Female competitive eaters category

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Molly Schuyler defended her title and claimed the first prize of $4,000 at the Cackle Hatchery's hard boiled egg eating contest today in Lebanon, MO. Dan Kennedy was the runner up.

October 3, 2026 at 7:18 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Jefferson City, Molly Schuyler, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments

Yahoo! Japan has an article about Japanese food challenger Wakana Uehara who tours as a professional wrestler. She has a youtube channel "Wakana Eats Everything" and is concerned that her channel will be demonetized like some big eating Korean channels have been due to concerns that they promote unhealthy behavior.

September 26, 2026 at 1:44 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Female Athletes, Health, Japan | Permalink * Comments (1)

Chinese mukbanger Chen Ziyi passed away at the age of 24, reportedly due to a heart attack resulting from extreme eating challenges. On August 14, she announced she was suffering from extremely low potassium, the same condition responsible for the fatality of Stephanie Torres in 2015.

September 10, 2026 at 10:48 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:China, Fatalities, Women | Permalink * Comments (11)

GuinnessWorldRecords.com reports that Leah Shutkever ate a burrito in 30.75 seconds to reclaim a record set by Miki Sudo in 2022 with a time of 31.47 seconds

September 7, 2026 at 10:29 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burrito Eating Challenges, Leah Shutkever, Records | Permalink * Comments (10)

Pigeon 605 has a profile of South Dakota food challenger Karen Meyer.

August 18, 2026 at 11:47 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Sioux Falls, Women | Permalink * Comments (13)

Karen Meyer ate 15.5 corn dogs in 8 minutes to win the corn dog eating contest at the Sioux Empire Fair in Sioux Falls, SD on Saturday.

August 11, 2026 at 12:18 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, South Dakota, Unafilliated Contests, Women | Permalink * Comments (7)

Oh My Grill in Honolulu will hold a burger eating contest on August 9 awarding $1,500 to the winner. Raina Huang is expected to compete.

August 3, 2026 at 11:20 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Honolulu, Prizes, Raina Huang, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (1)

Molly Schuyler won today's corn dog eating contest at the California State Fair in Sacramento. update The top 3 1) Molly Schuyler 40.5 corn dogs, contest record 2) Dan Kennedy 39.5 3) Mirza Selmic 18

July 26, 2026 at 1:42 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Molly Schuyler, Prizes, Sacramento, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (11)

The Southern Illinoisan has an article about Molly Schuyler completing the 12.5 pound, 28 inch pizza challenge at Pizza Villa in Anna, IL in 12 minutes.

July 19, 2026 at 11:34 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Carbondale, Molly Schuyler, Pizza Eating Challenges | Permalink * Comments (4)

USA Today on Nathan’s Famous gambling

July 8, 2026 at 2:39 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Miki Sudo, Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, New York City, Nick Wehry

Josh Peter of USA Today has has written an article about the post contest jumps for Miki Sudo (33->38.75) and Nick Wehry (39->45) in Saturday’s Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest. The increments enabled over/under bettors who wagered on overs to declare victory. Sam Barclay was responsible for boosting Miki Sudo’s count by 5, claiming a missed plate. In the ESPN Miki Sudo camera, it appears that she came into contact with at most 34 hot dogs for the duration of the contest. Retired eater Darron Breeden had the following quote:

I agree that standards need to be raised for the eaters, the fans and especially for anyone that has money tied to it,’’ said Breeden, who finished second twice. “…You want to preserve the integrity of the contest.

