United States eating challenges and contests category

Fun107.com has a post about Shawn "BasketLockerBall" Butler finishing the "Cookie Monster" dessert challenge at Pine House Kitchen in Tiverton, RI, a meal intended for two people, without assistance.
Visalia, CA Harley Davidson will hold a hot dog eating contest on April 24 awarding $250 to the winner.
Miki Sudo will attempt to win the National Sweet Corn Eating Championship for the fourth year in a row at the Sweet Corn Fiesta in West Palm Beach, FL on April 27. Nick Wehry, Gideon Oji and Darrien Thomas are also expected to compete. There will also be a contest for amateurs.
The Takeout has a post about Rattlesnake Lodge, a restaurant in Tuscumbia, AL which has tables located inside a cave. Rattlesnake Lodge offers the Gigantor, a 2 pound burger challenge which is free is finished in under 45 minutes.
The Minnesota Songkran Festival will hold a papaya salad eating contest on May 11 in St. Paul awarding $500/$300/$200 to the top three finishers.
The Rose District in Broken Arrow, OK will hold a taco eating contest on May 3 awarding $250 to the winner.
Timothy Stokes (12.5 slawburgers in 10 minutes) and Rosalee Witkowski (7.5 slawburgers) won the first prizes of $500 at Saturday's Slawburger Festival in Fayetteville, TN.
Joey Chestnut will attend the July 19 Lansing Lugnuts game, in which they will rename themselves as the Capital City Olive Burgers. A Joey Chestnut bobblehead doll will be given away to fans.
Registration is now open for the Salvation Army National Donut Day World Donut Eating Championship in Washington, DC on June 6.
The World Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest will take place in Mattituck, NY on June 14.
The NOLA crawfish festival will hold a crawfish eating contest In New Orleans on April 30 awarding $100 to the winner.
Dan Kennedy won the first prize of $1000 at tonight's pizza eating contest at Sal's Pizza in Boston. "Gentleman" Joe Menchetti was runner up and Shawn "BasketLockerBall" Butler was third.
Registration is now open for the ManorPalooza World Texas Sausage-Eating Championship in Manor, TX on May 3.
The Bulldog in Lafayette, LA will hold a crawfish eating contest on April 13 awarding $500 to the winner.
The Dallas Pizza Fest will hold an eating contest on April 27 awarding $250/$150/$100 to the top 3.
Cheerleaders in Philadelphia will hold "Wieners and Wingettes" on May 16, an amateur-only hot dog eating contest awarding $2000/$600/$400 to the top three.
Rustler's Rooste in Phoenix will hold a wing eating contest on April 13 awarding $200/$150/$100 to the top 3.
Cape Anime will hold a ramen eating contest in Cape Girardeau, MO on April 6 awarding $200 to the winner.
Topanga Social in Los Angeles will hold a tater tot eating contest on April 6 awarding $1000 to the winner. Raina Huang is expected to compete. At the last Topanga Social contest in August, Scott Eats was locked out of the competition after he had arrived from British Columbia, so traveling a long distance to this event may not be wise.
American Legion Post 410 will hold a hot dog eating contest in Mifflinburg, PA on April 12 awarding $250/$150/$100 to the top three.
The Slawburger Festival in Fayetteville, TN will hold a slawburger eating contest on April 19 awarding $500 to both the top male and female.

2025 Uranus Fudge contest

A live video of today’s Intergalactic Eating Uranus Fudge Galactic Championship in Anderson, IN has started.

Official results (8 minutes)

1st 9.125 Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti
2nd 9 Nick Wehry
3rd 6.625 Tanner Gray
4th 3.875 Peter Ritter
5th 3.25 John Gora
6th 2.75 Matthew Raible
7th 2.5 Mason Bauer
7th 2.5 Jonathan Reed
9th 2.125 Zach Zona
10th 1.125 Cherish “Five Pounds” Brown
10th 1.125 Rene Rovtar
12th 0.75 Elizabeth “Glizzy Lizzie” Salgado

The field: Jonathan Reed, John Gora (?), Mason Bower, Peter Ritter, Elizabeth Salgado, Zach Zona, Tanner Gray, Cherish Brown, Rene Rovtar, Matt Raible, Nick Wehry, Pat Bertoletti

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Barstool Chicago produced a mini-documentary about 70 year old Frank Wach and his three decade long competitive eating career. The spaghetti and meatballs eating contest that concludes the video took place in March 2024. Joey Chestnut and Tim "Gravy" Brown make cameos.

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

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El Lechon De Negron in Union, NJ will hold an empanada eating contest on April 8 awarding $300 to the winner.
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