Archive for December, 2013
December 23, 2013 at 12:19 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Prizes, Statistics
A listing of people who won money in a MLE contest in 2013 according to the database follows:
| $52,000 |
Joey “Jaws” Chestnut |
| $22,150 |
Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas |
| $18,400 |
Matt “Megatoad” Stonie |
| $16,750 |
Miki Sudo |
| $10,550 |
Tim “Eater X” Janus |
| $9,550 |
“Notorious” Bob Shoudt |
| $7,350 |
Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan |
| $7,200 |
Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco |
| $5,950 |
“The Lovely” Juliet Lee |
| $2,000 |
Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti |
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December 23, 2013 at 10:58 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:2013 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Statistics
A list of personal bests for Nathan’s hot dog contests in 2013 according to the database follows:
| 2013 Jul 4 |
1st |
69 |
10 min |
Joey “Jaws” Chestnut |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – men |
Brooklyn, NY |
| 2013 Jul 4 |
2nd |
51 |
10 min |
Matt “Megatoad” Stonie |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – men |
Brooklyn, NY |
| 2013 Jun 29 |
1st |
50 |
10 min |
Tim “Eater X” Janus |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men |
Queens, NY |
| 2013 Apr 20 |
1st |
40 |
10 min |
Miki Sudo |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – women |
Las Vegas, NV |
| 2013 Jul 4 |
4th |
39.75 |
10 min |
“Notorious” Bob Shoudt |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – men |
Brooklyn, NY |
| 2013 Jun 15 |
1st |
38 |
10 min |
Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men |
Atlanta, GA |
| 2013 Jul 4 |
1st |
36.75 |
10 min |
Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – women |
Brooklyn, NY |
| 2013 Jul 4 |
2nd |
36 |
10 min |
“The Lovely” Juliet Lee |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – women |
Brooklyn, NY |
| 2013 Apr 20 |
1st |
31.5 |
10 min |
Jeff “The Beast Man” Butler |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men |
Las Vegas, NV |
| 2013 Apr 20 |
2nd |
31 |
10 min |
Tom “Goose” Gilbert |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men |
Las Vegas, NV |
| 2013 Jun 8 |
1st |
31 |
10 min |
Aaron “A-Train” Osthoff |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men |
Calgary, AB, Canada |
| 2013 Jun 2 |
1st |
31 |
10 min |
Molly Schuyler |
Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – women |
St. Paul, MN |
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The Rake & Herald has an interview with Crazy Legs Conti, who says that the Major League Eating: The Game app was a MLE highlight for 2013 (it was ported to the iPhone/iPad last year) and hopes for a return of the CP Biggest Eater circuit (cpbiggesteater.com now brings up an empty page). He advises novice competitive eaters to limit their travel expenses. December 22, 2013 at 12:51 pm by
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Simply Potatoes in Mumbai, India held the "Ultimate Potato Eating Competition" today. December 22, 2013 at 9:43 am by
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Phoenix Magazine has a video of Jeff "The Beast Man" Butler attempting to eat 36 hot dogs in 10 minutes. There will be an article about him in the January 2014 issue. December 21, 2013 at 12:01 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Jeff Butler, Phoenix, Videos | Permalink * Comments (16)
The release date for the second update of MLE rankings in 2013 has been announced as Monday, December 23. December 21, 2013 at 8:35 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Rankings | Permalink * Comments (9)
Massive Wieners in Prahran, VIC, Australia (Melbourne area) reportedly wants to hold a hot dog eating contest in Januaray awarding the winner a trip to the 2014 Nathan's finals. December 20, 2013 at 2:07 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:2014 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Australia | Permalink * Comments (2)
Last night, former NFL lineman Kyle Turley announced he would attempt the 72 ounce steak challenge at the Big Texan in Amarillo. He actually ordered a 24 ounce steak, citing too many rules as his reason for declining the challenge. December 20, 2013 at 9:48 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Amarillo, Big Texan, Male Athletes | Permalink * Comments (19)
The new poll asks who you think is the current favorite for the national contest in Wing Bowl 22.
