2023 Lewisville tamales contest

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.
Magnolia Pancake Haus in San Antonio will hold a pancake eating contest tomorrow (Sept 26) awarding prizes billed at over $10,000 in value. The winner will receive $500 or 50% of the entry fees and 2 courtside Spurs tickets. The runner up will receive a South African safari and a Hog Hunt in Gonzales, TX.
Joey Chestnut ate 69 donuts in 5 minutes to win Sunday's eating contest vs. Cleveland area celebrities at Mapleside Farms in Brunswick, OH. Austin Love was runner up with 36. (WKYC video)
Hollywood Casino in Perryville, MD will hold a hot wing eating contest on October 15 awarding $400 to the winner.
CBC reports a customer at Ship & Anchor Pub in Calgary was hospitalized tonight and is currently in a life threatening condition. He reportedly choked while competing in an Oktoberfest hot dog eating contest, but that has yet to be confirmed. (Pub statement about incident)
The New York City Philippines Fest will hold a lumpia eating contest awarding $1000 to the winner on October 8. 2022 winner Wayne Algenio will appear.

Geoff Esper defends pork roll title

update Official results were posted some time this morning:

1st 43.5 Geoffrey Esper
2nd 43 Joey “Jaws” Chestnut
2nd 43 James Webb
4th 35 Nick Wehry
5th 20 Josh “The Goat” Krady
6th 19 George Chiger
7th 14 Ryan “Max Carnage” Rodacker
8th 13 Chris Seely
9th 11.25 Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele
10th 9.5 William “Wild Bill” Myers
11th 9.25 Crazy Legs Conti

NJ.com has a gallery.

Geoff Esper defended his title at today’s Trenton Thunder pork roll eating contest (via James Webb live video) Joey Chestnut was runner up.

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The Flint River Fair will hold an amateur only hot dog eating contest in Bainbridge, GA awarding $500 to the winner.
Santa Maria Times reports that Raina Huang ate 26 aebleskiver in 5 minutes at Danish Days in Solvang, CA on Sunday. Victor Angel ate 12 to win the official contest. She later ate 11 sausages in 29 minutes to complete the challenge ate Copenhagen Sausage Garden
Miki Sudo and Nick Wehry were officially honored by Pasco County, FL for their competitive eating success.
Sicilian competitive eater Chiara Mangiatutto (Chiara Eats All) has started a youtube channel. She recently ate 8kg of parigina gateau in less than 30 minutes to win a prize of 500 Euros. (Italian article | Instagram).
Ani Ramen will hold a ramen eating contest on October 5 in Cranford, NJ awarding $1000/$500/$250. The winner will also receive a set of golden chopsticks.
Teesside Live has an article about John "Food and the Beast" Dawes finishing third in last month's Nathan's qualifier at Seal Bay Resort in Selsey, West Sussex, England.
The field for the Cheesesteak Egg Roll Bowl at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City on September 30 has been announced. Joey Chestnut, Nick Wehry, Gideon Oji, Darrien Thomas, George Chiger, Eric "Badlands" Booker, Rene Rovtar, William Myers, Alex Perez, Michael Dietz, Peter Ritter and Nicholas Bard are expected to compete.
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