The Professional League of
Eating Contests

Upcoming Events

The Wings for Wishes Professional Wing Eating Championship
03/08/2025
The Second Annual Eating Uranus Fudge Galactic Championship
03/29/2025
The 2025 Ultimate Bologna Showdown; Presented by Dead End BBQ and Elm Hill Bologna
05/10/2025

Past Events

The Siegel's Bagelmania World Bagel Eating Championship
02/01/2025
The World-Famous St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail Eating Championship – At Big Ten Tailgate Town
12/07/2024

EATER RANKINGS

Records

Food	Detail	Time	Owner
24" Pizza	7 1/2 Extra Large Bacci Pizza Slices	15 Minutes/ July 9, 2005	Richard "the Locust" LeFevre
10" Pizza	83 Slices / Johns Incredible Pizza Co.	10 Minutes / April 22, 2018	Geoffrey Esper
16" Pizza	47 Slices Big Apple Pizza/Battle at the Big Apple World Pizza Eating Championship	10 Minutes/November 8, 2008	Patrick Bertoletti
2-Foot Pizza Slice	6.5 2-Foot Pizza Slices / Fat Boy's Pizza	10 Minutes / August 25th, 2019	Joey Chestnut
7-Eleven Sports Slurpee	22 oz Sports Slurpee/7-Eleven Sports Slurping Time Trials	9 seconds/April 15, 2010	Patrick Bertoletti
9" Personal Pizza	19.25 Pies / Vaughan PIzzafest	10 Minutes / July 15, 2018	Geoffrey Esper
Apple Pie	4.375 Three-Pound Apple Pies/Mapleside Farms	8 Minutes/Sept. 13, 2013	Joey Chestnut
Armour Vienna Sausage	8.31 pounds Armour Vienna Sausage /Lowe's Motor Speedway Charlotte	10 Minutes/ May 28, 2005	Sonya Thomas
Asparagus	12 lbs 8.75 oz Deep Fried Asparagus Spears/ Stockton Asparagus Festival	10 minutes/ Apr. 26, 2014	Joey Chestnut
Baby Back Ribs (short form)	5.24 lbs Baby Back Ribs/Ribfest Chicago	8 minuntes / June 10, 2011	Patrick Bertoletti
Bacon	182 Strips Smithfield Bacon/Daytona, FL	5 Minutes/February 22, 2015	Matt Stonie

News

MLE Presents Commendatore Award to British Eating Pioneer Mark S. Mishon

[03/03/2025]

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...

Charles Hardy, Commissioner of Major League Eating, Dies

[08/03/2023]

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 B...