2011 Wild Turkey 81 Eating Championship
update Nov 25 Time has an article and the New York Times has an article about preparing for Thanksgiving with quotes from Crazy Legs Conti (via email)
update Nov 24 The Huffington Post has an interview with Sonya Thomas
update Nov 23 A transcript of the chat session is available.
WT Bourbon has a contest video.
ABC has a blog entry and video
DealBreaker has a blog entry.
update 11:00 pm ESPN.com has an article about the contest. Sonya Thomas will do a chat session on ESPN.com tomorrow at noon eastern.
update 5:13 The New York Daily News has an article
update 4:04 DNAInfo has a blog entry with video
12:10 results:
1) Sonya Thomas 5.25 lb in 10 minutes
2) Eric “Badlands” Booker 4.3
3) Allen Goldstein 3.94
4) Maria “Edible” 3.7
5) Crazy Legs Conti 3.6125
6) Pete Davekos 3.4775
7) “LA Beast” 3.45
11:50 The contest has started, follow on @WTBourbonMaster
The contest should be starting soon. Sonya Thomas appeared on the Boomer & Carton radio show this morning to promote the contest.
According to the eatfeats database, Sonya Thomas has finished behind any other member of the field just four times in her competitive eating career: twice to Booker (2003 Nathan’s finals and 2005 Buffalo Wing Festival) and twice to Conti (2006 Axia 3 turkey contest and 2009 Sweet Corn Fiesta)
| Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas | ||
| Maria “Edible” | 2-0 | 100% |
| Eric “Badlands” Booker | 54-2 | 96.4% |
| Crazy Legs Conti | 47-2 | 95.9% |
| Pete “PrettyBoy” Davekos | 11-0 | 100% |
| Allen “Shredder” Goldstein | 13-0 | 100% |
| Total | 127-4 | 96.9% |
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WingKong said (Registered December 19, 2006)
November 22, 2011 @ 12:32 pm
Nice work everyone!!!
Pretty Boy the next time you call me out on Twitter you better back it up with a little more than that BU!! $#!T…
fixed said
November 22, 2011 @ 12:43 pm
If the Shredder came in 3rd and Edible came in 4th , the turkey must have been real moist
Recap said
November 22, 2011 @ 12:59 pm
Sonya — new world record, in fact I think that tops the 12 minute record.
Badlands — First second place finish in while, high fives for the big man.
Goldstein — Very good weight for 10 minutes.
Maria — Maybe her best finish to date, topping a few vet eaters (I wonder if she competed in the money)?
Conte — Not one of his best performances.
Davekos — Probably disappointed in his effort.
LA Beast — Nice showing for an amateur.
Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)
November 22, 2011 @ 2:01 pm
Congratulationsto to Sonya on her nice win! I’m glad the dry turkey didn’t get to her. Badlands youy made me look good in my prediction.Thanks! Allen and Maria did outstanding! Legs, it’s as I fugured, but everybody has their best foods.
Pete, you’re a real nice guy. 🙂 You’ll get ’em next time.
LA Beast, you’re on your way!
ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)
November 22, 2011 @ 2:10 pm
Maria won $250
http://pr.skyyspirits.com/2011/11/21/whole-turkey-eat-off-world%E2%80%99s-best-face-off-in-wild-turkey%C2%AE-81-eating-world-championship/
ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)
November 22, 2011 @ 2:16 pm
Off topic comments have been moved to
http://eatfeats.com/thanksgiving-2011-off-topic-thread.html
Recap said
November 22, 2011 @ 2:25 pm
Nice job Maria! If you calculate that out, you just made $1500.00 an hour. Not bad for 10 minutes of work!
Hmm said (Registered November 12, 2009)
November 22, 2011 @ 2:48 pm
Sonya won resoundingly, nice placements for Badlands and Shredder and the next contestants were very close in weight. Nice to see Maria place in the money. l strongly suspect that all eaters participated with good will and fun and shared that with fans. MLE proved its worth with the sponsors, good idea to make the numbers limited for this kind of event rather than a one person exhibition of sorts. MLE keeps tweaking and re-inventing itself.
I See it now! said
November 22, 2011 @ 3:14 pm
Badlands is back! Maria is charging!
