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 |
Prize money won since July 5, 2012
According to the eatfeats database, Jamie McDonald has won the most prize money since July 5. His total of $21,200 leads Joey Chestnut by $550. The top 5 (the rest of the top 30 follows after the jump):
| $21,200.00 | Jamie “Bear” McDonald |
| $20,650.00 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut |
| $8,000.00 | Takeru Kobayashi |
| $5,500.00 | Tim “Eater X” Janus |
| $5,150.00 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti |
Current 2012 cash prize money standings
Here are the current top five in total cash winnings for calendar year 2012 according to the eatfeats database:
| $43,000.00 | Takeru Kobayashi |
| $40,400.00 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut |
| $24,950.00 | Jamie “Bear” McDonald |
| $24,750.00 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti |
| $19,500.00 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas |
The rest of the top 20 is available after the jump
| $14,450.00 | Tim “Eater X” Janus |
| $9,350.00 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan |
| $9,150.00 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie |
| $9,050.00 | “The Lovely” Juliet Lee |
| $8,750.00 | Stephanie “Xanadu” Torres |
| $8,500.00 | “Notorious” Bob Shoudt |
| $8,483.00 | David “Tiger Wings and Things” Brunelli |
| $7,833.00 | “Furious” Pete Czerwinski |
| $7,649.00 | Tom “Goose” Gilbert |
| $5,950.00 | “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti |
| $5,900.00 | Eric “Silo” Dahl |
| $5,000.00 | Paul Trovato |
| $4,700.00 | Tim “Gravy” Brown |
| $3,500.00 | Aaron “A-Train” Osthoff |
| $3,300.00 | Crazy Legs Conti |
Unified rankings based on head-to-head competition end of 3rd quarter
The unified (MLE and non-MLE) list of head to head comparisons over contests from the past year for people who have results for five or more contests in the database during that time period follows after the jump. The top 10:
| 1 | Takeru Kobayashi (T Ko) | 100% | 21-0 |
| 2 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut (J Ch) | 98.2% | 112-2 |
| 3 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti (P Be) | 90.8% | 138-14 |
| 4 | Tim “Eater X” Janus (T Ja) | 85.7% | 71-11-2 |
| 5 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie (M St) | 84.1% | 53-10 |
| 6 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas (S Th) | 82.1% | 75-16-1 |
| 7 | Jamie “Bear” McDonald (J Mc) | 81.5% | 44-10 |
| 8 | Damon “The Omen” Wells (D We) | 80% | 16-4 |
| 9 | Tom “Goose” Gilbert (T Gi) | 79.4% | 13-3-1 |
| 10 | “Notorious” Bob Shoudt (B Sh) | 72.6% | 81-30-2 |
Non-IFOCE rankings based on head-to-head competition end of 3rd quarter
The list of head to head comparisons over contests from the past year for people who have results for four or more non-IFOCE contests in the database during that time period follows after the jump. The top 10
| 1 | Takeru Kobayashi (T Ko) | 100% | 23-0 |
| 2 | Jamie “Bear” McDonald (J Mc) | 89.7% | 35-4 |
| 3 | Damon “The Omen” Wells (D We) | 82.4% | 14-3 |
| 4 | Tom “Goose” Gilbert (T Gi) | 76.7% | 11-3-1 |
| 5 | David “Tiger Wings and Things” Brunelli (D Br) | 68.6% | 34-15-2 |
| 6 | Eric “Silo” Dahl (E Da) | 68% | 17-8 |
| 7 | Stephanie “Xanadu” Torres (S To) | 67.7% | 32-15-1 |
| 8 | “Furious” Pete Czerwinski (P Cz) | 67.2% | 19-9-1 |
| 9 | “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti (J Me) | 61.3% | 19-12 |
| 10 | Kevin Ross (K Ro) | 53.1% | 7-6-3 |
MLE Rankings based on head to head competition – end of 3rd quarter
The list of head to head comparisons over contests from the past year 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) | 98.4% | 121-2 |
| 2 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti (P Be) | 91.4% | 148-14 |
| 3 | Tim “Eater X” Janus (T Ja) | 85.7% | 77-12-2 |
| 4 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie (M St) | 84.8% | 56-10 |
| 5 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas (S Th) | 84.1% | 87-16-1 |
| 6 | “Notorious” Bob Shoudt (B Sh) | 75.6% | 95-30-2 |
| 7 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan (A Mo) | 72.3% | 87-33-1 |
| 8 | Aaron “A-Train” Osthoff (A Os) | 68.3% | 40-18-2 |
| 9 | “The Lovely” Juliet Lee (J Le) | 64.8% | 59-32 |
