Kobayashi wins PIE pizza contest 40 slices to 29
update Aug 23 The Toronto Star has an article
update The Toronto Sun has an article and the Toronto Star has a gallery.
The top 2 in today’s pizza contest at PIE in Barrie, Ontario according to the restaurant’s twitter:
1) Takeru Kobayashi, 40 slices
2) “Furious” Pete Czerwinski, 29 slices
http://twitter.com/SorlieArts/statuses/21859942985: “Kobayashi declared pizza pie eating champ. Furious Pete a close second. Video coming soon to eatmypie.ca”
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Anonymous said
August 22, 2010 @ 5:46 pm
Real close. Actually Pete surprised on the upside. Pete’s a better eater than I thought.
Rob from the UK said
August 22, 2010 @ 5:52 pm
Awesome to see Kobi dominating. Not that Pete gave a poor effort though.
Anonymous said
August 22, 2010 @ 5:58 pm
How is 28 slices close to 40….?
Realist said
August 22, 2010 @ 6:03 pm
That was like a Jaguar racing against an SUV.
Anonymous said
August 22, 2010 @ 6:06 pm
Frank Ferragine was emcee and claims Pete ate just over 25. http://twitter.com/FrankFerragine.
Anonymous said
August 22, 2010 @ 6:13 pm
I think Pete let Koby win, because he felt sorry about him being arrested and everything.
Anonymous said
August 22, 2010 @ 6:13 pm
Real close???? Pete only ate 70% of what Kobayashi ate! 🙂
Punchers chance? said
August 22, 2010 @ 6:33 pm
Close ? He blew him out hands down/Furious Pete is pitiful Kobe 2nd rd KO
NReda said
August 22, 2010 @ 6:38 pm
It’s not a crushing margin exactly, but it is a big difference in percentage-wise consumption. I wonder what this does to the hype surrounding any future showdowns between these guys. I hope this wasn’t the last!
gastroboy said
August 22, 2010 @ 6:50 pm
Can wait to watch the contest. Good job both eaters!
At first sight though, TBH they look like low numbers to me, but i guess i’m not taking into account wheater and maybe the pizzas’ dough style. :S
gastroboy said
August 22, 2010 @ 6:51 pm
Can’t wait to watch the contest. Good job both eaters!
At first sight though, TBH they look like low numbers to me, but i guess i’m not taking into account wheater and maybe the pizzas’ dough style. :S
Anonymous said
August 22, 2010 @ 7:23 pm
Pete did great. Koby did what he’s been doing for the last 8 or 10 years. Great contest. Vet vs Newbie.
Anonymous said
August 22, 2010 @ 7:26 pm
look go figure pete aint nothing he better hang out with cannon,champ,and gjoe the wanna be eaters lol..close not by a fat chance a real pro eater beat a wanna be so dont think yall can compete with the real pro eaters lol..
Kant said (Registered August 22, 2010)
August 22, 2010 @ 8:19 pm
Pete’s still a rookie whereas Kobi has years under his belt. A valiant effort from Pete, from Kobi is still the best eater in the world.
Kant said (Registered August 22, 2010)
August 22, 2010 @ 8:19 pm
Pete’s still a rookie whereas Kobi has years under his belt. A valiant effort from Pete, but*** Kobi is still the best eater in the world.
Fixed.
gastroboy said
August 22, 2010 @ 8:33 pm
pics: http://thestar.blogs.com/photoblog/2010/08/takeru-kobayashi-wins-pizza-eating-contest-over-canadian-furious-pete.html
BTW, each slice of pizza was a quarter of a pizza, so 40 slices make it for 10 pizzas (and 7 for pete) which IMHO put that way gives more of an idea of how much pizza has been eaten that using the number of slices eaten.
Anonymous said
August 22, 2010 @ 8:53 pm
Go match to watch. Kobi was a machine with 40 slices. That’s a 14″ pie cut into 4. Pete got 29 slices.
They were at the same pace for 6 min or so then Pete slowed down. Good show.
