Latest results in database (All results)
| 2011 Nov 22 | 1st | 5.25 | 10 min | Wild Turkey 81 Eating World Championship | Manhattan, NY |
| 2011 Oct 22 | 2nd | 130 | 8 min | CP Biggest Eater qualifier - professionals | Singapore, Singapore |
| 2011 Oct 9 | 4th | 10 | 6 min | World Chili Eating Championship | Washington, DC |
The Wild Turkey facebook is posting the competitors in Tuesday's turkey eating contest. Sonya Thomas is the first announced entrant.
The Washingtonian has an interview with Sonya Thomas about her first eating contest, the 2003 Nathan's qualifier at the Molly Pitcher Travel Plaza on the New Jersey Turnpike.
CP Brand Biggest Eater Singapore qualifier results
update Oct 23 Channel News Asia has a video (via CP facebook)
update #2 Soshiok.com has contest report claiming that Sonya Thomas and Crazy Legs Conti were struggling toward the end of the contest.
update The MLE facebook has professional results
male results
1 Matt Stonie, 210 wontons
2 Ng Chin Sheng 140
3 Wee Teck Hong 125
? Crazy Legs Conti 115
female results
1) Sonya Thomas 130
2) Helen Tan 109
Ng Chin Sheng was the top local male with 140 wontons at the Singapore qualifier of CP Brand’s Biggest Eater contest. Helen Tan ate 109 wontons to lead the Singaporean women. Results from the IFOCE eaters have yet to be posted, but Matt Stonie was leading Sonya Thomas during the contest. Matt Stonie has a gallery of his trip to Singapore.
Sonya Thomas, Pat Bertoletti and Crazy Legs Conti are expected to compete against the top locals in the finals of the CP Biggest Eater qualifier in Singapore on Saturday. update CP Brand Singapore announces that Matt Stonie has replaced Pat Bertoletti.
In a Washingtonian interview, Sonya Thomas said that she thinks it will take 15 pounds or more to win Sunday's chili eating contest at A Taste of DC. She also said that she has no plans to retire. update WMAL has a radio interview of Sonya Thomas about the chili contest.
BobbleMike1 has a video of Sonya Thomas competing in an eating contest held at the Fort Lewis Wing Zone in Tacoma.
Sonya Thomas wins 2011 Jacksonville, Arkansas Wing Ding
update 6:57 CWArkansas has an article
update The top 4 | #5-#11:
1) Sonya Thomas 4.59 lb in 10 min
2) Adrian Morgan 4.14
3) Aaron Osthoff 3.64
4) Erik Denmark 3.23
5) Nate Biller 2.95
6) Steve Ramirez II Jr. 2.68
7) Chuck Stuart 2.63, 2010 winner
Andrew Kogutkiewicz 2.43
9) “Bam” Martinez 2.01
10) Matt Raible 1.72
11) Steve Ramirez 1.08
Sonya Thomas, Erik Denmark, Adrian Morgan and Aaron Osthoff are expected to compete in the wing eating contest.
A WJLA article about Ben's Chili Bowl Eating contest mentions Sonya Thomas and Juliet Lee (but does not explicitly say that they are expected to compete.) update Sept 30 Joey Chestnut, Sonya Thomas, Bob Shoudt, Juliet Lee, Micah "Wing Kong" Collins, Crazy Legs Conti and Brian Subich and others are listed as entrants.
Arkansas Online has a preview of Saturday's eating contest at the Jacksonville (AR) Wing Ding focusing on Sonya Thomas and Aaron Osthoff.
CP Brand Singapore announces that Pat Bertoletti and Sonya Thomas will appear at the Singapore qualifier for CP Biggest Eater on October 22.
TIOGaming has uploaded a video of Sonya Thomas competing in a wing eating contest held at a military base, probably recorded yesterday at Fort Lewis McChord in Tacoma.
