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50-616: There are two parades. The second is on Saturday and is the Grand Parade. There is a rice cooking contest where contestants compete for the title of Chef de Riz, rice eating contest , farmers' banquet and the Queens' Ball. There is also entertainment continuously from early morning to midnight and an arts and crafts exhibit, which is held adjacent to the festival grounds and also on Main Street. This festival went on hiatus in 2020 due to

100-836: A MrBeast YouTube video in Greenville, North Carolina. On October 1, 2020, Chestnut guest starred on the animated series Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? , voicing himself. On July 4, 2021, Chestnut won his 14th title at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, eating 76 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes, a new record. On October 10, 2021, Chestnut won The 2021 Destination Outlets World Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship in Jeffersonville, Ohio, consuming 16 lbs 12 oz of pumpkin pie in 8 minutes. On July 4, 2022, Chestnut captured his 15th Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest title by eating 63 hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes. The contest

150-406: A master of ceremonies , whose job is to announce the competitors prior to the contest and keep the audience engaged throughout the contest with enthusiastic play-by-play commentary and amusing anecdotes. A countdown from 10 usually takes place at the end of the contest, with all eating coming to an end with the expiration of time. Many professional contests also employ a series of judges, whose role

200-567: A "reversal", or, as ESPN and the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest call it, a "reversal of fortune", includes obvious signs of vomiting as well as any small amounts of food that may fall from the mouth deemed by judges to have come from the stomach. Small amounts of food already in the mouth prior to swallowing are excluded from this rule. Many professional competitive eaters undergo rigorous personal training in order to increase their stomach capacity and eating speed with various foods. Stomach elasticity

250-413: A Nathan's record of 69 HDB in 2013. Chestnut lost the 2015 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest to Matt Stonie . On July 4, 2016, Chestnut regained the championship belt from Stonie by eating 70 hot dogs. Chestnut would win the title from 2016 to 2023, setting the current record in 2021 with 76 HDB. On July 4, 2023, he captured his 16th and current title by eating 62 HDB. He was banned from participating in

300-459: A Pizza Hut P'Zone competition at Sony Studios in Culver City, California. The competition aired on Spike TV on June 21. On July 4, 2008, Chestnut tied Takeru Kobayashi in the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Contest after eating 59 HDB in ten minutes. The tie resulted in a 5 HDB eat-off, which Chestnut won by consuming all five HDBs before Kobayashi. The 59 is a new record in the competition based on

350-603: A challenge to eat large or extraordinarily spicy food items, including giant steaks , hamburgers and curries in a set amount of time. Those who finish the item are often rewarded by getting the item for free, a T-shirt, and/or their addition to a wall of challenge victors. For example, Ward's House of Prime located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has a prime rib meat challenge. The current record is 360 ounces by Molly Schuyler in June 2017. Various challenges of this type are featured in

400-552: A contest. Due to the risks involved with training alone or without emergency medical supervision, the IFOCE actively discourages training of any sort. All Pro Eating Competitive Eaters include Molly Schuyler , Eric "Silo" Dahl, Jamie "The Bear" McDonald and Stephanie "Xanadu" Torres (deceased). The International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE) hosts nearly 50 "Major League Eating" events across North America every year. Eating contests sponsored by restaurants can involve

450-677: A female contestant, with 48.5. She currently holds 3 world records. The type of food used in contests varies greatly, with each contest typically only using one type of food (e.g. a hot dog eating contest). Foods used in professional eating contests include hamburgers , hot dogs , pies , pancakes , chicken wings , asparagus , stinging nettles , pizza , ribs , whole turkeys , among many other types of food. Foods can reflect local cultures, such as vegan hot dogs in Austin, Texas . Competitive eating contests often adhere to an 8, 10, 12, or 15 minute time limit. Most contests are presided over by

500-517: A gallon of milk in 41 seconds. On July 4, 2007, Chestnut and Kobayashi battled the field in a record-setting hot dog eating battle in Coney Island in Brooklyn , New York, at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. Chestnut knocked off Kobayashi 66–63, leading to the latter's first defeat in the contest in six years. On October 28, 2007, between 2:33 and 2:41, Chestnut ate 103 Krystal burgers in

