United States eating challenges and contests category

Molly Schuyler ate 125 hard-boiled eggs in 8 minutes to defend her title at the Cackle Hatchery in Lebanon, MO and claim the first prize of $2,500.
For their playoff series, the Philadelphia Phillies are offering a 9-9-9 Challenge meal containing 9 undersized hot dogs and 9 beers in shot glasses. Joey Chestnut was unimpressed with the menu item.
The Los Angeles Korean Festival will hold a Korean corn dog eating contest on October 18 awarding $500 to the winner.
Ani Ramen in Cranford, NJ will hold a ramen eating contest on October 6 awarding $1000/$500/$250 to the top three.
Krystal will bring back its slider eating contest for its 93rd birthday with two competitions on October 24 in Morrow, GA and Chattanooga, TN.
MidMichiganNow.com reports that Charlie and the Chew Crew ate a 6.5 pound sundae at Kearsley Kone in Flint, MI. (video)

2025 Lewisville, TX tamales

Nate Biller has competed in the Lewisville tamale contest for 20 18 years in a row. Does anyone have a longer streak?

Official results:

1st 96 Joey “Jaws” Chestnut
2nd 90 James Webb
3rd 68 Radim Dvoracek
4th 43 Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan
5th 31.5 Christopher “Old Guy Eats” Dale
6th 27 Albert Bravo
7th 18 “Nasty” Nathan Biller
8th 16.5 Jocelyn Young
9th 13 Alex “Moose” Perez
10th 8 N Mayer

James Webb has started a livestream of the World Tamale Eating Championship in Lewisville, TX.

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Geoff Esper wins Williamsburg Pancake Eating Championship

Contest video by Jdub

Results with full names

Full results without full first names. Geoff Esper wins for the third week in a row.

1st 35 Geoffrey Esper
2nd 29.5 Nick Wehry
3rd 20 Miki Sudo
4th 13 George Chiger
5th 10 Steven Farlow
6th 7.5 Crazy Legs Conti
7th 6 Jacob Bales
7th 6 Luke Sobieraj
9th 5 Jim Carapetyan
10th 4 Rene Rovtar

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Fiesta Birmingham will hold a taco eating contest in Alabama tomorrow awarding $500/$300/$100 to the top three.
Johan Mejia won the first prize of $1,000 in yesterday's pizza eating contest at Sal's Pizza in Chelmsford, MA.
Cackle Hatchery in Lebanon, MO will hold a hardboiled egg eating contest on October 4 awarding $2500/$500/$250 to the top three professionals. The top three amateurs will receive $250/$50/$25.
Sean Yeager won the first prize of $500 at Saturday's Giant Crab Pretzel Eating Competition at the Delaware Seafood Festival in Rehoboth Beach.
The Sandusky, OH Donut Fest will hold a donut eating contest on October 4 awarding $1000/$750/$500 to the top three professionals and $500/$300/$150 to the the three amateurs.
Jack Legath defended his title in the spicy hot dog eating contest held at MustardFEST in Springfield, OH on Saturday. Joey Chestnut was contest judge.
The Lincoln Days Festival in Hodgenville, KY will hold an ice cream eating contest on October 4 awarding $1,000 to the winner.
Abe Tawil won the first prize of $1000 in Saturday's Tender Takedown: : FriendShip Famous Chicken Eating Contest in Sandusky, OH
Miki Sudo, Nick Wehry and Jacob Bales are expected to compete in the World Pancake Eating Championship in Williamsburg, VA on Saturday. update Geoff Esper and George Chiger will also compete.

2025 NORMS Hotcake eating championship

2025 Taco Cabana Championship

Full results and names are on Instagram

1st 51 Geoffrey Esper
2nd 48.5 James Webb
3rd 32 Gideon Oji
4th 31.5 Miki Sudo
5th 23 Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan
6th 17.5 Christopher “Old Guy Eats” Dale
7th 10.5 Jacob Carr
8th 10 Alfred Godines
8th 10 Jocelyn Young
10th 6 Alex “Moose” Perez

James webb has started a livestream of the Taco Cabana World Taco Eating Championship in San Antonio. KABB is also doing a livestream

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The San Antonio Report has an interview with Miki Sudo about competing in the Taco Cabana World Taco Eating Championship tomorrow. James Webb and Geoff Esper are also expected to compete.
Pat Bertoletti, Nick Wehry, Derek Hendrickson, Darrien Thomas and Domenica Dee are expected to compete in tomorrow's Norm's Hotcake Eating Championship in Ontario, CA.
The Houston Viet Fest will hold a pho eating contest and a mooncake eating contest on September 20. Both contests will award $200/$100/$50 to the top three.
Joey Chestnut is expected to compete in the Padrino Foods World Tamale Eating Championship in Lewisville, TX on September 27 for the first time since 2020. James Webb, Adrian Morgan, Greg "The Savage" Wilson, Jocelyn Young, Radim Dvoracek, Nathan Biller, ALex Perez, Alex Bravo and Cristopher Dale are also expected entrants.
Joey Chestnut will attend Woeber's Mustard Fest in Springfield, OH on September 20, so he will not be competing in the MLE taco or hotcake eating contests on that date. He attended the festival in 2024, but did not compete in the hot dog eating contest.
Friendship Stores in Sandusky, OH will hold a chicken tender eating contest on September 20 awarding $1000/$500/$250 to the top three.
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