New York State of Mind said
November 22, 2011 @ 6:35 pm
It’s good to see the real New York eaters get together to enjoy a delicious turkey contest and each other’s company.Even the Great Gavonne was in the mix doing what he does best; interviews.Except for Tim Janus not being around and Philbin out of the picture,I don’t believe we missed anybody. Great job Booker,Shredder,Maria and Conti.You represent the state of New York (and New jersey) well and should be proud.Of course,cudos to the Black Widow.
Larell Marie Mele said
November 22, 2011 @ 7:36 pm
Am disappointed that I cannot view the video. Keep getting message that the video I’m trying to view is not available at this time. Gr8 job by all eaters and a nice MLE debut by LA Beast. New York State of Mind – a couple of us NYers in addition to X and Philbin (NJite) were not there. Lol If you’ve ever heard me speak, there’s no doubt where I’m born & bred 🙂
Handsome Guy said
November 22, 2011 @ 8:07 pm
I’m embarrassed. I confess… It wasn’t Pretty Boy, it was me Handsome Guy. I look similar, but prefer the glasses and winter ensamble instead. My apologies to PB. It won’t happen again.
New York State of Mind said
November 23, 2011 @ 7:08 am
LMM – I mentioned Philbin. As for you, don’t you live in PA? You’re not considered a New Yorker. I covered the New Yorkers.
Anonymous said
November 23, 2011 @ 8:43 am
Good Morning America covered the event today. Everyone looked great!
the great gavonne said
November 23, 2011 @ 11:44 am
Sorry New York State of Mind but I was not doing interviews-I’m tired of that,the only person I got on camera was Sonya saying “The great gavonne rocks”.I tried to be nice & asked George Shea if he would answer a question on camera,instead of just ambushing him & sticking my FlipVideo recorder in his face,but he said,”Jo,I really don’t feel like it” & walked away.I guess his brother not only got the looks but also the class in the family.If you knew who I was(I have no idea who you are) why didn’t you say hello?It was a nice event but it makes you wonder why MLE would align themselves with cheap,crappy booze(I had one drink & it made me sick).They must be desperate for sponsors.Crazy Legs gave me the idea of filming the contest from outside,since it was the closest & best angle: http://www.youtube.com/muzixan He is really a brilliant guy.
Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)
November 23, 2011 @ 1:29 pm
I agree with you on Legs, Gavonne. He and Sonya are two of my favorite people in all of competitive eating. They are two of the most kindhearted, decent people you’ll ever encounter. One’s just a bit more bubbly than the other.
Don’t be too hard on George. He has cameras and people with questions in his face more than the average person can stand, I’m certain.
I’ll have to check out WT81. I don’t want to believe it’s as bad as you say, but I’ll make it a point to check it out.
Hope you and everyone else has a nice Thanksgiving. 🙂
the great gavonne said
November 23, 2011 @ 2:03 pm
Sonya was absolutely delightful, really sweet & sincere.And I was surprised to learn she’s 42 years old.As for Crazy Legs,there are few people I admire as much as him.As for George,I have no sympathy for him,he’s making money hand over fist.I just sent him an e-mail with some information that’s gonna rock his world-I can’t say it here or OJ wouldn’t post this.I would also like to apologize to you,Rhonda(or whoever you are).It’s none of my business who you are or what you do but there’s no excuse for being impolite(to say the least),which I have been in the past.
I guess it’s a matter of personal taste(I’m not a bourbon drinker),but no self-respecting drunk drinks Wild Turkey.It’s what you drink when there’s nothing else available,although I shouldn’t complain since they gave me a free t-shirt & bandana.Come to think of it,yes,everyone should go out & buy some WT81 for the holidays.I’ll be drinking Rumpleminz.
Happy Thanksgiving to all.
Larell Marie Mele said
November 23, 2011 @ 6:00 pm
New York State of Mind – ah, once a NYer, ALWAYS a NYer lol. Can take the gal outta NY but not NY outta the gal. Only reason I brought up Pat is b/c you mentioned how w/the exception of Janus and Philbin, the NYers were all there. Well Pat lives in Jersey and I live in PA but I am a born and bred NYer and will ALWAYS consider myself a NYer. I <3 NY 🙂
Anonymous said
November 27, 2011 @ 10:27 am
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2066436/Poor-Sonya-Black-Widow-Her-turkey-eating-record-smashed-rival—day-later.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Rhonda Evans made a comment and then they disallowed further posting. Why?
