Stephanie Torres & “Cardboard Shell” added to IFOCE top 50

August 6, 2011 at 9:13 am by ojrifkin · More posts about:"Cardboard Shell", Kevin Ross, Rankings, Stephanie Torres

Commenters noticed that the IFOCE top 50 was changed yesterday. The top 20 appears unchanged. Stephanie Torres (#21) and Michelle “Cardboard Shell” Lesco (#26) are the new entrants. Kevin Ross (formerly #26) and Shawn Kirby (formerly #50) were dropped. Damon Wells jumped from #28 to #22. Five women in the top 50 sets a new record for female representation.

Comments (24)

24 Comments »

  1. White trash. said

    August 6, 2011 @ 11:08 am

    The only time you see major changes to the fed’s site is when someone does something to tarnish the image. Shame they can’t run their organization with the same integrity they expect from their eaters

  2. Stallion Italian said (Registered August 27, 2010)

    August 6, 2011 @ 12:31 pm

    Congratulations to the newly ranked females!

  3. Larell Marie Mele said

    August 6, 2011 @ 12:57 pm

    Let’s hear it for the girls!!!!! Congrats to Shell and Steph and to all those who moved up….nice job 🙂

  4. Anonymous said

    August 6, 2011 @ 3:55 pm

    Nothing personal but why is Monson and Hunt still in the top 10?

  5. Gastrodyne said (Registered July 17, 2011)

    August 6, 2011 @ 4:17 pm

    1. I think Matt should have been ranked higher already. My bet would be 6th.

    2. Same as anonymous @3:55. However i might guess the answer, probably their contracts are still on effect so they might not drop them till them expire. As i didn’t bought the “koby has only competed in 1 contest last year why is he stil ranked 2nd?” back in the time i won’t buy that excuse now either, they are very good eaters and as long as they are still in the IFOCE they should be ranked very high because they are very good eaters.

    3. It’s true that the rankings have been updated a handfull of times right after someone has to be dropped from the list. I’m curious about it.

  6. Anonymous said

    August 6, 2011 @ 5:42 pm

    Was Shawn Kirby dropped because he participated as a judge in Kobayashi’s taco contest? Hummm, very interesting. Where is Inspector Noodle.

  7. ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)

    August 6, 2011 @ 10:09 pm

    Kirby was #50, so he might have been just been pushed out when Michelle was added.

  8. Anonymous fan said

    August 7, 2011 @ 12:22 am

    why is shredder still in the top 50?

  9. answer said

    August 7, 2011 @ 9:30 am

    Because george shea loves him thats why. If it were up to rich he would have been dropped al long time ago

  10. Another Anonymous fan said

    August 7, 2011 @ 9:42 am

    for the same reasons that Seiken is still in the top 100

  11. Anonymous said

    August 7, 2011 @ 10:53 am

    unless your in the Top 10-15, being ranked by the IFOCE doesn’t really mean crap, its just filler to make a Top 50, like putting a Geo Metro in a Top 50 cars poll. It’s more for that person to say they are ranked by the IFOCE if anything else.

  12. Steakbellie said (Registered August 11, 2006)

    August 7, 2011 @ 2:08 pm

    Welcome Ladies!!!

  13. Anonymous said

    August 7, 2011 @ 6:09 pm

    OJ, can you post the IFOCE Top 100 – if there even is one please.

  14. Pat from Moonachie said

    August 7, 2011 @ 8:25 pm

    Those women are better than me ..IT’S A TRAVESTY!!!

  15. New21 said

    August 7, 2011 @ 9:20 pm

    Stephanie is too low.

    Below Crazy Legs?!

  16. anonymous said

    August 7, 2011 @ 10:09 pm

    1053 you could not be more wrong. It is better to have a ranking than no ranking at all. Ranked eaters get first crack at getting into contests as opposed to non ranked eaters. It does stand for something

  17. Anonymous said

    August 8, 2011 @ 2:34 am

    10:09 – half those eaters haven’t even been in a contest in like 2 years, please the ratings are a joke, some of the people that are on it, haven’t won anything or even come close and yet they are ranked, their ranked because they go to events, not because they are good eaters, pleaseeeeee

  18. NReda said

    August 8, 2011 @ 3:00 am

    #21 is a hell of a start, but no doubt her rank will jump up with a few more contests.

  19. Stallion Italian said (Registered August 27, 2010)

    August 8, 2011 @ 10:23 am

    Of course eaters want to be ranked. Why wouldn’t they? Where they are in the rankings is often subjective. Yes, it would seem that MLE does not pay close attention to changing the rankings. They are busy arranging contests and do not make some things top priorities. It really doesn’t hurt them, does it? It is only the die-hard fans and eaters who debate the rankings.

  20. Anonymous said

    August 8, 2011 @ 8:18 pm

    As for Shredder, for someone who competes once or twice a year, #23 ain’t a bad spot to be in.

  21. anonymous said

    August 8, 2011 @ 10:35 pm

    818 it is not about Shredder competing once a year. It is about MLE false belief and hope that by keeping Monsoon and Shredder in the rankings will inspire them to compete more

  22. Shredder Fan said

    August 8, 2011 @ 10:40 pm

    why are you always so obsessed with Shredder? He minds his own business and never comes on here complaining or hating on anybody.

  23. anonymous said

    August 8, 2011 @ 11:20 pm

    Shredder fan why are you turning a ranking conversation into an obsession with Shredder? . Nobody is obsessed with Shredder and i am sure he does not hate anyone . His name came up because of the change in rankings and some are wondering why he is ranked so high when he only competes in one contest per year

  24. Anonymous said

    August 9, 2011 @ 10:09 am

    I think that inactive eaters like Shredder, Monson, and Hall Hunt stay in a respectable ranking because of their potential. For example, they can each eat 25+ hotdogs on their worst day which makes them a force to be reckoned with. If they remain inactive, they will be moved down the rankings and replaced with new blood coming into the game. It took almost a year to remove Rich Lefevre and Arturo Rios from the rankings.

RSS feed for comments on this post · TrackBack URI

Leave a Comment

Log in | Register | Comments by users who have not logged in will be held for approval