February 25, 2025 at 11:47 pm by
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Chosun.com has an article about the decline of mukbang and big eating challenges that opens with the recent retirement announcement of Yuka Kinoshita.
One major reason for mukbang’s decline is the controversy over allegations that mukbang YouTubers secretly spit out or discard food instead of actually eating it. As suspicions arose, some viewers condemned the practice as deceptive, fueling negative public sentiment, especially over food waste. Moreover, while early mukbang content felt fresh, its appeal has faded as countless creators continue to recycle the same formats.
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Island Pacific will hold 3 lumpia eating contests in March: March 8 in Las Vegas, March 15 in Santa Clarita, CA and March 22 in Union City, CA. Competitions will have amateur and professional divisions and award up to $500. February 25, 2025 at 7:34 am by
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James Webb attempted to break Matt Stonie's record of 4:10 for the Octuple Bypass Burger at the Heart Attack Grill in Las Vegas. February 25, 2025 at 12:44 am by
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The Houston Suhoor Fest will hold a falafel eating contest awarding a PS5 and a rice bowl eating contest awarding a 55 inch TV on March 7. February 23, 2025 at 11:54 pm by
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Bennison's Bakery will hold a paczki eating contest for two person teams on March 1 in Evanston, IL awarding $200 to the winning pair. February 22, 2025 at 8:53 am by
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February 21, 2025 at 5:21 pm by
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Takeru Kobayashi did a three part interview with Number Web. In Part 1, he discusses the origin of his competitive eating career in 2000 which was spurred by falling behind in his apartment rent as a college student.
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The Coop in Farmingdale, NY will hold a wing eating contest on March 6 awarding $400 to the winner. February 21, 2025 at 7:42 am by
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Toasty Dogs will hold a hot dog eating contest in Hilo, Hawaii on March 21 awarding $2500/$300/$200 to the top 3. Competitors must be Hawaii residents. February 21, 2025 at 12:32 am by
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The Space Coast Key Lime Pie Festival will hold a pie eating contest on February 22 in Melbourne, FL awarding $100/$50/$20 to the top 3. February 19, 2025 at 11:31 pm by
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Mo Mbengue won the first prize of $300 in Saturday's eating contest at Trap Hibachi in Las Vegas. While in Las Vegas, he reportedly had an altercation with Stan "Bandana Eats" van Gorden at a UNLV restaurant February 19, 2025 at 2:30 am by
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Registration is now open for the Eating Uranus Fudge Galactic Championship in Anderson, IN on March 29. February 19, 2025 at 1:30 am by
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Flat Iron Cafe in Cleveland will hold a wing eating contest on February 25 awarding $200 to the winner. The runner up will receive $50. February 17, 2025 at 11:19 pm by
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Mas Por Favor in Las Vegas will hold a spicy taco eating contest on February 25 awarding $1000 to the top male and female. Derek Hendrickson will host. February 16, 2025 at 7:54 am by
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Chad "Froman" Jones won the first prize of $1000 at the Loaded Fries Throwdown at Meatstock in Hamilton, NZ. Nela Zisser was runner up. February 16, 2025 at 12:53 am by
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Milk and Tea in Buffalo will hold a pho eating contest on March 15 awarding $350/$150/$50 to the top 3 finishers. February 15, 2025 at 11:46 pm by
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Miki Sudo's and Nick Wehry's eating benchmarks appear in Guinness' list of record-breaking couples. February 14, 2025 at 5:50 pm by
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The Overpromised with Covino and Rich podcast has an interview with Joey Chestnut recorded at the Super Bowl. He says he has yet to reach an agreement with Major League Eating about returning to Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest. February 14, 2025 at 2:29 am by
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Mashed.com has an article titled "What the Cameras do not show us about Matt Stonie". February 14, 2025 at 1:57 am by
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The Financial Times reports that Nathan's Famous has begun preliminary discussions about selling the company and taking it off stock market listings. The article says that selling licensed hot dogs manufactured by Smithfield Foods at supermarkets and other stores is the largest component of Nathan's revenues. February 14, 2025 at 1:38 am by
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Registration is now open for the Ultimate Bologna Showdown presented by Dead End BBQ and Elm Hill Meats in Knoxville, TN on May 10. February 12, 2025 at 11:54 pm by
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The South China Morning Post has an article about Yuka Kinoshita's retirement from food challenge due to physical and mental health issues. Her youtube channel has over five million subscribers. February 11, 2025 at 7:55 am by
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February 10, 2025 at 11:44 pm by
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Madison.com has an article about the choking incident at a Lake Mills, WI hot dog eating contest on February 2. The victim, Tim Vogel, was intoxicated with a blood alcohol level of .32. (Turn off JavaScript to bypass paywall)
Vogel’s ribs, some of which had cracked under the weight of compressions, held lungs filled with fluid, and an oxygen machine was doing at least 60% of his breathing for him, Dorn said. He was coughing up blood.
“I didn’t even know for probably about 15 hours if he was going to make it,” Dorn said.
Once he was conscious and showing signs of improvement, doctors placed Vogel on a temporary liquid diet due to the trauma in his throat; he jokingly lamented that he hadn’t been able to finish his hot dogs.
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The Tap House Grill in St. Charles, IL will hold a wing eating contest on February 22 awarding $250 to the winner, $100 to the runner up. February 10, 2025 at 3:17 am by
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It is one month until the Wings For Wishes Professional Wing Eating Championship in Miami on March 8 according to the event web page. The competition has yet to be listed on Major Leage Eating's schedule. update Feb 11 Registration is now open February 8, 2025 at 9:40 am by
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Marcos "Monster" Owens ate 41 wings to win the first prize of $2000 in this mornings Wing Pole eating contest at Cheerleaders in Philadelphia. "Love Handles" was runner up with 40. (Source: El Wingador Instagram stories) update Apparently there were two Wing Poles today. Dave "US Male" Goldstein edged Dave "Tiger Wings and Things" Brunelli 188 wings to 186 to win his 3rd Wing Pole in the competition at Club Risque. February 7, 2025 at 12:34 pm by
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