550-559: A guest appearance on the 12th episode of Hell's Kitchen season 10 , in which he participated in a wing-eating competition against a few of the contestants. He ended up winning the contest and earned $ 500. On August 27, 2012, Chestnut cursed at Hofmann Hot dog and Kobayashi, stating in a Twitter post, "Congrats to @FReeKobio704 for eating a bunch of nasty Hoffman crap dogs. He needed an ego boost after three years of dodging competition." On September 2, 2012, Chestnut consumed 191 wings (7.61 lb [3.45 kg]) in 12 minutes to win

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600-405: A limit on the number of times competitors are allowed to dunk food. Competitors are required to maintain a relatively clean eating surface throughout the contest. Excess debris after the contest results in a deduction from the eater's final totals. If, at any point during or immediately after the contest, a competitor regurgitates any food, he or she will be disqualified. Vomiting, also known as

650-574: A new male record at The Big Texan Steak Ranch restaurant in Amarillo, Texas , by eating a meal of 4.5 lb (2.04 kg) ribeye steak, salad, baked potato, shrimp cocktail, and roll in just eight minutes and 52 seconds. Shortly afterwards, on his show on KKLA , previous record holder Frank Pastore congratulated Chestnut. (The overall human record is 4 minutes and 18 seconds, set by Molly Schuyler on April 19, 2015, on her first of three meals.) On June 21, 2008, Chestnut lost to Takeru Kobayashi in

700-707: A new world record for downing 32.5 grilled cheese sandwiches in ten minutes at the Arizona State Fair, as part of the GoldenPalace.net World Grilled Cheese Eating Championship circuit. Chestnut defeated Thomas in the Waffle House World Waffle Eating Championship and placed second to Kobayashi in a Krystal Square Off World Hamburger Eating Championship qualifier, eating 56 Krystal Burgers in eight minutes to his 67. He later beat him by eating 91 hamburgers in

750-756: A new world record. On July 4, 2010, Chestnut secured his fourth straight Nathan's Hotdog Eating Contest, by consuming 54 HDB in what he described himself as a disappointing performance. On September 25, 2010, at the Phantom Gourmet Food Fest in Boston, Massachusetts, Chestnut won the Upper Crust Pizza Eating competition by eating 37 slices in ten minutes. He beat Bob Shoudt by one slice. On July 4, 2011, Chestnut secured his fifth straight Nathan's Hotdog Eating Contest, by consuming 62 HDB. Kobayashi, who could not participate in

800-401: A second 1972 event was held on Labor Day . The organisation of Major League Eating (MLE) in 1997 was also a key development in the increasing popularity. The organisation is responsible for between 70 and 80 eating contests per year across North America, most notably Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, which has aired on ESPN since 2003.   As of 2023, the most successful male competitor

850-432: Is Joey Chestnut , who has won Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest a total of sixteen times since 2007. Chestnut also holds the record for most hot dogs consumed in the contest, with 76 in 2021. The second most successful is Takeru Kobayashi , who won six consecutive titles from 2001 to 2006. Both men hold multiple world records relating to eating, with Kobayashi holding 5, and Chestnut 14. Bob Shoudt "Notorious B.O.B." won

900-557: Is self-abuse to some extent" and warned that competitive eating carries "risks with regards to development of an eating disorder for people who had any sort of genetic predisposition to have one". Competitive eater Patrick Bertoletti has compared competitive eating itself to an eating disorder, stating "It's like controlled bulimia . It's bulimia where you get paid for it. It's me trading on an eating disorder for money." Negative health effects of competitive eating include delayed stomach emptying , aspiration pneumonia , perforation of

950-431: Is allowed in a contest, eaters are given a reasonable amount of time (typically less than two minutes) to swallow the food or risk a deduction from their final totals. In many contests, eaters are allowed to dunk foods in water or other liquids in order to soften the food and make it easier to chew and swallow. Dunking typically takes place with foods involving a bun or other doughy parts. Professional contests often enforce

1000-488: Is an American competitive eater . As of 2024 , he is ranked first in the world by Major League Eating . On July 4, 2007, Chestnut won the 92nd Annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest held at New York City . Chestnut defeated six-time defending champion Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi by consuming a world record 66 hot dogs and buns (HDB) in 12 minutes, after losing to Kobayashi in 2005 and 2006. Chestnut would go on to win eight consecutive titles from 2007 to 2014, setting

1050-477: Is common with nausea, heartburn, abdominal cramping, and diarrhea. People may also use laxatives or force themselves to vomit following the event, with associated risks. Retired competitive eater Don "Moses" Lerman said that he would "stretch [his] stomach until it causes internal bleeding " in competitions. Most deaths in competitive eating competitions have occurred from choking . Joey Chestnut Joseph Christian Chestnut (born November 25, 1983)