What's next? said
August 22, 2010 @ 8:57 pm
Not even close, losing by 12 slices and a food that I’m sure is not one of Kobi’s fortes. HDBs would have been even more embarrassing for Pete. All this proves is what everybody except except his weightlifting buddies already knew — Pete’s mediocre at best. I guess Pete can go back to eating watermelon against amateurs, but his cred his damaged. As for Kobi, what’s he going to do next? Eat against Dale Boone at a state fair? Options for both eaters seem limited now.
Realist said
August 22, 2010 @ 9:17 pm
Yeah Pete’s still a rookie. Look what Koby did his rookie year.
MelC said
August 22, 2010 @ 9:54 pm
The fact that Pete has only been doing this for 3 years is impressive in itself, all you haters. 29-40 IS something to brag about. Kobi’s got 7 more years experience on him, so just imagine what level Pete would be at in the next year or two. He’s only gonna get better! So haters can keep on hating!!!!!
Rob from the UK said
August 22, 2010 @ 10:19 pm
Escorted to the event in an orange Lamborghini, supplied with a special t-shirt different from all the other competitors – seems like Kobayashi got some nice treatment from those guys.
stephanie_wu said (Registered August 17, 2010)
August 22, 2010 @ 10:31 pm
Maybe it’s the photo angle, but to me those don’t look like 14″ pizzas. More like 12″. A 14″ pizza would be like a Domino’s or Pizza hut large. But both eaters did absolutely amazing!
Rob from the UK said (Registered August 23, 2010)
August 22, 2010 @ 11:02 pm
Stephanie – I agree, they look more like 12″. The comment under one photo says they are about 1 pound each.
The Toronto Sun article is a bit of a detriment to Pete where it says he “once ate a 72 oz steak”. Doesn’t he in fact hold the world record?
Anonymous said
August 23, 2010 @ 12:10 am
Pete lost since he said Kobe was going to win, that’s the last thing you say even feeling that you are going to lose.
anonymous said
August 23, 2010 @ 1:14 am
Thank you Koby,now Pete really has something to be furious about.I think Pete against Boone would be a good challange.Koby is in a league of his own
The Honeydipper said
August 23, 2010 @ 1:57 am
Those pies were thin and 12”’ at the best,Hal Shemel or a Phil Liper could have done well, I’m not impressed at all.
Impressive said
August 23, 2010 @ 6:01 am
Pete has been eating pizza for. a lot longer than 3 years.
Rob from the UK said (Registered August 23, 2010)
August 23, 2010 @ 6:58 am
Video is up!
http://vimeo.com/14351005
Mega Munch said
August 23, 2010 @ 8:31 am
NReda has a good point. A blowout win by Koby doesn’t help boost excitement for future Pete vs. Koby showdowns. Someone should have made sure Koby kept it close for the benefit of everyone.
anonymous said
August 23, 2010 @ 9:30 am
i agree with honeydipper. Let the both of them compete at Roccos pizza in ny where they make real pizza 18 inch pies and not that thin crust crap
gastroboy said
August 23, 2010 @ 9:35 am
OJ, the note you added to the database regarding koby “first contest in 11 months” is not correct, as he competed in a shrimp competition in singapure about 3 months ago.
Anonym 12:10 am is right that Pete aproach to the contest was a little derrotist, and that could affect his perfomance but anyway it wouldn’t have make any difference in the final standings right now. His attitude will change for sure as Koby’s halo fades away. That said, the lenght of the contest probably hurt Pete more than his aforementioned aproach. I’d like to see them eat togheter at a shorter contest next time.
And hm… they don’t look like 12′ pizzas to me though they are not perfect regular 14′ pizzas anyway.
Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)
August 23, 2010 @ 10:43 am
Pete did better than I expected, and deserves much credit here.
But as good as Pete is, he is a couple of notches below Koby.
The only person in this world who can rival Koby is Joey Chestnut, and that’s almost exclusively in dunking foods (competitive drinking).
