Current Nathan’s finals streaks
Here is a list of everyone who has competed in every Nathan’s finals since 2011 and the year of the start of their finals streak.
2003 Sonya Thomas
2005 Joey Chestnut
2005 Tim Janus
2006 Erik Denmark
2007 Juliet Lee
2008 Eric “Badlands” Booker update Booker missed the 2011 finals
2011 Michelle Lesco
2011 Larell Marie Mele
2011 Adrian Morgan
2011 Matt Stonie
End of 1Q 2016 EatFeats MLE ranking
Here are the MLE rankings at the end of the 1st quarter of 2016. (Ranking system description). Despite being undefeated for over a year, Matt Stonie has won less money than Joey Chestnut over the past 12 months
| win % | Prize $ | HDB | $HDB | %$HDB | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie | 100 | 1 | $33750 | 2 | 62 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.25 | 1 |
| 2 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | 96.1 | 2 | $48050 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 1.5 | 1.75 | 2 |
| 3 | Miki Sudo | 81.2 | 4 | $30100 | 3 | 38 | 3 | 3 | 3.5 | 3 |
| 4 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | 77.7 | 5 | $13300 | 4 | 33 | 6.5T | 5.25 | 5.125 | 4 |
| 5 | Tim “Eater X” Janus | 88 | 3 | $3150 | 11 | 36 | 4 | 7.5 | 5.25 | 5 |
| 6 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas | 68.2 | 8 | $7450 | 6 | 34 | 5 | 5.5 | 6.75 | 6 |
| 7 | Geoffrey Esper | 75.8 | 6 | $3800 | 9 | 30.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 7.25 | 7 |
| 8 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | 74 | 7 | $9850 | 5 | 27.25 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | Yasir Salem | 63.5 | 9 | $5150 | 7 | 30 | 9.5T | 8.25 | 8.625 | 9 |
| 10 | Juan “more bite” Rodriguez | 58.9 | 10 | $2800 | 14 | 28 | 11 | 12.5 | 11.25 | 10 |
MLE Head to Head results March 30, 2016
Here are the head to head results for people with 2 or more MLE contests over the past 365 days:
| 1 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie (M St) | 100% | 107-0 |
| 2 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut (J Ch) | 96.1% | 198-8 |
| 3 | Tim “Eater X” Janus (T Ja) | 88% | 22-3 |
| 4 | Miki Sudo (M Su) | 81.2% | 157-36-1 |
| 5 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan (A Mo) | 77.7% | 86-24-2 |
| 6 | Geoffrey Esper (G Es) | 75.8% | 48-15-1 |
| 7 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco (M Le) | 74% | 95-33-1 |
| 8 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas (S Th) | 68.2% | 52-24-1 |
| 9 | Yasir Salem (Y Sa) | 63.5% | 91-52-1 |
| 10 | Juan “more bite” Rodriguez (J Ro) | 58.9% | 59-41-1 |
Current Nathan’s 2015-16 wild card standings
Men
| 2015 Oct 21 | 2nd | 23 | 10 min | Ronnie “MegaByte” Hartman | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men | Nashville, TN |
| 2015 Oct 4 | 3rd | 19 | 10 min | Micah “Wing Kong” Collins | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men | Dover, DE |
| 2015 Oct 21 | 3rd | 19 | 10 min | Pedram “In Jaws We Trust” Esmaeelzadeh | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men | Nashville, TN |
Women
| 2016 Mar 19 | 2nd | 10.5 | 10 min | Mary “I Love ’em HOT!” Bowers | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating qualifier – women | San Antonio, TX |
| 2015 Oct 21 | 2nd | 6 | 10 min | Taylor Coombs | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – women | Nashville, TN |
| 2016 Mar 19 | 3rd | 6 | 10 min | Vanessa Salazar | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating qualifier – women | San Antonio, TX |
End of 2015 Eatfeats MLE ranking system results
Here are the MLE rankings for 2015 using the system described previously
2015 MLE head to head results
Here are the head to head results for people with 2 or more MLE contests over calendar year 2015.
