The "Fat Cat Fest", a Javascript video game in which cartoon cats compete in a food eating contest can be played online
Ethan Gillis has uploaded "The Gravy Bowl" to youtube, a mini-documentary about Darrien "Cheese Curd" Thomas competing in the 2018 Smoke's Poutinerie eating contest in Toronto.
News 10 NBC has a video about Brandon "The Titanium Jaw" Macey, who is leaving his job as a producer at that station in Rochester, NY to move to Albany.
BrewDog in Atlanta will hold a wing eating contest on February 11 awarding $250 to the winner.
Joey Chestnut will do an eating contest during halftime of the February 3 Saskatchewan Rush lacrosse game in Saskatoon, SK.
Memory Motel in Manhattan will hold a wing eating contest during halftime of Sunday's Chiefs vs. Ravens AFC Championship game awarding a Super Bowl table valued at $2500.
Barley House in Cleveland will hold a Super Bowl (February 11) cannoli eating contest awarding 2 Cavaliers tickets and a VIP Experience at Barley House. It will also hold a wing eating contest awarding a $250 gift card and a Barley House merchandise package.
“Superhot” documentary on Hulu
The documentary “Superhot:The Spicy World of Pepper People” can now be viewed on Hulu. The 10 episode series has the following description:
A deep dive into a subculture fueled by spice: from the elite growers who strive to create new superhots to the chili eaters who chase the endorphin rush of consuming them; one chili head sets out on a quest to answer the spiciest of questions.
The Lewisburg, PA Farmers Market will hold a hot wing eating contest on January 24 awarding $100/$50/$25.
Topanga Social will hold a pizza eating contest in Los Angeles on March 9 awarding $1,000 to the winner. Raina Huang will compete.
Island Pacific Market will hold a "Superball" fish ball eating contest on February 10 in Santa Clarita, CA awarding $1,000 to the winner.
Registration is now open for the Jalapeño Eating Contest Sponsored by La Costeña at the Jalapeño Festival in Laredo, TX on February 17. The prizes appear to be $3000/$1500/$750.
The fourth episode of the "Behind the Buns" podcast co-hosted by Derek Hendrickson and Darron Breeden is a recap of Saturday's bagelmania eating contest in Las Vegas.
Leo's at the Slice in Middletown, OH will hold a pizza eating contest on February 23 awarding $500 to the winner.
Registration is now open for the Ultimate Bologna Showdown, presented by Dead End BBQ and Elm Hill Bologna to be held in Knoxville, TN on May 18.
Dan Kennedy announced that he and Molly Schuyler both ate 51 chili dogs at the Roast Grill in Raleigh, NC to break the previous men's (28) and women's record (15).
Joey Chestnut did an interview for the US Sun about his business ventures. He says he made $500,000 in 2022, with more earnings from his endorsement deals than eating contest winnings. In February, he plans to set the five minute record for hot dogs in Canada.
2024 Siegel’s Bagelmania eating contest
James Webb is running a live video of today’s Siegel’s Bagelmania eating contest in Las Vegas
Official results: (8 minutes)
| 1st | 15 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 14.5 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 13 | James Webb | |
| 4th | 10.5 | Nick Wehry | |
| 5th | 10.25 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | |
| 6th | 10 | Miki Sudo | |
| 7th | 7.75 | Derek Hendrickson | |
| 8th | 7.5 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 9th | 3.75 | Sergio Reyes-Raya | |
| 10th | 2.25 | Cherish “Five Pounds” Brown | |
| 11th | 1.75 | Elizabeth Salgado |
Brett "The Branimal" Healey is the guest on the third episode of the "Behind the Buns" podcast co-hosted by Derek Hendrickson and Darron Breeden.
Registration is now open on majorleagueeating.com for the Eating Uranus Fudge Galactic Championship that will be held in St. Robert, MO on March 30
The Hudson Valley Wingfest will hold a wing eating contest awarding $500 to the winner on February 3 in Poughkeepsie, NY. $5000 will be awarded if the contest record is broken. Entrants will need to qualify at a qualifier from January 27 to February 2.
Last week, James Webb finished the Mac Daddy Pancake Challenge at M.A.C. 24/7 in Waikiki in 9:02 to break "Furious" Pete Czerwinski's record of 10 minutes. Joey Chestnut is currently in third place with a time of 15 minutes.
The 2024 Wing Pole will be held February 9 at Club Risque in Philadelphia. Last year's contest awarded $3000 to the winner. The contest is billed as amateur only, but Dan Kennedy has announced that he will compete.
Saigon Night Market in North Pinellas Park, FL will hold a pho eating contest on January 20 and a spicy Wings & papaya eating contest on January 21. Both competitions will award $300 to the winner.
The Wonderful Pistachios Get Crackin' Eating Championship will be held in Santa Monica on February 26. Registration is closed.
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