Eating Contests

It has been said that if Major League Eating had a sun, it would rise and set on the Fourth of July in Coney Island. While the Nathan’s Famous finals are our Masters, our World Cup, our Super Bowl, MLE sanctions events all year long. Whether it’s oysters in New Orleans or wings in Buffalo, there’s always an upcoming contest. Keep an eye on this page to stay abreast of MLE’s ever-growing circuit.

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Future Events

06/09/2023
Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest - Dayton, OH
Discipline: Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs
Prizes: Seats, Coney Island, July 4th
Location: Dayton, OH
Date: 06/09/2023
06/17/2023
The Mattituck Lions Club World Strawberry Shortcake Eating Championship
Discipline: Strawberry Shortcake
Prizes: $3,500 Total Prize Purse
Location: Mattituck, NY
Date: 06/17/2023
06/17/2023
Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest - Cincinnati, OH
Discipline: Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs
Prizes: Seats, Coney Island, July 4th
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Date: 06/17/2023
06/17/2023
Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest - Pleasanton, CA
Discipline: Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs
Prizes: Seats, Coney Island, July 4th
Location: Pleasanton, CA
Date: 06/17/2023
06/24/2023
Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest - Washington D.C.
Discipline: Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs
Prizes: Seats, Coney Island, July 4th
Location: Washington, DC
Date: 06/24/2023

