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| 2022 Dec 3 8 min IFOCE units: pounds | World Famous St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail-Eating Championship
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The Meijer Tail Greater Party On Georgia St https://bigten.org/sports/2022/10/21/fcg_22_tailgate_party.aspx Indianapolis, IN https://majorleagueeating.com/contests/944 https://twitter.com/eatingcontest/status/1599151277929246720 https://eatfeats.com/geoff-esper-win-st-elmos-shrimp-cocktail-eating-contest.html to be held before Big 10 football championship game |
| 1st | 16.4 | $1,500.00 | Geoffrey Esper | Oxford, MA | 15th MLE victory of 2022 |
| 2nd | 14.9 | $750.00 | Miki Sudo | Tampa, FL | |
| 3rd | 11 | $400.00 | Nick Wehry | Tampa, FL | |
| 4th | 10.6 | $200.00 | Joey "Jaws" Chestnut | Westfield, IN | ends contest winning streak, ends 2022 with 1 win (Nathan's) |
| 5th | 6 | $100.00 | Derek Jacobs | ||
| 6th | 4.5 | $50.00 | Matthew Raible | Peoria, IL | |
| 7th | 2.5 | Holly Titus | Indianapolis, IN |