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Tampa resident Miki Sudo, billed as an Upper East Side native, is included in a New York Post list of New Yorkers who broke a Guinness record in 2024. Her total of 51.5 hot dogs on July 4 was the all time best for a woman in Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest. January 5, 2025 at 12:54 am by
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Registration is now open for Siegel's Bagelmania World Bagel Eating Championship in Las Vegas on February 1. January 4, 2025 at 12:14 am by
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Kevin "LA Beast" Strahle has produced a video about his first Major League Eating contest, the Wild Turkey 81 turkey eating contest in New York City on Thanksgiving Eve 2011. He says he will never sign another Major League Eating document again. January 1, 2025 at 9:31 pm by
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PasadenaNow.com reports that the Beef Bowl, a steak eating contest held at Lawry's in Beverly Hills, CA, for members of Rose Bowl teams did not take place before today's game as a result of the new 12 team college football playoff format. The event was held every year from 1956 to 2023 except for Covid cancellations in 2020 and 2021. (Reddit thread about the termination) January 1, 2025 at 4:37 pm by
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Food Challenge News has an article about the mysterious disappearance of extreme food challenger Chuck Saragossi, whose "Chuck from the Bronx" youtube channel stopped updating without any retirement announcement in 2016. December 31, 2024 at 2:49 am by
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Ryan "Max Carnage" Rodacker, founder of the Big Eaters Club of Oregon, announced his retirement from competitive eating at the end of his latest video. December 29, 2024 at 11:15 pm by
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Joey Chestnut did interviews with the San Diego Union Tribune and Times of San Diego to promote his appearance as the Grand Marshal of the Holiday Bowl. He plans to defend his title at Siegel's Bagelmania in Las Vegas in February. December 28, 2024 at 1:53 am by
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Devils Liquor in Tempe, AZ will hold a taco eating contest at halftime of the Peach Bowl on New Years Day awarding $500 to the winner. December 23, 2024 at 8:33 pm by
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A sleeping woman was set on fire while on a subway car at the Coney Island subway station at Surf & Stillwell. The location is adjacent to the site of Nathan's Famous July 4 hot dog eating contest. December 23, 2024 at 2:31 am by
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The King of the Wings contest at the Hudson Valley Wingfest will award $5,000 if the contest record of 1:31 for 18 wings is broken on February 1 in Poughkeepsie, NY. Four qualifiers will be held. December 22, 2024 at 1:30 am by
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Wings for Wishes wing eating contest will be held in South Miami on March 8. December 17, 2024 at 1:06 am by
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Joey Chestnut has been named the Honorary Chairman at the Holiday Bowl in San Diego on December. He will also serve as "Chief Egg Nog Official" and oversee dousing the winning coach in egg nog. It is not clear if he will perform an eating exhibition or contest at the event. December 12, 2024 at 11:43 pm by
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The Patches and Pins Expo will hold a taco eating contest in Santa Ana, CA on Friday, December 13 awarding $200 to the winner. December 10, 2024 at 11:58 am by
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December 7, 2024 at 11:41 am by
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update Fox 59 article | WTHR video
update Dec 13 The Pat McAfee show did a segment about encountering Joey Chestnut after the contest
Official results
St. Elmo facebook plans to livestream the contest starting at 3:30 pm Eastern
Announced results (8 minutes)
1 Joey Chestnut 21 pounds
2 Pat Bertoletti 14 pounds
3 Miki Sudo 11 pounds
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Joey Chestnut has apparently reconciled with Major League Eating. He appeared on WISH and Fox59 this morning to promote Saturday's St. Elmo shrimp cocktail eating contest in Indianapolis. If Joey competes, it would be his first MLE contest since May. Miki Sudo and Nick Wehry are also expected to compete. update Joey confirmed he will compete on the Fox 59 morning news. Geoff Esper and Pat Bertoletti are also expected to compete. update On the Bob & Tom Show, Joey says says he has yet to reconcile with Nathan's Famous and is not sure if he will compete to regain his title on July 4. He also hinted at a possible Unfinished Beef II matchup vs. Takeru Kobayashi in Tokyo. December 5, 2024 at 9:25 am by
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The current weather forecast for Indianapolis on December 7 is high 32 F / low 22 F. This might make it the St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail Eating Championship the coldest event in Major League Eating history. November 30, 2024 at 12:34 am by
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Joey Chestnut ate 47 pierogies in 90 seconds during halftime of last night's Cleveland Cavaliers game. November 28, 2024 at 6:42 am by
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Bo Tomlinson ate 60 eggs to win the first prize of $1,000 in Saturday's egg eating contest in Ada, Oklahoma. November 27, 2024 at 8:35 am by
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November 26, 2024 at 11:53 pm by
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The Japanese television program Dekamori Hunter has uploaded a video of Ryuchiro Nabeshima taking on Bob "Notorious BOB" Shoudt in a rib eating contest held at Times Square in New York City. November 26, 2024 at 1:02 am by
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Registration is now open for the 'Wing Pole" wing eating contest at Cheerleaders in Philadelphia on February 7. Entry is restricted to local amateurs. The prizes have yet to be determined, last year's competition awarded $3000 to the winner. November 24, 2024 at 1:55 am by
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The Tokes y Tacos festival will hold a taco eating contest in Laveen, AZ on December 8 awarding $150 to the winner. November 23, 2024 at 1:10 am by
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EggFest in Ada, OK will hold a deviled egg eating contest on November 23 awarding $1000 to the winner. November 19, 2024 at 8:02 pm by
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Registration is now open for the St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail Eating Championship at Big Ten Tailgate Town before the Big Ten football championship game in Indianapolis on December 7.
November 19, 2024 at 12:59 am by
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November 16, 2024 at 11:16 am by
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Full results (10 minutes)
James Webb did alive video
James Webb appeared on PHL 17 yesterday to promote Benny’s Invitational Pizza Eating Championship in Manayunk, PA today.
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