| 1 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie (M St) | 100% | 103-0 |
| 2 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut (J Ch) | 95.8% | 184-8 |
| 3 | Tim “Eater X” Janus (T Ja) | 88% | 22-3 |
| 4 | Miki Sudo (M Su) | 80.9% | 141-33-1 |
| 5 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan (A Mo) | 79.8% | 74-18-2 |
| 6 | Geoffrey Esper (G Es) | 76.9% | 40-12 |
| 7 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco (M Le) | 72.5% | 93-35-1 |
| 8 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas (S Th) | 68.2% | 52-24-1 |
| 9 | Yasir Salem (Y Sa) | 65.3% | 89-47-1 |
| 10 | Gideon Oji (G Oj) | 59% | 62-43-1 |
Ramsey Hinton announces he completed the challenge at TinCup Bar in St. Paul, MN to give him eating challenge victories in all 50 states. (via Stephanie Wu)
MLE head to head results Nov, 27 2015
Here are the head to head results for people with 2 or more MLE contests over the past 365 days. Matt Stonie is the first person with a 100% winning percentage since Kobayashi in 2007.
| 1 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie (M St) | 100% | 103-0 |
| 2 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut (J Ch) | 95.8% | 184-8 |
| 3 | Tim “Eater X” Janus (T Ja) | 88% | 22-3 |
| 4 | Miki Sudo (M Su) | 80.9% | 137-32-1 |
| 5 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan (A Mo) | 79.8% | 74-18-2 |
| 6 | Geoffrey Esper (G Es) | 76.9% | 40-12 |
| 7 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco (M Le) | 72.5% | 93-35-1 |
| 8 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas (S Th) | 68.9% | 56-25-1 |
| 9 | Yasir Salem (Y Sa) | 64.6% | 88-48-1 |
| 10 | Gideon Oji (G Oj) | 59% | 62-43-1 |
Matt Stonie's most recent defeat came at last year's Foxwoods turkey eating contest on November 22, 2014, so his winning streak now exceeds 365 days. This is the longest undefeated period in IFOCE/MLE since Takeru Kobayashi in 2001-2007. If Matt Stonie misses the shrimp cocktail contest in Indianapolis next month (he has not been listed as a competitor) he will have an undefeated 2015 (assuming no contests are added to the schedule).
Randy Santel reports he finished the Vault Cracker Sundae Challenge at The Vault Sweet Shoppe in Port Huron, MI today for his 300th restaurant challenge completion.
MLE head to head results September 2, 2015
Here are the head to head results for people with 2 or more MLE contests over the past 365 days. Matt Stonie moved ahead of Joey Chestnut after the 2014 Hooters wing contest came off the books.
| 1 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie (M St) | 98.4% | 127-2 |
| 2 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut (J Ch) | 95.2% | 158-8 |
| 3 | Tim “Eater X” Janus (T Ja) | 87% | 20-3 |
| 4 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan (A Mo) | 78.7% | 69-18-2 |
| 5 | Miki Sudo (M Su) | 77.9% | 106-30 |
| 6 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas (S Th) | 76% | 36-11-1 |
| 7 | Geoffrey Esper (G Es) | 72.7% | 24-9 |
| 8 | Marcos “The Monster” Owens (M Ow) | 71.9% | 11-4-1 |
| 9 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco (M Le) | 69.7% | 88-38-1 |
| 10 | “The Lovely” Juliet Lee (J Le) | 60.8% | 50-32-1 |
MLE head to head results July 9, 2015
A list of cumulative head to head results over the last 365 days for people with 2 or more MLE results for that time period follows.
| 1 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut (J Ch) | 96.3% | 180-7 |
| 2 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie (M St) | 95.4% | 124-6 |
| 3 | Tim “Eater X” Janus (T Ja) | 87.5% | 21-3 |
| 4 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan (A Mo) | 82.3% | 78-16-2 |
| 5 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas (S Th) | 80% | 48-12 |
| 6 | “The Lovely” Juliet Lee (J Le) | 69% | 40-18 |
| 7 | Miki Sudo (M Su) | 68.9% | 104-45-7 |
| 8 | Geoffrey Esper (G Es) | 68.2% | 15-7 |
| 9 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco (M Le) | 66.8% | 89-44-1 |
| 10 | Marcos “The Monster” Owens (M Ow) | 61.3% | 45-28-2 |
Joey Chestnut vs Matt Stonie / Miki Sudo vs Sonya Thomas breakdowns
Here are some reasons why Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Miki Sudo and Sonya Thomas might win tomorrow
Pro Joey Chestnut
- Has 8 Nathan’s totals (2 in 12 minute contests) better than Matt Stonie’s personal best of 56
- Managed to hit 60 hot dogs 2 years after first Nathan’s contest, something Matt Stonie has failed to do in 5
- Has managed to pull out of mid-season slumps by July 4 in previous years
Pro Matt Stonie
- Undefeated in 2015
- Has defeated Chestnut 2 of the last 3 times he has faced him by large margins (22.2 – 15.25 gyros, 120 – 85 Twinkies
- Joey Chestnut has lost 2 of his last 3 contests, including a defeat to Adrian Morgan for the first time in his career
Pro Miki Sudo
- Only woman to exceed 37 since 2012
- Sonya Thomas has not eaten more than 28 hot dogs since 2013
- Has won significantly more money than Sonya Thomas since July 5 ($14,950 vs. $2,400)
Pro Sonya Thomas
- Only woman to ever do 41 or more hot dogs
- Miki Sudo is winless since her 2014 Nathan’s victory
- Beat Miki Sudo badly in her last 2 contests at the Buffalo Wing Festival in August
Head to head results for Joey Chestnut vs. Matt Stonie and Sonya Thomas vs. Miki Sudo from the past two years follow after the jump.
