Top moneywinners June 29 – July 5
The top 10 money winners in contests from June 29 to July 5 according to the eatfeats database follows (cash only, no gift certificates or other non-money prizes):
| $10,000.00 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut |
| $10,000.00 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas |
| $5,250.00 | “Furious” Pete Czerwinski |
| $5,000.00 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti |
| $5,000.00 | “The Lovely” Juliet Lee |
| $2,500.00 | Tim “Eater X” Janus |
| $2,500.00 | Stephanie “Xanadu” Torres |
| $2,400.00 | “Gentleman” Joe Menchetti |
| $1,750.00 | David “Tiger Wings and Things” Brunelli |
| $1,650.00 | Dale “Mouth of the South” Boone |
(Takeru Kobayashi reportedly received a $15,000 appearance fee for his rooftop exhibition.) A list of everyone who won $200 or more between June 29 and July 5 follows after the jump. Please let me know if there are any significant contests that have been omitted.
Nathan’s results for 2011 male finalists
A list of all the Nathan’s qualifier and finals results in the eatfeats database for the 2011 male American finalists competing tomorrow is available after the jump:
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Nathan’s results for 2011 female finalists
A list of all the Nathan’s qualifier and finals results in the eatfeats database for the 2011 female finalists competing tomorrow is available after the jump: Read the rest of this entry »
Coney Island weather vs. Nathan’s winning total
This is an updating of a 2007 post comparing the weather at JFK airport on July 4 around 12:50 pm with the winning total in the Nathan’s finals. The temperature on July 4 at 2 pm is predicted to be 86 °F. Weather information is from wunderground.com
2001 50 HDB 71.1 °F / 21.7 °C 93% humidity, overcast
2002 50.5 HDB 96.1 °F / 35.6 °C 40% humidity, partly cloudy
2003 44.5 HDB 81.0 °F / 27.2 °C 72% humidity, clear
2004 53.5 HDB 77.0 °F / 25.0 °C 64% humidity, mostly cloudy
2005 49 HDB 78.1 °F / 25.6 °C 48% humidity, scattered clouds
2006 53.75 HDB 84.9 °F / 29.4 °C 65% humidity, haze
2007 66 HDB 70.0 °F 68% humidity overcast
2008 59 HDB (not including overtime) 77.0 °F 64% humidity mostly cloudy
2009 68 HDB 78.1 °F 45% humidity mostly cloudy
2010 54 HDB 95 °F 22% humidity partly cloudy
With one qualifier left, it appears that at least one Nathan's finals streak will be broken. Crazy Legs Conti has competed in the last nine Nathan's finals and I believe that Eric "Badlands" Booker has appeared in all Nathan's finals he has attempted to qualify for since 1997. (Booker took a hiatus in 2007.) The only way both Conti and Booker could reach the finals is if they both exceed 37 hot dogs in Saturday's qualifier in Fishkill, NY.
Aaron Osthoff vs. Adrian Morgan
The IFOCE rookie of the year is usually someone who qualifies for the Nathan’s finals. The most likely current choices for that honor are Adrian Morgan and Aaron Osthoff. A head to head breakdown based on information in the eatfeats database follows.
The new poll asks who you think will be the 2011 IFOCE rookie of the year and the Aaron Osthoff is interviewed in the new MLE podcast.
Adrian Morgan
- First IFOCE contest: January 9, 2010
- Number of IFOCE contests: 19
- Money won: $3,716.66
- Average place: 3.68
- Average Nathan’s qualifier performance: 23.5 HDB (5 qualifiers)
Aaron Osthoff
- First IFOCE contest: September 18, 2010
- Number of IFOCE contests: 11
- Money won: $4250
- Average place: 3.81
- Average Nathan’s qualifier performance: 27.25 HDB (2 qualifiers)
Head to head results: 2 (Morgan) – 3 (Osthoff) Results listed after the jump
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Top Nathan’s qualifier runner-up performances
A list of all second place Nathan’s qualifier performances of 25 or more hot dogs in the eatfeats database is available after the jump.
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Analysis of opting out of Nathan’s women’s division for men’s
Don Sturdy mentions the possibility of Stephanie Torres opting out of the women’s division of the Nathan’s finals for the more lucrative men’s division. (It is not clear if the rules allow this.) Here are the average amounts eaten and corresponding prizes for the top 8 places in the past three years when the contest duration has been ten minutes.
| $10000 | 60.33 | 1st |
| $5000 | 56.17 | 2nd |
| $2500 | 44.67 | 3rd |
| $1500 | 42.33 | 4th |
| $1000 | 36.58 | 5th |
| 34.33 | 6th | |
| 33.17 | 7th | |
| 31.67 | 8th |
If the women’s purse of $5000 is distributed in the same manner as the men’s purse, the following prizes will be awarded: $2500/$1250/$625/$375/$250.
