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Video: Geoffrey Esper Beats Joey Chestnut at 2018 Ice Cream Eating Championship

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Geoffrey Esper, currently ranked fourth in Major League Eating, won the second Prairie Farms World Ice Cream Eating Championship on Sunday, August 5, 2018, at the Indiana State Fair by eating 15.5 pints of ice cream in 6 minutes. Joey Chestnut came in second with 14.5 pints of ice cream.

Miki Sudo still holds the world record by eating 16.5 pints of ice cream in six minutes, which was set last year.

2018 Ice Cream Eating Championship Results

1 Geoffrey Esper 15.5 pints in 6 min
2 Joey Chestnut 14.5
3 Juan Rodriguez 12
4 Dud Lite Dudzinski and Derek Jacobs 11.5
6 Adrian Morgan 11.25
7 Gideon Oji and Matt Hazzard 11
9 Matthews Raible and Cohen 7.25
11 Meliss Klabel 5.5

Video: Miki Sudo Set World Record at 2017 Ice Cream Eating Championship

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Miki Sudo, currently ranked fifth in Major League Eating, snagged the first-ever Prairie Farms World Ice Cream Eating Championship on Sunday, August 13, 2017, at the Indiana State Fair by eating 16.5 pints of ice cream in six minutes, which also set a NEW WORLD RECORD!

The previous Ice Cream Eating World Record of 15 pints was held by number one ranked Joey Chestnut. Joey finished second in the Kale Yeah Eating Championship on Sunday.

2017 Ice Cream Eating Championship Results

1. Miki Sudo 16.5 pints ($2,000)
2. Juan Rodriguez 15 pints ($1,000)
3. Brian Dud Lite Dudzinski 13 pints ($600)
4. Derek Jacobs 10.5 pints ( $300)
5. Matt Hazzard 9 pints ($100)
6. Sophia DeVita, Matt Raible 8 pints
8. Ivan Mendoza 7.5 pints
9. Stacy Fitzsimmons 5 pints
10. Marcus Feldman 4.5 pints

Miki Sudo to Participate in 2017 Ice Cream Eating Championship

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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

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Joey Chestnut Returning to Defend St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail Eating Title

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World-champion eater Joey Chestnut will compete again number-one-ranked female champion Miki Sudo at the World Famous St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail Eating Championship on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015 at 3 p.m. Joey is undefeated in the St. Elmo’s Shrimp Eating Competition, however he will face fierce competition from Sudo who is an expert in the debris-food category. The event will take place at the Meijer Tail Greater Party on the west block of Georgia Street as part of the 2015 Big Ten Football Championship Game weekend.

This year will be a challenge for Chestnut as other top eaters compete for the title of Shrimp Cocktail-Eating Champion of the World in addition to a $3,000 prize purse. The current list of competitors includes:

  • No. 2 ranked Joey Chestnut from San Jose, Calif.
  • No. 3 ranked Miki Sudo from Las Vegas
  • No. 10 ranked Yasir Salem from New York City
  • No. 14 ranked Steve Hendry from Dixon, Calif.
  • No. 15 ranked Gideon “The Truth” Oji from Forest Park, Ga.
  • No. 30 ranked Matthew Raible from Edwards, Ill.
  • No. 50 ranked Tracy Goode from Anderson, Ind.

Joey Chestnut returns to defend his title. During last year’s event, Chestnut consumed 10.42 pounds of shrimp, earning him the shrimp cocktail-eating championship title and a world record.

Craig Huse, co-proprietor of St. Elmo Steak House said of Chestnut’s feat, “Last year Joey amazingly consumed the equivalent of 28 world-famous St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktails in just 8 minutes which leads me to speculate if he can hit 30 this year,” said Craig Huse, co-proprietor of St. Elmo Steak House. “The energy and excitement of this event has continued to build every year and we look forward to our biggest contest ever.”

Eaters will again have eight minutes to consume as much shrimp cocktail as possible. However, The St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail is not like other shrimp cocktails, the horseradish-laden sauce makes it a fiery, sinus-clearing challenge for any man or woman. Competitors may be tempted to slow down due to the heat, which was deemed the world’s spiciest food by a Travel Channel writer. Since 1902, the legendary appetizer has collected a legion of well-known fans including Neil Patrick Harris, Tony Dungy and comedian Jimmy Fallon.

“There is no shrimp cocktail on the planet like the St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail,” said MLE emcee Sam Barclay. “The St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail sauce is known globally as a horseradish-fueled flavor bomb, making this eight-minute battle of man vs. shellfish a right of passage that tests every eater’s true self-worth.”

Photo: Brian Groce