2015 Lupo’s Spiedies eating contest
update Aug 10 The Daily Review has a contest report Press Connects has a gallery
update Fox 40 has a video and article | Contest video
Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
| 1st | 14 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | |
| 2nd | 11.75 | Juan “more bite” Rodriguez | |
| 3rd | 11 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 4th | 10 | Yasir Salem | |
| 5th | 8 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 6th | 7.75 | “Buffalo” Jim Reeves | |
| 7th | 5.75 | Daniella Gioia | |
| 8th | 5.5 | Jeff Barish | amateur qualifier winner |
| 8th | 5.5 | Ryan “The Abyss” Siciliano | |
| 10th | 5.25 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 11th | 5 | Jeff Diamond | |
| 12th | ? | Mike Deitz | |
| 12th | ? | Larell Marie “The Real Deal” Mele |
Joey Chestnut, Badlands Booker, Yasir Salem, Juan Rodriguez and Geoff Esper are expected to compete.
CA State Fair corn dog qualifier results
Corn Dog Qualifier results from Stephanie Wu Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 (3 minutes, top 10 advance)
1) Molly Schuyler 18
2) Dave Brunelli 12
3) Pat Bertoletti 11
4T) Edward Chin 7
4T) Zane Glaser 7
6) Michael 6
7T) Kirk Taylor
7T) Sergio Reyes-Raya
9) Nathan 5.5
10T) Jacob Debba 5
10T) Ryan Ashburn 5 Stephanie Wu reports that Joey Chestnut will be a special guest at the California State Fair corn dog contest in Sacramento. A qualifier will be held tonight and the finals tomorrow will award $6100.
Matt Stonie takes top spot in MLE top 50
Matt Stonie has taken the top spot in the MLE top 50 from Joey Chestnut. The switch appears to be the only change (cached version) ; Geoff Esper and Nela Zisser remain unranked. Joey took the top spot from Takeru Kobayashi on July 12, 2007, giving him a reign of 8 years and 2 days.
A championship parade will be held for Matt Stonie in San Jose on Friday.
Joey Chestnut wins Knoxville Hooters qualifier, Gideon Oji 2nd
1) Joey Chestnut 176 wings
2) Gideon Oji 155
3) Juliet Lee 145
4) Juan Rodriguez 112
5) Damien Boykin 103
6) Matt Raible 96
7) Eric “Badlands” Booker 94
8) Ronnie Hartman 90
9) “Wild” Bill Myers 70
Eric “Badlands” Booker appeared on WATE 6 this morning.
2015 Corinth, MS Slugburgers
updateWTVA has an article and video
1) Joey Chestnut 33
2) Juan Rodriguez 23
3T) “Nasty” Nate Biller 13
3T) “Big Eater Mike” Mike Whities 13
5) Matthew Raible 11.25
6) “Wild” Bill Myers 10.5
7) Daniel Mennard 10
8) Steve Bennett 8
9) Jeff Stark 7.5
10) Alex “Moose” Perez 6
11) Brent Johnson 3.5
12) Taylor Coombs 3
Rob Schofield reports that Joey Chetnut won the contest and Juan Rodriguez was runner-up.
Matt Stonie defeats Joey Chestnut to break 8 year Nathan’s streak
Video of entire finals
Video of protest by Collectively Free (CF) and Direct Action Everywhere (DxE)
Full Official Results Part 1 | Part 2
1) Matt Stonie 62, personal best
2) Joey Chestnut 60, 8 year streak ended
3) Tim “Eater X” Janus 35.5
4) Erik Denmark 33
5) Adrian Morgan 31
6) Yasir Salem 30
7) Geoff Esper 29.5
8) Juan “More Bite” Rodriguez 28
9) Eric “Badlands” Booker 24.5
10) Pablo Martinez 22
11) Steve Hendry 21.75
12) Crazy Legs Conti 19.5
13T) Brian Dudzinski 19
13T) Gideon Oji 19
15) Jeff Butler 17
16) Nate Biller 16
Matt Stonie has upset Joey Chestnut 62 to 60
ESPN Stats & Info has an analysis of Joey Chestnut’s streak.
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.
2015 Illegal Pete’s burritos
9News has a contest report which says that Michael Simon of the Denver Outlaws ate 4 burritos, which would put him ahead of Mary Bowers at 11th.
Top 6 | 7-11
1 Joey CHestnut 19 12 ounce burritos
2 Miki Sudo 18.5
3 Michelle Lesco 14.25
4T Adrian Morgan 14
4T Juan Rodriguez 14
6 Yasier Salem 13
7 Daniella Gioia 12
8 Josh Miller 8.5
9 Pablo Martinez 8
10 Alex Perez 5
11 Mary Bowers 3
Joey Chestnut will look to avoid his first three contest losing streak since September 2009.
2015 Niko Niko gyro’s contest
update May 24 Fire Forks has a video of the whole contest
update May 18 Robb “Pizza Punisher” Zipp has a 32 minute video from the contest.
update Matt Stonie has defended his title with a total of 22.
The top 3 from Miki Sudo Official Results Part 1 | Part 2
1) Matt Stonie 22
2) Joey Chestnut 15.25
3) Miki Sudo 14.5
4) Steve Hendry 10.5
5) Nate Biller 7.5
6) Costa Pollos 7
7) Nick Trevino 5.75
8) Alex Perez 4
Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Miki Sudo, Steve Hendry, Nate Biller and Alex Perez are expected to compete.
Joey and Matt appeared on KPRC earlier today.
previous winners
| 2014 May 18 | 1st | 24 | 10 min | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie | Niko Niko’s World Gyro Eating Championship | Houston, TX |
| 2013 May 19 | 1st | 22.5 | 10 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | World Gyro Eating Championship | Houston, TX |
| 2012 May 20 | 1st | 18 | 10 min | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | World Gyro Eating Championship | Houston, TX |
| 2011 May 15 | 1st | 21.5 | 10 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | Niko Niko’s World Gyro Eating Championship | Houston, TX |
| 2010 May 15 | 1st | 21 | 10 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | Niko Niko’s World Gyro Eating Championship | Houston, TX |
| 2009 May 16 | 1st | 21 | 10 min | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | Niko Niko’s World Gyro Eating Championship | Houston, TX |
| 2008 May 17 | 1st | 12 | 10 min | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | Niko Niko’s World Gyro Eating Championship | Houston, TX |
Joey Chestnut vs. Matt Stonie, previous 365 days
5-5-0
2015 St. Louis Nathan’s qualifier
update May 18 A press release announces that Guinness will claim the record for most selfies taken (4,296) was set at the game. It would be interesting to know how that total was obtained.
The Cardinals official website has a video (via Teryn Schaefer)
1) Juan “More Bite” Rodriguez 25
2) Kyle Hanner 16
3) Matt Raible 13
1W) Marlene Wigginton 10
Joey Chestnut appeared on KMOX yesterday
Personal bests for announced entrants
| 2014 Jul 4 | 6th | 32 | 10 min | Juan “more bite” Rodriguez | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – men | Brooklyn, NY |
| 2013 Jun 2 | 5th | 12 | 10 min | Matthew Raible | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men | St. Paul, MN |
| 2014 May 17 | 1st | 9.5 | 10 min | Marlene Wigginton | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – women | St. Louis, MO |
Previous Winners
| 2014 May 17 | 1st | 27.5 | 10 min | Sean “Flash” Gordon | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men | St. Louis, MO |
| 2014 May 17 | 1st | 9.5 | 10 min | Marlene Wigginton | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – women | St. Louis, MO |