Hall Hunt’s June 2008 poll out
(from HHH email) Hall Hunt’s new poll is now out. The top 10 are:
1. Joey “Jaws” Chestnut (7) (193) [1]
2. Patrick “Deep Dish” Bertoletti (1) (188) [2]
3. “Humble” Bob Shoudt (167) [4]
4. Takeru Kobayashi (162) [3]
5. Tim “Eater-X” Janus (148) [5]
6. Hall “Hoover” Hunt (147) [7]
7. Sonya “The Blackwidow” Thomas (146) [6]
8. Rich “The Locust” LeFevre (138) [7]
9. Juliet Lee (130) [11]
10. Erik “The Red” Denmark (126) [9]
Patrick Vandam (#17), Jim Reeves (#24) and Nate Biller (#25) are the new entrants, replacing Joe LaRue, Brian Seiken and Paul Barlow.
Menchetti vs. Goose Gilbert pumpkin pie showdown
Wicked Local has an article about the pumpkin pie eating contest between Joe Menchetti and Tom “Goose” Gilbert on the Chris Tabb show. Gilbert’s victory resulted in his being named the top eater in the new independent rankings.
Hall Hunt’s May 2008 poll released
Hall Hunt has published his latest poll. The top 6 remain unchanged, the remainder of the top 10 follows:
7. Hall “Hoover” Hunt (182) [8]
8. Rich “The Locust” LeFevre (181) [7]
9. Erik “The Red” Denmark (160) [12]
10. Chip “The Phenom” Simpson (153) [9]
Badlands Booker and Joe LaRue are the newcomers to the rankings, replacing Justin Mih and Nate Biller. Arturo Rios (now #15) and Brian Seiken (now #21) both jump four slots.
First IFOCE rankings of 2008 out
(From Wild Bill comment) The first IFOCE rankings of 2008 are out. A comparison of the old rankings with new rankings follows after the jump. #1 – #4 and #10 – #12 remain the same, but #5 – #9 are completely different.
Hall Hunt April poll released
Hall Hunt has compiled the votes for his top 25 for April. The top 10 in that list follow:
1. Joey “Jaws” Chestnut (8) (198) [1]
2. Patrick “Deep Dish” Bertoletti (189) [2]
3. Takeru “The Tsunami” Kobayashi (175) [8]
4. “Humble” Bob Shoudt (171) [5]
5. Tim “Eater-X” Janus (151) [3]
6. Sonya “The Blackwidow” Thomas (148) [6]
7. Rich “The Locust” LeFevre (138) [4]
8. Hall “Hoover” Hunt (133) [7]
9. Chip “The Phenom” Simpson (120) [11]
10. Juliet Lee (113) [10]
IFOCE ranking release dates
The dates on which the previous 5 IFOCE top 50 rankings were released and the durations between them are listed below.
The current gap of 251 days (8 months and a week) since the most recent ranking on July 8, 2007 now exceeds the previous longest gap between the five rankings, which was 242 days between November 8, 2006 and July 8, 2007.
July 8, 2007 – 242 day gap
November 8, 2006 – 106 day gap
July 25, 2006 – 116 day gap
March 31, 2006 – 198 day gap
September 14, 2005
Hall Hunt’s February 2008 poll
Hall Hunt has computed the rankings for his latest IFOCE top 25 poll. The top 10:
1. Joey “Jaws” Chestnut (197)
2. Patrick “Deep Dish” Bertoletti (187)
3. Tim “Eater-X” Janus (175)
4. Rich “The Locust” LeFevre (155)
5. “Humble” Bob Shoudt (150)
6. Sonya “The Blackwidow” Thomas (149)
7. Hall “Hoover” Hunt (142)
8.(tie) Takeru Kobayashi (128)
8.(tie) Erik “The Red” Denmark (128)
10. Juliet Lee (122)
Link Buffet: March 5, 2008
Beautiful Brian has a new home for his music with a full version of “Black & White”
Domenico Alesi has his predictions for the upcoming IFOCE contests.
