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- 05-01-2025
AUSTIN EATER DEFENDS TEXAS’ HONOR AGAINST TOP-RANKED EATERS AT MANORPALOOZA WORLD TEXAS SAUSAGE EATING CHAMPIONSHIP
World’s Best Competitors Converge on Manor in Pursuit of $4,000 in Prize Money
MANOR, TEXAS, April 2025--In a move that will inspire future generations of eaters, Greg “The Savage” Wilson, who lives in Austin and is the #24-ranked eater in the world, will face the world’s top competitive eaters at the ManorPalooza World Texas Sausage Eating Championship. The contest will take place ...
- 04-29-2025
National Buffalo Wing Festival Tickets on Sale Now
Buy now and receive a FREE Buffalo Bison Baseball ticket
Buffalo, NY – April 29 – Tickets for the 24th annual National Buffalo Wing Festival Empower FCU are now on sale. Wingfest organizers and the Buffalo Bisons announced today with the purchase of a Wingfest pre-sale ticket you will receive a free...
- 03-03-2025
MLE Presents Commendatore Award to British Eating Pioneer Mark S. Mishon
Prestigious Once-in-a-Decade Recognition Reasserts Special Relationship Between U.S. and UK
In recognition of the 50th anniversary of his World Pancake Eating Competition victory in London, England, Major League Eating has awarded Mark S. Mishon the title of MLE Commendatore. This coveted recognition, presented only once in a decade by the governing body of competitive eating, is intended to ho...
- 08-03-2023
Charles Hardy, Commissioner of Major League Eating, Dies
Charles Hardy, a former New York City Corrections Officer and long-time commissioner of Major League Eating, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 57.
Hardy, who was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, served as a Corrections Officer for 20-plus years before retiring in 2006. Hardy served on the elite Corrections Emergency Response Team (CERT) at Rikers Island.
Hardy began...
- 07-05-2023
Final Results From The 2023 Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest
2023 Men's Championship Results:
- Chestnut - 62
- Esper - 49
- Webb - 47
- Wehry - 45
- Weaver - 41
- Oji - 36
- Zosan - 29.75
- Suzuki - 29.5
- Thomas - 27.5
- Morgan - 27
- Moran - 26
- Hendrickson - 25.75
- Przybylowicz - 22
- Hartman - 16
- Conti - 15
2023 Women's Championship Results:
- Sudo: 39.5
- Ebihara: 33.5
- Lesco: 24.25
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- 06-30-2023
NATHAN’S FAMOUS JULY 4 HOT DOG EATING CONTEST ANNOUNCES FIELD OF COMPETING EATERS
The 2023 Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest will return to the iconic Nathan’s Famous flagship restaurant at the corner of Surf and Stillwell avenues in Coney Island. The event, an American holiday tradition, will take place on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, from 11am to 1pm at 1310 Surf Avenue.
World champion Joey Chestnut of Westfield, IN, will return to defend his t...