Wis. cheese-curd-eating contest takes center stage
LITTLE CHUTE, Wisconsin - A Kaukauna man has won a cheese-curd-eating contest by downing a half-pound of the rubbery snacks in less than two minutes.
View ArticleNational Cherry Festival has tighter security
TRAVERSE CITY, Michigan - The National Cherry Festival gets underway Saturday in Traverse City with some new events alongside the traditional pie eating and pit spitting contests - and security will be...
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Joey Chestnut wins 7th contest with record 69 dogs
NEW YORK - Joey Chestnut downed 69 franks and devoured his own record in the men's Fourth of July hot dog eating contest while Sonya Thomas defended her title in the women's competition.
View Article#1 Eater in the world to eat slugburgers
CORINTH, Mississippi - Hot dog eating champ Joey Chestnut will take on the Mississippi slugburger on Saturday in Corinth.
View ArticleWing-eating champ El Wingador faces NJ prison term
WOODBURY, New Jersey - A five-time Buffalo wing-eating champion known as El Wingador has pleaded guilty to a cocaine distribution charge in New Jersey.
View ArticleUnion Fair gets underway, dates back to 1869
UNION, Maine - An agricultural fair that dates back to 1869 is kicking off in Union, Maine.
View ArticleWomen rule at NY wing eating championship
BUFFALO, New York - Miki Sudo may be small, but she rules the roost when it comes to scarfing chicken wings.
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Joey 'Jaws' Chestnut wins hot dog eating contest
NEW YORK - The reigning champ of the Nathan's famous hot dog eating contest gets to hold onto his mustard yellow belt.
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Giant pie serves 1,500 at Fla. key lime festival
KEY WEST, Florida - A 9-foot key lime pie is the highlight of a Key West festival celebrating Florida's state pie.
View ArticleMan dies at South Dakota hot dog eating contest
CUSTER, South Dakota - A Fourth of July hot dog eating contest in western South Dakota turned tragic when a contestant choked to death.
View ArticleStonie beats Chestnut for third Slugburger title
CORINTH, Mississippi - Professional gorger Matt Stonie gulped down a record 43 slugburgers Saturday - one better than the nation's top-ranked food-gobbler Joey Chestnut - to keep his Slugburger...
View ArticleAmery man wins title with 18 brats in 10 minutes
SHEBOYGAN, Wisconsin - An Amery man won an annual brat-eating contest in Sheboygan by eating 18 of the sausages in 10 minutes - breaking an impending tie by downing his last one with just 15 second...
View ArticleNC police arrest man after he wins eating contest
ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina - An Elizabeth City man celebrated out-eating some police officers, only to find out that he couldn't outrun them.
View ArticlePolice arrest man who wins doughnut-eating contest
ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina - A North Carolina man celebrated out-eating some police officers, only to find out that he couldn't outrun them.
View ArticleCandidates gather to compete in watermelon contest
HOPE, Arkansas - U.S. Senate, House and gubernatorial candidates were among the many office seekers who gathered in the rain in southwestern Arkansas to take part in the annual Hope Watermelon...
View ArticleCompetitive eaters to compete over Buffalo wings
BUFFALO, New York - Reigning chicken wing-eating champion Miki Sudo will defend her title against Joey Chestnut, Badlands Booker and Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas at this year's National Buffalo Wing...
View ArticleHoly cannoli! Man eats 13.5 pastries in 5 minutes
SCRANTON, Pennsylvania - Holy cannoli!
View ArticleAbout 30,000 expected at NC Oyster Festival
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, North Carolina - Oyster lovers will be turning their attention this weekend to Ocean Isle Beach, where a festival is expected to draw at least 30,000 people.
View ArticleTunica hosts Twinkie Eating Contest
TUNICA, Mississippi - Joey Chestnut will seek to defend his title Saturday at the 2014 World Twinkie-Eating Championship at the Bally's Casino in Tunica, Mississippi.
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Joey Chestnut devours turkey to win eating contest
MASHANTUCKET, Connecticut - Competitive eater Joey Chestnut has won a turkey-eating contest in Connecticut, setting a record by devouring an entire bird.
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