Past Events

06/02/2023
The Salvation Army National Donut Day World Donut Eating Championship
Discipline: Glazed Donuts
Prizes: $2,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: San Diego, CA
Winner: James Webb, with 59.5 in 8 mins
Date: 06/02/2023
05/27/2023
Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest - Berea, OH
Discipline: Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs
Prizes: Seats, Coney Island, July 4th
Location: Berea, OH
Date: 05/27/2023
05/26/2023
The 2023 Jack’s Donuts World Donut Hole Eating Championship
Discipline: Jack's Donuts Donut Holes
Prizes: $4,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: New Castle, IN
Winner: Geoff Esper, with 344 in 8 mins
Date: 05/26/2023
05/13/2023
Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest - Kissimmee, FL
Discipline: Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs
Prizes: Seats, Coney Island, July 4th
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Date: 05/13/2023
05/06/2023
ManorPalooza World Texas Sausage-Eating Championship
Discipline: Texas Sausage
Prizes: $4,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: Manor, TX
Winner: Geoff Esper, with 39 in 10 mins
Date: 05/06/2023
04/30/2023
National Sweet Corn Eating Championship
Discipline: Sweet Corn
Prizes: $6,100 Total Prize Purse
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
Winner: Miki Sudo, with 52 in 12 mins
Date: 04/30/2023
04/06/2023
QDOBA World Burrito Eating Championship
Discipline: Burritos
Prizes: $10,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: Milwaukee, WI
Winner: Joey Chestnut, with 14.5 in 10 mins
Date: 04/06/2023
03/04/2023
The Wings For Wishes Professional Wing Eating Championship
Discipline: Chicken Wings
Prizes: $4,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: Miami, FL
Winner: Nick Wehry, with 173 in 10 mins
Date: 03/04/2023
02/26/2023
Wonderful Pistachios Get Crackin’ Eating Championship
Discipline: Pistachios
Prizes: $10,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: Santa Monica, CA
Winner: Nick Wehry, with 188 in 8 mins
Date: 02/26/2023
01/15/2023
Siegel Bagelmania's World Bagel Eating Championship
Discipline: Bagel with Cream Cheese
Prizes: $7,500 Total Prize Purse
Location: Las Vegas, NV
Winner: Geoff Esper, with 17.75 in 8 mins
Date: 01/15/2023
12/03/2022
The World-Famous St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail Eating Championship – At The Big Ten Tailgate Party Presented By Meijer
Discipline: St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail
Prizes: $3,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Winner: Geoff Esper, with 16lb 6.4oz in 8 mins
Date: 12/03/2022
10/09/2022
The 2022 Destination Outlets World Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship
Discipline: Pumpkin Pie
Prizes: $4,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: Jeffersonville, OH
Winner: Geoff Esper, with 13.75lbs of Pumpkin Pie in 8 mins
Date: 10/09/2022
09/24/2022
The Padrino Foods World Tamale Eating Championship Presented By Market Street
Discipline: Tamales
Prizes: $3,500 Total Prize Purse
Location: Lewisville, TX
Date: 09/24/2022
09/24/2022
River Fest Featuring The Trenton Thunder World Famous Case's Pork Roll Eating Championship
Discipline: Case's Pork Roll Sandwiches
Prizes: $4,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: Trenton, NJ
Date: 09/24/2022
09/18/2022
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati World Bratwurst-Eating Championship
Discipline: Bratwursts
Prizes: $3,500 Prize Purse
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Winner: Geoff Esper, with 76 3.2oz Glier's Brats in 10 mins
Date: 09/18/2022
09/04/2022
The U.S. National Buffalo Wing Eating Championship
Discipline: Buffalo Wings
Prizes: $5,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: Orchard Park, NY
Date: 09/04/2022
09/03/2022
Buffalo Buffet Bowl
Discipline: Buffalo Cuisine
Prizes: $1,750 Total Prize Purse
Location: Orchard Park, NY
Date: 09/03/2022
08/27/2022
The 2022 World Slopper Eating Championship
Discipline: Sloppers
Prizes: $4,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: Pueblo, CO
Winner: Geoff Esper, with 33 9oz Sloppers in 8 mins
Date: 08/27/2022
08/05/2022
Fight Night: The 2022 Major League Eating World Banana Pudding Championship
Discipline: Banana Pudding
Prizes: $3,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: Madison, AL
Winner: Geoff Esper, with 15.5lbs in 8 mins
Date: 08/05/2022
07/30/2022
The Great Midwest Rib Fest World Rib-Eating Championship
Discipline: Ribs
Prizes: $4,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: Prior Lake, MN
Winner: Geoff Esper, with 5.8lbs of ribs in 12 mins
Date: 07/30/2022
07/04/2022
The Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest
Discipline: Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs
Prizes: $40,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: Coney Island, NY
Date: 07/04/2022
06/25/2022
Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – Washington, DC
Discipline: Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs
Prizes: Seats, Coney Island, July 4th
Location: Washington, DC
Date: 06/25/2022
06/18/2022
The Mattituck Lions Club World Strawberry Shortcake Eating Championship
Discipline: Strawberry Shortcake
Prizes: $3,500 Total Prize Purse
Location: Mattituck, NY
Winner: Geoff Esper, with 18.25lbs of Strawberry Shortcake in 8 mins
Date: 06/18/2022
06/18/2022
Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – Pleasanton, CA
