Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All New York eating challenges and contests in database)
The New York City Philippines Fest will hold a lumpia eating contest awarding $1000 to the winner on October 8. 2022 winner Wayne Algenio will appear.
The New York Post has an article about the Feast of San Gennaro terminating its eating contests. Its cannoli competition was probably the most famous eating contest in Manhattan. The article has quotes from Matt Pruznick, cannoli champion the previous two years, and Crazy Legs Conti, winner of the 2009 contest.
The Feast of San Gennaro, which will start Thursday in the Little Italy Section of New York City, has dropped all four of its eating contests. The cannoli competition was probably the most famous eating competition in Manhattan.
The Buffalo Bills will hold a wing eating contest before their September 17 game against the Las Vegas Raiders. The entrants selected will all receive two tickets to the game.
2023 Buffalo Wing Festival Championship
Full official results were posted about 24 hours after the contest ended:
| 1st | 276 | James Webb | |
| 2nd | 240 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 3rd | 231 | Miki Sudo | |
| 4th | 220 | Nick Wehry | |
| 5th | 196 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 6th | 194 | Gideon Oji | |
| 7th | 146 | Ronnie “MegaByte” Hartman | |
| 8th | 129 | George Chiger | |
| 9th | 128 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 10th | 119 | “Buffalo” Jim Reeves | |
| 11th | 57 | Mike Harris | |
| 12th | 40 | Crazy Legs Conti |
update James Webb’s total of 276 is being billed as a world record, but Geoff Esper ate 281 wings in 2019
George Shea has posted the top 4 on his twitter. The MLE twitter has yet to post any results.
1 James Webb 276
2 Joey Chestnut 240
3 Miki Sudo 231
4 Nick Wehry 220
The top 2: James Webb 276 in 12 minutes, Joey Chestnut 240
There was apparently controversy with the results
WGRZ is running a live video
FairfieldStags.com has an article about Mike Harris, who received his spot by being friends with the owner of contest sponsor Wing It On.
Miki Sudo wins Buffalo Buffet Bowl
The top 4 from today’s Buffet Bowl contest at the Buffalo Wing Festival. The competition is first to finish five pounds of Buffalo food items.
1 Miki Sudo 4:18, first contest victory since 2013
2 Joey Chestnut 5:17
3T Nick Wehry 5:28
3T Gideon Oji 5:28
2023 Buffalo Wing Fest fields
Joey Chestnut, Geoff Esper, Miki Sudo, Nick Wehry, Gideon Oji, James Webb, George Chiger, Ronnie Hartman, Badlands Booker, Crazy Legs Conti, Jim Reeves and Mike Harris are expected to compete in the Wing It On! USA Chicken Wing Eating Championship at the Buffalo Wing Fest September 3.
Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Nick Wehry, Gideon Oji, George Chiger, Ronnie Hartman, Badlands Booker, Crazy Leg Conti, Jim Reeves, Rene Rovtar and Cherish Brown are expected to compete in the Buffalo Buffet Bowl Eating Championship on September 2.
The pumpkin pie eating contest does not appear on the Great Pumpkin Farm's 2023 Fall Festival schedule. The competition on Clarence, NY had previously awarded $1,800.
Joe Menchetti, competing as "Joe Merchetti" ate 174 clams to win today's clam eating contest menat Peters's Clam Bar in Island Park, NY.
Jungly in Long Island City, NY will hold a hot wing eating contest July 23 awarding a pair of UNC Michael Jordan 1 shoes.
Registration will open today for a Nathan's Famous qualifier to be held in Selsey, West Sussex, England on August 26. I think this will be the first Nathan's qualifier held outside the USA since a Beijing qualifier in 2011. Registration is now open for the Slopper championship at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo on September 2, the Buffalo Buffet Bowl on September 2, the USA Chicken Wing Eating Championship in Buffalo on September 3 and the Lewisville, TX tamale contest on September 30.
The Schuyler Corn Competition and Car Show will hold a corn eating contest in Schuyler, NY on August 12 awarding $1,000 to the winner.