Miki Sudo did a radio interview for Q105. When asked about the counting issues, she said she did not know where the extra five hot dogs came from. (AI transcript from youtube)
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Molly Schuyler ate 45 hot dogs on July 4 to win the first prize of $1,000 at Stewart's in Tuckerton, NJ. Dan Kennedy was runner up with 40. update The SandPaper has a contest report and gallery

July 8, 2026 at 2:15 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Atlantic City, Contest Results, Molly Schuyler, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (39)

2026 Nathan’s Famous womens finals

July 4, 2026 at 9:13 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Miki Sudo, Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Women

Here are the results from MLE’s Instagram story

1st 38.75 Miki Sudo post contest boost of 6 appeared to put her above the gambling over/under line
2nd 22 Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco first contest since July 4, 2025
3rd 21.5 Domenica “Dee Street Eats” Dee
4th 17 Tandra Childress
5th 16.75 Semora Kludy
6th 13.25 Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele
7th 11 Katie Prettyman
8th 10.5 Lainey Eaton
9th 9 Lauren Page-Fraunfelter
10th 7.5 Cherish “Five Pounds” Brown
11th 6.5 Camille O’Brien
11th 6.5 Rene Rovtar

update Miki Sudo appears to have defended her title. The last announced counts were 32 for Sudo, 21 for Michelle Lesco.

Live Walking NYC has started streaming from Coney Island and plans to show the Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contests. The women’s division is expected to start at 10:45 am Eastern.

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All time best Nathan’s Famous hot dog results – women

July 2, 2026 at 8:25 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Statistics, Women

All Nathan’s Famous hot dog results of 30 or more by women follows:

2024 Jul 4 1st 51 Miki Sudo Brooklyn, NY
2020 Jul 4 1st 48.5 Miki Sudo Brooklyn, NY
2012 Jul 4 1st 45 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Brooklyn, NY
2017 Jul 4 1st 41 Miki Sudo Brooklyn, NY
2009 Jul 4 6th 41 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Brooklyn, NY
2013 Apr 20 1st 40 Miki Sudo Las Vegas, NV
2011 Jul 4 1st 40 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Brooklyn, NY
2022 Jul 4 1st 40 Miki Sudo Brooklyn, NY
2014 Jun 22 1st 40 Miki Sudo Sonoma, CA
2023 Jul 4 1st 39.5 Miki Sudo Brooklyn, NY
2007 Jul 4 5th 39 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Brooklyn, NY
2008 Jun 7 1st 38.5 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Norfolk, VA
2016 Jul 4 1st 38.5 Miki Sudo Brooklyn, NY
2015 Jul 4 1st 38 Miki Sudo Brooklyn, NY
2024 Jul 4 2nd 37 Mayoi Ebihara Brooklyn, NY
2005 Jul 4 2nd 37 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Brooklyn, NY
2018 Jul 4 1st 37 Miki Sudo Brooklyn, NY
2006 Jul 4 3rd 37 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Brooklyn, NY
2013 Jul 4 1st 36.75 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Brooklyn, NY
2006 May 27 1st 36.5 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Philadelphia, PA
2010 Jul 4 4th 36 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Brooklyn, NY
2013 Jul 4 2nd 36 “The Lovely” Juliet Lee Brooklyn, NY
2007 May 26 1st 36 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Philadelphia, PA
2009 Jun 6 1st 36 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Norfolk, VA
2016 Jul 4 2nd 35 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Brooklyn, NY
2014 Sep 28 1st 35 “The Lovely” Juliet Lee Dover, DE
2010 Jun 12 1st 34 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Norfolk, VA
2014 Jul 4 1st 34 Miki Sudo Brooklyn, NY
2008 Jul 4 5th 34 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Brooklyn, NY
2015 Jul 4 2nd 34 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Brooklyn, NY
2011 May 28 1st 34 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Atlantic City, NJ
2009 Jul 4 9th 34 “The Lovely” Juliet Lee Brooklyn, NY
2023 Jul 4 2nd 33.5 Mayoi Ebihara Brooklyn, NY
2025 Jul 4 1st 33 Miki Sudo Brooklyn, NY
2012 Jul 4 2nd 33 “The Lovely” Juliet Lee Brooklyn, NY
2017 Jul 4 2nd 32 Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco Brooklyn, NY
2005 Jun 11 1st 32 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Norfolk, VA
2004 Jul 4 3rd 32 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Brooklyn, NY
2019 Jul 4 1st 31 Miki Sudo Brooklyn, NY
2013 Jun 2 1st 31 Molly Schuyler St. Paul, MN
2021 Jul 4 1st 30.75 Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco Brooklyn, NY
2009 May 23 1st 30.5 “The Lovely” Juliet Lee Atlantic City, NJ
2013 Jun 12 1st 30 “The Lovely” Juliet Lee Pittsburgh, PA
2017 Jul 4 3rd 30 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Brooklyn, NY

