Upcoming eating contests
(All New York eating challenges and contests in database)
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.
Joe Menchetti appears to have won the first prize of a three year Smart Car lease at today's Dog e Style hot dog eating contest in Buffalo. The contest was billed a an event for local amateurs.
Barkpost.com has a gallery of Will Millender's pet, PBNJ, competing in a hot dog eating contest for dogs at Barkfest in Brooklyn on Sunday.
The July 3 cartoon for New Yorker magazine was captioned "Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness which may involve an occasional hot dog eating contest'
Registration is now open for All Pro Eating's first two events of 2015: the National Caribbean Food Eating Championships on August 16 at Heckscher State Park in Suffolk County NY (purse $700) and the National Fried Mushroom Eating Championship in Kennett Square, PA on September 12 (pro purse $1400 / amateur purse $400).
TheDodo.com has a report on the animal rights protest after the conclusion of the men's Nathan's finals claiming that Michelle "Cardboard Shell" Lesco and Tim "Eater X" Janus shoved some of the activists and took their signs.
The official result for Takeru Kobayashi's exhibition at Spin NYC today is 35 hot dogs eaten in 10 minutes while playing ping pong.
Matt Stonie defeats Joey Chestnut to break 8 year Nathan’s streak
Video of entire finals
Video of protest by Collectively Free (CF) and Direct Action Everywhere (DxE)
Full Official Results Part 1 | Part 2
1) Matt Stonie 62, personal best
2) Joey Chestnut 60, 8 year streak ended
3) Tim “Eater X” Janus 35.5
4) Erik Denmark 33
5) Adrian Morgan 31
6) Yasir Salem 30
7) Geoff Esper 29.5
8) Juan “More Bite” Rodriguez 28
9) Eric “Badlands” Booker 24.5
10) Pablo Martinez 22
11) Steve Hendry 21.75
12) Crazy Legs Conti 19.5
13T) Brian Dudzinski 19
13T) Gideon Oji 19
15) Jeff Butler 17
16) Nate Biller 16
Matt Stonie has upset Joey Chestnut 62 to 60
ESPN Stats & Info has an analysis of Joey Chestnut’s streak.
Miki Sudo defends Nathan’s womens title
Official results have been posted Part 1 | Part 2
WNEP has an article about Larell Marie saying she got 6th
Video of the final 2 minutes of the women’s contest. Juliet Lee appears to have finished 3rd and Michelle Lesco 4th.
The top 2:
1) Miki Sudo originall y 37 (officially 38)
2) Sonya Thomas 34
3) Juliet Lee 27.5
4) Michelle Lesco 26
5) Larell Marie Mele 16.75
6) Meredith Boxberger 16.5
7) Nela Zisser 16 (probable Oceania record)
8) Danielle Gioia 15
9) BeeJay Alexander 13
10) Carlene LeFevre 11
11) Lesley Ryder 10.5
12) Liz McClurg 8.5
13T) Mary Bowers 8
13T) Crystin Pactor 8
13T) Marlene Wigginton 8
16) Angie Hendry
Qualified, did not compete: Mia Davekos, Dee Martin, Brandi
Miki’s official total seems to be 38. The gambling over/under for winning total was 37.5, so anyone who bet the under is probably rather upset.
I have not been able to find list of which qualifiers are actually present in Brooklyn. Dee Martin is in Atlanta, so she will not bbe competing.
ESPN3 webstreaming has started. Miki Sudo has her own camera.
Coneypedia posted a picture of actress Thelma Pelish from a 1958 newspaper. The caption says she ate 25 hot dogs at Charcoal Dan's in Coney Island, beating Babe Ruth's hot dog record of 24. (I think 25 hot dogs would remain the American female record for a Coney Island contest for the rest of the 20th century.(IMDB page)
In a facebook chat for the NY Daily News, Joey Chestnut mentioned the possibility of a competition against Takeru Kobayashi and said Major League Eating has agreed to the event. (direct link to comment). Nathan's President and COO Wayne Norbitz said that talks were underway but nothing definite has been planned. George Shea had no comment about the matchup.
Takeru Kobayashi has announced his July 4 event for 2015: he will attempt to set a record for eating hot dogs while playing ping pong at SPiN in New York City.
Observer.com reports Mayor de Blasio will leave tomorrow for a vacation in the western United States. This will make the traditional weigh-in of the Nathan's finalists at City Hall the first I can remember. update The weigh-in will take place at the Brooklyn Borough Hall.
Charity Buzz has two 2015 Nathan's judgeships up for auction. The current top bid is $750 and bidding closes July 1.
ESPN SportsCenter will be broadcast from Coney Island the morning of July 4 on ESPN2 to promote the Nathan's finals.
Nela Zisser is not the only pageant winner with competitive eating credentials. New Miss Rhode Island Alexandra Curtis won a wing eating contest when she was at Syracuse University. According to a 2012 interview, she was wearing a Hilary Clinton Halloween costume when she won the competition.
2015 Jackie Robinson Rotunda qualifier
update Brian Seiken has a contest video
Results Full results Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
Men
1) Tim “Eater X” Janus 36
2) Geoff Esper 30, wild card leader
3T) Brian Seiken 13.5
3T) Wild Bill Myers 13.5
5) Jordan Rothman 10
6T) Andy Flamm 7. 5
6T) Seth Rothman 7.5
8) Nick Durham 4
Women
1) Meredith Boxberger 18
2) Lisa George 6.5
3) Prudence DiBenedetto 6
4) Mary Sevastos 1
The favorites are Meredith Boxberger and Tim Janus, who says he has not eaten a hot dog since the 2014 Nathan’s finals.
Janus’ last contest was the Brooklyn cannoli eating contest in October. According to the official account of that event, he received second place after he claimed he was credited with an extra plate after tying Badlands Booker. (Interestingly, the Brookly Daily’s account makes no mention of that deduction and claims the margin was .75 cannolis.)
Previous Mets’ ballpark qualifier winners
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