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Joey Chestnut wins 2015 Buffalo Buffet Bowl

September 5, 2015 at 7:17 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Buffalo, Contest Results, Joey Chestnut

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.

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The Reading (PA) Wing Fling will hold a wing eating contest on September 26 awarding $500 to the winner. Qualifiers start on September 8.

September 5, 2015 at 9:22 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Reading, PA, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (2)

La Festa Italiana will hold a cannoli eating contest in Scranton, PA on September 7 awarding $275 ($150 to the winner).

September 4, 2015 at 11:09 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Scranton, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Reno.craigslist.org has a request for competitive eaters to attempt food challenges in sessions on September 6, 7 and 8. The casting call claims that the biggest names in MLE will participate in the project. The filming site is not mentioned, presumably it will be in north Nevada.

September 4, 2015 at 12:58 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Documentaries, Eating Challenges, Reno | Permalink * Comments (1)

Kislings Tavern in Baltimore will hold a wing eating contest Sunday awarding Ravens tickets, Orioles tickets and a bat signed by Oriole Chris Davis.

September 4, 2015 at 11:56 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Baltimore, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

San Gennaro cannoli contest canceled

September 3, 2015 at 4:19 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City

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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A pizza eating contest will be held at the World's Largest Pizza Festival in Beverly Hills tomorrow. Recording artists 2 Chainz and Tyga will perform at the event, which has an entrance fee of $1000.

September 3, 2015 at 11:51 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Music | Permalink * Comments (3)

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.

September 3, 2015 at 11:16 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Buffalo, Joey Chestnut, Oregon Coast | Permalink * Comments (2)

The West Reading Tavern will hold a burger eating contest on September 19 awarding $500 to the winner. Qualifiers will be held on September 5, 6, 12 and 13.

September 3, 2015 at 7:24 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Reading, PA, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Stonie continues 2015 streak at Nugget Ribs, Lesley Ryder 4th

September 2, 2015 at 5:54 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Matt Stonie, Reno

Official Results Part 1 | Part 2

1st 10.5 Matt “Megatoad” Stonie
2nd 9.75 Joey “Jaws” Chestnut
3rd 6.25 Miki Sudo
4th 6.15 Lesley Ryder
5th 5 Rich “The Locust” LeFevre
6th 4 Steve Hendry
7th 3 Don Brown
8th 2.7 Crazy Legs Conti
9th 2 Drake Nelson

update Rainbow Entertainment claims Matt Stonie won the contest.

Matt Stonie will look to continue his 2015 winning streak. There has not been an undefeated year for an IFOCE/MLE competitor since Takeru Kobayashi in 2006. According the database, Joey Chestnut’s latest first loss of the year was in 2012 on May 19 (“That’s ‘Retha Franklin”)

Joey Chestnut interview on Reno.com

Previous winners
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Kobayashi will appear at the Supermacho Taco Eating Contest at the Rehab Lounge in Omaha on Sunday The contest will award $215 cash ($125 to the winner) and $300 worth of additional prizes.

September 2, 2015 at 11:33 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kobayashi (小林尊), Omaha | Permalink * Comments (3)

Jacob Moran ate 2 Okie Burritos in 42 seconds to take the first prize of $1000 in Saturday's contest at Las Palapas in San Antonio. Damon Wells also won a qualifier.

September 2, 2015 at 8:36 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Damon Wells, San Antonio, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (5)

Cincinnati.com reports that Joey Chestnut, Jeff Butler, Danielle Gioia, Bill Myers and Matt Raible are expected to compete in the bratwurst eating contest at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati on September 20.

September 1, 2015 at 6:25 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Cincinnati, Contest Previews | Permalink * Comments (14)

The Rhode Island Chinese Dragon Boat Races will hold a dumpling eating contest on September 5 awarding plane tickets to Taiwan.

September 1, 2015 at 7:48 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Providence, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Takeru Kobayashi will serve as judge at the eating contest at the New York City Dumpling Festival on September 26. He will not compete.

September 1, 2015 at 12:47 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kobayashi (小林尊), New York City | Permalink * Comments (7)

Andrew Cauthen reports that Dale Boone has qualified to run for mayor of Brookhaven, GA, a suburb of Atlanta with a population over 50,000. update A news article about the mayoral race is available. update Sept 1 The election will take place on November 3. Dale Boone's platform is "lower taxes, reduce traffic congestion and protect our community by addressing the crime that is afflicting Brookhaven”.

August 31, 2015 at 4:43 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Atlanta, Dale Boone | Permalink * Comments (40)

Registration will open at noon central time today on majorleagueating.com for the Bass Pro Shops World MoonPie Eating Championship in Memphis on October 24.

August 31, 2015 at 6:27 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Memphis | Permalink * Comments (1)

The Australian boy band 5 Seconds of Summer uploaded a video of their attempts at the 28 inch pizza challenge at Russo's Pizzeria in Houston originally recorded in July 2013.

August 30, 2015 at 8:07 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Houston, Music, Pizza Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments

In University City, MO today, Market Pub House will hold a ghost pepper wing challenge and Racanelli's will hold a pizza eating contest. Both competitions will award Rams tickets.

August 29, 2015 at 11:43 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, St. Louis, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The Chicago Hot Sauce Festival will take place on August 29 & 30 after parking issues forced a postponement of the original July dates. Seven spicy eating contests will take place both days.

August 28, 2015 at 2:06 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Spicy Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments

The field for this year's tamale eating contest in Lewisville, TX on September 26 has been announced: Miki Sudo, Erik Denmark, Adrian Morgan, Michelle Lesco, Nate Biller, Josh Miller, Bam Martinez, Corey Fanguy, Alex Perez. Defending champion Joey Chestnut (along with all other previous winners) and Matt Stonie are not expected to compete.

August 28, 2015 at 12:36 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Dallas | Permalink * Comments (17)

Pat Bertoletti set the original record of 4:10 for the Kickapoo Joy Juice Taco Trough Takedown on WCIU's "You & Me This Morning today. DNAInfo reports that someone who can finish the 6 pound "Big Jim Reeves" and a half liter of Kickapoo Joy Juice will in 4:09 or less will win $5000. A finishing time of 4:10 - 6:09 will result in a $2000 prize. Professional eaters including Kobayashi and Molly Schuyler are welcome to compete in the contest.

August 27, 2015 at 7:11 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Pat Bertoletti, Prizes, Television, Tim Brown | Permalink * Comments (12)

Arni's Pizza in Lafayette, IN will hold an eating contest (with a one hour duration) on September 20 awarding $2100 ($1000 to the winner). (via Nate Biller)

August 27, 2015 at 1:16 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Indiana, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

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.

August 27, 2015 at 12:34 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, New York City, Television | Permalink * Comments

Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Miki Sudo, Erik Denmark and Crazy Legs Conti are expected to compete in the 10th Annual Nugget World Rib-Eating Championship in Sparks, NV on September 2.

August 26, 2015 at 10:31 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Reno | Permalink * Comments (5)

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