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| 2016 Oct 8 6 min IFOCE units: 32 oz. bowls |
Ben's Chili Bowl's World Chili Eating Championship
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Taste of DC http://thetasteofdc.org/entertainment/#benschilibowlsworldchilieatingchampionship Washington, DC http://www.majorleagueeating.com/contests.php?action=detail&eventID=718 https://twitter.com/eatingcontest/status/784848973097951232 http://eatfeats.com/2016-taste-of-dc-chili.html 2nd 2016 DC area contest Sonya Thomas has missed (peeps) |
| 1st | 9 | $1,750.00 | Joey "Jaws" Chestnut | Westfield, IN | 2.25 gallons, new record |
| 2nd | 7.75 | $650.00 | Carmen Cincotti | East WIndsor, NJ | |
| 3rd | 4.75 | $400.00 | Brian "Dud Light" Dudzinski | Phoenixville, PA | |
| 4th | 4.25 | $200.00 | "The Lovely" Juliet Lee | Germantown, MD | |
| 5th | 4 | Kevin "Qwazy" Ambs | Conshohocken, PA | ||
| 6th | 3.5 | Yasir Salem | New York City, NY | ||
| 7th | 3 | Eric "Badlands" Booker | Selden, NY | ||
| 7th | 3 | Micah "Wing Kong" Collins | Drexel Hill, PA | ||
| 9th | 2.25 | William "Wild Bill" Myers | Breinigsville, PA | ||
| 10th | 2 | Michael "Big Hoss" Deitz |