Upcoming eating contests
(All New York eating challenges and contests in database)
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.
News 12 has a video about Wayne Algenio winning the Artichoke Pizza eating contest for the third time yesterday.
2019 Caribbean Food Delights contests
Results from todays Caribbean Food Delights contests in East Islip, NY, the first contests for Elite Eats Entertainment (Molly Schyler video)
Bun and Cheese
| 1st | Dan “killer” Kennedy | ||
| 2nd | Molly Schuyler | ||
| 3rd | Joel Hansen |
Beef Pattys
| 1st | Molly Schuyler | new record | |
| 2nd | Dan “killer” Kennedy | ||
| 3rd | Joel Hansen |
The top 3 from today's clam eating contest at Peter's Clam Bar in Island Park, NY: 1) Dave Brunelli 59 clams 2) Wayne Algenio 52 clams 3) Joe Menchetti 50 clams.
Sergey Lyubezhanin regains Schuyler, NY corn title Molly Schuyler 4th
The top 4 from yesterday’s the Corn on the Cob Eating Competition and Car Show in Schyler, NY. The contest duration was 2:30 (video)
| 1st | 43.43 | Sergey Lyubezhanin | $1000 prize, 2017 winner |
| 2nd | 42.73 | “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti | |
| 3rd | 41.085 | Nick Mroz | |
| 4th | 36.45 | Molly Schuyler |
Molly Schuyler, Dan Kennedy, Joel Hansen, Andy Puhl and Mike Hoffman are expected to compete in the Caribbean Food Delights Bun/cheese & Beef Patty Championship in East Islip on August 11, the first events for Elite Eats Entertainment.
Schuyler, NY will hold a corn eating contest on August 10 awarding $1000 to the winner.
George Chiger and Julie Goldberg competed in a Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest on Fox & Friends this morning in observance of National Hot Dog Day.
Sports Illustrated has an article about judging at the 2019 Nathan's finals and the lack of controversy this year. Mets infielder Jeff served as the number flipper for Darron Breeden.
2019 Nathan’s mens finals
| 1st | 71 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 50 | Darron Breeden | |
| 3rd | 47 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 4th | 46 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie | |
| 5th | 39 | Max Suzuki | |
| 6th | 36 | Nick Wehry | |
| 7th | 34 | Matt “Hungry” Hazzard | |
| 7th | 34 | Gideon Oji | |
| 9th | 29 | Juan “Hungry Saiyan” Neave | |
| 10th | 28.5 | Ronnie “MegaByte” Hartman | |
| 10th | 28.5 | Adam “Beard Meats Food” Moran | |
| 12th | 27 | Derek Jacobs | |
| 12th | 27 | Pablo Martinez | |
| 14th | 26 | George Chiger | |
| 14th | 26 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | |
| 14th | 26 | Juan “more bite” Rodriguez | |
| 16th | 22.5 | Steve Hendry | |
| 16th | 22 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas |
Joey Chestnut’s margin of victory appears to be the largest since Takeru Kobayashi defeated Badlands Booker 50.5 to 26 in 2002.
Brazilian Corbucci Eats is doing an Instagram Live video from the crowd on https://www.instagram.com/corbuccieats/
2019 Nathan’s womens finals
| 1st | 31 | Miki Sudo | |
| 2nd | 26.5 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 3rd | 23 | “The Lovely” Juliet Lee | |
| 3rd | 23 | Sarah “Unstoppable Bab” Reinecke | |
| 5th | 18 | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele | |
| 6th | 14 | Sophia Devita | |
| 7th | 12.5 | Katie Prettyman | |
| 8th | 11 | Holly Titus | |
| 9th | 10.5 | Kathryn Tesch | |
| 9th | 10.5 | Kelly Wong | |
| 11th | 9 | Jocelyn Walker | |
| 12th | 8 | Mary “I Love ’em HOT!” Bowers | |
| 13th | 7 | Julie Goldberg | |
| 14th | 7 | Rene Rovtar | |
| 15th | 6 | Kat Wong |
31 is the lowest high total for a female in the Nathan’s finals since Sonya Thomas ate 25 in her first Nathan’s finals in 2003. (She ate 32 in a 12 minute contest in 2004).
Empire Outlets in Staten Island will hold a cannoli eating contest on July 4 awarding a $500 gift card to Nordstrom Rack.
Takeru Kobayashi will do a 4th of July Hot Dog Eating Spectacular at Kings County Distillery in Brooklyn, the same site he has appeared at the previous 3 July 4s. The event will be a fundraiser for Immigrant Families Together.
Drift 82 in Patchogue, NY will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $250 to the winner.
ESPNFrontRow.com announces Joey Chestnut will throw the first pitch at tomorrow's New York Mets game while eating a hot dog to promote the debut of The Good, The Bad, The Hungry on Tuesday.
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.
Takeru Kobayashi will compete in a hot dog eating contest at Kings County Distillery in Brooklyn on July 4 for a fundraiser for local LGBTQIA foundations.
Beard Meats Food & Julie Goldberg win Mets qualifier
updateQNS.com has an article
Official results from this morning’s qualifier at the Mets ballpark in Queens.
1) Adam “Beard Meats Food” Moran 32, first Briton to qualify since 2005
2) Eric “Badlands” Booker 28
3) Brian Dudzinski 23
4) Michael Dietz
5) “Beautiful” Brian Seiekn 13
1) Julie Goldberg 9.5
2) Prudence DiBenedetto 6
Geoff Esper wins Mattituck Strawberry Shortcake
The MLE instagram has posted the top 6 for the Mattituck Lions Club World Strawberry Shortcake Eating Championship in Mattituck, NY
1) Geoff Esper 17.5 pounds in 8 minutes
2) Darron Breeden 14
3) Darrien Thomas 11
4T) Adam “Beard Meats Food” Moran 10.75
4T) Wayne 10.75
6) George Chiger
Darrien Thomas & Kay Wong win Taste of Syracuse qualifiers
| 1st | 19.25 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | probably first Canadian male to win qualifer in USA |
| 2nd | 17 | Crazy Legs Conti | |
| 3rd | 14.5 | Mike Landrich | |
| 4th | 14 | Steve Radzwilla |
| 1st | 6 | Kay Wong | |
| 2nd | 3 | Prudence DiBenedetto |
North Meets South Fest will hold donut eating contests in Calverton, NY on June 8 and 9 awarding $200 to the winner.
New Way Lunch will hold a hot dog eating contest in Glen Falls, NY on August 3 awarding $500 to the winner.
2019 Long Island Ducks Nathan’s qualifier
Results via Fink Beats the Stomach (More results)
| 1st | 47 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 29 | George Chiger | |
| 3rd | 22.5 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 4th | 19 | Roderick Buenviaje |
| 1st | 18 | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele | has won qualifier every year since gender split in 2011 |
| 2nd | 7 | Julie Goldberg | |
| 3rd | 4 | Prudence DiBenedetto |
Facebook Live video by Fink Beats the Stomach
Previous winners of Nathan’s qualifiers held at the Long Island Ducks ballpark. A gap of almost 13 years between competitions might be a record for qualifier sites.
| 2006 Jun 24 | 1st | 21.5 | 12 min | Allen “Shredder” Goldstein |
| 2005 Jun 25 | 1st | 24 | 12 min | Ed “Cookie” Jarvis |
| 2004 Jun 26 | 1st | 18.75 | 12 min | Oleg Zhornitskiy |
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