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1100-489: Is factually true, reports a series of Wood's stunts including eating a whole sheep raw in one sitting (excluding the wool, horns, and bones), 7 dozen rabbits in one meal, and nearly 400 pigeons in another meal. He was a local celebrity in Kent and performed at fairs, festivals, and accepting eating challenges from wealthy patrons. He lost a wager on two occasions: once for being unable to finish ale-soaked bread, and another time at

1150-545: Is thought to be helpful in competitive eating; this is known as the belt of fat theory . For a marquee event like the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest , some eaters, like current contest champion Joey Chestnut, will begin training several months before the event with personal time trials using the contest food. Retired competitive eater Ed "Cookie" Jarvis trained by consuming entire heads of boiled cabbage followed by drinking up to two gallons of water every day for two weeks before

1200-399: Is to enforce the contest rules and warn eaters about infractions. Judges will also be called upon to count or weigh each competitor's food and certify the results of the contest prior to the winner being announced. Many eaters will attempt to put as much food in their mouths as possible during the final seconds of a contest, a practice known by professionals as " chipmunking ". If chipmunking

1250-406: Is usually considered the key to eating success, and competitors commonly train by drinking large amounts of water over a short time to stretch out the stomach. Others combine the consumption of water with large quantities of low calorie foods such as vegetables or salads. Some eaters chew large amounts of gum in order to build jaw strength. Perhaps paradoxically, maintaining a low body fat percentage

1300-949: The Krystal Square Off World Hamburger Eating Championship in Chattanooga, Tennessee . This was Chestnut's personal best, and is the new world record. Chestnut set two new world records in 2008. On February 1, he ate 241 wings in 30 minutes at the Wing Bowl XVI in Philadelphia. This record was broken by Takeru Kobayashi at the Wing Bowl XX in 2011 with 337 wings. On March 2, 2008, he ate 78 matzo balls during Kenny & Ziggy's World Matzoh Ball Eating Championship in Houston , Texas. On March 24, 2008, Chestnut set

1350-523: The Travel Channel reality show Man v. Food , which premiered in 2008. This type of challenge was satirized in 1998 King of the Hill episode " And They Call It Bobby Love ". The A.V. Club claimed that Bobby completing the steak eating contest to spite his vegetarian ex-girlfriend "remains one of the best scenes in the show's history." One criticism of competitive eating is the message that

1400-583: The gluttonous sport sends as obesity levels rise among Americans, and the example it sets for youth. In China , eating contests have been criticized for their promotion of food waste and "celebration of gluttony" in a time of rising of childhood obesity ; China passed a law in 2021 which banned competitive eating competitions and " mukbang " binge-eating videos in an effort to combat food waste, with offenders facing fines of up to 100,000 Yuan . Psychiatrist and eating disorder specialist Kim Dennis has stated that "somebody eating 70 hot dogs in 10 minutes

1450-992: The 1st place competitive-eating trophy at the National Buffalo Wing Festival in Buffalo, New York . He defeated the previous five-year champion Sonya Thomas . On October 13, 2012, Chestnut won the Third Annual Smoke's Poutinerie World Poutine Eating Championships in Toronto, Ontario , by consuming 19 boxes (9.5 lb [4.3 kg]) of poutine in ten minutes. On July 4, 2013, Chestnut successfully defended his title at Nathan's 98th Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York . He beat his own world record of 68 by consuming 69 HDB in ten minutes, which earned him his 7th Mustard Belt for this competition. On July 25, 2013, Chestnut ate 179 wings in ten minutes taking

1500-706: The 2009 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. On September 27, 2009, Chestnut lost to Takeru Kobayashi in Krystal Square Off World Hamburger Eating Championship. He ate 81 hamburgers. Kobayashi ate 93. On Man v. Food in San Jose, California, Chestnut ate Iguana's Burritozilla: a five lb (2.3 kg), 17-inch burrito in three minutes, ten seconds. On May 8, 2010, Chestnut won Shrimp Wontons eating in Singapore. Chestnut ate 380 wontons in eight minutes to set

