A Taste of Hamburg-er will hold a burger eating contest in Hamburg, PA on September 5 awarding $350/$200/$100/$50 to the top 4.

August 5, 2026 at 12:57 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Reading, PA, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments (22)

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  1. Anonymous said

    August 5, 2026 @ 5:13 pm

    Randy Santel! – Watched your latest video. You are older now dude! You yet again are delusional going into the challenge on how you are to perform. This is a pattern over and over the last few year(s) frankly as your ability slowly has degraded. I think your body/mind are rebelling now after all these years of challenge after challenge. I see you just a few minutes in to most challenges now start to take your signature deep breaths which means you are already feeling it. No one cares about how big your challenges are or your times compared to before or better eaters now time wise. No one cares! You even call yourself an idiot again AFTER the fact. They will still watch you. It’s like watching a pro athlete still try and play when they should have retired. 2018 is EIGHT years ago dude. I am not saying you should retire but its just analogous to that. Focus on the number completed and the fact you aren’t dead yet by doing them this long! 🙂

  2. Anonymous said

    August 7, 2026 @ 4:52 am

    I just watched Randy in a live. Oh my! He needs to hang up the fork and spoon. He struggled with a pizza he should have crushed easily. It’s sad to watch. 5:13 – you nailed it with the pro athlete analogy.

  3. Randy Santel said (Registered June 2, 2010)

    August 7, 2026 @ 5:16 pm

    Haha that is one of the biggest pizzas I’ve ever eaten!! I cannot die or get hurt. If I get hurt or die first, people can basically say it is healthier to just throw up a few thousands of times over the course of a career, than it is to just keep everything down and digest whenever possible.

    5:13 if people actually understood that, what you are saying, then our sport could grow. The sport of food challenges and competitive eating is an absolute joke lol. People don’t really care how much is being eaten, to an extent… It is all about the video and whether it is fun to watch. Food challenges are all becoming massive with quick time limits because people are doubling challenges that don’t need to be doubled, knowing it will all just get thrown up anyway, all for maybe 500 or 1,000 additional views, sometimes a few thousand more. Meanwhile, restaurants watch those videos and choose to make a huge challenge with a quick time limit that nobody can eat half of, other than professionals. Nobody tries it, other than the same few people you see on all the other wall of fames around the particular area.

    That challenge last night has been available for over 8 months and it didn’t get one single attempt. It is a stupid challenge, and Randy Santel is the only winner. Feel free to be #2 and go ahead and try to eat more than 208 oz of prime rib up in Milwaukee. Beat both of those and contact me, and then we can compare who made more $$ 😉

  4. Anonymous said

    August 8, 2026 @ 4:53 am

    Randy: “Meanwhile, restaurants watch those videos and choose to make a huge challenge with a quick time limit that nobody can eat half of, other than professionals. Nobody tries it, other than the same few people you see on all the other wall of fames around the particular area.” Yeah, this is a big problem that now seems to be the trend now unfortunately.

    Many of those trying to achieve what you have are literally morons. Besides having eating disorders they truly aren’t too bright which is why few actually real careers. They also don’t understand markets and that you, Randy Santel, can continue to show up eating smaller challenges and they’ll never get your views. However, you do realize you still have an eating disorder right? Even though you don’t throw up on purpose. It’s called BINGE EATING dude. You can’t give it up. You are addicted. The fact you continue to move our your “retirement” is a data point to support that theory.

    I am not stupid so I won’t be doing stupid challenges for money. And, you are making an assumption everyone reading here needs to do challenges for money. Not sure why the flex about eating big eating challenges for money. And, I also won’t ever use my own name in third person. Now that is pathetic to read actually.

  5. Anonymous said

    August 8, 2026 @ 10:14 am

    4:53 Randy isn’t binge eating, he’s simply overeating. Binging includes a loss of control while eating followed by feelings of regret. I don’t see him exhibiting either.

  6. Anonymous said

    August 8, 2026 @ 1:50 pm

    10:14 – Every one of the “eaters” here doing challenges has binge eating issues. You don’t need to “lose control” in a challenge because the loss of control is built in. Literally. Challenges are literally going over the top binge eating. It’s hard to “lose control” when you are already stuffing 10lbs of food and liquid into your stomach. That’s not “just overeating”. Also, there are varying degrees of binge and purge too. Look at some of these guys how rail thin they are literally bordering on being anorexic. Using a traditional definition of what overeating is literally moronic and dumb.

  7. anonymous said

    August 8, 2026 @ 2:27 pm

    Bob Shoudt is a prime example If you notice that stupid grin on his face before he starts the challenge , It comes across as someone who looks mentally ill

  8. Anonymous said

    August 8, 2026 @ 10:14 pm

    The problem with social media competitive eating is that all the eaters, more or less, resemble reskins of Randy Santel. They’re all participating in an endeavor that he defined and there’s little reason to watch anyone else because you’re all the same. I don’t need to watch 6 versions of the same burger combo being eaten. Randy in a sense doomed the sport.

