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TeslaMotors.com has an account from Juris Shibayama on how his Model S caught on fire after he ran over a detached trailer hitch on an interstate highway. He says he believes that the Model S is a safe vehicle and would purchase another one. (via Silicon Beat)
In another competitive eating / high mileage car crossover, Horseman of the Esophagus author’s Jason Fagone second book Ingenious was released earlier this month. Ingenious describes the quest to produce an automobile that can exceed 100 miles per gallon.
According to the eatfeats database, women comprise 5 to the top 12 moneywinners at MLE contests in 2013:
| 1 | $51,000 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut |
| 2 | $22,150 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas |
| 3 | $18,400 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie |
| 4 | $16,750 | Miki Sudo |
| 5 | $10,550 | Tim “Eater X” Janus |
| 6 | $9,550 | “Notorious” Bob Shoudt |
| 7 | $7,350 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan |
| 8 | $7,200 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco |
| 9 | $5,950 | “The Lovely” Juliet Lee |
| 10 | $2,000 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti |
| 11 | $1,950 | Erik “The Red” Denmark |
| 12 | $1,750 | Meredith Boxberger |
A list of people in the MLE head to head rankings (two contest minimum) that are currently unranked in the MLE top 50 and have at least one victory in that listing follows. Money won in MLE contests this year and Nathan’s hot dog bests in 2013 are also listed
The following people listed with their most recent MLE contest are ranked in the MLE top 50, but have not done a contest in that organization in the past 365 days:
| 2012 May 19 | 5th | 20.5 | 10 min | Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men | Atlantic City, NJ |
| 2012 May 20 | 6th | 5.5 | 10 min | Nick Bauer | World Gyro Eating Championship | Houston, TX |
| 2012 Jun 9 | 5th | 15 | 10 min | Kobi Bauer | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men | Tempe, AZ |
| 2012 Oct 13 | 13th | 3.5 | 10 min | Maria “Edible” | Smoke’s Poutinerie World Poutine Eating Championship | Toronto, ON, Canada |
| 2012 Oct 21 | 5th | 21 | 10 min | Matt Bonanno | Great Pumpkin Farm World hands-Free Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship | Clarence, NY |
Others who could be removed from the next top 50:
Paul Barlow – retired
Pete Davekos – might have retired
Kevin “LA Beast” Strahle – might have retired
A new poster for the competitive eating documentary Hungry which removes all images from the previous poster except for a hot dog. Credits are listed on the new poster; Takeru Kobayashi, Brad Sciullo and Dave Goldstein are the competitive eaters receiving billing.
The documentary “Hungry” will debut in two weeks at DOC NYC. A website for the film has been set up at http://www.hungrythefilm.com/.
The cast includes Takeru Kobayashi, Pat Bertoletti, Dave Goldstein, Stephanie Torres, Joe LaRue, Brad Sciullo, Mike DeVito, Curtis Sliwa, Gersh Kuntzman, Sam Barclay, Crazy Legs Conti, Brian Subich, Pete Czerwinski, Jonathan Squibb and Tony Hawk. Brian Seiken is credited for his interview with Brad Sciullo.
The list of head to head comparisons over contests from the past 12 months for people who have at least one result from a MLE contest in the database during that time period follows after the jump. The top 10:
| 1 | Molly Schuyler (M Sc) | 100% | 3-0 |
| 1 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti (P Be) | 100% | 13-0 |
| 3 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut (J Ch) | 97.4% | 223-6 |
| 4 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie (M St) | 93.4% | 114-8 |
| 5 | Miki Sudo (M Su) | 88.4% | 148-19-1 |
| 6 | Tim “Eater X” Janus (T Ja) | 84.7% | 83-15 |
| 7 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas (S Th) | 84.2% | 135-25-1 |
| 8 | Brian “Dud Light” Dudzinski (B Du) | 81.3% | 13-3 |
| 9 | Mark “the muncher” Williams (M Wi) | 80% | 8-2 |
| 10 | “Notorious” Bob Shoudt (B Sh) | 79.4% | 85-22 |
| 10 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan (A Mo) | 79.4% | 86-22-1 |
Loading ...| 2026 Nov 8 | Lahaska, PA | Apple Pie Eating Contest | ||||
| 2026 Nov 8 | Helendale, CA | Big Momma Challenge | ||||
| 2026 Nov 8 | Brevard, NC | Hot Wing Eating Contest | ||||
| 2026 Nov 8 | Tarpon Springs, FL | Stone Crab Eating Contest | ||||
| 2026 Nov 8 | Corsicana, TX | Wing Eating Contest | ||||
| 2026 Nov 8 | Glasgow, KY | Wing Eating Contest | ||||
| 2026 Nov 11 | San Diego, CA | Hot Wing Eating Contest | ||||
| 2026 Nov 11 | multiple sites | King of Wings | ||||
| 2026 Nov 12 | Denver, CO | Slider Eating Contest | ||||
| 2026 Nov 14 | Cedar Park, TX | Dumpling Eating Contest |
| 2026 Nov 8 Lahaska, PA
Apple Pie Eating Contest |
| 2026 Nov 8 Helendale, CA
Big Momma Challenge |
| 2026 Nov 8 Brevard, NC
Hot Wing Eating Contest |
| 2026 Nov 8 Tarpon Springs, FL
Stone Crab Eating Contest |
| 2026 Nov 8 Corsicana, TX
Wing Eating Contest |
| $100.00 | "The Ginger Giraffe" |
| $500.00 | Paola |
| $200.00 | Rich "The Walkup" |
| $500.00 | Vito "The Spoon" |
| $50.00 | Colby Aiton |
| $100.00 | "plonksmash" |
| $300.00 | "The Village Inn" |
| $100.00 | Jayden "FitnessCheatMeals" |
| $500.00 | Jean Christophe |
| $3,000.00 | Wayne "wayneywonder" Algenio |