The Dallas Pizza Fest will hold a pizza eating contest on April 23 awarding $200/$100/$50.
Ed "Cookie" Jarvis has posted several videos of his television appearances to his youtube channel.
B/R Walkoff produced a videovid asking members of the USA baseball team how many hot dogs they could eat in 10 minutes.
AsiaOne has a report on Zermatt Neo and Raina Huang attempting 100 egg tarts in Singapore. (video)
In his latest video, a Jaffa cake challenge, Geoff Esper admits he is lacking enthusiasm for competitive eating and is considering missing Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest. (via MikeyinCharge)
Zois Pizza in Seymour, CT will hold its pizza eating contest on May 20. The professional division will award $2000/$1000/$500 (entrants must raise $200). There will also be two divisions for teams consisting of 2 males or 2 females both awarding $750/$350/$200 (entrants must raise $300).
ABC7Amarillo.com has an article about actor Will Ferrell attempting the 72 ounce steak challenge at the Big Texan in Amarillo, TX Saturday while wearing a Sherlock Holmes costume for an upcoming cross country road trip documentary. Instagram gallery
Kevin Ross reports that Juan Water Bottle finished his burrito in about 4:30 to win the first prize of $1,000 in Friday's Blue Burro eating contest in Long Beach. Raina Huang was runner-up.
La Nova will hold a wing eating contest at the Las Vegas Pizza Expo on March 28 awarding $1000 to the winner. Comedian Carrot Top will MC.
Max Stanford ate 14 items from Greggs (six bakes, four sausage rolls and four doughnuts) in 3:09 to win the first prize of £100 in a video based British Eating League contest.
Blue Bur*ro in Long Beach will hold a burrito eating contest on March 10 awarding $1000 to the fastest person to eat a McLovin Burrito.
Pirate's Well in Lake Park, FL will hold a taco eating contest on April 4 awarding $250/$100/$50 gift card to the top 3 finishers.
Wonderful Pistachios announces they have recalculated the totals for the top 3 finishers in its February 26 eating contest, almost doubling their amounts: Nick Wehry 109->188, Adrian Morgan 102->176, Miki Sudo 100->173
Manchester Evening News has posted a gallery of pictures taken at a tripe eating contest hosted by Sutcliffe's Tripe of Wigan on April 23, 1975.
2023 Wings for Wishes contest
Sports Grill has posted a result video of today’s Wings for Wishes eating contest in Miami: (10 minutes) Official results
| 1st | 173 | Nick Wehry | 2nd victory in 7 days |
| 2nd | 166 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 3rd | 128 | Bartley Weaver, IV | |
| 4th | 64 | Crazy Legs Conti | |
| 5th | 45 | Jason Ruppert | |
| 6th | 38 | Tracie Dickerson | |
| 7th | 32 | Parker Branton |
Geoff Esper’s 5 contest winning streak (since a 3rd place finish in the Buffalo Wing Festival wing eating contest). He is undefeated in foods besides wings and hot dogs in 2022 and 2023.
ABC Action News has a segment about Nick Wehry, who will be going for his second victory in a week at tomorrow's Wings for Wishes wing eating contest in Miami tomorrow.
Brandon "Da Garbage Disposal" attempted to win $1,000 by finishing the 9 pound "Godzadilla" quesadilla challenge in under 35 minutes at Chabelitas Mexican Grill in Las Vegas.
The Big Texas Fun Crawfish Festival will hold a crawfish eating contest on March 11 awarding $500/$150/$50
Matt Stonie's restaurant Stonie Bowls will open at Phipps Plaza in Atlanta when the Citizens Market food hall begins operation.
Bar Roma in Chicago will hold a meatball eating contest on March 9 awarding $100 to the winner.
Nick Wehry wins Wonderful Pistachios, Joey Chestnut last
Official results for this morning’s Wonderful Pistachios Get Crackin’ Eating Championship held at the Santa Monica Pier. Joey Chestnut’s 7th place finish is his worst placing since a first round loss in the 2005 US Open of Competitive Eating, a 32 person tournament.
| 1st | 109 | Nick Wehry | 1st MLE non-qualifier victory |
| 2nd | 102 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | |
| 3rd | 100 | Miki Sudo | |
| 4th | 88 | Steve “The Rabbit” Hammond | |
| 5th | 85 | Bartley Weaver, IV | |
| 6th | 72 | Gideon Oji | |
| 7th | 70 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | 7th is worth placing since 2005 US Open |
Food Challenge News has an interview with Geoff Esper, who says that competitive eating is not as much fun as it used to be and that he is contemplating retiring at the end of the year.
SI.com has an interview with Joey Chestnut about his MMA fandom and competing in the Wonderful Pistachios Get Crackin’ Eating Championship (which the article incorrectly claims will be Monday and not Sunday). Joey says he thinks the broken leg issues which hindered him in 2022 are behind him.
Polkio.com has a report on Derek "Heavy D" Hendrickson and Ryan "Max Carnage" Rodacker facing off against a team of 4 amateurs in a five pound burger eating contest held at Aaron and Jack's Snack Shack in Monmouth, OR.
The British Eating League has started a youtube channel. The latest video is from its Jaffa Cake eating contest won by Max Stanford.
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