Truncated MLE contests
A list of MLE contests that ran shorter than their announced duration follows. In last month’s tamale eating contest, 70 dozen tamales were requested, but only 60 dozen were provided. The first column represents the actual contest length, the second has the planned duration. (I am not sure if the two Chicago contests this year were shortened before the contest or during the competition.) update Oct 21 MLE claimed that 1000 tamales would be provided (via comment)
| 10m / 12m | 2013 Sep 28 | I | Western Days Festival World Tamale Eating Championship | Western Days Festival | Lewisville, TX |
| 6m / 8m | 2013 Aug 11 | I | The Chowdown in Korea Town World Kimchi Eating Championship | Chicago Korean Festival | Chicago, IL |
| 6m / 8m | 2013 Jun 7 | I | Ribfest Chicago’s RIBMANIA Eating Championship | Ribfest | Chicago, IL |
| (5m | 5m)* / 10m | 2012 Jul 15 | I | World Pulled Pork Eating Championship | Rhythm and Blues BBQ Festival | Carroll, OH |
| 6m / 8m | 2012 Apr 14 | I | The Isle Waterloo World Cupcake Eating Championship | Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo | Waterloo, IA |
| 6m30s / 8m | 2007 Sep 16 | I | La Costena Jalapeno Eating Challenge | Fiestas Patrias | Chicago, IL |
* contest was stopped at the 5 minute mark and the trailing eaters were forced to drop out
MLE Rankings based on head to head competition – Oct 14, 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) | 96.1% | 147-6 |
| 2 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie (M St) | 92.1% | 70-6 |
| 3 | Miki Sudo (M Su) | 86.9% | 113-17 |
| 4 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas (S Th) | 81.7% | 109-24-1 |
| 5 | Tim “Eater X” Janus (T Ja) | 81.5% | 66-15 |
| 6 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan (A Mo) | 77.8% | 68-19-1 |
| 7 | “Notorious” Bob Shoudt (B Sh) | 74.3% | 55-19 |
| 8 | Jeff “The Beast Man” Butler (J Bu) | 68.5% | 31-14-1 |
| 9 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco (M Le) | 68.1% | 69-32-1 |
| 10 | Aaron “A-Train” Osthoff (A Os) | 65.8% | 12-6-1 |
“Wild” Bill Myers top 5 MLE finishes
According to the eatfeats database, Sunday’s yogurt contest was the first time that “Wild” Bill Myers finished in the top 3 of a non-qualifier in his MLE career. It is also the first time he finished ahead of Micah “Wing Kong” Collins in 32 matchups. Listings are provided after the jump:
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Notable competitive eating streaks
Several Molly Schuyler will seek to extend her career undefeated streak at Ian’s Pizza contest this evening in Madison, WI. Several other competitive eating undefeated streaks are listed below. Please add any additional streaks you think should be added.
- “Furious” Pete Czerwinski – undefeated in first 19 contests of career
- Takeru Kobayashi – undefeated in the IFOCE 2001-2006 (undefeated overall 2003-2006) – undefeated since leaving MLE in 2010
- Molly Schuyler – career undefeated streak
- Miki Sudo – undefeated against women and in non-MLE contests
- Sonya Thomas – undefeated against women from June 2003 – April 2013
- Lester Tucker – 16 straight wins in the pickled quail egg eating contest
MLE Rankings based on head to head competition – September 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) | 95% | 151-8 |
| 2 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie (M St) | 92.8% | 64-5 |
| 3 | Miki Sudo (M Su) | 90% | 90-10 |
| 4 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti (P Be) | 89.3% | 25-3 |
| 5 | Tim “Eater X” Janus (T Ja) | 82.4% | 72-15-1 |
| 6 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas (S Th) | 82% | 102-22-1 |
| 7 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan (A Mo) | 77.1% | 65-19-1 |
| 8 | Tim “Gravy” Brown (T Br) | 76.9% | 10-3 |
| 9 | “Notorious” Bob Shoudt (B Sh) | 72.9% | 60-22-1 |
| 10 | Jeff “The Beast Man” Butler (J Bu) | 70.5% | 27-11-1 |
MLE contests with two top females
As best as I can determine, there have been five IFOCE/MLE contests where the top two finishers have been female (excluding) women-only contests. Yesterdays’ contest was the first time the top three were all women.