NESN.com has a video of Sonya Thomas eating 41 meatballs (with the flu) and Pete "Pretty Boy" Davekos eating a fruit basket at the Phantom Gourmet Food Festival in Boston on Saturday.
dvbowk reports that Sonya Thomas ate 41 meatballs at the Phantom Gourmet Food Festival in Boston. Her three male competitors ate 39 meatballs total. update Pete Davekos ate his fruit basket in 3:52.
Sonya Thomas will be competing in a wing eating contest at a military base on Tuesday, possibly Lewis Base in Tacoma. Qualifiers were held Thursday and Friday.
NESN.com has more about Sonya Thomas' meatball record attempt at the Phantom Gourmet Food Festival in Boston on September 24. Pete Davekos will attempt to set a fruit eating record in the undercard event.
The Boston Herald reports that Sonya Thomas will attempt to set a record for eating meatballs at the Phantom Gourmet Food Festival in Boston on Saturday. (The article claims that Sonya's hot dog record is over 50). update The meatball record attempt will be on September 24 and Sonya Thomas will be at the grand opening of the new Nathan's Famous in Airdrie, Alberta, Canada (Calgary area) tomorrow. (via comment)
Buffalo.com has an interview with Sonya Thomas about her quest to win the wing eating contest at the Buffalo Wing Festival on Sunday.
EatMoreGyoza has a link to a podcast of an interview Sonya Thomas did this morning on the Mark and Brian Morning Show to promote Saturday's gyoza eating contest. Damon Wells will appear on Good Day LA tomorrow morning. update Aug 17 A video of Well's appearance is available.
Today is Sonya Thomas' birthday. (via comment).
Kimchi Mamas has an interview with Sonya Thomas about her childhood in Korea which says that her next contest will be at the Buffalo Wing Festival Labor Day weekend (via Kimchi Papa comment).
The Connection has an interview with Sonya Thomas in which she says the first nickname she considered was "Seabiscuit". update CapFlyer.com reports that Andrews Air Force Base has named Sonya Thomas its "Warrior of the Week."
The facebook for the US Embassy in South Korea has a post about Sonya Thomas winning the Nathan's womens contest.
Sonya Thomas' appearance on NBC4 this afternoon can be viewed online on NBC Washington.
The appearance of Joey Chestnut and Sonya Thomas on NBC's Today this morning can be viewed online.
2011 Nathan’s finals – women
1) Sonya Thomas 40, 1 off record, 9-peats as best woman at Nathan’s
2) Juliet Lee 29.5
3) Stephanie Torres 28.5, 3rd woman to exceed 25, finals record for rookie female
4) Michelle “Cardboard Shell” 20
5) Larell Marie Mele 16
6) Maria “The Incredible Sulk” 15
7) Laura Leu 8.5
Grace Lee 4, probably greatest % decrease between qualifier & finals since Jed Donahue’s 1 HDB
9) Laura Gallagher 3
16:42 If Sonya Thomas competed in the men’s division, she would have came in fourth and won $1,500, $1,000 less than the same as the original women’s 1st place prize of $2,500.
16:07 Grace Lee claims she ate 24 hot dogs. Official results have her at 4.
13:43 CNN has raw video from the contest.
12:40 According to The El Paso Times, the official results have Juliet Lee & Stephanie Torres in a tie for 2nd place w/29.
12:10 ESPN showed Juliet Lee and Stephanie Torres in a tie for 2nd place w/ 29.
11:51 EatingContest has full results:
11:41 The contest is over. Sonya has won with a total of 40 hot dogs, one off her record.
11:39 Stephanie & Juliet are tied w/2 minutes left.
11:36 Halfway through the contest Sonya is up by 6 followed by Juliet, Stephanie and Michelle.
11:33 The CNN stream has apparently stopped to avoid conflicting with the ESPN3 webcast.
11:32 The women’s contest has started
11:21 Introductions have started before the 11:25 official ESPN 3 broadcast time. Laura Leu has been introduced.
The contest (without audio) can be viewed on CNN.com
The BBC has an audio interview with Sonya Thomas
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