Mental Floss has a list of 17 competitive eating secrets from Yasir Salem.
Gold Curry in Bangkok, Thailand reports that Nela Zisser finished the 2kg curry challenge in 8:37.
MLE top 50 updated, top 8 1/2 women
A commenter noticed the MLE top 50 has been updated (the top 4 is unchanged. The new top 12:
- Matt Stonie
- Joey Chestnut
- Miki Sudo
- Tim Janus
- Adrian Morgan +1
- Sonya Thomas -1
- Michelle Lesco +1
- Juliet Lee +1
- Erik Denmark -2
- Geoffrey Esper +2
- Yasir Salem -1
- Giden Oji +3
Matt Cohen appears to be the only new entrant at #30. Jeff Butler was dropped from position #26.
The top 8 is now half female.
update A commenter noticed Marcos Owens was reinserted at #19. Matt Bonanno was removed.
Mediaite reports that John Oliver suggested pie eating contests as a test for screening Syrian refugees in yesterday's episode of Last Week Tonight on HBO. (That might not be 100% effective, since ISIS held an ice cream eating contest in Aleppo, Syria in 2013).
Matt Stonie's most recent defeat came at last year's Foxwoods turkey eating contest on November 22, 2014, so his winning streak now exceeds 365 days. This is the longest undefeated period in IFOCE/MLE since Takeru Kobayashi in 2001-2007. If Matt Stonie misses the shrimp cocktail contest in Indianapolis next month (he has not been listed as a competitor) he will have an undefeated 2015 (assuming no contests are added to the schedule).
Matt Stonie ate 71 ribs in 5 minutes to set a MLE record at Homestead Speeeway in south Florida. update Nov 24 Press release | Matt Stonie interview
Miami.eater.com reports that Joshua Woodward, former owner of 8 Oz. Burger Bar, is expected to be sentenced to nine years in prison after pleading no contest to charges of attempted murder for attempting to induce a miscarriage of his former mistress in 2009. The restaurant held an 8 pound burger challenge.
Miki Sudo upsets Joey Chestnut at Foxwoods Turkey
update Videos: snapchat | Doug Schwartz
Update The Norwich Bulletin has an article and gallery
Official results Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4
| 1st | 8.8 | Miki Sudo | 1st win vs Chestnut or Stonie since 2013 |
| 2nd | 8.4 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | 2nd non-Stonie loss of year (Morgan @ Native Wings) |
| 3rd | 5.7 | Geoffrey Esper | |
| 4th | 5.4 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco | |
| 5th | 5.2 | Gideon Oji | |
| 6th | 5 | Yasir Salem | |
| 7th | 4.8 | Juan “more bite” Rodriguez | |
| 8th | 4.6 | Eric “Badlands” Booker | |
| 9th | 4.3 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas | |
| 10th | 3.2 | Daniella Gioia | |
| 11th | 2.8 | William “Wild Bill” Myers | |
| 12th | 2.4 | Crazy Legs Conti | |
| 13th | 1.2 | Brian Woodard | |
| 14th | 1 | DJ Douglas |
update Adam Benson reports that Miki Sudo has upset Joey Chestnut
Joey Chestnut appeared on Fox 61 yesterday and said he had a upcoming lobster eating contest which has yet to be added to the MLE calendar.
Winners of previous IFOCE/MLE turkey contests
| 2014 Nov 22 | 1st | 9.35 | 10 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | Foxwoods World Turkey-Eating Championship | Mashantucket, CT |
| 2011 Nov 22 | 1st | 5.25 | 10 min | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas | Wild Turkey 81 Eating World Championship | Manhattan, NY |
| 2007 Oct 10 | 1st | 6.91 | 8 min | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | MLE Chowdown – whole turkeys | Las Vegas, NV |
| 2006 Nov 22 | 1st | 4.8 | 12 min | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | Axia 3 Thanksgiving Invitational | Manhattan, NY |
| 2005 Nov 23 | 1st | 4.19 | 12 min | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas | GoldenPalace.com Thanksgiving Invitational | Manhattan, NY |
Patch.com has a selection of Chicago DJ Erich "Mancow" Meuller's yelp.com reviews. He offered the following commentary on Taco in a Bag: "Open late for meth cookers, drunks, potheads and wild eyed insomniacs like myself.â€
In a recent video, Yuka Kinoshita ate 5 one pound steak meals from Steak Gusto. She claims the total weight of her feast was 6kg (13.2 pounds).
