Televised Contests
The Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest is televised live on ESPN each year on July 4.
The annual Krystal Square Off hamburger eating contest has been televised on ESPN and, in 2008, on the Root Sports South network.
In 2002, the Fox Network aired a two-hour competitive eating contest called the Glutton Bowl.
Spike TV has broadcast several IFOCE-sanctioned competitive eating competitions as part of its "MLE Chowdown" series, including the St. Patrick's Day Chowdown in 2007 (corned beef and cabbage), the "Turkey Bowl" on Thanksgiving day in 2007 (whole turkeys with an undercard cranberry sauce contest), "Wedges 'n Wings" in 2007 (chicken wings and potato wedges), and "Ham 'n Eggs" during Super Bowl halftime in 2008.
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