The new poll asks who do you think has the greatest stomach capacity. On a Food Battle Club from 2001 or 2002, Takeru Kobayashi increased his weight by 26 pounds.
Comments in the Niko Niko's thread not about the gyro eating contest have been moved to this post.
MLE head to head results May 20, 2015
Here is a list of head to head results for people with 2 or more MLE contest results in the past 365 days.
| 1 | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut (J Ch) | 96.5% | 166-6 |
| 2 | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie (M St) | 94% | 110-7 |
| 3 | Tim “Eater X” Janus (T Ja) | 86.4% | 19-3 |
| 4 | Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan (A Mo) | 81.7% | 58-13 |
| 5 | Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas (S Th) | 77.4% | 41-12 |
| 6 | Miki Sudo (M Su) | 66% | 85-42-7 |
| 7 | Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco (M Le) | 65.5% | 76-40 |
| 8 | “The Lovely” Juliet Lee (J Le) | 63.6% | 28-16 |
| 9 | Jeff “The Beast Man” Butler (J Bu) | 61.8% | 34-21 |
| 10 | Marcos “The Monster” Owens (M Ow) | 60.2% | 58-38-2 |
CBSLocal's Tailgate Fan blog has a list of five things to know before entering an eating contest with advice from Meredith Boxberger.
NWITimes.com has an article and video about Pat Bertoletti finishing the 6 pound Italian beef sandwich challenge at Ameristar Casino in East Chicago, IN.
The Denver Outlaws web site has a list of some competitors expected at Sunday's Illegal Pete's burrito eating contest: Joey Chestnut, Miki Sudo, Adrian Morgan and Michelle Lesco.
The Reading (PA) Fightin Phils will hold a "Gluttony Night" event on June 9 where AYCE concessions will be available to fans. A contest will award $500 to the first person to eat all 8 itmes on the AYCE menu. Competitors will need to submit an entry on social media that is tagged with #Fightins.
Australian "JacJak" started his competitive eating career earlier this month (facebook | youtube | instagram). In that time he has attempted 4 Melbourne area burger challenges and set records for all of them. On Friday he finished the 20 patty "Tower of Power" at Cafe 51 in 14:43 (the previous record was 14:43). He will attempt a 6kg (13.2 pound) burger challenge on Saturday.
This weekend's episode of India's Got Talent will have a grass eating contest between a man and a bull.
The Guardian has a blog entry asking if diners' quest for ever increasing spiciness is resulting in damage to their palates.
Whatson.ae has a list of Abu Dhabi eating challenges including Hwy 55's 55 ounce burger eating challenge.
Brokelyn has a report on Saturday's eating contest at the Brooklyn Kolache Co. Wayne Algenio was the winner with a total of 9 kolaches in 10 minutes. (video)
The Daily Mail has an interview with Nela Zisser about the video where she ate the 1kg burrito at Mad Mex in Auckland, NZ in 1:44. More coverage: Telegraph | Mashable | Maxim
WLOCE3 has a video of yesterday's burger eating contest Bangalore, India won by Dale Boone.
The Daily Mail has an article about the 28 inch high 999 burger available at The George in Stockton, England.
2015 Niko Niko gyro’s contest
update May 24 Fire Forks has a video of the whole contest
update May 18 Robb “Pizza Punisher” Zipp has a 32 minute video from the contest.
update Matt Stonie has defended his title with a total of 22.
The top 3 from Miki Sudo Official Results Part 1 | Part 2
1) Matt Stonie 22
2) Joey Chestnut 15.25
3) Miki Sudo 14.5
4) Steve Hendry 10.5
5) Nate Biller 7.5
6) Costa Pollos 7
7) Nick Trevino 5.75
8) Alex Perez 4
Joey Chestnut, Matt Stonie, Miki Sudo, Steve Hendry, Nate Biller and Alex Perez are expected to compete.
Joey and Matt appeared on KPRC earlier today.
previous winners
| 2014 May 18 | 1st | 24 | 10 min | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie | Niko Niko’s World Gyro Eating Championship | Houston, TX |
| 2013 May 19 | 1st | 22.5 | 10 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | World Gyro Eating Championship | Houston, TX |
| 2012 May 20 | 1st | 18 | 10 min | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | World Gyro Eating Championship | Houston, TX |
| 2011 May 15 | 1st | 21.5 | 10 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | Niko Niko’s World Gyro Eating Championship | Houston, TX |
| 2010 May 15 | 1st | 21 | 10 min | Joey “Jaws” Chestnut | Niko Niko’s World Gyro Eating Championship | Houston, TX |
| 2009 May 16 | 1st | 21 | 10 min | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | Niko Niko’s World Gyro Eating Championship | Houston, TX |
| 2008 May 17 | 1st | 12 | 10 min | Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti | Niko Niko’s World Gyro Eating Championship | Houston, TX |
Joey Chestnut vs. Matt Stonie, previous 365 days
5-5-0
The Three Blind Mice Irish Pub will hold a "totcho" platter eating contest on June 13 awarding $500 to the winner.
2015 St. Louis Nathan’s qualifier
update May 18 A press release announces that Guinness will claim the record for most selfies taken (4,296) was set at the game. It would be interesting to know how that total was obtained.
The Cardinals official website has a video (via Teryn Schaefer)
1) Juan “More Bite” Rodriguez 25
2) Kyle Hanner 16
3) Matt Raible 13
1W) Marlene Wigginton 10
Joey Chestnut appeared on KMOX yesterday
Personal bests for announced entrants
| 2014 Jul 4 | 6th | 32 | 10 min | Juan “more bite” Rodriguez | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest – men | Brooklyn, NY |
| 2013 Jun 2 | 5th | 12 | 10 min | Matthew Raible | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men | St. Paul, MN |
| 2014 May 17 | 1st | 9.5 | 10 min | Marlene Wigginton | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – women | St. Louis, MO |
Previous Winners
| 2014 May 17 | 1st | 27.5 | 10 min | Sean “Flash” Gordon | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men | St. Louis, MO |
| 2014 May 17 | 1st | 9.5 | 10 min | Marlene Wigginton | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – women | St. Louis, MO |
Pat Bertoletti finished a 5+ pound Italian beef sandwich challenge at the grand opening of the Stadium Sports Bar & Grill in the Ameristar Casino in East Chicago, IN yesterday.
Bovada.lv is now taking bets on the 2015 Nathan's finals. The action currently available is the over/under (65.5 hot dogs) on Joey Chestnut's total.
The Exponent Telegram has an interview with Matt Stonie about defending his pepperoni roll title next weekend at the West Virginia Three Rivers Festival in Fairmont, WV.
The Salt Games in Myrtle Beach, SC will hold a hot dog eating contest on May 31 awarding $400 ($300 to the winner).
Complex has a video of Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo answering questions while eating hot wings. The wings became spicier as the questions got more challenging.
Adrian Morgan is expected to compete in the Nathan's qualifier at Tootsie’s World Famous Orchid Lounge in Nashville on June 13.
Sam Rowe is doing a UK eating challenge every day this week with advice from Randy Santel. The experience will be chronicled in an upcoming article for Men's Health UK.
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