An eatfeats IFOCE top 25 poll for October 2010 will be started in the next day or two. New eaters to be added to the previous list of choices are: Kobi Bauer, Sean Brockert, Liam Burt, Brian Dudzinski, Gabe Kassel, Gary Klucken, Andrew Kossuth, Larell Marie Mele, Aaron Osthoff and Dave Solomon (Adrian Morgan & Nick Bauer were previously added). Please let me know if you think there are others that should be added or removed.
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Anonymous said
October 1, 2010 @ 10:43 am
When do the IFOCE official rankings come out? Twice a year?
SuperPaulBBBBMBBBarlow said
October 1, 2010 @ 11:08 am
Make sure you include my main men, Damien the Demon Boykin, the always overlooked Rick Petralia, Pierre Abry, Ravishing Rich Foley, Pi Guy, and good old what’s his name…all shoo-ins for my top 25.
anonymous said
October 1, 2010 @ 1:11 pm
Seiken should move up to at least 25
Larellmarie said (Registered May 9, 2010)
October 1, 2010 @ 1:27 pm
Wow! It’s an honor to be included in this choice list! Thank you 🙂
Stallion Italian said (Registered August 27, 2010)
October 1, 2010 @ 1:27 pm
The rankings come out whenever and as often as MLE/IFOCE decides. End of story
get real said
October 1, 2010 @ 1:33 pm
IFOCE top 25 honor YES Eatfeats top 25 honor Pleeeeeeeeeeeeze
nunonabun2 said (Registered November 10, 2009)
October 1, 2010 @ 1:54 pm
I dount I will ever make the top 25 but I am glad you bring me up Paul.
SuperPaulBBBBMBBBarlow said
October 1, 2010 @ 2:06 pm
Larell, I put you in my top three in several catagories – female eaters, most enthusiastic, best-dressed, eaters I’d most like to finally meet, most colorful hair….and many more.
Damien, the best thing about this poll, it’s all our lousy opinions!!
SuperPaulBBBBMBBBarlow said
October 1, 2010 @ 2:07 pm
speaking of best dressed, I should get that list out some day soon….I may make it a video this year
Rookie said
October 1, 2010 @ 2:09 pm
Does this also include retired? Or just active?
Anonymous said
October 1, 2010 @ 2:18 pm
Does the IFOCE award a Rookie of the Year every year? I know that Big Ben is the 2010 ROY. Who are the frontrunners for the 2011 award?
DRACULA SAYS BLAH! said
October 1, 2010 @ 2:24 pm
This my MLE prediction….#1 Chestnut, #2Bertoletti,#3Janus,#4Shoudt,#5Sonya,#6Denmark,#7Brown,#8Monson ILL BE SURPRISED IF IT’S ANY DIFFERENT
Anonymous said
October 1, 2010 @ 2:31 pm
If Seiken gives it his all, he could pull some upsets and vault into the top 20.
Anonymous said
October 1, 2010 @ 3:45 pm
Names to remove from list due to 1 or more years of inactivity in the IFOCE: Braunstein, Bruss, Cagle, Dilling, Fitzgerald, Frasca, Fry, Kobayashi*(no longer IFOCE member) LeFevre, McNeil, Miernicki, Moss, Palmgren, Ramirez, Reganato, Sakelarides, Shibayama, Springer, Unger, Ventre, Zukowski.
Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)
October 1, 2010 @ 4:18 pm
Sonya sets a new Wing Fest record, topping a very tough Joey Chestnut in his first loss in Chicken wings ever (that I can remember), and she drops from # 4 to # 5?
Joey came in as best eater in the world, wings included. He hasn’t lost since!
Though Sonya dropping in the standings wouldn’t be fair at all (to Sonya) … in all honesty … you may well be right Drac.
The Fed did drop Koby from # 2 to # 3 shortly after he won Krystals, knowing Koby was on his way out of the IFOCE. They could see the writing on the wall. So they likely reasoned, “Why promote someone leaving the organization, regardless of how “great” or “legendary” he is?”
Sonya really threw a wrench into the MLE fan when she topped Pepto-sponsored Joey in Wings Labor Day weekend. That was not supposed to happen. But it showed what The Widow is made of, and how little foresight and vision MLE possesses.
A substantial part of why there was no Krystal Square-Off this year is because MLE slapped the boyishly-enthusiastic, friendly face of Krystals when MLE facilitated (or did nothing to prevent) the arrest of Krystals’ Champion—-talk about disrespect.
Placing the Notorious one ahead of Koby not long after the Square-Off was meant to be a slap in Koby’s face, not an acknowledgement of Bob’s talent (otherwise he’d be on the “Wall of Shame.”)
