May 16, 2026 at 8:28 am by
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Here is the number of Nathan’s Famous hot dog qualifiers in the database since 2002 by contest year. The list does not include non hot dog competitions like the 2005 UK sausage eating contest that awarded a finals spot.
| 2025-26 |
2 |
| 2024-25 |
6 |
| 2023-24 |
7 |
| 2022-23 |
6 |
| 2021-22 |
2 |
| 2020-21 |
0 |
| 2019-20 |
3 |
| 2018-19 |
16 |
| 2017-18 |
19 |
| 2016-17 |
19 |
| 2015-16 |
12 |
| 2014-15 |
15 |
| 2013-14 |
15 |
| 2012-13 |
12 |
| 2011-12 |
14 |
| 2010-11 |
15 |
| 2009-10 |
15 |
| 2008-09 |
18 |
| 2007-08 |
19 |
| 2006-07 |
14 |
| 2005-06 |
16 |
| 2004-05 |
14 |
| 2003-04 |
14 |
| 2002-03 |
13 |
A list of all the qualifiers follows after the jump
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Sidewinder in Phoenix will hold a hot dog eating contest on May 24 awarding $5,000 to the winner. Entrants must purchase $5 lottery tickets to obtain a spot. May 16, 2026 at 7:21 am by
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Joey Chestnut will face off against teams of three at a gyro eating contest at Nick the Greek in San Diego on May 19. The winner will receive $1000. May 15, 2026 at 7:08 am by
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To celebrate the 100th anniversary of Route 66, The Big Texan will do a tour offering its 72 ounce steak along the famed highway in June. The trip will begin on June 4 in Santa Monica and end on June 25 in Chicago. Naader Reda plans to attempt the challenge in Barstow, CA. May 14, 2026 at 6:58 am by
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Millie's Smash Bar in Patchogue, NY will hold a Smashburger eating contest on June 14 awarding $500 to the winner. May 14, 2026 at 1:13 am by
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Pat Bertoletti was the guest on this morning's epsidoe of "Toon in with Me" on MeTV. May 12, 2026 at 10:50 pm by
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The Rusty Wheel in South Beloit, IL will hold a hot dog eating contest on May 25 awarding $500 to the winner. May 12, 2026 at 12:12 am by
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The Sausage Slam in Sedalia, MO will hold amateur-only hot dog eating contests on June 13 awarding $500 to the top man and woman. May 11, 2026 at 1:28 am by
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May 9, 2026 at 11:31 am by
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update WVLT and WATE have articles
Full results are in an Instagram story
WVLT8 will livestream the Ultimate Bologna Showdown from Knoxville, TN.
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La Lupita in Houston will hold a taco eating contest on May 23 awarding $300 to the winner. $500 will be awarded if the winner eats 45 tacos or more. May 9, 2026 at 1:14 am by
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Island Pacific in Las Vegas will hold a halo halo eating contest on May 9 awarding $500 to the winner and $250 to the runner up. Raina Huang is expected to compete. May 8, 2026 at 12:23 am by
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Park Bench in Atlanta will hold a banana eating contests on Friday and Saturday game awarding $500 to the winner. May 6, 2026 at 7:31 am by
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The Bulldog in Lafayette, LA will hold a crawfish eating contest on May 9 awarding $500 to the winner. May 5, 2026 at 7:47 am by
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The NY Post has an article about the pancake challenge at Nappi’s Nook in Nesconset, NY. About 40 people have finished the challenged out of 400 attempts, but no females have been successful. May 5, 2026 at 1:50 am by
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Joey Chestnut will oversee the Rural King Popcorn Showdown in Terre Haute, IN on Memorial Day, May 25. May 3, 2026 at 11:48 pm by
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May 2, 2026 at 9:26 am by
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update full results are on Instagram
The City of Manor is doing a live stream of the contest James Webb is also doing a livestream
After cancelling the entire Friday night schedule, ManorPalooza has been moved to Manor Senior High School. The sausage eating contest is still scheduled for 5PM central.
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WFLA reports that Miki Sudo graduated from Hillsborough College with a dental hygiene degree. She plans to continue her competitive eating career. May 2, 2026 at 2:16 am by
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Sayulitas in San Diego will hold a 10 pound burrito eating contest on May 5 awarding $300 to the winner. May 1, 2026 at 12:11 am by
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Puerto Vallarta in Flushing, MI has a nine pound burrito challenge that will award $500 if finished in under 5 minutes. No one has completed the challenge. April 30, 2026 at 11:25 pm by
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North Shore Beefs will hold a MLE slider eating contest at Fenway Park in Boston on September 12. April 29, 2026 at 11:11 pm by
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The World Strawberry Shortcake Eating Championship will return to the Mattituck, NY Strawberry Festival. The contest date will probably be June 20. April 28, 2026 at 11:10 pm by
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Fortune has an article about Amazon CEO Andy Jassy's wing eating events. He held a weekly competitions with his friends in Seattle and also held a wing eating contest at the Amazon AWS re:Invent convention. Jassy's personal best is 57 wings.
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Results from today’s National Sweet Corn Eating Championship held at the Sweet Corn Fiesta in West Palm Beach, FL are on the MLE Instagram
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Redline Tacos in Salem, OR will hold a taco eating contest on May 3 awarding $300 to the winner. April 26, 2026 at 12:50 am by
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Max Stanford completed the chicken fried steak challenge at Kendall's in Noble, OK twice, the first time in a record 6:12. April 24, 2026 at 11:40 pm by
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