Road Warrior: Humble Bob wins spaghetti chili
Results from the spaghetti chili eating contest at Kings Island amusement park according to a “Road Warrior” comment:
1st Humble Bob 13.5 lbs $2,500, won 2 out of last 3 vs. Joey and Pat
2nd Joey Chestnut 13.2lbs $1,500
3rd Pat Bertoletti 11lbs $750
4th Gravy Brown 7.25 lbs $250
update The Dayton Daily News has an article about the contest
update #2 Local12 has a contest video
The Middletown Journal has a gallery which includes a picture of a “Gravy Groupie” (See above)
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Road Warrior said
September 1, 2008 @ 3:25 pm
1st Humble Bob 13.5 lbs $2,500
2nd Joey Chestnut 13.2lbs $1,500
3rd pat Bertoletti 11lbs $750
4th Gravy Brown 7.25 lbs $250
Good to have a new dicipline w/ Chili Spaghetti … I think its worth mentioning the 1lb plate were about 8oz spaghetti 6oz chili and 2oz shredded cheese mmmmmmmmmm…….
nacrogyn said
September 1, 2008 @ 5:20 pm
wow bob again
Anonymous said
September 1, 2008 @ 6:11 pm
Bob is greater than God!
WingKong said (Registered December 19, 2006)
September 1, 2008 @ 6:57 pm
nice job all 4 of you.
Anonymous said
September 1, 2008 @ 7:01 pm
Bob and Hall are greater than God. Jesus is Bobs and Halls servants.
Gravy's ex-fan said
September 1, 2008 @ 7:15 pm
Wow. I once had respect for Gravy Brown, but today, before the contest, my brother, my brother, my friend and I were eagerly waiting for it to start. We saw Gravy Brown approach us, so we called out, “Gravy Brown! What’s up?” He made clear eye contact with us, and said in a disgruntled tone of voice, “Shut up, kids.” Needless to say, we were appalled. He had once been our hero, but after today’s incident, he became a villain in our eyes.
Anonymous said
September 1, 2008 @ 7:27 pm
Where is Koby now number 5?
Anonymous said
September 1, 2008 @ 7:45 pm
You are Beaneath Gravy Brown. Who the fuck are you?
Going Postal said
September 1, 2008 @ 9:01 pm
Maybe he thought you rotten kids yelled “Gravy Brown, shut the f..k up!”. If you did, I’m hunting you down, and stuffing your mouths with gravy! Brown gravy, that is. Worship Brown – he is not as great as God, or Jesus, or Bob, or Hall, or Joey, or Pat, or some others, but you should be his servants, you whining eater-disturbing loud-mouthed hard-to-understand-yelling punks!
joseph said
September 1, 2008 @ 9:49 pm
Looks like Gravy Brown’s related to Boone and Menchetti. If you can’t handle it then don’t eat. Unless you’re like those three and just get rude to people that look up to you. As for you (Going Postal) Be a real man and post your name instead of hiding.
johnny5isalive said (Registered June 24, 2008)
September 2, 2008 @ 9:30 am
This was the first pro contest that I had competed in, and it was quite the experience! As an amateur I did not know what to expect but quickly learned that not all things in these competitions are how they seem to be. I was the only amateur to eat more than two pounds of chili-spag, I actually finished 6 pounds and was part way through my 7th at the end of time and noone even came to the end of the table to even acknowledge it. This probably would not have bothered me if I had not been so close too a placing rank and I wasn’t standing there looking at the pounds of spaghetti on the floor surrounding “gravy” and the other top eaters. I would be willing to bet that if I slopped my food all over that I could have knocked gravy to fifth and placed in my first pro event. It doesn’t surprise me though because two days earlier I competed in the amateur chicken wing contest in Buffalo,ny and the same scenario went down. Three guys were in the running, one that used his chicken like chapstick and smeared three pans of wings over his lips while only consuming .80 lbs of meat, myself who ate 2 1/2 pans down to the bone with no debris ,and the eventual winner who worked his way through almost three pounds but got real sloppy at the end of the contest not cleaning barely a bone in his third pan and had atleast a fistful of meat under his chair. The results, the guy who ate the least amount of wings myself was the actual winner (I heard the man in the funny hat ask Booker how the guy with the lowest total had the highest weight, Bookers reply, he cleaned the bones.) but the top place was given to one of the meat flingers because as the man in the funny hat said he couldnt have the person with the lowest total winning and asked Booker to back him up on his decision.(He stated that the meat flinger beat me by .04 of a pound while once again I was standing there looking at a pile of meat on the floor beneath the winner. There was actually so much that he was knocking it out of the treads of his shoe. The moral of my story is when in a pro-sanctioned event act like a fool and make a big sloppy mess because that can be the difference between winning or losing. I would like to add that the pros are all very nice and great competitors, it was nice to see them compete so I can judge my own talent in this sport.
