Queen Mary chili cheese fries results thread

Please post any results or other information about the chili cheese fries contest in Long Beach in the comments for this entry.

Updated 7:35 pm – Official results from IFOCE.com and SonyaTheBlackWidow.com:

Updated 11:02 pm – almost complete results from Loren “Bubba” Yarbrough

1st 8.125 Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas Alexandria, VA
2nd 8.0625 Joey “Jaws” Chestnut San Jose, CA
3rd 5.969 Tim “Eater X” Janus New York City, NY
4th 5.703 Jed “The Jalapeno King” Donahue Huntington Beach, CA
5th 5.625 Rich “The Locust” LeFevre Henderson, NV
6th 4.875 Chip “The Phenom” Simpson Harrisville, PA
7th 4.844 Ron Koch Las Vegas, NV
8th 3.906 Ken “Mongo” Federighi Ocean City, MD
9th 3.469 Erik “Gumby” Denmark
10th 2.8125 Paul Chestnut stopped eating to cheer Joey
11th 2.781 Larry “The Legend” McNeil Atlanta, GA
12th 2.125 “El Toro”
13th 1.9375 “Dog”
14th ? Unknown

A breakdown of the $10,000 prize money allocation would be appreciated.

Sonya mentions on her website that she is going to cut down on the number of events she enters. I hope her reduction in contest frequency is her own choice and not the result of other factors.

Comments (26)

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  1. Bob said

    February 11, 2006 @ 5:32 pm

    Very, very , very unofficial has Joey Chestnut winning by 1 french fry. This is my conversation with (562) 499-1650 – the contest place. Me – “Who won the contest”? Her – It was close, 1 french fry. It wasn’t the one they thought would win” Me – “Was it a guy or a girl?” Her – “It was a guy” Me – “Was it Joey Chestnut?” Her – “Yes I think that is what his name was”

  2. Hollow Man Hunt said

    February 11, 2006 @ 6:10 pm

    Sounds crazy. I can’t wait to hear the details. Good investigative work Bob.

  3. Hollow Man Hunt said

    February 11, 2006 @ 6:19 pm

    Woah. It says, “Sonya Thomas edged out arch-rival Joey Chestnut by one ounce at the Weinerschnitzel World Chili Cheese Fry Eating Championship in Long Beach, CA.”

  4. Skinnyboy said

    February 11, 2006 @ 6:38 pm

    IFOCE has a different take on it than the woman Bob spoke to:

    http://www.ifoce.com/news.php?action=detail&sn=370

  5. beautifulbrian said

    February 11, 2006 @ 6:57 pm

    Sonya won it by an ounce. Chestnut second Eater X 3rd

  6. Bubba said (Registered January 8, 2006)

    February 11, 2006 @ 8:13 pm

    Here are the exact weights as taken second hand from the MC.
    Sonya 8lbs 2/16ths
    Joey 8lbs 1/16
    Janus 5lbs 15.5/16ths
    Jed Donahue 5lbs 11.25/16ths
    Rich 5lbs 9/16ths
    Chip Simpson 4lbs 14/16
    Ron Koch 4lbs 13.5/16ths
    Ken the bouncer 3lbs 14.5/16ths
    Erik Denmark 3lbs 7.5/16ths
    Paul ? 2lbs 13/16ths
    Larry The Legend 2lbs 12.5/16ths
    El Toro 2lbs 2/16ths
    Dog 1lbs 15/16th
    Unnamed ?lbs

  7. Bob said

    February 11, 2006 @ 10:02 pm

    I do not know how she got that one wrong, now I look even more like a buffoon than I did earlier today.

    The Paul ? is actually Paul Chestnut. He would have put up a bigger total, but he stopped eating and cheered for Joey – according to one eater that was in the contest. He ends up beating El Toro for the 2nd time (first was the Barrick Burger Jr event).

    All in all some great numbers for no dunking, plate can not be above chest level and eat with a fork rules. Good job by all. Another top notch IFOCE event is what I heard from an eater that was there. Interesting location. Sorry to have missed it.

  8. Aurelio said

    February 12, 2006 @ 1:55 am

    Imagine the loads of chilli cheese fries farts that were let out after the contest. The queen mary boat much have smelled like shit

  9. DONMOSESLERMAN said

    February 12, 2006 @ 12:26 pm

    this is Don ”Moses” LERMAN THE TITLE or term ”the jalapenoe king was first and is used to desribe me don lerman if i’m not mistaken jed donahue was only called JALAPENO JED DONAHE ……DON LERMAN

  10. THE TRUTH 2 said

    February 12, 2006 @ 1:40 pm

    Can someone translate what the hell he just said?

