Upcoming Buffalo eating contests
Buffalo eating challenges
(All Buffalo eating challenges and contests in database)
update Sept 6 Fink Beats the Stomach has a contest video
update Sept 5 ObserverToday has an article about "Buffalo" Jim Reeves at the contest saying he finished 6th (was actually 7th)
Videos: WKBW Facebook video | Ruptly TV | WGRZ
Official results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Fink Beats the Stomach is doing a periscope video from the contest.
| 1st | 220 | Joey "Jaws" Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 183 | Gideon Oji | |
| 3rd | 181 | Carmen Cincotti | |
| 4th | 176 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 5th | 170 | Darron Breeden | |
| 6th | 119 | Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas | |
| 7th | 109 | "Buffalo" Jim Reeves | |
| 8th | 85 | Eric "Badlands" Booker | |
| 9th | 80 | Jacob "Billsfoot" Gauda | amateur contest winner |
| 10th | 68 | Ronnie "MegaByte" Hartman | damaged tooth in contest |
| 10th | 68 | William "Wild Bill" Myers |
Registration is now open for the Great Pumpkin Farm World Hands-Free Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship in Clarence, NY on October 15. The contest will award $1000/$500/$250/$50.
Geoff Esper wins Buffalo Buffet Bowl
Official Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
| 1st | 5 | 3m51s | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 5 | 4m07s | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 5 | 4m07s | Carmen Cincotti | |
| 4th | 3.88 | 4m07s | Gideon Oji | |
| 5th | 3.82 | 4m07s | Darron Breeden | |
| 6th | 2.86 | 4m07s | “Buffalo” Jim Reeves | |
| 7th | 2.53 | 4m07s | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 8th | 2.39 | 4m07s | Mike Landrich | |
| 9th | 1.85 | 4m07s | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 10th | 1.75 | 4m07s | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas |
The top 3 in today’s Buffalo Buffet Bowl at the Buffalo Wing Fest from Fink Beats the Stomach
1) Geoff Esper
2T) Carmen Cincotti
2T) Joey Chestnut
CharityAuctionsToday.com is offering a spot in the MLE contest at the Buffalo Wing Festival on Sunday. The minimum bid is $250 and bidding closes August 31.
Gideon Oji defends Kale Yeah title
update Aug 25 Darron Breeden has a video | King Carb has a commentary
update Aug 14
Spectrum News article | WGRZ article and video | WYRK article and video |
interview with Gideon Oji after victory
Official results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
| 1st | 22.5 | Gideon Oji | defends title |
| 2nd | 20 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 3rd | 19.25 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 4th | 18.75 | Carmen Cincotti | |
| 5th | 15.5 | Darron Breeden | |
| 6th | 15 | Yasir Salem | |
| 7th | 10.75 | “Buffalo” Jim Reeves | |
| 8th | 9 | Mike Landrich | |
| 9th | 6 | Daniella Gioia |
Joey Chestnut, Carmen Cincotti, Gideon Oji, Geoff Esper, Darron Breeden, Yasir Salem, Jim Reeves, Daniella Gioia and Mike Landrich are expected to compete in today’s Kale eating contest at the Erie County Fair in Hamburg, NY.
Observer Today has an interview with "Buffalo" Jim Reeves.
MLE upcoming contests as of August 2, 2017
Here are the upcoming contests on the MLE contest calendar. A kale eating contest in Hamburg, NY on August 13 and a Nathan’s qualifier in Nashville on October 10 have been recently added. A new taco eating contest in Tower, MN on November 4 will also be held. Registration is open unless specified otherwise.
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Molly Schuyler defends Great Pumpkin Farm pie title
update WGRZ has an article and gallery
The top 5 from today’s pie eating contest at the Great Pumpkin Farm in Clarence, NY.
1 Molly Schuyler – 42 slices
2 Bob Shoudt – 30 slices
3 Dave Brunelli – 29 slices
4 Dave Werick – 13 slices (won eat off)
5 Eric Rigg – 13 slices (lost eat off)
Molly’s total is 5 less than 2015, but she thinks she ate a higher poundage today.
Wnypapers has a preview of this weekend's pie eating contest at The Great Pumpkin Farm in Clarence, NY.
2016 Buffalo Wing Festival wing contest
official results Part 1 | Part 2
1 Joey Chestnut 188 wings
2 Gideon Oji 177
3 Geoffrey Esper 162
4 Yasir Salem 133
5 Sonya Thomas 118
6 Badlands Booker112
7 Jim Reeves 107
8 Daniella Gioia 76
9 Dave Werick 74
10 Bill Myers 72
11 Mary Bowers 34
Geoffery Esper wins 2016 Buffalo Buffet Bowl, Chestnut 3rd
Craig Reed has the top 3:
Official Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
1) Geoffrey Esper 5:00 to finish 5 lbs of pizza, beef on weck sandwiches and crunch rolls
2) Gideon Oji 6:26
3) Joey Chestnut 7:15, 1st finish out of top 2 since June 2013 Chicago Ribfest
4) Sonya Thomas, 3.75 lbs at conclusion
5) Jim Reeves, 3.27 lbs
6) Yasir Salem, 3.23 lbs
7) Badlands Booker, 2.62 lbs
8) Daniela Gioia, 2.4 lbs
9) Wild Bill Myers, 2.15 lbs
10) Larell Marie Mele, 1.66 lbs
11) Mary Bowers, 1.28 lbs
Buffalo News has an interview with “Buffalo” Jim Reeves.
