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Overtime in Bowling Green, KY will hold a hot wing eating contest on February 8 awarding $250 cash and a $250 gift card to the winner.

January 25, 2026 at 3:36 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Kentucky, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The Hudson Valley King of the Wings will hold three qualifiers this weekend awarding $104 and a spot in the finals on January 31, which will award $5,000 if the contest record is broken.

January 23, 2026 at 1:51 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Hudson Valley, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The Mega Night Market will hold amateur banh mi eating contests in St. Peterburg, FL on January 23, 24 and 25 awarding $250 to the winner.

January 20, 2026 at 11:57 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Tampa, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Christopher "Old Guy Eats" Dale won the first prize of $400 in today's kolache eating contest at Hruska's Store & Bakery in Ellinger, TX.

January 17, 2026 at 11:29 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Texas, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (7)

Over Under Sports Bar in Dallas will hold a wing eating contest at halftime of the Super Bowl on February 8 awarding $500 to the winner.

January 16, 2026 at 8:19 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Dallas, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The St. Petersburg, FL Taco & Tequila Festival will hold taco eating contests on January 17 and 18 awarding $100 to the winner.

January 14, 2026 at 8:33 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Tampa, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Taste of Folly in Folly Beach, SC will hold a hot dog eating contest on January 17 awarding $250/$125/$75 to the top three.

January 13, 2026 at 7:45 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Charleston, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The Wings for Wishes wing eating contest in Miami on March 7 has yet to be listed on the Major League Eating calendar, but the field has already been announced: defending champion James Webb, Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo and Nick Wehry are expected to compete.

January 13, 2026 at 2:46 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Miami | Permalink * Comments

Adam "Beard Meats Food" Moran will be a commentator at the Las Vegas Wing Bowl on February 7.

January 12, 2026 at 1:27 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Adam "Beard Meats Food" Moran, Las Vegas, Wing Bowl | Permalink * Comments

2026 Fat Shack 5K

January 10, 2026 at 8:07 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Fort Collins, Molly Schuyler

The top 4 from the livestream
1 Molly Schuyler
2 Dan Kennedy
3 Scott Watkins
4 Wayne Algenio

The first 3:30 of the competition

The Fat Shack 5k will be livestreamed on Instagram and youtube today from Fort Collins, CO starting at 11:30am Mountain Time (1:30 pm Eastern)

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Mexicali Cantina in Hagerstown, MD will hold a jumbo burrito eating contest on January 24 awarding $200 to the winner.

January 10, 2026 at 2:31 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Frederick, MD, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Defending champion Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti, Geoff Esper, James Webb, Nick Wehry, Gideon Oji and Derek Hendrickson are expected to compete in Siegel’s Bagelmania World Bagel Eating Championship in Las Vegas on January 31.

January 8, 2026 at 6:23 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Las Vegas | Permalink * Comments

Molly Schuyler and Dan Kennedy are expected to compete at the Extreme Eating Championships Muffin World Championship at Champs Elysium in St. Petersburg, FL on January 17. The prizes for that competition will be $1250/$800/$400.

January 8, 2026 at 12:46 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Tampa | Permalink * Comments (1)

The Tap House Grill in Palatine, IL will hold a wing eating contest on January 24 awarding $250 to the winner. The runner up will receive $100.

January 7, 2026 at 12:33 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Chicago, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (8)

RIP Bryan "Big Sexy" Beard, who passed away suddenly at the age of 40 on December 21 from a heart attack. Bryan's family has set up a gofundme page. Sports radio host Ben Maller did a tribute to Bryan on his show. 2012 Denver Post article about Bryan.

January 3, 2026 at 7:30 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Bryan Beard, Denver | Permalink * Comments (4)

Hruska's Store & Bakery in Ellinger, TX will hold a kolache eating contest on January 17 awarding $400 to the winner. The runner up will receive a $200 gift card.

January 2, 2026 at 1:28 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Texas, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

The Mega Night Market will hold amateur dim sum eating contests in Pinellas Park, FL on January 3 and 4 awarding $250 to the winner.

December 31, 2025 at 10:45 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Tampa, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Registration is now open for the Siegel’s Bagelmania World Bagel Eating Championship in Las Vegas on January 31, 2026.

December 30, 2025 at 12:40 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Las Vegas | Permalink * Comments (2)

George Chiger ate 36 wings in five minutes to win a contest held at the Buffalo Convention Center on December 20. The competition had 499 participants which broke the Guinness World Record for the wing eating competition with the largest field size.

December 28, 2025 at 12:36 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Buffalo, George Chiger, Records, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Registration is now open for the first event by Ultimate Eating Championship, the new organization founded by former Man v Food host Casey Webb. The competition will take place at the Shed in Ocean Springs, MS from January 14 to 17. Entrants will need to pay $50 with no guarantee of getting a spot. No prizes are listed.

December 26, 2025 at 1:00 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Biloxi, Organizations | Permalink * Comments (5)

The Mega Night Market will hold apple pie eating contests in St. Petersburg, FL on December 26, 27 and 28. All three competitions will award $250 to the winner.

December 24, 2025 at 12:46 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Tampa, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Topanga Social in Los Angeles will hold a Cilantro Lime Taquito eating contest on January 31 awarding $1,000 to the winner. Raina Huang is expected to compete.

December 22, 2025 at 1:04 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Los Angeles, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Over 500 people participated in a wing eating contest in Buffalo to set the record for the largest field size for a wing competition. The previous record was 397 entrants in a wing eating contest held at an Amazon Web Services convention in Las Vegas in 2018.

December 21, 2025 at 2:20 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Buffalo, Records | Permalink * Comments

The next Extreme Eating Championship event will be a muffin eating contest at the grand opening of Champs Elysium Gym in St. Petersburg, FL on January 17. The prize pool is $1,000.

December 17, 2025 at 2:47 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Tampa | Permalink * Comments (5)

Pixel Palace Arcade in Round Rock, TX will hold a cereal eating contest on December 21 awarding $100/$50/$25 to the top three.

December 13, 2025 at 2:21 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Austin, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

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