  11. Hollow Man Hunt said

    February 12, 2006 @ 2:02 pm

    You are a legend Don. There is no doubt about that. Nobody can ever take that away. You have accomplished so much over the years and have set the bar high for everyone. I know that many people including myself can only hope to achieve a fraction of the success in competitive eating that you have achieved.
    -Hall

  12. Shrink said

    February 12, 2006 @ 2:25 pm

    Please don’t taunt Don. He’s my friend, and when you meet him, he’ll be your friend.

  13. DONMOSESLERMAN said

    February 12, 2006 @ 3:26 pm

    this is don moseslerman , this is for shrink, put down the keyboard and pick up a fork and spoon and enter a contest and lets see what you cAN DO , WISE GUY…DON LERMAN

  14. DONMOSESLERMAN said

    February 12, 2006 @ 3:59 pm

    this is don moseslerman,again, thanks halli apreciate those kind comments
    ojrifkin youshould check the facts concerning the jalapeno record and name the jalapeno king befor e you post them
    as for wise guys like shrink what ia your real name? WHY DON’T YOU USE IT ,i’m at a disadvantage trading barbs with you ,you knowing my name you have a leg up on me by me not knowing who you are …don lerman

  15. Shrink said

    February 12, 2006 @ 4:48 pm

    My name jose jimenez

  16. ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)

    February 12, 2006 @ 5:54 pm

    Don

    Jed did 152 jalapeno peppers in 15 minutes in 1992 which bests the 120 peppers in 15 minutes in 2002 you have listed on your website.

  17. Gumby said

    February 12, 2006 @ 11:02 pm

    Don – lets get back to what is important – the contest that you were no where near – The Queen Mary was awesome, great site for an event in my opinion. The results of the contest were not without controversy, as usual – there were a lot of fries underneath the table after the contest, I don’t know whose fries they were, but definitely someone got credit for eating them. Joey and Sonya were virtually tied, they both deserved victory for putting up such a huge number, no one else was close. Carlene was in the crowd again cheering on Rich and I wouldn’t be surprised if she is up on stage eating again soon. I hope she will be because she is an awesome character.

  18. Bubba said (Registered January 8, 2006)

    February 13, 2006 @ 8:12 pm

    Don

    Jed did 152 jalapeno peppers in 15 minutes in 1992 which bests the 120 peppers in 15 minutes in 2002 you have listed on your website.

    Jed Donahue= JALEPENO EATING KING OF THE WORLD.

  19. DONMOSESLERMAN said

    February 14, 2006 @ 4:15 am

    this is don moseslerman, i coined the title the japapeno king it was only applied to jed recentll it is my interlectal property..don lerman

  20. DONMOSESLERMAN said

    February 14, 2006 @ 8:43 am

    this is Don lerman again , pardon my spelling as i’m typind without my glasse on buuba what are you ojrifins stooge to write word for word WHAT WAS WRITEN BEFOREi see thAT THE NEW EATERS HAVE NO RESPECT FOR THE OLD VETERNS LIKE MYSELF , I’M FIGHTING FOR MY CAREAR RIGHT NOW AND PEOLPE ARE TRASHING ME AND DISTORTING MY ACOMPLISHMENTS SOME DAY PERHALS YOU’LL BE IN MY POSITION..DON LERMAN

  21. beautifulbrian said

    February 14, 2006 @ 10:39 am

    Don don’t let it get it you. Look how i am being tossed aside like a used deuch bag . They seem to think all im good for is a kevin brian matchup. I would go up against anybody one on one and hold my own. You are still a great champ i think everyone knows that.

  22. DONMOSESLERMAN said

    February 14, 2006 @ 11:18 am

    thanks bnian , i appreciate that ..don lerman

  23. Rhonda said

    February 14, 2006 @ 12:27 pm

    Don, many people view you as a legend. if they know anything obout competitive eating at all. You merit only the highest respect from others. As such, don’t lower yourself to responding to people who don’t even deserve hold your Nathan’s Towel!

  24. DONMOSESLERMAN said

    February 14, 2006 @ 3:56 pm

    thanks Rhonda,its good to know i still have many fans….don lerman

  25. Bubba Yarbrough said

    February 15, 2006 @ 6:57 am

    Mr. Lerman I did not mean any disrespect at all and I must say I was surprised by your reaction to my post. Recently I was interviewed after a contest and sited you as my favorite eater and the one I looked up to the most.

    Truely a Fan
    Bubba

  26. DONMOSESLERMAN said

    February 15, 2006 @ 9:28 am

    tthanks Bubba i appreciate that and congradulations on 2nd place in the chocolate, keep up the good work…D o n L e r m a n

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