The Paqui One Chip Challenge has been withdrawn from stores after Harris Wolobah, a Worcester, MA high school student, passed away after eating the super spicy chip dusted with Carolina Reaper and Naga Viper peppers.
Packs and Snacks in Glen Ellyn, IL will hold a pizza eating contest on September 9 awarding a Michael Jordan rookie card.
Mo "MohMotion" Mbengue completed two 72 ounce steak challenges at The Big Texan in 1:12. I think the only other people to complete multiple challenges at that Amarillo, TX restaurant are Molly Schuyler, Miki Sudo and pro wrestler Klondike Bill in 1963. (Big Texan Instagram post)
Registration is now open for the Cheesesteak Egg Roll Bowl at Resorts Casino Hotel in Atlantic City on September 30. Joey Chestnut and Nick Wehry are expected to compete.
The Houston Viet Cultural Festival will hold a pho eating contest on September 16 awarding $200/$100/$50.
RIP Jimmy Buffet. His Cheeseburger in Paradise restaurant chain had a "Trouble in Paradise" quadruple patty burger challenge that was free if it was finished in under 12 minutes.
2023 Buffalo Wing Festival Championship
Full official results were posted about 24 hours after the contest ended:
| 1st | 276 | James Webb | |
| 2nd | 240 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 3rd | 231 | Miki Sudo | |
| 4th | 220 | Nick Wehry | |
| 5th | 196 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 6th | 194 | Gideon Oji | |
| 7th | 146 | Ronnie “MegaByte” Hartman | |
| 8th | 129 | George Chiger | |
| 9th | 128 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 10th | 119 | “Buffalo” Jim Reeves | |
| 11th | 57 | Mike Harris | |
| 12th | 40 | Crazy Legs Conti |
update James Webb’s total of 276 is being billed as a world record, but Geoff Esper ate 281 wings in 2019
George Shea has posted the top 4 on his twitter. The MLE twitter has yet to post any results.
1 James Webb 276
2 Joey Chestnut 240
3 Miki Sudo 231
4 Nick Wehry 220
The top 2: James Webb 276 in 12 minutes, Joey Chestnut 240
There was apparently controversy with the results
WGRZ is running a live video
FairfieldStags.com has an article about Mike Harris, who received his spot by being friends with the owner of contest sponsor Wing It On.
Miki Sudo wins Buffalo Buffet Bowl
The top 4 from today’s Buffet Bowl contest at the Buffalo Wing Festival. The competition is first to finish five pounds of Buffalo food items.
1 Miki Sudo 4:18, first contest victory since 2013
2 Joey Chestnut 5:17
3T Nick Wehry 5:28
3T Gideon Oji 5:28
James Webb wins Colorado State Fair Slopper contest
James Webb is the first person besides Geoff Esper to win the Slopper eating contest at the Colorado State Fair in the 2020s. Official results
| 1st | 32 | James Webb | first person besides Geoff Esper to win contest since 2019 |
| 2nd | 31.5 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 23 | Mo Mbengue | |
| 4th | 21.5 | Bartley Weaver, IV | |
| 5th | 20 | Steve “The Rabbit” Hammond | |
| 6th | 19 | Darrien “Cheesecurd” Thomas | |
| 7th | 16 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 8th | 10.75 | Jon Ansell | |
| 9th | 9 | Mark “toothless” Sutherburg | |
| 10th | 8.75 | Chris Sealey |
Molly Schuyler ate 54 hot dogs at Cricket Car Hop in Stratford, CT to break her women's record for a hot dog eating contest and claim the $2,000 first prize.
After arriving in Colorado for tomorrow's Slopper eating contest, James Webb ate 6 pounds of chocolate at the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory in Colorado Springs.
Vice.com has a report on last Saturday's Nathan's qualifier held at Seal Bay Resort in Selsey, England.
The Rhode Island Chinese Dragon Boat Races & Taiwan Day Festival will hold a dumpling eating contest on Saturday in Pawtucket, RI awarding a round trip ticket to Taiwan.
Leah Shutkever finished "The Big One" at the Hungry Hossee in Corby in 10:15 to break Adam "Beard Meats Food" Moran's record for the 45 item breakfast challenge. The meal is one of the more famous British eating challenges and has been offered for 18 years.
Wisconsin Public Radio has an interview with Katina DeJarnett about returning to the United States after a months-long food challenge tour of the world with Randy Santel.
Kevin "LA Beast" Strahle produced a video about his competitive eating career titled "Why I Never Made It To The Nathan's 4th of July Hot Dog Contest".
The Topsfield, MA Fair will hold a hot dog eating contest on September 30 awarding $205 to the winner.
2023 Selsey, England Nathan’s qualifier
update Official results
1 Max Stanford 34
2 Radim Dvoracek 21.5
3T Ronnie Hartman 14.5
3T John Dawes 14.5
1 Rhea Jarvis 4
If accurate, Max Stanford’s total of 34 would break the UK record of 32 set by Beard Meats Food in 2019, but there might have been a miscount.
update Ronnie Hartman announced he was third with 14.5 hot dogs, Max Stanford was the male winner, and Radim Dvoracek was the runner up.
MLE is billing today’s contest in Selsey, England at Seal Bay Resort as the first British Nathan’s qualifier, but there was an qualifier in Birmingham, England in 2005 using pork pies instead of hot dogs.
The competition won by Rob Burns was the subject of a documentary, “The Big Eat”, which can be viewed on youtube.
Dean Bemrose finished a 20 patty burger challenge in 23:50 at Beast Burger in Hull. The restaurant will pay £200 if Radim Dvoracek's record of 8:48 is broken.
The Star has an article about Singaporean mukbangers with a section about former competitive eater Sarah Ow. Her move away from competitive eating was spurred by a decline in the number of eating contests.
The Irish Sun has an article about Katina DeJarnett attempting a breakfast challenge in Ireland consisting of a roll containing ten sausages, black pudding, eggs, baked beans, rashers and numerous chips (french fries). Some spectators thought that the addition of the chips invalidated the meal's status as authentic Irish cuisine.
Steve's Hot Dogs will hold a hot dog eating contest in St. Louis on September 3 awarding $100 to the winner, $50 to the runner up.
The Hampton Beach, NH Seafood Festival will hold its lobster roll eating contest on September 10. The competition has previously awarded $600/$250/$150.
2023 Buffalo Wing Fest fields
Joey Chestnut, Geoff Esper, Miki Sudo, Nick Wehry, Gideon Oji, James Webb, George Chiger, Ronnie Hartman, Badlands Booker, Crazy Legs Conti, Jim Reeves and Mike Harris are expected to compete in the Wing It On! USA Chicken Wing Eating Championship at the Buffalo Wing Fest September 3.
Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Nick Wehry, Gideon Oji, George Chiger, Ronnie Hartman, Badlands Booker, Crazy Leg Conti, Jim Reeves, Rene Rovtar and Cherish Brown are expected to compete in the Buffalo Buffet Bowl Eating Championship on September 2.
James Webb ate 20 Dagwood Dogs in 4:51 to win a contest held in Brisbane on Sunday. In September, he plans to compete in slopper, buffalo wings, pork rolls and tamale contests
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