Dan Kennedy has posted the top 3 from Sunday's lumpia eating contest at the Philippines Fest in New York City: 1) Dan Kennedy 184 lumpia in 10 minutes ($1000 prize) 2) Andrew Puhl 147 3) Wayne Algenio.
Food Challenge News has an interview with Pat Bertoletti, who says he does not plant to return to competitive eating.
Pierozek in Brooklyn will hold a pierogi eating contest on October 8 awarding $500 to the winner. The runner up will receive $300.
Milwaukee Oktoberfest will hold a bratwurst eating contest on October 7 awarding $500 in cash and prizes to the winner.
GroveFest in St. Louis will hold a hot dog eating contest on October 7 awarding $100 to the winner.
Laker Lutz News has an article about Miki Sudo and Nick Wehry receiving awards from Pasco County, FL.
NorthJersey.com has a gallery of tonight's ramen eating contest at Ani Ramen in Cranford, NJ. The results: 1) Dan Kennedy 10 bowls in 4 minutes $1000 2) Andrew Puhl $500 3) Wayne Algenio $250. Mo Mbengue, David Brunelli and Peter Ritter also competed.
The Heritage of Flight Festival will hold a wing eating contest in New Carlisle, OH on October 7 awarding $150 to the winner. The runner up will receive $100.
The Donut Fun Run will hold a donut eating contest in Alameda Point, CA on October 21 awarding $1000/$200/$100.
The Battalion has an article about James Webb eating 59 tacos in under 20 minutes at Raging Bull Street Tacos in Bryan, TX.
Brandon Wood ate a contest record 11 quarter pound hot dogs in 7 minutes at the Topsfield, MA Fair Saturday to defend his title and claim the first prize of $205.
A hot dog eating contest awarding $1000 to the winner will be held in Topanga, CA on October 7. Raina Huang will attend.
2023 Cheesesteak Egg Roll Bowl
| 1st | 46 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 42 | Nick Wehry | originally announced as 34 |
| 3rd | 29 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 4th | 20 | George Chiger | |
| 5th | 14 | Peter Ritter | |
| 6th | 12.5 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 7th | 11.5 | Michael “Big Hoss” Deitz | |
| 8th | 6.75 | Alex “Moose” Perez | |
| 8th | 6.75 | Rene Rovtar |
Resorts Casino is running a livestream of the contest.
2023 Lewisville tamales contest
| 1st | 80 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 79 | James Webb | |
| 3rd | 66.25 | Miki Sudo | |
| 4th | 51 | Derek Hendrickson | |
| 5th | 37.5 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 6th | 34 | Greg “The Savage” Wilson | |
| 7th | 25.5 | Albert Bravo | |
| 8th | 22.5 | “Nasty” Nathan Biller | |
| 8th | 22.5 | Zach “MEEF” Pappert | |
| 10th | 21 | Sergio Reyes-Raya | |
| 11th | 18 | Jocelyn Young | |
| DQ | ? | Sean “MEEF” Pappert |
James Webb will do a livestream of this afternoon’s tamale eating contest in Lewisville, TX.
The NYC Hot Sauce Expo will hold several spicy eating contests in Brooklyn this weekend. On Sunday, the Carolina Reaper pepper contest will award $1000 if the Guinness record is broken.
NBCDFW has a segment about James Webb, who will be competing in the Lewisville, TX tamales contest tomorrow. The Australian has been given the nickname "The Wonder from Down Under".
KC Finn's posted a behind the scenes video of Molly Schuyler and Dan Kennedy attempting their Big A** Burger Challenge in Jackson, TN. (via Little Maxine)
The Jerusalem Post has an article about Leah Shutkever setting the house record for the "Devil's Breakfast" challenge at the Hungry Hossee.
Raina Huang uploaded a video of a dumpling contest in which she faced off against James Webb and Bandana Eats.
WBCK has an interview with Nathan Klein, who has successfully completed 266 out of 273 restaurant food challenges he has attempted. He plans a tour of New England in October.
Jack's Cosmic Dogs in Charleston, SC will award $1,000 on September 30 to the customer who has eaten the most Double Dogs in a session.
The full field for Saturday's tamale eating contest in Lewisville, TX has been posted: Geoff Esper, Miki Sudo, Michelle Lesco, James Webb, Adrian Morgan, Derek Hendrickson, Darrien Thomas, Greg Wilson, Nathan Biller, Sergio Reyes Raya, Jocelyn Young and Albert Bravo (Nick Wehry was also listed but he will be doing the Cheesesteak Egg Roll Bowl.)
Providence Journal has a list of Rhode Island food challenges.
News Journal has an article about Joel Hansen's trip to east Texas and Shreveport, LA to attempt restaurants' food challenges.
The youtube channel for Hell's Kitchen has uploaded a clip from a 2012 episode in which Joey Chestnut faced off against chefs in a wing eating contest.
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