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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.
San Gennaro cannoli contest canceled
SILive.com reports that a cannoli eating contest will not be held at this month’s San Gennaro Feast in Little Italy. With a 13 year duration, the competition was probably the second longest running MLE event after Nathan’s (via @stateneats).
Winners of all the San Gennaro cannoli contests
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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.
Takeru Kobayashi will serve as judge at the eating contest at the New York City Dumpling Festival on September 26. He will not compete.
Tonight's episode of Wahlburgers was filmed in Coney Island and Nathan's Famous original location appeared in the program. The first New York Wahlburgers will open across the street from that site.
Joe Menchetti ate 37 wings to win the Brockport, NY Wing Bowl Thursday.
The 2015 NYC Dumpling Festival will be held September 26 in Sara D Roosevelt Park. Chef One will hold eating contests awarding $2000/$1000/$500 to the top three males and females.
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.
Will Millender has results for today's Royal Caribbean Bakery and Caribbean Food Delights Bun & Cheese Eating Championship in East Islip, NY; bun & cheese 1) Joe Menchetti 2) Dave Brunelli 3) Will Millender 4) Wayne Algenio beef patty 1) Joe Menchetti 2) Wayne Algenio 3( Dave Brunelli 4) Will Millender
Fred McDonald won Peter's Clam Bar contest at Peter's Clam Bar in Island Park, NY. 2014 winner Scott "Scozzy Bone" Zulkowski was runner up.
Pete Rose attended an event promoting tomorrow's eating contest at Peter's Clam Bar in Island Park, NY.
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.
Ed "Cookie" Jarvis will demonstrate competitive eating to firefighters today at an event this afternoon promoting Sunday's eating contest at Peter's Clam Bar in Island Park, NY.
Ryan Fitzpatrick has become the current starting quarterback for the New York Jets after Geno Smith was injured from a punch thrown by former teammate IK Enemkpali. Fitzpatrick has attempted the 72 ounce steak at the Big Texan twice: completing it in 49 minutes in 2012 and reversing after 53 minutes in 2013.
The NY Daily News reports that Pete Rose will host the kickoff reception for the Long Island Clam Eating Contest at Peter's Clam Bar in Island Park on Saturday. Takeru Kobayashi will serve as coach on the contest on Sunday.
Eric Simonds ate 1.74 pounds of corn in 90 seconds to win the first prize of $500 in Saturday's contest in Schuyler, NY.
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)
Peter's Clam Bar in Island Park, NY will hold a clam eating contest on August 16 awarding $1000 to the winner.
2015 Lupo’s Spiedies eating contest
update Aug 10 The Daily Review has a contest report Press Connects has a gallery
update Fox 40 has a video and article | Contest video
Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
| 1st | 14 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 11.75 | Juan “more bite” Rodriguez | |
| 3rd | 11 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 4th | 10 | Yasir Salem | |
| 5th | 8 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 6th | 7.75 | “Buffalo” Jim Reeves | |
| 7th | 5.75 | Daniella Gioia | |
| 8th | 5.5 | Jeff Barish | amateur qualifier winner |
| 8th | 5.5 | Ryan “The Abyss” Siciliano | |
| 10th | 5.25 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 11th | 5 | Jeff Diamond | |
| 12th | ? | Mike Deitz | |
| 12th | ? | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele |
Joey Chestnut, Badlands Booker, Yasir Salem, Juan Rodriguez and Geoff Esper are expected to compete.
Registration is now open for the Buffalo Wing Festvial contests: the Buffet Bowl on September 5 and the wing eating contest on September 6. (via Stephanie Wu)
Zagat produced a behind the scenes video recorded at this year's Nathan's finals starring Yasir Salem and Crazy Legs Conti. Fink Beats the Stomach makes a cameo.
Takeru Kobayashi will appear at the SPiN ping pong club in New York City tonight. There will be an eating contest for amateurs.
Schuyler, NY will hold a corn eating contest on August 8 awarding $575 ($500 to the winner).
A qualifier awarding a spot in the MLE chicken spiedie contest on August 8 will take place at Spiedie Fest Ballon Rally in Binghamton, NY on August 2.
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