Feast of San Gennaro World Cannoli Eating Championship

This year marked the 80th Annual Feast of San Gennaro in Little Italy. More than a million people attend this festival every year, which runs for 11 days starting on September 13.

Eater X won his second straight cannoli title in Little Italy on September 14. The face painted lothario consumed XXI cannoli in VI minutes to the amazement of the thousands gathered at Grand and Baxter Streets.

Crazy Legs ate 17 for 2nd place. Third was a tie with Allen Goldstein and Nat Biller eating 16 a piece.

The last place finisher, and winner of the Pavarotti Box Set, was Noriaka Takada of Tokyo.

Wild Bill did 7 cannoli.

For more information on the Feast of San Gennaro, visit www.sangennaro.org.