Upcoming eating contests
| 3 big pancakes | Pancake Challenge | Gena's Restaurant | Westerville, OH | |
| .5 gallon sundae | The Terminator - possibly defunct | Oxford Diner | Oxford, OH | topped with chocolate syrup, whipped cream & a cherry |
| 1.5 lb burger | Burger Challenge | Sammy's Gourment Burgers | Mason, OH | includes 1+ lbs. fries |
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.
Leo's at the Slice in Middletown, OH will hold a pizza eating contest on February 23 awarding $500 to the winner.
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
The Heritage of Flight Festival will hold a wing eating contest in New Carlisle, OH on October 7 awarding $150 to the winner. The runner up will receive $100.
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)
A pie eating contest is not currently listed on the upcoming events page for Destination Outlets in Jeffersonville, OH. A MLE pumpkin pie eating competition has been held at that site the previous two years.
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.
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati will take place in Cincinnati this weekend. Its schedule lists neither a MLE nor an amateur bratwurst eating contest.
Joey Chestnut will appear at the Newport, KY Hooters on August 29 and attempt to eat as many wings as possible in an hour. The event is to promote an all you can eat wing special available for $15.99.
Bristol Republic in Columbus, OH will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 20 awarding $500 to the winner.
Cherish Brown wrote a post for Food Challenge News about qualifying for the Nathan's Famous finals at a Dayton Dragons game earlier this month.
Darrien Thomas wins Cincinnati Nathan’s qualifier
update Cincinnati.com has a gallery
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Official results: Men | Women
Video of last minute of contest
| 1st | 34.5 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 2nd | 33.5 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | |
| 3rd | 16 | Michael Doolin | |
| 3rd | 16 | Ben Lottman | |
| 5th | 14 | Dominic Mandato | |
| 6th | 11 | Gage Ulery | |
| 7th | 7 | Chris Wright | |
| 8th | 6 | Thomas Sand | |
| DQ | ? | Garret Dexter |
| 1st | 7.5 | Rene Rovtar | |
| 2nd | 4.5 | Prudence DiBenedetto |
Dayton Dragons Nathan’s qualifier
Results from the Nathan’s qualifier at tonight’s Daytons Dragons game
| 1st | 40 | Bartley Weaver, IV | |
| 2nd | 12 | Mark Enstrom | |
| 2nd | 12 | Jon Reed | |
| 4th | 8 | Joey “Dogs” Durham |
| 1st | 10 | Kelly Wong | |
| 1st | 10 | Cherish “Five Pounds” Brown |
Both Cherish Brown and Kelly Wong will receive a spot in the July 4 contest.
The Toledo Blade has a gallery of Joey Chestnut's appearance at Saturday's Mudhens minor league baseball game. He did a cotton candy eating exhibition and oversaw a ice cream eating contest between local celebrities.
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
Joey Chestnut will appear at the May 27 Toledo Mud Hens game. He will do one minute eating exhibitions for both cotton candy and ice cream.
Pat's Pizza and Pub in West Jefferson, OH will hold a pizza eating contest on June 3 awarding $250 to the winner.
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.
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.
Flat Iron Cafe in Cleveland will hold a wing eating contest on February 8 awarding $100 to the winner.
On December 16, Piada Italian Street Food in Easton, OH will hold a spaghetti eating contest inspired by the movie "Elf". The pasta toppings will be maple syrup, chocolate syrup, marshmallows, M&Ms, rainbow sprinkles and a Chocolate Fudge Pop-Tart.
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.
WLWT.com reports that Joey Chestnut ate 14 slices of pumpkin pie in 3 minutes at Frisch's Big Boy in Fairfax, OH yesterday. He hoped to eat 24.
Joey Chestnut will attempt to set a record for the most pumpkin pie eaten in 3 minutes at Frisch's Big Boy in Fairfax, OH on November 23.
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
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