Eating Competition
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The competition is free to all contestants 18 and over, and limited to the first 12 contestants who sign up. Locals may consider it fun. The professional IFOCE competitors likely will have fun competing, too, but they take the contest seriously.
Joey Chestnut made good on his promise to regain the World Deep-Fried Asparagus Eating Championship title at the 25th Annual Stockton Asparagus Festival. The #1-ranked Chestnut ate 8 lbs 7 oz of the deep-fried asparagus spears to win his fifth asparagus title in six years.
Coming in second place was surging MLE rookie Ben Monson from Twin Peaks, CA. Monson ate 6 lbs 7 oz, beating defending Champ Pat Bertoletti by 7 oz.
Other notable scores had Badlands Booker at 4 lbs, Crazy Legs Conti at 3 lbs and Ryan "Big Red" McKillop at 1.5 lbs.
For their performances, Chestnut, Monson and Bertoletti took home $1,500, $750 and $500, respectively.