MLE rib contest pound / minute rates
A list of top 5 results from the past four MLE rib eating contest sorted by total / duration (leftmost column). Joey Chestnut almost tripled his rate in Wednesday’s contest (1.15 lb. / min) from his rate at the Chicago Ribfest in June (0.427 lb. / min) even though the Nevada contest is twice as long as Chicago’s competition. Read the rest of this entry »
MLE Rankings based on head to head competition – August 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) | 95.9% | 163-7 |
| 2 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie (M St) | 92.9% | 65-5 |
| 3 | Miki Sudo (M Su) | 89.3% | 67-8 |
| 4 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti (P Be) | 86.5% | 32-5 |
| 5 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas (S Th) | 85% | 104-18-1 |
| 6 | Tim “Eater X” Janus (T Ja) | 83.1% | 71-14-1 |
| 7 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan (A Mo) | 77.1% | 65-19-1 |
| 8 | Tim “Gravy” Brown (T Br) | 76.9% | 10-3 |
| 9 | “Notorious” Bob Shoudt (B Sh) | 74.7% | 63-21-1 |
| 10 | Jeff “The Beast Man” Butler (J Bu) | 70.5% | 27-11-1 |
Joey Chestnut vs. Matt Stonie head to head results
A listing of head to head results for Joey Chestnut vs. Matt Stonie follows after the jump. They are tied in their past six contests after Joey finished ahead in the first 10 meetings.
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Tableau Software has a graph of the performance of the top male competitors at the Nathan's finals. Indyweek has produced a graphic about the hot dog eating contest held at Foster's market in Durham, NC (the unnamed winner ate 8 hot dogs).
Personal hot dog bests July 4, 2012 July 3, 2013
A list of 25+ personal bests in hot dog eating contests between July 4, 2012 and July 3, 2013 according to the eatfeats database follows after the jump. Of the 34 people in this list, 17 are expected to compete in today’s Nathan’s finals.
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2013 Nathan’s qualifier winners
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Joey Chestnut 2010-2012 earnings analysis
This post updates a post from last year comparing Joey Chestnut’s winnings from contest prizes with his annual earnings according to ESPN Magazine, which have dropped from $218,500 in 2010 to $161,400 last year according to that periodical. The new poll asks what you think is the main reason for that decline.
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Nathan’s wild card standings June 3, 2013
Here are the current Nathan’s wild card standings according to results in the eatfeats database: Read the rest of this entry »
MLE Rankings based on head to head competition – June 2013
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) | 97.9% | 137-3 |
| 2 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie (M St) | 86.8% | 46-7 |
| 3 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas (S Th) | 86% | 92-15 |
| 4 | Tim “Eater X” Janus (T Ja) | 85.8% | 69-11-1 |
| 5 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti (P Be) | 82.7% | 62-13 |
| 6 | Miki Sudo (M Su) | 78.3% | 18-5 |
| 7 | “Notorious” Bob Shoudt (B Sh) | 71.3% | 58-23-1 |
| 8 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan (A Mo) | 69.1% | 47-21 |
| 9 | “The Lovely” Juliet Lee (J Le) | 63.1% | 53-31 |
| 10 | Jamie “Bear” McDonald (J Mc) | 62.5% | 10-6 |
25+ Nathan’s hot dog results by women
A listing of of women eating 25 or more hot dogs in a Nathan’s contest follows after the jump. Sonya Thomas was the only woman to have exceeded 35 before Miki Sudo hit 40 in her qualifier last month. Read the rest of this entry »
Breakdown of Sonya Thomas’ winning streak vs. women
Before Saturday’s Indian taco eating contest at Foodabluza, Sonya Thomas was 94-0 against other females over a period of almost a decade. Records of 30-0 vs. Juliet Lee, 11-0 vs. Carlene LeFevre and 9-0 vs. Larell Marie account for over half of those victories A breakdown of Sonya Thomas’ records against all women she has competed against follows after the jump. (According to the eatfeats database, Sonya faced other women in 59 of her 171 contests.) Read the rest of this entry »
Top Nathan’s debuts according to eatfeats database
The top Nathan’s debuts (for 10+ hot dogs) according to the eatfeats database follows. Miki Sudo not only has the best female debut, she has the best first time performance since Kobayashi in 2001 (and the all time best for a 10 minute qualifer). The top 3 debut performances (and 4 of the best 5) for a 10 minute qualifier took place today and they were also IFOCE/MLE debuts as well. (Tom Gilbert has a long history in non-MLE contests.)
