Upcoming eating contests
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(All Minnesota eating challenges and contests in database)
2024 Great Midwest Rib Fest
Announced results 12 minutes
1 James Webb 8.1 pounds
2 Kylan Lee 5.42
3 Ryan Rodacker 3.69
4 Tanner Gray 2.92
5 Darrien Thomas 2.54
James Webb has started a livestream of today’s Great Midwest Rib Fest World Rib Eating Championship at Mystic Lake in Prior Lake, MN.
The Birdhouse in Robbinsdale, MN will hold a hot dog eating contest Saturday awarding $200 to the winner. The runner-up will receive a $100 gift card.
B-52 Burgers & Brews will hold a hot wing eating contest on July 13 awarding $300 to the winner.
Registration is now open for The Great Midwest Rib Fest World Rib Eating Championship at Mystic Lake in Prior Lake, MN on July 27.
Fox 21 has an article about Randy Santel attempting the 11 patty burger challenge at Big Daddy's Burgers in Duluth, MN. He is offering a $500 incentive to the next person to attempt the challenge. Tuesday March 5, he will attempt the Enger Tower Burger at Gronk's Bar & Grill in Superior, WI.
Post Bulletin has an article about Randy Santel completing the BBQ's Bucket Burger Challenge at Smoak BBQ in Rochester, MN on Saturday for his 1228th successful restaurant food challenge.
Miki Sudo wins Great Midwest Rib Fest contest
Official results from today’s Great Midwest Rib Fest World Rib Eating Championship at Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, MN (12 minutes, results in pounds)
| 1st | 5.2 | Miki Sudo | first victory over Esper since Buffalo Wing Fest contest in September 2022 |
| 2nd | 4.2 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 4 | Nick Wehry | |
| 4th | 3.8 | Mo Mbengue | |
| 4th | 3.8 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 6th | 2.4 | Ethan Teske | |
| 7th | 2 | Seth Bower | |
| 8th | 1.8 | Matthew Raible | |
| 9th | 1.6 | Eric Hucke |
Defending champ Geoff Esper, Miki Sudo, Nick Wehry, Gideon Oji, Darrien Thomas and Matt Raible are expected to compete in Saturday's Great Midwest Rib Eating Championship in Prior Lake, MN.
Gabriel Davison ate a MOAB challenge burger in about two minutes to win the first prize of $500 in Saturday's eating contest at B-52 Burgers and Brews in Lakeville, MN. Ethan Teske was runner up.
B 52 Burgers and Brew in Lakeville, MN will hold an eating contest for its challenge burger on July 15 awarding $500 to the winner.
Registration will open Wednesday June 28 for The Great Midwest Rib Fest World Rib Eating Championship to be held at Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, MN on July 29.
MinnesotasNewCountry.com has a post about Randy Santel failing to complete the American “Barbarian” Pancake Breakfast Challenge at the Nicollet Diner in Minneapolis. The meal consists of a 3 pound pancake, 6 fried eggs, bacon, 4 sausage patties, 2 English muffins, hash browns, and more.
Geoff Esper wins Mystic Lake ribs
Official results of today’s rib eating contest at the Great Midewest Ribfest at Mystic Lake in Prior Lake, MN (12 minutes,results in pounds)
| 1st | 5.8 | Geoffrey Esper | undefeated in 2022 except for Nathan’s |
| 2nd | 4.2 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 4.2 | Nick Wehry | |
| 4th | 3.2 | Ethan Teske | |
| 5th | 3 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 6th | 1.8 | Matthew Raible | |
| 7th | 0.8 | Kevin Shumaker |
The University of Minnesota Lettuce Club held an eating contest in which students attempted to eat an entire head of iceberg lettuce.
Ethan Teske ate 20 tacos in 6:48 to win the first prize of $250 in an eating contest held at Tacos Tacos Tacos in Duluth.
The Birdhouse in Robbinsdale, MN will hold a hot dog eating contest Saturday awarding $200 to the winner. The runner-up will receive a $100 gift card.
The Duluth News Tribune has an interview with Minnesota food challenger Matt Ahlberg.
Mystic Lake Casino in Prior Lake, MN announced that it will not hold the Great Midwest Rib Fest, scheduled for July 16-18, due to coronavirus concerns. Last year's event held a MLE rib eating competition.
2019 Fortune Bay Indian taco eating contest
| 1st | 39 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 31.5 | Gideon Oji | |
| 3rd | 27 | Miki Sudo | |
| 4th | 13 | John Gebhard | |
| 5th | 10 | Jake Becker | |
| 6th | 8.5 | Jason Krause | |
| 7th | 8 | Sean Lien | |
| 8th | 5 | Rene Rovtar | |
| 9th | ? | Chad Johnson |
Defending champ Geoff Esper, Miki Sudo, Gideon Oji and Rene Rovtar are expected to compete.
Registration is now open on majorleagueeating.com for the True Texas BBQ Challenge at Circuit of the Americas in Austin on November 2. Registration is also open for the Fortune Bay World Indian Taco Eating Championship in Tower, MN also on November 2.
Youtube has a video of the opening ceremonies of a pasta eating contest between professional wrestlers Hulk Hogan and Randy "Macho Man" Savage held in 1995 to promote the opening of Hulk Hogan's Pastamania! restaurant at the Mall of American in Bloomington, MN. (The video ends before the competition starts) (via Guy Hutchinson)
2019 Mystic Lake rib eating contest
| 1st | 6.32 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 6.23 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 3rd | 5.47 | Darron Breeden | |
| 4th | 5.22 | Nick Wehry | |
| 5th | 4.53 | Gideon Oji | |
| 6th | 4.14 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 7th | 3.86 | Derek Hendrickson | |
| 8th | 3.36 | Matt “Hungry” Hazzard | |
| 9th | 2.95 | Miki Sudo | |
| 10th | 1.73 | George Chiger | |
| 11th | 1.6 | Matthew Raible |
https://www.instagram.com/hungryhazzard/ has an Instagram Live video.
Joey Chestnut, Geoff Esper, Darron Breeden and Miki Sudo are listed as expected entrants at the Great Midwest Rib Fest World Rib-Eating Championship in Prior Lake on July 27.
Registration is open on MajorLeagueEating.com for the Great Midwest Rib Fest Rib Eating Championship in Prior Lake, MN on July 27.
CityPages has an article about last month's Fortune Bay World Wild Rice Hotdish Eating Championship in Tower, MN containing an interview with Ethan Teske.
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