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Nathan’s Famous personal bests – women

June 30, 2026 at 3:41 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Nathan's History, Statistics, Women

A listing of all Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest personal bests for females only of 10 hot dogs or greater follows:
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Giant BBQ Battle hot dog exhibition

June 28, 2026 at 9:40 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:District of Columbia, Miki Sudo

Results from yesterday’s Nathan’s Famous hot dog exhibition at the Giant BBQ Battle in Washington, DC

33 combined total of Badlands Booker, Crazy Legs Conti and Ronnie Hartman
28 Miki Sudo

Is this the worst promoted event in Major League Eating history? It is not even on the contest calendar.

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On June 18, Karen Meyer became the first person to finish the Adam Emmenecker challenge at Jethro's BBQ n Lakehouse in Ankeny, Iowa. She has started a facebook page at Karen's Bite Club to document her eating challenges.

June 24, 2026 at 4:24 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Burger Eating Challenges, Des Moines, Women | Permalink * Comments (6)

George Chiger & Larell Marie Mele win Hershey Park qualifier

June 19, 2026 at 3:23 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, George Chiger, Harrisburg, Larell Marie Mele, Nathan's Hot Dog Contest

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:

1st 25.5 George Chiger
2nd 25 Yunho Choi
3rd 22 Tanner Gray
4th 17 Jacob Williams
5th 13.5 Mitchell Ashe
6th 12 William “Wild Bill” Myers
7th 10.25 Paul Chen
1st 12.25 Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele
2nd 7.5 Cherish “Five Pounds” Brown
3rd 5 Prudence DiBenedetto
3rd 5 Elizabeth “Glizzy Lizzie” Salgado
5th 3.75 Rori Hausman

George Chiger and Larell Marie Mele won today’s Nathan’s Famous qualifier at Hershey Park in Hershey, PA.

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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 ojrifkin · More posts about:Big Texan, Inland Empire, Naader Reda, Raina Huang | Permalink * Comments (29)

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 ojrifkin · More posts about:District of Columbia, Miki Sudo, Nathan's Hot Dog Contest | Permalink * Comments (32)

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 ojrifkin · More posts about:Las Vegas, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests, Women | Permalink * Comments (1)

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 ojrifkin · More posts about:Maryland DC area, Sonya Thomas | Permalink * Comments (21)

WFLA reports that Miki Sudo graduated from Hillsborough College with a dental hygiene degree. She plans to continue her competitive eating career.

May 2, 2026 at 2:16 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Miki Sudo, Tampa | Permalink * Comments (19)

Paola won the first prize of £500 in today's hot dog eating contest held at Smashburger in Bath, England.

April 24, 2026 at 11:34 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Somerset, Women | Permalink * Comments (1)

Dexerto reports that a South Korean woman has been charged with defamation for claiming that Tzuyang vomited after her meals, a claim the mukbang star denied. Tzuyang has said she eats up to 30,000 calories in a day.

March 21, 2026 at 1:46 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Korea, Women | Permalink * Comments (26)

Nela Zisser's apparance (as part of Team Australia) on the Japanese program "Dekamori Hunter" has been uploaded to youtube. Max Suzuki leads Team Japan.

March 1, 2026 at 12:44 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Japan, Max Suzuki, Nela Zisser, Television, Videos | Permalink * Comments

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