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Sonya Thomas confirms for JAX qualifier
The Krystal Square Off blog confirms that Sonya Thomas will compete in the Jacksonville qualifier on Labor Day and the twitter page is seeking input on questions to be asked in Sonya Thomas’ and Hall Hunt’s podcast interviews.
A gallery of the Chattanooga qualifier is also available.
Sonya Thomas undefeated streak in qualifiers
According to the eatfeats database, Sonya Thomas is 12-0 in all qualifier contests in her career: (list of results is available after the jump)
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Krystal Square Off blog started
A blog has been started on the Krystal Square Off website at http://krystalsquareoff.com/blog/. The two most recent posts are about Sonya Thomas’ absence from the Chattanooga qualifier and Humble Bob’s hope to break the triple digit mark. The blog mentions a rumor that Sonya might compete in the Jacksonville qualifier Labor Day weekend.
A Krystal Square Off twitter page has also been set up at http://twitter.com/ksquareoff
update A podcast interview with Bob Shoudt is now available on the blog.
Happy Birthday Sonya Thomas
According to the birthday in Eat This Book, today is Sonya Thomas’ 41st birthday.
Sonya Thomas Washington Post chat transcript
The Freakonomics blog entry about competitive eating has a link to a transcript of a chat session by Sonya Thomas. The chat was conducted by the Washington Post on July 3.
Link Buffet #2: July 3, 2008
- Video of a Joey Chestnut training session for Time Magazine (link fixed)
- Video of a Pat Philbin training session with QVC qualifier footage for TVJersey
- Pictures from the weigh in.
- podcast of Crazy Legs Conti on WFAN this morning
- Interview with Joey Chestnut’s mother
- Pat Bertoletti profile in The Regional News
- Dave “U. S. Male” Goldstein article wins a prize
- History of competitive eating by Time Magazine
- Sonya Thomas is one fan’s favorite
- Nathan’s odds by covers.com – article thinks contest will be 12 minutes
- Fox News video of Atlanta bacon contest (from Paul Barlow)
- Juris Shibayama comments on the Wall Street Journal blog
Link Buffet: June 30, 2008
- Jill Stoler has a belated birthday tribute to Pat Bertoletti
- Poll about biggest eating baseball players: (1st Babe Ruth 2nd John Kruk 3rd Tommy LaSorda)
- Sonya has a commentary about the Nathan’s finals
- Furious Pete is seeking a dining partner for his attempt at the Zeus Burger at the Clinton Station Diner July 5.
- Kobyashi reports he is now in New York City
- Tomoko Miyake has an autograph signing session for her new book
Sonya Thomas interview in Marie Claire
The website for Marie Claire magazine has a brief interview with Sonya Thomas.
WTKR: Sonya Thomas to do Norfolk qualifier
WTKR has a preview of Saturday’s Nathan’s qualifier at the MacArthur Center in Norfolk, VA which reports that Sonya Thomas is expected to compete. No other entrants are listed. The article says that truncating the qualifier to 10 minutes could work in Sonya’s favor.
Link Buffet: May 21, 2008
- Gallery of Saturday’s contests in Brunswick, GA from Bruce Pobanz
- Sonya Thomas thinks the new 10 minute duration will make it difficult for her to become the first woman to break 40 HDB
- Don Lerman believes “food pervision” companies have stolen his “interlectial propery”
- Article about local competitors at Chicago Nathan’s qualifier
- Preview of the Pittsburgh Nathan’s qualifier. Brian Subich is the only listed expected entrant
- Milia Mahfoud, the only female entrant, won a pancake eating contest at the Kingsburg Swedish Heritage Festival.
