Joey Chestnut wins Martorano’s Masters Meatballs
Rich Shea reports Joey Chestnut won the Martorato’s Masters Meatballs contest in Las Vegas today and Pat Bertoletti was the runner up.
A caption on Robin Leach’s twitpic page mentions that Joey ate over 6 lbs and Sonya (place not listed) ate 5.5 lbs.
update Poker News Daily reports that Chestnut beat Bertoletti by one meatball and Phil Hellmuth was a no show.
update 2 The IFOCE facebook has full results
1) Joey Chestnut 50
2) Pat Bertoletti 49
3) Sonya Thomas 42
4) Ben Monson 38 (rookie, top 10 eater according to Sonya Thomas)
5) Eric “Badlands” 33.5
6) Rich LeFevre 33
7) Ron Koch 30
8) Damon Wells (rookie) 28
9) Ryan McKillop 23
10) Jason Erb 20
11) “El Toro” Jimenez 16
12) Angelica Bridges (model) 10
update #3 harrahs.com has a blog entry about the contest (from sroeben)
update #4 Daily Fiasco and PR Newswire have contest reports.
update #5 CBS has a video and Las Vegas Weekly has a gallery
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Anonymous said
November 8, 2009 @ 3:55 pm
Joey WON!!!!!!!!!
Anonymous said
November 8, 2009 @ 3:55 pm
Joey wins! Bert 2nd
Pat From Moonachie said (Registered December 10, 2005)
November 8, 2009 @ 4:36 pm
Where did Ernie finish?? ;P
Anonymous said
November 8, 2009 @ 4:39 pm
How many meatballs did they eat?
Anonymous said
November 8, 2009 @ 4:53 pm
Low totals. They must have been tuff to eat.
anonymous said
November 8, 2009 @ 5:13 pm
In the interview Joey claims to have never eaten meatballs. He competed in 2006 in atlantic city. These meatballs looked gigantic compared to the ones at carmines three years ago
Anonymous said
November 8, 2009 @ 5:41 pm
Its nice of Sonya to tout Ben Monson.
Big Sexy said
November 8, 2009 @ 6:27 pm
I’m now a Ben Monson believer. It’s gonna be great to see where he goes. The sky is the limit with him. Great showing Ben!
sroeben said (Registered November 9, 2009)
November 8, 2009 @ 7:50 pm
This event was a blast! You might like some pics and more info. about the event at the Rio. http://lasvegasblog.harrahs.com/las-vegas-restaurant/its-meatball-feuled-pandemonium-at-rio-las-vegas/
anonymous said
November 8, 2009 @ 8:01 pm
You cannot find one bad looking thing about angelica bridges if you tried. I would have creditd her with 10 more balls just for showing up. She is beautiful. According to the pictures it says she ate 6 instead of 10 which means that toro must have ate 12 instead of 16
Rhonda Evans said
November 9, 2009 @ 8:05 am
Alicia is a beautiful young lady. That El Toro surrounds himself with nice looking ladies. I love his pic w/ Alicia on Robin Leach’s Twitpic page.
Congratulations to Joey on a hard-fought win. Looks like Pat is back. Apparently, given those totals, the meatballs were of a consistency that made them more difficult to eat than Tropicana meatballs in past events.
As such, even if Notorious B.O.B had been there, I doubt he would have topped the top two. I don’t think he’s quite as good as Joey and Pat with foods that are chewy or tough.
spraymucus said (Registered July 1, 2009)
November 9, 2009 @ 10:12 am
The event was a blast, it was a pleasure finally getting to meet Pat, Sonya, Rich, Eric, Ron, El Toro and Jason… Everybody was cool and down to earth!
Congrats Ron, you’re a better eater then you’re ranking shows.
The meatballs tasted great but were a challenge to get down, still this is the best I’ve been to in my short 3 contest career!
Anonymous said
November 9, 2009 @ 3:07 pm
y didnt they use there hands? thought only utensls meant hands if you wnt to
Mega Munch said
November 9, 2009 @ 4:56 pm
Yeah, I noticed that in the Harrah’s blog entry. All the eaters had to use forks. Weird. I’m surprised there weren’t people stabbing themselves in the face in the first few frenzied minutes. As for why they instituted the fork rule, I’m guessing it came from the sponsor because the meatballs were covered in tomato sauce and they didn’t want the eaters to look like they’d just slaughtered a cow by the end of the contest.
