Three random Trenton eating challenges
| 4 lb. gordo | 4 Pound Gordo Challenge | SOL Mexican Cantina | Branchburg, NJ | |
| 8 scoop sundae | The Polar Vortex | Uncle Ed's Creamery | Pennington, NJ | |
| large calzone | Gabby's Challenge | Gabby's Pizza & Pasta | Flemington, NJ |
Geoff Esper wins Trenton Thunder pork rolls
| 1st | 44 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 39 | Nick Wehry | |
| 3rd | 32 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | |
| 4th | 24.125 | Sean “The Mouth” Yeager | |
| 5th | 23 | Radim Dvoracek | |
| 6th | 22 | George Chiger | |
| 7th | 20 | Andrew Krawczyk | |
| 8th | 11 | Crazy Legs Conti | |
| 9th | 10.5 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 10th | 8.5 | Jeff Bonacorda | |
| 11th | 7 | Rene Rovtar | |
| 12th | 4 | Prudence DiBenedetto |
The field for Saturday's Trenton Thunder World Famous Case’s Pork Roll Eating Championship will include: Geoff Esper, Nick Wehry, Pat Bertoletti, George Chiger, Eric "Badlands" Booker, Crazy Legs Conti, William Myers, Andy Krawczyk, Rene Rovtar, Prudence DiBenedetto, Radim Dvoracek, Sean Yeager and Jeff Bonacorda.
2021 Trenton Thunder pork roll contest
Official results. 10 minute contest
| 1st | 45 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 41 | Nick Wehry | |
| 3rd | 36 | Ricardo Corbucci | |
| 4th | 32 | Darron Breeden | |
| 5th | 21 | George Chiger | |
| 6th | 12 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 7th | 11.5 | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele | |
| 8th | 10 | Crazy Legs Conti | |
| 9th | 7.5 | Rene Rovtar | |
| 10th | 7 | Alex “Moose” Perez | |
| 11th | 5.5 | Julie Goldberg |
Bob Shoudt is in attendance and has a youtube livestream of the contest
The Trenton Thunder World Famous Case's Pork Roll Eating Championship, scheduled for October 3, has been removed from the MLE calendar.
2019 Trenton Thunder pork roll eating contest
Official results with Rene Rovtar additions
| 1st | 61.5 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | new record |
| 2nd | 43.67 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 38 | Darron Breeden | |
| 4th | 31 | Nick Wehry | |
| 5th | 30 | Miki Sudo | |
| 6th | 23.5 | Ronnie “MegaByte” Hartman | claims he ate 27.5 |
| 7th | 21 | George Chiger | |
| 8th | 20 | Brian “Dud Light” Dudzinski | |
| 9th | 12 | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele | |
| 10th | 10.5 | Crazy Legs Conti | |
| 11th | 7 | Rene Rovtar | |
| 12th | 6 | Julie Goldberg | |
| 13th | 4.67 | Prudence DiBenedetto |
Results from the live video
1) Joey Chestnut 61 pork rolls, new record
2) Geoff Esper 43
3) Darron Breeden 38
4 or 5 Miki Sudo 30
Aaron Cohen has a live video
Joey Chestnut, Geoff Esper, Darron Breeden, Miki Sudo, Nick Wehry, George Chiger, Ronnie Hartman, Larell Marie Mele, Crazy Legs Conti, Prudence DiBenedetto, Rene Rovtar and Julie Goldberg have been listed as expected entrants in the Trenton Thunder World Famous Case's Pork Roll Eating Championship on September 21.
Registration is now open for the Fresno Tacos World Taco-Eating Championship on August 17. Registration will open later today for the pork roll eating contest in Trenton September 21 and the Lewisville, TX tamale contest on September 28.
2018 Trenton pork rolls
Official results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
| 1st | 50 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 38 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 3rd | 29 | Gideon Oji | |
| 4th | 29 | Nick Wehry | |
| 5th | 22 | Brian “Dud Light” Dudzinski | |
| 6th | 20 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 7th | 14.5 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 8th | 12 | Crazy Legs Conti | |
| 9th | 9.5 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 10th | 7 | Scott Voegele | |
| 11th | 6.5 | Rene Rovtar | |
| 12th | 4.5 | Kristina Rovtar |
The Trenton Thunder twitter reports Geoff Esper won today’s pork roll eating contest with a total of 50.
The MLE twitter claims Joey Chestnut will defend his title in Saturday's pork roll eating contest in Trenton, NJ. Carmen Cincotti won the 2017 competition.
Joey Chestnut, Geoff Esper, Gideon Oji, Nick Wehry, Badlands Booker, Brian Dudzinkski, Crazy Legs Conti, Bill Myers, Michael Deitz, Rene Rovtar and Kay Rovtar are expected to compete in the River Fest 2018 Pork Roll Eating Championship in Trenton, NJ on September 29. Defending champion Carmen Cincotti is not listed as an entrant.
The Wisconsin State Fair World Cheese Curd Eating Championship in West Allis, WI on August 11 has been added to the MLE calendar (registration opens May 30). The Owensboro International Bar-B-Q Festival World Mutton Sandwich-Eating Championship in Kentucky on May 12(registration open) and the Trenton Thunder World Famous Case's Pork Roll Eating Championship on September 29 (registration opens July 19) have also been listed.
