SoraNews24.com reports that Japanese competitive eater Max Suzuki has partnered with the Daisho Group to start a restaurant chain called Max Suzuki's Seabura Hanten. The locations will mainly deliver via Uber Eats but some sites will also offer carry-out orders. Large meals will be focus for the brand, with one menu item, the Triple Mega Serving, coming in at a weight of 1.8kg (3.97 pounds).
“King of Gluttony” 2020 video
Youtube currently has the full program of TV Tokyo’s “King of Gluttony” program in which Miki Sudo, Darron Breeden, Max Suzuki, Angela Sato, Hatsuyo Sugawara and others competed. (I will not post any spoilers until later today). Update Results of the final round are in the comments. Takeru Kobayashi and Nobuyuki Shirota appear as commentators, but do not compete.
update Jan 16 Miki Sudo has posted some Instagram galleries: Part 1 | Part 2
Miki Sudo, Darron Breeden, Max Suzuki, Angela Sato and Takeru Kobayashi appear in a promo video for "King of Gluttony" that will be televised on TV Tokyo on January 12. Kobayashi is not shown eating, so he may not be a competitor. Screen captures:
Max Suzuki ate 451 bowls of noodles in 10 minutes to set a contest record at the all Japan wanko soba championship in Morioka, Japan. The typical contest duration is 15 minutes, but he was given a 5 minute handicap due to being a professional.
2019 Las Vegas Nathan’s qualifier
update Apr 30Max Suzuki has a video
| 1st | 41 | Max Suzuki | |
| 2nd | 25 | Rich “The Locust” LeFevre | |
| 3rd | 21 | Derek Hendrickson | |
| 4th | 16.5 | Doug “Cerebrus” Ecks | |
| 5th | 15 | Ron Koch | |
| 6th | 8.5 | Ryan Dubinsky | |
| 7th | 8 | Dave Ruffalo | |
| 8th | 7 | Luca Spanio |
| 1st | 28 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 2nd | 3 | Jessica Darwin |
Rich Lefevre appeared on Las Vegas Now yesterday.
Previous winners of the Las Vegas qualifier from 2003
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Max Suzuki posted a video of a hot dog training session.
ANIKI channel has a video of Max Suzuki training for the Nathan's finals.
Tokyo Weekender has a interview with Max Suzuki, who says his goal is to be better than Joey Chestnut and Takeru Kobayashi.
Max Suzuki set Nathan’s debut record for 10 minute contests
Here is an updated list of the top debuts in Nathan’s hot dog contests according to information in the eatfeats database. Last month in Las Vegas, Max Suzuki set a record for the top debut in a 10 minute contest, exceeded only by Takeru Kobayashi in 2001, who had two minutes longer. (previous list from 2016)
Palm Beach Happening has an interview with Max Suzuki, who says he was inspired to enter competitive eating by Moeno Azuki. He hopes that Japanese competitive eating can avoid the messiness that some American competitive eaters exhibit.
Max Suzuki has posted a video of his trip to Las Vegas for the Nathan's qualifier which includes a visit to the Heart Attack Grill to attempt the "Octuple Bypass Burger" challenge.
2018 Las Vegas Nathan’s qualifer
update May 8 The Laughing Lion has a video
Results via El Toro periscope (official results)
1) 42.5 Max Suzuki, highest total on 2017-18 circuit so far
2) 25.5 Tom Gilbert
3) 17.75 Ron Koch, final MLE contest
1W) 29 Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco, highest female total on 2017-18 circuit
Tom Gilbert is expected to be the primary threat to Max Suzuki. This will be his first MLE contest since the 2013 Las Vegas Nathan’s qualifer. His total of 31 was the highest non-winning total on the 2012-13 circuit, but he did not receive the wild card spot in the finals which went to Erik Denmark.
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