The current set of choices for the first batch of end of decade polls is listed after the jump. Please make any suggestions you think should be added in the post comments.

Top Male Competitive Eater (already started)
Joey Chestnut
Takeru Kobayashi
Nobuyuki “the Giant” Shirota

Top Female Competitive Eater
Natsuko “Gal” Sone
Hatsuyo “the Witch Sugawara”
Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas

Top Multi-year contest
Food Battle Club
Gluttonous “King/Queen” (TV Tokyo)
Krystal Square Off
Nathan’s
Wing Bowl

Top year-specific contest
Nathan’s (2001)
The Glutton Bowl 2001 (televised 2002)
Wing Bowl 13 (2005)
The US Open of Competitive Eating (2005)
Nathan’s (2006)
Nathan’s (2007)
AICE vs. Japan (2008)
Nathan’s (2008)

Top Rookie Year
Takeru Kobayashi (2001)
Sonya Thomas (2003)
Tim “Eater X” Janus (2004)
Joey Chestnut (2005)
“Furious” Pete Czerwinski (2008)
Ben Monson (2009)

Overall Peak Year – Males
Takeru Kobayashi 2001
Nobuyuki “The Giant” Shirota 2002
Takeru Kobayashi 2005
Takeru Kobayashi 2006
Joey Chestnut 2007
Joey Chestnut 2008

Overall Peak Year – Females
Takako Akasaka 2000
Sonya Thomas 2004
Sonya Thomas 2005
Natsuko “Gal” Sone 2007
Hatsuyo “the Witch” Sugawara 2008
Sonya Thomas 2009

Top Male Eating Challenge Performer
Pat Bertoletti
Joey Chestnut
“Furious” Pete Czerwinski
Tim Janus
Takeru Kobayashi
Rich LeFevre

Top Female Eating Challenge Performer (multiple documented challenges are needed)
Elizabeth Canady
Carlene LeFevre
Sonya Thomas
Lori Weiss

Top Eating Challenge Restaurant
Acme Oyster House, New Orleans, LA
Big Mama’s & Papa’s Pizza, Los Angeles, CA
Big Texan Steak Ranch, Amarillo, TX
Clinton Station Diner, Clinton, NJ
Denny’s Beer Barrel Pub, Clearfield PA
Heart Attack Grill, Phoenix AZ
Iguana’s Tacqueria, San Jose, CA
J & R’s Steak House, Long Island, NY
Jack & Grill, Denver CO
Kooky Canuck, Memphis, TN
Pointer’s Pizza, St. Louis, MO
Rockford Corner Bar, Rockford (Grand Rapids), MI

Top Single (Publicized) Contest / Challenge eater – men
Alix Friedman, broke 24 year old record at Jim’s (cheese) Steaks in Philadelphia, 2001
Andy Hille, Hardy’s Thickburgers winner St. Louis, MO, 2004
Brett Barna, Zyng noodles winnger Columbus, OH 2004
Matt Aleen, AICE frog legs winner, Madison, WI, 2007

Top Single (Publicized) Contest / Challenge eater – women
Marie Chang, runner up Reno chili, 2003
Molly Cary, runner up Milwaukee corned beef, 2004
Kate Stelnick, first finisher of Denny’s Beer Barrel 96er, 2005
Balinda Gould, broke 23 year old record at Rockford Corner Bar, 2005

Top Exhibition / Stunt
Ken Domon, 1.5 liters of water in under 5 seconds, Food Battle Club 2001 or 2002
Takeru Kobayashi hot dog contest vs Bear on Fox’s Man vs. Beast 2003?
Sonya Thomas 65 hard boiled eggs in 6:40, 2003
Crazy Legs Conti, “popcorn sarcophagus”, 2004
Anandita Dutta Tamuly, 60 bhut jolokia peppers in 2 minutes, 2007
3 MLE eaters vs. elephant, 2009

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