Taste of DC Ben’s Chili Bowl contest
update Oct 13 Travel Seminar has a gallery from the chili eating contest held at A Taste of DC last Sunday.
update Oct 11 Ben’s Chili Bowl has 8 videos, including interviews with Joey Chestnut and Sonya Thomas.
update Oct 10 #2 NBC Washington and MyFoxDC have videos and DC.Eater.com has a gallery. The Washington Post calls fourth place finisher Sonya Thomas the runner-up.
update Oct 10 The rest of the results have been posted. Brian Seiken has a contest video and interviews with Sonya Thomas and Juliet Lee. Mix 107.3 also has a contest video.
update 11:24 WTOP has an article and gallery.
update 2:05 WJLA has a gallery
update 1:35 Melissa Savoy has the top 4
1) Joey Chestnut 2 gallons
2T) Tim Janus 1.5 gallons
2T) Bob Shoudt 1.5 gallons
4) Sonya Thomas 1.25 gallons
update 1:30 Joshua R Hicks reports that Joey Chestnut won the contest with a total of 2 gallons of chili (16 pounds).
The contest is expected to start at 12:35 eastern. Joey Chestnut, Sonya Thomas, Bob Shoudt, Juliet Lee, Micah Collins, Crazy Legs Conti, Brian Subich, Maria “Edible”, Brian Dudzinski, Bill Myers, Brian Seiken, Andrew Kossuth, Tim Connelley (amateur) and Andrew Petrick (amateur) are expected to compete.
I think this will be the first IFOCE non-qualifier contest on the east coast between Palm Beach and Atlantic City since the funnel cake eating contest at Kings Dominion in Virginia in May 2009.
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Anonymous said
October 9, 2011 @ 10:38 am
Seiken should receive an appearance fee.
Seiken Fan said
October 9, 2011 @ 12:06 pm
First pickle eating champion of the world now chilli? He will be on top of the world!
Smurffett said
October 9, 2011 @ 12:11 pm
Sonya will be angry after the media flocks to Brian and completely ignores her.
Anonymous said
October 9, 2011 @ 12:17 pm
Watch. One if not both of the amateurs will eat more than Seiken.
Anonymous said
October 9, 2011 @ 1:00 pm
Why would she be angry? She will probably be happy for Brian.
MOTIF said (Registered September 3, 2011)
October 9, 2011 @ 3:11 pm
For a 6 minute contest, those numbers are crazy….
Anon said
October 9, 2011 @ 5:50 pm
Anyone catch the rest of the numbers?
Smurffett said
October 9, 2011 @ 6:41 pm
I heard there was a moment of silence before the contest, in honor of Brians great accomplishments in competitive eating. People were even crying.
Seiken Fan said
October 9, 2011 @ 8:03 pm
It’s obvious the contest was rigged.Seiken should have won!
beautifulbrian said
October 9, 2011 @ 9:01 pm
I still havent figured out which was the better highlight of the afternoon Tim Janus refusing to shake my hand or the emcee introducing me as Subich and Subich as Seiken
beautifulbrian said
October 9, 2011 @ 9:20 pm
If you want the entire scoop including videos of the contest and interviews with sonya, juliet , check out my site later on tonight. BB.com doesnt exist as far as OJ Rifkin is concerned so dont expect hm to link anything i post .
X Gal said
October 9, 2011 @ 9:49 pm
http://www.ifoce.com/contests.php?action=detail&eventID=337
This was the last DC area contest
Insane Biker said
October 9, 2011 @ 10:57 pm
That other so called site reminds me of the national enquirer, just worse.
One Stop Shopper said
October 9, 2011 @ 11:20 pm
Hey Brian, just post it here man, so we can have everything in one place.
One Stop Shopper said
October 10, 2011 @ 12:02 am
Can we have a BS section on this site called Seiken’s Squealings? It can be sort of like his playground on the web.