- Humble Bob has some pictures of the gyro contest on his home page
- Skinnyboy had a drunk fan while he attempted a hot dog challenge
- Article about Crazy Legs Conti in the Monterey Herald
- Calendar lists New Orleans Nathan’s qualifier on June 4 (a Wednesday) at Metairie
- Jamie of Hungry Sisters will be an assistant for Hog Happenin in Lincolnton, NC, which will have some eating contests
- $175 burger containing gold flakes
- Video of pizza eating contest from G.L.O.W. wrestling between Matilda the Hun and Mount Fiji
Sweet Corn results from SBTW.com
SonyaTheBlackWidow.com has today’s results from the the Sweet Corn Festival in West Palm Beach, Florida:
1. Sonya Thomas: 32 1/2 ears
2. Joe Larue: 31 (or 31 1/2)
3. Crazy Legs Conti: 30
4. Hall Hunt: 28
? Justin Mih
? Billy Perry Jr
update PalmBeachPost.com has an article about the contest.
update #2 Sun Sentinel also has an article
update #3 Hall Hunt has a blog entry about the contest with pictures of his finished ears of corn and of the ears of another top 3 eater and UPI has an article
Sonya on new rankings and 2008 Nathan’s
Sonya has updated her FAQ with her thoughts on the new IFOCE rankings released yesterday. She concludes her commentary with an announcement that she will compete in the 2008 Nathan’s circuit and expects to be the first woman to break the 40 HDB mark.
Sonya Thomas in Forbes.com
Forbes.com has a series about champions. Sonya Thomas is featured in the section about champions of more obscure disciplines:
“I can eat a lot, but I know when I’m getting full in competition,” Thomas says, “and that’s when it becomes a mental challenge. It’s about focus. When the food is stuck in your chest, you can’t eat a lot and you might be sick. You need the will to win and the mental strength to concentrate on your esophagus, swallowing and pushing the food into the bottom of your stomach.”
Standing in the wings as history unfolds, eating boss Richard Shea has a unique vantage point.
“People have lost faith in superstar athletes,” Shea says. “They’re celebrities now. When people cheer Sonya Thomas, they do so because she is not Tom Brady. She is not A-Rod. She isn’t even Stephon Marbury. She is a regular gal like themselves–a gal who can eat 46 dozen oysters–and that resonates.”
Link Buffet: January 30, 2008
Krystal Square Off finalists offer advice on how to eat as much as possible in as short a period of time as possible in USAToday.com
The Hollywood Reporter on Super Bowl halftime viewing options
Giant sushi roll eating contest for teams of Japanese female college students
Blog entry & gallery by recent Quick Chek sub winner
Picture of Sonya Thomas & fan at Washington Capitals game
NY Daily News on Brooklyn vegan wing eating contest
Andrew “Skinnyboy” Lane attempts 7 pound breakfast burrito challenge (Female burrito finishers receive free food for life)
Don “Moses” Lerman is upset about not being named a jalapeno judge
Krystal Super Bowl photo contest
Sonya Thomas judges contest at Capitals game
AOL fanhouse has a report and gallery from a hot dog contest held in honor of Dollar Dog Night at yesterday’s Washington Capitals game in which students from several area colleges competed. Virginia Tech student Alex Malycke won a pair of Southwest Airline tickets by eating 7 hot dogs in 3 minutes. Sonya Thomas served as judge and also performed a one minute exhibition.
The Washington Post DC Sports Bog and On Frozen Blog also have reports about the contest (thumbnails above are from On Frozen Blog). On Frozen Blog also has a video of Sonya’s exhibition. Sonya’s moratorium on dunking food in water was not in place during the exhibition.
The owner of the Capitals, Ted Leonsis, is also an executive at AOL, which probably helped in the contest receiving the publicity it did.
In other news about the NHL’s Southeast division, if the Nathan’s qualifiers start at a Florida Panthers game in March as they have the previous two years, we are about a month and a half away from the beginning of that series.
update A longer video is available on youtube which begins with an interview with Sonya.
Sonya Thomas interview & 2004 Thanksgiving videos
The Major League Eating youtube page has been updated with two segments from the Tour de Gorge programs produced for HDNet. George Shea interviews Sonya Thomas before a meatball contest. Brian Seiken makes an appearance in the interview to discuss his dream about Sonya and Dale Boone. There is also footage from the 2004 Thanksgiving Invitational won by Badlands Booker in which Cookie Jarvis, “Hungry” Charles Hardy, Tim Janus, Don “Moses” Lerman, Brian Seiken, Dale Boone and others competed.