Discipline: Nathan’s Famous Hot Dogs
Prizes: Seats, Coney Island, July 4th
Location: Pleasanton, CA
Date: 06/18/2022
06/11/2022
The Outlaw Egg Rolls World Egg Roll Eating Championship
Discipline: Outlaw Egg Rolls
Prizes: $4,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: Lubbock, TX
Winner: Geoff Esper, with 32.25 4oz Outlaw Egg Rolls egg rolls in 8 mins
Date: 06/11/2022
06/03/2022
The Salvation Army National Donut Day World Donut Eating Championship
Discipline: BakeMark Donuts
Prizes: $2,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: San Diego, CA
Winner: Miki Sudo, with 39.5 donuts in 8 mins
Date: 06/03/2022
05/28/2022
The West Virginia Three Rivers Festival Pepperoni Roll Eating World Championship
Discipline: Pepperoni Rolls
Prizes: $5,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: Fairmont, WV
Winner: Geoff Esper, with 31.5 Pepperoni Rolls in 10 mins
Date: 05/28/2022
05/27/2022
The 2022 Jack’s Donuts World Donut Hole Eating Championship
Discipline: Jack's Donuts Donut Holes
Prizes: $4,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: New Castle, IN
Winner: Geoff Esper, with 293 Jack's Donut Holes in 8 mins
Date: 05/27/2022
05/07/2022
The ManorPalooza World Texas Sausage-Eating Championship
Discipline: Texas Sausage
Prizes: $4,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: Manor, TX
Winner: Geoffrey Esper, with 44 Southside Market & Barbecue Sausages in 10 minutes
Date: 05/07/2022
04/24/2022
National Sweet Corn Eating Championship
Discipline: Sweet Corn
Prizes: $6,100 Total Prize Purse
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
Winner: Gideon Oji, with 54 ears of sweet corn in 12 minutes
Date: 04/24/2022
04/16/2022
The 2022 Benny's Invitational Pizza Eating Championship
Discipline: Benny's Virginia Slice Pizza
Prizes: $2,800 Total Prize Purse
Location: Blacksburg, VA
Winner: Geoff Esper, with 11.5 Benny's Virginia Slice Pizza slices in 10 mins
Date: 04/16/2022
04/02/2022
The Inaugural Wings For Wishes Professional Wing Eating Championship
Discipline: Chicken Wings
Prizes: $4,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: Miami, FL
Winner: Geoffrey Esper, with 192 chicken wings in 10 mins
Date: 04/02/2022
12/04/2021
The World Famous St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail Eating Championship – At The Tail Greater Party On Georgia Street
Discipline: St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail
Prizes: $3,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Winner: Joey Chestnut, with 17lb 1.6oz in 10 minutes
Date: 12/04/2021
11/13/2021
The 2nd Annual Fat Boy’s Pizza Eating Championship
Discipline: Fat Boy’s Pizza
Prizes: $3,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: Baton Rouge, LA
Winner: Geoff Esper, with 4 5/8ths 2-foot Fat Boy's Pizza slices in 10 mins
Date: 11/13/2021
10/23/2021
The Circuit of the Americas SPAMARAMA World SPAM Eating Championship
Discipline: SPAM
Prizes: $5,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: Austin, TX
Winner: Geoffrey Esper, with 9.75lb of SPAM in 8 minutes
Date: 10/23/2021
10/10/2021
The 2021 Destination Outlets World Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship
Discipline: Pumpkin Pie
Prizes: $4,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: Jeffersonville, OH
Winner: Joey Chestnut, with Joey Chestnut 16lb 12oz of Pumpkin Pie in 8 minutes
Date: 10/10/2021
09/25/2021
The Padrino Foods World Tamale Eating Championship Presented By Market Street
Discipline: Tamales
Prizes: $3,500 Total Prize Purse
Location: Lewisville, TX
Winner: Geoffrey Esper, with 86 2oz Tamales in 10 mins
Date: 09/25/2021
09/25/2021
River Fest Featuring The Trenton Thunder World Famous Case's Pork Roll Eating Championship
Discipline: Case's Pork Roll Sandwiches
Prizes: $4,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: Trenton, NJ
Winner: Joey Chestnut, with 45 Case's Pork Roll Sandwiches in 10 minutes
Date: 09/25/2021
09/19/2021
Oktoberfest Zinzinnati World Bratwurst-Eating Championship
Discipline: Bratwursts
Prizes: $3,500 Prize Purse
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Winner: Joey Chestnut, with 68 3.2oz brats in 10 minutes
Date: 09/19/2021
09/05/2021
The U.S. National Buffalo Wing Eating Championship
Discipline: Buffalo Wings
Prizes: $5,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: Orchard Park, NY
Winner: Miki Sudo, with 246 wings in 12 mins
Date: 09/05/2021
09/04/2021
The 2021 World Slopper Eating Championship
Discipline: Sloppers
Prizes: $4,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: Pueblo, CO
Winner: Geoff Esper, with 34 9oz Sloppers in 8 mins
Date: 09/04/2021
09/04/2021
Buffalo Buffet Bowl
Discipline: Buffalo Cuisine
Prizes: $1,750 Total Prize Purse
Location: Orchard Park, NY
Winner: Gideon Oji, with 5lb of assorted Buffalo cuisine in 4:41
Date: 09/04/2021
07/04/2021
Nathan's Famous 2021 July Fourth Hot Dog-Eating Contest
Discipline: Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs
Prizes:
Location: Coney Island, Brooklyn, NY
Date: 07/04/2021
05/29/2021
The West Virginia Three Rivers Festival Pepperoni Roll Eating World Championship
Discipline: Pepperoni Rolls
Prizes: $5,000 Total Prize Purse
Location: Fairmont, WV
Winner: Joey Chestnut, with 33 Pepperoni Rolls in 10 minutes
Date: 05/29/2021
04/25/2021
National Sweet Corn Eating Championship
Discipline: Sweet Corn
Prizes: $6,100 Total Prize Purse
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
Winner: Gideon Oji, with 57 ears of sweet corn in 12 minutes
Date: 04/25/2021