  9. Anonymous said

    August 9, 2026 @ 6:44 am

    10:14 – Dang. Someone finally that gets it too. The market is GONE people. This is typical right now on YouTube which is why unless someone has a VERY special niche the channel will go no where. It’s not just eating. TikTok is on the same path. Instagram is already in the background and it’s over growth wise. All one has to do is actually look at the data. Look at the epic FAIL of Extreme Eaters and then the Takedown Twins going back to their former niche. And, yet, they are still stuck now but at least they aren’t dead like Extreme eaters was heading down the path of. Randy has even been surpassed by Katina who ironically stole his bigger audience. She literally coat tailed him and would have not reached where she is today without Randy. Good for her. I watch the numbers and yes there are eaters still spending money on promoting their videos, buying expense cameras and mics, spending time doing made up challenges on vacations, doing donut reviews, and everyone copying the beard formula to one degree or another. It’s pathetic and shows how dumb these people truly are.

  10. Anonymous said

    August 9, 2026 @ 8:07 am

    Someone who looks mentally ill? Tell us what that means, tell us what that looks like. No compassion, just hate.

  11. Anonymous said

    August 9, 2026 @ 9:07 am

    @644

    You only took one conclusion from my comment. Eaters need to find ways to diversify and individualize their videos. It will take creativity and experimentation. We couldn’t have 15 programs called Man v Food on the air at the same time. Likewise eaters need to create their own unique twists on what they’re doing. Raina succeeds because she does lots of different things that Randy isn’t doing. There’s plenty of room in the social media market but not by trodding the same path. For one, people could do challenges at restaurants that haven’t been done 800 times by the whole community.

  12. Anonymous said

    August 9, 2026 @ 9:10 am

    You also missed the tail end point of Randy dooming the sport, so to speak, by doing 1000s of challenges and not giving space to rivals or successors. He did well for himself, which is great if course. But when he hangs it up, it will be tough for someone to fill his shoes.

  13. Anonymous said

    August 9, 2026 @ 11:40 am

    Blob er Bob is on the DEAD pool for eaters. Severe obesity and he keeps shoving food and can’t give it up. He’s his biggest fan. I am sure he is being diligent and going to the doctor regularly and sharing his eating journey with the doc. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHA!

  14. Anonymous said

    August 9, 2026 @ 12:00 pm

    807 is probably shoudt and yes you do look mentally ill when you smile

  15. Anonymous said

    August 9, 2026 @ 4:34 pm

    8:07- mentally ill looks like whoever’s posted at 11:40 based on their syntax and grammar.

  16. anonymous said

    August 9, 2026 @ 8:35 pm

    this goes back several years so i assne hes ok but i was in car with i think it was jim reeves from buffalo and shoudt Shoudts doctor told shoudt that he might have a tumor or some type of cancerous growth And yes that is a true 100 percent factual story

  17. Anonymous said

    August 10, 2026 @ 4:36 am

    9:07 – What twists? There isn’t any to be done eating a plate of food. Raina is succeeding? Really? She’s butte ugly and her numbers are dropping too. I guess being a nasty whore probably not in public view is successful? She does suck big hotdog dick swallowing them on camera to entice weirdos. I saw her in her porn video that was posted here before uggh. Yeah, she’s doing things like puking, grifting, and being gross too. I am sure she is saving for retirement and as she gets even more ugly as she gets to be an old hag that will work out well for her. Don’t look at her without makeup. You might have to gouge your eyes out.

    “There’s plenty of room in the social media market but not by trodding the same path. ” No, there isn’t. There really aren’t any. If people could think of any they would be trying them that’s for sure!

    “For one, people could do challenges at restaurants that haven’t been done 800 times by the whole community.” Wait, you mean made up bullshit like Joel has done for years? Uh no. Others have tried the made up bullshit not real challenges already. You should note what Randy said about the size of challenges. That game is long gone as well. But, guys still try that angle for views and it fails miserably.

  18. anonymous said

    August 10, 2026 @ 9:27 am

    speaking of rayna wayne alegnio once posted a video splashing some water on his pants in the crotch area pointing to rayna simulate her getting wet or orgasm She was laughing All true just need to find the vid

  19. Anonymous said

    August 10, 2026 @ 8:09 pm

    927 its in their pho challenge video
    https://youtu.be/2xDlwjOpaOQ?t=762&is=Vq7yem9yX5kbhher

  20. Anonymous said

    August 11, 2026 @ 4:07 am

    Raina was earning upwards of 250,000 per year. You guys here fixate on YouTube but she and others negotiate appearance fees and sell merchandise on top of whatever the monetized platforms are paying. Also you are all suffering from tunnel vision. Successful Innovation is not easy. If it were, there would be 100 Elon Musks. Many of the eaters you disparage earn more than you’re thinking. Again, the market is not saturated. The key is innovation. The problem is creativity is hard to come by.

  21. Anonymous said

    August 11, 2026 @ 5:41 am

    The comments here should not be allowed some feel they are an eating god or what ever they say goes. Whoever you are I think it might be good time to shut the FUCK UP! Randy is doing all a favor doing a fucking good job. Ya Mook!

  22. Anonymous said

    August 11, 2026 @ 10:38 am

    Thanks 809 I gotta check that out

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