Crazy Legs Conti did an interview on Kiss 108 this morning with the following description: "Boston competitive eater #CrazyLegs on @MattyShow about how to beat @joeyjaws at @originalnathans @eatingcontest". (According to the eatfeats database, Conti is winless (0-47) for his career vs Chestnut).
All time Nathan’s personal bests
A list of the all time personal bests for people who have eaten 10 or more hot dogs in a Nathan’s contest according to eatfeats database follows:
MLE head to head results 2015 midpoint
The list of head to head comparisons over contests from the past 12 months for people who have results for two or more MLE contests in the database during that time period follows after the jump. The top 10:
| 1 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut (J Ch) | 96.7% | 178-6 |
| 2 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie (M St) | 94.4% | 119-7 |
| 3 | Geoffrey Esper (G Es) | 85.7% | 6-1 |
| 4 | Tim “Eater X” Janus (T Ja) | 85% | 17-3 |
| 5 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan (A Mo) | 79.3% | 72-18-2 |
| 6 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas (S Th) | 78.6% | 44-12 |
| 7 | Miki Sudo (M Su) | 68.3% | 101-45-7 |
| 8 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco (M Le) | 66.8% | 87-43-1 |
| 9 | “The Lovely” Juliet Lee (J Le) | 64.2% | 34-19 |
| 10 | Jeff “The Beast Man” Butler (J Bu) | 63.8% | 30-17 |
IFOCE / MLE contests by state
Today’s Nathan’s qualifier in New Hampshire appears to be the first IFOCE / MLE contest in that state. According to the eatfeats database, there are now five states which have never held an IFOCE / MLE event: Idaho, Montana, Rhode Island, Vermont and Wyoming. (The “Gutbuster in Alaska” contests are not in the database). Total IFOCE/MLE contests by state:
| 192 | NY |
| 76 | NV |
| 59 | CA |
| 59 | FL |
| 47 | TX |
Stephanie Wu announces she has finished 100+ eating challenges
Stephanie Wu announced yesterday she successfully completed the challenge at Uncle Linny’s which takes her count to 100.5. She is the first woman (and fifth overall) to reach the challenge century mark. Others with 100+ documented challenge counts: Randy Santel (250+), Ramsey Hilton (200+), Naader Reda, Ryan “Max Carnage” Rodacker.
Other possible members of the century club include the LeFevres, Pete Czerwinski, Pat Bertoletti, Joey Chestnut.
Taft Parker has finished Shula’s 48 ounce steak at least 347 times. This might be the overall top mark for challenges done if you do not require different sites.
Sub 20 HDB winning qualifier totals since 2004
Here is the list of winning Nathan’s qualifier (excluding women-only competitions) totals of 20 or less since 2004 according to the eatfeats database. Gideon Oji’s 16 hot dogs was the lowest winning total for a male for a qualifier held in the USA without entry restrictions in more than 10 years. (The first four qualifiers were limited to military/police/fire)
MLE head to head results May 20, 2015
Here is a list of head to head results for people with 2 or more MLE contest results in the past 365 days.
| 1 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut (J Ch) | 96.5% | 166-6 |
| 2 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie (M St) | 94% | 110-7 |
| 3 | Tim “Eater X” Janus (T Ja) | 86.4% | 19-3 |
| 4 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan (A Mo) | 81.7% | 58-13 |
| 5 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas (S Th) | 77.4% | 41-12 |
| 6 | Miki Sudo (M Su) | 66% | 85-42-7 |
| 7 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco (M Le) | 65.5% | 76-40 |
| 8 | “The Lovely” Juliet Lee (J Le) | 63.6% | 28-16 |
| 9 | Jeff “The Beast Man” Butler (J Bu) | 61.8% | 34-21 |
| 10 | Marcos “The Monster” Owens (M Ow) | 60.2% | 58-38-2 |
Ramsey Hilton announced last night that he got his 200th food challenge victory.
