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Billy Robbin ate 75 pierogies in 5 minutes to win the first prize of $500 in tonight's eating contest at Pierozek in Brooklyn. Wayne Algenio was runner up and Rober McGee was third. October 8, 2026 at 11:05 pm by
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Title 9 Sports Grill in Phoenix will hold a hot wing eating contest on October 10 awarding $500 to the winner. October 8, 2026 at 12:26 am by
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Dan Kennedy ate 10 bowls of ramen in 4 minutes to win the first prize of $1,000 at last night's contest at Ani Ramen in Cranford, NJ. Molly Schuyler was the runner up and Wayne Algenio was third. October 7, 2026 at 7:47 am by
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Joey Chestnut will be competing in a chicken tender eating contest at Tenderfest in Chicago on October 10. Entrants need to submit a 30 second video. October 6, 2026 at 2:13 am by
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Robert McGee ate 12 quarter pound hot dogs in 7 minutes to win the first prize of $208 in yesterday's hot dog eating contest at the Topsfield Fair in Topsfield, MA. October 4, 2026 at 11:25 pm by
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Molly Schuyler defended her title and claimed the first prize of $4,000 at the Cackle Hatchery's hard boiled egg eating contest today in Lebanon, MO. Dan Kennedy was the runner up. October 3, 2026 at 7:18 pm by
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Meadowlands Racetrack in East Rutherford, NJ will hold a pie eating contest on November 7 aw part of its "Pie Palooza". The top three will receive $500/$250/$100. October 3, 2026 at 1:16 am by
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Blanca's Latin Kitchen in San Juan Capistrano will hold a taco eating contest on October 15 awarding $300 to the winner. Raina Huang will compete. October 1, 2026 at 7:16 am by
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Ani Ramen will hold a ramen eating contest in Cranford, NJ on October 6 awarding $1000/$500/$250 to the top three. September 30, 2026 at 8:31 am by
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The Karl Ehmer Bratwurst Eating Competition at Oktoberfest in Bethlehem, PA on October 11 will award $250 to the winner. September 30, 2026 at 1:19 am by
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The Donut Fun Run will hold a donut eating contest for amateurs awarding $500/$300/$200 to the top three in Alameda, CA on October 17. September 27, 2026 at 11:18 pm by
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September 26, 2026 at 3:15 pm by
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Official results for the Cozy Dog Eating Championship in Springfield, IL
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September 26, 2026 at 3:07 pm by
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The Glizzy Hole in Atlanta will hold a hot dog eating contest on September 26 awarding $500 to the winner. September 25, 2026 at 3:00 am by
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Usinger's Brat Eating Competition at Milwaukee Oktoberfest will award $1,000 in cash and prizes to the winner on October 3. September 24, 2026 at 12:16 am by
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The Keweenaw Canal Colors Festival will hold a pie eating contest on October 3 awarding $400 to the winner. September 22, 2026 at 2:40 am by
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Centrella's Deli will hold a meatball eating contest in Haverford, PA on October 3 awarding $600 to the winner. September 19, 2026 at 1:34 am by
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September 17, 2026 at 12:48 am by
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Fields for the MLE contests on September 26:
- Williamsburg, VA pancakes: Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Nick Wehry, Max Stanford, Gideon Oji, Jerome Burns, Josh Krady, Rene Rovtar, William Myers
- Lewisville, TX tamales: James Webb, Geoff Esper, Radim Dvoracek, Derek Hendrickson, Adrian Morgan, Sergio Reyes Raya, Jocelyn Young, Greg Wilson, Alex Perez, Nathan Biller, Elizabeth Salgado, Albert Bravo
- Springfield, IL Cozy Dogs: Pat Bertoletti, Darrien Thomas, Jerome Burns, Matthew Raible
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The Los Angeles Korean Festival will hold a corn dog eating contest on October 3 awarding $500/$200/$100 to the top three. September 15, 2026 at 12:31 am by
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Matt "Mattachewsit" Stefanilo ate 24 lobster rolls in 10 minutes to defend his title at the Hampton Beach Seafood Festival. Joe Menchetti was runner up. September 13, 2026 at 8:10 pm by
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September 13, 2026 at 9:31 am by
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On September 11, 2001, George Shea was riding in a car in south Manhattan when the first airliner crashed into the World Trade Center. He called into the local cable news channel NY1 and reported hearing multiple explosions and that an airplane tire fell near his vehicle. NY1’s full morning telecast is available on youtube, George Shea’s call begins’s at 21:30 (Tip: Rob Guy)
Segment transcript follows:
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September 12, 2026 at 3:30 pm by
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Full results
James Webb is doing a livestream of today’s pork roll eating contest in Trenton, NJ.
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September 12, 2026 at 1:18 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Boston, Contest Results, Pat Bertoletti
updateOfficial results
update The video went down, but Pat Bertoletti won the contest via Game On Fenway’s instagram stories
North Shore Beefs is doing an Instagram Live video of today’s Three Way Slider World Championship
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September 11, 2026 at 10:02 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, New York City
On September 11, 2001, “Hungry” Charles Hardy, runner up in the 1998 and 1999 Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contests, was working as a corrections officer in New York City. The 2006 book, “Eat This Book” documents Hardy’s recovery efforts at the disaster site over the next several weeks. The carcinogenic chemicals at Ground Zero resulted in cancer which claimed Hardy’s life in 2023.
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