MLE winning percentages – July 2014
The winning percentages over the past 365 days used to calculate the rankings for the previous post follows: Read the rest of this entry »
Eatfeats MLE Rankings July 2014
I have updated the MLE rankings using the system described last year. People need two MLE contest results in the past 365 days to be listed.
| win % | Prize $ | HDB | $HDB | %$HDB | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | 97.7 | 1 | $41850 | 1 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie | 92.7 | 2 | $23450 | 2 | 53 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Miki Sudo | 84.6 | 3 | $16175 | 3 | 40 | 4 | 3.5 | 3.25 | 3 |
| 4.5T | Tim “Eater X” Janus | 82.5 | 6 | $6700 | 6 | 50 | 3 | 4.5 | 5.25 | 4.5T |
| 4.5T | “Notorious” Bob Shoudt | 84 | 4 | $5925 | 8 | 39.75 | 5 | 6.5 | 5.25 | 4.5T |
| 6 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas | 75.7 | 7 | $14000 | 4 | 36.75 | 7 | 5.5 | 6.25 | 6 |
| 7 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | 74.2 | 8.5T | $6400 | 7 | 38 | 6 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7 |
| 8 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | 70.7 | 10 | $7400 | 5 | 28.5 | 16 | 10.5 | 10.25 | 8 |
| 9 | Jeff “The Beast Man” Butler | 74.2 | 8.5T | $1150 | 15 | 31 | 11T | 13 | 10.75 | 9 |
| 10 | “The Lovely” Juliet Lee | 64.4 | 13 | $5900 | 9 | 36 | 8.5T | 8.75 | 10.875 | 10 |
All time money won according to eatfeats database
A list of everyone with total cash winnings of more than $100 according to the eatfeats database follows.
| $408,400 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut |
| $245,450 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti |
| $208,081 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas |
| $181,000 | Takeru Kobayashi |
| $132,125 | Tim “Eater X” Janus |
| $126,725 | “Notorious” Bob Shoudt |
| $60,200 | Rich “The Locust” LeFevre |
| $58,132.66 | “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti |
| $55,126.33 | “Furious” Pete Czerwinski |
| $50,900 | Jamie “Bear” McDonald |
Most MLE victories in a given city
A list of people with three or more victories in a MLE contest in a given city according to the database follows:
Nathan’s qualifiers with female bests (since 2011)
Yesterday’s qualifier in Bloomingdale, IL was the sixth time the female winner of a Nathan’s qualifier ate as much or more than the male winner since the genders were split in 2011. The other five:
2013 non-MLE Head to Head results
A listing of head to head results for people who have 3 or more 2013 results in a non-MLE eating contest in the database follows:
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Listing of 2013 cash prize winners
A listing of cash won in eating contests in 2013 according to the database follows:
| $52,000 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut |
| $42,800 | Jamie “Bear” McDonald |
| $23,000 | Takeru Kobayashi |
| $22,750 | Miki Sudo |
| $22,150 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas |
| $18,400 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie |
| $15,963.33 | David “Tiger Wings and Things” Brunelli |
| $10,550 | Tim “Eater X” Janus |
| $10,000 | Jennifer Paolotti |
Unified HDB personal bests for 2013
A listing of the personal bests for people who ate more than 10 hot dogs in a 10 minute contest follows:
Molly Schuyler vs. Miki Sudo 2013
The new poll asks who you think is the female competitive eater of 2013. Here is a comparison of the this year’s competitive eating results for Molly Schuyler and Miki Sudo.
| Molly Schuyler | Miki Sudo | |
|---|---|---|
| # Contests | 18 | 20 (17 MLE) |
| # Victories | 17 | 9 (6 MLE) |
| Money won in 2013 | $8,100 | $22,750 |
| 10 min Hot dog best | 34 | 40 |
| Notable Records | Fastest Time for a 72+ oz. steak challenge (3:22) Alltime best at NYC Dumpling Festival (90) |
Record for 10 minute Nathan’s contest debut (40) Record for MLE Hooters Wing Circuit contest (192) |
| Careeer Streaks | Undefeated in contests allowing use of hands Undefeated vs. other women |
Undefeated in non-MLE contests Undefeated vs. other women |
Unranked people with 10+ Nathan’s HDB in 2013
A listing of people who ate 10 hot dogs or more in a Nathan’s hot dog contest in 2013 and omitted from the recent MLE top 50 follows. Among ranked people who competed in a Nathan’s contest in 2013, Mary Bowers had the lowest total (10.5). Brian Seiken and Andrew Kogutkiewicz tied for the second lowest (11).