Cities with the most Nathan’s qualifiers 2003-2013
Here is a list of cities / metros with two or more Nathan’s qualifiers over the past 11 years according to the eatfeats database and the 2013 schedule. Cities in bold have a qualifier this year. (Updated from last year’s post)
- 16 New York City (8 at Mets ballpark, 3 in Brooklyn, 5 South Street Seaport
- 11 Las Vegas (all at NYNY)
- 10 Philadelphia (6 at Independence Hall, 3 at QVC Studio, 1 in Camden, NJ
- 10 Tempe, AZ (all at Arizona Mills) (2003-2012)
- 10 Atlanta (7 in Atlanta, 3 in Newnan)
- 9 Norfolk (8 at MacArthur Center, 1 at Oceana Station)
- 7 Hartford
- 6 San Francisco Bay Area
- 6 Charlotte, NC (2007-2012)
- 6 Long Island (2 Elmont & 4 Islip)
- 6 Boston (4 Boston, 2 Foxborough)
- 6 Southeast Florida (3 Pembroke Pines, 2 Sunrise, 1 Miami)
- 6 Minneapolis / St. Paul
- 5 Cranbury, NJ
- 4 Pittsburgh
- 3 Atlantic City
- 3 Saratoga Springs, NY
- 3 Los Angeles
- 2 Naples, FL
- 2 Calgary, AB
- 2 Fishkill, NY
- 2 Cleveland
- 2 Overland Park, KS
- 2 Thackerville, OK
Several Nathan’s related polls have been added to the sidebar.
Jamie McDonald takes 365 days cash prize lead
The sidebar has been updated to list both money won in 2013 and over the past 365 days. (Full listings: 2013 | 365 days). According to the eatfeats database, Jamie McDonald has taken the lead in both tables after winning $20,000 in Wing Bowl 21. (If the list took the value of non-cash prizes into account, Dave “US Male” Goldstein would probably be third after winning a car valued at $38,220 in Wing Bowl 21.) A list of Joey Chestnut’s and Jamie McDonald’s contests over the past 12 months follows after the jump
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List of 2012 moneywinners
A list of people who won money in a 2012 eating contest according to the eatfeats database follows after the jump. The top 5:
| $43,000.00 | Takeru Kobayashi | Nagano, Japan | 34 (b. 1978 Mar 15) | M | 5′ 7″ | 170 lb. | professional eater | |
| $40,400.00 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | San Jose, CA | 29 (b. 1983 Nov 25) | M | 6′ 1″ | 220 lb. | I | civil engineering major, San Jose State |
| $24,950.00 | Jamie “Bear” McDonald | Granby, CT | M | 6′ 2″ | 220 lb. | |||
| $24,750.00 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | Chicago, IL | 27 (b. 1985 Jun 6) | M | 6′ 2″ | 190 lb. | I | culinary arts major, Kendall College |
| $19,500.00 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas | Alexandria, VA | 45 (b. 1967 Jul 26) | F | 5′ 5″ | 100 lb. | I | Burger King manager (Andrews Air Force Base) |
Top competitive eating couples by combined hot dog personal bests
In honor of Valentine’s Day, here are the top competitive eating couples according to the sum of personal bests in the eatfeats database in hot dog eating contests 12 minutes or shorter.
