Press Release: Joey Chestnut & the Trenton Thunder

Joey Chestnut, NJ 101.5's Bill Spadea to Participate in Trenton Thunder World Famous Case's Pork Roll Eating Championship

The participants for the second annual World Famous Case's Pork Roll Eating Championship at ARM & HAMMER Park on Saturday, September 24 have been set by Major League Eating, the Thunder announced today.

The field includes the world's top competitive eater and defending champion, Joey Chestnut, leading a field of 13 participants. Three of the top five eaters in Major League Eating will attempt to dethrone Chestnut as the Pork Roll Eating Championship of the world as will local media personality, Bill Spadea.

Bill Spadea, a long time fan of Pork Roll, is the morning show host on New Jersey 101.5 and the lead anchor for Chasing News which airs on Fox television affiliates in New York and Philadelphia.

The full list of participants for the Trenton Thunder World Famous Case's Pork Roll Eating Championship are below (Name, Major League Eating Ranking, Hometown):

1. Joey Chestnut, #1, San Jose, CA
2. Carmen Cincotti, #4, East Windsor, NJ
3. Gideon Oji, #5, Morrow, GA
4. Geoffrey Esper, #7, Oxford, MA
5. Eric Booker, #15, Selden, NY
6. Brian Dudzinsky, #17, Phoenix, AZ
7. Crazy Legs Conti, #26, New York, NY
8. Larell Marie Mele, #31, Long Pond, PA
9. William Myers, #35, Allentown, PA
10. Micah Collins, #37, Drexel Hill, PA
11. Kevin Ambs, NR, Lafayette Hill, NJ
12. Dimitry "The Ukraine Train" Shchupak, NR, Langhorne, PA
13. Bill Spadea, NR, Princeton, NJ

The Trenton Thunder World Famous Case's Pork Roll Eating Championship will take place on Saturday, September 24 from 12-4pm at ARM & HAMMER Park. For tickets and information on the fun and games happening during the festival, visit www.EatPorkRoll.com.