Mary Bowers has a picture of the roster for tomorrow’s wing contest: Joey Chestnut, Sonya Thomas, Geoffrey Esper, Eric “Badlands” Booker, Yasir Salem, “Buffalo” Jim Reeves, Daniella Gioia, Gideon Oji, Bill Myers, Larell Marie Mele, Michael Dietz & Mary Bowers.
The Great Pumpkin Farm World hands-Free Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship will take place in Clarence, NY on October 23 and award $1000/$500/$250/$50.
Gideon Oji wins Buffalo Kale contest
update Jul 12 The Independent Health Foundation has a video
update Jul 11 The Guardian has an article
update WGRZ has an article and video
WBBZ has a video
Official Results Part 1 | Part 2
1 Gideon Oji 25.5 16 ounce bowls
2 Carmen Cincotti 20.75
3 Marcos Owens 18.5
4 Eric “Badlands” Booker 17.5
5 Crazy Legs Conti 15.5
6T Daniella Gioia 14
6T Ben Do 14
8 Jim Reeves 12
9 Michael Deitz 10
A periscope video of the contest is available.
Buffalo News has a preview of next Saturday's kale eating contest. Healthy Options has the full field: Ben Do, Carmen Cincotti, Crazy Legs Conti, Daniella Gioia, Badlands Booker, Jim Reeves, Marcos Owens, Michael Deitz and Alicia Hill.
Registration will open today for the Hooters Wing Eating Championship in Las Vegas on July 11. The purse will be $17500. Registration will also open today for the Kale Yeah! The World's Healthiest Eating Championship in Buffalo on July 9.
Buffalo.com has an article about the "Big Elm" burger challenge at Elma Town Grille in Elma, NY containing an interview with Stephanie Wu, the most recent finisher.
The NFL will hold a Buffalo wing eating contest in London on October 24 as part of the festivities for the Buffalo Bills vs. Jacksonville Jaguars game held in that city. Hall of famers Jim Kelly and Thurman Thomas will serve as hosts.
Molly Schuyler defends Great Pumpkin Farm pies title
update Sept 29 The Buffalo News and TWC News have articles. Molly received a $1000 bonus ($200/slice) for breaking the record by 5 slices.
The top 4 in the World Hands Free Pumpkin Pie Championship at the Great Pumpkin Farm in Clarence, NY.
1) Molly Schuyler 47 slices (14.69 pounds) new record
2) Dave Brunelli 32
3) Dave Werick 20
4) Michael Dietz 16
2015 Buffalo Wing Festival wing championship
update Sept 8 The Buffalo News has a gallery The UB Spectrum has a report on the college wing contest
update Sept 7 Full Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
| 1st | 205 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | defends title |
| 2nd | 170 | Miki Sudo | |
| 3rd | 157 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas | |
| 4th | 151 | Gideon Oji | |
| 5th | 132 | “Buffalo” Jim Reeves | |
| 5th | 132 | Yasir Salem | |
| 7th | 126 | Juan “more bite” Rodriguez | |
| 8th | 125 | Steve Hendry | |
| 9th | 116 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 10th | 94 | Daniella Gioia | |
| 11th | 87 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 12th | 77 | Max Wojciechowski |
Previous winners
Joey Chestnut wins 2015 Buffalo Buffet Bowl
Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
| 1st | 5 | 7m17s | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 5 | 9m18s | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas | |
| 3rd | 5 | 10m32s | Miki Sudo | |
| 4th | 4.56 | 10m32s | Juan “more bite” Rodriguez | |
| 5th | 4.24 | 10m32s | Yasir Salem | |
| 6th | 4.169 | 10m32s | Steve Hendry | |
| 7th | 3.786 | 10m32s | “Buffalo” Jim Reeves | |
| 8th | 3.498 | 10m32s | Gideon Oji | |
| 9th | 3.316 | 10m32s | Daniella Gioia | |
| 10th | 2.63 | 10m32s | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 11th | 2.613 | 10m32s | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele | |
| 12th | 2.442 | 10m32s | Eric “Badlands” Booker |
Joey Chestnut ate 5 pounds of food in 7:17 to win the Buffet Bowl at the Buffalo Wing Festival.
PamplinMedia reports that Joey Chestnut will judge a cooking contest Saturday at Chinook Winds in Lincoln City, OR, site of an IFOCE rib eating contest from 2003 to 2010. This will preclude him from doing the Buffet Bowl at the Buffalo Wingfest and probably make travel to Sunday's wing eating contest unpleasant, which he is still doing according to a Daily News Online interview.
Joe Menchetti ate 37 wings to win the Brockport, NY Wing Bowl Thursday.
The Buffalo News reports that Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Sonya Thomas and Gideon Oji are expected compete in the Buffalo Wing Festival on September 6. Badlands Booker, Juan Rodriguez, Yasir Salem and Steve Hendry headline the Buffalo Buffet Bowl on September 5.
The Armor Inn Tap Room in Ellicottville, NY will hold a wing eating contest on September 13 awarding $500 ($300 to the winner). Entrants need to win a Sunday qualifier.
Registration is now open for the World Hands-Free Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship in Clarence, NY on September 27. The purse is $1800 ($1000 to winner) (via Stephanie Wu)
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