Carmen Cincotti wins Trenton pork rolls
update Oct 11 Videos Carmen Cincotti | Darron Breeden | Darron Breeden https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q4cnLYQ91h0“>practice video
Carmen Cincotti precontest interview | Crazy Legs Conti Huffington Post preview
update NJ.com has an article
Trenton Thunder have a video
The top 3 | Part 2
1) Carmen Cincotti 40
2) Darron Breeden 33
3) Brian Dudzinski 23.25
4T) Crazy Legs Conti 15.5
4T) Michael Deitz 15.5
Carmen Cincotti ate 40 pork rolls to
win the Trenton Thunder World Famous Case’s Pork Roll Eating Championship.
The Trenton Thunder announce that Joey Chestnut has pulled out of Case's Pork Roll Eating Championship on September 30, leaving Carmen Cincotti and Darron Breeden as the favorites.
The field for the World Famours Case's Pork Roll Eating Championship in Trenton, NJ on September 30 has been announced: Joey Chestnut, Carmen Cincotti, Darron Breeden, Badlands Booker, Brian Dudzinski, Kevin Ambs, Crazy Legs Conti, Bill Myers, Michael Deitz, Rene Rovtar, Jack Diamond, Shinn from 94.5 and Dimitry "The Ukraine Train" Shchupak.
2016 Trenton pork roll contest
update Sept 29 CentralJersey has an article about Carmen Cincotti’s runner-up finish.
update Sept 27
A lot of coverage for Bill Spadea at the festival: NJ101.5 video | Chasing News video | NJ101.5 blog entry | personal blog entry
Carmen Cincotti has a video | Interview with Carmen Cincotti
update Sept 25 NJ.com has an article
update The Trenton Thunder have a contest video
update Full Results | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
| 1st | 43 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | defends title |
| 2nd | 40 | Carmen Cincotti | |
| 3rd | 31 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 4th | 22.5 | Brian “Dud Light” Dudzinski | |
| 5th | 15 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 6th | 14.5 | Kevin “Qwazy” Ambs | |
| 7th | 14 | Micah “Wing Kong” Collins | |
| 8th | 10.5 | Crazy Legs Conti | |
| 8th | 10.5 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 10th | 9 | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele | |
| 11th | 6.5 | Bill Spadea |
update Hugging Harold Reynolds has the top 2
1) Joey Chestnut 43
2) Carmen Cincotti 40
Joey Chestnut appeared on NJ 101.5 yesterday
CentralJersey.com has an article about Carmen "The Mutiny" Cincotti competing in the Trenton Thunder pork roll eating contest on September 24.
MILB.com has the field for the World Famous Case's Pork Roll Eating Championship in Trenton, NJ on September 24, which includes Joey Chestnut, Carmen Cincotti, Gideon Oji, Geoffrey Esper, Eric "Badlands" Booker and Brian Dudzinski.
NJ.com reports that Dmitry "Ukraine Train" Shchupak won the pork roll eating qualifier at tonight's Trenton Thunder game. Joey Chestnut and Carmen Cincotti were in attendance.
Joey Chestnut and Carmen Cincotti will attend Friday's Trenton Thunder game. A qualifier awarding a spot in the September 24 MLE pork roll eating contest will also take place.
Joey Chestnut edges Geoffrey Esper to win Trenton pork rolls
update Sep 30 Jeff Edelstein has a report on his last place finish.
update Sep 28 MILB.com has an article
update Full Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
NJ.com article
| 1st | 32 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 28 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 22 | Yasir Salem | |
| 4th | 21.75 | “The Lovely” Juliet Lee | |
| 5th | 20 | Gideon Oji | |
| 6th | 18 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 7th | 16 | Carmen Cincotti | |
| 8th | 13 | Micah “Wing Kong” Collins | |
| 9th | 12 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 10th | 10 | Crazy Legs Conti | |
| 11th | 8 | Andrew Kossuth | |
| 12th | 3.25 | Jeff Edelstein |
The Trentonian has a contest report with some results and a gallery. MLE has yet to post any news.
JZig12 reports that Joey Chestnut won today’s pork roll eating contest in Trenton, NJ.
The roster for the September 26 pork roll eating contest in Trenton, NJ has been posted and includes Joey Chestnut, Juliet Lee, Geoffrey Esper, Badlands Booker, Yasir Salem, Crazy Legs Conti, Gideon Oji, Micah Collins and Bill Myers. update Sep 22App.com has an interview with Joey Chestnut about competing in the contest. update Sep 23 Jeff Edelstein has a column about competing in the contest
OursportsCentral.com has an article about Carmen Cincotti, who will compete in the Trenton Thunder World Famous Case's Pork Roll Eating Championship on September 26 after winning the qualifer.
Tickets are on sale for the Case's Pork Roll Eating Championship in Trenton, NJ on September 26. A qualifier will be held at the September 5 Trenton Thunder game.
The Trentonia reports that Joey Chestnut will compete in a pork roll eating contest in Trenton, NJ on September 26. Another pork roll eating contest will be held in East Rutherford, NJ on June 20. update Jun 7 A page about the contest is available on the Trenton Thunder's website.
NJ.com reports that Dave Wittenburg ate 96 oysters in 2 minutes to win the Princeton Oyster Bowl for the third year in a row and donated his prize of a trip for two to the Dominican Republic to a breast cancer survivor. Theza Friedman was the runner up with 82 oysters.
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