The facebook for Lucky 13 announces that Molly Schuyler finished its burger challenge in 12:43 to break the record of 17:48 set by Jamie McDonald earlier this year. Miki Sudo also finished the challenge in 20:55.
Archive for December, 2013
IFOCE.com has a list of the top 10 moments in competitive eating for 2013, all of which took place at Major League Eating events.
Melissa Koh has a blog entry about finishing a 1kg burger challenge in 14 minutes at the Meat Packing District in Singapore.
Bob East has produced an animation of Tracy "Mmm Mmm" Goode.
Val Bromann has a report on being the sole female participant in the Nathan's qualifier held earlier this month at Bally's in Tunica, MS.
Molly Schuyler vs. Miki Sudo 2013
The new poll asks who you think is the female competitive eater of 2013. Here is a comparison of the this year’s competitive eating results for Molly Schuyler and Miki Sudo.
| Molly Schuyler | Miki Sudo | |
|---|---|---|
| # Contests | 18 | 20 (17 MLE) |
| # Victories | 17 | 9 (6 MLE) |
| Money won in 2013 | $8,100 | $22,750 |
| 10 min Hot dog best | 34 | 40 |
| Notable Records | Fastest Time for a 72+ oz. steak challenge (3:22) Alltime best at NYC Dumpling Festival (90) |
Record for 10 minute Nathan’s contest debut (40) Record for MLE Hooters Wing Circuit contest (192) |
| Careeer Streaks | Undefeated in contests allowing use of hands Undefeated vs. other women |
Undefeated in non-MLE contests Undefeated vs. other women |
The Houston Chronicle reports that members of the Rice football team attempted (and failed) the Kookamonga burger challenge while in Memphis for the Liberty Bowl.
Molly Schuyler wins Music City Bowl hot chicken contest
update Dec 30 WKRN has an article & video
The top 3:
1. Molly Schuyler 4.3 lb.
2. Eric Dahl 2.5
3. Stephanie Torres 1.9
The twitter for the Music City Bowl announces that Molly Schuyler ate 4.3 pounds of hot chicken in 8 minutes to win today’s eating contest in Nashville.
Anne Panning has a blog entry about her plans for a novel featuring a female competitive eater as a protagonist.
Stanford wins 2013 Lawry’s Beef Bowl
update Dec 30
Articles: New York Times | Scout.com
Facebook galleries: Stanford | Michigan State
Lansing State Journal “scouting report”
Football card with picture of Seattle Seahawks QB Russ Wilson from Beef Bowl for 2012 Rose Bowl
Stanford has been announced as the winner of the 2013 Beef Bowl, outeating Michigan State by 15 pounds of prime rib at Lawry’s in Beverly Hills. Patch.com has a history of the pre-Rose Bowl event, which was called the Beef Scrimmage from 1970 to 1972. Michigan State lost despite having a twitter devoted to its “Meat Squad”.
Phoenix Magazine has an article about Jeff "The Beast Man" Butler. He says his next contest will be the king cake contest In Atlantic City.
Kotaku on “Mok-Bang”
Kotaku has a report on the South Korean phenomenon of webstreamed meals known as mok-bang. The videos are transmitted on the Afreeca.com website, which has the facility for spectators to donate money to performers. The star of mok-bang is known as “The Diva” (The디바) and her monthly food bill of $3,000 is offset by revenue from her afreeca.com page. Her huge dinners generally take around two hours to complete and she chats online for several hours following her meal. (Youtube channel with videos from “The Diva). (via Oddity Central).
Irish Central has a report on the Irish section of Randy Santel's now complete European tour.
The Independent has a report on the controversy surrounding tonight's guga (gannet chick) eating contest to be held on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. update Dec 30 Peter Macritchie of Glasgow won the contest.
The Kansas State newspaper has a listing of the best wing eaters on the University of Michigan football team in advance of the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl tomorrow. (It does not appear that an actual wing eating contest will be held in conjunction with that event.)
Unranked people with 10+ Nathan’s HDB in 2013
A listing of people who ate 10 hot dogs or more in a Nathan’s hot dog contest in 2013 and omitted from the recent MLE top 50 follows. Among ranked people who competed in a Nathan’s contest in 2013, Mary Bowers had the lowest total (10.5). Brian Seiken and Andrew Kogutkiewicz tied for the second lowest (11).
Former Nathan's hot dog contest promoter Mortimer Matz is quoted in a New York Times article about releasing bad news during the holiday season.
The Big Eaters Club announce that Molly Schuyler will attempt the Mad Greek Challenge in Portland on January 2. She will receive $500 if she finishes the 10+ pound sandwich along with a pound Greek fries in under an hour.
Eating contests are one of the activities held during the Yule Festival in Lord of the Rings Online. The foods used include pies, eggs and mushrooms.
"Tiny" Tim Rauscheder has a commentary about a video of him consuming a bucket of chicken and a 40 ounce malt liquor being used in a modern art installation in London. The exhibitors did not ask for permission to display his video.
Stephen's on State will hold a wing eating contest on Sunday awarding $100 if they can get enough competitors. (via Ukraine Train).
Winter 2013-14 MLE top 50 released
The first MLE top 50 since May was announced today. The first column is the new rank, 2nd is previous rank and 3rd is change
1 1 0 Joey Chestunt
2 4 +2 Matt Stonie
3 2 -1 Tim Janus
4 7 +3 Miki Sudo, 1st woman to be ranked ahead of Sonya Thomas
5 3 -2 Sonya Thomas
6 5 -1 Bob Shoudt
7 6 -1 Adrian Morgan
8 9 +1 Juliet Lee
9 14 +5 Michelle Lesco
10 16 +6 Jeff Butler
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MLE head to head results – 2013 calendar year
The list of head to head comparisons over contests in 2013 for people who have results for two or more MLE contests in the database during that time period follows after the jump. The top 10:
| 1 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut (J Ch) | 96.5% | 167-6 |
| 2 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie (M St) | 91.1% | 82-8 |
| 3 | Miki Sudo (M Su) | 86.2% | 119-19 |
| 4 | Tim “Eater X” Janus (T Ja) | 81.7% | 67-15 |
| 4 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas (S Th) | 81.7% | 109-24-1 |
| 6 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan (A Mo) | 76.6% | 73-22-1 |
| 7 | “Notorious” Bob Shoudt (B Sh) | 74.1% | 60-21 |
| 8 | Jeff “The Beast Man” Butler (J Bu) | 69.1% | 32-14-1 |
| 9 | Aaron “A-Train” Osthoff (A Os) | 69% | 14-6-1 |
| 10 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco (M Le) | 68.4% | 70-32-1 |
Sonya Thomas vs. Miki Sudo head to head results
A listing of head to head results for Sonya Thomas vs. Miki Sudo follows. Miki Sudo has finished ahead of Sonya Thomas in all seven contests they have faced each other. Read the rest of this entry »
Sonya Thomas top ranked female streak in jeopardy
Sonya Thomas debuted in the IFOCE/MLE rankings in August 2003 at #8 and has been the top ranked woman in that listing since that time. When the Fall 2013 Winter 2013-14 MLE top 50 is released, that streak will probably be ended by Miki Sudo.
In the last rankings without Sonya Thomas from Summer (June?) 2003 Takako Akasaka was the top female at #12 despite not having competed in an IFOCE event since the 2000 Nathan’s finals where she finished 3rd. (Lorraine Arroll appears to be the top female American at #54). The top 15s from the rankings follow after the jump:
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