Eating Contests

Future Events

Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest - Dayton, OH

The Mattituck Lions Club World Strawberry Shortcake Eating Championship

Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest - Cincinnati, OH

Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest - Pleasanton, CA

Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest - Washington D.C.

Past Events

The Salvation Army National Donut Day World Donut Eating Championship

Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest - Berea, OH

The 2023 Jack’s Donuts World Donut Hole Eating Championship

Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest - Kissimmee, FL

ManorPalooza World Texas Sausage-Eating Championship

National Sweet Corn Eating Championship

QDOBA World Burrito Eating Championship

The Wings For Wishes Professional Wing Eating Championship

Wonderful Pistachios Get Crackin’ Eating Championship

Siegel Bagelmania's World Bagel Eating Championship

The World-Famous St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail Eating Championship – At The Big Ten Tailgate Party Presented By Meijer

The 2022 Destination Outlets World Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship

The Padrino Foods World Tamale Eating Championship Presented By Market Street

River Fest Featuring The Trenton Thunder World Famous Case's Pork Roll Eating Championship

Oktoberfest Zinzinnati World Bratwurst-Eating Championship

The U.S. National Buffalo Wing Eating Championship

Buffalo Buffet Bowl

The 2022 World Slopper Eating Championship

Fight Night: The 2022 Major League Eating World Banana Pudding Championship

The Great Midwest Rib Fest World Rib-Eating Championship

The Nathan's Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest

Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – Washington, DC

The Mattituck Lions Club World Strawberry Shortcake Eating Championship

Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – Pleasanton, CA

The Outlaw Egg Rolls World Egg Roll Eating Championship

The Salvation Army National Donut Day World Donut Eating Championship

The West Virginia Three Rivers Festival Pepperoni Roll Eating World Championship

The 2022 Jack’s Donuts World Donut Hole Eating Championship

The ManorPalooza World Texas Sausage-Eating Championship

National Sweet Corn Eating Championship

The 2022 Benny's Invitational Pizza Eating Championship

The Inaugural Wings For Wishes Professional Wing Eating Championship

The World Famous St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail Eating Championship – At The Tail Greater Party On Georgia Street

The 2nd Annual Fat Boy’s Pizza Eating Championship

The Circuit of the Americas SPAMARAMA World SPAM Eating Championship

The 2021 Destination Outlets World Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship

The Padrino Foods World Tamale Eating Championship Presented By Market Street

River Fest Featuring The Trenton Thunder World Famous Case's Pork Roll Eating Championship

Oktoberfest Zinzinnati World Bratwurst-Eating Championship

The U.S. National Buffalo Wing Eating Championship

The 2021 World Slopper Eating Championship

Buffalo Buffet Bowl

Nathan's Famous 2021 July Fourth Hot Dog-Eating Contest

The West Virginia Three Rivers Festival Pepperoni Roll Eating World Championship

National Sweet Corn Eating Championship