“Humble” Bob notes that it has been 8 months since IFOCE rankings were released
pro wrestler Ric Flair judges a wing eating contest the same night he has a match (go to Brian Yandel)
Video from the Des Moines bacon contest by Mr. BaconPants
Video of the “burgerettes” (see picture) at the Canadian 18 pound burger contest,
BeautifulBrian on new rankings and Philly Guy
Beautiful Brian has posted his commentary for February which deals with who he thinks should rise and fall in the next installment of the IFOCE rankings. He also has some thoughts about his dispute with Pete “Philly Guy” Miernicki.
Listing of 2007 money winners
Here are the top 10 money winners in competitive eating based on currently known information. Prizes for the Vegas Chowdown are not included, as the money breakdown for those contests have not been listed:
| $63000 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut |
| $41000 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti |
| $25000 | Stephanie Florio |
| $19950 | Tim “Eater X” Janus |
| $15600 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas |
| $13750 | “Humble” Bob Shoudt |
| $10000 | Reed Hair |
| $6725 | Rich “The Locust” LeFevre |
| $5150 | Chip “The Phenom” Simpson |
| $5000 | Takeru Kobayashi |
| $5000 | Jade Dozentroth |
All other money winning competitive eaters I am aware of are listed after the jump
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Competitive eating in worst of 2007 lists
There are two competitive eating themed entries in two recent lists of awards for 2007:
From Japan Times:
Most Unappetizing TV Personality: Gal Sone
She’s the first competitive eating star to parlay her avocation into a livelihood as a tarento, which means on variety shows she has to talk about her skills as a big eater. But testimonials for her favorite brand of toilet paper and explications of her six or seven daily bowel movements are not things we need to hear, especially right after she’s put away 5 kg of curry rice.
From 411Mania’s pro wrestling list:
Worst Promo = PACMAN Jones’s introduction.
Actually, I think I voted the Matt Hardy/MVP Pizza-Eating Contest first, but it didn’t count since it was more of a ‘skit’ than a ‘promo’.
Estimated IFOCE points standings for 2007
Happy New Year. To start 2008, I have compiled an estimation of what the final IFOCE point standings for the previous year would be if they were not discontinued. The following assumptions were made:
- Due to the lack of complete IFOCE results, standings were obtained from competitors’ (most notably “Wild” Bill Myers) reports. Please inform me of any incorrect results.
- Since the breakdown for a 100 point contest was never released, the points for a 50 point contest were basically doubled to obtain a 100 point distribution. The only 100 point contests were the Nathan’s and Krystal finals.
- No points were awarded for any other contest with closed entrance (the Vegas Chowdown & the ramen contest) since no points were awarded for the Wing Bowl or the St. Pat’s Chowdown.
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50 points were awarded for all other non-qualifier contests, 25 points for qualifiers. There was a 15 point level when IFOCE points were announced, but no contests received that total before points standings were dropped.
The top 10 in points follows:
All other eaters who received points appear after the jump
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Joey Chestnut currently #9 in ESPN.com ranking
The current top 10 in ESPN’s All-SportsNation Team of 2007
64.7% Randy Couture
30.2% Floyd Mayweather Jr.
17.7% Tom Brady
12.9% Alex Rodriguez
12.7% Brett Favre
11.2% Tiger Woods
8.6% LeBron James
7.9% Randy Moss
5.3% Joey Chestnut
5.3% Kobe Bryant
Joey Chestnut in foxsports.com best 10 stories of 2007
(from mosesnews.com) Joey Chestnut’s victory over Takeru Kobayashi is listed as one of the best 10 sports stories of 2007 in a column by Jeff Gordon (not the NASCAR driver) on msn.foxsports.com. Other entries in the list include Brett Farve’s resurgence, the Colorado Rockies end of season run and Appalachian State’s upset over Michigan.
In another end of year accolade, George Shea has been named one of the mockingwords blog’s favorite people of 2007.