Joey Chestnut wins 16th Nathan’s Famous title
The 2023 Nathan’s men’s contest has been cancelled due to lightning and rain. I am not sure why the 2020 contest setup could not be recreated in the second floor of Nathan’s Famous’ building and the competition held later today.
update Ronnie Hartman says the contest will start around 2pm eastern
| 1st | 62 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | 16th title |
| 2nd | 49 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 47 | James Webb | UK Commonwealth record |
| 4th | 45 | Nick Wehry | |
| 4th | 41 | Bartley Weaver, IV | |
| 6th | 36 | Gideon Oji | |
| 7th | 29.75 | Zozan Paku Paku | |
| 8th | 29.5 | Max Suzuki | |
| 9th | 27.5 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 10th | 27 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | |
| 11th | 26 | Adam “Beard Meats Food” Moran | |
| 12th | 25.75 | Derek Hendrickson | |
| 13th | 22 | Joey Przybylowicz | |
| 14th | 16 | Ronnie “MegaByte” Hartman | |
| 15th | 15 | Crazy Legs Conti |
2023 Nathan’s Famous women’s contest
Gigi’s Time is running a livestream on youtube Super Friends NYC is also doing a live stream
| 1st | 39.5 | Miki Sudo | |
| 2nd | 33.5 | Mayoi Ebihara | Japanese women’s record |
| 3rd | 24.25 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 4th | 13.25 | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele | |
| 5th | 11.5 | Katie Prettyman | |
| 6th | 10.5 | Jocelyn Young | |
| 7th | 9.75 | Kelly Wong | |
| 8th | 9 | Mary “I Love ’em HOT!” Bowers | |
| 9th | 7 | Rene Rovtar | |
| 10th | 6.5 | Cherish “Five Pounds” Brown | |
| 11th | 5.5 | Abby Horowitz | |
| 12th | 4.5 | Julie Goldberg | |
| 13th | 4.25 | Elizabeth Salgado | |
| 14th | 3.5 | Prudence DiBenedetto | |
| DQ | ? | Barbara LaBarge |
News 12 has a video about Eric "Badlands" Booker attempt to threepeat the chugging undercard competition before Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest on July 4.
Frog Alley Brewing Company in Schenectady, NY will hold wing eating contests on June 24 and 25 awarding $500 to the winner.
Geoff Esper defends Mattituck, NY strawberry shortcake title
update Patch.com article and gallery John Sharkey Instagram gallery
| 1st | 21 | Geoffrey Esper | new record |
| 2nd | 15.75 | Miki Sudo | |
| 3rd | 15 | Nick Wehry | |
| 4th | 9 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 5th | 7 | Crazy Legs Conti | |
| 6th | 6 | Tim Wheeler | |
| 7th | 3.75 | John Sharkey | |
| 8th | 3.5 | Mark Kaiser | |
| 9th | 3 | Dan Lemelman | |
| 10th | 2.5 | Matt Walker |
Nick Wehry’s facebook video
Nick Wehry announces that he will be competing in Saturday's strawberry shortcake eating contest in Mattituck, NY along with Geoff Esper, Miki Sudo and Badlands Booker. If Joey Chestnut misses this contest, he will be coming into Nathan's Famous contest on July 4 with just two victories in nine contests over the past 18 months.
Registration will open at noon for the Mattituck Lions Club World Strawberry Shortcake Eating Championship in Mattituck, NY on June 17.
Nathan’s qualifier May 13 in Kissimmee, FL
A facebook event page claims that the first Nathan’s Famous qualifier of 2023 will take place May 13 at Old Town in Kissimmee, FL (south Orlando). BBQ in DC will also hold a qualifier in Washington, DC on June 24. The traditional New York Mets Father’s Day qualifier might also return. Nathan’s will sponsor the giveaway promotion for their June 18 game, which has previously been a hint that a qualifier will take place during the event.
update April 21 A press release says there will also be qualifiers in Cincinnati on June 17 (probably a Reds game) and Pleasanton, CA (probably a return to the Alameda County Fair)
Registration opens today (April 21) at noon eastern for the Kissimmee qualifier.
Brixx and Barley in Long Beach, NY has moved its wing eating contest from April 8 to April 22. The competition will award $1000 in cash.
Brixx & Barley in Long Beach, NY will hold a wing eating contest on April 8 awarding $1000 in cash.
Alexandra Domrongchai wrote an article for Food and Wine about her attempt at the 8 pound Megamori Tsukemen ramen challenge at Tabetomo in New York City
The Hudson Valley Wingfest will hold a wing eating contest in Poughkeepsie, NY on February 4 awarding $5,000. Qualifiers will be held at Hudson Valley restaurants.
The BagelFest Winter Games will hold a bagel eating contest in Brooklyn on January 15 awarding $500 to the winner.
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