Dave "US Male" Goldstein annonced that he was runner up in the Wing Pole at Club Risque in Philadelphia with 187 wings. Dave Brunelli won the competition with 209 wings. updateMarcos Owens defended his title at the Wing Pole held at Cheerleaders
NFL on CBS has a video in which Pro Bowlers are asked what food they would choose for an eating contest.
The Grid in Penrith, NSW, Australia will hold a Super Bowl hot dog eating contest on February 9 (the Super Bowl is Monday in Australia) awarding $500 to the winner.
The National Sweet Corn Eating Championship will return to the Sweet Corn Fiesta in West Palm Beach, FL on April 26.
The Lopez Island Creamery in Anacortes, WA will hold a "Scooper Bowl" eating contest on February 7 awarding $400 to the four person team that can eat the most of a 2.5 gallon tub of ice cream.
The listed entrants for the Wing Bowl in Las Vegas on Saturday include Molly Schuyler, Dan Kennedy, Bob Shoudt,
Jesse Pynnönen and Naader Reda. Moh Motion and Raina Huang also earned spots in a July qualifiers, but Raina will not be competing since she will be doing an event in Hawaii on that day.
The Smoked Festival in Rockhampton, QLD, Australia will hold a wing eating contest on February 6 and a pulled pork eating competition on February 7. Both contests will award $400/$250/$150/$50/$50/$50/$50 to the top 7.
Siegel’s Bagelmania 2026
Full results are on the MLE Instagram
| 1st | 16.875 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 16.75 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | |
| 3rd | 16.125 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 4th | 16 | James Webb | |
| 5th | 13.875 | Nick Wehry | |
| 6th | 11.5 | Cameron Meade | |
| 7th | 10.25 | Gideon Oji | |
| 8th | 9 | Derek Hendrickson | |
| 9th | 6.25 | Jacob Williams | |
| 10th | 4 | Crazy Legs Conti | |
| 11th | 2.5 | Camille O’Brien | |
| 12th | 2 | Sam Stackhose |
The livestream for the Siegel’s Bagelmania eating contest from Las Vegas has started.
Curt Richy produced a video about Takeru Kobayashi and his relationship with Major League Eating focusing on his estrangement from the organization in 2010.
http://wingsforwishesmiami.org">Spectator tickets are available for Wings for Wishes in Miami on March 7. Joey Chestnut is expected to compete. The competition has yet to be listed on the MLE calendar.
The Lucky Lion Night Market in Hamilton, ON will hold a pho eating contest on February 14 that will award $500 if a 15 pound bowl is finished in under 50 minutes. The prize will be $100 if the bowl is not finished.
Island Pacific will hold its "Super Ball" fish ball eating contest in Los Angeles with amateur and professional divisions on February 7. The top prize is $1000. update Feb 5 $1,000 will be awarded to the top professional and amateur
Saturday's World Bagel Eating Championship in Las Vegas will be livestreamed on Triller TV. The page for the broadcast has already been set up.
Island Pacific in Elk Grove, CA will hold a polvoron eating contest on January 31 awarding $200 to the winner, $100 to the runner up.
Anglesea Ale Works in North Wildwood, NJ will hold a wing eating contest on January 31 awarding $500 to the winner.
Overtime in Bowling Green, KY will hold a hot wing eating contest on February 8 awarding $250 cash and a $250 gift card to the winner.
A 2012 episode of "Hell's Kitchen" in which Joey Chestnut faced off against the chefs in a chicken wing eating contest can be viewed on the Kitchen Nightmares youtube channel.
The Hudson Valley King of the Wings will hold three qualifiers this weekend awarding $104 and a spot in the finals on January 31, which will award $5,000 if the contest record is broken.
Nathan's Famous will be acquired by Smithfield Foods, which was sold in 2013 to Shuanghui (later renamed WH Group) a Chinese conglomerate listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The following year, Smithfield became the sole meatpacker and distributor for Nathan's Famous. (press release) update A Smithfield spokesperson stated the company plans to continue the eating contest.
The Mega Night Market will hold amateur banh mi eating contests in St. Peterburg, FL on January 23, 24 and 25 awarding $250 to the winner.
Rural King, a farm and home retailer, announced a partnership with Joey Chestnut and a popcorn eating circuit in 2026-27. Several popcorn eating qualifiers for amateurs will be held during 2026. Winners of those competitions will take on Joey Chestnut in the finals on National Popcorn Day in 2027.
Dan Kennedy won the first prize of $1,250 in yesterday's World Muffin Eating Championship in St. Petersburg, FL. Nick Dompierre won the influencer division.
Christopher "Old Guy Eats" Dale won the first prize of $400 in today's kolache eating contest at Hruska's Store & Bakery in Ellinger, TX.
Over Under Sports Bar in Dallas will hold a wing eating contest at halftime of the Super Bowl on February 8 awarding $500 to the winner.
USA Network announces that "Everything on the Menu" starring former WWE star Adam "Braun Strowman" Scherr will return for a second season of 12 episodes. He will be accompanied by additional diners in this season, included WWE wrestler Alexa Bliss.
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