The new poll asks who is the top non-MLE eater in North America besides Pete Czerwinski, Tom Gilbert and Takeru Kobayashi.
The Glutton Bowl appears in Screen Junkies' list of the five weirdest game shows. The author thinks Kobayashi vs. a bear was part of The Glutton Bowl when it was a segment on Man vs. Beast.
Women’s top 10 poll now open
The women’s top 10 poll is now open and can be voted on at http://eatfeats.com/rankings.php A list of money won by poll choices since the start of 2010 according to the eatfeats database is available after the jump:
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More 2011 poll choices: rookies & eating challengers
Lists of the current choices for the end of year polls for rookies and eating challengers are available after the jump. Please suggest others you think should be added in the contests. Read the rest of this entry »
2011 End of Year poll categories
Over the next several days, I will be posting lists of choices for the end of 2011 polls. The current set of polls follows after the jump. Suggest other poll ideas you think should be added in the comments.
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The curry contest held at Kismot Restaurant in Edinburgh requiring hospitalization for two of the competitors is #3 in the London Independent's list of the 10 weirdest stories of 2011. (Susanne Eman's quest to become the world's fattest woman by reportedly eating 20,000 calories a day is #1 in the list)
Top 10 women’s poll choices
Since a non-existent women’s rankings have been cited by Suzilla, I thought I would set up an actual (albeit flawed) one. A list of current choices for a unified (will include IFOCE & non-IFOCE) North American women’s top 10 follows after the jump. Women were included in the list with the following conditions:
- They have competed in a public eating contest with a known result in the past two years
- They have another public competitive eating event (does not have to be in the past two years): another contest, qualifier, eating challenge or stunt / training session
In the comments, please list others (who meet the above criteria) you think should be listed. List members who do not want to be in the poll will be removed upon request. People who have announced retirement were not included. (I will add them if requested.) Voting will start some time next week. Read the rest of this entry »
Some of the promotional material for Suzilla bills Suzanne French as the #4 female competitive eater. The new poll asks who you think is the #4 female competitive eater in North America (assuming Sonya Thomas, Juliet Lee and Stephanie Torres are the top 3)
CompetitiveEaters.com, the website for All Pro Eating has been retooled with a new look. Eric "Silo" Dahl heads the new top 10 list. (via comment)
Analysis of the WLOCE Top 5
A press release about “Suzilla” cites Suzanne French’s #4 position in the World League of Competitive Eating (WLOCE) rankings. Here is an analysis of the top 5 on the WLOCE home page:
- Dale Boone, founder of the WLOCE
- Takeru Kobayashi, has never lost to Dale Boone or competed in a WLOCE contest
- Ron “Cash” Clark, broke Dale Boone’s record for the challenge at Hillbilly Hotdogs in Huntington, WV (which Boone later regained)
- Suzanne “Suzilla” French, two top 3 finishes in summer 2009 in WLOCE contests, finished tied for 8th in 2010 IFOCE Houston gyro contest
- Pete Czerwinski, has never lost to Dale Boone or competed in a WLOCE Contest
Dale Boone’s head to head records against Takeru Kobayashi and Pete Czerwinski are available after the jump:
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The new poll asks who do you think is the top turkey eater.
Change in IFOCE top 50, October 2011
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IFOCE top 50 October 2011 released
The IFOCE top 50 for October 2011 has been released. The top 3 remain unchanged, the new top 10:
1 Joey Chestnut
2) Pat Bertoletti
3) Tim Janus
4) Sonya Thomas
5) Bob Shoudt
6) Matt Stonie
7) Adrian Morgan
Tim “Gravy” Brown
9) Erik Denmark
10) Sean Gordon
Dropping Out: Pat Philbin #19, Ryan McKillop #33
Entering: Maria “Edible” #30, Matt Raible #50
Ben Monson remains ranked at #17 despite not having done a contest since August 2010.
