Upcoming Cleveland eating contests
Cleveland eating challenges
(All Cleveland eating challenges and contests in database)
Registration open for 2025 Nathan’s qualifiers
Registration is now open for 6 Nathan’s qualifiers:
May 10 Bristol, CT
June 5 Parma, OH
June 7 Shawnee, KS
June 14 Pleasanton, CA
June 21 Hershey Park, PA
June 21 Washington, DC
Jack Legath ate 44 wins to win the first prize of $200 at last night's eating contest at Flat Iron in Cleveland.
Flat Iron Cafe in Cleveland will hold a wing eating contest on February 25 awarding $200 to the winner. The runner up will receive $50.
Joey Chestnut ate 47 pierogies in 90 seconds during halftime of last night's Cleveland Cavaliers game.
Parma Rib N Rock Nathan’s qualifier
Official results from today’s Nathan’s qualifier at Parma Rib ‘N Rock in Parma, OH. update News 5 Cleveland has an article
| 1st | 48.25 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | |
| 2nd | 48 | Nick Wehry | |
| 3rd | 30 | William Lyon | |
| 4th | 13.75 | Peter Ritter | |
| 5th | 13 | John Gebhard | |
| 6th | 12 | Seth Bower | |
| 7th | 11.5 | Dominic Mandato | |
| 8th | 10 | Joey Kinsley | |
| 9th | 9.75 | Eddie Rodriguez |
| 1st | 11 | Katie Prettyman | |
| 2nd | 5.5 | Stacey Queen |
Nick Wehry announced that he will be competing in the Nathan's qualifier at the Parma, OH Rib N Rock Festival on June 6 along with Pat Bertoletti, Katie Prettyman and influencer "Sir Yacht".
2024 Nathan’s qualifier circuit announced
Six Nathan’s qualifiers were posted today. Registration opens April 12.
- May 11 Comstock, MI West Michigan Whitecaps game
- May 17 Times Square, NYC
- June 6 Cleveland, OH Parma Rib N Rock
- June 8 Bristol, CT
- June 15 Pleasanton, CA Alameda County Fair
- June 22 Washington, DC Giant National Capital BBQ Battle
The last Central or Mountain time zone qualifier was at the Iowa State Fair in August 2019.
Joey Chestnut ate 39 pierogis in 2 minutes during halftime of tonight's Cleveland Cavaliers game, defeating a team of three amateurs who combined for 23. It was originally announced that recently retired Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce would compete, but his participation did not materialize. update Full ESPN video of the contest.
Barley House in Cleveland will hold a Super Bowl (February 11) cannoli eating contest awarding 2 Cavaliers tickets and a VIP Experience at Barley House. It will also hold a wing eating contest awarding a $250 gift card and a Barley House merchandise package.
The top 3 from Saturday's professional donut eating contest at the Sandusky, OH Donut Fest: 1) Dan Kennedy 68 donuts in 8 minutes $1,000 2) Molly Schuyler 56 3) Andrew Puhl 50
Joey Chestnut ate 69 donuts in 5 minutes to win Sunday's eating contest vs. Cleveland area celebrities at Mapleside Farms in Brunswick, OH. Austin Love was runner up with 36. (WKYC video)
Joey Chestnut will face off against a team of 3-4 northeast Ohio celebrities in an apple cider donut eating contest held at Mapleside Farms in Brunswick, OH on September 24. The event will raise money for the Remarkable Youth Foundation. Mapleside Farms held a MLE apple pie eating contest in 2013. update Cleveland.com has an interview with Joey Chestnut about the event.
Berea, OH Nathan’s qualifier
updateMay 28
Video by Sam Messenger
Official results
| 1st | 50 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 27.5 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 3rd | 18 | Andrew Krawczyk | |
| 4th | 16.75 | Mike Landrich | |
| 5th | 15 | A Kamenski | |
| 6th | 11 | N Moufid | |
| 7th | 10 | A Djuric | |
| 8th | 6 | Carmen Angelo | from WTAM’s The Bloomsdaddy Show |
| 1st | 15.5 | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele | will compete in finals for 13th year in a row, 2nd longest streak after Joey Chestnut |
| 2nd | 7 | Rene Rovtar | |
| 3rd | 6.5 | Brynn Szeles |
Fox 8 is currently running a live video
Registration open for 2023 Nathan’s qualifers
Registration is now open for four Nathan’s qualifiers awarding a spot in the July 4 contest to the top male and female finishers.
May 27 Berea, OH
June 9 Dayton, OH
June 17 Pleasanton, CA
June 24 Washington, DC
update Registration for a June 17 qualifier in Cincinnati will open May 6 at 9 am. This places 3 out of the 6 announced qualifiers in Ohio.
Flat Iron Cafe in Cleveland will hold a wing eating contest on February 8 awarding $100 to the winner.
In an eating contest held during halftime of tonight's Cleveland Cavaliers game, Joey Chestnut ate 47 pierogis to defeat three amateurs who combined for a total of 33.
Dan Kennedy has posted the top 3 for Saturday's professional eating contest at the Sandusky, OH Donut Fest: 1) Dan Kennedy 51.5 donuts in 8 minutes 2) Molly Schuyler 39 donuts 3) Andrew Puhl 34
The Sandusky, OH Donut Fest will hold a professional donut eating contest tomorrow awarding $1000/$750/$500. An amateur competition will pay out $500/$300/$150.
Molly Schuyler wins Sandusky, OH donut eating contest
The top 4 from today’s donut eating contest at the Bait House Brewery in Sandusky, OH. (video)
1 Molly Schuyler 69 donuts in 8 minutes
2 Dan Kennedy 65 donuts
3 Nathan Klein 22 donuts
4 David Wise 20 donuts
Sandusky, OH will hold a donut eating contest on October 9 awarding $500/$100/$50.
Barrio in Cleveland will hold a taco eating contest on July 13 as part of its Tequila Fest awarding $500 to the winner.
Barrio in Cleveland will hold a taco eating contest on May 5 awarding $200/$100/$50.
Four Cleveland area restaurants will hold wing eating qualifiers from March 28 to March 31. The Finals at Garage Bar in Willoughby, OH on April 6 will award cash and a 40 inch TV.
The Suburbanite has a report on Dan "Killer" Kennedy eating 4 pizzas and 2 slices to win the first prize of $500 in the PizzaBOGO eating contest in Hartville, OH on October 6.
Brandon "Da Garbage Disposal" Clark will appear in an upcoming Travel Channel program recorded at Greek Village Grill in Lakewood, OH. LakewoodObserver has pictures of the recording on Tuesday.
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