Eating contests — whether you ’re watching or enter — are not for the sensitive of stomach . A professional feeder can put out enough food to feed a crime syndicate ( widen relatives included ) in minutes . Some competitor focus on speed , while others groom for quantity . AtNathan ’s Hot Dog Eating Contest , which carry spot on Coney Island every year on July 4 , fortitude in both categories is necessary for triumph .

Nathan ’s hosts the most far-famed eating competition on Earth , but it ’s not the only home where   unsatiable eaters break records . down a Tums and read about the impressive competitive eating achievement below .

1.Most Chicken Nuggets Eaten in One Minute

Leah Shutkever , a competitive eater from the UK , claimed this disk in 2022 . She devoured 19 poulet nuggets in 60 instant as part of the Guinness World Records Italian idiot box showLo Show Dei Record . She also hold the phonograph recording for most chicken nuggets eaten in three proceedings with 1.7 pounds .

2.Fastest Time to Eat a Head of Lettuce

Even competitory eater have been recognize to follow dietary restrictions . Vegan speed - eaterMike Jackof Canada has break several plant life - base solid food record , includingfastest timeto wipe out a head of sugar — he want a mere minute and 31.053 seconds — achieved in 2021 .

3.Fastest Time to Eat 10 Carolina Reaper Chillies

Some food for thought - related effort require a high permissiveness for pain . In 2022 , American militant eaterGreg Fosterate 10 mouth - sear Carolina Reaper chilli in 33.15 second .

4.Most Mayonnaise Eaten in Three Minutes

In 2018 , American competitive eater Michelle Lesco consumed a record - breaking2448 grams of mayonnaisein three minutes . That ’s the equivalent of about 3.5 jars .

5.Most Ice Cream Eaten in One Minute

Isaac Harding - Davis of Australia eat 806 gram , or more than two vat , of Ben & Jerry ’s Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream within a minute in 2017 . According toGuinness World Records , he broke the record despite “ suffering mild symptoms of psyche freezing . ”

6.Most M&Ms Eaten in One Minute Blindfolded Using Chopsticks

Avery Chin of Malaysia collapse a record when he consumed 25 M&Ms candy blindfolded using chopsticks in 60 seconds in 2022 . He ’s also in the running play for most oddly specific private-enterprise food track record make out byGuinness .

7.Fastest Time to Eat a Jelly Doughnut With No Hands

In 2014,Philip Joseph Santorosuccessfully wind up a jelly doughnut in 11.41 seconds with his hand behind his back . Though it sound mussy , Santoro ’s performance was amazingly neat ( backtalk - beating was off - limits ) .

8.Most Soup Eaten in 30 Seconds

German competitory eaterAndré Ortolfbroke a universe record in 2017 by drinking 483 grams ( or more than a pound ) of soup in 30 secondment . He has alsobroken recordsfor guzzling matter that do n’t go down as easy , like ketchup , leaf mustard , and lemon juice .

9.Most Marshmallows Eaten in One Minute

Anthony Falzonof Malta inspire an telling 25 marshmallow in one minute in 2013 , which is more thanhalf a old bag ’s worth .

10.Fastest Time to Drink 250 Milliliters of Milk Through a Straw

A year after consume phonograph record amounts of soup , André Ortolfdrank 250 cubic centimeter of milk through a straw in just 4.8 bit in 2018 . The Guinness legend accomplished the feat on a playground as part of a manifestation demonstrate shaver how to break record .

11.Most Hot Dogs Eaten at a Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest

We ca n’t finish this list without recognizing the most famous eating contest of all time . free-enterprise eating legendJoey Chestnutset the current record in 2021 by devouring76 live dogsin 10 hour . He failed to go against his own book last year , but he ’ll have another chance to improve his numbers at this year ’s competition on July 4 , 2023 .

A version of this story ran in 2022 ; it has been update for 2023 .

2018 Nathan’s Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest

Carolina Reaper chilli peppers growing on a plant.

M&M’s against red background.

Colorful marshmallows filling the frame.