Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All New York eating challenges and contests in database)
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.
2018 Mets Nathan’s qualifier
Fink Beats the Stomach has the winners
| 1st | 34 | Nick Wehry | avoids being 1st person to eat 33+ hot dogs in qualifier and not make finals |
| 2nd | 28 | Brian “Dud Light” Dudzinski | |
| 3rd | 14 | Michael “Big Hoss” Deitz | |
| 4th | 13.25 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 5th | 10 | Oliver Brooks | |
| DQ | ? | John Sharkey |
| 1st | 7 | Prudence DiBenedetto | |
| 2nd | 6 | Bailey “Ott Dog” Ott | thought she should have won |
Bailey Otter might have eaten more than winner
If Nick Wehry does not win today’s qualifier, he will be the first person to do 33+ hot dogs in a circuit and not make the finals. Previous competitors who hit that mark either won a subsequent qualifier or received the wild card. The previous high for not making the finals was Pat “from Moonachie” Philbin’s 32 in 2009.
Non-winning 32+ qualifier performances
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WKBW has an interview with Ronnie "Megabyte" Hartman, who moved to Buffalo to train as a professional wrestler at a school in Lackawanna, NY.
The Syracuse Polish Festival will hold a pierogi eating contest on Sunday awarding $250 to the winner.
2018 Mattituck strawberry shortcake
update Contest video
Patch.com has an article and gallery
| 1st | 22 | Carmen Cincotti | |
| 2nd | 20 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 14 | Gideon Oji | |
| 4th | 12 | George Chiger | |
| 5th | 11 | Nick Wehry | |
| 6th | 9.5 | Brrian Dudzinski | |
| 7th | 8.5 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 8th | 8 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 9th | 5.75 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 10th | 3 | Jason Smith |
2018 Taste of Syracuse Nathan’s qualifier
update June 10 Syracuse NewTimes gallery
Official results
1) Geoff Esper 45
2) George Chiger 26
3) Jim Reeves 22
1W) Kristina Rovtar 6.5, daughter of Rene Rovtar
LocalSyr.com reports Geoff Esper won the men’s division with 45 hot dogs. From the picture, it appears there was at least one female entrant, so “uncontested” failed to defend the women’s division.
Geoff Esper is the favorite in the men’s division. We will see if “Uncontested” defends her Taste of Syracuse qualifier title in the women’s division.
Bidding for good is currently taking bids on a judgeship at the Nathan's finals. The current bid is $100 and bidding closes tomorrow. Moeny received will go th the Childern's Museum of the Arts.
NYDailyNews has an article about the possibility of a partnership between Takeru Kobayashi and Feltman's of Coney Island, whose founder claimed to have invented the hot dog in 1867. Feltman's owner Michael Quinn says "We'd love to work with him in the future. I'd have to see if we could afford him."
Leader Herald has an article about Mark Gdd completing the meatball sub challenge at the Saucy Italian in Johnstown, NY. He has a food challenge youtube channel.
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