Koby is going to run wild as an independent. He will likely never lose again, unless he’s DQed.
When all is said and done (after Koby has lured enough sponsors away from the IFOCE), MLE will wish they had swallowed their pride (no pun intended) and worked out some less restrictive business rules to keep their best known star.
That’s a rather sad state of affairs for all MLE eaters except Joey, because he’s top-ranked. And if you’re not in the IFOCE top four or five, you’re just chicken-pecking for crumbs.
Anonymous said
August 23, 2010 @ 10:51 am
So so. I’m not impressed. A girlfriend and boyfriend eating in the same contest, obviously for fun, ate 11 and 14 slices each, which is 27.5% and 35% of Kobi’s total. If they pulled off this ratio in a hot dog contest, they would have eaten 18.15 and 23.1 hot dogs and buns, which would be crazy for a couple of first-timers out on a date. It doesn’t seem like Kobayashi gave his best effort. Seems like he mailed it in once it was safe to take it easy.
Anonymous said
August 23, 2010 @ 10:55 am
Get Koby and Pete to the wing bowl!!!!!!
Blizzz said (Registered July 16, 2008)
August 23, 2010 @ 11:15 am
Pete did pretty damn well. That’s a lot of pizza. I think Pete’s main issue is that he hits a wall about 2/3 of the way into most contests where he slows down (understandably). Koby just plows through entire contests without slowing down too much which gives him a serious edge. The guy is really going to be unstoppable as an independent eater.
I would also throw Pat in there as competition for Koby, just not in HDBs… that’s all joey.
Anonymous said
August 23, 2010 @ 11:20 am
Without Koby, even with Joey, MLE really will need to reinvent itself as far as sponsorship is concerned. Without sponsors, there is no competitive eating and no MLE. IFOCE is facing its biggest challenges, no Koby, poor or different economy. Eaters ranked below the top may do well to consider being bigger fish in smaller ponds. The future is up for grabs.
SuperPaulBBBBMBBBarlow said
August 23, 2010 @ 12:25 pm
A “crowd of 100 people watched” says the article…that’s all they could get to show up? I don’t think MLE is too worried
Rob from the UK said (Registered August 23, 2010)
August 23, 2010 @ 12:27 pm
The mentioned boyfriend and girlfriend who competed – I dont think youre giving them enough credit. A girl eating 2 and a quarter 14″ pizzas is way above average i would say. But saying that, I dont think Koby gave it his all… if Joey or Pat were there im sure Koby would have kicked it up a notch or 2, and we would probably be looking at totals of 12 or more pizzas.
I think its one of those things with Kobayashi. He often starts contests at a certain pace and maybe falls behind a couple of the other eaters. But then he finds a new rhythm and takes things to a new level (for example KSO ’09), and that is truly awe inspiring to watch as he gains massive leads over the other eaters. Those are some amazing Kobi moments, and I think he can only push himself that hard when he has the pressure of other great eaters, or a good crowd cheering him on.
gastroboy said
August 23, 2010 @ 12:29 pm
Anonymous @ 10:51 am
1. Could koby have eaten more? If pushed, probably he could have done more.
2. Are that percentages you bring up that weird? In the last rib eating contest Joey Chestnut was in (Jul 11 this year) he broke his old record and settle a new one by eating 9.5 lbs in 12 minutes. A guy called Jeremy williams ate 3.35 lbs (35%) of what Joey ate and another guy ate 2.9 lbs (30.5%) of what Joey ate.
In the Flauta eating contest (6 december last year) there are two eaters that could be considered amateur, but i’m going as low in the list as to find the first person that hadn’t competed in any CE event whatsoever prior to that contest acording to Eatfeats database. Akeem “Scoob” Kellogg ate 25 flautas (38.5% of that of Ben monson, who won by eating 65).
Those are the first two contest i looked at after seeing you statement. I looked up for Joey Chesnut in eatfeats database and picked up the last contest he won, and then clicked in Ben monson and looked for the flauta contest as the gyoze eating championship doesn’t show anything but the top three in that contest.
