Upcoming eating contests
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(All New York eating challenges and contests in database)
The New York Times reports that Mortimer Matz, co-founder of the Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest, has passed away at the age of 100.
The Corner Spot in Ocean Beach, NY will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $500 to the winner.
Joey Chestnut ate 40 chicken tenders in 5 minutes to defeat two teams of four celebrities at Fanatics Fest in New York City today.
Sixpoint Brewery in Brooklyn will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding tickets to the July 6 Yankees vs. Mets game.
Hildebrant's in Williston Park, NY will hold a burger eating contest on July 4 awarding $1000 to the winner.
2025 Mattituck strawberry shortcake eating contest
1st | 22.333 | Geoffrey Esper | |
2nd | 19 | James Webb | |
3rd | 18 | Nick Wehry | |
4th | 14.33 | Max Stanford | |
5th | 13 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
6th | 12 | George Chiger | |
7th | 7.5 | Josh “The Goat” Krady | |
8th | 6 | Crazy Legs Conti | |
8th | 6 | Matthew Stefanilo | |
10th | 6.5 | Jimmy Purificato | |
11th | 4.5 | Jamaal “Jay” Hill | |
12th | 4 | Julie Goldberg | |
13th | 2.5 | Prudence DiBenedetto |
James Webb is doing a live video of today’s Strawberry Shortcake Eating Championship in Mattituck, NY
Geoff Esper, James Webb and Nick Wehry are expected to compete in the Mattituck Lions Club World Strawberry Shortcake Eating Championship in Mattituck, NY tomorrow.
TWU Local 100 has a post about Eric "Badlands" Booker recent appearance on America's Got Talent. He recently retired from his day job as a New York City subway conductor.
Joey Chestnut ate 79 boneless wings in 5 minutes at last night's Syracuse Mets game, defeating a team of three amateurs who combined for 67.
Joey Chestnut will do a boneless wing eatigg contest at the June 4 Syracuse Mets game.
San Antonio's in Manhattan will hold a hot dog eating contest on June 22 awarding $333 to the winner.
Registration is open for the World Strawberry Shortcake Eating Championship in Mattituck, NY on June 14.
The World Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest will take place in Mattituck, NY on June 14.
Lloyd Taco Factory in Buffalo will hold a burrito eating contest on April 3 awarding $500 to the winner.
Molly Schuyler ate 19 meatballs in 4 minutes to defend her title at Millie's of Staten Island. Wayne Algenio was third. updateDan Kennedy was runner up with 18.
Joe Menchetti won the first prize of $400 in Thursday's wing eating contest at The Coop in Farmingdale, NY. Marcos "The Monster" Owens was runner-up.
Millie's meatball eating contest will take place in Staten Island, NY on March 8. Last year's contest awarded $1750. Molly Schuyler is expected to defend her title.
San Antonios in New York City will hold a hot dog eating contest on March 16 awarding $333 to the winner.
The Coop in Farmingdale, NY will hold a wing eating contest on March 6 awarding $400 to the winner.
Milk and Tea in Buffalo will hold a pho eating contest on March 15 awarding $350/$150/$50 to the top 3 finishers.
Raina Huang will compete in a popcorn eating contest at Clinton Hall in New York City on February 21. Casey Webb of "Man v Food" will host.
Tampa resident Miki Sudo, billed as an Upper East Side native, is included in a New York Post list of New Yorkers who broke a Guinness record in 2024. Her total of 51.5 hot dogs on July 4 was the all time best for a woman in Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest.
Kevin "LA Beast" Strahle has produced a video about his first Major League Eating contest, the Wild Turkey 81 turkey eating contest in New York City on Thanksgiving Eve 2011. He says he will never sign another Major League Eating document again.
Food Challenge News has an article about the mysterious disappearance of extreme food challenger Chuck Saragossi, whose "Chuck from the Bronx" youtube channel stopped updating without any retirement announcement in 2016.
A sleeping woman was set on fire while on a subway car at the Coney Island subway station at Surf & Stillwell. The location is adjacent to the site of Nathan's Famous July 4 hot dog eating contest.