TheIncredibleBulk said
September 2, 2008 @ 10:42 am
johnny… that is quite common for some of the higher ranked eaters to engineer their way through a contests by getting away with eating less as possible by having alot of debri and either hide it in their water cups or underneath plates or even under the table…
North Pole said (Registered April 28, 2008)
September 2, 2008 @ 11:09 am
Johnny5isalive – That is to be expected in an IFOCE contest. Now that you understand thier game, you’ll do better. If you want to be judged on your eating ability, give an AICE event a try. Picnic Style Rules take out the problems that you spoke of.
Anonymous said
September 2, 2008 @ 11:32 am
North Pole, are you a moron? Wings aren’t dunked. Neither is spaghetti. So how would picnic style rules eliminate those problems?
Anonymous said
September 2, 2008 @ 11:35 am
You too, Nic. Are you stupid? You have eaten in 2 contests, and from that you can say what is common and what is not?
Gravy said
September 2, 2008 @ 12:00 pm
“To Gravy’s ex fan”
I did not say “shut up kids.” I said “what’s up fellas.” In a low pitched voice. I would have been a little more vocal but you have to understand that I was suprised you knew who I was. Pat Bertoletti has a real cool joke where he finds random people to come up to you and pretend they recognize you. Then once you embrace their recognition usually you see Pat jump out of a garbage can and starts laughing uncontrollably. I am totally sorry…I saw you guys waving from the stage and thought you were looking at Joey.
“To Johnny5isalive”
That’s totally sucks. Your totals should have been counted. Being a clean eater is very impressive and something that does not go unnoticed. I was extremely sloppy, we all were, but I did make it through 8 and picked up all my extra chili spaghetti and piled it back in to the bowl. The only thing I had left was chili stained water.
Anyhoo, 6.5 is a great number and shows promise. I encourage you to go out and try some more contests. I’m no Joey, Pat or Bob but I thrive on the competition with some of the guys like Denmark Conti and Juliet. Looking forward to a rematch.
-Gravy
North Pole said (Registered April 28, 2008)
September 2, 2008 @ 12:40 pm
Who said anything about dunking? I was talking about having a bunch of debris and that counts as being eaten. Weigh the food before you start, and when you are done, pick up all the debris and put that back into the leftover food. Wings should be the same way. If his claimis true that he had the highest weight eaten but the winner was someone else that didn’t clean the bones, doesn’t this show a problem? I think these contest should be about ability to eat, not ability to cheat. I know I’m not ever going to be on the same level as the folks winning contests, but keep it fair and fun for everyone.
Slick Willie said
September 2, 2008 @ 1:34 pm
That Gravy Groupie has some nice biskets to sop up all that Gravy. Lucky Gravy.
Anonymous said
September 2, 2008 @ 2:22 pm
North Pole, explain to me how to eat a wing “picnic style.” And then explain to me how to eat spaghetti “picnic style.” You argued that “picnic rules” would correct the problems of the wings and spaghetti contests. Tell me how.
Steakbellie said (Registered August 11, 2006)
September 2, 2008 @ 3:26 pm
North Pole,
There’s pretty much just TWO contests the IFOCE sponsors that allows dunking. Nathans and Krystals. I’m sure there may have been a few one-offs that have here and there, but that doesnt seem to be the norm anymore.
You’ll be happy to know they run the contests (including wings) by weight and we’re all expected to clean our area and drop it in the pan. Some people are messier than others, but they are expected to comply the same rules as far as cleanup.
Steakbellie said (Registered August 11, 2006)
September 2, 2008 @ 3:33 pm
Johnny5,
Pretend I am humming BB’s ‘Weigh my shit’ while I write this. I really feel for you on this one. While the IFOCE does a bang-up job of running the contest and congratulating the winners, they are lacking when it comes to weighing and recording the totals of the Table Enders (TM). In your next contest please assert yourself and insist that your totals be weighed….or just go to any contest that Wild Bill is attending.
Congrats, see you out there.
Steakbellie said (Registered August 11, 2006)
September 2, 2008 @ 3:46 pm
Gravy,
After reading this I am wondering if I mis-heard you as well, when you told that story about my sister, a rodeo clown and my three-legged dog.
