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| Takeru Kobayashi
(The Tsunami) Nagano, Japan 46 (b. 1978 Mar 15) M 5' 7" 170 lb. None professional eater takeru-kobayashi.com |
| 2024 Sep 2 | 2nd | 66 | hot dogs | 10 min | Chestnut vs Kobayashi: Unfinished Beef | Las Vegas, NV | first contest in 5 years | |
| 2019 Apr 7 | 1st | 157 | tacos | 10 min | Gringo Bandito Taco Eating Contest | Dana Point, CA | ||
| 2018 Apr 7 | 1st | 154 | tacos | 10 min | Gringo Bandito Taco Eating Contest | Dana Point, CA | extends post-MLE winning streak | |
| 2017 Apr 8 | 1st | $5,000.00 | 159 | tacos | ? | Gringo Bandito Taco Eating Contest | Dana Point, CA | |
| 2016 Aug 1 | 1st | $4,000.00 | 49 | slices | 12 min | Let Em Eat 7 | Barrie, ON, Canada | Takeru Kobayashi ate 49 slices to take home his 7 th Let Them Eat Championship Sunday August 1 2016 in Barrie Ontario . Kobayashi has a perfect 7-0 record at 7 Let Them Eat Championships . Kobayashi takes home a cool $4000 Canadian Dollars . |
| 2016 Jul 29 | 1st | $5,000.00 | 137 | tacos | 10 min | Gringo Bandito Taco Eating Contest | Las Vegas, NV | 150 before deductions |
| 2015 Oct 24 | 1st | $5,000.00 | 144 | tacos | 10 min | Gringo Bandito Taco Eating Challenge | Redondo Beach, CA | new record |
| 2015 Oct 17 | 1st | 48 | brain tacos | 8 min | World Brain Eating Championship | Minneapolis, MN | ||
| 2015 Sep 26 | 1st | 32 | dumplings | 0m30s | Kobayashi Dumpling Exhibition | Manhattan, NY | ||
| 2015 Sep 23 | 1st | $5,000.00 | 1 | 6 lb. walking taco | 1m45s | Kickapoo Joy Juice Taco Trough Takedown | Chicago, IL | Sept 22 |
| 2015 Aug 3 | 1st | $3,000.00 | 50 | slices | 12 min | Let Em Eat 6 | Barrie, ON, Canada | |
| 2015 Jul 4 | 1st | 35 | hot dogs | 10 min | KOBAYASHI JULY 4TH HOT DOG/PINGPONG MADNESS | New York, NY | ||
| 2014 Oct 11 | 1st | 51 | brain tacos | ? | The World Brain Eating Championship | Minneapolis, MN | 3 short of Joey Chestnut's 2013 total | |
| 2014 Sep 1 | 1st | $8,000.00 | 130 | tacos | 10 min | Gringo Bandito Taco Eating Challenge | Redondo Beach, CA | 140 pre deductions, bllled as world record |
| 2014 Aug 4 | 1st | $2,500.00 | 62 | slices | 12 min | Let 'em Eat 5 | Barrie, ON, Canada | |
| 2014 Jul 4 | 1st | 113 | hot dogs | 10 min | Hot Dog Insanity | Manhattan, NY | ||
| 2013 Oct 28 | ? | 32 | slices | 3 min | Chompionship Finals Exhibition | Toronto, ON, Canada | ||
| 2013 Oct 6 | 1st | $3,000.00 | 42 | slices | 12 min | Let 'em Eat 4 | Barrie, ON, Canada | |
| 2013 Jul 21 | 1st | $5,000.00 | 87 | tacos | 10 min | Gringo Bandito Taco Challenge | Huntington Beach, CA | |
| 2013 Jul 4 | 1st | $15,000.00 | 67 | hot dogs | 10 min | Hot Dog Eating Contest | Manhattan, NY | |
| 2012 Sep 16 | 1st | $3,000.00 | 40 | slices | 12 min | Let 'em Eat: Thrice | Barrie, ON, Canada | |
| 2012 Aug 11 | 1st | $5,000.00 | 106 | tacos | 10 min | Gringo Bandito Taco Challenge | Huntington Beach, CA | |
| 2012 Jul 4 | 1st | $15,000.00 | 58.5 | hot dogs | 10 min | Crif Dog Classic | Brooklyn, NY | originally announced at 68.5 |
| 2012 Mar 11 | 1st | 13 | sandwiches | 1 min | Grilled Cheese Sandwich Eating Contest | Austin, TX | ||
| 2012 Feb 3 | 1st | $20,000.00 | 337 | wings | 30 min | Wing Bowl 20 | Philadelphia, PA | 165 1st round / 317 2nd round, record |
| 2011 Nov 23 | ? | 7.5 | pounds | 10 min | Takeru Kobayashi turkey record attempt | Manhattan, NY | ||
| 2011 Sep 5 | 1st | $5,000.00 | 49 | hot dogs | 10 min | West Coast Hot Dog Eating Championship | Mission Viejo, CA | |
| 2011 Aug 21 | 1st | $3,000.00 | 43 | slices | 12 min | Pie Eating Contest | Barrie, ON, Canada | 3 more than 2010 |
| 2011 Aug 3 | 1st | $5,000.00 | 81 | tacos | 10 min | Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce Taco Challenge | Huntington Beach, CA | first US contest in 22 months |
| 2010 Aug 22 | 1st | $1,500.00 | 40 | slices | 12 min | Pizza Eating Contest | Barrie, ON, Canada | first contest in 11 months |
| 2010 May 9 | 2nd | 370 | shrimp wontons | 8 min | CP Biggest Eater - men | Singapore, Singapore | ||
| 2010 Mar 8 | 1st | 29 | meatballs | 1 min | Guinness meatball record attempt | Brooklyn, NY | previous listed record was 26 | |
