Upcoming eating contests
(All New York eating challenges and contests in database)
BLU Bar & Grill in Rochester, NY will award $500 to the person with the fastest finishing time for its burger challenge over a six month period.
Joey Chestnut, Jeff Butler, Ronnie Hartman and Crazy Legs Conti are listed as expected entrants in the chicken spiedie eating contest at Tioga Downs in Nichols, NY on July 26.
230 Fifth bunless hot dog contest
update A contest video is available
A 230 Fifth in Manhattan today, Takeru Kobayashi ate 113 bunless hot dogs in 10 minutes today.
Results via Johnny Excel:
1) Takeru Kobayashi 113 (or 112)
2) Pat Bertoletti 85 (or 87)
3) Jamie McDonald 77
4) Tim Brown 45
5) Wayne Algenio 35
6) Johnnie Excel 28
Molly Schuyler was also present. I am not sure if she competed.
update July 5 Miscellaneous Kobayashi links
- Freakonomics podcast about Takeru Kobayashi
- MSNBC live interview of Takeru Kobayashi and Pat Bertoletti
- Vice.com report about a training session with Takeru Kobayashi
2014 men’s Nathans finals
Official Top 3 (Full results – July 8)
1) Joey Chestnut 61 8th victory in a row, proposed to Neslie Ricasa before contest
2) Matt Stonie 56
3) Tim Janus 44
4T) Brian Dudzinski 34
4T) Erik Denmark 34
6) Juan Rodriguez 32
7) Adrian Morgan 29
8) Marcos Owens 26
9) Badlands Booker 25
10) Yasir Salem 19.75
11) Aaron Osthoff 19.5
12) Pablo Martinez 17
13) Ronnie Hartman, 14
14T) Sean Gordon, 10
14T) Sgt. Horacio Chanyau, 10
16) Colin Shirlow 3
Jeff Butler missed the contest due to a cancelled flight
Post contest coverage
- ESPN.com article
- Daily Beast contest report
- Brooklyn Paper article and gallery
- Rick Telander of the Chicago Sun Times calls MLE eaters “professional bulimics” and claims he witness much backstage vomiting when he attended a Nathan’s finals
- Guardian.com article
- Video of Sport Science segment about competitive eating seen during Nathan’s broadcast
- Village Voice gallery and animated GIF of Joey Chestnut eating 61 hot dogs
- Bleacher Report claims Matt Stonie is “ushering in a new era of competitive eating”
- Broadway World gallery
- Seacoast Online article about Matt Stonie
- Juan Rodriguez gallery – 32 hot dogs
- Aaron Osthoff article – 20 hot dogs
- Pablo Martinez article – 17 hot dogs
- Ronnie Hartman article – no total
- Crazy Legs Conti poem based on “The Night Before Christmas”
The men’s Nathan’s contest will be live at noon eastern on ESPNews and ESPN3.com. It will be rerun on ESPN2 at 2pm eastern. If the France / Germany World Cup game goes to overtime / penalty kicks, it will cut into that program. The contest will also be rerun at 6pm eastern today and July 5 and 6.
Matt Stonie has defeated Joey Chestnut in two of their last three matchups. He has also posted a training session video where he ate 66 hot dogs; if he can replicate that today, he could threatens Joey Chestnut’s Nathan’s streak.
Pre contest coverage
- Joey Chestnut
The Atlantic asks if Joey Chestnut is the most dominant athlete of all time
Joey Chestnut gives a minute by minute contest report to the Hollywood Reporter
Appearance on Vice.com’s “Fat Jew Show” about Joey Chestnut’s bathroom experiences
Esquire.com graphic about 27,6000 calories in 69 hot dogs - Matt Stonie
SeaCoastOnline of New Hampshire calls Matt Stonie a local - The Daily Mail calls Matt Stonie “The World’s Youngest Competitive Eater”
- Erik Denmark
Appearance on the Jason Smith show - Colin Shirlow
Dubbelin.com article about addition to finals field
2014 women’s Nathan’s finals
Results Official top 3
Larell Marie has the top 6 (Full Results – July 8)
1) Miki Sudo 34 – ends 11 year streak for Sonya as top Coney Island woman
2) Sonya Thomas 27.75 – lowest July 4 total since 2003 debut
3) Michelle Lesco 27
4) Juliet Lee 23.5
5) Meredith Boxberger 18
6) Larell Marie 14
7) Carlene LeFevre 11
8) Neslie Ricasa 10
9) Mary Bowers, 9
10) Marlene Wigginton, 8.5
11) Nicole Pulig, 7.5
12) Nicole Rodriguez, 7
13) Val Bromann 3
Post Contest Coverage
- Asahi.com calls Miki Sudo a Japanese woman.
