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Geoff Esper, Nick Wehry, Max Stanford, Radim Dvoracek, George Chiger, Jerome Burns, Crazy Legs Conti, Julie Goldberg, Josh Krady, Joseph Norris, Prudence DiBenedetto and Luke Sobieraj are expected to compete in tomorros's World Strawberry Shortcake Eating Championship in Mattituck, NY. June 19, 2026 at 9:31 pm by
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June 19, 2026 at 3:23 pm by
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update July 13 Franky WooWoo has a video
update June 22 PennLive, WHTM and WGAL have videos. Penn Live has an article and gallery.
Official results:
George Chiger and Larell Marie Mele won today’s Nathan’s Famous qualifier at Hershey Park in Hershey, PA.
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Joey Chestnut, Geoff Esper and influencer Harmon Caponigro are expected to compete in the Saugus Wing Eating Championship at The Brook in Seabrook, NH on July 11. June 19, 2026 at 8:18 am by
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Registration is open for a Nathan's Famous qualifier to be held at the New York, New York Hotel Casino in Las Vegas on July 4 that will award a spot in the next year's finals on July 4, 2027. The site was a mainstay on the qualifier circuit, but has not held an event since 2019. June 18, 2026 at 11:56 pm by
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Jimmy's Famous Heroes Sandwich Shop will hold a sandwich eating contest at the Sheepshead Bay Fest in Brooklyn on June 21 awarding $500 to the winner. June 18, 2026 at 11:42 pm by
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Dogs Out in Manasquan, NJ will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 with a purse of at least $3500. June 18, 2026 at 7:59 am by
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ZBurgerEatingContest.com has not been updated with any information about a 2026 competition, so that event will almost certainly not be held this upcoming July 4 weekend. The location in the Tenleytown area of Washington, DC that traditionally held the contest closed recently. June 18, 2026 at 12:22 am by
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State Fare in Catonsville, MD will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $500 to the winner.
June 16, 2026 at 12:54 am by
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June 14, 2026 at 3:29 pm by
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One June 5, the official White House X account posted a picture of President Trump watching a New York Knicks game from courtside seats. His seatmate is believed to be Howard Lorber, his longtime friend and CEO of Nathan’s Famous. The picture was taken at a 2007 game against the Los Angeles Lakes and comes from a NY Magazine article which claims that Lorber was Trump’s most common companion at Knicks games. The game Trump attended on June 8 was the only game lost by the Knicks in a 4-1 NBA Championship Series win.
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Roma Pizza in Brooklyn will hold a rotisserie chicken eating contest on June 21 awarding $500 to the winner. June 13, 2026 at 12:51 pm by
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June 12, 2026 at 7:52 pm by
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Tonight’s weigh in at the Lincoln Memorial for Sunday’s UFC card at the White House is not the first time a weigh-in for a competition has been held at a major public building. Weigh ins for Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest were held at NYC City Hall until 2014 and the Brooklyn Borough Hall from 2015-17. The mayor often attended the weigh-in; Michael Bloomberg attended the weigh-in 11 of the 12 years he was in office and Rudy Guiliani was present at least three years. The hot dog documentary “Footlong” has footage (starts at 6:23) of the 1998 weigh-in attended by Rudy Guiliani and Curtis Sliwa, who ran for mayor in 2021 and 2025.
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Max Stanford plans to compete in tomorrow's Nathan's Famous qualifier at Lake Compounce in Bristol, CT. He plans to livestream the competition. June 12, 2026 at 6:17 pm by
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The Corner Spot in Ocean Beach, NY will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $500 to the winner. June 12, 2026 at 4:54 am by
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Stewart's in Tuckerton, NJ will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $1000/$350/$150 to the top three finishers. June 10, 2026 at 7:49 pm by
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Jeff's Donuts will hold a donut hole eating contest in Louisville on July 4 awarding $1,000 to the winner. June 10, 2026 at 1:28 am by
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Dat Dog in New Orleans will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $500 to the winner. June 9, 2026 at 1:54 am by
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Raina Huang and Naader Reda are attempting the Big Texan 72 ounce steak in Barstow, CA tonight. Raina hopes to finish it in 20 minutes. update Raina finished in 14:13 to set the women's record excluding Molly Schuyler. updare Daily Press has an article. Naader's time was 39 minutes. June 7, 2026 at 8:27 pm by
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La Fiorentina in Springfield, MA will hold a cannoli eating contest on July 11 awarding $1,000 to the winner. June 7, 2026 at 2:23 am by
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June 5, 2026 at 11:22 am by
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Full results are on Instagram
WUSA9 is doing a livestream of today’s Salvation Army National Donut Day Donut Eating Championship in Washington, DC. James Webb is also doing a livestream.
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The schedule (Kingsford stage) for the Giant BBQ Battle in Washington, DC claims that Miki Sudo will be competing in a Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest on June 27. Nathan's qualifiers have been held at the event from 2022 to 2025, but no competition is listed on the MLE schedule. June 3, 2026 at 7:05 am by
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Cold Beers and Cheeseburgers will hold a slider eating contest at Scottsdale, AZ 4th of July awarding $500 and $250 American Express gift cards to the top two finishers. Qualifiers will be held on June 20 at 17 Phoenix area locations. June 3, 2026 at 1:08 am by
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Port Angeles, WA will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $800/$300/$100 to the top three. An apple pie eating contest will pay out $250/$150/$100. June 2, 2026 at 12:33 am by
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Dan Kennedy won the first prize of $4,000 in today's Zoi's Pizza eating contest in Seymour, CT. Molly Schuyler and Joe Menchetti also competed. May 30, 2026 at 4:12 pm by
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On July 4, Stadium Swim in Las Vegas will hold "Weenies & Bikinis", a female-only hot dog eating contest awarding $5000. May 30, 2026 at 2:01 am by
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Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas is expected to compete in a hot dog eating contest at Joint Base Andrews Exchange in St. Andrews, MD on June 13. This will be her first public appearance since a mysterious disqualification in the 2018 Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest concluded her Major League Eating career. Sonya Thomas worked at the Burger King on Joint Base Andrews. May 28, 2026 at 7:05 am by
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