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Bearded, burly Ernest Hemingway doppelgängers compete for lookalike prize
July 22, 2024 | 6:23pmIt was the old man and the sea of clones.
Cheating at the Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest is the 'wurst'
July 10, 2024 | 7:45pmContestant Nick Wehry, who participated in the July 4 competition on Coney Island, has been accused of pilfering empty plates from his fellow competitors, boosting his score from a respectable...
Hubby of Nathan's hot dog eating champ buckles under pressure after The Post exposed cheating claims
July 10, 2024 | 1:16pmA competitive eater in Nathan's Famous Hot Dog eating competition has crumbled under the weight of a cheating scandal and has requested his score be reverted to its original value,...
Hubby of Nathan's hot dog contest champ accused of cheating in bid to join 'elite' class of eaters
July 9, 2024 | 7:22pmThe competitive eating world has been rocked by hard-to-swallow claims that a contender in this year's Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest cheated to beef up his score.
Disgusting moment Nathan’s contestant projectile barfs all over stage
July 4, 2024 | 6:25pmAs the winner, Eric “Badlands’’ Booker, started walking off the platform with his champ’s belt slung over his left shoulder, he passed his fellow competitor — who promptly barfed, spewing...
Nathan's July 4 hot dog eating contest at Coney Island is anyone's game after Joey Chestnut ban
July 3, 2024 | 5:12pmThis year’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest at Coney Island will be “neck and neck” in perennial winner Joey “Jaws” Chestnut’s absence — leaving a seat open for the next...
New tot crowned as winner for 2024 Gerber Baby Photo Search
June 29, 2024 | 3:57pmGerber has announced Baby Akil “Sonny” McLeod from Arizona as the winner of its 2024 Gerber Baby Photo Search.
Liquid Death giving away $400K fighter jet to lucky winner, unlike Pepsi's 1990s debacle
May 24, 2024 | 12:41amA beverage company is giving away a jet to one lucky winner -- for real this time.
Japanese reality show contestant was naked for a year — and had no idea 30 million people were watching
May 2, 2024 | 1:29pmTomoaki “Nasubi” Hamatsu wanted to be a famous comedian. He wound up on a game show that humiliated him and almost led to a nervous breakdown, as seen in Hulu's...
Miss Subways, now in their 80s, recall getting modeling gigs and marriage proposals after their faces appeared on NYC train posters
April 27, 2024 | 11:14amThe timeless beauties who once reigned as "Miss Subways," and had their faces displayed on posters on the underground rails, are having a reunion at Ellen's Stardust Diner in Times...
I quit my job to enter contests full-time — I've won more than $44K
April 5, 2024 | 1:13pmShe has her eye on the prize(s).
Dad got ‘massive’ tattoo of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce on rear end to win daughters Eras Tour tickets
February 3, 2024 | 7:51amAn Australian father who got a "massive" tattoo of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce on his rear end in order to win his daughters' tickets to the Eras Tour is...
Oreo launches new Space Dunk cookies — with a literally out-of-this-world contest
January 23, 2024 | 1:53pmOreo's latest treat is out of this world — and the brand wants you to be, too. The winner of a competition will "embark on a transformative six-hour journey to...
Protein bar offers customers $2.5K to relocate their couch for a month
January 2, 2024 | 12:32pm"In the cold winter months, the couch is the epitome of warmth and coziness and sometimes tempts us away from staying active," RXBAR said in a press release.
Picking up litter turned into an 'Olympic' sport with World Cup trash collection
November 24, 2023 | 1:57pmThe event’s home team was upset they didn’t sweep the floor with their competition.
Competitive vapers entering 'cloud chase' contests: 'What skateboarding was 20 years ago'
November 7, 2023 | 8:23pmThe crown Juul?
'Florida Man Games' to pit beer-loving and gator-wrestling-types against one another in first-ever showdown
October 28, 2023 | 12:01amThe Florida man to end all other Florida men.
Dad nearly misses winning a $2.5M home because he was trying to avoid spam calls
October 16, 2023 | 7:49pmMan nearly missed out on becoming a multi-millionaire after he thought about ignoring a phone call.
Mom of two ‘chokes to death’ in marshmallow-eating contest
October 11, 2023 | 12:49pmNatalie Buss reportedly choked to death during a marshmallow-eating contest raising money for her son’s rugby team.
See the most ridiculous faces from this year’s World Gurning Championships
September 19, 2023 | 4:45pmThe World Gurning Championships is an annual event that was held Sept. 16 at the Egremont Crab Fair in the Lake District, UK.