Mega Munch said
November 9, 2009 @ 4:57 pm
OJ – What other contests have there been that required eaters to use proper eating utensils?
Liz said
November 9, 2009 @ 5:17 pm
Ah, meatballs. Good memories! Sounds like a super close race–must have been heart-pounding.
Laura said
November 9, 2009 @ 5:26 pm
They had to use forks with Chili Cheese Fries on the Queen Mary in 2007.
KevinRoss said
November 9, 2009 @ 5:42 pm
I wish more contests, for those food that one normally eats with a utensil, should require use of them. For example, chili spaghetti was perfectly easy to pick up with a fork and shovel into the mouth quickly. I didn’t understand remotely why everyone used their hands beyond just wanting to make a giant sloppy mess. Or like the garlicky greens. . .this is no offense or insinuation to davekos because he’s my friend and a really honest eater, but I don’t quite see the point of using hands for a food like greens either. It is easy to eat that kind of food with a big spoon. In fact, eating with hands seems really hard since it is a sticky, watery food and not really that easy to pick up without it getting stuck everywhere and getting all over the place. Maybe eating with hands makes people get into the spirit more and eat with more intensity or something. But I personally think its gross and I try to eat with a utensil whenever the food is not a finger food. I kinda think most audience members and fans would prefer this too, with the exception of those that are coming for the “hey look at those freaks” value.
BTW, mega. . .contests that come to mind that require utensils. . .oysters, queen mary chili fries, grits. . .
ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)
November 9, 2009 @ 6:02 pm
Forks were used in the spaghetti round of the 2005 US Open of Competitive eating
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apFOmuYkFQE
Ron Koch said
November 9, 2009 @ 6:46 pm
To spraymucas,You did very good and eaters like you will be the future of MLE..
ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)
November 9, 2009 @ 7:14 pm
Congratulations on your engagement Ron.
The Locust competed? said
November 9, 2009 @ 9:27 pm
I thought Rich had gone into retirement. Good to see him competing.
Ron Koch said
November 10, 2009 @ 3:19 am
Thank you ojrifkin. It was absolutly a great day in all respects.I ate 30 meatballs..Saw Pat ,Joey ,Ben, Sonya and of course Booker who treated my friends with respect..It was a reunion of the Brotherhood…They gave me the strength I needed to do the deed. To my friends thank you again……
Anonymous said
November 10, 2009 @ 8:18 am
there was an icecream contest in ny wher you had to use a spoon, right don lerman?
Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)
November 10, 2009 @ 9:44 am
If Married w/ Children was still filming I’m sure Al would like to see Alicia in “Big ‘Uns,” and he’d then use that mental image in giving Peg the best 30 seconds of her life!.
Anonymous said
November 10, 2009 @ 11:43 am
Those meatballs looked very similar to those eaten at Bartolini’s AICE contest.
WingKong said (Registered December 19, 2006)
November 10, 2009 @ 11:49 am
MM, chopsticks at Ramen noodles was required…
beautifulbrian said
November 10, 2009 @ 11:56 am
Kong i hope you dont hold that list against me when i see you on sat. It wasnt meant to hurt anyone or to distance myself from the other eaters.The last thing i need is confrontations especially before a great event like this one. . We are here to have fun. I just felt it was something that needed to be addressed. As far as im concerned its water under the bridge. In the past there was one unnamed individual that didnt care if he made a scene before a contest and i thought that showed no class whatsoever. May the best man win. Congrag on your engagement Ron. I was curious if you proposed to your GF as the undertaker or optic nerve
beautifulbrian said
November 10, 2009 @ 2:39 pm
This is an excellent changeover that OJ Rifkin has incorporated. I can just imagine how many negative comments about me tried to make their way into the blog but to their surprise were rejected. . Especially that sneaky c- sucker that frequentoly left those snide remarks like “Brian is posting negative comments and responding to himself” or “The few that go to Brians site feel sorry for him” Whoever the f you are and i know but i wont reveal, I hope you get the psyciatric counseling you sorely need and hope that others dont have to be subjected to your cowardly yet pathetic life. Hopefully one day you will be man enough to reveal yourself to me in person so we can shake hands and then i can spit directly into your face and then ask if you still feel sorry for me.
Jim Reeves said (Registered May 19, 2006)
November 10, 2009 @ 2:55 pm
84 lumber baked beans was a spoon contest and you couldn’t lift the container off the table.
Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)
November 10, 2009 @ 3:18 pm
I applaud that move OJ. That should also lighten your own workload.
That won’t solve the problem by itself, as at least a couple of the very posters that complain about others making trouble bring it upon themselves.
But again, good move! Thanks so much!
Rhonda Evans said (Registered March 6, 2008)
November 10, 2009 @ 3:25 pm
That’s right Jim. I didn’t even think about that one.
I’d like to see some contests whereby each contestant had to use a utensil(s-if chopsticks) of his/her own choosing. I think that would be neat and it would require more strategy.
nunonabun2 said (Registered November 10, 2009)
November 10, 2009 @ 3:58 pm
Brain that is just nasty.
WingKong said (Registered December 19, 2006)
November 10, 2009 @ 4:32 pm
Brian nothing personal but I could honestly careless what list you or anyone else for that matter has me on or not on for that matter…I’ve been on more shit list in my life than I care to mention. If you think you need to address me about something then we can discuss it after the contest. As far as the contest itself goes, I’m there to put up a good number for me and hope it gets me somewhere around the top 3 or 4, the last thing I’m worried about is you or anyone else before hand, that is my mental preparation time. I have no intention on discussing or argueing over who is Dr. Noodle or whatever someone is using to draw attention to themselves with…
As far as spitting on someone, I hope for your own sake you have the right person…That could get real ugly…Real quick
Jim Reeves said (Registered May 19, 2006)
November 10, 2009 @ 5:49 pm
Zyng Asian Noodles 2004 was a fork contest. First year I was doing halfway decent. Went to Columbus, OH as the presumptive favorite. Kevin Carr was in the lead, but suffered a reversal (Big Time!) Thought I had it. Took my foot off the gas. Lost to an 18 year old kid off the street by 1.5 ounces. This is the contest that Beautiful Brian and I had a blowup over. He was supposed to go but had to cancel. Later reported on his website he would have kicked our butts if there. I got pissed and threatened to kick his butt. We later kissed and made up (metaphorically). We’ve been cool since.
This is the only sanctioned contest my little brother, Ed, ever competed in. He was really struggling with the pace, so he stopped half way to smoke a cigarrette. He actually does have two impressive CE victories (of sorts). After moving to St.Louis about 10 years ago, he got into Bike Racing. He’s the 2-time winner of the “Tour De Donut.” It’s a 30 mile bike race with donut stops at 10 and 20 miles. You get 5 minutes off your time for each donut you eat on the course. He ate 32 donuts the second time he won, and finished with a negative time. You can find video from local TV on the internet. He’s the one smoking a cigarette and drinking a beer after the contest.
beautifulbrian said
November 10, 2009 @ 8:14 pm
People i used to associate with did far worse things than spit on their enemies good thing i broke ties years ago or i would be dead or nearing tje third decade of a prison semtence
beautifulbrian said
November 10, 2009 @ 8:43 pm
Jim is correct my behavior back then was idiotic and uncalled for I was ranked 16 at the time and having my best year but i would even admit i didnt deserve to be ranked that high, What happened was the sheas were going to fly me to ohio for the contest ryan was the emcee and he was nervous being that it was only his second contest, They wanted me to fly out the next morning the day after i was to defend my carmegie pickle title, 4am flight with two changeovers and a purse of
200 bucks? i dont think so,’ They never offered to fly .me anywhere ever again
SPBBBMBBB said
November 11, 2009 @ 7:36 am
Congrats to Ron…I hope she is as well-dressed as you!
WingKong said (Registered December 19, 2006)
November 11, 2009 @ 9:05 am
Clams…We had to use a fork at clams this year in Long Island…
Party! said
November 13, 2009 @ 10:31 pm
Deep Dish is too much interested in partying. Nothing wrong with that, of course, but it seems to me that if Pat just dedicated himself to CE, he would have been number one now. Without the alcohol, Pat would be unbeatable.
Anonymous said
November 14, 2009 @ 3:39 pm
Maybe its not being unbeatable that sent Pat to the bottle.
Anonymous said
November 18, 2009 @ 8:13 pm
Pt should have one the contest on a DQ..If you watch the first two minutes of the contest on the espn video you clairly see Joey using his hand to shove the meatball back in his mouth..Come on Pat , say something
Anonymous said
November 18, 2009 @ 10:41 pm
Its about time someone finally exposed Joey, Thank you…..