The Duke of Flatbush said
November 27, 2011 @ 12:00 pm
Oh please,every hick from NJ or PA who once ate a pizza or a canolli in Manhattan thinks they’re a NYer.Staten Islanders r barely NYers,people from upstate or L.I.r not even real NYers so u definately r not a NYer.That’s just an insult to real NYers who have 2 fight for a seat on the subway 5 days a week.I wonder how your PA neighbors feel about u saying you’re a NYer?Real NYers r onto u.
anonymous said
November 27, 2011 @ 12:27 pm
The true old school NY eaters that brought this organization into being are Booker, Hardy, Lerman, Seiken, Jarvis, Lipsitz. All of those names at one time or another lived in one of the five boroughs of NYC . NJ and PA does not count
Stallion Italian said (Registered August 27, 2010)
November 27, 2011 @ 1:16 pm
Anony 10;27, thanks for posting that. Probably will never know why they shut down the comments but I like it because Rhonda’s comment stands alone. People who read that will (maybe) wonder what the story really is. At this point press-wise, it seems that Kobayashi is getting full credit for smashing Sonya’s record and that is all that people read, even the headlines say that. LMM, some people get very uppity about what being a New Yorker means, drawing borders as in New York City versus “outside”……….slipper borders though I can see that New York State and New York City should have a distinction. Whatever, as they say.
Anonymous said
November 27, 2011 @ 1:42 pm
I don’t think he’s getting all that much credit Stallion. When you look up news articles regarding the turkey contest sonya has three times as many as Kobayashi, and it’s mostly lesser known agencies that are covering Koby’s “record.” It’s sort of sad because those two are almost like friends.
Anonymous said
November 27, 2011 @ 4:24 pm
I agree. Booker, Hardy, Lerman, and Jarvis are the legends. Without those four, competitive eating would not be where it is now.
Anonymous said
November 27, 2011 @ 6:07 pm
You forgot Seiken.
Anonymous said
November 27, 2011 @ 7:38 pm
No I didn’t … but I forgot Kevin.
anonymous said
November 27, 2011 @ 8:54 pm
738 the comment was about eaters that reside in NYC . Mentioned nothing about legends. You posted that on purpose cause you are the usual Seiken hater that has something negative to say about the guy as soon as his name pops up
anonymous said
November 27, 2011 @ 8:58 pm
He forgot Seiken on purpose hoping he might read it
Larellmarie said (Registered May 9, 2010)
November 27, 2011 @ 9:04 pm
Stallion – hey there….its been awhile since I’ve see ya here! 100% true about the NY distinctions. Yeah, hv never considered a NY state resident a NYer lol. Flatbush – don’t know where ur coming up with these things but I assure you, I’ve traveled DECADES on the NYC subway 5 days a week going to work b/c I’M A FREAKN NYer ahahaha. – not from Long Island, not from Staten Island & not from NY state but thx for the clarification on what a NYer is 🙂
Anonymous said
November 28, 2011 @ 5:21 am
No I don’t actually hate Seiken. I do not want this site to be soiled with ridiculous comments. His being quiet the past week is good for CE. With Brian less is great!
Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)
November 28, 2011 @ 7:13 am
Larellmarie, your accent is a giveaway. It’s definitely NY. 🙂
Larell Marie Mele said
November 28, 2011 @ 11:35 am
Rhonda – yeah, lol, there’s no denying where I come from – not that I ever would 🙂
The Duke Of Flatbush said
November 30, 2011 @ 4:15 pm
Larel,maybe u were a NYer a long,long time ago,but u sure ain’t now.U have no idea what it means 2 B a NYer in the 21st century & U have no idea what’s goin on in NYC nowadays.U don’t pay taxes to NY so stop fronting.U R NOT A NEW YORKER!
Big Sexy said (Registered May 8, 2009)
November 30, 2011 @ 6:09 pm
Hard to take ^^^ seriously… What is the point of ^^^ statement? How ignorant is ^^^? What does it matter if Larell doesn’t live in NY anymore? It doesn’t make her any less of a New Yorker than Badlands so stop frontin…
Anonymous said
November 30, 2011 @ 6:12 pm
More like Duke of Deadwood.
Larell Marie Mele said
November 30, 2011 @ 9:07 pm
Big Sexy – thx for the understanding 🙂 Flatbush obviously just has LarellMarie hate issues lol; how will I ever sleep at night 🙂