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Get Ready to Get Nuts at the Wonderful Pistachios Get Crackin’ Eating Championship

joey chestnut at the world famous taco eating contest on the santa monica pier
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Wonderfulยฎ Pistachios and Major League Eating Bring Top-Ranked Eaters to Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier to Get Crackinโ€™ on World Pistachio Day, February 26, 2023

Major League Eating and Wonderfulยฎ Pistachios have teamed up to host the โ€œWonderful Pistachios Get Crackinโ€™ Eating Championshipโ€ on World Pistachio Day, February 26, 2023. World Champion Competitive Eater Joey Chestnut and other top-ranked Major League Eating athletes will vie for a world record for pistachio-eating at the inaugural event taking place at 10:00 A.M. at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Calif.

Wonderful Pistachios, Americaโ€™s #1 Nutยฎ, will Get Crackinโ€™ like never before. Competitors will have eight minutes to crack open and eat as many Wonderful Pistachios as possible in a battle for the championship title and $10,000 in cash prizes. The pistachio-eating championship, featuring shell cracking, is unlike any Major League Eating contest ever held.

Chestnut will face fierce competition from other top-ranked eaters in attendance, including:
โ— Number-two-ranked competitive eater, Geoffrey Esper from Oxford, Mass.
โ— Number-three-ranked competitive eater, Miki Sudo from Tampa, Fla.
โ— Number-four-ranked competitive eater, Nick Wehry from Tampa, Fla.
โ— Number-seven-ranked competitive eater, Gideon Oji from Morrow, Ga.

โ€œThis contest will reveal who is a tougher nut: Joey Chestnut or a Wonderful Pistachio,โ€ said Sam Barclay, emcee at Major League Eating. โ€œIn order to make World Pistachio Day history, Chestnut must perfect his pistachio-crackinโ€™ technique while also outperforming his fellow competitors with his eating skills.โ€

โ€œWhat better way to celebrate our favorite holiday, World Pistachio Day, than to crown the world champion of pistachio-eating amongst the iconic backdrop of the Santa Monica Pier?โ€ said Diana Salsa, associate vice president of marketing, Wonderful Pistachios. โ€œIf Joey Chestnut wins, maybe heโ€™ll even consider changing his name to Joey Pistachio!โ€

In addition to viewing the competition, spectators and attendees can enjoy complimentary giveaway items including branded merchandise, and, of course, bags of Wonderful Pistachios.

WHAT:
Wonderful Pistachios Get Crackin’ Eating Championship

WHEN:
Sunday, February 26
10 AM

WHERE:
Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier

For more information about the โ€œWonderful Pistachios Get Crackinโ€™ Eating Championship,โ€ visit https://majorleagueeating.com/contests, and learn more about Wonderful Pistachios at www.GetCrackin.com.

About Wonderful Pistachios
Wonderful Pistachios is the world’s largest vertically integrated pistachio processor and marketer. Located in California’s Central Valley, our nuts are Non-GMO Project Verified, providing a smart, healthy choice for consumers around the world. Our nuts can be found in stores nationwide and online under the flagship brand, Wonderfulยฎ Pistachios. For more, visit: wonderfulpistachios.com, or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

Wonderful Pistachios is part of The Wonderful Company, a privately held $5 billion company that also has iconic brands such as Wonderfulยฎ Halosยฎ, FIJIยฎ Water, POM Wonderfulยฎ, JUSTINยฎ Wine, and Telefloraยฎ. To learn more about The Wonderful Company, visit www.wonderful.com, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To view the current Corporate Social Responsibility report, visit www.wonderful.com/csr.

About Major League Eating
Major League Eating is the world body that oversees all professional eating contests. The organization, which developed competitive eating and includes the sport’s governing body, the International Federation of Competitive Eating, helps sponsors to develop, publicize and execute world-class eating events in all varieties of food disciplines. MLE-sanctioned eating contests provide dramatic audience entertainment and offer an unparalleled platform for media exposure. Major League Eating holds approximately 70 events annually, including the Nathanโ€™s Famous Fourth of July Hot Dog Eating Contest in Coney Island, NY. For more information, visit MajorLeagueEating.com and follow us on Twitter @eatingcontest.

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