Fun107.com has a post about Shawn "BasketLockerBall" Butler finishing the "Cookie Monster" dessert challenge at Pine House Kitchen in Tiverton, RI, a meal intended for two people, without assistance.
SCMP.com has an article about Chinese food challenger Deng Chenen's meal at a Tokyo buffet in which he took food items with an approximate cost of $350-$500. Deng has reportedly eaten 25kg (55 pounds) of crab legs.
Visalia, CA Harley Davidson will hold a hot dog eating contest on April 24 awarding $250 to the winner.
Miki Sudo will attempt to win the National Sweet Corn Eating Championship for the fourth year in a row at the Sweet Corn Fiesta in West Palm Beach, FL on April 27. Nick Wehry, Gideon Oji and Darrien Thomas are also expected to compete. There will also be a contest for amateurs.
The Takeout has a post about Rattlesnake Lodge, a restaurant in Tuscumbia, AL which has tables located inside a cave. Rattlesnake Lodge offers the Gigantor, a 2 pound burger challenge which is free is finished in under 45 minutes.
The Minnesota Songkran Festival will hold a papaya salad eating contest on May 11 in St. Paul awarding $500/$300/$200 to the top three finishers.
The Rose District in Broken Arrow, OK will hold a taco eating contest on May 3 awarding $250 to the winner.
Timothy Stokes (12.5 slawburgers in 10 minutes) and Rosalee Witkowski (7.5 slawburgers) won the first prizes of $500 at Saturday's Slawburger Festival in Fayetteville, TN.
Zermatt Neo has uploaded a video of his video of his trip to Osaka, Japan to compete in the qualifier for "Big Eater Championship 2025" that will be televised May 5 on TV Tokyo.
James Webb ate 53 hot cross buns in 10 minutes to win an eating contest at Eat Street in Brisbane. Chad "Froman" Jones was runner up and Mimi Zhang was third.
10th anniversary of Molly Schuyler’s Big Texan record
Today marks the 10th anniversary of @MollySchuyler eating three 72 ounce steak challenges in under 20 minutes at The Big Texan in Amarillo, TX. Her time of 4:18 for the first meal remains the overall record for the challenge. Here are the other challengers who have finished in under 10 minutes.
- Geoff Esper 5:08 2019
- James Webb 6:28 2023
- Joey Chestnut 8:52 2008
- Frank Pastore 9:30 1987 (Cincinnati Reds pitcher)
No one else has attempted three steak challenges in a session. Miki Sudo in 2019 and Scott Eats in 2025 finished two challenges.
The competitive eating themed "King of the Hill" episode that originally aired on November 10, 2002 can be viewed on youtube. Kid Rock and Pamela Anderson guest star as competitive eating fans.
Joey Chestnut will attend the July 19 Lansing Lugnuts game, in which they will rename themselves as the Capital City Olive Burgers. A Joey Chestnut bobblehead doll will be given away to fans.
Darlington Market in Darlington, England will hold a bratwurst eating contest on April 19 awarding £250 to the winner.
Registration is now open for the Salvation Army National Donut Day World Donut Eating Championship in Washington, DC on June 6.
The World Strawberry Shortcake Eating Contest will take place in Mattituck, NY on June 14.
James Webb is the guest on the latest Dos and D podcast.
The NOLA crawfish festival will hold a crawfish eating contest In New Orleans on April 30 awarding $100 to the winner.
Scott "Scott Eats" Watkins won the first prize of $500 at yesterday's hot dog eating contest at the Greater Vancouver Food Truck Festival in Surrey, BC.
The Takedown Twins youtube channel has been rebranded as the Extreme Eaters podcast. The format is similar to "Hot Ones", but instead of a hot wing gauntlet, guests will attempt a speed or capacity challenge while they are being interviewed. Two episodes featuring Geoff Esper and Sean "BasketLockerBall" Butler have been released.
Dan Kennedy won the first prize of $1000 at tonight's pizza eating contest at Sal's Pizza in Boston. "Gentleman" Joe Menchetti was runner up and Shawn "BasketLockerBall" Butler was third.
Registration is now open for the ManorPalooza World Texas Sausage-Eating Championship in Manor, TX on May 3.
The Bulldog in Lafayette, LA will hold a crawfish eating contest on April 13 awarding $500 to the winner.
The Dallas Pizza Fest will hold an eating contest on April 27 awarding $250/$150/$100 to the top 3.
Cheerleaders in Philadelphia will hold "Wieners and Wingettes" on May 16, an amateur-only hot dog eating contest awarding $2000/$600/$400 to the top three.
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