December 19, 2013 at 2:09 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Wing Bowl 22 | Permalink * Comments (17)
The Mountain West Conference has a video of yesterday's pie eating contest where members of the Fresno State football team defeated USC Trojans as part of pre-game festivities for the Las Vegas Bowl. December 19, 2013 at 2:00 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:College Contests, Las Vegas, Male Athletes, Videos | Permalink * Comments
The Plymouth Herald reports that Adrian Morgan from Plymouth, England, a former commonwealth gold medalist in judo, ate a food challenge at the Prince of Wales in Princetown, Devon with a total weight of 18 pounds in 26 minutes.
December 19, 2013 at 9:22 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Devon, Male Athletes | Permalink * Comments
SmithsonianMag.com has contest report on the hot tamale contest held in Greenville, MS won by Dectric Boldien. December 18, 2013 at 2:32 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Mississippi | Permalink * Comments
The Seiken vs. Goldsteins "debate" has been moved to this thread.
December 18, 2013 at 2:01 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Off Topic | Permalink * Comments (65)
NUVO Magazine has a short article about competitive eating focusing on Matt Stonie and Meredith Boxberger making note of the face that they are both 5 feet 8 inches and 128 pounds. December 18, 2013 at 9:20 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Matt Stonie, Meredith Boxberger | Permalink * Comments (2)
Home Depot has an inflatable consisting of a polar bear, penguin and snowman participating in a gingerbread man eating contest available for sale. (via slickdeals)
December 17, 2013 at 12:33 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Merchandise | Permalink * Comments
A clip from today's episode (syndicated, check for stations & air times) of "The Doctors" where eating stunt performers Glozell, "Chuck from the Bronx" and "LA Beast" are interviewed can be viewed online. December 17, 2013 at 9:44 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Uncategorized | Permalink * Comments
The "World Pie Eating Championship", probably the best publicized European eating contest, will take place tomorrow at Harry's Bar in Wigan, England. This year's gimmick is "topless" or crustless pies, supposedly due to the request of risk assessment lawyers. update Dec 18 Ian Coulton won the contest with a time of 1:06 December 17, 2013 at 9:23 am by
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Pat Bertoletti ate 2 pounds of scrapple and a pound of cream cheese in 100.3 seconds today on ustream to qualify for Wing Bowl 22. This will be the first Wing Bowl appearance for him since the Wing Bowl 16 in 2008 and fills two of the four spots that will be awarded for performing stunts on streaming video. December 17, 2013 at 9:04 am by
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Slims Last Chance Saloon in Seattle announces it will hold a pepper eating contest later today that will be recorded for an upcoming episode of Stan Lee's Superhumans. December 16, 2013 at 3:52 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Seattle, Television | Permalink * Comments
A video and facebook gallery Frank's Red Hot Battle to the Bone held in London last month won by Shareen "Juno" Carter are available. December 16, 2013 at 12:28 pm by
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Randy Santel attempted the Balense reus burger challenge at Broodjeshoek in Balen, Belgium yesterday. He is not the first American to attempt the challenge, Joey Chestnut was the first person to complete the challenge last month, winning the jackpot of 785 euros ($1080) (he donated 350 euros ($480) to charity). (video | article 1 | article 2) December 16, 2013 at 7:25 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Belgium, Burger Eating Challenges, Joey Chestnut, Prizes, Randy Santel | Permalink * Comments (1)
TheDoctorsTV.com has a summary of Tuesday's episode about dangerous viral videos. Chuck from the Bronx and the LA Beast . December 15, 2013 at 8:48 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Uncategorized | Permalink * Comments (7)
Mystique Casino in Dubuque will hold a wing eating contest on January 31 awarding $1000 to the winner. Weekly qualifiers will be held in January. December 15, 2013 at 7:49 am by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Iowa, Prizes, Unafilliated Contests | Permalink * Comments
Artie Lange's pizza eating contest from a 2003 episode of the Howard Stern Show can be viewed on youtube. December 14, 2013 at 11:48 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:Television | Permalink * Comments (2)
December 14, 2013 at 2:20 pm by
ojrifkin · More posts about:2014 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Aaron Osthoff, Contest Results, Memphis, Mississippi
update results
Men
1) Aaron Osthoff 27
2) Nate Biller 18, wild card leader
3) Ronnie Hartman 17
Women
1) Val Bromann 5.75
Aaron Osthoff, Ronnie Hartman and Nate Biller headline the males competing for a spot in the 2014 Nathan’s finals at Bally’s in Tunica, MS.
Val Bromann is the only female who has announced she will compete.
Ronnie Hartmann has a picture of a billboard promoting the contest.
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