Hotcakes aren’t usually finger foods, but they were at Norms Hotcake Eating Championship, held Saturday morning, Sept. 20, at the chain’s restaurant in Ontario.

An international lineup of competitors had 10 minutes to stuff as many hotcakes into their mouths as they could for a $10,000 purse.

The event was sanctioned by Major League Eating, which calls itself the world body that oversees all professional eating contests.

Patrick Bertoletti, of Chicago, competes in the second annual NORMS Hotcake Eating Championship in Ontario,Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. Bertoletti, won the contest by eating 32 pancake. (Photo by John Valenzuela/Contributing) Photographer)

Mark Politzer, CEO of NORMS, presents Patrick Bertoletti, of Chicago, with the trophy belt after he won the second annual NORMS Hotcak

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