| 2009 Sep 27 | 1st | $20,000.00 | 93 | points | 8 min | Krystal Square Off finals | Chattanooga, TN | 68 Krystals 5 Big Angus |
| 2009 Jul 4 | 2nd | $5,000.00 | 64.5 | hot dogs | 10 min | Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest | Brooklyn, NY | personal best |
| 2009 May 30 | 1st | 5.75 | p'zones | 6 min | P'Zone Chow-lenge | Culver City, CA | ||
| 2008 Dec 26 | ? | 72 | ounces | 10 min | Kobayashi IFOCE fruitcake record attempt | Manhattan, NY | fails to surpass Sonya Thomas' & Badlands Booker's 2003 marks | |
| 2008 Sep 28 | 3rd | $5,000.00 | 84 | burgers | 8 min | Krystal Square Off finals | Chattanooga, TN | received 2 burger deduction, costing him $5000 |
| 2008 Sep 20 | 1st | 89 | burgers | 8 min | Krystal Square Off qualifier | Birmingham, AL | qualifier record | |
| 2008 Jul 27 | 1st | 5.419 | kg satay | 12 min | Singapore Challenge | Singapore | ||
| 2008 Jul 4 | 2nd | $5,000.00 | 59 | hot dogs | 10 min | Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest | Brooklyn, NY | lost 5 hot dog eat off |
| 2007 Oct 10 | 7th | 2.46 | pounds | 8 min | MLE Chowdown - whole turkeys | Las Vegas, NV | ||
| 2007 Oct 9 | 3rd | 3.12 | pounds | 8 min | MLE Chowdown - chicken wings | Las Vegas, NV | first time finishing out of top 2 in contest | |
| 2007 Jul 4 | 2nd | $5,000.00 | 63 | hot dogs | 12 min | Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest | Brooklyn, NY | appeared to have a reversal near contest end |
| 2006 Oct 28 | 1st | $10,000.00 | 97 | burgers | 8 min | Krystal Square Off finals | Chattanooga, TN | +28 PB |
| 2006 Sep 23 | 1st | $10,000.00 | 41 | lobster rolls | 10 min | GoldenPalace.net Lobster Roll-Eating Challenge | Boston, MA | |
| 2006 Aug 5 | 1st | $8,000.00 | 58 | sausages | 10 min | Johnsonville Brat-Eating World Championship | Sheboygan, WI | |
| 2006 Jul 4 | 1st | 53.75 | hot dogs | 12 min | Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest | Brooklyn, NY | ||
| 2005 Nov 19 | 1st | $10,000.00 | 67 | burgers | 8 min | Krystal Square Off finals | Chattanooga, TN | |
| 2005 Aug 14 | 1st | $2,500.00 | 100 | roasted pork buns | 12 min | Whampoa Asia Eating Championship - Finals | Hong Kong, China | |
| 2005 Aug 13 | 1st | 83 | steamed dumplings | 12 min | Whampoa Asia Eating Championship - Semifinals | Hong Kong, China | ||
| 2005 Jul 13 | 1st | $5,000.00 | ? | pounds tailgate platter | 15 min | Alka Seltzer U.S. Open of Competitive Eating Finals | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 2005 Jul 12 | 1st | $1,250.00 | ? | pounds chopped salad | 7 min | Alka Seltzer U.S. Open of Competitive Eating Round 3: 1-8 | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 2005 Jul 12 | 1st | $2,500.00 | 72 | potato skins | 12 min | Alka Seltzer U.S. Open of Competitive Eating Semifinals : 1-4 | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 2005 Jul 11 | 1st | $750.00 | ? | pounds cheese fries | 5 min | Alka Seltzer U.S. Open of Competitive Eating Round 1 : 1-32 | Las Vegas, NV | |
| 2005 Jul 11 | 1st | $500.00 | 13 | pounds pasta | 14 min | Alka Seltzer U.S. Open of Competitive Eating Round 2 : 1-16 | Las Vegas, NV | record |
| 2005 Jul 4 | 1st | 49 | hot dogs | 12 min | Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest | Brooklyn, NY | ||
| 2004 Nov 13 | 1st | $10,000.00 | 69 | burgers | 8 min | Krystal Square Off finals | Chattanooga, TN | |
| 2004 Nov 7 | 1st | 50 | burgers | 8 min | Krystal Square Off qualifier | Jacksonville, FL | ||
| 2004 Jul 4 | 1st | 53.5 | hot dogs | 12 min | Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest | Brooklyn, NY | ||
| 2003 Jul 4 | 1st | 44.5 | hot dogs | 12 min | Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest | Brooklyn, NY | ||
| 2002 Jul 4 | 1st | 50.5 | hot dogs | 12 min | Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest | Brooklyn, NY | appeared to vomit slightly | |
| 2001 Jul 4 | 1st | 50 | hot dogs | 12 min | Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest | Brooklyn, NY |
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