Joey Chestnut Is Coming to Maine for a Bean Suppah Eating Contest

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The Portland Sea Dogs announced Friday, July 24th, that 18-time Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest champion Joey Chestnut will make a special appearance at Delta Dental Park at Hadlock Field.

Taking place on Saturday, August 22nd, the pregame Bean Suppah Eating Competition will feature Chestnut eating baked beans, two red snappers, brown bread, and a mini whoopie pie before the Maine Bean Suppahs, an alternate identity of the Portland Sea Dogs, face the Reading Fightin Phils at 6 p.m.

Portland Sea Dogs General Manager Jesse Scaglion said Joey Chestnut’s appearance will help celebrate the team’s Maine Bean Suppahs identity and a popular Maine tradition.

Fans can qualify to compete against Chestnut by finishing in the top three of a Whoopie Pie eating contest on August 1st at Delta Dental Park.

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And there you have it! Joey Chestnut will make a special appearance at Hadlock Field, home of the Portland Sea Dogs, on Saturday, August 22nd.

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