- 78: Joey Chestnut (68) & Neslie Ricasa (10)
- 75: Pat Bertoletti (55) & Maria “Edible” (20)
- 59: Rich LeFevre (34) & Carlene LeFevre (25)
- 40: Aaron Osthoff (33) & Heather Osthoff (7)
- 39.5 Tim Brown (33) & Janice Deregla (6.5)
- 37: Pete Davekos (29) & Mia Davekos (8)
- 36: Brian Subich (27) & Theresa Subich (9)
- 22: Steve Martin (12) & Dee Martin (10)
Honorable mention: A husband (16 hot dogs) & wife (17 hot dogs) reportedly had the top two spots on the Spike’s Junkyard Dogs “Kennel Club” in Sommerville, MA in 2009
results used in the list are available after the jump
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List of 100+ wing Wing Bowl personal bests
A listing of all competitive eaters who have a Wing Bowl total of 100 or more in the eatfeats database sorted by personal best follows after the jump. The all time top 5:
| 2012 Feb 3 | 1st | 337 | 30 min | Takeru Kobayashi | Wing Bowl 20 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 2012 Feb 3 | 2nd | 271 | 30 min | Jonathan “Super Squibb” Squibb | Wing Bowl 20 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 2011 Feb 4 | 2nd | 254 | 30 min | Bill “El Wingador” Simmons | Wing Bowl 19 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 2008 Feb 1 | 1st | 241 | 30 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | Wing Bowl 16 | Philadelphia, PA |
| 2012 Feb 3 | 4th | 238 | 30 min | Stephanie “Xanadu” Torres | Wing Bowl 20 | Philadelphia, PA |
12 contest 2011/12 MLE contest non-recurrence streak
The third Isle Biloxi Peanut Butter & Banana Sandwich Eating World Championship was held a year ago on January 7, 2012. The fourth edition was tentatively scheduled for January 5, 2013. That contest was obviously not held this past weekend, and its non-recurrence will extend a streak of MLE events held 11-15 months ago that have yet to be brought back.
There are twelve competitions listed on www.ifoce.com/contests.php?more=1 between October 15, 2011 and February 11, 2012. It does not appear that any of those contests will take place in Fall/Winter 2012/13. More than 365 days have elapsed since ten of the events were last held. February 2012 had two competitions of CP Biggest Eater, a circuit that has yet to be renewed for 2012-13. Looking further down the calendar, the facebook for TooJay’s Deli announced in November it intends to bring back its St. Patrick’s Day corned beef sandwich eating contest.
Those 12 events have five sponsors: CP Brand, Isle of Capri casinos, Cafe Martorano, Wild Turkey & Jake Melnick’s. Steve Martorano announced he intends to return his meatball eating contest to its original site of Las Vegas in the fall. I have not seen any plans for future competitions from the other four sponsors.
Going by the eatfeats calendar, the non-recurrence streak is at 22 competitions since the CP Biggest Eater events are listed as three separate contests (men/women/professionals). That listing follows after the jump:
MLE Rankings based on head to head competition – Nov 2012
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) | 97.6% | 123-3 |
| 2 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti (P Be) | 89% | 138-17 |
| 3 | Tim “Eater X” Janus (T Ja) | 86.2% | 74-11-2 |
| 4 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie (M St) | 84.1% | 53-10 |
| 5 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas (S Th) | 84% | 81-15-1 |
| 6 | “Notorious” Bob Shoudt (B Sh) | 74.6% | 90-30-2 |
| 7 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan (A Mo) | 71.6% | 79-31-1 |
| 8 | Aaron “A-Train” Osthoff (A Os) | 69.6% | 31-13-2 |
| 9 | Jamie “Bear” McDonald (J Mc) | 64.7% | 11-6 |
| 10 | “The Lovely” Juliet Lee (J Le) | 64.3% | 54-30 |
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