In a promotion for Bounty paper towels, former NFL tight end great
Rob Gronkowski faced off against Austin Ekeler and Aidan Hutchinson in a wing eating contest. Between rounds, they answered questions about their pro football careers.
Geoff Esper appeared on CBS 12 this morning to discuss his competitive eating career and promote the April 30 Sweet Corn Eating Championship in West Palm Beach, which he said he will not be competing in. (youtube video)
Max Stanford ate a 50 ounce steak in 4:50 to win a British Eating League contest held at The George Pub in Stockton-on-Tees Saturday.
Prospect Park in Houston will hold a Super Bowl wing eating contest awarding $500 to the winner.
The Shiner Palace Saloon in Shiner, TX will hold a wing eating contest during their Super Bowl Party awarding $250 to the winner.
Dave "Tiger Wings and Things" Brunelli ate 183 wings to win the first prize of $3000 in this morning's "Wing Pole" eating contest at Club Risque in Philadelphia.
Bennison's Bakery in Evanston, IL will hold a paczki eating contest on February 18 awarding $200 to the winner.
Registration is now open for the jalapeno eating contest to be held at the Jalapeno Festival in Laredo, TX on February 18. $3000/$1500/$750 will be awarded to the top three finishers.
Courier Post has an article about the termination of the Wing Bowl five years ago with quotes from three-time winner Molly Schuyler.
Liberal.com.br has an articlw (in Portuguese) about Brazilian competitive eater Ricardo Corbucci receiving a sponsorship from the Let's Eat restaurant chain. He plans to compete in eating contests for Jack's Donut Holes, Outlaw Egg Rolls and Nathan's Famous hot dogs later this year in the United States.
Mirror.co.uk has a report on Max Stanford's victory in a British Eating League Jaffa Cake eating contest held at The George Pub in Stockton-on-Tees. Max's total of 102 cakes in 3 minutes broke his previous record by 88.
According to this instagram post, Roxy's in West Palm Beach, FL will hold a wing eating contest during its Super Bowl party on February 12 awarding $1000.
Registration to open for 3 2nd quarter MLE contests
Registration will open next week for three MLE 2nd quarter contests:
April 30 National Sweet Corn Eating Championship, West Palm Beach, FL opens Feb 6
May 26 Jack’s Donuts World Donut Hole Eating Championship, New Castle, IN opens Feb 7
June 10 The Outlaw Egg Rolls World Egg Roll Eating Championship Lubbock, TX opens Feb 8
RVA City Dogs will hold a hot dog eating contest awarding $100 to the winner in Richmond, VA on February 12.
The Gettysburg Times has an articlea about Molly Schuyler attempting the triple stacked pizza challenge at Pizza Leone in Liberty TWP, PA.
Flat Iron Cafe in Cleveland will hold a wing eating contest on February 8 awarding $100 to the winner.
WorldNationNews.com reports that Spanish food challenger Joe Burger Challenge will open a restaurant called Mofflett in Cuenca, Spain on February 25.
aa.com.tr has an article about Australian James Webb tour of Turkey to compete in eating contests. He has quit his job to focus on competitive eating.
Food Challenge News has a post about Texas food challenger Chris "Old Guy Eats" Dale.
Joey Chestnut ate around 12 pounds of macaroni and cheese at an event Saturday to promote the opening of The Original Hot Chicken in Woodstock, GA. update Video of the event. Joey's official total was 15 pounds.
Chalkboard Wings in Alexandria, VA is holding a wing eating contest awarding over $500 in cash and prizes. The contest is three rounds; the first round is January 29
Alexandra Domrongchai wrote an article for Food and Wine about her attempt at the 8 pound Megamori Tsukemen ramen challenge at Tabetomo in New York City
Club Risque in Philadelphia will hold the 2023 Wing Pole amateur wing eating contest on February 10. The event has become a replacement for the Wing Bowl, which was canceled in 2018.
Barry Rigby ate a meat and potato pie in 34.5 seconds to regain his title at the World Pie Eating Championship held this morning at Harry's Bar in Wigan, England for his third victory in the competition. The event has probably been the best publicized British eating contest, but has not been held in the 2020s due to covid. (video)
Joey Chestnut will do a macaroni & cheese eating exhibition on January 28 to promote the opening of The Original Hot Chicken in Woodstock, GA.
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