Michelle “Cardboard Shell” category

"Cardboard Shell" has a gallery of her tour of Japanese military bases with Adrian Morgan and Crazy Legs Conti.
Crazy Legs Conti has an interview with Michelle "Cardboard Shell" Lesco in the Huffington Post about participating in the tour of Navy bases. In an event on Okinawa, she ate 20 hot dogs in 5 minutes.
Crazy Legs Conti has two new Huffington Post blog entries (Aug 14 | Aug 15) about competing in eating contests at Navy bases in Japan with Michelle Lesco and Adrian Morgan.
The Tailgate Fan blog has an interview with Michelle "Cardboard Shell" Lesco. update July 18 Tucson.com also has an interview

2014 Chicago Nathan’s qualifier

update June 3 WGN has a podcast of an interview with Michelle Lesco ChicagoNow calls for a Chicago style hot dog eating contest

update June 2 Val Bromann has a contest report

update #2 The Daily Herald has a contest report where George Shea incorrectly claims Michelle Lesco set the Nathan’s Illinois record; Patrick Vandam ate 31 hot dogs in Matteson in 2008.

update Juan Rodriguez has the winners & runners up

Men
1) Badlands Booker 27.5 HDB
2) Yasir Salem 26
? Thomas Coats Jr. 10

Women
1) Michelle Lesco 28.5
2) Niki Rodriguez 10, new women’s wild card leader
? Val Bromann 4
Siblings Juan (31 HDB) and Nikki (10) Rodriguez are currently the wild card co-leaders.

Yasir Salem and Val Bromann appeared on NBC Chicago this morning.

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Michelle "Cardboard Shell" Lesco is the guest on Brian Seiken's second podcast.

2014 Pork in the Park Wing War

update May 19 Rake & Herald has a contest report Part 1 | Part 2

gons041 has a video

update May 14 Crazy Legs Conti has a contest report for the Huffington Post

update May 13 Rebecca Tully has a video of the amateur contest Brian Seiken has a video of the professional competition and the weighing

update May 12 Kyle Hanner won the amateur contest with 58 wings in 5 minutes. Defending amateur champion Lauren Smith was 3rd w/44.

update DelMarvaNow has an article

Results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

1) Joey Chestnut 220 wings
2) Adrian Morgan 186 wings
3) Michelle Lesco 166 wings
4) Miki Sudo 164 wings,first loss to another woman
5) Tim Janus 144
6) Sonya Thomas 142
7) Juliet Lee 133
8) Marcos Owens 127
9) Steve Hendry 123
10) Yasir Salem 97
11) Bill Myers 87
12) Crazy Legs Conti 68
13) Brian Seiken 59

Kyle Hanner reports that Joey Chestnut won with 220 wings.

In last year’s contest the winner of the 6 minute amateur contest, Lauren Smith ate almost as many wings (69) as the last place professional, Crazy Legs Conti, despite the 12 minute duration of that event.

In honor of Mother’s Day, the new poll asks who you think is the top mother in competitive eating history.

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For her 30th birthday, Michelle "Cardboard Shell" Lesco is raising money for clean water projects.

Miki Sudo wins Buffalo Wing championship, Joey Chestnut no-shows

update Sept 5 Crazy Legs Conti has posted part 2

update Sept 3 Crazy Legs Conti has a blog entry focusing on his pre-contest activities
Jkozela has a video
Article about Michelle Lesco finishing 2nd
Dutch articles: Volksrant | WTF.nl Serbian article

update Sept 2 BuffaloNews.com has a blog entry about Joey Chestnut’s absence, which reports that he did not appear to be ill Saturday night.

Winging it TV has an interview with Miki Sudo

WGRZ has a video and Buffalo News has an article and gallery ODV Vicious has a video of the stadium screen.

Joey Chestnut says he had a sore throat and fever. YNN has an article. Ghostline Entertainment recorded videos on UStream

The top 8
1 6.7 lb / 178 wings Miki Sudo
2 4.6 Michelle Lesco
3 4.32 Sonya Thomas
4 3.5 Yasir Salem
5 3.44 Jim Reeves
6 3.06 Badlands Booker
7 3 Steve Hendry
8 2.5 Mike Landrich

Miki Sudo has won the contest with 178 wings. Sonya Thomas, Michelle Lesco and Miki Sudo are the top three finishers. This is probably the first time all top 3 in a MLE/IFOCE contest have been women (excluding the Nathan’s female divisions).

A female reportedly won the wing eating championship at the Buffalo Wing Festival festival. Joey Chestnut did not compete.

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Miki Sudo has uploaded a video of her entire 10 minute hot dog training session with Michelle Lesco. In her recent online video chat she responded to a question about missing the Nathan's finals (at the 15 minute mark), but did not provide any new specific information. The Ditlo LLC has a new video of Miki Sudo at the Hooter finals.
Miki Sudo has posted a video of a one minute hot dog training session she did with "Cardboard Shell".

Michelle Lesco wins 2013 Hooters Cincinnati qualifier

Results Part 1 | Part 2
1) Michelle Lesco 152 wings
2) Juliet Lee 128
3) Brian Subich 120
4) Andrew Kogutkiewicz 112
5) Corey Fanguy 92
6) Matthew Raible 88
7T) Tracy Goode 84
7T) Sean Mulcahey 84
9) John “Ticket Wizard” 32
10) Jerry Fowler 10

A picture of the stage.

