Upcoming Buffalo eating contests
SQL ErrorThree random Buffalo eating challenges
| 3 burgers | Big Bang Burger Challenge | Good Tymes South | Depew, NY | |
| 2 lb. burger | 585 Rockin Burger Challenge | 585 Rockin Burger Bar | Rochester, NY | 3 mac & cheese patties, 8 strips of bacon, 1 lb. fries |
| 34 oz. steak | Cowboy Steak | The Lodge | Buffalo, NY | no prize awarded |
RochesterFirst has an article about Joel Hansen's trip to the Rochester, NY area.
Livingston County News has an article about Joel Hansen and David Gonzalez attempting a challenge consisting of 15 1/2 pound burger patties and a pound of fries at Dugo's Bar in Dansville, NY.
Andrew Puhl posted a video of his attempt at the 72 ounce steak at Stikcy Face BBQ in North Tonawanda, NY. Molly Schuyler also attempted the challenge.
The top 3 from today's World Pumpkin Pie Eating Contest at the Great Pumpkin Farm in Clarence, NY via Molly Schuyler livestream.
1) Molly Schuyler 56 slices (previous record 50)
2) Andy Puhl 37
3) Nathan Klein 21
Dan Kennedy was co-MC
Miki Sudo wins 2021 Buffalo Wing Festival wing contest
Miki Sudo edged Joey Chestnut 246 wings to 244, to win today’s wing eating contest at the National Chicken Wing Festival in Buffalo. update George Shea has the top 4, which is all that will apparently be posted
| 1st | 246 | Miki Sudo | |
| 2nd | 244 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 3rd | 220 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 220 | Nick Wehry | |
| ? | ? | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| ? | ? | George Chiger | |
| ? | ? | Ronnie “MegaByte” Hartman | |
| ? | ? | Gideon Oji |
Gideon Oji wins Buffalo Buffet Bowl
The top 3 from the Buffalo Buffet Bowl, posted 5 hours after the contest start:
1 Gideon Oji 4:41 to eat 5 pounds of Buffalo food items
2 Miki Sudo 5:32, first contest since giving birth
3 Joey Chestnut 5:55
The Great Pumpkin Farm will hold a pumpkin pie eating contest on September 18 in Clarence, NY awarding $1000/$500/$250/$50.
Spectrum Local News has a news video about Ronnie Hartman training for Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest.
The Buffalo Wing Festival announced it would not hold a 2020 event today. With the removal of the Lewisville, TX tamale contest, scheduled for September, there are currently no upcoming contests with a date on the MLE calendar. (Smoke's Poutinerie contest remains listed without a date). The Colorado State Fair will be scaled back, so a Slopper eating contest appears unlikely.
Molly Schuyler sets Great Pumpkin Farm pie record
update WGRZ article | Molly Schuyler video
Buffalo News article
The top 5 from today’s pie eating contest at the Great Pumpkin Farm in Clarence, NY via Brandon Clark’s video
1) Molly Schuyler 50 slices, new record
2) Joel Hansen 41
3) Dan Kennedy 39
4) Andy Puhl 34 won eat-off
5) Brandon Clark 34 lost eat-off
The Great Pumpkin Farm in Clarence, NY will hold the World Pumpkin Pie Eating Contest on September 28. The top 4 finishers will receive $1000/$500/$250/$50.
2019 Buffalo Wing Festival wing championship
update Sept 2MLE has yet to post more than the top 3, but Miki Sudo has full results
| 1st | 281 | Geoffrey Esper | record |
| 2nd | 276 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 3rd | 221 | Miki Sudo | |
| 4th | 217 | Gideon Oji | |
| 5th | 212 | Joel Hansen | |
| 6th | 182 | Nick Wehry | |
| 7th | 134 | Ronnie “MegaByte” Hartman | |
| 8th | 133 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 9th | 114 | “Buffalo” Jim Reeves | |
| 10th | 112 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 11th | 81 | William “Wild Bill” Myers |
https://www.instagram.com/buffalowingfestival/ will be showing videos of the contest on its stories.
