United States eating challenges and contests category

Dat Dog in New Orleans will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $500 to the winner.
Leo's at the Slice in Middletown, OH will hold a pizza eating contest on June 8 awarding $500 to the winner.
Nick Wehry announced that he will be competing in the Nathan's qualifier at the Parma, OH Rib N Rock Festival on June 6 along with Pat Bertoletti, Katie Prettyman and influencer "Sir Yacht".
Registration is now open for The Great Midwest Rib Fest World Rib Eating Championship at Mystic Lake in Prior Lake, MN on July 27.
ZBurger will hold its burger eating contest in Washington, DC on July 3. The prizes are $2000/$1250/$1000/$750/$500/$400.
James Webb, Miki Sudo, Nick Wehry, George Chiger and Larell Marie Mele are expected to compete in the Salvation Army World Donut Eating Championship in Washington, DC on June 7.
Jeremiah "El Toro" Jimenez won the first prize of $500 in today's pizza eating contest at Dom DeMarco's in Las Vegas.

2024 Jack’s Donut hole eating contest

Randy Santel and Katina "Eats Kilos" DeJarnett will be competing in a hot dog eating contest in Vero Beach, FL on July 4.
Cross Street Market in Baltimore will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $1,000 to the winner.
Toarmina's Pizza will hold a 24 inch pizza eating contest in Detroit on June 17 awarding $1024 to the winner, $240 to the runner up. Entrants will need to qualify.
WHKY has a segment about James Webb attempting a hot dog and burger challenge at Romeo & Brewliet Tap Room in Viewmont, NC.
ChipShotz.com has an article about the Cuban sandwich eating contest held Saturday in Tampa as part of cigar manufacturer J. C. Newman's Founder's Day celebration. Nick Wehry ate 22 sandwiches in 8 minutes to win the contest. Miki Sudo was runner up with 18.5.
James Webb ate 50 tacos and drank a 56 ounce margarita to win a taco eating contest held at Rio 150 in Lake Norman Sunday.
James Webb will compete in a taco eating contest at Rio 150 in Lake Norman, NC on May 19.

Times Square Nathan’s qualifier

Official results:

1st 35 Gideon Oji
2nd 32.5 George Chiger
3rd 26.5 Yunho Choi from South Korea
4th 15 Anthony Kamenski
5th 12.5 Crazy Legs Conti
6th 11 Jeffrey Bonacorda
7th 7.75 Jason Ruppert
8th 5.5 Steven Peterson
1st 16 Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele qualifies for 14th finals (all womens contests)
2nd 9 Olivia Murphy overall competitive eating debut
3rd 6 Julie Goldberg
4th 4 Prudence DiBenedetto

The Field: Steven Peterson, Olivia Murphy, Jeffrey Bonacorda, Anthony Kaminsky, Jay Ruppert, Julie Goldberg, A Korean (didn’t get the name), Prudence DiBenedetto, Larell Marie Mele, George Chiger, Crazy Legs Conti, Gideon Oji

KumaMonster has started a live stream of today’s Nathan’s qualifier at Times Square in Manhattan. The introductions are expected to start at noon Eastern.

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Fox 13 has an article about the Cuban sandwich eating contest that Miki Sudo and Nick Wehry will be competing in tomorrow in Ybor City, FL to celebrate Founder's Day for the cigar manufacturer J.C. Newman.
Nevada Public Radio has an article about Derek Hendrickson and Raina Huang completing The Feast burger challenge at Area 15 in Las Vegas.
"Cheeseball Man", whose eating of an entire container of cheeseballs went viral, will compete in Saturday's Gray's Papaya hot dog eating contest at the Smashed Burger Block Party in Brooklyn.
Gideon Oji, George Chiger, Crazy Legs Conti and Larell Marie Mele are expected to compete in Friday's Nathan's qualifier in Times Square. The competition is part of a "Hot Dogs in the City" exhibition that features a 65 foot long hot dog that can rise up and shoot confetti.
The Sheboygan, WI Brat Days festival will return in August after taking a hiatus in 2023. On August 3, the bratwurst eating contest will award $300/$150/$50 to the top 3 finishers.
Macayo's will hold a chimichanga eating contest on September 28 awarding $2000/$1000/$500. Entrants will need to qualify by eating a 5 pound chimichanga before August 28 at one of its Phoenix area location. The fastest time at each restaurant will qualify for the finals.
The site for the June 8 Nathan's Famous qualifier in Bristol, CT has been announced as the Lake Compounce amusement park.

West Michigan Whitecaps Nathan’s qualifier

Full results of the Nathan’s qualifier at tonight’s West Michigan Whitecaps game. Darrien Thomas Instagram video update WCSG has an article

1st 22 Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas
2nd 20 Tanner Gray
3rd 14.5 Nathan Klein
4th 7.75 Paul Van Dussen
1st 8.5 Cherish “Five Pounds” Brown
2nd 7 Rubianne Garcia

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Registration is now open for the National Donut Day World Donut Eating Championship in Washington, DC June 7 and the Mattituck Lions Club World Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest in Mattituck, NY on June 15.
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