Well, kind of. Major League Eating has come up with a competitive food eating contest with a March Madness-like bracket system. It airs tonight (Friday April 17th) at 8pm Atlantic on their Youtube channel.
Tonight is the Qualifying Round: Sliced Bologna – two pounds.
Contestants include :
Joey Chestnut, the #1-ranked eater in the world and 12-time winner of the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest;
Matt Stonie (255 Peeps in five minutes);
Darron Breeden (528 oysters in eight minutes);
World-renowned chugging champion Badlands Booker;
Miki Sudo, the #1-ranked female eater in the world;
Gideon Oji (25 lbs of kale salad in eight minutes);
Michelle Lesco (176 gyoza in 10 minutes);
and Nick Wehry (11 lbs of strawberry shortcake in eight minutes).
They’ll be eating from home… and the first to finish move on to next week’s events:
Quarterfinals: Milk and Cookies – one family pack of Oreos and a half gallon of milk on Sunday
Semifinals: Baked Beans – 1.125 gallons (or 10 pounds) Tuesday
Finals: Ramen Noodles – 10 individual ramen cups Wednesday
Fill out your bracket and get ready!