Lone Ranger said
October 10, 2011 @ 5:53 am
Brian should have won the recent Nobel peace prize for all his accomplishments at the table. The definition of competitive eating in the websters dictionary says “Beautiful Brian Seiken”. Anyone who hears the word “legend” instantly thinks of Brian every time no matter what, in fact everytime people take a bite of food that picture of him in his bathtub staring at a pickle comes to mind. He is more popular than food itself.
Anonymous said
October 10, 2011 @ 8:08 am
All these Brian comments are old, tired and not unoriginal. Please give it up. Leave the guy alone and start posting comments relevant to the subject. This was a fun site to visit but all this negativity is rediculous. Seriously people, grow up!
anonymous said
October 10, 2011 @ 9:14 am
So if they are not unoriginal wouldn’t that mean they are original?
Anonymous said
October 10, 2011 @ 9:29 am
8:08 agreed. Seriously the fella ate 2 gallons of food, thats a huge amount. I came here to read about it and its like a childs facebook group.
WingKong said (Registered December 19, 2006)
October 10, 2011 @ 9:32 am
Did anyone get all the totals??? I would be interested to see them…
Anonymous said
October 10, 2011 @ 10:28 am
Most competitive eaters are morons. What do you expect!!
beautifulbrian said
October 10, 2011 @ 10:31 am
I dont pay attention to stupidity. I know who the culprit is . He has nothing better to do the past few days but engage in childlike stupidity.Ill be a monkey uncle if its not the other postal worker leaving those comments about me but then again he denies everything like claiming not to be Hungman. Since most of you flock to this site instead of mine , i was able to obtain some partial totals. Aside from my total, edible and subich which are confirmed , the others are the totals they claim to have consumed. The bowls were not weighed. The emcee walked by each eater checked out the remaining chilli in the bowls and made his determination from that point.
Brian D 96oz
Wild Bill 88 oz
Me 72 oz
Edible 72oz
Subich 80oz
CLC 80 0z
Kossuth 48oz
Juliet ???
Anon said
October 10, 2011 @ 11:05 am
Agreed, I came here to see the results of the contest not see a bunch of people bashing someone. If you dislike him so much then why not just leave him alone instead of obsessing over him.
Anonymous said
October 10, 2011 @ 11:10 am
Results from Major League Eating’s Facebook page:
Chili cont’d: 5-Juliet 1 gal, 6-WingKong .81, 7-DudLight .75, 8-WildBill .69, 9-tie-Subich, Maria Edible, Seiken .56, 12-tie-CLC, TConnolley .5
http://www.facebook.com/eatfast/posts/10150351240014551
One Stop Shopper said
October 10, 2011 @ 11:27 am
Seiken you love Juliet and you couldn’t get her total?
What about the amateurs?
This is not roman math said
October 10, 2011 @ 11:32 am
MLE final totals of chill contest make little sense. Just post exact amt in oz instead of .5 this and .5 that. How could conit finish in a tie for next to last? Subich was originally credited with 80 oz now it shows he finished in a three way tie with Seiken & Edible? Someone please get the totals right
anonymous said
October 10, 2011 @ 11:37 am
Subich totals according to subich was 2 5 bpwls of chilli which comes to 80oz with each bowl consisting of 32oz of chilli . Maybe he quoted those totals because he didnt want anyone to know that he failed to finish ahead of Seiken and Maria Edible and that finishing in a tie with the both of them might tarnish his high ranking. Cant blame him on that end
beautifulbrian said
October 10, 2011 @ 12:04 pm
From what i saw Subich looked like he ate a little bit more than me and Edible. I know i ate more than Edible but not by much. I was well into my third bowl when Edible was finishing her 2nd . I literally stopped eating after a few spoons of my third bowl hoping for a belch due to the excess of chilli lodged near my heart which gave Edible a chance to come back and catch me after she was on bowl 2 . She is not a bad eater by any stretch. Slow but decent capacity. I couldnt hang around to ask Juliet how she did because i wanted to get rid of this crap asap
Blah blah blah said
October 10, 2011 @ 12:47 pm
blah blah blah blah blah
Smitty said
October 10, 2011 @ 2:02 pm
Some people sure know how to ruin a good site.OJ can you let us know who this is?
anonymous said
October 10, 2011 @ 2:12 pm
Sonya was the runner up make no mistake about it.
