Major League Eating on Tuesday said it would return to action with the BetOnline Quarantine Challenge, a bracket-style elimination tournament with eight of the world’s top competitive eaters facing off via video from their homes. The competition, which will feature male and female world number one's Joey Chestnut and Miki Sudo, will be carried on MLE’s YouTube channel. “Competitive eating is most powerful when conducted on-stage in front of a large audience, but it is also one of the few sports that professionals can perform from the confines of their own home,” MLE Chairman George Shea said in a statement. “While there has been substantial discussion about which professional sport would be the first to return - with baseball, basketball, golf and MMA all floating recent potential return plans — competitive eating is first to come back,” he said. The competition will feature $11,500 in prize money, with $5,000 going to the winner.

Source: Standard Digital April 16, 2020 07:18 UTC