EatFeats » Business http://eatfeats.com competitive eating news and database Thu, 24 May 2012 17:35:05 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Total cash winnings since Jan 1, 2012 & May 23, 2011 http://eatfeats.com/total-cash-winnings-since-jan-1-2012-may-23-2011.html http://eatfeats.com/total-cash-winnings-since-jan-1-2012-may-23-2011.html#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 18:26:42 +0000 ojrifkin http://eatfeats.com/?p=24657 Listings of people who have won more than $2000 in the past year and/or $1000 in the current calendar year according to values in the eatfeats database are available after the jump. These listings are incomplete; several independent contests (Sylvester’s Burgers, San Antonio tamales, etc.) have not announced results. Please put any unlisted cash awards not entered in the database in the comments.

The sidebar will be updated soon to list both of these tables.

People with $2,000 or more in cash prizes since May 23, 2011

33,000.00 Takeru Kobayashi
31,500.00 Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti
26,250.00 Joey “Jaws” Chestnut
19,631.00 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas
14,833.33 “Furious” Pete Czerwinski
13,550.00 “Notorious” Bob Shoudt
10,412.33 David “Tiger Wings and Things” Brunelli
10,300.00 “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti
10,025.00 Tim “Eater X” Janus
8,050.00 Tom “Goose” Gilbert
7,800.00 Stephanie “Xanadu” Torres
7,275.00 Matt “Megatoad” Stonie
6,750.00 Aaron “A-Train” Osthoff
6,500.00 Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan
5,850.00 “The Lovely” Juliet Lee
5,500.00 Johnnie Excel
5,200.00 Dale “Mouth of the South” Boone
5,000.00 Paul Trovato
5,000.00 Helen Tan
5,000.00 Ng Chin Sheng
4,700.00 Eric “Silo” Dahl
3,650.00 Eric “Badlands” Booker
3,000.00 Crazy Legs Conti
2,500.00 “munchin mike” Longo
2,500.00 “Large” Todd
2,425.00 Bob “Killer” Kuhns
2,200.00 Tim “Gravy” Brown
2,000.00 Matt Siverio
2,000.00 Brad Stokes
2,000.00 Hung Yuk “Natalie” Chin
2,000.00 Chotiwit Niwatdechbordin
2,000.00 Chiau Lin Lau
2,000.00 Yat Ming “Chris” Lam
2,000.00 Thidathip Hadthai

People with $1,000 or more in cash prizes since January 1, 2012

20,000.00 Takeru Kobayashi
12,500.00 Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti
7,250.00 Joey “Jaws” Chestnut
5,000.00 Paul Trovato
4,850.00 “Notorious” Bob Shoudt
3,500.00 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas
3,250.00 Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan
3,000.00 Ng Chin Sheng
3,000.00 Crazy Legs Conti
3,000.00 Helen Tan
2,950.00 Matt “Megatoad” Stonie
2,500.00 “Large” Todd
2,200.00 Aaron “A-Train” Osthoff
2,050.00 Eric “Silo” Dahl
2,000.00 Chotiwit Niwatdechbordin
2,000.00 “Furious” Pete Czerwinski
2,000.00 Thidathip Hadthai
1,950.00 Tim “Eater X” Janus
1,900.00 David “Tiger Wings and Things” Brunelli
1,700.00 “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti
1,650.00 Stephanie “Xanadu” Torres
1,500.00 Matt Siverio
1,500.00 Rebecca Oey
1,400.00 Eric “Badlands” Booker
1,100.00 Tim “Gravy” Brown
1,100.00 Johnnie Excel
1,000.00 Mark “Bonestripper” Reigelsperger
1,000.00 Chris Merchant
]]> http://eatfeats.com/total-cash-winnings-since-jan-1-2012-may-23-2011.html/feed 26 “Guts of Glory” competitive eating card game http://eatfeats.com/guts-of-glory-competitive-eating-car-game.html http://eatfeats.com/guts-of-glory-competitive-eating-car-game.html#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 11:27:16 +0000 ojrifkin http://eatfeats.com/?p=24551 GameDesignerBen has posted a picture of a board game titled Guts of Glory, described as a “post-apocalyptic competitive eating card game.”

]]> http://eatfeats.com/guts-of-glory-competitive-eating-car-game.html/feed 0 Jimmy John’s removed from MLE facebook like list http://eatfeats.com/jimmy-johns-removed-from-mle-facebook-like-list.html http://eatfeats.com/jimmy-johns-removed-from-mle-facebook-like-list.html#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 19:00:02 +0000 ojrifkin http://eatfeats.com/?p=24467 Jimmy John’s has been removed from the likes list on the MLE facebook page which probably implies that the sandwich makers vs. eaters series will not be returning in 2012. (Pepto Bismol remains on the like list despite reports that it has yet to extend its sponsorship deal for 2012.)