- USA Today report on women’s contest
- Cardboard Shell has a facebook gallery
- Broadway World gallery
Sonya Thomas offers congratulations to Miki Sudo on her web page.
A brief recap of the Sonya Thomas vs. Miki Sudo rivalry:
- From her IFOCE / MLE debut in June 2013 to April 2013, Sonya thomas maintained a winning streak against other female competiitve eaters for 118 months.
- After success in local Las Vegas eating contests and challenges, Miki Sudo debuted in Major League Eating at the 2013 Las Vegas qualifier. Her total of 40 hot dogs was the best ever for a Nathan’s debut in a 10 minute contest (and best overall since Kobayashi’s first USA contest in 2001)
- About a week before the 2013 Nathan’s finals, it is announced Miki Sudo will not compete. A Las Vegas Weekly interview from last month has more on her withdrawal.
- With Miki Sudo not competing in the 2013 women’s Nathan’s finals, Sonya Thomas wins the female competition for the third year in a row (and maintains an 11 year streak where she is the top performing woman on July 4).
- In subsequent contests, Miki Sudo would have success against Sonya Thomas, starting a winning streak which is currently at 8 competitions.
- In December 2013, Miki Sudo (#4) would be ranked ahead of Sonya Thomas (#5), ending a decade where she was the top woman in the IFOCE/MLE rankings
- Last month, Miki Sudo qualified for the Nathan’s finals. Her total of 40 hot dogs matched her amount from last year and made her the only woman to hit 40+ in the past 23 months. She is currently in New York City and will try to surpass that amount.
- According to MJP, Miki Sudo has gone from being an +120 underdog to a -150 favorite in online sports casinos.
Contest coverage roundup
- General
Val Bromann, who is also competing in the contest, has a contest preview
USA Today says the women’s contest might have the best drama - Sonya Thomas
WSJ.com video
Bloomberg.com video
Fiscal Times article
Washington.CBSLocal.com article - Miki Sudo
Mental Floss article
Agence France Press article claims Miki Sudo could dominate. (Miki claims a 10 contest streak vs. Sonya; it appears to be actually 8) - Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco
Interview with Womens Health Mag
WGN TV interview - Mary Bowers
Dana Point Times article
Guardian Angel founder Curtis Sliwa, third place finisher in the 1996 Nathan's finals, is calling for investigation of PED usage in competitive eating on his facebook. (Red Angel Dragnet, a song about the Guardian Angels by The Clash)
The Village Voice reports that Professor Thom's will hold a Nathan's after party tomorrow at 7 pm. Joey Chestnut is expected to attend.
A press release announces that the hot dogs eaten in Takeru Kobayashi's July 4 contest at 230 Fifth in Manhattan will lack buns. The contest is incorrectly billed as the first bunless hot dog eating competition; a bunless hot dog eating contest won by Lynda Kuerth was held in Philadelphia in 1977.
Pix11 reports Molly Schuyler ate 5.5 pounds of brains in 8 minutes to win an eating contest held at Zombie Night before tonight's Brooklyn Cyclone game. Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown appear in the video segment.
The Facebook for the NYC Zombie Crawl announces that Molly Schuyler will be competing in the Coney Island Brain Bash before tomorrow's Brooklyn Cyclones game. Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown will MC.
Tropical Storm Arthur could form from a low pressure system near Florida and impact the east coast of the United States later this week. There is currently a 60% chance of rain for New York City July 4. (Predicted high 76, predicted low 65).
Flashback: Brigit Felden (2nd from right) of Cologne, West Germany is the first non-American to win the Nathan's finals in 1984 (9.5 hot dogs in 10 mminutes). She is also the last female winner of the pre-2011 unified-gender contest.
Pat Bertoletti and Tim Brown will be competing in a brain eating contest before the July 2 Coney Island Cyclones game.