Joey
Sonya
Shoudt
Wing Kong those were the exact 4 finishers in the contest
anonymous said
October 10, 2011 @ 2:21 pm
Wing Kong? Juliet finished ahead of him
anonymous said
October 10, 2011 @ 2:23 pm
Hey where are the head to head totals for this one? Seiken finishing ahead of CLC for the first time since Dec 2006 at the meatballl eating contest in Atlantic City
One Stop Shopper said
October 10, 2011 @ 6:22 pm
Excellent Seiken post in Bits and Pieces concerning shittin and pukin chilli. What a journalist!
One Stop Shopper said
October 11, 2011 @ 1:46 am
Lest we not recognize a slap in the face of his buddy Subich as well. How dare another eater socialize with Tim Janus in the presence of the almighty king.
Seiken fan said
October 11, 2011 @ 10:17 am
Shopper you have nothing better to do than stir up trouble. ? Didnt know you were such a die hard fan of bits and pieces or maybe you take pleasure in only reporting the negative aspects of that page. You just cant wait for Seiken to squabble with another eater so you can report back on eatfeats and inform everyone that another one bites the dust with Seiken. Seiken is fine with Subich at last check and will always be the best of buddies till death do them part. Anymore possible Seiken dropouts on your cheap shopping list?
Smitty said
October 11, 2011 @ 1:47 pm
If BB finds out who you are you are in for a rude awakning.Cowards hide.
the great gavonne said
October 11, 2011 @ 2:24 pm
That’s right,Smitty(gee,I wonder who THAT is),if BB finds out who you are you’d better watch out or he will write nasty lies about you or threaten you here under the alias of Jimmy “Tig” Leto,a boxer who died in 1986.I was through writing about this moron(& hadn’t read EatFeats in a week) until someone alerted me that he’s at it again(Oct. 7,2011 8:33 comment).Smitty,you know who the real coward is & I will meet him anytime.The only one hiding is Brian Seiken.
beautifulbrian said
October 11, 2011 @ 2:26 pm
Im working on it as we speak if you check out my latest update on bits and pieces. OJ refused to post my last 6 possible suspects through IP locations as to whim one stop shopper is. Not hard to find at all especially if they go to my site and report back on here as to what i wrote. I made alot of headway as to one of the troublemakers when i was in DC
beautifulbrian said
October 11, 2011 @ 3:58 pm
Gavonne ,leave the queens library . Do you realize ther might be a college student that needs to use the computer for more useful purposes than you’re bullshit. When you report on here once or twice a week you are providing free entertainment for the fans of this site. You actually come across as one of those bumbling cartoon criminals from the Batman tv show from the 1960s. FYI I said before I am not this Lito guy. There are a few that have my back maybe its Ron koch he knows about old school boxing. By the way stop impersonating Jill stoler on Facebook
Anonymous said
October 11, 2011 @ 6:44 pm
Brian maybe this will teach people not to mess with you.