I am cringing with de-lite at the thought of that Bertoletti joke.
Anonymous said
September 2, 2008 @ 3:48 pm
Instead of using your hands and spilling spaghetti all over the floor one could eat spaghetti “picnic style” by using a fork and spoon (twirling the spaghetti onto the fork using the spoon, the way spaghetti is inteaded to be consumed) thus eliminating spilling spaghetti everywhere!!
johnny5isalive said (Registered June 24, 2008)
September 2, 2008 @ 4:10 pm
Thank you for all of the advice about my post, it is truly appreciated.(gravy, i meant no disrespect when referring to you in my original log, i know you beat me, i was just creating a scenario. i will be after a rematch with you if you are in the La Costena in Chicago Sept.14th.) As far as the controversy between the leagues, I am not experienced enough to make any decision at this time except it seems that ifoce right now is the big leagues and aloce or any other is the minors until they get more sponsors. I want to be in the big leagues and therefore willing to play the game by the rules they have. (besides it looked crazy fun to just go wild and try to drown yourself in chili-spag!!) Since everybody has seemed in a helpful mood, I have one question: What is the key to overcoming what I would call the flavor wall?(not to be confused with the holy crap my capacity is maxed wall) I am guessing alternative liquids, as I noticed that all the big dogs utilized them during competition. Thanks again to everyone that responded.
Erik the Red said (Registered January 9, 2006)
September 2, 2008 @ 4:11 pm
Nice, where can I get a “Gravy Goupie” tank top. Looks like a great practice shirt that would wear my fruit punch stains well. Hopefully we all get a chance to re-match at KSO V, I am not so good at math but by my calculations some good eaters are not going to make the finals unfortunately. It won’t be easy.
TheIncredibleBulk said
September 2, 2008 @ 4:43 pm
“You too, Nic. Are you stupid? You have eaten in 2 contests, and from that you can say what is common and what is not?” yup i can say that because it has happend 100 percent of the time so it is indeed my point of view that is a common occurance… so anon u can eat my ass and in the words of sykobozo… have a nice day!
Gravy's ex-fan said
September 2, 2008 @ 7:07 pm
Gravy:
Apparently we had a miscommunication. After reading your response, I understand the circumstances and it all makes a lot more sense now. I’m glad you aren’t as hostile as you seemed. I am sorry for any misunderstanding
mike landrich said (Registered July 4, 2007)
September 2, 2008 @ 8:29 pm
johnny5isalive
I wasn’t onstage for the amateurs in Buffalo, but your story sounds suspicious. No one cares how many trays you get, the “total” is calculated from the pounds eaten. 2 1/2 trays to the bone would’ve been about 4 pounds of meat. That would put you in the money for the pro show, and we had more time. If you had the same amount of time we had, you would have beaten Sonya, Badlands and Juliet at that pace (actually Juliet had 3.98 pounds, so you might have beaten her even with less time). Amazing performance. No one in the amateurs put on that much of a show, so I think you are either: mistaken, exaggerating or lying. I hope its mistaken.
And then to top it off, you got screwed both times!! If you truly performed that well, you’d be getting a lot of publicity as the “next big thing”. The IFOCE loves up and coming amateurs who can beat established names, it creates publicity.
I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you honestly believe you got screwed. As such here is some sincere advice. Badmouthing Ryan Nerz (the guy in the funny hat) and Badlands Booker is not going to endear you to the IFOCE office or eaters, who respect Ryan and Badlands.
Sorry to sound like I am bashing you. Its not intended that way, but I think you should consider who might be reading your rant.
Tonto said
September 2, 2008 @ 10:49 pm
This has been a tough stretch for Pat Bertoletti. When’s the last contest he won?
Slick Willie said
September 2, 2008 @ 11:50 pm
Slick Willie can’t read…don’t ask im to read.
