Latest results in database (All results)
| 2012 Apr 29 | 2nd | 43.5 | 12 min | National Sweet Corn Eating Championship | West Palm Beach, FL |
| 2012 Apr 14 | 1st | 3.25 | 10 min | Rouses World Crawfish Eating Championship | New Orleans, LA |
| 2012 Apr 5 | 1st | 140 | 10 min | Hooters World Wing-Eating Championship Qualifier | Augusta, GA |
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
NBCWashington and ESPN have articles about Sonya Thomas' status as the favorite in the Nathan's womens contest tomorrow.
The Washington Examiner has a short interview with Sonya Thomas.
Patrick Michels has a preview for Grantland.com of the Nathan's womens division containing a history of Sonya Thomas' competitive eating career. The Wall Street Journal also has a preview of the women's contest along with mini-profiles of 14 finalists. Michels says that nine women will compete in the contest leaving two unknowns besides the 6 women to break 10 hot dogs in qualifying and Laura Leu.
The Washington Examiner has a short article about Sonya Thomas' quest to be the first winner of Nathan's female division.
Videos of the P'zone eating contest between Joey Chestnut and Sonya Thomas held at Spike TV's Guy Choice Awards and post-contest interviews can be viewed online.
Joey Chestnut and Sonya Thomas will face off in the Pizza Hut Chowlenge on the Guys Choice Awards at 9 pm eastern on Spike TV. Some videos from the contest can be viewed on SpikeTV.com. (via Renee Herlocker) A picture from the contest is also available (via comment).
The Harried Mom has a picture of Joey Chestnut competing against Sonya Thomas in the Pizza Hut Chow-lenge held before Spike TV's Guys Choice awards. update Another picture
Philly.com reports that the May 28 Atlantic City Nathan's qualifier will feature two of the IFOCE top 5: Bob Shoudt and Sonya Thomas. (Larell Marie Mele is also listed, but her competing is unlikely since she qualified yesterday.)
The MLE Facebook announces that Joey Chestnut and Sonya Thomas will face off in this year's Pizza Hut Chowlenge at the Guys Choice Awards on Spike TV.
The difference in prize money between the men's and women's divisions in Nathan's hot dog eating contest was a subject on tonight's Joy Behar Show. The episode will be rerun on CNN Headline News at 3am eastern tonight. Eater.com relays a statement by Sonya Thomas about her feelings on the differential.
Sonya Thomas has posted her thoughts on the new Nathan's womens division on her News & Notes page.
The MLE facebook has a link to a video of Sonya Thomas' and Pat Bertoletti's appearance on Fox and Friends this morning to promote next week's La Costena Jalapeno Eating Championship. A picture of the appearance.
Sonya Thomas wins French Quarter Festival crawfish in OT
Results from the eating contest twitter (Part 1 | Part 2)
1) Sonya Thomas 3.75 (3.25 after regulation)
2) Adrian Morgan 3.5 lb. (3.25 after regulation)
3) Aaron Burglua, 2.625 New Orleans chef
4T) J Robin 2.5
4T) Travis 2.5
6T) Frank 2.25
6T) Crazy Legs Conti 2.25
6T) Damien Boykin 2.25
6T) Will
10T) Elliot
10T) Nasty Nate Biller
12) James
3:58 Scott Flodin reports Sonya Thomas won the overtime. Adrian Morgan was runner-up.
3:53 Jason Dominy reports Sonya Thomas dominated the contest.
3:49 Scott Flodin reports the contest has gone into overtime.
3:04 pm The contest has started according to this picture
Pat Bertoletti has posted on his facebook a page from the upcoming edition of Ripley's Believe it or Not listing his competitive eating results. A picture of Sonya Thomas also appears.
CapFlyer has an article about Sonya Thomas.
OnTapOnline.com has an article about Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas. Sonya states she believes she could eat 100 hard boiled eggs in ten minutes.
Lomography has an interview with Sonya Thomas.
Sonya Thomas is #7 and the top female on Bleacher Report's list of the 50 scariest athletes (via Andrew Kossuth)
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