The pumpkin pie eating contest does not appear on the Great Pumpkin Farm's 2023 Fall Festival schedule. The competition on Clarence, NY had previously awarded $1,800.
PMQ has an article about the 28 inch pizza challenge offered by PIE.ZAA in Asheville, NC that was attempted by Raina Huang in June.
Perth Now has an article about Compton Burgers in Perth, West Australia receiving a flood of one star reviews after James Webb criticized coffee he ordered from the restaurant on TikTok. Daily Mail also has an article about the feud.
Joey Chestnut will appear at the Newport, KY Hooters on August 29 and attempt to eat as many wings as possible in an hour. The event is to promote an all you can eat wing special available for $15.99.
Radim Dvoracek from the Czech Republic, Max Stanford, John "Food and the Beast" Dawes along with Ronnie Hartman are expected to compete in the Nathan's qualifier at Seal Bay Resort in Selsey, England on August 26.

MLE top 50 updated, Stonie out

The MLE top 50 has been updated. Matt Stonie has been removed after almost 2 and a half years of inactivity. The top 15.
1. Joey Chestnut
2. Geoffrey Esper
3. Miki Sudo
4. Nick Wehry
5. James Webb
6. Gideon Oji
7. Bartley Weaver, IV
8. Derek Hendrickson
9. Pat Bertoletti
10. Michelle Lesco
11. Max Suzuki
12. Darrien Thomas
13. Zosan Pacpac
14. Mayoi Ebihara
15. Adrian Morgan
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Joe Menchetti, competing as "Joe Merchetti" ate 174 clams to win today's clam eating contest menat Peters's Clam Bar in Island Park, NY.
The NC Hot Sauce Contest & Festival will hold a pepper eating contest on September 9 in Oxford, NC awarding $1000 to the winner.
Taste of Hamburger Festival in Hamburg, PA on September 2 has dropped its burger eating contests for professionals and amateurs and replaced it with an eating competition between teams of professional wrestlers.
Joey Chestnut ate 13 olive burgers in 5 minutes to win a contest at tonight's Lansing Lugnuts game, which was billed as a world record.
Raina Huang will compete in a taco eating contest at The Great Las Vegas Taco Festival on October 29. The first prize is $1000.
Matt Stonie will compete against fans in the 3K Mega Dog (a 22 inch hot dog with 3000 calories) Challenge at Waamava Resort and Casino in Highland, CA on August 11. This will be his first public contest since the Draft Kings Red Carpet Film Feast in April 2021.
The Mushroom Festival in Kennett Square, PA will hold a mushroom eating contest for amateurs on September 10 awarding $300/$200/$100. The professional division has apparently been dropped
Ronnie Hartman announces that he will be competing in the Nathan's qualifier to be held in Selsey, England on August 26.
The Trenton Thunder World Famous Case's Pork Roll Eating Championship will be held at the Riverfest - New Jersey Fall Festival on September 23.
Essentially Sports has a post about Icelandic strongman competitor Hafthor Bjornsson taking on Randy Santel and Katina DeJarnett in a burger eating challenge in Iceland. (video)
Nat vs Food ate 10.875 bowls of katsudon in 8 minutes and Miki Sudo ate 368 fish balls in 8 minutes to win the first two contests at Thailand Food Kingdom in Bangkok. The venue will hold 6 more competitions this weekend.
Joey Chestnut ate 304 mini donuts in 8 minutes to defend his title in Regina, SK. Over $72,000 was raised for the Regina Food Bank.
Miki Sudo, Nick Wehry, Zosan Pacpac and Thai competitive eaters will face off in Thailand Food Kingdom, a series of 8 eating contests that will be held in Bangkok from August 4 to 6.
There will be no Brat Days festival in Sheboygan, WI in 2023. The event had a sausage eating contest that was televised on ESPN in 2006.
Cricket Car Hop will hold a hot dog eating contest for professionals in Stratford, CT on September 2 awarding $2000. An amateur division will award $500.
George Shea announced on twitter that "Hungry" Charles Hardy, also known as the Godfather of Competitive Eating, passed away. He was runner in the Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest in 1998 and 1999 and also had top 5 finishes in 2000 and 2001. Hardy's loss to winner Steve Keiner by a quarter of a hot dog in the 1999 Nathan's contest was controversial since Keiner began eating before the official start signal had been given.
Enrico's Italian Restaurant will hold a spaghetti eating contest in Frankfort, IL on September 2 awarding $500/$300/$200 to the top 3. Qualifiers will be held August 3 and 10.
Ocean Downs Casino in Berlin, MD will hold a watermelon eating contest on August 3 awarding $250 to the winner.
St. Albans, WV will hold a hot dog eating contest on August 12 awarding $250/$100/$50
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