Bob’s a great, and talented guy, but I don’t think he’d ever top Koby unless Koby’s mouth was sewn shut, and perhaps not even then.
Joey is positively and emphatically the best eater in the IFOCE, and he is the only person in the world even close to Koby in talent.
On the next change in rankings, all I can predict for sure is Joey: # 1, and Pat: # 2. After that it’s really a dart throw, based on “what’s best for” MLE.
DRACULA SAYS BLAH! said
October 1, 2010 @ 4:54 pm
#9 Big Sexy,#10 Crazy Legs :-/,#11US Male, #12 Badlands,#13 Juliet Lee,#14 Pretty Boy #15 Shredder, #16 Flash,#17 Hungry Wolf #18 ???? IDK
ooohhh Please R E said
October 1, 2010 @ 5:26 pm
Rhonda, you are soooo full crap! krystal’s decision to not have a contest has nothing to do with koby getting arrested. they don’t even care if he competes (they had the contest without him one year). the truth is that Krystal has had a rough year, and had to layoff a third of their employees. Along with layoffs, krystal has had to scale back advertising and that is why there isn’t a square off this year.
Stallion Italian said (Registered August 27, 2010)
October 1, 2010 @ 5:35 pm
Hard to keep up with Rhonda, do think what she writes shows how the rankings are so subjective. I disagree with her on a few minor points though not her assessment of the eaters. I do not think MLE saw any writing on any wall, why they put Koby at #3 right after Krystals just seems thoughtless. Trying to reward Bob perhaps was what they had in mind since Koby only competed in a few contests and won enough to pay his own way. While there may have been other reasons for no Krystals this year, those given, new management, economy etc., there is no doubt that Kobyashi’s arrest created tons of ill will. And honestly, Kobayashi will forever be more known and more popular than Joey no matter what Joey accomplishes. While I bet that Kobayashi isn’t asking, I wouldn’t be shocked if he did come back to go up against Joey next year for Nathan’s. And I do bet that if he did, it would be (mostly) on his terms. Let’s face it. He is the only one to give Joey a run and Nathan’s was completely boring without him. Janus says he is determined to win Nathan’s, but a contest between Joey and Janus would not generate the excitement that Koby does. You have to have two people close to each other and lots of other colorful “stuff” to make Nathan’s interesting. As for other ranking numbers, perhaps they do give a bit more consideration to eaters in the lower ranks who do more contests than others simply because they do pay their own way but perhaps I am giving too much credit to what is surely a relatively thoughtless process.
Anonymous said
October 1, 2010 @ 6:27 pm
Agree with everything Rhonda said. All of it. Those that think differently about Krystals, Bob, and Koby are living in la la land.
anonymous said
October 1, 2010 @ 6:30 pm
Will the voting be on ability or popularity? There is a magician that should not be in the ratings..making food disapear with gloves
anonymous said
October 1, 2010 @ 8:33 pm
Lerman should be included no matter what
Larellmarie said (Registered May 9, 2010)
October 1, 2010 @ 9:06 pm
@Get Real – yes, I wld be honored to be included in either top 25 list whether it be thru EFs poll or IFOCE’s actual ranking list. Just being considered is awesome to me. Lol – kinda like being nominated for an Emmy – whether u win it or not, it’s still an honor 🙂
@Paul – hahaha – u are so funny! Thank you; am sure that we shall meet one day!!!
Don "Moses''Lerman said
October 1, 2010 @ 11:45 pm
To anon 833 I was never put in the top 10 , top 25 yes and was the only eater to be placed lower in rank when all others weren’t move down before a contest, I was a was a top notch eater and was not given my due respect by the Ifoce
Robbie said
October 2, 2010 @ 8:37 am
Hey anon 630 leave Juliet alone
Carey said
October 4, 2010 @ 1:54 pm
Robbie did you say Juliet is number 63.Good ranking
Anonymous said
October 4, 2010 @ 2:17 pm
Rhonda you sure do like to play it both ways. In Buffalo when Sonya lost to Eric there was a huge problem with the scales. This year Sonya beats Joey and the scales of course were perfect. In Las Vegas you would not give anyone credit for beating a hurt Takeru. Yet in other posts you are giving Sonya, and to be fair others, credit for beating Bob. It is common knowledge that Bob has been hurt for months now. Sonya is a great eater, without question one of the best all time. Her accomplishments speak loudly. Fact is she has the ability to win when she competes, regardless who is at the table. You really don’t need to twist stuff all of the time.
Anonymous said
October 6, 2010 @ 7:45 am
BOB is hurt? OJ do you know anything about this? Does anyone have any info on this?