World Champion Competitive Eater Joey Chestnut Wins Siegel’s Bagelmania Bagel Eating Competition in Las Vegas

At the second annual Siegel’s Bagelmania World Bagel Eating Championship, #1-Ranked Competitive Eater Joey Chestnut edged out #2-Ranked Competitive Eater Geoffrey Esper by half a bagel to take the championship title, which includes a championship belt and $5,000 of the total $10,000 prize pool.

In honor of National Bagel Day and before a packed audience, 8 of the top 10 Major League Eating competitors returned to the iconic Siegel’s Bagelmania in Las Vegas to consume as many Siegel’s Bagelmania plain bagels with cream cheese as possible in eight minutes.

In his first bagel-eating competition, Chestnut ultimately prevailed with 15 bagels. Esper was close behind with 14.5 bagels to take second place.

The top five eaters at the competition share the remainder of the prize money and were:

• Third place: #5-ranked competitive eater James Webb of Australia with 13 bagels
• Fourth place: #4-ranked competitive eater, Nick Wehry from Tampa, Fla., with 10.5 bagels
• Fifth place: #9-ranked competitive eater, Patrick Bertoletti from Chicago, Ill., with 10.25 bagels

Fan favorite Miki Sudo from Tampa, Fla., just missed the top five and came in sixth place having eaten 10 bagels.

In a league of its own, Siegel’s Bagelmania has been delighting fans with their quintessential New York-style bagels, bridging the gap between the East Coast and Las Vegas for more than 30 mouth-watering years.

Siegel’s Bagelmania is a modern-day Jewish delicatessen and bakery that is one of the city’s most iconic meeting spots for influencers, business and community leaders, celebrities, and professional athletes.

Siegel’s bagels have been voted Best Bagels in Las Vegas as winner of Las Vegas Review-Journal’s Best of Las Vegas for several consecutive years.

About Siegel’s Bagelmania
Siegel’s Bagelmania is a modern-day Jewish delicatessen and bakery in Las Vegas that has been serving up the finest authentic recipes since 1989. It’s a local hidden gem behind the glitz and glamour of The Strip, where the “who’s who” of Vegas gather for from-scratch recipes and house-made breads, bagels, and pastries.

The restaurant features around-the-clock breakfast and lunch inspired by Jewish deli staples as well as catering for private events. The 10,000 sq. ft. flagship location is next to the Las Vegas Convention Center and pays tribute to an old-school family-centric dining experience.

With 200 seats in a spacious dining room, a private dining room that can be rented out for parties or special events, an outdoor patio with cooling misters, a full bar with slot machines, an expansive to-go delicatessen and bakery with a pop-up display of Las Vegas’ famous Pinkbox Doughnuts, Bagelmania is a destination for visitors and locals alike.

Siegel’s Bagelmania also serves people traveling to and from Las Vegas with a location at Harry Reid International Airport inside the A Gates in Terminal 1. For more information visit https://bagelmanialv.com/ and follow on Instagram, Facebook, and Tiktok.

About Major League Eating
Major League Eating is the world body that oversees all professional eating contests. The organization, which developed competitive eating and includes the sport’s governing body, the International Federation of Competitive Eating, helps sponsors to develop, publicize, and execute world-class eating events in all varieties of food disciplines.

MLE-sanctioned eating contests provide dramatic audience entertainment and offer an unparalleled platform for media exposure.

Major League Eating holds approximately 70 events annually, including the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, NY.

For more information, visit MajorLeagueEating.com and follow us on Twitter @eatingcontest.

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