Joey Chestnut & Geoff Esper to face off for most 2018 victories

The field for tomorrow’s World Famous St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail-Eating Championship before the Big 10 football championship has been announced: Joey Chestnut and Geoff Esper will seek the most non-qualifier MLE victories in 2018 (currently tied at 11) while Darron Breeden, Gideon Oji, George Chiger, Derek Jacobs, Matt Raible and Mary Bowers will look to preserve the draw. If Mary Bowers does not pull of the upset, there will be no female winners of a mixed-gender MLE competition in 2018.

A list of all 2018 MLE non-qualifier winners sorted by name follows:

1 2018 Jun 3 1st 40 8 min Darron Breeden Acme World Oyster-Eating Championship New Orleans, LA
2 2018 Aug 11 1st 10.25 6 min Darron Breeden Wisconsin State Fair World Cheese Curd Eating Championship West Allis, WI
3 2018 Sep 29 1st 70 10 min Darron Breeden Western Days Festival World Tamale Eating Championship Lewisville, TX
4 2018 May 12 1st 81 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Owensboro International Bar-B-Q Festival World Mutton Sandwich-Eating Championship Owensboro, KY
5 2018 May 28 1st 77 8 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut The San Pedro Fish Market World Famous Shrimp Eating Championship San Pedro, CA
6 2018 Jun 1 1st 257 6 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut The World Hostess® Donettes® Eating Championship Philadelphia, PA
7 2018 Jun 3 1st 25.5 8 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut The Baked Bear World Ice-Cream Sandwich Eating Championship San Diego, CA
8 2018 Jul 4 1st 74 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – men Brooklyn, NY
9 2018 Aug 18 1st 359 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship Los Angeles, CA
10 2018 Sep 2 1st 206 12 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut U.S. National Buffalo Wing Eating Championship Buffalo, NY
11 2018 Sep 15 1st 47 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut The White Hut World Cheeseburg Eating Championship West Springfield, MA
12 2018 Sep 23 1st 65.5 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Oktoberfest Zinzinnati World Bratwurst-Eating Championship Cincinnati, OH
13 2018 Oct 4 1st 62 8 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Pacific Park World Taco Eating Championship Santa Monica, CA
14 2018 Oct 13 1st 17.5 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut World Poutine Eating Championship – pros Toronto, ON, Canada
15 2018 Feb 17 1st 9.75 6 min Carmen Cincotti World Chili Eating Challenge Orlando, FL
16 2018 Apr 29 1st 58 12 min Carmen Cincotti National Sweet Corn Eating Championship West Palm Beach, FL
17 2018 Jun 16 1st 22 8 min Carmen Cincotti Strawberry Shortcake Eating Championship Mattituck, NY
18 2018 Mar 11 1st 154 8 min Geoffrey Esper World Championship Croqueta Eating Contest Miami, FL
19 2018 Apr 22 1st 83 10 min Geoffrey Esper John’s Incredible Pizza World Pizza-Eating Championship Westminster, CA
20 2018 May 26 1st 107 8 min Geoffrey Esper Tivoli Fest World Aebleskiver Eating Championship Elk Horn, IA
21 2018 Jul 15 1st 19.25 10 min Geoffrey Esper Vaughan Pizza Fest World Pizza-Eating Championship Vaughan, ON, Canada
22 2018 Jul 20 1st 73 8 min Geoffrey Esper Fresno Tacos World Taco-Eating Championship Fresno, CA
23 2018 Aug 5 1st 15.5 6 min Geoffrey Esper World Ice Cream Eating Championship Indianapolis, IN
24 2018 Aug 25 1st 33 10 min Geoffrey Esper The Snowbird Bratwurst Eating Championship Snowbird, UT
25 2018 Sep 1 1st 5.25 2m36s Geoffrey Esper Buffalo Buffet Bowl Buffalo, NY
26 2018 Sep 29 1st 50 10 min Geoffrey Esper Trenton Thunder World Famous Case’s Pork Roll Eating Championship Trenton, NJ
27 2018 Oct 13 1st 78 8 min Geoffrey Esper The Bass Pro Shops World MoonPie Eating Championship Memphis, TN
28 2018 Nov 3 1st 30.5 8 min Geoffrey Esper Fortune Bay World Indian Taco Eating Championship Tower, MN
29 2018 Jun 2 1st 18.5 10 min Gideon Oji The 2018 World Championship Canteen Sandwich Eating Contest Ottumwa, IA
30 2018 Jun 1 1st 48 8 min Matt “Megatoad” Stonie The Salvation Army National Donut Day World Donut Eating Championship Hollywood, CA
31 2018 Jul 4 1st 37 10 min Miki Sudo Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – women Brooklyn, NY

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