Barstool Chicago produced a mini-documentary about 70 year old Frank Wach and his three decade long competitive eating career. The spaghetti and meatballs eating contest that concludes the video took place in March 2024. Joey Chestnut and Tim "Gravy" Brown make cameos.
Registration open for 2025 Nathan’s qualifiers
Registration is now open for 6 Nathan’s qualifiers:
May 10 Bristol, CT
June 5 Parma, OH
June 7 Shawnee, KS
June 14 Pleasanton, CA
June 21 Hershey Park, PA
June 21 Washington, DC
The Pinnacle Gazette has a post about 34 year old Japanese female competitive eater Ogose Aya, who weighs only 28.8 kg (63.4 pounds) and is 150 cm (5 feet) tall. The weight of Aya and Angela Sato were monitored on a recent TBS program titled "Why So Thin? Exploring the Mystery of Competitive Eater Weight Changes".
James Webb is listed as a special guest at the Australian Fitness Expo in Melbourne this weekend, so he will apparently not defend his Uranus Fudge title in Anderson, Indiana on Saturday.
El Lechon De Negron in Union, NJ will hold an empanada eating contest on April 8 awarding $300 to the winner.
The Scott, LA Boudin Festival will hold an amateur only boudin sausage eating contest on April 6 awarding $500/$250/$100.
Mo "MohMotion" Mbengue won the first prize of $500 at tonight's cheesesteak eating contest at Taste Cheesesteak in Philadelphia. Dave Brunelli also competed.
Dan Kennedy announced he ate 8.5 sandwiches to win the Delco Steaks Cheesesteak Bowl in Broomall, PA for the fifth straight time. Molly Schuyler was runner up with 5.5 sandwiches.
Raina Huang ate 12 chili cheese dogs in 10 minutes to win the first prize of $400 at Tom's Chiliburgers in Ontario, CA.
Naader Reda was runner up.
Lloyd Taco Factory in Buffalo will hold a burrito eating contest on April 3 awarding $500 to the winner.
To celebrate reopening after Hurricane Helene, Bear's Smokehouse in Asheville, NC will hold a Blue Moon Pie eating contest on March 29 awarding $500 to the winner. Jamie McDonald will compete and there will be a $250 bonus if the winner beats his time.
Taste Cheesesteak Bar in Philadelphia will hold a cheesesteak eating contest on March 24 awarding $500 to the winner.
Ronnie "Megabyte" Hartman announced his retirement from professional wrestling due to a shoulder replacement surgery.
The Hot Slaw Dog Eating Contest at the Hot Slaw Festival in Cleveland, TN on April 5 will award $500 to the winner (amateurs only).
Delco Steaks will hold the Cheesesteak Bowl in Broomall, PA on March 23. Dan "Killer" Kennedy will attempt to win the contest for the fifth year in a row.
Rockaway Bar and Grill in Camano Island, WA will hold a tater tot eating contest on March 17 awarding $200 to the winner.
Busby's West in Santa Monica will hold a hot dog eating contest on March 27 for Dodgers opening day that will award $300 to the winner.
Sal's Pizza will hold a pizza eating contest in Boston on April 11 awarding $1000 to the winner.
Guinness World Records has a post about Leah Shutkever's two new world records: the most jelly snakes eaten in 30 seconds (130 g; 4.58 oz) and the most strawberries eaten in one minute (313 g; 11.04oz)
Refuel in Conway, SC will hold a chicken tender eating contest on March 21 awarding $500 to the winner.
Cornwall Live has an article about Radim "Steel Rod" Dvoracek's food challenge tour of southwest England.
The New York Post has an article about Turkish mukbang streamer Efecan Kultur, who passed away on March 7 after being hospitalized for three months for obesity issues. (Turkiye Today article)
Registration is now open for the National Sweet Corn Eating Championship at the Sweet Corn Fiesta in West Palm Beach, FL on April 27.
The Dallas Soul Food Festival will hold a macaroni and cheese eating contest on March 23 awarding $500 to the winner.
Boardroom reports that Netflix claims that Unfinished Beef, the Labor Day matchup between Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi, had more viewers than Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest on ESPN July 4.
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