You can do the math for any other contest, including the recent tako challenge of Joey Chestnut where one of the members of the opposing team ate 10 tacos(37%) and another one did 8 (29.5%)
It’s not your fault not to be impresed, but don’t bring up percentages as if they justified your feelings ;).
Anonymous said
August 23, 2010 @ 1:28 pm
When Koby first ate against Joey he ate 49 HBD while Joey only had 32…now look at Joey. Let’s see how Pete bounces back from this defeat.
Ray said
August 23, 2010 @ 1:48 pm
Good job Kobi and pete.What was the time limit?
observer said
August 23, 2010 @ 2:16 pm
looks like rain may have played a factor in attendance. Also, was Koby sitting during part of this competition? Would like to hear Pete’s thoughts on the contest.
Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)
August 23, 2010 @ 2:17 pm
Timing for MLE was really horrible this weekend, with Joey, their golden boy, losing to amateurs, and Koby, the outcast, easily dusting the best independent eater on the planet … until yesterday.
Said another way, the Krystal Champion’s stock becomes more blue chip, while the mighty mustard yellow belt holder’s stock gets taken out back and shot! (Yes this is overdramatized, but it drives the point home.)
Hey, IFOCE, when you set your champ up with these publicity stunts, make sure you cut him some slack to ensure he wins … ya think? I mean, I’m sure I’m not exactly a pioneer in this logic.
anonymous said
August 23, 2010 @ 2:36 pm
Pete, i think you really blew it this time. Talk about timing you might have waited until your movie got some play before going up against the greatest eater of all time. / What would be the incentive of watching your movie after you got your butt whipped by Kobayashi ? Ok you ate 28 slices which would have annihilated most eaters but your performance was similar to Don Lerman vs Hal Shimmel.
Anonymous said
August 23, 2010 @ 2:44 pm
Point well made Rhonda. How anyone could think that you are anything other than the great Rhonda Evans, a fan, is beyond me. You are certainly not Janus, certainly not Rich Shea, certainly not CLC’s Mom. There is absolutely no logic to linking those names with yours. Who cares about the so called real identity of Rhonda or OJ. Most people do not. Your contributions speak for themselves.
stephanie_wu said (Registered August 17, 2010)
August 23, 2010 @ 3:16 pm
Hey, not to be a party pooper, but how did Kobayashi get into Cananda with his N.Y. charges still technically pending? Canada Immigration does not allow you admission if you are currently having or about to undergo a trial, have not completed your penalty (e.g., still on probation), or are waiting for your charges to be formally dismissed after a certain period of time. This final option applies to Kobayashi, if I am not mistaken. Maybe they were not aware of all the publicity surrounding his case and didn’t check or didn’t have those records available. But I know people with DUI’s or shoplifting charges from 30 years back who were denied admission to Canada recently because of their past transgressions.
Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)
August 23, 2010 @ 3:55 pm
Thanks Anonymous 2:44. That means a lot. (I think I need a tissue …)
anonymous said
August 23, 2010 @ 5:49 pm
Kobe has connections Stef what can i tell you
RJ said (Registered August 28, 2008)
August 23, 2010 @ 11:27 pm
I think the most overlooked and perhaps most important part of the story is that the guy making the pizza’s name was Kris Kross – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN8WeadBW1o
fredrick rotanya said
August 28, 2010 @ 11:57 pm
Kobi is a giant. He can go anywhere.. he can eat anything.. it doesn’t matter if those pizzas were thin or fat –
he ate at his best as he always does. Pete is a great competitor as well; and seems like a really cool person, unlike Chestnut, who has no jam at all, even if he does win. Don’t competitors need personality as well as being a strong athlete? Popularity comes with good personality, no? Kobi has that no matter what he does. Good person, great athlete, personality, and fair.
Pete is the same.. he will go far too.
Go Kobi, GO! I’m excited to see what Kobi will do with his future. He could do anything really.
He should be making the rules and judging.