Yahoo! Sports' golf blog has a list of the top 8 moments involving hot dogs and sports. Nathan's hot dog contest is #1 and Tiger Woods' hot dog attack yesterday is #2. Washington Capital Olaf Kolzig's hockey card is #3, which is appropriate given that Sonya Thomas has participated in hot dog eating contests at the Capitals' arena.
The eatfeats IFOCE top 25 poll for October is now open and accepting votes at http://eatfeats.com/rankings.php
The new poll asks how you would currently rank Joey Chestnut, Pat Bertoletti and Takeru Kobayashi.
IFOCE October 2011 top 25 poll choices
The current set of choices for the next IFOCE top 25 poll follows after the jump. The list consists of people with two or more IFOCE results in the database from the past 12 months combined with people who have won money in a non-amateur IFOCE contest in the past 12 months. Other choices can be added or removed if requested.
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Don Sturdy has a new podcast containing an interview with Naader Reda and a discussion of their Power Rankings.
DonSturdy.com has started a power ranking system for competitive eaters. The top 5 are 1) Pat Bertoletti 2) Joey Chestnut 3) Bob Shoudt 4) Sonya Thomas and 5) Eric "Badlands" Booker. Takeru Kobayashi is #29.
Stephanie Torres removed from IFOCE rankings, Andrew Kogutkiewicz enters
A commenter noted that Stephanie Torres has been removed from the #21 spot in the IFOCE top 50, apparently for competing in the non-IFOCE burger eating contests held at the Lone Butte Casino last month. Andrew Kogutkiewicz enters the rankings at #45. His latest competition was a victory at the non-IFOCE Sheboygan Brat Days contest where he won $500.
Brad Sciullo competed as Eric “The Herald” Durst in the non-IFOCE Bartolini’s meatball eating contest in 2008 and was allowed to remain in the organization and win the San Gennaro cannoli eating contest. (He was later ejected for completing Denny’s Beer Barrel Belly Buster challenge burger. )
The new poll asks who you think is the top non-IFOCE competitive eater after Takeru Kobayashi. Yesterday's West Coast Hot Dog Eating Contest was the third event in a row where Tom Gilbert finished ahead of "Furious" Pete Czerwinski.
The new poll asks who do you think will be the second highest ranked woman in the IFOCE top 50 at the end of 2011.
IFOCE top 30 head to head comparison table
A table comparing head to head records in 2011 of the current IFOCE top 30 follows after the jump. (Ben Monson is excluded as he has no 2011 contests). Here is a list of the competitors with the best combined head-to-head records:
| Joey “Jaws” Chestnut (J Ch) | 96.6% | 56-2 | |
| Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti (P Be) | 94.1% | 80-5 | |
| Tim “Eater X” Janus (T Ja) | 82.1% | 34-7-1 | |
| “Notorious” Bob Shoudt (B Sh) | 78.1% | 57-16 | |
| Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas (S Th) | 76% | 19-6 | |
| Matt “Megatoad” Stonie (M St) | 65.6% | 20-10-2 | |
| Sean “Flash” Gordon (S Go) | 59.1% | 25-17-2 | |
| “The Lovely” Juliet Lee (J Le) | 52.9% | 27-24-1 | |
| Aaron “A-Train” Osthoff (A Os) | 50% | 21-21 | |
| Micah “Wing Kong” Collins (M Co) | 47.4% | 17-19-2 |
Stephanie Torres & “Cardboard Shell” added to IFOCE top 50
Commenters noticed that the IFOCE top 50 was changed yesterday. The top 20 appears unchanged. Stephanie Torres (#21) and Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco (#26) are the new entrants. Kevin Ross (formerly #26) and Shawn Kirby (formerly #50) were dropped. Damon Wells jumped from #28 to #22. Five women in the top 50 sets a new record for female representation.
The NCCEA rankings of top collegiate competitive eaters have been updated and Jay Gorman is the new #1, moving ahead of Eric Dahl.
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