Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All New York eating challenges and contests in database)
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.
Bedford and Bowery has a report from a competitor in the Friday's San Gennaro cannoli eating contest containing an interview with winner Wayne Algenio, who thinks he ate 24 pastries (He was credited with 33). The competition was the first of three victories for Wayne in New York City this past weekend. (In the other two contests he received a handicap against amateur competition.)
Hofbrau Bierhaus in Manhattan will hold a bratwurst eating contest on October 20 awarding $750/$500/$250.
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.
The event program has the field for Sunday's wing eating contest at the Buffalo Wing Festival: Joey Chestnut, Geoff Esper, Darron Breeden, Gideon Oji, Miki Sudo, Adrian Morgan, George Chiger, Badlands Booker, Ronnie Hartman, Jim Reeves, Bill Myers and the winner of Saturday's amateur qualifier.
Registration is open for the 15th Annual Chef One Dumpling Eating Contest at the Atlantic Antic in Brooklyn on September 23. The top 3 men and wommen will win $2000/$1000/$500. (via Stephanie Wu).
The Observer Dispatch will hold a hot dog eating contest in Utica, NY on August 25 awarding $500 to the winner.
Howard Lorber, executive chairman of Nathan's Famous, will host a fundraiser for Donald Trump's 2020 reelection campaign later this week. The president is expected to appear at Lorber's home in Southampton, NY on Friday.
Joe Menchetti & Wayne Algenio win East Islip, NY contests
Results from today’s contests in East Islip, NY
Royal Caribbean Bakery National Bun & Cheese Eating Championship:
1 Joe Menchetti
2 Dan Kennedy
3 Wayne Algenio
Caribbean Food Delights National Beef Patty Eating Championship:
1 Wayne Algenio
2 Dan Kennedy
3 Joe Menchetti
Joe Menchetti won the first prize of $1000 in yesterday's corn eating contest in Schuyler, NY.
Peter's Clam Bar will hold a clam eating contest in Island Park, NY on August 19 awarding $1000/$500/$250.
The Caribbean Food Delights National Beef Patty Eating Championship and Royal Caribbean Bakery National Bun & Cheese Eating Championship will be held on August 12 in East Islip, NY. Both contests will award $400/$200/$100.
Jessica Sclafani ate 52 wings to win the first prize of $500 in the amateur eating contest held by the Long Beach, NY Fire Department.
In Asian Spaces has a blog entry about attending the 2018 Nathan's finals.
A corn eating contest awarding $1000 to the winner will be held in Schuyler, NY on August 11 .
Joe Menchetti won the first prize of $250 in yesterday's wing eating contest at Bucket List in Rockville Centre, NY.
The Ringer calls the wing eating contest held at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo on tonight's episode of The Batchelorette "A COMPLETE SHAM".
Bucket List in Rockville Centre, NY will hold a wing eating contest on July 16 awarding $250 to the winner.
The Long Beach Fire Department will hold an amateur-only wing eating contest on July 28 awarding $500/$250/$100.
The July 4 event for Takeru Kobayashi in 2018 will be a fundraiser for New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon at the Kings County Distillery in Brooklyn.
The Hollowfest in Clarence, NY will hold a hot dog eating contest on June 30 awarding $250 to the winner.
The Dromedary Bar in Brooklyn will hold a burger eating contest on July 4 awarding $200/$100/$50.
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