]]> http://eatfeats.com/jimmy-johns-removed-from-mle-facebook-like-list.html/feed 6 Time Out Chicago on Pat Bertoletti / Tim Brown food truck http://eatfeats.com/time-out-chicago-on-pat-bertoletti-tim-brown-food-truck.html http://eatfeats.com/time-out-chicago-on-pat-bertoletti-tim-brown-food-truck.html#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 21:46:51 +0000 ojrifkin http://eatfeats.com/?p=24414 Time Out Chicago has an article about Glutton Force Five, the food truck owned by Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown. To promote the truck, Bertoletti and Brown are planning a “Gluttony Tour” in which they will attempt every Chicago eating challenge in less than 48 hours.

]]> http://eatfeats.com/time-out-chicago-on-pat-bertoletti-tim-brown-food-truck.html/feed 2 Kobayashi drinks 42 cups of Eight O’Clock coffee http://eatfeats.com/kobayashi-drinks-42-cups-of-eight-oclock-coffee.html http://eatfeats.com/kobayashi-drinks-42-cups-of-eight-oclock-coffee.html#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 21:29:09 +0000 ojrifkin http://eatfeats.com/?p=24367 Takeru Kobayashi appears in a new video promoting Eight O’Clock Coffee where he drank 42 cups. Comedian Jim Breuer, formerly of Saturday Night Live, served as co-host.

]]> http://eatfeats.com/kobayashi-drinks-42-cups-of-eight-oclock-coffee.html/feed 2 Joey Chestnut earnings: 2010 vs 2011 http://eatfeats.com/joey-chestnut-earnings-2010-vs-2011.html http://eatfeats.com/joey-chestnut-earnings-2010-vs-2011.html#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 16:53:53 +0000 ojrifkin http://eatfeats.com/?p=24292 ESPN.com has a list of the highest paid competitors by sport which lists Joey Chestnut’s 2011 earnings as $205,000, the same value given in a ninemsn.au.com article earlier this year and represents a $20,000 decline from the $225,000 he reportedly earned in 2010.

It is surprising that Joey Chestnut’s overall earnings decreased from 2010 to 2011 when the sum of the public prizes he was awarded in those years increased from $32,500 to $43,000. $43,000 to $32,250. (A raise in the TooJay’s corned beef contest first prize from $5,000 to $12,500 was responsible for $7,500 of that increase.) The discontinuation of two 2010 exhibition series Joey Chestnut participated in, Jimmy John’s sandwich makers vs. eaters and competitions sponsored by Pepto Bismol in which Joey Chestnut faced a team of amateurs, might have been responsible for some of the decline.

Listings of Joey Chestnut’s results and public prizes in 2010 and 2011 follow after the jump.

2010

$5000 2010 Mar 17 1st 15.5 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut TooJay’s World Class Corned Beef Eating Championship Palm Beach Gardens, FL
$750 2010 Apr 17 2nd 3.5625 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Isle of Capri Lula Rib-Eating Championship Lula, MS
$1500 2010 Apr 24 1st 8.44 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut World Deep Fried Asparagus-Eating Championship Stockton, CA
$1500 2010 May 1 1st 19 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut World CheeseSteak Eating Championship Allentown, PA
2010 May 9 1st 380 8 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut CP Biggest Eater – men Singapore, Singapore
$2000 2010 May 15 1st 21 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Niko Niko’s World Gyro Eating Championship Houston, TX
2010 Jun 5 1st 41 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Pizza Hut Chow-lenge Los Angeles, CA
$10000 2010 Jul 4 1st 54 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Brooklyn, NY
$1500 2010 Jul 11 1st 9.5 12 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut World Rib Eating Championship Lincoln City, OR
2010 Jul 17 ? ? ? Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Jimmy John’s Freaky Fast Sandwich Makers vs Eaters Denver, CO
2010 Jul 22 2nd 20 5 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Red Faction Mars Bar Eating Championship San Diego, CA
2010 Aug 21 2nd 27 5 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Joey Chestnut vs. 5 amateurs San Francisco, CA
$2500 2010 Sep 1 1st 8 12 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Best in the West Nugget Rib Eating Contest Sparks, NV
$750 2010 Sep 5 2nd 4.55 12 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut U.S Buffalo Wing Eating Championship Buffalo, NY
$1500 2010 Sep 11 1st 47 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Garcia’s World Burrito Eating Championship Albuquerque, NM
$1250 2010 Sep 18 1st 42 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut World Bratwurst Eating Championship Cincinnati, OH
$2500 2010 Sep 25 1st 37 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Upper Crust Pizza Eating World Championship Boston, MA
$1500 2010 Nov 7 1st 43 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Martorano’s Masters Meatball Championship Las Vegas, NV

total $32,250

Events without published payouts: Pepto Bismol Joey Chestnut vs. amateurs series, Jimmy Johns Makers vs. Eaters series, Pizza Hut Chow-lenge, CP Biggest Eater, Red Faction Mars Bar eating contest

