The Cross Street Market in Baltimore will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 4 awarding $1000 to the winner.
On the Owls Nest BBQ Show, Joey Chestnut says he has yet to reach an agreement about competing in Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest this year.
Side Quest Arcade in Garland, TX will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 5 awarding $1000 to the winner.
Red's Beer Garden in Atlanta will hold a hot dog eating contest on July 5 awarding $200/$75/$50 to the top three.
Geoff Esper wins Lake Compounce qualifier
update May 15 Jerome Burns has a video
| 1st | 43 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 23 | Jerome Burns | |
| 3rd | 17 | Brandon “The Titanium Jaw” Macey | |
| 4th | 12 | Crazy Legs Conti | |
| 5th | 9.5 | Myles Mylet | |
| 6th | 9 | Deane Redish |
| 1st | 12 | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele | |
| 2nd | 8.5 | Madison Barone | |
| 3rd | 7 | Julie Goldberg | |
| 4th | 3.75 | Julia Wang |
2025 Ultimate Bologna Showdown
update May 12WNYT has a video about Brandon “The Titanium Jaw” Macy competing.
Drone video of the contest
WVLT is doing a livestream of today’s Ultimate Bologna Showdown in Knoxville, TN. James Webb is also doing a live video.
Official results:
| 1st | 15.75 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | new contest record |
| 2nd | 11.333 | James Webb | |
| 3rd | 10.675 | Nick Wehry | |
| 4th | 10.25 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | |
| 5th | 9 | Radim Dvoracek | |
| 5th | 9 | Miki Sudo | |
| 7th | 6.5 | Derek Hendrickson | |
| 8th | 6.1 | Tanner Gray | |
| 9th | 4.5 | Peter “Dirty Pete” Ritter | |
| 10th | 3.5 | Andrew “The Bear” Kogutkiewicz | |
| 11th | 1.75 | Cherish “Five Pounds” Brown | |
| 12th | 1.37 | Rene Rovtar |
Taqueria Acosta in Pittsburgh will hold a taco eating contest on May 25 awarding $200 to the winner.
Clawdaddy's in Monroe, LA will hold a crawfish eating contest on May 29 awarding $500 to the winner.
Daves Famous T & L Hot Dogs will hold a hot dog eating contest in Bridgeport, WV on May 31 awarding $500 to the winner.
Registration is open for the World Strawberry Shortcake Eating Championship in Mattituck, NY on June 14.
Joey Chestnut will attempt to set the popcorn record at a Rural King in Terre Haute, IN on Memorial Day, May 26.
Hot Dogs El Buda in Fort Worth will hold a hot dog eating contest on May 24 awarding $500 to the winner.
Pat Bertoletti, Miki Sudo, James Webb, Nick Wehry and Radim Dvoracek are expected to compete in the pulled pork slider eating contest at SmokeSlam: The World's Ultimate BBQ Showdown in Memphis on May 17.
Teinei Kinoshita wins TV Tokyo “King of Gluttony” 2025
Results from the final round of today’s “King of Gluttony” contest televised on TV Tokyo. (video of program, results start at 2:50)
1 Teinei Kinoshita 23 bowls of ramen
2 Kawaxile 22 bowls
3T Geoff Esper 21
3T Pat Bertoletti 21
The yelp page for the Los Angeles location of Stonie Bowls, Matt Stonie's restaurant focusing on poke bowl, has been updated to report that it has closed. All of the other locations appear to have closed according to UberEats. Stonie Bowls opened in 2022 as a "virtual restaurant" that only offered delivery and carryout.
Fridha's Mexican Kitchen in Springdale, AR will hold a taco eating contest tomorrow awarding $250/$100/$50 to the top 3.
James Webb sets ManorPalooza sausage record
| 1st | 53 | James Webb | contest record |
| 2nd | 33.5 | Radim Dvoracek | |
| 3rd | 30 | Tanner Gray | |
| 4th | 23 | Juan “Hungry Saiyan” Neave | first MLE contest since 2019 |
| 5th | 21.75 | Christopher “Old Guy Eats” Dale | |
| 6th | 18 | Albert Bravo | |
| 7th | 13.75 | Garrett Smith | |
| 8th | 11.25 | Steve Bennett |
James Webb’s livestream (results start at minute 37) (10 minutes)
Joseph Terwilliger has uploaded a video of him competing in the 1997 Nathan's qualifier at the Newport Center Mall in Jersey City, NJ. Three time champion Mike "The Scholar" DeVito won the qualifier, so a bye was not always given to past winners.
Nonna Artemisa's Pizza will hold a pizza eating contest for amateurs in Southington, CT on May 24 awarding $500 to the winner. Shawn "BasketLockerBall" Butler and Jerome Burns will be the professional eaters at the event.
James Webb, Greg "The Savage Wilson", Radim Dvoracek and Tanner Gray are expected to compete in the ManorPalooza World Texas Sausage Eating Championship in Manor, TX on May 3.
NHK.com has uploaded a video of a 1952 noodle eating contest held in Iwate, Japan.
The ABB Summer Kickoff and Food Truck Festival in Bridgeport, WV will hold a hot dog eating contest on May 31 awarding $500 to the winner.
Connor Wolff finished a thin XXL pizza in 1:55 to set the record for the Whole Pie Eater's Club at Pete & Elda's in Neptune City, NJ.
Harley Morenstein of Epic Meal Time has withdrawn from his boxing match vs. Kevin "LA Beast" Strahle at Creator Clash 3, scheduled for June 28.
Miki Sudo and Nick Wehry will compete in a Cuban sandwich eating contest at cigar manufacturer J.C. Newman's Founder's Day celebration in Tampa on May 3.
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