beautifulbrian said
October 11, 2011 @ 8:18 pm
That’s not the point. I’m not here to be a bully or threaten anyone .I just think that people jump down my throat for no reason or insufficient ones at best. To refer to me as a troublemaker instigator or a marriage and friend wrecked is totally ludicrous. You got a few assholes that insist on making me look like the bad guy cause their thin skinned personality can’t deal with a little friendly critism every now and then get a fuckin life ans stop worrying about what I write. If you got a problem with that start you’re own website and slam me as much as you please
Poindexter said
October 12, 2011 @ 7:08 am
But this is not YOUR own site so go slam others on yours
Get a Clue said
October 12, 2011 @ 10:08 am
That’s what makes Brian seem like a big jerk, He does slam others and he is a troublemaker, more so than anyone else I know of in all of competitive eating. His need for attention clouds his ability, or his desire, to see that. For anyone who has been befriended by Seiken, it’s just a matter of time before the relationship sours. Look at Goldstein, Male, Janus, Booker, Torres, Miernicki, Conti, Rona, and Sulkin, just to name a few. The thing all the above have in common is they all seem like pretty good people. A logical deduction is that if you’ve had a falling out with Seiken, you’re probably a decent person.
Get a life said
October 12, 2011 @ 10:34 am
Get a clue Seiken was never in this game to make friends. He competes from time to time gets his contest videos and interviews and then its bye bye . There are no friends in competitive eating . Its a business.Who are your friends Tim Janus? Obvious thats who you are or if not just the same Seiken hater that always starts off the sentence with Brian.
beautifulbrian said
October 12, 2011 @ 11:04 am
Get a clue stop trying to analize. You seem to thrive on anything that relates to me on a negative basis. You seem to know more about me than anyone else. The sad part is that you sound as though you have had a formal education only to waste it on one person in your life. You screw up by going anonymous and with that said , youre clouded theory about me means jack shit. Get this through the thick skull of yours. Like the gentleman before stated, i never became a competitive eater/journalist for the social aspect of it. If one or two or maybe three want to get close to me i would never turn them away. I always embrace fans or friends but if for some reason they cant see it my way then find another way. The nature of my business or CE in general is somewhat cut throat just like this website. Eatfeats might appear ok for awhile then out the blue stabs you right in the heart. As for the names mentioned some if not all have serioous issues or personality flaws in which i picked up either early in the friendship or later on. Doesnt matter when or how i detected it but i detected it. Without mentioning names other eaters or friends of eaters alerted me regarding a pattern with each individual and i hate to admit they were 100 % correct. Some i gave lots of rope until they hung themselves and thats when i decided to separate myself from each and every one of those names. . If you think im a backstabber , one of the names you just mentioned had so much negative shit to say about other comp eaters i swear to you i could write a book. If i was to publish some of the emails and mind you some went as far as using the “N” word so many times it would make your head spin, you would sing a different tune when evaluating these so called darlings of the sport. When i drop someone its for a damn good reason or culmination of reasons. Get a clue or shall i say get a life, you are one piece of shit worse than someone that uses foul language or makes threats. I actually prefer Gavonne over you because in my estimation you are one of the worst type human beings on this planet. One thing i hate is a sneak especially a sneak that refuse to attach a name to their comments. Until you are man or woman enough to identify yourself you are nothing but a troublemaker. You will never ever stop ragging on me .I am your life and always will be .
Get a Clue said
October 12, 2011 @ 11:26 am
I am not Tim, though I have a lot of respect for him. I am not Male either, whom I also respect.
Real story said
October 12, 2011 @ 11:35 am
Funny how certain eaters in the Ben Chill contest lie about their totals to other eaters right after the contest but when the real results come out on MLE it truly shows their self worth as an individual
Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)
October 12, 2011 @ 11:39 am
I can say this about BB. Since I first started following BB.com, for over 6 years running, central to Brian’s theme of coverage has always been an emphasis on others, examining their contributions to or their potential in competitive eating, especially lesser-known, undiscovered eaters.
BB does that of his own volition, without compensation, except for desiring a “thank you,” every now and then, and I don’t know of a single person in this world, or the one above, who likes to be taken for granted.