New Poll: # of USA eaters in world top 10
The new poll asks how many eaters living in the United States would be found in a unified ranking of all the world’s top competitive eaters.
IFOCE rankings unchanged
Some people have said that new IFOCE rankings were released today, but the cached rankings (from November 7) and the current rankings are the same. Kobayashi was dropped to #3 after the “Wings & Wedges” broadcast in October.
November IFOCE poll out
Hall Hunt’s November top 25 is out. The top 5 are:
1. Joey “Jaws” Chestnut (8) (248) [1]
2. Patrick “Deep Dish” Bertoletti (235) [2]
3. Takeru “The Tsunami” Kobayashi (233) [3]
4. “Humble” Bob Shoudt (1) (219) [4]
5. Tim “Eater-X” Janus (191) [5]
It would be interesting to know who voted for Bob Shoudt as #1 and what they based that selection on.
New Poll: IFOCE top 5
The new poll asks how you rank the top 5 IFOCE members from the United States.
Kobayashi drops to #3 in IFOCE rankings
(From Shazam) The IFOCE rankings have been updated, but the only apparent change is swapping Pat Bertoletti and Takeru Kobayashi in the #2 and #3 slots.
(Cached rankings)
October Hall Hunt poll out
Hall Hunt has compiled the results of this month’s IFOCE top 25. The top 10 in that list are:
1. Joey “Jaws” Chestnut (6) (174) [1]
2. Patrick “Deep Dish” Bertoletti (0) (162) [3]
3. Takeru “The Tsunami” Kobayashi (1) (155) [2]
4. “Humble” Bob Shoudt (141) [7]
5. Tim “Eater-X” Janus (140) [4]
6. Chip “The Phenom” Simpson (137) [6]
7. Sonya “The Blackwidow” Thomas (132) [5]
8. Rich “The Locust” LeFevre (128) [8]
9. Hall “Hoover” Hunt (121) [9]
10. Erik “The Red” Denmark (105) [12]
Dale Boone removed from IFOCE rankings
(From beautifulbrian.com & Kevin Ross) Dale Boone has been removed from the IFOCE rankings, moving everyone up below Boone’s previous #16 spot up a notch.
Paul Barlow’s best dressed eater list out
“Super” Paul “Bonebreaker” Barlow, Jr. has compiled his list of the top 20 top best dressed IFOCE competitiors at the midpoint of 2007. The top 5 in that ranking follows:
1. Crazy Legs Conti – the man does it all…creativity, style, hair, entrances (Coney Island was my favorite), and is nuts to begin with, which may give him an unfair advantage!!
2. Tim Eater X Janus – We are getting so used to his facepaint, it almost cost him here. But, the man’s color-co-ordination on his mug, the Helen Haggerty incident, and his Hartford hollerings keep him in the fashion frontlines!!
3. Super Paul BBBMB- my pictures provide my evidence, and I think I’ve been a good influence on Crazy Legs, Hall Hunt, my daughter (a well-dressed neat eater) and some others who now know how important grooming has become!!
4. Steakbellie- a kilt!! That alone almost put him higher on this list – the tattoos are just gravy.
5. Russ Keeler – It’s not only the tie-dye, but to get your family in on the act, that’s just groovy!!
First IFOCE top 50 of 2007 out
(From the Godfather & Luther & Chip Simpson) The IFOCE rankings have been updated for the first time this year. Joey Chestnut has taken the top spot. Seaver Miller has dropped out completely, and Pat Bruss is ranked despite his competing in several AICE events. I am unaware of any results for about half of the eaters ranked 41-50.
Hall Hunt July Poll out
Hall Hunt has compiled his IFOCE top 25 for July.
New Poll: top 4 IFOCE members
The new poll asks how you would rank the top 4 IFOCE members. All choices have Joey and Kobayashi 1-2 (or vice versa) and Pat #3. If you have an alternate ordering, please list it in the comments.
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