Records in danger in tomorrow’s Las Vegas qualifier?
Matt Stonie has posted a video of a training session where he ate 59 hot dogs. If he can match that in tomorrow’s Nathan’s qualifier in Vegas, he would have a chance at breaking the all time qualifier of 59.5 hot dogs (in 12 minutes) set by Joey Chestnut in 2007. The high temperature tomorrow is predicted to be 73 with a chance of rain, which should facilitate high numbers.
| 2007 Jun 2 | 1st | 59.5 | 12 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier | Tempe, AZ |
| 2014 Jun 21 | 1st | 53 | 10 min | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men | Boston, MA |
| 2006 May 18 | 1st | 50 | 12 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier | Las Vegas, NV |
| 2009 May 16 | 1st | 50 | 10 min | Tim “Eater X” Janus | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier | East Hartford, CT |
| 2013 Jun 29 | 1st | 50 | 10 min | Tim “Eater X” Janus | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men | Queens, NY |
In a recent Fink Beats the Stomach podcast, Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco said she hoped to hit 35 hot dogs. This would be the all time non-Asian women’s Nathan’s record, which is still held by Molly Schuyler.
| 2013 Jun 2 | 1st | 31 | 10 min | Molly Schuyler | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – women | St. Paul, MN |
| 2011 Jul 4 | 3rd | 28.5 | 10 min | Stephanie “Xanadu” Torres | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – women | Brooklyn, NY |
| 2014 May 31 | 1st | 28.5 | 10 min | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – women | Bloomingdale, IL |
| 2013 Jul 4 | 3rd | 27.5 | 10 min | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – women | Brooklyn, NY |
| 2014 Jul 4 | 3rd | 27 | 10 min | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – women | Brooklyn, NY |
| 2013 Jul 4 | 4th | 26 | 10 min | Meredith Boxberger | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – women | Brooklyn, NY |
| 2012 Jul 4 | 3rd | 25.5 | 10 min | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – women | Brooklyn, NY |
| 2005 Jul 4 | 7th | 25 | 12 min | Carlene LeFevre | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest | Brooklyn, NY |
Joey Chestnut MLE wing counts
A list Joey Chestnut’s results from MLE wing contests that announced wing counts without poundages follows:
| 2015 Apr 18 | 2nd | 121.2 | 10 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | Native Grill & Wings World Wing Eating Championship | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 2014 Aug 31 | 1st | 192 | 12 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | U.S. National Buffalo Wing Eating Championship | Buffalo, NY |
| 2014 Jul 22 | 1st | 182 | 10 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | Hooters World Wing Eating Championship | Las Vegas, NV |
| 2013 Jul 25 | 1st | 179 | 10 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | Hooters World Wing Eating Championship | Clearwater, FL |
| 2013 Apr 21 | 1st | 208 | 12 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | The Eastern Shore Wing War Presented By Mountaire Farms | Salisbury, MD |
| 2013 Mar 30 | 1st | 140 | 10 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | Hooters Wing Eating Qualifier | Panama City Beach, FL |
| 2012 Jul 26 | 1st | 144 | 10 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | Hooters World Wing-Eating Championship Championship | Clearwater, FL |
Rake & Herald interviews Aaron Osthoff & Brian Subich
Tracy “Mmm” Goode has an interview with Aaron “A Train” Osthoff and “Big” Brian Subich about their retirement from Major League Eating. Brian Subich announces that he plans to run for District Magistrate Judge in the future. They both advise prospective competitive eaters to focus on fun over earnings and would like to see more prize money allocated to lower finishers.
Osthoff and Subich are two of five eaters who have qualified multiple times for the Nathan’s finals and have recently left Major League Eating (or are competing in non-MLE events), which should open up some spots in the 2015 finals. (Osthoff also qualified for the 2012 finals and did not compete).
2014 MLE results for unranked eaters who won cash or ate 15+ HDB
The list below contains MLE results from the past year for people who won cash or ate 15+ Nathan’s hot dogs and were not ranked in 2014. The new poll asks who you think most deserves to enter the MLE top 50 when it is next updated.
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