The absences of Takeru Kobayashi and Sonya Thomas from this year’s men’s contest could lower the average amount eaten for some of the places, but it is probable that all male moneywinners will eat at least 33 hot dogs which is the average amount for seventh place in the previous three years.
If a rookie woman eats 31-36, that would be between the average amount of Sonya Thomas, 37 (34, 41, 36) and Juliet Lee 30 (29, 34, 27), which would be good for second place and a prize of $1250, which exceeds the men’s fifth place prize of $1000.
For the top woman to earn more money in the men’s contest she would have to come in at least second place, since the women’s first prize of $2,500 equals the men’s third place prize. The average top male performance excluding Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi over the past three years has been 47.33 (42 55 45), which exceeds Sonya Thomas’ personal best of 41 hot dogs by six.
A list of all the top 8 amounts for the past 3 years is available after the jump.
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IFOCE top 30 2010 results comparison table
A table comparing head to head results since the start of 2010 for the current IFOCE top 30 and 4 others (Takeru Kobayashi, Joe LaRue, Dave Goldstein & Rich LeFevre) can be viewed after the jump
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Most 2010 eating contest results in database
A top 10 list of the people with the most eating contest results for 2010 in the eatfeats database follows (challenges & stunts not included)
In his facebook, Joel Podelsky lists his 2010 contest count at 52
A list of everyone with 5 or more 2010 results in the database is available after the jump
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The Wall Street Journal has an article comparing Joey Chestnuts winnings per hour of competition with other champions.
Joey Chestnut vs. Sonya Thomas
According to the eatfeats database, today’s victory at the Buffalo Wing Festival is the first time Sonya Thomas has finished ahead of Joey Chestnut since the meat ball eating contest at the Tropicana in Atlantic City in December 2006 and the first time she has won a contest Joey Chestnut competed in since the chili cheese fry eating contest at the Queen Mary in Long Beach in February 2006. A list of head to head results is available after the jump:
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Top Nathan’s qualifier runner up performances
A list of the top second place performances in a Nathan’s qualifier follows after the jump. The record of 33 (32 in a 10 minute qualifier) could be threatened if both “Notorious” Bob Shoudt and Pat Bertoletti compete in the qualifier at Trump Plaza in Atlantic City today.
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Top Nathan’s qualifier debuts since 2005
Here are the five best Nathan’s qualifier debuts since 2005 according to the eatfeats database:
| 2006 Jun 17 | 1st | 38 | 12 min | Chip “The Phenom” Simpson | Bloomington, MN |
| 2008 May 10 | 2nd | 30 | 10 min | Patrick Vandam | Apple Valley, MN |
| 2007 Jun 9 | 2nd | 28 | 12 min | Juliet Lee | Charlotte, NC |
| 2007 Jun 28 | 2nd | 26.5 | 12 min | Brad “The Lunatic” Sciullo | West Chester, PA |
| 2007 May 19 | 2nd | 24 | 12 min | Tim “Gravy” Brown | East Hartford, CT |
The new poll asks how many hot dogs will Ben Monson eat in the Las Vegas Nathan’s qualifier. Examiner.com has an article about the contest.
A list of 15+ HDB Nathan’s qualifier debuts since 2005 in the eatfeats database follows after the jump:
Takeru Kobayashi vs. Bob Shoudt & Joey Chestnut head to head results
Apparently pro wrestler Ric Flair’s adage, “to be the man, you gotta beat the man”, does not apply to IFOCE rankings. “Notorious” Bob Shoudt was moved ahead of Takeru Kobayashi in the latest top 50 despite never having defeated him in nine previous contests, which are listed after the jump.
update Takeru Kobayashi vs. Joey Chestnut head to head results have also been added.
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Bob Shoudt vs. Tim Janus head to head results
A commenter requested a listing of head to head results for “Notorious” Bob Shoudt and Tim “Eater X” Janus, which is provided after the jump. Shoudt has finished ahead of Janus in 6 straight contests.
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Most IFOCE victories in the 2000s
According to the eatfeats database the competitors with the most victories in IFOCE contests follows are:
| 64 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas |
| 56 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut |
| 52 | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti |
| 30 | Rich “The Locust” LeFevre |
| 29 | Tim “Eater X” Janus |
A list of everyone with multiple IFOCE victories follows after the jump:
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