The world's top competitive eaters will gather in Indianapolis for the first-ever Prairie Farms World Ice Cream Eating Championship at the Indiana State Fair at 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 13th, at ENOUGH Plaza in front of the Indiana Farmers Coliseum during the Indiana State Fair. As part of its “Wonderful World of Food” theme, the Indiana State Fair is celebrating ice cream on and honoring the Indiana dairy farmer throughout the day on Sunday.
Major League Eating is proud to add the World Ice Cream Eating Championship to its 2017 slate of sanctioned championships. The world's top competitive eating talent will make the pilgrimage to Indianapolis to compete for the title of The World Ice Cream-Eating Champion of the world. The current Ice Cream Eating World Record is 15 pints of vanilla ice cream in 6 minutes. This record is held by Joey Chestnut, a well-known competitive eater who is currently ranked first in the world by Major League Eating.
2017 Ice Cream Eating Championship Participants
- Miki Sudo, Las Vegas, NV (ranked #5 in the world)
- Juan Rodriguez, Crestwood, IL (ranked #12 in the world)
- Derek Jacobs, Vandalia, OH (ranked #21 in the world)
- Brian Dud Light Dudzinski, Phoenixville, PA (ranked #22 in the world)
- Sophia DeVita, Chicago, IL (ranked #24 in the world)
- Matt Raible, Peoria, IL (ranked #40 in the world)
- Matt Hazzard, Normal, IL
- Stacy N Fitzsimmons, Greenwood, IN
- Ivan Mendoza, Cleveland, OH
- Marcus Feldman, Bowling Green, KY
World Ice Cream Eating Championship Prize Purse
1st – $2,000
2nd – $1,000
3rd – $600
4th – $300
5th – $100