So in light of my belief that every person has at least a kernal of good in him or her, BB is FAR, FAR from being near the back of that line.
the great gavonne said
October 12, 2011 @ 11:54 am
Yes,bb,just like I am your life.People only go to your site to see what lies you will write about me next.I don’t have to impersonate or lie about myself or anyone,unlike you.Of course he has no friends,why else would he go to The Olive Garden by himself,to record himself eating pasta,which is the most pathetic thing I have ever heard of in my life-about as pathetic as a middle aged putz wearing a bandana on his head(to quote John Goodman).He is jealous of me because I am funnier,better looking,well liked & more musically talented than he is.In fact,he hates anyone(which is nearly everyone)who is better than him.Why else would he rag on Janus,Shredder,& all the others,including Joey Chestnut,a true champion & a genuine American Hero.The only eaters who will even bother with him are ass-kissers who think that it is beneficial to their CE carrers to do so.LOL
anonymous said
October 12, 2011 @ 12:43 pm
Get a Clue said
October 12, 2011 @ 11:26 am
I am not Tim, though I have a lot of respect for him. I am not Male either, whom I also respect.
Right but you cant deny you reside in one of the 6 spots detected on BB stat page now can you? If you say nay then how are we supposed to believe that you are not one of the names you just mentioned Hmmm???
Anonymous said
October 12, 2011 @ 8:47 pm
For goodness sake, why is every other post ruined by these endless, uninteresting arguments. Why not just post these dull and repetitive threads on your own site and leave this one for discussion on the actual subject of eating. Please please please please. Just stop.
Really said
October 12, 2011 @ 10:01 pm
Anony 8:47 has it right. People that are old enough to be considered “adults” still act like children here. I don’t know if it’s stupidity or something worse, but it’s damned tiresome. it really makes the whole dumbass “sport” look like what a lot of people already think it is. “I’m a pioneer,” I”m this…,” I’ll kick your ass,” just makes this whole goddamn site into a very sad thing. If you need so much attention, go do something that somebody really cares about. Joey, Pat, Tim, Sonya, Juliet, Eric, etc, don’t need to use this site be asshats. If this is the most interesting thing you have, and apparently it is, for some of you losers, then God bless you. You really are exactly what you appear to be.
anonymous said
October 13, 2011 @ 12:19 am
Oj rifkin is the only one that has the power to end every bit of this childish nonsense . Enough is enough already . Stop with the meaningless threats and stop with the analysis of seiken. More importantly stop taking a weekly consensus report on how many competitive eaters seiken has defriended over the last six months.Its pointless nonsense
Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)
October 13, 2011 @ 9:43 am
I actually feel embarrassed FOR OJ, who puts so much work into this site, as well as the entire “sport” of CE, when I think of sponsors, potential sponsors, zestful, loyal fans (like myself), and would-be fans who visit this site, only to find childish nonsense from so many anonymous posters.
The vast majority of these negative comments are from people in one or both of two categories:
1. People who think CE (or eatfeats itself) is a joke and either wish to see it go away and/or want to inflict damage. (Most people who consistently post negative comments fit here.)
2. Jealous underachievers who want to drag down more successful eaters, as misery loves company.
However, the ironic thing is that 90% or more of all of these negative comments come from only about 10% (or less) of this site’s visitors.
People shouldn’t have to wade through crap to address thread topics.
I don’t blame OJ for what other people post, but I do think requiring people to register and have an account will more than halve the number of negative comments. When you don’t do that you’re, in effect, inviting the dregs of society to, in essence, vandalize both this blog and CE itself, as eatfeats is well known throughout the CE world.
