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| 1st | 249 | $2,500.00 | James Webb | Sydney, NSW, Australia | 7.77 lbs |
| 2nd | 241 | $1,250.00 | Joey "Jaws" Chestnut | Westfield, IN | 7.52 lbs, first loss for Joey Chestnut was a steak eating contest in Japan vs. Ryu in October. His last MLE defeat was the Wings for Wishes contest in Miami in March 2025. |
| 3rd | 209 | $600.00 | Geoffrey Esper | Oxford, MA | 6.54 lbs |
| 4th | 179 | $400.00 | Jerome Burns | Danbury, CT | 5.61 lbs |
| 5th | 158 | $175.00 | Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti | Chicago, IL | 4.95 lbs |
| 6th | 149 | $75.00 | Radim Dvoracek | Ostrava, Czech Republic | 4.65 lbs |
| 7th | 102 | Matthew "mattachewsit" Stefanilo | |||
| 8th | 97 | Brandon "The Titanium Jaw" Macey | |||
| 9th | 96 | Steven Farlow | Browns Summit, NC | ||
| 10th | 65 | Crazy Legs Conti | New York City, NY | ||
| 11th | 62 | Dave Rossi | |||
| 12th | 44 | Harmon Cap | |||
| 13th | 42 | Alex "Moose" Perez | Dallas, TX |