Upcoming eating contests
eating challenges
(All Wisconsin eating challenges and contests in database)
Frank Wach ate 14 sausages to win the eating contest at the Brat Days Festival in Sheboygan, WI.
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.
Milwaukee Magazine has an article about Katina DeJarnett which does not mention she recently moved from Wisconsin to Nashville.
Milwaukee Oktoberfest will hold a bratwurst eating contest on October 7 awarding $500 in cash and prizes to the winner.
Wisconsin Public Radio has an interview with Katina DeJarnett about returning to the United States after a months-long food challenge tour of the world with Randy Santel.
There will be no Brat Days festival in Sheboygan, WI in 2023. The event had a sausage eating contest that was televised on ESPN in 2006.
Qdoba World Burrito Eating Championship
update JSonline.com has a contest report
Official results (10 minutes):
| 1st | 14.5 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | 1st victory in 9 months |
| 2nd | 13.5 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 11.25 | Miki Sudo | |
| 4th | 10.5 | Nick Wehry | |
| 5th | 9.25 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | |
| 6th | 3.75 | Erik Huke | |
| 6th | 3.75 | Peter Klepacsz | |
| 6th | 3.75 | Joey Valdez |
The live youtube video has started. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is also doing live Instagram stories.
Joey Chestnut did an interview for Outkick about today’s contest for Outkick. He says that the leg injury that afflicted him in 2022 is fully behind him and he hopes to his a record total in the high 70s in this year’s Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest.
Joey Chestnut, Geoff Esper, Miki Sudo, Nick Wehry, Pat Bertoletti and Badlands Booker are expected to compete in the Qdoba World Burrito Eating Championship in Milwaukee on Thursday.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel has an interview with Joey Chestnut about competing in the QDOBA World Burrito Eating Championship on April 6.
MLE announces it will hold the Qdoba World Burrito Eating Champioonship in Milwaukee on April 6. Registration opens March 27 and Joey Chestnut is expected to compete.
GMToday has an article about Randy Santel and Katina Eats Kilos attempting a breakfast challenge at The Kitchen in Sussex, WI.
WeAreGreenBay.com reports that Blaize Koon won the burger eating contest at Burger Fest in Seymour, WI for the 11th year in a row.
The Green Bay Press Gazzette reports that 78 year old Dennis Leffin will compete in the sausage eating contest at Brat Days in Sheboygan, WI this weekend after a 37 year absence from the competition. He first competed at the event in 1953 at the age of 9 and finished second overall.
WFRV has an article about Randy Santel's trip to the Black Otter Supper Club in Hortonville, WI to attempt over 10 pounds of prime rib.
Katina Eats Kilos attempted two 40 ounce steak challenges at Prime Quarter in Milwaukee.
WEAU.com has a report on Randy Santel and Katina DeJarnett's attempt at the "Sweet Heart Cheesecake Challenge" by Josef's Cheesecake in Chippewa Falls, WI today.
Chippewa.com has an article about Randy Santel and Katina Eats Kilos' trip to Chippewa Falls, WI Saturday to attempt Josef's Cheesecakes "Sweet Heart Cheesecake Challenge" two-person dessert challenge.
Aaron Osthoff commits suicide after attempted murder
Some shocking and tragic news:
In the early morning of November 19, Aaron Osthoff forced his way into the home of Megan Breuer in Potosi (in southwest Wisconsin about 20 miles from Osthoff’s hometown of Dubuque, Iowa). She called 911 and after police arrived, Osthoff fired his gun multiple times. He severely injured Breuer and then took his own life with his firearm. She was hospitalized and was listed in stable condition as of November 22. Police said that Breuer and Osthoff knew each other, but no additional information about their relationship has been divulged.
Osthoff was a member of Major League Eating from 2011 to 2014. He competed in the 2011, 2013 and 2014 Nathan’s finals, finishing 6th in the men’s division in 2013. In 2012, Osthoff and his wife Heather both qualified for the Nathan’s July 4 championship, but they did not participate in that competition that year. In 2015, Osthoff retired from Major League Eating. He concluded his competitive eating career with a victory in the Dubuque Wing Bowl later that year.
In February 2020, Osthoff was featured in a New York Time article about his acquisition of a copy of the House Judiciary Committee’s impeachment report that was autographed by former President Trump. The document was sold by Goldin Auctions for a price of $81,180.
On June 30, 2021, Osthoff’s 20 year old daughter Brielle took her own life. Her struggle with mental health was the subject of a September article by the Telegraph Herald. The Osthoffs have two other children: Brittany Murphrey and Brock Osthoff.
Osthoff’s social media offers minimal clues into what might have triggered the tragedy. His final facebook post on November 17 was an uncaptioned picture of himself in a room with no visible items other than high heeled shoes on a shelf. His twitter and instagram have not been updated for over a year.
Adam Scherr, who wrestled in WWE as "Braun Strowman", completed the burger challenge at Big Guys in Hartford, WI in under 18 minutes.
Katina Eats Kilos has uploaded a video of the bratwurst eating contest at Oktoberfest in Milwaukee, which is the first head to head competition of her competitive eating career. (She was on the roster for the Fresno Tacos eating contest in 2019, which was cancelled after there was a tragedy in the qualifier for it).
JSOnline.com has an article about Randy Santel and Katina DeJarnett's recent move to Milwaukee so Randy can pursue a master's degree in dietetics at Mount Mary University.
Alex Kaminski ate 14 sausages to win today's eating contest at Brat Days in Sheboygan, WI.
Brat Days will hold a sausage eating contest in Sheboygan, WI on August 7 awarding $300/$150/$50
The Milwaukee Record has an article about Randy Santel and Katina "Eats Kilos" DeJarnett's move to Milwaukee.
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