2011

$12500 2011 Mar 17 1st 14.5 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut TooJay’s World Class Corned Beef Eating Championship – professionals Palm Beach Gardens, FL
$1500 2011 Apr 13 3rd 7.9375 12 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Wingstop World Wing-Eating Championship Dallas, TX
$1500 2011 Apr 16 1st 9.325 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut World Deep Fried Asparagus-Eating Championship Stockton, CA
$5000 2011 May 14 1st 13 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Wild Carp Week World Salt Potato Eating Championship Baldwinsville, NY
$2000 2011 May 15 1st 21.5 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Niko Niko’s World Gyro Eating Championship Houston, TX
$1500 2011 May 21 1st 23 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut World CheeseSteak Eating Championship Allentown, PA
2011 Jun 4 1st 7.5 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Pizza Hut Chow-lenge Los Angeles, CA
2011 Jun 18 ? 39 5 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Joey Chestnut Exhibition Beijing, China
$10000 2011 Jul 4 1st 62 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – men Brooklyn, NY
$2500 2011 Jul 29 1st 53 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Taco Bell Why Pay More Soft Taco Challenge San Juan, Puerto Rico
$2500 2011 Aug 31 1st 7.6 12 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut John Ascuaga’s Nugget World Rib Eating Championship Sparks, NV
$750 2011 Sep 4 2nd 6.13 12 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut US Chicken Wing Eating Championship Buffalo, NY
$2000 2011 Sep 17 1st 35 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Oktoberfest Zinzinnati World Bratwurst-Eating Championship Cincinnati, OH
$1250 2011 Oct 9 1st 16 6 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut World Chili Eating Championship Washington, DC
2011 Nov 19 2nd 297 8 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut CP Biggest Eater Qualifier – professional Melbourne, VIC, Australia
2011 Nov 27 1st 225 8 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut CP Biggest Eater Qualifier – professionals Hong Kong, China

Total: $43,000

Events without published payouts: Pizza Hut Chow-lenge, Nathan’s exhibition in Beijing, CP Biggest Eater qualifiers in Melbourne and Hong Kong, judging “Hottest Dog” contest in Brooklyn (may not have been MLE-sanctioned since Joey Chestnut did not eat competitively.)

]]> http://eatfeats.com/joey-chestnut-earnings-2010-vs-2011.html/feed 3 Man v Food Nation DVDs on sale April 10 http://eatfeats.com/man-v-food-nation-dvds-on-sale-april-10.html http://eatfeats.com/man-v-food-nation-dvds-on-sale-april-10.html#comments Wed, 04 Apr 2012 11:57:23 +0000 ojrifkin http://eatfeats.com/?p=23731 DVDs for Man v. Food: Nation are available for purchase on amazon.com and will be released on April 10. A press release says the set will include the 25 episodes previously televised so the two final episodes that will air on April 11 will not be included.

]]> http://eatfeats.com/man-v-food-nation-dvds-on-sale-april-10.html/feed 0 Joey Chestnut endorses Biker Jim’s Gourmet Dogs http://eatfeats.com/joey-chestnut-endorses-biker-jims-gourmet-dogs.html http://eatfeats.com/joey-chestnut-endorses-biker-jims-gourmet-dogs.html#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:00:09 +0000 ojrifkin http://eatfeats.com/?p=22981 Joey Chestnut endorses Biker Jim’s Gourmet Dogs of Denver in a commercial.

]]> http://eatfeats.com/joey-chestnut-endorses-biker-jims-gourmet-dogs.html/feed 11 Will Millender T-shirts available http://eatfeats.com/will-millender-t-shirts-available.html http://eatfeats.com/will-millender-t-shirts-available.html#comments Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:28:16 +0000 ojrifkin http://eatfeats.com/?p=22936 Spreadshirt is selling new Will “The Champ” Millender T-shirts (fixed) with Will’s new logo on them. (black shirts)

]]> http://eatfeats.com/will-millender-t-shirts-available.html/feed 4 NineMSN: Joey Chestnut made $205K in 2011, down $20K from 2010 http://eatfeats.com/ninemsn-joey-chestnut-made-205k-in-2011-down-20k-from-2010.html http://eatfeats.com/ninemsn-joey-chestnut-made-205k-in-2011-down-20k-from-2010.html#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:34:26 +0000 ojrifkin http://eatfeats.com/?p=22833 NineMSN.com.au lists Joey Chestnut’s 2011 competitive eating income as $205,000, a $20,000 decrease from 2010. The article also claims that Nathan’s contract with ESPN has reportedly been extended to 2017. update Hmm noted the article has been pulled, it is still available in the Google cache. update #2 New link for article on msn.com

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