A cleaned up Curtis Lewis waves the coveted Mangia trophy after being declared the 2024 Tomato Festival Spaghetti-Eating Contest winner in 2:20.
Tony Callaio | For Sunday Dispatch
Tony Callaio | For Sunday Dispatch
" srcset="https://www.psdispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/130841153_web1_Tomato-Fest-Spaghetti-Contest-5.jpg" sizes="(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) 1280px, (min-resolution: 192dpi) 1280px, 640px" class="entry-thumb td-animation-stack-type0-3" style="width: 100%;">Curtis Lewis, of Pittston, raises his arms in victory after downing a pound of spaghetti in two minutes and twenty seconds, ahead of 20 other contestants at the Pittston Tomato Festival.
Tony Callaio | For Sunday Dispatch
Tony Callaio | For Sunday Dispatch
" srcset="https://www.psdispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/130841153_web1_Tomato-Fest-Spaghetti-Contest-4.jpg" sizes="(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) 1280px, (min-resolution: 192dpi) 1280px, 640px" class="entry-thumb td-animation-stack-type0-3" style="width: 100%;">Spaghetti-eating contestant Matt Cianfichi gets down and saucy as he attempts to eat one-pound of pasta at the Pittston Tomato Festival.
Tony Callaio | For Sunday Dispatch
Tony Callaio | For Sunday Dispatch
" srcset="https://www.psdispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/130841153_web1_Tomato-Fest-Spaghetti-Contest-3.jpg" sizes="(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) 1280px, (min-resolution: 192dpi) 1280px, 640px" class="entry-thumb td-animation-stack-type0-3" style="width: 100%;">This contestant used the slurp and inhale method while participating in the 2nd Annual Tomato Festival Spaghetti-Eating Contest on Saturday afternoon.
Tony Callaio | For Sunday Dispatch
Tony Callaio | For Sunday Dispatch
" srcset="https://www.psdispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/130841153_web1_Tomato-Fest-Spaghetti-Contest-2.jpg" sizes="(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) 1280px, (min-resolution: 192dpi) 1280px, 640px" class="entry-thumb td-animation-stack-type0-3" style="width: 100%;">Defending spaghetti-eating contest winner of 2023, Paul Angeli, could not defend his title this year.
Tony Callaio | For Sunday Dispatch
Tony Callaio | For Sunday Dispatch
" srcset="https://www.psdispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/130841153_web1_Tomato-Fest-Spaghetti-Contest-1.jpg" sizes="(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2) 1280px, (min-resolution: 192dpi) 1280px, 640px" class="entry-thumb td-animation-stack-type0-3" style="width: 100%;">Sarah Donahue, of the Pittston Tomato Festival committee, holds up the first place price, The Mangia Award, with throngs of onlookers for the 2nd Annual Spaghetti-Eating Contest on Saturday afternoon of the 41st Pittston Tomato Festival.
Tony Callaio | For Sunday Dispatch
PITTSTON – The 2nd Annual Pittston Tomato Festival Spaghetti-Eating Contest
took place on Saturday afternoon at the Main Stage along side the James Zarra Building.
Twenty-one contestants took part in the event with Pittston resident Curtis Lewis
taking home the Mangia trophy.
The spaghetti was perpared and donated by Pittston Meals on Wheels.
