World! Major League Eating is proud to announce the return of The West Virginia Three Rivers Festival Pepperoni Roll Eating World Championship to our 2022 slate of sanctioned eating contests. Major League Eaters are warmly encouraged to sign up for the chance to return to Fairmont, WV—the epicenter of Pepperoni Roll culture—for a shot at glory and money. And for many, many pepperoni rolls.

The classic Pepperoni Roll consists of a soft white yeast bread roll with pepperoni baked in the middle. It is delicious. The rolls originated as a lunch option for the coal miners of north-central West Virginia in the first half of the 20th century. The Roll that is sanctioned for The West Virginia Three Rivers Festival Pepperoni Roll Eating World Championship weighs 3.25 ounces.

At last year’s event, Joey Chestnut ate 33 pepperoni rolls in 10 minutes to take the title. Geoff Esper would finish second with 30.5; Nick Wehry came third with 24.5. Chestnut’s world record of 43 pepperoni rolls in 10 minutes, set in 2019, will be on the line this year.

Will you win this year’s contest? Do you dare attempt to break Chestnut’s record? Is second-place good enough for you? Do you simply want to see the best in the world do what they do so well? This is The West Virginia Three Rivers Festival Pepperoni Roll Eating World Championship! At the table or in the crowd—don’t you ever miss it!

Entry Deadline April 28, 2022 or when capacity is reached.