Oxy.com has an interview with Miki Sudo about her victory in the Lewisville, TX tamale eating contest.
A picture autographed by Joey Chestnut is currently available on amazon.com as a lightning deal for $11.99. 94% of the pictures have been sold as of 12:37 pm eastern. (via Matt DeMougin)
MLE head to head results Nov, 27 2015
Here are the head to head results for people with 2 or more MLE contests over the past 365 days. Matt Stonie is the first person with a 100% winning percentage since Kobayashi in 2007.
| 1 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie (M St) | 100% | 103-0 |
| 2 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut (J Ch) | 95.8% | 184-8 |
| 3 | Tim “Eater X” Janus (T Ja) | 88% | 22-3 |
| 4 | Miki Sudo (M Su) | 80.9% | 137-32-1 |
| 5 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan (A Mo) | 79.8% | 74-18-2 |
| 6 | Geoffrey Esper (G Es) | 76.9% | 40-12 |
| 7 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco (M Le) | 72.5% | 93-35-1 |
| 8 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas (S Th) | 68.9% | 56-25-1 |
| 9 | Yasir Salem (Y Sa) | 64.6% | 88-48-1 |
| 10 | Gideon Oji (G Oj) | 59% | 62-43-1 |
WWE has compiled a playlist of its competitive eating videos.
This is That, a CBC Radio program, produced a segment about Camp Odoon, "the world's number one training facility for those who consider themselves to be 'food athletes.'". The show describes itself as "a current affairs program that doesn't just talk about the issues, it fabricates them".
Very good news from "Furious" Pete Czerwinski: he has received the results from his radiation therapy sessions and has been found to be cancer free.
WTOP has Thanksgiving eating advice from Joey Chestnut, who turns 32 today.
George Shea has posted the field for the December 5 St. Elmo's shrimp eating contest in Indianapolis: Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Yasir Salem, Steve Hendry, Gideon Oji, Matthew Raible, Andrew Kogutkiewicz and Tracy Goode. If Matt Stonie misses the contest, that will keep his winning streak alive into 2016.
Century 21 produced a video starring Geoffrey Esper claiming his eating speed is similar to the realtors proficiency in selling houses.
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.
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