| 10 | Jamie “Bear” McDonald (J Mc) | 64.7% | 11-6 |
Pat Bertoletti vs. Matt Stonie head to head rankings
A list of head to head results for Pat Bertoletti and Matt Stonie follows after the jump. Matt Stonie has finished ahead of Pat Bertoletti in the last two contests they have competed in after Pat finished ahead in 8 of the previous 9 contests. The new poll asks who you think should be #2 in the next IFOCE top 50. Read the rest of this entry »
Hooters finals field
A list of the winners of Hooters wing qualifiers follows sorted by reported amount of wings eaten follows:
Matt Stonie becomes 8th member of double deuce club
After yesterday’s qualifier victory, Matt Stonie became the 8th person to eat 40 or more hot dogs in a Nathan’s contest. 40+ personal bests:
| 2009 Jul 4 | 1st | 68 | 10 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest | Brooklyn, NY |
| 2009 Jul 4 | 2nd | 64.5 | 10 min | Takeru Kobayashi | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest | Brooklyn, NY |
| 2009 Jul 4 | 3rd | 55 | 10 min | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest | Brooklyn, NY |
| 2009 Jul 4 | 4th | 53 | 10 min | Tim “Eater X” Janus | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest | Brooklyn, NY |
| 2012 Jun 23 | 1st | 42 | 10 min | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men | Boston, MA |
| 2009 Jul 4 | 5th | 41.75 | 10 min | “Notorious” Bob Shoudt | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest | Brooklyn, NY |
| 2009 Jul 4 | 6th | 41 | 10 min | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest | Brooklyn, NY |
| 2009 Jun 20 | 1st | 40 | 10 min | Eric “Badlands” Booker | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier | Queens, NY |
2012 Nathan’s qualifier 10+ hot dog results
A list of all known Nathan’s 2012 qualifier results of 10 hot dogs is available after the jump.
Coney Island temperature increase from 1 pm to 4 pm
Both The Brooklyn Paper and the New York Post wrote articles about the time shift of the Nathan’s finals three hours later and the possibility for hotter weather during the competition. To determine the average increase in temperature, the following table lists the 12:51 pm and 3:51 pm temperatures for JFK Airport for the past ten July 4s using data from Wunderground.com.
| Year | 12:51 | 3:51 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 96.1 | 97.0 | 0.9 |
| 2003 | 81.0 | 86.0 | 5.0 |
| 2004 | 77.0 | 77.0 | 0.0 |
| 2005 | 78.1 | 75.9 | -2.2 |
| 2006 | 84.9 | 78.1 | -6.8 |
| 2007 | 70.0 | 70.0 | 0.0 |
| 2008 | 77.0 | 80.1 | 3.1 |
| 2009 | 78.1 | 82.0 | 3.9 |
| 2010 | 95.0 | 99.0 | 4.0 |
| 2011 | 81.0 | 84.9 | 3.9 |
| Avg | 81.8 | 83 | 1.2 |
MLE Rankings based on head to head competition June 4, 2012
The list of head to head comparisons over contests from the past 366 days for people who have known results for two or more MLE contests during that time period follows after the jump: Read the rest of this entry »
MLE Rankings based on head to head competition May 31, 2012
The list of head to head comparisons over contests from the past 366 days for people who have known results for two or more MLE contests during that time period follows after the jump: Read the rest of this entry »
Victories in different states on consecutive days
Pat Bertoletti won contests this past weekend in Pennsylvania and Texas. According to values in the eatfeats database, competitors have won contests in different states on consecutive days 21 times previously. (Dale Boone also won contests in North Carolina and Tennessee on July 4, 2008.) A listing of these results follows after the jump.
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Total cash winnings since Jan 1, 2012 & May 23, 2011
Listings of people who have won more than $2000 in the past year and/or $1000 in the current calendar year according to values in the eatfeats database are available after the jump. These listings are incomplete; several independent contests (Sylvester’s Burgers, San Antonio tamales, etc.) have not announced results. Please put any unlisted cash awards not entered in the database in the comments.
The sidebar will be updated soon to list both of these tables.
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