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Miki Sudo upsets Joey Chestnut at 2013 Chicago Ribfest, “Cardboard Shell” 2nd

update June 21 AOL Patch and Cardboard Shell have videos (via Miki Sudo)

update June 10 Rake & Herald, Chicagoist and 60625news have contest reports

Chicago Tribune and
Miki Sudo have galleries

update June 8-2 DNAInfo and Looky Tasty have contest reports.

update June 8 Shar.es has an article and video. Matt Raible is listed as a contest judge and the contest duration is given as 8 minutes.

7:38 The top 4 | rest:
1) Miki Sudo 2.9 lb. (6 minutes, previous year’s contest was 8 minutes)
2) Michelle Lesco 2.62
3) Joey Chestnut 2.56
4) Bob Shoudt 2.31
5) Juan Rodriguez 1.99
6) Andrew Kogutkiewicz 1.56
7) Brett Bernstein 1.17 amateur winner
8) Andrew Skweres 1.16 Chicago Wing Bowl representative
9) Eric Hucke 1.14

update June 8
Winning Ribmania totals

2013 Jun 7 1st 2.9 6 min Miki Sudo Ribfest Chicago’s RIBMANIA Eating Championship Chicago, IL
2012 Jun 8 1st 7.8 8 min Tim “Gravy” Brown Ribfest Chicago’s RIBMANIA Eating Championship Chicago, IL
2011 Jun 10 1st 5.24 8 min Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti Rib Eating Contest Chicago, IL
2010 Jun 11 1st 4.26 8 min Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti Rib Eating Contest Chicago, IL

It appears that before tonight, Sonya Thomas was the only woman to have defeated Joey Chestnut. Miki Sudo and Michelle Lesco have tripled that number.

update 7:16 central Miki Sudo reportedly won the contest. (7:24) Miki’s victory is confirmed, this is the second upset in a row at the Chicago Ribfest after Tim Brown defeated Pat Bertoletti last year.

DNAInfo has a Skype interview with Joey Chestnut.

ChicagoNow and Constant Contact have reports on yesterday’s amateur qualifier won by Brett “The Ravenous Rabbi” Bernstein.

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"Cardboard Shell" is currently doing an "Ask Me Anything" Q & A session on reddit.com about being the first woman to finish ahead of Sonya Thomas in an eating contest.

Eater X wins Foodabluza taco contest, “Cardboard Shell” defeats Sonya

update May 1 Atmore Advance has a contest report (via Rhonda Evans)

update April 29 LiteMix.com has a gallery and video

update April 28 Atmore Advance has a short article

Results | Part 2
1) Tim “Eater X” Janus 20.5 1/2 lb. tacos in 8 minutes
2) Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco 16.5
3) Sonya Thomas 15 (first finish behind another woman in MLE career)
4) Nate Biller 14.5
5) Eric “Badlands” Booker 13
6) Erik “The Red” Denmark 11.5
7) Matthew Raible 11
8) Crazy Legs Conti 8.5
8) Don Potts 8.5
10) Damien Boykin 8

Tim Janus won the Creek Indian taco eating contest at Foodabluza with a total of 20.5 half pound tacos.

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Michelle "Cardboard Shell" Lesco has posted a video where she attempts to eat 30 hot dogs in 10 minutes as part of her Charity Water initiative. With the non-renewal of the Arizona Mills qualifier, she will attempt to qualify in Las Vegas on April 20. update March 26 Michelle has posted a second video
Michelle "Cardboard Shell" Lesco is raising money for Equine Voices Rescue and Sanctuary and will do an on-air mac & cheese contest on KFMA Friday to promote her fundraising. If she raises more than $950, she will post a weekly video of a hot dog training session until she exceeds 31.5 hot dogs in 10 minutes. update March 8 A video of the mac & cheese contest is available.
Michelle "Cardboard Shell" Lesco has uploaded a video of her final training session for Nathan's which includes information about her fundraising project for My Charity Water.
"Cardboard Shell" has a report on the Tempe qualifier. She will resume her fundraising for Charity Water for the Nathan's finals, where her goals will be 27 hot dogs.
"Cardboard Shell" has started a facebook page about her competitive eating career and charity projects.

2012 Nathan’s Arizona Mills qualifier

update #2 East Valley Tribune has a gallery

update Winners have been announced More results (Part 1 | Part 2) Erik Denmark says Damon Wells ate 23.75 HDB.

1) Erik Denmark 30.5
2) Damon Wells 23.75
3) Ron Koch 21
4) Steve Hendry 17.75
5) Kobi Bauer 15
1W) Michelle “Cardboard Shell” 24, probably best women’s qualifier performance except for Sonya & Juliet

Michelle “Cardboard Shell”‘s appearance on KPHO yesterday to promote today’s Nathan’s qualifier at Arizona Mills can be viewed online. Erik Denmark, Damon Wells, Ron Koch, Kobi Bauer, Steve Hendry are also expected to compete. The contest will take place at noon Arizona time (3 pm eastern).

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"Cardboard Shell" answered questions about competitive eating and her Sudanese charity fundraising in reddit.com IAmA session yesterday. update May 19 A video of the contest on KFMA that "Cardboard Shell" competed in is available.
Michelle "Cardboard Shell" will do a hot dog eating contest on KFMA tomorrow morning.
"Cardboard Shell" has a blog entry about how her goal to eat more than 25 hot dogs at the Tempe, AZ Nathan's qualifier ties in with her efforts to raise money for Sudanese charity.
"Cardboard Shell" has uploaded a video of a Nathan's training session which begins with thank yous to the people who have donated to her Sudanese charity fundraiser.
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