beautifulbrian said
October 13, 2011 @ 9:53 am
Hey Rhonda ill say this, this nonsense better stop because im sick and tired of the bullshit and that fake jerk that frequently takes a survey as to how many comp eaters ive defriended over the year. Its none of his or her fxxxxx biz. I dont know this asshole and he wont post his or her identity so why should anyone listen to a fool that only comes to life when i post some sort of rant? I always liked this site in the past until he allowed this stupid bullshit to take center stage over comp eating. How can he gain any respect whatsoever if he permits disturbed individuals like that nut that makes 6th grade death threats towards me. I mean reallly think of how childlike and moronic it sounds “Really: 10:01pm really hit in on the head by putting everything into perspective by pointing out how foolish they sound. That asshole that starts off his sentence with “Brian” really needs to be exposed humiliated and embarassed. If i ever find out who he is i guarantee i will mock him on my website for at least a year What an asshole
beautifulbrian said
October 13, 2011 @ 10:10 am
One more thing. Nobody is kicking anyone ass. I think its quite obvious that if anyone went so far as to tap or slightly oush another individual in the sport sparks would fly and someone would get seriously hurt. I am not just speaking for myself but for anyone in general. The majority of comp eaters are big guys in height as well as weight and most are bigger than i am so with that said i would be a fool to throw the first punch thinking i would walk away unscathed. If someone wants to make dumbass threats towards me on the internet go knock yourself out. You sound like a fxxx moron. You saw what transpired in Coney Island . It was all about getting his jollies on video and i made the stupid mistake of responding back which basically set me up to look like an ass. When people come down on me on this site , it just gives disturbed individuals like the one i mentioned a chance to refuel. Rhonda the negative comments are nothing new. They go back as far as 2005 when posters were leaving their real names and the comments were not moderated
anonymous said
October 13, 2011 @ 10:22 am
Feel embarrassed for OJ? Rhonda , if OJ wanted to change this site for the better he would have done so a long time ago. Obviously he finds some of these negative comments amusing including the ones about OJ himself. Not sure if you are familiar with blog settings but under comment moderation, all he has do is checkmark the comments deemed inappropriate, press delete and the problem is solved
Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)
October 13, 2011 @ 10:47 am
Those Travel Seminar gallery pics are quite nice. Sonya seems really happy, even though she probably didn’t finish as well as she hoped to. That’s what it should be about—-doing your best and having fun.
As I’ve said before, it’s the journey that’s often most important, not necessarily the destination/where you finish.
Walter Lippmann said
October 13, 2011 @ 10:58 am
I’ll I can say is MLE and Ben’s Chili Bowl got a hell of alot of media coverage of this event. This story still has legs. That’s good news for this event becoming a yearly thing, better prizes, more comps for the eaters, etc.
Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)
October 13, 2011 @ 12:02 pm
On the other side of the coin, if folks stop paying attention to comments that offend them, the comments will stop. By addressing them you give them power.
Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)
October 13, 2011 @ 12:24 pm
That sounds wonderful Walter. I’m sure I’m biased, but I’d like to see more MLE contests in the mid-Atlantic/DC area.
Walter Lippmann said
October 13, 2011 @ 12:27 pm
I just noticed. Joey had his shirt on backwards.
Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)
October 13, 2011 @ 1:21 pm
Perhaps his first-ever reversal!
Joey said
October 13, 2011 @ 2:07 pm
lol! I thought the shirt felt tight on my neck.
anonymous said
October 13, 2011 @ 2:45 pm
Its a whole lot better when Seiken gets all the pics and videos and nobody else gets them
Anonymous said
October 13, 2011 @ 4:41 pm
It never stops!
Hippo Hut said
October 13, 2011 @ 6:07 pm
I think Brian should receive a lifetime achievement award for everything he did during this event. Without him there is no MLE. Brian is more of a household name than Joey and Kobi combined.
Anonymous said said
October 13, 2011 @ 6:21 pm
it really doesn’t. They don’t get the hint do they…
**deletes bookmark and will visit again next year**
anonymous said
October 13, 2011 @ 6:23 pm
Starting today wes shuould turn over a new leaf no more threats no more keeping stats on how many marriages and relationships seiken has ruined .Let’s all stick to the topics at hand
Fact said
October 13, 2011 @ 8:14 pm
Brian Seiken is the most underrated, under appreciated competitive eater in the history of the sport!
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