MLE head to head results – 2013 calendar year
The list of head to head comparisons over contests in 2013 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) | 96.5% | 167-6 |
| 2 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie (M St) | 91.1% | 82-8 |
| 3 | Miki Sudo (M Su) | 86.2% | 119-19 |
| 4 | Tim “Eater X” Janus (T Ja) | 81.7% | 67-15 |
| 4 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas (S Th) | 81.7% | 109-24-1 |
| 6 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan (A Mo) | 76.6% | 73-22-1 |
| 7 | “Notorious” Bob Shoudt (B Sh) | 74.1% | 60-21 |
| 8 | Jeff “The Beast Man” Butler (J Bu) | 69.1% | 32-14-1 |
| 9 | Aaron “A-Train” Osthoff (A Os) | 69% | 14-6-1 |
| 10 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco (M Le) | 68.4% | 70-32-1 |
Sonya Thomas vs. Miki Sudo head to head results
A listing of head to head results for Sonya Thomas vs. Miki Sudo follows. Miki Sudo has finished ahead of Sonya Thomas in all seven contests they have faced each other. Read the rest of this entry »
Sonya Thomas top ranked female streak in jeopardy
Sonya Thomas debuted in the IFOCE/MLE rankings in August 2003 at #8 and has been the top ranked woman in that listing since that time. When the Fall 2013 Winter 2013-14 MLE top 50 is released, that streak will probably be ended by Miki Sudo.
In the last rankings without Sonya Thomas from Summer (June?) 2003 Takako Akasaka was the top female at #12 despite not having competed in an IFOCE event since the 2000 Nathan’s finals where she finished 3rd. (Lorraine Arroll appears to be the top female American at #54). The top 15s from the rankings follow after the jump:
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MLE moneywinners in 2013
A listing of people who won money in a MLE contest in 2013 according to the database follows:
| $52,000 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut |
| $22,150 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas |
| $18,400 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie |
| $16,750 | Miki Sudo |
| $10,550 | Tim “Eater X” Janus |
| $9,550 | “Notorious” Bob Shoudt |
| $7,350 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan |
| $7,200 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco |
| $5,950 | “The Lovely” Juliet Lee |
| $2,000 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti |
Nathan’s hot dog personal bests for 2013
A list of personal bests for Nathan’s hot dog contests in 2013 according to the database follows:
MLE ranking system – 1 contest minimum
A ranking of people who have competed in one MLE contest in the past 365 days using the ranking system introduced last week follows. A breakdown of the winning percentages can be found in this post.
| win % | Prize $ | HDB | $HDB | %$HDB | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | 97.4 | 3 | $41000 | 1 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie | 93.4 | 4 | $13400 | 3 | 51 | 2 | 2.5 | 3.25 | 2 |
| 3 | Miki Sudo | 88.6 | 5 | $16750 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | 100 | 1.5T | $2000 | 9 | – | – | 9 | 5.25 | 4 |
| 5 | Tim “Eater X” Janus | 84.7 | 7 | $8050 | 5.5T | 50 | 3 | 4.25 | 5.625 | 5 |
| 6 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas | 84.2 | 8 | $12150 | 4 | 36.75 | 7 | 5.5 | 6.75 | 6 |
| 7 | “Notorious” Bob Shoudt | 80.2 | 10 | $8050 | 5.5T | 39.75 | 5 | 5.25 | 7.625 | 7 |
| 8 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | 79.4 | 12 | $6350 | 7 | 38 | 6 | 6.5 | 9.25 | 8 |
| 9 | Jeff “The Beast Man” Butler | 75.8 | 13 | $850 | 16 | 31.5 | 9 | 12.5 | 12.75 | 9 |
| 10 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | 72.7 | 14 | $4700 | 8 | 27.5 | 18.5T | 13.25 | 13.625 | 10 |
New ranking system
To improve the rankings based on head to head competition, I have added the benchmarks of money won in non Nathan’s MLE contests over the past year and personal bests in Nathan’s contests over the past 12 months. The current top 10 in the new system:
| win % | Prize $ | HDB | $HDB | %$HDB | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | 96.4 | 1 | $41000 | 1 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie | 91.1 | 2 | $13400 | 3 | 51 | 2 | 2.5 | 2.25 | 2 |
| 3 | Miki Sudo | 86.2 | 3 | $16750 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Tim “Eater X” Janus | 81.7 | 4.5T | $8050 | 5.5T | 50 | 3 | 4.25 | 4.375 | 4 |
| 5 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas | 81.7 | 4.5T | $12150 | 4 | 36.75 | 7 | 5.5 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | “Notorious” Bob Shoudt | 74.1 | 7 | $8050 | 5.5T | 39.75 | 5 | 5.25 | 6.125 | 6 |
| 7 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan | 76.6 | 6 | $6350 | 7 | 38 | 6 | 6.5 | 6.25 | 7 |
| 8 | Jeff “The Beast Man” Butler | 69.1 | 8 | $850 | 15 | 31.5 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
| 9 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | 68.4 | 9 | $4700 | 8 | 27.5 | 16.5T | 12.25 | 10.625 | 9 |
| 10 | “The Lovely” Juliet Lee | 61.1 | 12 | $950 | 14 | 36 | 8 | 11 | 11.5 | 10 |
An explanation of the columns:
- win % Winning percentage over the past 12 months. This was listed in a previous post The column on the right has the ranking of that value.
- Prize $ Money won in non-Nathan’s MLE contests held during the previous 365 days. If a competitor did not win any cash, he or she tied for last place with $0. The column on the right has the ranking of that value.
- HDB Personal best in a Nathan’s qualifier or finals from the past year. If there is no Nathan’s result from the past year, the field is empty. The column on the right has the ranking of that value.
