2015 Nisei Week gyoza contest

>update Aug 29 Rafu Shimpo has a contest report

update Aug 28 LA Weekly has a contest report by last place finisher Matt Ralston and a video

update Aug 25 LAist has a gallery

classicalmucia1an and Mikey Mouse have videos

Psycho Gourmet has a contest report

Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

1st 343 Matt “Megatoad” Stonie
2nd 339 Joey “Jaws” Chestnut
3rd 178 Miki Sudo
4th 175 Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan
5th 170 Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco
6th 169 Rich “The Locust” LeFevre
7th 145 Steve Hendry
8th 142 Erik “The Red” Denmark
9th 129 “The Lovely” Juliet Lee
10th 125 Eric “Badlands” Booker
11th 109 Josh Miller
12th 107 Pablo Martinez
13th 94 “Nasty” Nathan Biller
14th 77 Carlene LeFevre
15th 69 Lesley Ryder
16th 58 Rowell Marcos
17th 49 Mary “I Love ’em HOT!” Bowers
18th 8 Ralston

Rafu Shimpo has a contest preview
KPCC has an interview with Mary Bowers

Matt Stonie is working on the 1st IFOCE/MLE undefeated calendar year since Kobayashi in 2006. (Joey Chestnut never went the first six months of the year without at least one loss.

Previous gyoza winners

2014 Aug 16 1st 384 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship Los Angeles, CA
2013 Aug 17 1st 268 10 min Matt “Megatoad” Stonie Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship Los Angeles, CA
2012 Aug 18 1st 266 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship Los Angeles, CA
2011 Aug 20 1st 264 10 min Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti Day-Lee/Nisei Week Gyoza Eating Championship Los Angeles, CA
2010 Aug 21 1st 189 10 min “Big” Ben Monson Gyoza Eating Championship Los Angeles, CA
2009 Aug 22 1st 181 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Gyoza Eating Championship Los Angeles, CA
2008 Aug 23 1st 231 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut Gyoza Eating Championship Los Angeles, CA
2006 Aug 19 1st 212 10 min Joey “Jaws” Chestnut GoldenPalace.net World Gyoza Eating Championship Los Angeles, CA

Comments (14)

14 Comments »

  1. Jon Bello said

    August 22, 2015 @ 5:06 pm

    Stonie Champion with 343. Joey with 339

  2. anonymous said

    August 22, 2015 @ 7:02 pm

    about as exciting as watching the grass grow . $600 to fly to LA when you can buy 48oz to a package for $3.99 at Chinese market.

  3. Food for Thought said

    August 22, 2015 @ 7:03 pm

    The only females that have won intergender contests in the past year are Molly, who has won so many, and Shell and Widow, who have won one apiece.

  4. anonymous said

    August 22, 2015 @ 7:06 pm

    Im figuring 15th place for that wig wearing shortstein if he competed which he wouldnt anyway cause hes too cheap to fly there . Shredder to Maine for Lobster? Shredder to Main for lobster? oink oink oink

  5. anonymous said

    August 22, 2015 @ 10:45 pm

    Competitive eating is all about a good free meal and thats about it. The first three finishers in the Gyoza contest can actually make a living doing it but more like the fist two

  6. anonymous said

    August 22, 2015 @ 10:45 pm

    Food for Thought: if you are just talking about MLE and APE, you are forgetting Stephanie Torres. Also, hasn’t Nella Zisser won one?

  7. anonymous said

    August 22, 2015 @ 11:01 pm

    Word has it from a reliable source that the Goldstein cousins are kicking it up in AC right now. Hope they don’t run into that walking cloud of dirt from Brooklyn.

  8. Anonymous said

    August 23, 2015 @ 5:22 am

    What are you eating 1045?

  9. anonymous said

    August 23, 2015 @ 9:19 am

    Kicking it up. Whatever profits they made which isnt much will be back in the casino pocket very soon. Play a poker tournament then see how long you last

  10. this just in said

    August 23, 2015 @ 11:12 am

    I saw the both of them holding hands swaying back and forth on the AC boardwalk

  11. anon said

    August 23, 2015 @ 1:56 pm

    didn’t miki sudo win nathan’s?

  12. Blizzz said (Registered July 16, 2008)

    August 23, 2015 @ 1:59 pm

    jesus christ i don’t think i could eat 300 anything

  13. anonymous said

    August 23, 2015 @ 3:31 pm

    Rich ,you almost beat Lesco…You are the legend…

  14. correction said

    August 27, 2015 @ 1:50 pm

    156 yes she did .sonya still holds the womans record with 45

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