Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Maryland eating challenges and contests in database)
Emmy DeLuca won the first prize of two Baltimore Ravens tickets in Saturday's street corn eating contest at Banditos Tacos & Tequila in Nottingham, MD.
Banditos in Whitemarsh, MD will hold a street corn eating contest on November 2 awarding 2 Baltimore Ravens end zone tickets and a championship belt.
Dan Kennedy announced that he and Molly Schuyler both ate 14 gyros in 14 minutes to tie for first place at the Big Greek Gyro eating contest at the Saints Constantine & Helen Green Festival in Silver Spring, MD on Saturday. Mo Mbengue also competed.
Saints Constantine & Helen Greek Festival will hold a gyro eating contest in Silver Spring, MD on September 7 awarding $1000 to the winner.
Cross Street Market in Baltimore will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $1,000 to the winner.
Molly Schuyler ate 42 hot dogs in 10 minutes to win the 1st prize of $1,000 in Saturday's Glizzy Fest at RAR Brewing in Salisbury, MD. She is the only woman to exceed 40 hot dogs in a 10 minute contest in 2023, having previously eaten 53 and 54 this year.
Banditos in Nottingham, MD will hold a street corn eating contest on October 28 awarding two tickets to UFC 295 in Madison Square Garden.
Glizzy Fest in Cambridge, MD will hold a hot dog eating contest on October 21 awarding $1000 to the winner.
Hollywood Casino in Perryville, MD will hold a hot wing eating contest on October 15 awarding $400 to the winner.
Ocean Downs Casino in Berlin, MD will hold a watermelon eating contest on August 3 awarding $250 to the winner.
Joey Chestnut will attempt the 7 pound "UFO" seafood sandwich challenge at Jimmy's Famous Seafood in Baltimore on August 13.
Ocean Downs Casino in Berlin, MD will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 19 awarding $250 to the winner.
Fish Tales in Ocean City, MD will hold a hot dog eating contest for amateurs on July 4 awarding $1000 to the winner.
Cross St. Market in Baltimore will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $1000 to the winner.
Polock Johnny's will celebrate the opening of its first restaurant in ten years with a hot dog eating contest in Baltimore tomorrow. Its competition was probably the best publicized frankfurter eating contest in the 1970s, with coverage in publications like National Geographic.
Hollywood Casino in Perryville, MD will hold a slider eating contest on May 28 awarding $500/$250/$100.
Molly Schuyler wins Big Dill pickle contest
Dan Kennedy has posted the top five from Sunday’s professional pickle eating contest at The Big Dill in Baltimore:
1st Molly Schuyler 10 lbs 3 oz
2nd Dan Killer Kennedy 9 lb 9 oz
3rd Andy Puhl 8 lb 4 oz
4th Sean Yeager 7 lb 11 oz
5th Josh “The Goat” Krady 7 lb 4 oz
According to an email, The Big Dill Pickle Festival will hold a professional pickle eating contest on Sunday in Baltimore awarding $2500/$1000/$750/$500/$250. An amateur contest will be held on Saturday.
The Big Dill will hold a MLE pickle eating contest in Baltimore on September 24 or 25. update The web page has removed the claim the event will be a MLE competition.
Fish Tales in Ocean City, MD will hold a hot dog eating contest for amateurs on July 4 awarding $1000 to the winner.
Dan "Killer" Kennedy and Andrew Puhl attempted the Great Steak Challenge at Steak & Main in North East, MD.
Geoff Esper and Molly Schuyler attempted the 36 inch pizza challenge at Champs Pizza in Glen Burnie, MD.
Chesapeake Bay Magazine has a post about Raina Huang attempting all the crab dishes at Phillips Seafood in Baltimore.
Molly Schuyler produced a video of her eating a 15 foot long sushi roll from Steak and Main in North East, MD, which she claims is a record.
Blackwater Distilling & Tavern in Stevensville, MD will hold a hot wing eating contest on November 21 for amateurs awarding $150/$100/$75.