A press release announces the field for the "Hot Dog Insanity" eating contest to be held July 4 at 230 Fifth Rooftop Bar in Manhattan: Takeru Kobayashi, Pat Bertoletti, Tim Brown, Wayne Algenio, Johnnie Excel, Jesse Kankula.
The New York Post reports that investigators have expanded a probe of payments from the forfeiture fund by former Brooklyn DA Charles Hynes to recipients other than Mortimer Matz, co-founder of Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest. An anonymous source claims "God only knows what else came out of that accountâ€.
Takeru Kobayashi will be participating in an event titled "Hot Dog Insanity" in New York City on July 4. No other details are listed.
Will Millender has the top 3 in todays Long Island Hot Dog Eating contest at Rudi's in Patchogue, NY: 1) Jamie McDonald 28 in 10 minutes 2) Wayne Algenio 3) Will Millender.
The "Battle of the Big Eaters! World Championships" recorded last month in New York City will be televised on TV Tokyo this weekend. A team of Molly Schuyler, Dave Brunelli, Tom Gilbert and Stephanie Torres will face off against a Japanese quartet consisting of Takuya Yakamoto, Ayari Sato, Tomoko Miyake and Hitomi Sato. Teams representing Germany and Thailand will also compete. (clip) (via All Pro Eating Facebook).
The New York Post reports that federal investigators have joined the probe of the relationship between former Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes and Mortimer Matz, co-founder of Nathan's hot dog eating contest who allegedly received $1.1 million from state funds (and chauffeuring by government employees) for serving as Hynes' political consultant. The New York Times claims that federal charges could result in a prison term for up to 10 years for Hynes; possible penalties for Matz are not listed.
2014 Jackie Robinson Rotunda Nathan’s qualifer
update June 16 Mets.MLB.com has a video
1) Tim Janus 28.5 – reentered contest
2) Brian Dudzinski 26
3T) Bill Myers 17
3T) Brian Seiken 17
1W Larell Marie Mele 14
Tim Janus has withdrawn from today’s Nathan’s qualfier in Queens, leaving the men’s favorites Crazy Legs Conti, Brian Dudzinski and Bill Myers. Larell Marie Mele headlines the women’s field.
On Milwaukee has an article about Molly Schuyler, who recently ate 162 sushi pieces to win a contest in New York City, which was probably for the "Battle of the Big Eaters" contest produced for Japanese TV.
The New York Daily News reports that Mortimer Matz, co-founder of Nathan's hot dog eating contest in 1972, has been subpoenaed as part of a probe of former Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes, who allegedly paid Matz' firm over a million dollars from state asset forfeiture funds from 2003 to 2013.
TWCNews.com reports that Nicky Colligan won yesterday's wing eating contest at Jeremiah's Tavern in Rochester, NY. Her prize was a trip for two to Las Vegas.
Mortimer Matz in grand larceny investigation
update June 4 The Jewish Week reports that one service Matz did provide is suggest a press conference after the DA’s office declined to pursue a pedophilia case with an Orthodox Jewish defendant. Matz’ partner in Matz, Blancato and Associates: Robert Blancato says that he never received any of the state funds and claims that Matz was essentially a figurehead who had no significant role at the firm since before 2003.
The New York Times has an article about former Nathan’s Famous promoter Mortimer Matz, whose public relations firm allegedly received more than $200,000 of NY State funds from former Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes in 2012 and 2013. The money was originally acquired by confiscating the assets of people convicted of drug crimes and intended for law enforcement purposes. The payment could result in grand larceny charges for Hynes for misuse of government funds. From 2003 to 2013, Matz’ firm received a total of $1.1 from the DA’s office for “public relations and community servicesâ€. ( Gothamist | NY Daily News | NY Times)
In 2010 Matz admitted fabricating the 1916 origin story for Nathan’s Famous hot dog eating contest. In the same interview, he ironically offers the advice: “Morty Matz always tells the truth”.
Allegations about Matz in the New York City Department of Investigation’s Findings on Charles J. Hynes follow:
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Will Millender has the top 3 at today's pizza eating contest at Rocco's Pizza in Brooklyn: 1) Jamie McDonald 29 slices 2) Dave Brunelli 26 slices 3) Will Millender 13 slices
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