WRBI reports Michelle Lesco ate 5.34 pounds of Van Camp’s Pork and Beans in three minutes to defeat three first responders in an eating contest Wednesday at the Decatur County Fair in Greensburg, IN.
Brookville, IN will hold a hot wing eating contest on June 24 awarding $200 to the winner.
Geoff Esper wins Jack’s Donut hole eating contest, Pat Bertoletti 2nd
Official results from today’s Jack’s Donuts donut hole eating contest in New Castle, IN (Part 1 | Part 2)
1 Geoff Esper 293 donut holes in 8 minutes
2 Patrick Bertoletti 275
3 Miki Sudo 221
4 Bartley Weaver IV 176
5T Derek Jacobs 125
5T Ronnie Hartman 125
7 Katina DeJarnett 116
8 John Gebhard 89
9 Mark Enstrom 83
10 Matt Raible 79
11T Tracy Goode 50
11T Victoria Enstrom 50
Citing health issues, Joey Chestnut announced his withdrawal from Friday's Jack’s Donuts World Donut Hole Eating Championship in New Castle, IN. This will extend his winless streak to about six months and sets up the possibility that he will enter Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest with no 2022 victories. update IndyStar reports a positive COVID test was responsible for the withdrawal.
Joey Chestnut, Geoff Esper, Miki Sudo, Derek Jacobs, Ronnie Hartman, Bartley Weaver, Matthew Raible, John Gebhard, Patrick Bertoletti, Katina “Katina Eats KIlos” DeJarnett and Tracy Goode are expected to compete in Jack’s Donuts World Donut Hole Eating Championship in New Castle, IN on May 27. This would be Bertoletti's first Major League Eating contest since February 2013.
Eric "Badlands" Booker and Daym Drops will perform on the "Clash of Food Titans Tour" in Indianapolis on March 5.
2021 St. Elmo shrimp cocktail eating championship
Official results (8 minutes)
| 1st | 17.1 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 14.3 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 11 | Miki Sudo | |
| 4th | 9.5 | Nick Wehry | |
| 5th | 8.4 | Darron Breeden | |
| 6th | 7 | George Chiger | |
| 7th | 5.1 | John Gebhard | |
| 8th | 4 | Matthew Raible |
The Indiananapolis Sports Corporation is running an Instagram live video of the contest at https://www.instagram.com/indsportscorp/live/17898716345453823
Joey Chestnut appeared on Fox 59, WISH TV and the Hammer and Nigel show to promote Saturday's St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail Eating Championsip in Indianapolis.
Nick Wehry has posted some of the field for Saturday's St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail Eating Championship in Indianapolis, which will include Joey Chestnut, Geoff Esper, Miki Sudo, Darron Breeden, Nick Wehry and George Chiger.
Registration will open on November 9 for the St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail Eating Championship to be held before the Big Ten football championship game in Indianapolis on December 4.
The St. Elmo shrimp cocktail eating contest will be held before the Big Ten football championship game in Indianapolis on December 4.
WTHR has an interview with Joey Chestnut about his move to Westfield, IN in suburban Indianapolis in April.
YouAreCurrent.com has an interview with Joey Chestnut. He has moved to Westfield, IN in suburban Indianapolis and has started a business, Joey Chestnut Eats, to produce his line of condiments.
In his latest video, Joey Chestnut did the sandwich challenge twice at Hoagies and Hops in Indianapolis.
The Owensboro (KY) International Bar-B-Q Festival World Mutton Sandwich-Eating Championship will not be held in 2021 to reduce crowd size. The event has been rebranded as the Bar-B-Q Block Party and is scheduled for May 8.
2020 St. Elmo shrimp cocktail challenge
The 2020 St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail Challenge, in which Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo will attempt to eat 100 bowls of spicy shrimp cocktail in under 20 minutes is currently streaming at https://www.facebook.com/stelmosteakhouse/videos/841447110027607/
update The official total was 33 bowls.
Indy Star reports Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo will attept to eat 100 bowls of St. Elmo Steak House shrimp cocktail in 20 minutes in Indianapolis on December 19 to raise money for Gleaner's Food Bank, Peyton Manning Children's Hospital and Wheeler Mission. The event will replace the eating contest held during the Big Ten football championship Fan Fest. Donors who contribute at least $1,000 will receive autographed items from Joey Chestnut. Contributors of $5,000 or more will receive a private dinner at St. Elmo with him.
The Big Ten college athletic conference voted to start playing football games on October 24, with the conference championship deferred to December 19 in Indianapolis. This raises the possibility that St. Elmo's Shrimp Eating Championship can be held in conjunction with that event as in the previous 7 years. update Sept 21 The Big Ten has confirmed its football championship will be December 19 in Indianapolis.
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