Competitive eating

Competitive eating is a term for a sport where people play to see who can eat the most food in a given time. The sport is most commonly played in the United States and Japan. There are many different foods that can be eaten competitively. Common ones include hot dogs, hamburgers, hot wings, and pies.

The most famous competitive eating contest is Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island. It and other events are part of a tour known as Major League Eating. There are often competitive eating contests at American fairs and carnivals.

Competitive Eating Media

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  Sonya Thomas and Tim Janus at the 2005 Midway Slots Crabcake Eating Competition

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  Woodcut from The great eater, of Kent, or Part of the admirable teeth and stomacks exploits of Nicholas Wood, of Harrisom in the county of Kent His excessiue manner of eating without manners, in strange and true manner described, by Iohn Taylor

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  Pie-eating contest at the Jefferson School in Washington, D.C., August 2, 1923

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  Joey Chestnut after his victory at the 2010 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island