Competitive Eating Contests Make The World Go 'Round
Tomorrow is the annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. The gambling odds are in and Joey Chestnut and Kobayashi will both be there. Local media is all about it.
But we were curious about what other competitive eating contests are out there.
• New York's San Gennaro fair holds an annual cannoli eating contest.
• In Philadelphia, the Wing Bowl is an annual tradition.
• The Illinois State Fair hosts an annual horseshoe sandwich eating contest.
• Fast food chain Krystal hosts an annual hamburger eating contest.
• Rocco's Pizza in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn hosts an annual pizza eating contest. Something tell us New York likes these.
• And appropriately for July 4th, an apple pie eating contest is held each year in Murphysboro, Illinois.
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest [Wikipedia]