Geoff Esper wins 2019 Buffalo Buffet Bowl, Joey Chestnut 4th
update Sept 4 Videos: Joel Hansen | Brando
Official results (Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3) Contest stopped when 1st 3 finished platter
1 Geoff Esper 2:51
2 Gideon Oji 4:28
3 Miki Sudo 4:35
4 Joey Chestnut 4.08 lb eaten when contest terminated
5 Nick Wehry 3.98
6 Jim Reeves 2.33
7 Badlands Booker 2.24
8 Ronnie Hartman 1.98
9 Mike Landrich 1.91
10 Bill Myers 1.44
11 Frank Velocchi 0.99
Spectrum News has an article and video about Ronnie "Megabyte" Hartman's training for the wing eating contest at the Buffalo Wing Festival.
Joey Chestnut, Geoff Esper, Darron Breeden, Gideon Oji, Miki Sudo, Nicholas Wehry, George Chiger, Ronnie Hartman, Badlands Booker and Jim Reeves are expected to compete in the U.S. Chicken Wing Eating Championship in Buffalo Sunday.
WKBW has an article about Ronnie Hartman competing in the Nathan's finals.
Hollowfest in Clarence, NY will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 and a donut eating contest on July 6. Both competitions will award $250 to the winner.
Joel Hansen ate 5.5 pounds of poutine in 5 minutes to win a contest held at Allen Street Poutine Company in Buffalo yesterday.
Bleacher Report has an article titled "All Hail Molly Schuyler, the Dark Queen of Competitive Eating" with coverage of her victory at the pie eating contest at the Great Pumpkin Farm in October in Clarence, NY. Dan Kennedy, Brandon "Da Garbage Disposal" Clark and Joel Hansen also make cameos.
The Closed Fist has an interview with Ronnie "Megabyte" Hartman about his move to Buffalo to train to be a professional wrestler. His goal is to compete in the Nathan's Finals and Wrestlemania in the same year.
2018 Great Pumpkin Farm Pie Eating Contest
| 1st | 44 | Molly Schuyler | defends title |
| 2nd | 34 | Dan “killer” Kennedy | won eat off |
| 3rd | 34 | Bob “The Notorious B.O.B.” Shoudt | |
| 4th | 30 | Brandon Clark |
Badlands Booker ran into Molly Schuyler at JFK airport this morning.
Molly Schuyler is expected to defend her pumpkin pie title at the Great Pumpkin Farm in Clarence, NY Sunday. The competition appears to have dropped affiliation with All Pro Eating; Bob Shoudt is handling registration.
2018 Buffalo Wing Festival wing eating contest
Official results (12 minutes) Part 1 | Part 2
| 1st | 206 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 194 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 182 | Darron Breeden | |
| 4th | 168 | Gideon Oji | |
| 5th | 139 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | |
| 6th | 132 | George Chiger | |
| 7th | 104 | Jim Reeves | |
| 8th | 102 | Miki Sudo | |
| 9th | 100 | Ronnie “MegaByte” Hartman | competed in pro-wrestling bout before contest |
| 10th | 82 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 11th | 65 | George LoBianco | |
| 12th | 64 | William “Wild Bill” Myers |
WIVB TV has a livestream video of the contest.
2018 Buffalo Buffet Bowl
Official results, posted 20 hours after contest conclusion Part 1 | Part 2
| 1st | 5.25 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 5.25 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 3rd | 5.25 | Gideon Oji | |
| 4th | 5.25 | Darron Breeden | |
| 5th | 3.17 | George Chiger | |
| 6th | 2.8 | Mike Landrich | |
| 7th | 2.55 | “Buffalo” Jim Reeves | |
| 8th | 2.53 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 9th | 2.25 | Miki Sudo | |
| 10th | 2.11 | Ronnie “MegaByte” Hartman | |
| 11th | 1.88 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 12th | 1.81 | William “Wild Bill” Myers |
Fink Beats the Stomach reports that Geoff Esper won the Buffet Bowl held at the Buffalo Wing Festival. MLE has yet to post results.
Post Journal reports that Ronnie Hartman (billed as the Nathan's finals 4th place finisher) will compete in the Bergman Brawl 2 pro wrestling card in Jamestown, NY on Sunday afternoon before he competes in the Buffalo Wing Festival wing eating championship.
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