Anonymous said
September 3, 2008 @ 5:52 am
Mike Landrick, First of all we as amateurs only had pans of wings that started out with two pounds each, by eating two and a half trays i probably consumed somewhere around two pounds of meat total which would have gotten me lost in the crowd of top eaters in the pro comp being that is for eight minutes.The only way I could have reached the total that you have estimated in your head wouldve been to eat the bones too.Secondly my intentions were not to bad mouth Badlands, more of what I would call an appeal.Thirdly, you hit the nail on the head when you said created publicity, the other two eaters did just that, I did not, as a matter of fact they did not even recognize that I finished my second tray until I started to bang on the table and start to get up to get my own third pan. Ryan made the decision that was probably best in this situation, it is just too bad I was turned around paying attention to him while he was weighing the totals and heard his response to my weight which totally took him off guard. I am a clean bone eater and have beaten speedier eaters that were not before and it is always a surprise and not always the popular decision to give the top place to someone that didnt appear to eat the most.Enough said, Im not whining, learned some valuble lessons, threw that second place plaque in the trash, and motivated to do better at my next contest.(LaCostena Feel the Heat in Chicago)
anonymous said
September 3, 2008 @ 8:16 am
anony 5.52 dont bother defending yourself. This dude likes to stick his nose in other peeps biz and if they dare to answer back he comes on like a tough guy threatin to show your face so he could bust you up
North Pole said (Registered April 28, 2008)
September 3, 2008 @ 9:19 am
Ok, let me say this again, I am not the one talking about dunking here. I’m not a fan of dunking, but that is just my opinion. Some of the events like wings had been listed by count in the past, so that caused some of the confusion. There aren’t really many ways to eat wings, so I’ll give you that one. Eating spaghetti with your hands? Come on. What’s next? Someone going to use a knife to cut up the hotdogs before eating them?
If someone wants to be in the IFOCE or AICE, then it is thier choice. Do what you have the best time with. If you’re going to complain about how stuff is done where you are, then go somewhere else. It doesn’t help anyone to have a lot of complaining going on.
Anonymous said
September 3, 2008 @ 9:51 am
Pat yourself on the back, Nic. Don’t ask any questions. That’s not your style. Just go ahead and pat yourself on the back.
Steakbellie said (Registered August 11, 2006)
September 3, 2008 @ 10:06 am
North Pole,
Actually a good point about Wing Count, but I can clear that up. The IFOCE uses weighed trays like we spoke about. Then would use a formula for reporting (Pedestrian Eaters wont be impressed with poundage numbers in Wings) to translate the results into a QTY number. I dont know the number but lets say that they gave you credit for a Wing every .5oz of wing meat you ate.
Wing Bowl uses a Wing Count, but thats not controlled by the IFOCE or even the laws of Mathematics for that matter.
TheIncredibleBulk said
September 3, 2008 @ 10:19 am
anon.. u are a coward grow a pair and stop posting under a anonymous name…. that is the only bad thing about this site is people like u who are too scared to post under a real name for people might find out how much of a douche bag u are
Wild Bill said (Registered September 19, 2006)
September 3, 2008 @ 10:37 am
SB was dead on – traditionally the number that has been used in the past is each wing has 0.5 ounce of meat on it. As Gentleman Joe pointed out, though, wings vary in size (and can be ordered) much the same as shrimp – count per pound. The only good way to determine how much was eaten is to weigh before and after, which only works well when you are eating one type of food in a contest. When eating multiple types of food (like the buffet bowl), with a mix of debris and non-debris food, weighing doesn’t work so well.
anonymous said
September 3, 2008 @ 11:04 am
Wild Bill personally i think the scales in buffalo are bullshit. I will bet you any amt of money that if you re weigh the remains, a second time, the figure you get will change . That is how inaccurate those digital scales are. Subich ate more than 2.1 lbs and BB ate more than 3lbs ok! . BB ate all three chill dogs all the chicken tenders some of the pasta salad and some wings. US male hardly touched his wings had one full chilli dog left over and he was credited with more than BB and Subich???? The wings were like bricks. I have to seriously question your totals. . Brad had practically nothing left in his tray but bones and he finished out of the money? I think its time to replace digital scales with old fashioned supermarket scales.
Anonymous said
September 3, 2008 @ 11:08 am
Assessment: Nic is not very intelligent, but he’s arrogant, so he doesn’t know when he’s being stupid.
Nic, I can make that comment and be confident that it’s accurate because I’ve read MANY of your comments here on this site. If you’d only written two (2) comments, I wouldn’t have formed an opinion about you yet because I would know that two comments isn’t enough from which to draw a reliable conclusion.
Also, I’m not a coward, just as you are neither “incredible,” nor particularly bulky. You’re just a little out of shape.
anonymous said
September 3, 2008 @ 11:42 am
anony 11:08 must be Rhonda. I knew she couldn’t resist
TheIncredibleBulk said
September 3, 2008 @ 11:50 am
not arrogant at all…. intelligent umm i got a 33 on my act while in highschool so u may be a lil off base there also… out of shape definatly but that isnt really my fault … but your argument i do understand and comprehend and yea fair enough i definatly know where you coming from and yea ill agree that 2 contests prolly isnt enough to have a solid opinion on it… and the bulk its a reference to my out of shapeness btw
Anonymous said
September 3, 2008 @ 12:39 pm
Is that damned Rhonda really back? I hate her.
