Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Louisiana eating challenges and contests in database)
Coney Island Connection in West Monroe, LA will hold a hot dog eating contest on June 22 awarding $1000 to the winner.
Dat Dog in New Orleans will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $500 to the winner.
The Scott (LA) Boudin Festival will hold a sausage eating contest for amateurs on April 7 awarding $500 to the winner. 2nd and 3rd place will receive $250 and $100 cash cards.
The Greater Baton Rouge State Fair will hold a hot dog eating contest on November 4 awarding $150/$75/$50.
News Journal has an article about Joel Hansen's trip to east Texas and Shreveport, LA to attempt restaurants' food challenges.
Dountown Jeaux's in Houma, LA will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 19 awarding $200/$100/$50 to the top 3.
The New Orleans Oyster Festival website has not been updated since 2020. Its Acme Oyster eating contest in late May or early June was one of the mainstays of the MLE circuit.
Ryan Rogers ate 2.49 pounds of sausage in 3 minutes to win the first prize of $500 in yesterday's eating contest at the Scott, LA Boudin Festival.
The Scott, LA Boudin Festival will hold a an amateur only sausage eating contest on April 15 awarding $500/$250/$100.
Narcity has a post about the two foot pizza slice challenge available at Fat Boy's Pizza locations that will award $10,000 if the record of 39 seconds is broken.
QDog Cafe in Erath, LA will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $250 to the winner.
The New Orleans Oyster Festival website has not been updated with any information about a 2022 event. The festival has traditionally held an Acme Oyster eating contest in late May or early June.
The Boudin Festival in Scott, Lousiana will hold a sausage eating contest for amateurs on April 23 awarding $500/$250/$100.
There was a reversal at the turkey and gravy eating contest held during halftime of yesterday's New Orleans Pelicans game.
2021 Fat Boys Pizza contest
update Nov 14 LSU Tailgating has a video. WRBZ has an article
Official Results 24 inch slices, 10 minutes
| 1st | 4.625 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 4.5 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 3rd | 2.75 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | |
| 4th | 2 | George Chiger | |
| 5th | 1.75 | “Big Eater Mike” Michael Whities | |
| 6th | 1 | Jason Krause | |
| 6th | 1 | Jocelyn Walker | |
| 8th | 0.75 | T-Bob Hebert | former LSU center |
| 8th | 0.75 | Scott Levine | |
| 10th | 0.67 | Rene Rovtar |
It appears that Geoff Esper won today’s Fat Boys Pizza contest in Baton Rouge, LA.
Joey Chestnut, Geoff Esper, George Chiger, Adrian Morgan and others are expected to compete in Fay Boy's Pizza eating contest in Baton Rouge, LA on Saturday.
Joey Chestnut will defend his Fat Boy’s Pizza Eating Championship title in Baton Rouge, LA on November 13. The contest will take place on the Louisiana State University campus before the LSU vs. Arkansas game.
The 2nd Fat Boy’s Pizza Eating Championship will be held in Baton Rouge, LA on November 13. Registration opens October 25
The New Yorker has reposted an article from 1972 by famed food writer Calvin Trillin about his trip to the Breaux Bridge, Louisiana crawfish festival, where he contemplated competing in the event's eating contest. (He does not bother to report any results from the competition.)
WGNO has an article about Adrian "The Rabbit" Morgan competing in his 10th Nathan's Famous eating contest finals.
The New Orleans reddit page has a post about a 1920 oyster eating contest in which sisters Lois and Ruth Waddell combined to eat 204 oysters.
Fat Boy's Pizza has opened a location in Baton Rouge. Like the original site in Metairie, LA, the restaurant will award $2500 if Joey Chestnut's time of 40 seconds for its 2 foot pizza slice challenge is broken.
The New Orleans Oyster Festival announced it has cancelled the event scheduled for May 30 and 31. A MLE oyster eating contest has been held during the festival.
The trainer for Long Weekend blames the Blue Runner Foods World Red Beans And Rice Eating Championship for the horse's poor result at the Fair Grounds Race Course in New Orleans.
"In a very strange set of circumstances, Fair Grounds had a red-beans-and-rice eating contest on the apron of the track," Amoss said. "They had all the big eaters. Joey Chestnut and, I mean, these were national guys. It was sponsored by a red-beans company, and there was a lot of activity and hoopla, and it spooked Long Weekend, and he got loose in the post parade."
Joey Chestnut, Geoff Esper, George Chiger and Michael Whities attempted the two foot pizza slice challenge yesterday with Esper and Chestnut tying for the new record at 40 seconds. The restaurant will pay $2500 if the record is broken. (Michael Whities video)
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