- $HDB If a hot dog personal best is present, this column contains the average of prize money ranking and the hot dog ranking, otherwise it is set to the prize money ranking
- %$HDB This column contains the average of the winning percentage ranking and the $HDB column. This value is sorted and ranked to produce the final rankings in the leftmost and rightmost columns.
Ties in the rankings result in averaging the placements. If there was a two way tie for third, both places would receive a rank of 3.5.
A listing of all competitors with two or more MLE contests in the past year is available after the jump.
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Women 5 of top 12 MLE moneywinners for 2013
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 |
Possible new entrants in next MLE top 50
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
- 18 “Nasty†Nathan Biller 48.4% 15-16 $750 (apparently re-instated after ejection from Spring 2013 rankings)
- 27 Josh Miller 37.5% 6-10 $300
- 29 Ronnie “MegaByte†Hartman 31.4% 11-24 23.5 HDB $250 ($750 if you count the military only chili contest)
- 35 Neslie Ricasa 23.8% 5-16 14 HDB
- 43 Sean Mulcahey 16.7% 2-12-1
- 45 Steve “Pi Guy†Martin 12.5% 1-10-1 15 HDB
- 45 Kevin Sekulic 12.5% 1-10-1 12 HDB
- 48 Don Potts 11.8% 3-29-2
- 49 Jacob Halicek 11.5% 1-11-1 12 HDB
- 50 Mia “Meatballz†Davekos 9.1% 1-10
- 55 Alex “Moose†Perez 2.9% 1-34 $300
MLE head to head rankings – 1 contest minimum
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 |
MLE head to head results – 3 contest minimum
The list of head to head comparisons over contests from the past 12 months for people who have results for three or more MLE contests in the database during that time period follows after the jump. The top 10:
| 1 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut (J Ch) | 96.2% | 150-6 |
| 2 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie (M St) | 90.7% | 78-8 |
| 3 | Miki Sudo (M Su) | 85.5% | 112-19 |
| 4 | Tim “Eater X” Janus (T Ja) | 81.3% | 65-15 |
| 5 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas (S Th) | 80.7% | 102-24-1 |
| 6 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan (A Mo) | 74.1% | 64-22-1 |
| 7 | “Notorious” Bob Shoudt (B Sh) | 73.8% | 59-21 |
| 8 | Jeff “The Beast Man” Butler (J Bu) | 67.8% | 30-14-1 |
| 9 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco (M Le) | 66.1% | 63-32-1 |
| 10 | Sean “Flash” Gordon (S Go) | 62.5% | 16-9-3 |
MLE Rankings based on head to head competition – October 28, 2013
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) | 96.4% | 163-6 |
| 2 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie (M St) | 91.1% | 82-8 |
| 3 | Miki Sudo (M Su) | 86.2% | 119-19 |
| 4 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas (S Th) | 81.7% | 109-24-1 |
| 4 | Tim “Eater X” Janus (T Ja) | 81.7% | 67-15 |
| 6 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan (A Mo) | 76.6% | 73-22-1 |
| 7 | “Notorious” Bob Shoudt (B Sh) | 74.1% | 60-21 |
| 8 | Jeff “The Beast Man” Butler (J Bu) | 69.1% | 32-14-1 |
| 9 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco (M Le) | 68.4% | 70-32-1 |
| 10 | Aaron “A-Train” Osthoff (A Os) | 65.8% | 12-6-1 |
Flashback: 26.25 lbs. pie poundage promulgated
Joey Chestnut’s 24 pounds of poutine is not the highest weight ever announced for a MLE contest. The initial results for last month’s Mapleside Farms apple pie eating contest in Brunswick, OH claimed the winning total was 26.25 pounds (in 8 minutes).
15 minutes after the first results were posted, the pie counts for all competitors were cut in half without explanation and the previous results were deleted. A screen capture of the MLE twitter with all the results follows
update Oct 23 In Maplesides Farms’ video, (results start at 3:30 mark) the pie counts announced on-stage (8.75/7.25/5.75/5/4.5) are double the official final results. Joey’s weight is announced as 13 pounds
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Joey Chestnut 2013 broken records
In the recent poutine and bratwurst contests, Joey Chestnut has almost doubled the previous contest record. He also broke the Sparks, NV rib contest record by a lower percentage.
| 2013 Sep 22 | 1st | 70 | 10 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | Oktoberfest Zinzinnati World Bratwurst-Eating Championship | Cincinnati, OH |
| 2010 Sep 18 | 1st | 42 | 10 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | World Bratwurst Eating Championship | Cincinnati, OH |
| 2013 Aug 28 | 1st | 13.76 | 12 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | John Ascuaga’s Nugget World Rib Eating Championship | Sparks, NV |
| 2008 Aug 27 | 1st | 9.8 | 12 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | Best in the West Nugget Rib Eating Contest | Sparks, NV |
| 2013 Oct 19 | 1st | 24 | 10 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | World Poutine Eating Championship | Toronto, ON |
| 2010 May 22 | 1st | 13 | 10 min | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | Smoke’s Poutinerie World Poutine Eating Championship | Toronto, ON, Canada |
