Polls Archive

What is the top competitive eating exhibition / stunt of the 2000s?

  • Takeru Kobayashi hot dog contest vs Bear on Fox’s Man vs. Beast 2003? (25%, 13 Votes)
  • Sonya Thomas 65 hard boiled eggs in 6:40, 2003 (24%, 12 Votes)
  • Joey Chestnut, gallon of milk in 41 seconds to qualify for Wing Bowl 14, 2005 (22%, 11 Votes)
  • Ken Domon, 1.5 liters of water in under 5 seconds, Food Battle Club 2001 or 2002 (12%, 6 Votes)
  • Crazy Legs Conti, “popcorn sarcophagus”, 2004 (10%, 5 Votes)
  • 3 MLE eaters vs. elephant, 2009 (6%, 3 Votes)
  • Anandita Dutta Tamuly, 60 bhut jolokia peppers in 2 minutes, 2007 (1%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 51

Start Date: January 13, 2010 @ 1:46 am
End Date: No Expiry

Who is the top single (publicized) event female competitive eater of the 2000s?

  • Kate Stelnick, first finisher of Denny’s Beer Barrel 96er, 2005 (55%, 26 Votes)
  • Balinda Gould, broke 23 year old record at Rockford Corner Bar, 2005 (32%, 15 Votes)
  • Marie Chang, runner up Reno chili, 2003 (9%, 4 Votes)
  • Molly Cary, runner up Milwaukee corned beef, 2004 (4%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 47

Start Date: January 13, 2010 @ 1:45 am
End Date: No Expiry

Who is the top single (publicized) event male competitive eater of the 2000s

  • Alix Friedman, broke 24 year old record at Jim’s (cheese) Steaks in Philadelphia, 2001 (36%, 12 Votes)
  • Brandon Brody, ate 34 hamburgers in an hour at Nick's Hamburger Shop in South Dakota, 2007 (30%, 10 Votes)
  • Matt Aleen, AICE frog legs winner, Madison, WI, 2007 (18%, 6 Votes)
  • Andy Hille, Hardy’s Thickburgers winner St. Louis, MO, 2004 (12%, 4 Votes)
  • Brett Barna, Zyng noodles winnger Columbus, OH 2004 (4%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 33

Start Date: January 13, 2010 @ 1:42 am
End Date: No Expiry

Who is the top female restaurant eating challenge performer of the 2000s? (multiple documented challenges required)

  • Sonya Thomas (58%, 30 Votes)
  • Carlene LeFevre (27%, 14 Votes)
  • Elizabeth Canady (10%, 5 Votes)
  • Lori Weiss (5%, 3 Votes)

Total Voters: 52

Start Date: January 1, 2010 @ 11:45 am
End Date: No Expiry

Who is the top male restaurant eating challenge performer of the 2000s?

  • Pat Bertoletti (38%, 30 Votes)
  • "Furious" Pete Czerwinski (22%, 17 Votes)
  • Joey Chestnut (17%, 13 Votes)
  • Takeru Kobayashi (17%, 13 Votes)
  • Rich LeFevre (5%, 4 Votes)
  • Tim Janus (1%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 78

Start Date: January 1, 2010 @ 11:44 am
End Date: No Expiry