Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Michigan eating challenges and contests in database)
The Olive Burger Festival in Lansing, MI will hold an olive burger eating contest on October 5 awarding $250 to the winner.
MLive.com has an article about Jack LeGath breaking two cookie eating records at Heidi’s Darn Good Cookies in Kochville Township, MI.
Slice of Flint in Flint, MI will hold a pizza eating contest on July 27 awarding $500 to the winner.
2024 Great American Blueberry Championship
Announced results: 8 minutes
1 Pat Bertoletti 18.475 lb.
2 Geoff Esper 16.044
3 James Webb 15.319
4 Nick Wehry 12.6
5 Gideon Oji
6 Matt Raible
7 Cherish Brown
8 Rene Rovtar
James Webb has started a livestream video.
James Webb, Nick Wehry, Geoff Esper and Pat Bertoletti are expected to compete in Saturday's Great American Blueberry Eating Championship in Grand Rapids, MI.
Registration is now open on majorleagueeating.com for the Great American Blueberry Eating Championship in Grand Rapids, MI on July 13. The prizes are $4000/$2000/$1250/$500/$250
The American Polish Festival will hold a pierogi eating contest on June 23 awarding $500/$300/$200 to the top 3.
Jack Legath won the first prize of $1024 in today's 24 inch pizza eating contest at Toarmina's Pizza in Detroit. The WHIP Show was runner up.
Toarmina's Pizza will hold a 24 inch pizza eating contest in Detroit on June 17 awarding $1024 to the winner, $240 to the runner up. Entrants will need to qualify.
West Michigan Whitecaps Nathan’s qualifier
Full results of the Nathan’s qualifier at tonight’s West Michigan Whitecaps game. Darrien Thomas Instagram video update WCSG has an article
| 1st | 22 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 2nd | 20 | Tanner Gray | |
| 3rd | 14.5 | Nathan Klein | |
| 4th | 7.75 | Paul Van Dussen |
| 1st | 8.5 | Cherish “Five Pounds” Brown | |
| 2nd | 7 | Rubianne Garcia |
2024 Nathan’s qualifier circuit announced
Six Nathan’s qualifiers were posted today. Registration opens April 12.
- May 11 Comstock, MI West Michigan Whitecaps game
- May 17 Times Square, NYC
- June 6 Cleveland, OH Parma Rib N Rock
- June 8 Bristol, CT
- June 15 Pleasanton, CA Alameda County Fair
- June 22 Washington, DC Giant National Capital BBQ Battle
The last Central or Mountain time zone qualifier was at the Iowa State Fair in August 2019.
Jojo's Shakebar will hold a Sweet 16 Challenge at its Chicago, Naperville, Detroit, Orlando and Scottsdale, AZ locations on March 21. The fastest overall time to finish a 16 oz. milkshake, a double burger, a pound of fries and a 16 oz drink will win $2,000.
MLive.com has an article about Randy Santel's tour of Michigan consisting of five restaurant challenges in five days. His first challenge was the 28 inch pizza at Benny DiCarta's in Kalamazoo.
Nathan Klein attempted his 100th food challenge victory in the state of Michigan, the wing challenge at Mavrix Restaurant and Bar in Shelby Township.
Awesome Mitten has a list of 31 Michigan restaurants with food challenges.
WBCK has an interview with Nathan Klein, who has successfully completed 266 out of 273 restaurant food challenges he has attempted. He plans a tour of New England in October.
Joey Chestnut ate 13 olive burgers in 5 minutes to win a contest at tonight's Lansing Lugnuts game, which was billed as a world record.
Slice of Flint in Flint, MI will hold a pizza eating contest tomorrow awarding $500 to the winner.
UPMatters.com has an article about Nathan Klein attempting the five pound omelet challenge at the Miner's Cafe in Laurium, MI.
Zilantros Tacos will hold a taco eating contest in Hudson, MI on May 6 awarding $150/$75/$50.
Joey Chestnut ate 7 coney dogs in a minute during tonight's Detroit Pistons game. The exhibition raised $25,000 towards Forgotten Harvest, a Detroit hunger charity.
MLive.com has a report on Joey Chestnut's visit to the Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan in Taylor, MI to help package food items with Detroit Pistons forward Marvin Bagley III. Joey also did a chicken wing eating exhibition at the facility.
Joey Chestnut will be eating coney dogs at the April 4 Detroit Pistons game. The team is holding a contest to select his eating partner.
Nathan Klein ate 56 tacos at Las Tortugas Taqueria in Sterling Heights, MI to break Joel Hansen's house record.
Molly Schuyler has uploaded a video of her visit to The Rockford Corner Bar in July 2021 to attempt to break Tim Janus' 2006 record of 43.5 chili dogs. (article about the challenge)
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