Larry David and comedian Patton Oswald faced off in a hot dog eating contest on tonight's episode of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" on HBOMax.
MoneyControl.com has an article about Indian food challenge videos. Viwa Food World (4.3M subscribers) Wake N Bite (1.95M) and Chicken Leg Piece (987K) are three of the youtube channels mentioned.
Registration will open on November 9 for the St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail Eating Championship to be held before the Big Ten football championship game in Indianapolis on December 4.
The Black Ladd in Oldham, England has started a 100 ounce steak challenge.
Dale Boone lost yesterday's election for Brookhaven, GA City Council District 4, receiving 170 votes (20%) with winner John J. Funny getting 697 votes (80%). Boone previously ran for City Council in 2017 and Brookhaven mayor in 2015.
Adam Scherr, who wrestled in WWE as "Braun Strowman", completed the burger challenge at Big Guys in Hartford, WI in under 18 minutes.
Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa, the Republican candidate in today's NYC mayoral election, competed in several Nathan's Famous finals in the 1990s, finishing 3rd in 1994. He appeared in "Footlong", a 2002 documentary about the hot dog using the 1998 Nathan's circuit as its framework which can be viewed on youtube. In interview starting around the 8:15 mark, he claims that defending champion Hirofumi Nakajima has been surgically altered with digestive enzymes.
Raina Huang will do a shepherd pie challenge at Macallans in Brea, CA on November 3. $1,000 will be awarded if her time is bested.
Joey Chestnut was the guest star on a 2020 episode of "Scooby Doo and Guess Who?" in which Scooby and Shaggy crash a hot dog eating contest where Joey is facing off against "Big Eddy". Boomerang Africa has a clip of his appearance (starts at 3:00)
Geoff Esper and Molly Schuyler attempted the 40 inch square pizza challenge at Nick's Place in Lexington, MA.
Mimi Zhang ate 44 Carolina Reaper wings in 10 minutes to win the first prize of $680 in a contest held October 23 at Yard Doggs in Valley, QLD.
AS.com has an article in Spanish about Joey Chestnut which claims that he is a millionaire from competitive eating.
The St. Elmo shrimp cocktail eating contest will be held before the Big Ten football championship game in Indianapolis on December 4.
Erik "The Electric" Lamkin completed an Ironman Triathlon in Waco, TX on October 23 despite having two flat tires on his bicycle.
Joey Chestnut will defend his Fat Boy’s Pizza Eating Championship title in Baton Rouge, LA on November 13. The contest will take place on the Louisiana State University campus before the LSU vs. Arkansas game.
Joey Chestnut ate 12 four inch Table Talk blueberry pies in 90 seconds during Saturday night's Worcester Railers hockey game to defeat 4 teams of 2 amateurs.
Geoff Esper wins Austin Spamarama
Official results, 12 ounce cans in 8 minutes
| 1st | 13 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 2nd | 12 | Nick Wehry | |
| 3rd | 10 | Gideon Oji | |
| 4th | 9 | Miki Sudo | |
| 5th | 7.25 | George Chiger | |
| 6th | 5.5 | Greg “The Savage” Wilson | |
| 7th | 3 | Katie Prettyman | |
| 8th | 2.75 | Jocelyn Walker | |
| 9th | 2.25 | Alex “Moose” Perez | |
| DQ | ? | Eric “Badlands” Booker |
Ethan Teske attained 300 successful restaurant challenges on a trip to Utah.
The 2nd Fat Boy’s Pizza Eating Championship will be held in Baton Rouge, LA on November 13. Registration opens October 25
Tufts University lacrosse player passes away after hot dog eating contest
WCVB reports that Madie Nicpon, a defender on the Tufts University women’s lacrosse team from Suffern, NY, passed away after choking during a off campus hot dog held Sunday in Somerville, MA. The competition was part of “Play for Pink”, a breast cancer fundraiser. She is the second female student at a New England college to after choking in a charity eating contest in the past 5 years. Caitlin Nelson passed away in 2017 after choking in a pancake eating contest held at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT (WCVB news video | Lohud article)
Erik "the electric" Lamkin attempted a 60 patty burger from In-n-Out.
Şahika Özen ate 247 shish kebabs in 37 minutes to win a contest at a restaurant in Denizli, Turkey. Her prize was $1,400. (Turkish article)
Mad Dog & Beans Mexican Cantina will hold monster burrito eating contests on October 29 at its two New York City locations. Both competitions will award $100/$75/$50 to the top 3.
Raina Huang ate over 60 dumplings in 8 minutes to win the first prize of $500 in today's eating contest at Orange Home Grown Farmers & Artisans Market in Orange, CA Update Oct 19 Raina Huang's video
The New York City Hot Sauce Expo will hold several spicy eating challenges in Brooklyn this weekend. The Choco Challenge spicy chocolate contest will award $1000 on October 16 and $1000 will also be awarded if the Carolina Reaper pepper Guinness record is broken on October 17.
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