NBC Philadelphia has an article about Dave "US Male" Goldstein running the Philadelphia Marathon on Sunday. During the race, he will push his disabled son Josh in a wheelchair.
Michael Jenkins announces that Nathan Figueroa won the first prize of $500 in tonight's meatball eating contest at Fork and Balls in Fort Lauderdale.
The Kitchn has a list of Miki Sudo's advice for Thankgiving eating.
“Furious” Pete announces Stay Hungry book
“Furious” Pete Czerwinksi announces Stay Hungry, a book that will be available on November 30 with the following description:
Stay Hungry follows Furious Pete on his journey from extreme childhood anorexia to a successful career as a competitive eater and YouTube celebrity. You’ll get a first hand look at the gluttony, manipulation, and hilarious antics of the competitive eating world. And, hopefully, you’ll learn a few life lessons along the way
I think Pete is the third competitive eater to have written a book after Natsuko “Gal” Sone and Indonesian Mariska Tracy.
Vice.com has an interview with Nela Zisser, who says she is studying artificial intelligence in college and that Matt Stonie is her competitive eating hero. More Nela Zisser coverage: Daily Mail article about latest video where she faced off against Singaporean Zermatt Neo in a gyoza challenge | video of appearance on Australian Morning Show | Brazilian article | Velvet Style article in Italian | El Correo article in Spanish | Sina.com.cn article in English
The Norwich Bulletin has an interview with Joey Chestnut about defending his turkey title Saturday at Foxwoods Casino. He is hoping for a 2016 comeback after a "rough year" and thinks competing against women is "unfair" since their bodies are built for expansion. Joey also offered six tips to Gear Patrol in maximizing Thanksgiving food consumption.
Matt Stanton reports that he and Kirk Lower were the first pair to finish the two meter pizza challenge at Criniti's in Sydney.
Pho Viet has a blog entry about the challenge at Pho Garden in San Francisco. Joey Chestnut has finished the challenge in 15 minutes, which is not the overall record of 13 minutes. There have been about 3000 attempts with a success rate of 7%.
The Weekender has a report on Dave "The Termite" Wood's victory in the national Bar Louie Rock the Tot tater tot eating contest last month. His total of 4 pounds 2 ounces will be recognized as a Guinness World Record even though Molly Schuyler ate 6 pounds in 2013.
Things in Squares wrote a cartoon about a fifty pound burger challenge.
Marlon / mwn1986 reports he ate 55,506 calories in the day after he competed in the Sugars Classic bodybuilding contest. His breakfast contained 32,587 calories.
Fork and Balls in Fort Lauderdale will hold a meatball eating contest on November 19 awarding $500 to the winner.
This is the 60th anniversary of the Eating Contest episode of Sgt. Bilko. Fred Gwynne, who would play Herman Munster in The Munsters, guest starred as "The Stomach".
Matt Stonie reports that he will attempt to set the five minute rib eating record at Homestead Miami Speedway next weekend, which explains why he is not doing the Foxwoods turkey eating contest.
Molly Schuyler threepeats Bierhaus Brats
The top 4 in today’s bratwurst eating contest at Bierhaus in Manhattan.
| 1st | 50 | Molly Schuyler | contest record |
| 2nd | 27 | “Notorious” Bob Shoudt | All Pro Eating debut |
| 3rd | 24 | David “Tiger Wings and Things” Brunelli | |
| 4th | 22 | Wayne “wayneywonder” Algenio | |
| 5th | 21.5 | Carmen Cincotti | |
| 6th | 16 | Mike Deitz | |
| 7th | 14 | Patrick “Lumberjack” Taylor | |
| 8th | 3 | Gina Allero |
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