Location: Buffalo, NY
GEOFFREY ESPER CLAIMS BUFFALO BUFFET BOWL TITLE!
Major League Eating is proud to announce the return of the Buffalo Buffet Bowl to its annual slate of eating competitions. As has become firm tradition, it shall take place on the Saturday evening during The National Buffalo Chicken Wing Festival—the nation's pre-eminent celebration of the Buffalo wing and the Buffalo lifestyle.
The event is seen by some as the precursor to Sunday's US National Buffalo Wing Eating Championship. In no way, however, should it be viewed as an undercard. The Buffalo Buffet Bowl is a celebration of Buffalo Cuisine, a culinary trend based on only one ingredient and one method of preparation: Delicious stuff made more delicious. In years past, the event has seen MLE finest tackle an array of Buffalo Cuisine favorites, such as chicken strips, beef on weck and Buffalo-style pizza. These are the cornerstones of any decent meal in the 716.
At the 2015 event, Joey Chestnut faced five pounds of Buffalo foods and he ate his five-pound allotment in just seven minutes and 17 seconds. Sonya Thomas silvered, eating her five pounds in nine minutes and 18 seconds; Miki Sudo lagged by her standards for third, eating hers in 10 minutes and 32 seconds.
The Buffalo Buffet Bowl is soon upon us. Labor Day weekend. Buffalo, NY. The National Buffalo Chicken Wing Festival. An annual tradition like no other. Major League Eaters from near and far are warmly invited to sign up for this experience of a lifetime. At the table or in the crowd—don't you ever miss it!
FULL RESULTS! 1st Geoffrey Esper - 5 lbs of pizza, beef on weck sandwiches and crunch rolls - 5 min flat. 2nd Gideon Oji, 6 min 26 seconds 3rd Joey Chestnut, 7 min 15 seconds 4th Sonya Thomas, 3.75 lbs at conclusion (7 min 15 seconds) 5th Jim Reeves, 3.27 lbs 6th - Yasir Salem, 3.23 lbs 7th - Badlands Booker, 2.62 lbs 8th - Daniela Gioia, 2.4 lbs 9th - Wild Bill Myers Himself, 2.15 lbs 10th Larell Marie Mele, 1.66 lbs 11th - Mary Bowers, 1.28 lbs
This contest took place at 6pm Eastern, on Saturday September 3rd, 2016, at the The National Buffalo Wing Festival, held at Coca-Cola Field, 275 Washington St, Buffalo!
About The National Buffalo Wing Festival! The National Buffalo Wing Festival takes place over Labor Day Weekend at Coca-Cola Field in Buffalo, NY. Part of the proceeds from the festival go to benefit Western New York charities, raising more than $315,000 over the festival's history.
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