1550-535: The 2019 World Poutine Eating Championship in Toronto, Canada, after eating 28 pounds of poutine in 10 minutes and set a new world record. On July 4, 2020, Chestnut won his 13th title at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, eating a record-breaking 75 hot dogs and buns in ten minutes. The event was held indoors, with fewer competitors and without spectators, due to COVID-19 . On August 1, 2020, Chestnut ate nine pounds (4.1 kg) of pizza in 32 minutes and 14 seconds in

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1600-535: The 2024 contest due to a competing sponsorship with Impossible Foods . Chestnut, a San Jose State University student, entered the competitive eating scene in 2005 with a break-out performance in the deep-fried asparagus eating championship, in which he beat high-ranked eater Rich LeFevre by eating 6.3 pounds (2.9 kg) of asparagus in 11.5 minutes. That same year, during Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, he ate 32 HDB, placing third behind Takeru Kobayashi and Sonya Thomas . On October 22, 2005, Chestnut set

1650-693: The Johnsonville World Bratwurst Eating Championship in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. He ate 45 bratwurst sausages in ten minutes. Kobayashi ate 58. In 2007, Chestnut won the Wing Bowl XV, an annual Philadelphia event at the Wachovia Center . In this competition, he ate 182 chicken wings in 30 minutes, becoming a Wing Bowl champion and record holder. Chestnut was seen on a YouTube video drinking

1700-586: The Manhattan Fat Men's Club in 1909. The recent surge in the popularity of competitive eating is due in large part to the development of the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest , an annual holiday tradition that has been held on July 4 every year since 1916 at Coney Island . While the origins are debated, it is believed to have begun as a result of four immigrants who tried to eat as many hot dogs as possible to show off their patriotism. In 2010, however, promoter Mortimer Matz admitted to having fabricated

1750-463: The United States, traditionally at county fairs. There are some notable examples of early eating contestants, such as Joe McCarthy, who consumed 31 pies in a competition held at Charles Tanby's Saloon in 1897. Frank Dotzler is also noteworthy after consuming "275 oysters, 8 & 1/8th pounds of steak, 12 rolls, and 3 large pies, all washed down with 11 cups of coffee" at an event organised by

1800-823: The contest because of his refusal to sign the required contract, ate 69 HDB at an off-site event with independent judges to establish a new world record. On March 17, 2012, Chestnut set a new world record by eating 20 zero point five pounds (0.23 kg) corned beef sandwiches in ten minutes at the annual Toojay's Corned Beef Eating Competition in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti finished in second place. On July 4, 2012, Chestnut successfully defended his title at Nathan's 97th Annual Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island in Brooklyn, New York . He tied his own world record by swallowing 68 HDB in ten minutes, which earned him his 6th "mustard belt" for this competition. On July 16, 2012, Chestnut made

1850-423: The event, Chestnut proposed to his longtime girlfriend, Neslie Ricasa. On July 4, 2015, Chestnut was defeated by Stonie. He successfully ate 60 hot dogs and buns, but Stonie improved since 2014 and consumed 62 hot dogs and buns, ending Chestnut's eight-year run as champion. After a Denver Outlaws lacrosse game on May 24, Chestnut set a World Record eating 14.25lbs of Illegal Pete's Burritos in 10 minutes, beating

1900-506: The finals, finishing second to the 97 hamburgers consumed by Kobayashi. Chestnut qualified for the 2006 Nathan's Contest by eating 50 HDB. As July 4 approached, there was speculation that 2006 might be the year when Kobayashi would be beaten. It was not to be, however. Although Chestnut turned in a great performance, leading Takeru Kobayashi through most of the contest, the final tally put Chestnut at 52 and Kobayashi at 53 + 3 ⁄ 4 (a new world record). Chestnut lost to Kobayashi in

1950-547: The home of Sir William Sedley , when he overate and fell into an 8-hour food coma ; after he awakened, Sedley's servants put Wood in the stocks to shame him for his failure. The first recorded pie eating contest took place in Toronto in 1878. It was organized as a charity fundraising event and won by Albert Piddington. It is not known how many pies were consumed. The prize was a "Handsomely Bound Book". Following this, eating contests – particularly those involving pie – became popular across Canada and

2000-431: The largest prize ever in a professional eating contest in the 2017 Philadelphia Wing Bowl - $ 50,000 in prizes (Hyundai Santa Fe, $ 10,000, ring and medallion). In 2011, Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest introduced a female-only tournament. The most successful competitor in this contest is Miki Sudo , with nine wins since 2014. She is the reigning female champion as of 2023 and also holds the record for most hot dogs eaten by