English lesson based on Sonya Thomas article
An English lesson (PDF) for which the reading assignment is an article about Sonya Thomas’ victory in the Baltimore crabcake contest last year can be viewed online.
Nathan’s finals are CNN writer’s most memorable moment
Betsy Hunter, a writer for CNN’s Prime News, lists her most memorable moment of 2007:
July Fourth: The Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest. There was no better place to watch than the Prime News Loft. Takeru “The Tsunami” Kobayashi’s stunning “reversal” (for the uninitiated, he threw up in his mouth) and Joey “Jaws” Chestnut’s 66-dog triumph was some of the most exciting live TV I’ve ever seen. Kurt boiled us our own hot dogs on a none-too-safe-looking hot plate, and what made it on TV was absolutely priceless. I’d always been against competitive eating, but as of that day, I’m a believer. I even have a favorite pro eater now: Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas, the 100-pound wonder
Sonya Thomas’ tips in Sydney Morning Herald
In an column in the Sydney Morning Herald, Sonya Thomas offers some advice on the best way to eat a lot this holiday season. The column also recommends the video of Sonya’s victory in the 2005 turkey contest.
Sonya to limit contests allowing dunking
Sonya Thomas has updated her “A Peek Inside the Web” column which announces she will cut back on competing in contests allowing dunking like Nathan’s and the Krystal Square Off:
Does this mean that I will never compete in another contest where dunking is allowed? No, as everything has an exception once in awhile. But it does mean that I will participate in far fewer events where dunking is permitted. I can only praise those few in the world who have mastered that technique and put up astronomical numbers (i.e. 60+ Nathan’s Hot Dogs and Buns, 95+ Krystal Burgers, etc.)
My fans need not worry, however. The vast majority of foods are still wide open for me in competition — lobster, shrimp, clams, oysters, pasta, beans, soup, turkey, ham, ribs, meatballs, peppers, chicken wings, sushi, and rice, along with various fruits, vegetables, many sweets, and sometimes pizza. (I could go on.)
Sonya Thomas interview in Arlington Connection
Sonya Thomas did an interview for the Arlington Connection last month. Apparently she has changed her diet from one big daily meal from Burger King:
AC: How have you managed to stay so thin over the course of your competitive eating career? Is it just genetics or is there a trick that you use to keep the weight off?
ST: I am very active on my job and I’m on the treadmill several times a week. I’m also lucky to have a very, very high metabolism. I actually need to eat well over 3,000 calories each day just to maintain my current weight of 100 pounds. However, I’m no junk food junky. The food I eat is very healthy with lots of fruits, veggies, and protein, and very little fat.
Sonya Thomas tribute video
(From bb.coms Bits & Pieces) Brian Seiken’s “Black Pearl” video is no longer the only Sonya Thomas tribute video on youtube. Duke 618 has created and uploaded a video called “Gurgitator” to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5nLKrKefhY
Sonya Thomas named one of the Immigrants of the Week
Immigration Daily has named Sonya Thomas one of 5 immigrants of the week. The other four honorees are former Intel CEO Andy Grove, founder of Borland (maker of Turbo Pascal) Phillipe Kahn, Issac Larian, who created of the Bratz line of dolls and chess grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura.
Sonya commits to Krystal finals
SBTW.com reports that Sonya will be able able to attend the Krystal finals Sunday:
I didn’t want to mention this again until I was absolutely certain, but I have been able to come up with a work around regarding my full time job, so that I will be able to compete at the Krystal Finals in Chattanooga, TN this Sunday, 28 Oct 07, which will be televised live on ESPN at 2:30 PM EST. As such, I am thoroughly excited, except for the fact that the World Champ, Takeru Kobayashi, will be unable to defend his title, due to the equivalent of arthritis in his jaw. (I hope he recovers in the next few months, because that’s no fun.)
“Forthcoming” news from STBW.com
Sonya Thomas’ website is now back up. Her news page makes no mention of an absence from the Krystal finals and only says that information will be “Forthcoming”
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