8. Paulie’s Hot Dog Eating Contest
First prize: $200
Honesdale, Pennsylvania has hosted this hot dog eating contest for 11 years in a row. The 2016 cash prize for the men’s and women’s contest was $200 each. Since it has 30 contestants, it’s a bigger contest than the previous one on our list, but because of its small cash prize it only ranks number eight.
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