Latest results in database (All results)
"Battle of the Buffets" a 2003 event recorded in Las Vegas televised on the Travel Channel has been uploaded to youtube. Competitors include Eric "Badlands" Booker, Rich and Carlene LeFevre and Ed "Cookie" Jarvis.
jackhirons posted a painting of Rich LeFevre competing in the 2006 Wing Bowl on his Instagram.
Rich Lefevre appeared on 8 News Now to promote Saturday's Nathan's qualifier at the NYNY Hotel & Casino. The hosts did not seemm to be aware that he had already qualified for the finals. (facebook video).
The appearance of Rich and Carlene LeFevre on tonight's episode of
Little Big Shots: Forever Young can be viewed on youtube.
Sports Illustrated has a profile of Rich and Carlene LeFevre. The article describes Rich's personal music rankings which contains 3,500 songs. The couple will appear on Little Big Shots: Forever Young on NBC on July 19 at 8 PM. update a promo video for the episode is available.
2017 Las Vegas Nathan’s qualifier
update Apr 29 Full contest video
update Apr 25 The Las Vegas Sun has a gallery
update Apr 23 Las Vegas Review Journal has a contest writeup reporting Rich LeFevre reversed after the contest
Results
1) Rich LeFevre 30
2) Ryan Biuko 15
3) Doug Ecks 12.5
4) Brian Hochheim 9
1W) Michelle Lesco 29, personal best
If these are all the competitors, 5 might be an all time low for a qualifier field size
Fox5 had a promo contest yesterday
Previous winners of the Las Vegas qualifier
2016 Nathan’s Las Vegas qualifier
update Apr 26 Las Vegas Sun has a report listing Michelle Lesco’s hometown as Las Vegas.
update Review Journal has an article KTNV has a video
Official results part 1 | part 2
Men
1) Rich LeFevre 30
2) Erik Denmark 29.75, takes wild card lead, Thinks contest should have gone to overtime
3) Steve Hendry 27
4) Josh Miller 24.5
5) Justin Mih 20
6T) Adam Brickman 9
6T) Erick Wyrowski 9
8) Adrian Padilla 6
Women
1) Michelle Lesco 28
2) Carlene LeFevre 12.5, takes wild card lead
3) Lesley Ryder 6.5
DQ) Barbara LaBarge
Rich LeFevre and Barbara LaBarge appeared on KTNV yesterday.
Amarillo.com reports Molly Schuyler will attempt to eat 3 72 ounce steak challenge meals at the Big Texan in Amarillo, TX on April 19. She will face four teams of two, one of which will be Rich and Carlene LeFevre. Molly ate 2 72 ounce steaks in under 15 minutes in May 2014. update www.bigtexanevents.com and a press release have more info. Molly will win $5000 if she finishes all three in under an hour.
Las Vegas Weekly has a profile of Miki Sudo in which she recounts her absence from the women's Nathan's finals last year. Rich LeFevre also makes an appearance.
Rich LeFevre and "El Toro" finished the 48 ounce prime rib challenge at Jerry's Nugget in Las Vegas on its launch date yesterday.
Carlene LeFevre ends 9 year hiatus to win women’s Vegas qualifier, Pablo Martinez takes men’s
update April 27 VegasNews Vegas24Seven and HauteLiving have articles with galleries. The Las Vegas Sun has a gallery
El Toro has a video of the women’s qualifier
The winners have been announced
Men
1) Pablo Martinez 26
2) Rich LeFevre 25 – takes wild card lead (Nathan Biller 2nd w/18)
Women
1) Carlene LeFevre 13 – first MLE contest since 2005, qualifies for Coney for 4th time (1st as winner of female division)
2) Mary Bowers 9 – takes wild card lead
3) Laura Heywood 6 wore hot dog hat
The qualifier has started. Some reports say the contest has been held at the New York New York Hotel & Casino for 17 years, which would probably make it the second longest running event on the MLE calendar after the Nathan’s finals. (Rich Shea said it has been held for 10 years in his interview.)
Rich LeFevre ate 51 donuts in 20 minutes to win an eating contest held at Zappos in Las Vegas. (via Miki Sudo)Â (picture)
Eat Me Las Vegas has a picture of Rich LeFevre at Wind City Beefs n Pizza. The caption says he ate over 7 pounds of food at that restaurant.
Ditlo has a gallery of Miki Sudo at the 2013 Hooters Wing finals in Clearwater, FL with several behind the scenes pictures. There is also an interview section where she claims that the LeFevres are the most inspiring competitive eaters.
Brian Seiken has uploaded the Travel Channel's Battle of the Buffets program from 2002 where competitors including Rich & Carlene LeFevre, Ed "Cookie" Jarvis and "Badlands" Booker chowed down on a variety of foods at the Aladdin in Las Vegas.
Brian Seiken has uploaded Gut Busters in Alaska which starred Crazy Legs Conti, Charles Hardy and Dale Boone. Videos of The LeFevres appearance on the Jay Leno Show along with Eric "Badlands" Booker on the Jimmy Kimmel Show are also available.
Rich LeFevre was one of two competitors in the August 4 Village Pub rib eating qualifier to advance to the finals on August 25.
The Las Vegas Review Journal covered Rich LeFevre becoming the first person to finish the eight pound burger challenge at The Pub in the Monte Carlo in an article about southern Nevada eating challenges. The article mentions Naader Reda's completion of the 12 pound nacho challenge at Cabo Wabo, but does not give his name.
The Las Vegas Sun has a preview of tomorrow's Nathan's qualifier containing quotes from Rich LeFevre, who will not be competing in the contest.
Youtube has a clip from "Party at the Palms" (recorded 2005) on E! of Rich LeFevre competing in a pizza eating contest against a team of two men. Carlene LeFevre appears but does not participate in the contest.
WLOCE announces it has signed Rich LeFevre.
Tom Gilbert wins Las Vegas spaghetti contest
Naader Reda has the top 5 (Part 1 | Part 2) in today’s spaghetti eating contest awarding $1000 in Las Vegas:
1) Tom Gilbert 11 lbs 6 oz, 7 minutes
2) Stephanie Torres 10 lbs 5 oz
3) Rich LeFevre 8 lbs 1 oz
4) Juan Rodriguez 7 lbs 12 oz
5) Naader Reda 6 lbs 1 oz, competed in pie contest earlier in the day
El Toro has emailed that Rich LeFevre has been prohibited from ordering Chicken Bonz' all-you-can-eat wings for $12.95. They have a sign saying that only Joey Chestnut and Kobayashi are not allowed to order AYCE wings.
The Ellis Island Casino twitter has the top 3 of tonight's hot dog eating contest: 1) Tom Gilbert 2) Johnnie Excel 3) Rich LeFevre
Rich and Carlene LeFevre officially announce their retirement from competitive eating in a Las Vegas Review Journal article.
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