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Registration to open for 3 2nd quarter MLE contests

February 5, 2023 at 2:56 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Indianapolis, Palm Beach, Texas

Registration will open next week for three MLE 2nd quarter contests:
April 30 National Sweet Corn Eating Championship, West Palm Beach, FL opens Feb 6
May 26 Jack’s Donuts World Donut Hole Eating Championship, New Castle, IN opens Feb 7
June 10 The Outlaw Egg Rolls World Egg Roll Eating Championship Lubbock, TX opens Feb 8

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RVA City Dogs will hold a hot dog eating contest awarding $100 to the winner in Richmond, VA on February 12.

February 4, 2023 at 3:23 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Richmond, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (2)

The Gettysburg Times has an articlea about Molly Schuyler attempting the triple stacked pizza challenge at Pizza Leone in Liberty TWP, PA.

February 3, 2023 at 3:40 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Central Pennsylvania, Molly Schuyler, Pizza Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments (1)

Flat Iron Cafe in Cleveland will hold a wing eating contest on February 8 awarding $100 to the winner.

February 2, 2023 at 4:14 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Cleveland, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Food Challenge News has a post about Texas food challenger Chris "Old Guy Eats" Dale.

January 30, 2023 at 2:52 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Eating Challenges, Texas | Permalink * Comments (2)

Joey Chestnut ate around 12 pounds of macaroni and cheese at an event Saturday to promote the opening of The Original Hot Chicken in Woodstock, GA. update Video of the event. Joey's official total was 15 pounds.

January 29, 2023 at 4:42 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Atlanta, Joey Chestnut | Permalink * Comments (2)

Chalkboard Wings in Alexandria, VA is holding a wing eating contest awarding over $500 in cash and prizes. The contest is three rounds; the first round is January 29

January 28, 2023 at 2:59 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Northern Virginia, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Alexandra Domrongchai wrote an article for Food and Wine about her attempt at the 8 pound Megamori Tsukemen ramen challenge at Tabetomo in New York City

January 27, 2023 at 2:10 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City, Noodle Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments

Club Risque in Philadelphia will hold the 2023 Wing Pole amateur wing eating contest on February 10. The event has become a replacement for the Wing Bowl, which was canceled in 2018.

January 26, 2023 at 2:03 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Philadelphia, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (4)

Joey Chestnut will do a macaroni & cheese eating exhibition on January 28 to promote the opening of The Original Hot Chicken in Woodstock, GA.

January 24, 2023 at 4:23 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Atlanta, Joey Chestnut | Permalink * Comments

Registration is now open for the Wings For Wishes Professional Wing Eating Championship in Miami on March 4.

January 21, 2023 at 2:16 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Miami | Permalink * Comments

Registration will open later today for the Wonderful Pistachios Get Crackin' Eating Championship to be held in Santa Monica on February 26. A press release lists Joey Chestnut, Geoff Esper, Miki Sudo, Nick Wehry and Gideon Oji as expected entrants. This probably implies that Joey Chestnut has extended his MLE contract and dropped plans for a rematch with Takeru Kobayashi.

January 19, 2023 at 2:56 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Los Angeles | Permalink * Comments (4)

GMToday has an article about Randy Santel and Katina Eats Kilos attempting a breakfast challenge at The Kitchen in Sussex, WI.

January 18, 2023 at 12:57 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Breakfast Eating Challenges, Katina DeJarnett, Milwaukee, Randy Santel | Permalink * Comments

Geoff Esper wins Bagelmania contest

January 15, 2023 at 3:34 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Geoff Esper, Las Vegas

Official results from today’s bagel eating contest at Bagelmania in Las Vegas, 8 minutes

update Las Vegas Sun has a gallery Slomoproductions22 has an Instagram video

1st 17.75 Geoffrey Esper
2nd 14.75 Nick Wehry
3rd 12.75 Miki Sudo
4th 10 Gideon Oji
5th 9.25 Derek Hendrickson
6th 7.5 Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas
7th 5.5 Naader “Freak8r” Reda
7th 5.5 Sergio Reyes-Raya
9th 5 Kevin Ross
10th 4.5 Ryan “Max Carnage” Rodacker
11th 3.5 Alex “Moose” Perez

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Scoops 'N Cups Cafe in Greenwood, SC will hold an ice cream eating contest on January 25 awarding $200 to the winner.

January 15, 2023 at 2:13 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Unafilliated Contests, Upstate SC | Permalink * Comments

Nick Wehry has posted some of the field for Sunday's Bagelmania eating contest in Las Vegas which will include himself, Geoff Esper, Miki Sudo, Gideon Oji, Derek Hendrickson, Juan Rodriguez and Naader Reda. l

January 11, 2023 at 3:08 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Las Vegas | Permalink * Comments (2)

In Neptune City, NJ, Connor Brenna finished a XXL pizza in under 2:30 to set the record for Pete and Elda's Whole Pie Eater's Club pizza challenge (video)

January 10, 2023 at 2:50 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:North NJ Shore, Pizza Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments

Double Barrel Taphouse in Vancouver, WA will hold a wing eating contest on February 1 awarding $500 to the winner.

January 7, 2023 at 12:27 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Portland, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests, Washington | Permalink * Comments

The Hudson Valley Wingfest will hold a wing eating contest in Poughkeepsie, NY on February 4 awarding $5,000. Qualifiers will be held at Hudson Valley restaurants.

January 5, 2023 at 2:55 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Hudson Valley, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

APP.com has an article about Carmen's XXL Pizza Challenge at Pete and Elda's Bar in Neptune City, NJ which is ordered 1,000 times a month, making it probably the restaurant challenge with the most attempts. The T-shirt which is awarded to diners who can finish an 18 inch pizza in under 30 minutes has a design which is frequently changed. The record is 3:32 by an anonymous male in 2017.

January 4, 2023 at 1:34 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:North NJ Shore, Pizza Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments

The BagelFest Winter Games will hold a bagel eating contest in Brooklyn on January 15 awarding $500 to the winner.

January 3, 2023 at 12:05 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:New York City, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Nick Wehry has announced that he, Miki Sudo, Geoff Esper and Joey Chestnut will compete in the Bagelmania eating contest in Las Vegas on January 15. If Chestnut competes, then he will have extended his MLE contract which was to have expired today.

January 1, 2023 at 4:07 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Previews, Las Vegas | Permalink * Comments

Narcity has a post about the two foot pizza slice challenge available at Fat Boy's Pizza locations that will award $10,000 if the record of 39 seconds is broken.

December 30, 2022 at 2:44 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:New Orleans, Pizza Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments

In a hot chicken wing eating contest held for Music City Bowl competitors, the University of Kentucky defeated the University of Iowa 50 wings to 49. Iowa Hawkeye Yahya Black won the individual contest with 15 wings.

December 29, 2022 at 3:46 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Male Athletes, Nashville, Spicy Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments

The Fulton, TX Oysterfest will hold men's and women's oyster eating contests on March 4 and 5 awarding $200/$100/$50.

December 28, 2022 at 3:48 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, South Texas, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

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