2050-573: The legend of the 1916 start date with a man named Max Rosey in the early 1970s as part of a publicity stunt. The legend grew over the years, to the point where The New York Times and other publications were known to have repeatedly listed 1916 as the inaugural year, although no evidence of the contest exists. As Coney Island is often linked with recreational activities of the summer season, several early contests were held on other holidays associated with summer besides Independence Day; Memorial Day contests were scheduled for 1972, 1975, and 1978, and

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2100-516: The nationwide shutdown & returned in 2021. Festival Coordinator is Shanna C. Monk. This article about a food or drink themed festival is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Competitive eating Competitive eating , or speed eating , is a sport in which participants compete against each other to eat large quantities of food, usually in a short time period. Contests are typically eight to ten minutes long, although some competitions can last up to thirty minutes, with

2150-674: The person consuming the most food being declared the winner. Competitive eating is most popular in the United States , Canada , and Japan , where organized professional eating contests often offer prizes, including cash. An early competitive eater was Nicholas Wood , the Great Eater of Kent , whose skill was featured in Iohn Taylor's 1630 pamphlet The great eater, of Kent, or Part of the admirable teeth and stomacks exploits of Nicholas Wood. The pamphlet, which Taylor asserts

2200-597: The previous record of 11.81 set in 2007 by Tim "Eater X" Janus. On July 4, 2016, Chestnut redeemed himself with 70 hot dogs and buns with Stonie behind with 53 hot dogs and buns. On September 4, 2016, he won his third consecutive title at the United States Chicken Wing Eating Championships in Buffalo, New York, by eating 188 wings in 12 minutes. On July 4, 2017, Chestnut defended his title and ate 72 hot dogs and buns. This

2250-542: The reduction from 12 minutes to ten minutes. Chestnut weighed in at 102 kg (225 lb). On July 28, 2008, Chestnut lost to Takeru Kobayashi in Chicken Satay eating in the MLE Asia inaugural event. He consumed just over 4 kilograms (8.8 lb) to Kobayashi's almost 5.5 kg (12 lb). On August 23, 2008, Chestnut defeated IFOCE's second highest-ranked competitive eater Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti in

2300-517: The second Gyoza Eating Championship in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California. He devoured 231 gyoza, setting a new world record; he beat his previous record of 212, set at the inaugural event in 2006 when he narrowly defeated Sonya "Black Widow" Thomas (210). Thomas did not attend the 2008 event due to budgetary and travel costs. On October 12, 2008, he consumed 45 slices of pizza, winning the "Famous Famiglia World Pizza Eating Championship", which

2350-444: The stomach , Boerhaave syndrome , and obesity . Other medical professionals contend that binge eating can cause stomach perforations in those with ulcers and gulping large quantities of water during training can lead to water intoxication , a condition caused by diluted electrolytes in the blood . Long term effects of delayed stomach emptying include chronic indigestion , nausea and vomiting. Discomfort following an event

2400-901: The title for the second year in a row at the Hooters World Wing-Eating Championship held in Clearwater, Florida . On September 22, 2013, Chestnut ate 70 bratwursts to set the world record and take his fourth straight title, at the Hillshire Farm Bratwurst Eating World Championship held at Oktoberfest Zinzinnati in Cincinnati, Ohio . On July 4, 2014, Chestnut ate more hot dogs and buns than any of his opponents, narrowly defeating competitor Matt Stonie . He successfully ate 61 hot dogs and buns to Stonie's 56, making this his eighth consecutive win. Prior to

2450-616: Was held in Times Square in New York. This was beaten by Bertoletti with 47 slices a few weeks later. On February 21, 2009, Chestnut consumed 10.5 lb (4.8 kg) of macaroni and cheese in seven minutes during halftime at the San Jose Stealth lacrosse game, beating out his contestants and adding another world record to his name. On July 4, 2009, Chestnut topped his previous record of 59 HDB by consuming 68 HDB in

2500-572: Was his 10th title and once again set a new Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest record. Carmen Cincotti was the closest competitor with 60. In 2018, Chestnut competed in The Amazing Race 30 alongside fellow competitive eater Tim Janus . On July 4, Chestnut won his 11th title at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest with a new record of 74 hot dogs and buns. On July 4, 2019, Chestnut won his 12th title at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, eating 71 hot dogs and buns. On October 19, 2019, Chestnut won

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