United States eating challenges and contests category

A sausage & peppers eating contest awarding $500 to the winner will take place in East Harlem on August 7.
WKRF has a post about Nathan Klein finishing the Jolly Giant omelet challenge at Tovey's Jolly Inn in Germfask, MI. He was the first person to finish the meal in the 11 years it has been offered. Klein recently surpassed 100 restaurant challenge successes.
Wild Wing Cafe will hold a chicken wing eating contest at Thursday's Charleston River Dogs minor league baseball game, which they hope will receive a record for the largest chicken wing eating competition.
The Colorado State Fair will has scheduled its Slopper Eating Championship for September 4.
Brat Days will hold a sausage eating contest in Sheboygan, WI on August 7 awarding $300/$150/$50
"Your Man Cody" ate 9 hot dogs in 3 minutes to win the first prize of $1,000 in Sunday's hot dog eating contest at the Randolph County Raceway in Moberly, MO.
Scottsdale.org has an interview with Erik "The Red" Denmark about competing in Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest.
Vegan Playground in Los Angeles will hold a vegan hot dog eating contest on July 21 awarding $500 to the winner.
The 2021 Nisei Week Festival in Los Angeles will be a virtual event, so the return of the gyoza eating contest this year appears unlikely.
Molly Schuyler and Dan Kennedy ate 33 burgers in 10 minutes in Marple, PA as part of an event organized by Delco Steaks to raise money for Austin Beltrante's post-electrocution medical expenses.
WTHR has an interview with Joey Chestnut about his move to Westfield, IN in suburban Indianapolis in April.
Barstool Sports reports that a fight broke out between players and fans at tonight's New Jersey Jackals minor league baseball game in Little Falls, NJ while a hot dog eating contest was taking place. Frank "The Tank" Fleming of Barstool Sports was serving as judge of the competition. Dollar beer night might have contributed to the chaos.
Joel Hansen finished the 10 pound Gusto Burrito Challenge at Tacos La Shula in Orange, TX in 9:33. The challenge was intended for two person teams.
North Attleboro, MA will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 24 awarding $250 to the winner. Geoff Esper will serve as judge.
The Times Tribune has an article about Phil Yazdzik of Olyphant, PA, whose eating exploits received notoriety in the 1950s.
TheStar.com.my has an article about the relationship which led to marriage earlier this year between Juan "More Bite" Rodriguez and Sarah Reinecke Rodriguez.
Randolph County Raceway in Moberly, MO will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 18 awarding $1000 to the winner.
MagicalThemeParks posted a picture today of the site of the former Wall of Fame / countdown timer at the original Nathan's Famous location, which is now covered with a picture of the New York City skyline and a "The Flavor of New York" logo.
AZCentral has a profile of Michelle Lesco titled "Arizona woman wins Nathan's hot dog eating contest: How she burped her way to victory".
The Birdhouse in Robbinsdale, MN will hold a hot dog eating contest Saturday awarding $200 to the winner. The runner-up will receive a $100 gift card.
Molly Schuyler ate 50 chili dogs in 22 minutes to set the house record, which was previously held by Tim "Eater X" Janus, at the Rockford Corner Bar in Rockford, MI. I think she is the first female to eat 50 hot dogs with buns in any eating competition or challenge.
Joel Hansen ate 45 hot dogs in 10 minutes to defend his title in the July 4 Canton, TX hot dog eating contest and claim the $500 first prize.

2021 Nathan’s Famous men’s contest

Official results. Joey Chestnut broke his record with a total of 76.

1st 76 Joey “Jaws” Chestnut New record
2nd 50 Geoffrey Esper
3rd 44 Nick Wehry
4th 43 Darron Breeden
5th 37.75 Gideon Oji
6th 32.5 Matt “Hungry” Hazzard
7th 32 George Chiger
8th 30.75 Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan
9th 30 Juan “more bite” Rodriguez
10th 28 Erik “The Red” Denmark
11th 27 Brian “Dud Light” Dudzinski
11th 27 Steve “The Rabbit” Hammond
11th 27 Ronnie “MegaByte” Hartman
11th 27 Derek Jacobs
15th 25.5 Derek Hendrickson
16th 21.5 Pablo Martinez
17th 17 Crazy Legs Conti

Matt Stonie will not be competing. Erik Denmark and Brian Dudzinski are unexpected entrants.

I am going to be away from the internet for most of today and do not expect to post men’s results until sometime tonight. If you need them, you should not have any difficulty finding them.

Hope everyone has a happy and safe July 4th.

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2021 Nathan’s Famous women’s contest

Official results

1st 30.75 Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco
2nd 24 Sarah “Unstoppable Bab” Rodriguez
3rd 18.25 Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele
4th 16 Katie Prettyman
5th 15 Sophia Devita
6th 12.75 Holly Titus
7th 11 Jocelyn Walker
8th 9.5 Kelly Wong
9th 8 Julie Goldberg
10th 7.75 Kathryn Tesch
11th 7.5 Rene Rovtar
12th 7 Kristina Rovtar
13th 5 Prudence DiBenedetto

Today is the 10th anniversary of the inaugural Nathan’s Famous women’s division. Nothing has been heard from the original top 3 in over 20 months, with Juliet Lee and Stephanie Torres passing away and Sonya Thomas going radio-silent after a mystery disqualification in the 2018 finals.

Mary Bowers is a surprise omission. There do not appear to be any unexpected entrants.

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Dale Boone ate 10 hot dogs to win the first prize of $100 at today's eating contest at Red's Beer Garden in Atlanta.
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