Luther
Anonymous said
September 3, 2008 @ 1:00 pm
I knew a standardized test score was forthcoming. Predictable.
Calm said
September 3, 2008 @ 1:22 pm
Who cares? You all lost bad 7th,8th, 157th it just doesn’t matter. Every time certain people eat, they spend the next two weeks telling us about their 6th through 23rd place finish. The only ones that care are them! I’ll give you a clue,you were in this contest, Broadway at Beach, a couple Nathan’s things, and every time, there’s disputes on who ate what…calm down, and just do better next time
Calm my ass said
September 3, 2008 @ 1:52 pm
Calm when the word gets out that these so called 7 lb eaters are taking some illegal shit to make them great eaters , the 2 to 3 lb eaters will look like stars in the eyes of the CHEATERS. Let’s get down to reality . Maybe those 7th 8th and 157th are the honest eaters that dont mess around with what Brad S describes as ROIDS!
TheIncredibleBulk said
September 3, 2008 @ 2:33 pm
seriously drop it…
mike landrich said (Registered July 4, 2007)
September 3, 2008 @ 3:58 pm
Johny5isalive
I apologize for sounding like I was bashing you. You had the balls to ID yourself (if by placing and not real name) so you deserve some respect, unlike the anonymous posters who will show you support online just to stir the bullshit. Seriously though, these jackasses are just egging you on to see your reaction. Ignore them, even if they agree with you.
If your trays were smaller, it makes your story more believable about the quantity, but I still doubt Ryan screwed you based on the number of trays each competitor had. Miscommunications happen. I still say this is not the forum to discuss it. Next time say something to Ryan right away.
Anonymous said
September 3, 2008 @ 4:26 pm
Can you guys hug? Mike, Johnny? I would like that. It would let me know you’re both okay about things.
Anonymous said
September 3, 2008 @ 5:06 pm
Johny5isalive should have one the hole damed contest. Evry body else cheated.
US MALE said
September 3, 2008 @ 6:44 pm
Hey Asshole (anonymous @ 11:04). Perhaps you were up on stage, which I doubt, but I did eat some of the wings, 2 raw nasty ass chili dogs, the pasta salad and some of the other crap. I did not get credit for more weight then Seiken so learn to fucking read. Seiken did a good job. As for Subich, he will be the first to admit I ate more then him so cut the damn whining. Did it really affect you any way?
Good to see Brad the Lunatic back. He is looking good and ready to eat!
mike landrich said (Registered July 4, 2007)
September 3, 2008 @ 8:31 pm
Anon at 426
I bet you like to watch guys hug (among other things). It reminds you of trips to Grandpa’s when you were a little boy.
mike landrich said (Registered July 4, 2007)
September 5, 2008 @ 7:11 am
Come on ANON at 426. Are you too busy crying and sucking your thumb as you relive the pain of being Grandpa’s favorite to respond.
Anonymous said
September 5, 2008 @ 11:37 am
Watching Mike Landrich interact with anyone on this site is like watching that old Tim Meadows’ sketch in which, as Ike Turner, he beats up “Tina Turner” and then apologizes profusely. It happens over and over again.
anonymous said
September 5, 2008 @ 1:55 pm
Mike Landrich is a bully. One day he will run into someone a little bigger than he is and think twice about shooting off his mouth on this site.
mike landrich said (Registered July 4, 2007)
September 6, 2008 @ 5:38 pm
Anonymous posters 1177 and 155. I am not a bully, I am bluntly honest and don’t have to “think twice about shooting off my mouth on this site”, because I mean what I say and wouldn’t say it behind your back, if I wouldn’t say it to your face. If you don’t know the difference between bully and bluntly honest, its because you are just plain too stupid to comprehend it. If I make an error, I apologize. I could hide behind anonymity and just post shit, but that is the spineless pussy thing to do, as you well know. You guys shoot off your mouths and no one knows who you are, so you feel safe. Anyone that is offended by me and IDs himself/herself is welcome to talk to me about it, and the conversation would even be civil. But you little turds can hide in your parents’ basements and know you are safe, because you lack the intestinal fortitude to use your names. Have mommy pat her little boy or girl on the head and tell you are special you are.