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 |
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Jon Bello said
August 22, 2015 @ 5:06 pm
Stonie Champion with 343. Joey with 339
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.
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.
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
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
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?
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.
Anonymous said
August 23, 2015 @ 5:22 am
What are you eating 1045?
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
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
anon said
August 23, 2015 @ 1:56 pm
didn’t miki sudo win nathan’s?
Blizzz said (Registered July 16, 2008)
August 23, 2015 @ 1:59 pm
jesus christ i don’t think i could eat 300 anything
anonymous said
August 23, 2015 @ 3:31 pm
Rich ,you almost beat Lesco…You are the legend…
correction said
August 27, 2015 @ 1:50 pm
156 yes she did .sonya still holds the womans record with 45