Krystal Square Off Local Qualifier, Birmingham, AL, 9/20/08 - 8 minutes
12 competitors
1) Takeru Kobayashi - 89
2) Some Kid - 24
3) Paul SPBBBRFBBBMPB Barlow - 20ish
4) Andrew "Skinnyboy" Lane - 18
8 others followed
Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier, Overland Park, KS, 5/31/08 - 10 minutes
15 competitors
1st - Erik "The Red" Denmark - 24 hot dogs & buns [12]
2nd - Chris Abatsas - 23 [20]
3rd - Nic Fry - 21 [NR]
4th - Pat Bruss - 20 [24]
5th - Erbivore - 12 [34]
6th - Andrew "Skinnyboy" Lane - 10 [35]
9 others followed
Note: Only the first 3 results were officially released by the IFOCE. The other results are from the other competitors. The 5th and 6th finishers listed probably were not in those positions but there are no other results obtained.
Krystal Square Off Local Qualifier, Perry, GA, 9/22/07 - 8 minutes
10 competitors
1) Rich LeFevre - 51
2) Eric Livingston - 31
2) Russell Keeler - 31
4) Micah Collins - 29
5) Andrew "Skinnyboy" Lane - 21
6) Chris Gilbert - 19
6) Dustin Bell - 19
8) Rich Foley - 17
9) Jeff Jackson - 15
10) William Graham - 11
Costa Vida World Burrito Eating Championship, South Portland, ME, 9/22/07 - 12 minutes
12 competitors
1st 10.75 Tim "Eater X" Janus New York City, NY
2nd 10.00 Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas Alexandria, VA
3rd 6.50 Tim Brown Chicago, IL
4th 5.25 Crazy Legs Conti New York City, NY
5th 4.25 Dave "U. S. Male" Goldstein Voorhees, NJ
6th 3.50 Peter "Pretty Boy" Davekos Boston, MA
6th 3.50 William "Wild Bill" Myers Breinigsville, PA
8th 3.25 Mike Babich
9th 2.75 Shawn "The Vacuum" Kirby Huntington Beach, Ca
10th 2.50 Andrew "Skinnyboy" Lane Denver, CO
11th 2.00 Carl Hildreth
12th 1.75 Kyle Darrow
Drum Corps International World Peanut Butter and Jelly Eating Championship, Buena Park, CA, 8/8/07 - 10 minutes
15 competitors
1 - Pat Bertoletti, 42
2 - Tim Janus, 37.5
3 - Rich LeFevre, 34
4 - Erik Denmark, 20
5 - K-Ross, 16
6 - Shawn Kirby, 11
7 - Erbivore, 10.5
7 - Skinnyboy , 10.5
Note: The results for 1st through 4th were officially released by the IFOCE. The other results are from the other competitors. The guy next to me ate 6. His buddy at 6 or 7. There were 15 eaters including 1 woman. Do not know how she did. Also something to note, no X - Tim, no X. Has that happened before?
Rolling Road Show STAND BY ME Blueberry Pie Eating Championship, Brownsville, OR, 7/28/07 - 8 minutes
12 competitors
1 - Pat Bertoletti 9.17 lbs
2 - Tim Brown 8.47
3 - Marco Marquez 6.56
4 - Kevin Ross 5.58
5 - Denmark & Conti 4.88
7 - Jason Erb 4.63
8 - Cameron McKirdy 3.75
9 - Scott Sayer 3.34
10 - Shawn Kirby 3.03
11 - Skinnyboy 2.92
12 - Tim League 2.84
Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier, Daly City, CA, 6/23/07 - 12 minutes
7 competitors
1st - Rich LeFevre - 21 jumbo hot dogs & buns [8]
2nd - Jason Erb - 9 [27]
3rd - Andrew "Skinnyboy" Lane - 8 [33]
4th - Jake From SF True - 6
5th - Bert Chi - 7
6th - Wong - 5
6th - Another Dude - 5
Note: The results for 1st through 3rd were officially released by the IFOCE. The other results are from the other competitors.
Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier, Tempe, AZ, 6/2/07 - 12 minutes
15 competitors
1st - Joey Chestnut - 59.5 hot dogs & buns [2]
2nd - Rich LeFevre - 33 [8]
3rd - Tim Brown - 25 [47]
4th - Mongo Marquez - 21 [NR]
4th - Justin Mih - 21 [NR]
6th - David Cohn - 18 [NR]
7th - Jesus Cabrales - 17 [NR]
8th - Russ Mad Stork Witzke - 16 [NR]
9th - Mike Jones - 15 [NR]
10th - Andrew "Skinnyboy" Lane - 14 [33]
10th - Erbivore - 14 [27]
10th - Mike Avery - 14
11th - Russell Blackwell - 13.75
12th - Doug Hume - 11.5
13th - Todd Yeates - 7
Note: The results through Doug Hume were officially released by the IFOCE. The other results are from the other competitors.
Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier, Las Vegas, NV, 5/3/07 - 12 minutes
13 competitors
1st - Pat Bertoletti - 46 hot dogs & buns [3]
2nd - Rich LeFevre - 33 [8]
3rd - Mongo Marquez - 23 [NR]
4th - Kevin Ross - 14.25 [NR]
5th - Erbivore - 14 [27]
6th - Mad Stork - 13 [NR]
6th - Andrew "Skinnyboy" Lane - 13 [33]
6 others followed
Note: Only the first 3 results were officially released by the IFOCE. The other results are from the other competitors.
2007 Bikinis Bar and Grill World French Fry Eating Championship, Austin, TX, 1/27/07 - 10 minutes
16 competitors
1st - Joey Chestnut - 6lbs, 8oz - 18 pts
2nd - Tim Janus - 5 lbs - 12 pts
3rd - Chip Simpson - 4lbs, 4oz - 6 pts
4th - Seaver Miller- 3lbs, 2oz - 4 pts
5th - Crazy Legs - 3lbs - 3 pts
6th - Kevin Ross - 2lbs, 10oz - 2 pts
7th - Nathan Biller - 2lbs, 8oz - 2 pts
8th - Larry McNeil - 2lbs, 5oz - 1 pt
9th - David Braunstein - 2lbs, 4oz - 1 pt
10th - Peter Davekos - 2lbs - 1 pt
11th - Andrew "Skinnyboy" Lane - 1lb, 14 oz
11th - Patrick - UT Student - 1lb, 14oz
12th - William Myers - 1lb, 12oz
13th - Tricia Willis - 1lb, 2 oz
14th - Christina Gonzales - 12oz
15th - Dave Deicke - 4oz
Sky City Casino World Posole Cooking & Eating Championships, Acoma, NM, 11/18/06 - 12 minutes
12 competitors
1st - Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti - 9 lbs. 2.25 oz [3]
2nd - Helen "Swellin Mellons" Haggerty - 8 lbs. 10.75 oz [X - 7]
3rd - Rich "The Locust" LeFevre - 8 lbs. 8 oz [8]
4th - Erik the Red Denmark - 7 lbs. 5 oz [14]
5th - Marco "Mongo" Marquez - 6 lbs. 2 oz [NR]
6th - Wild Bill Myers - 5 lbs. 1.25 oz [29]
7th - Andrew "Skinnyboy" Lane - 4 lbs. [33]
5 others followed
Note: Results from Erik the Red Denmark.
Sky City Casino World Fry Bread Eating Championship at the Arizona State Fair, Phoenix, AZ, 10/28/06 - 10 minutes
12 competitors
1st - Erik "The Red" Denmark - 9.75 [12]
2nd - "Jalapeno" Jed Donahue - 8.5 [18]
3rd - Jason the Erbivore Erb - 6.5 [35]
4th - Tim Brown - 6.4 [49]
5th - Andrew "Skinnyboy" Lane - 4.5 [36]
??? - Frank Wach [26]
??? - El Toro [39]
??? - Wild Bill Myers [41]
4 others followed
Note: Much like the Three Brothers Pizza World Pizza Eating Championship, beyond the official results of places 1 through 3 it is very difficult to determine who finished where due to the detritousy nature of the food item and that subjective standards can vary.
GoldenPalace.net Green Chile Grilled Cheese Sandwich World Championship, Albuquerque, NM, 9/23/06 - 10 minutes
10 competitors
1st - Joey "Jaws" Chestnut - 34.5 [2]
2nd - Rich "The Locust" LeFevre - 28 [8]
3rd - "Mongo" Marquez - 14 [NR]
4th - Andrew "Skinnyboy" Lane - 13.5 [36]
4th - Allan Jones - 13.5 [NR]
5 others followed
GoldenPalace.net World Kolache Eating Championship at the Nebraska State Fair, Lincoln, NE, 9/2/06 - 8 minutes
10 competitors
1st - Pat Bertoletti - 44 kolaches [4]
2nd - Jason Erb - 24 [35]
3rd - Frank Wach - 22 [26]
4th - Mike Nafziger - 19 [NR]
4th - David Amiel - 19 [NR]
4th - Joel Varuch - 19 [NR]
7th - Andrew "Skinnyboy" Lane - 18 [36]
8th - Jason Smith - 17 [30]
9th - Brent "Zero" Curtis - 9
10th - Mike Drasen - 8
Three Brothers Pizza World Pizza Eating Championship, Greenbelt, MD, 8/12/06 - 10 minutes
18 competitors
1st - Pat Bertoletti - 19 slices [4]
2nd - Chip Simpson - 17 [7]
3rd - Bob Shoudt - 15 [5]
4th - Larry Mcneill - 13 [25]
5th - Brian Subich - 12 [14]
6th - Allen Goldstein - 11 [13]
7th - Pat Philbin - 11 [10]
8th - Arturo Rios, Jr. - 10.5 [24]
9th - Justin Mih - 10 [33]
10th - Mongo Federighi - 8 [34]
11th - Eric Livingston - 8 [44]
12th - Andrew "Skinnyboy" Lane - 7 [36]
6 others followed
Note: I ate 8 slices, but I left 4 crusts (per the rules, -1 slice per each four crusts remaining unconsumed). High quality field: 16 of 18 of the competitors were ranked in the top 50, Only top 4 results can be considered "official".
Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier, Bloomington, MN, 6/17/06 - 12 minutes
20 competitors
1st - Chip Simpson - 38 hot dogs & buns [11]
2nd - Pat Bertoletti - 32 [4]
3rd - Andrew "Skinnyboy" Lane - 12 [28]
4th - Kevin Carr - 11 [31]
16 others followed
GoldenPalace.net World Grilled Cheese Eating Contest, Las Vegas, NV, 6/10/06 - 10 minutes
13 competitors
1st - Joey Chestnut - 47 [3]
2nd - Sonya Thomas - 37 [2]
2nd - Pat Bertoletti - 37 [4]
4th - Rich LeFevre - 35 [5]
5th - Chip Simpson - 33 [7]
6th - Ron Koch - 20 [10]
7th - Erik "The Red" Denmark - 17.5 [26]
8th - Jason "Erbivore" Erb - 15 [NR]
9th - El Toro - 12.5 [35]
10th - Andrew "Skinnyboy" Lane - 10 [28]
11th - Doug "Cerberus" Ecks - 8 [NR]
Note: Joey inks another world record (old record: 36.5)
Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier, Tempe, AZ, 6/3/06 - 12 minutes
14 competitors
1st - Rich "The Locust" LeFevre - 28 hot dogs & buns [5]
2nd - Erik "The Red" Denmark - 19 [26]
3rd - Andrew "Skinnyboy" Lane - 14* [28]
4th - Russell Blackwell - 13 [NR]
10 others followed
Note: I consumed 14, but a missing plate reduced my official total to 9
Nathan's Famous International Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier, Las Vegas, NV, 5/18/06 - 12 minutes
15 competitors
1st - Joey "Jaws" Chestnut - 50 hot dogs & buns [3]
2nd - Rich "The Locust" LeFevre - 30.5 [5]
3rd - Ron Koch - 15 [10]
4th - Andrew "Skinnyboy" Lane - 12.5 [28]
5th - Josh Heald - 11 [NR]
6th - El Toro Jimenez - 10 [35]
7th - Doug "Cerberus" Ecks - 10 [NR]
8 others < 10
Plaza Casino Big Daddy Burger Eating Contest, Las Vegas, NV, 01/21/06 - 1 hour limit
15 competitors
1st - 9.000 - Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas - Alexandria, VA [2]
2nd - 8.525 - Rich "The Locust" LeFevre - Henderson, NV [6]
3rd - 7.340 - Joey "Jaws" Chestnut - San Jose, CA [3]
4th - 6.465 - Ron Koch - Las Vegas, NV [8]
5th - 6.460 - Tim "Eater X" Janus - New York City, NY [7]
6th - 6.160 - "Humble" Bob Shoudt - Royersford, PA [11]
7th - 5.830 - Eric "Badlands" Booker - Copaigue, NY [5]
8th - 5.630 - Chip Simpson - Harrisville, PA [NR]
9th - 5.505 - Jed Donahue - Huntington Beach, CA [16]
10th - 4.535 - "Crazy Legs" Conti - New York City, NY [19]
11th - 4.335 - Allen "Shredder" Goldstein - Plainview, NY [22]
12th - 4.260 - Loren "Bubba" Yarbrough - Newnan, GA [28]
13th - 3.875 - Erik "Gumby" Denmark [NR]
14th - 3.855 - Hall "Pretty Boy" Hunt [30] - Orange Park, FL
15th - 2.57 - Andrew "Skinnyboy" Lane - Denver, CO [NR]
Note: Sonya almost halved her 48 minute mark from 2005. I got schooled!
GoldenPalace.com Grilled Cheese Sandwich World Championship Qualifier, Raleigh, NC, 10/17/05 - 10 minutes
15 competitors
1st - Hall Hunt - 20 [30]
2nd - Loren "Bubba" Yarborough - 19 [28]
3rd - Frank Wach - 17.5 [25]
4th - "Big" Brian Subich - 15 [20]
5th - Larry "The Legend" McNeil - 14.5 [27]
6th - Andrew "Skinnyboy" Lane - 13 [NR]
GoldenPalace.com Grilled Cheese Sandwich World Championship Qualifier, Albuquerque, NM, 9/24/05 - 10 minutes
12 competitors
1st - Leland Collins - 16 [NR]
2nd - Levi Oliver - 13.5 [21]
3rd - Andrew "Skinnyboy" Lane - 12.5 [NR]
GoldenPalace.com Grilled Cheese Sandwich World Championship Qualifier, Denver, CO, 9/3/05 - 10 minutes
13 competitors
1st - Rich "The Locust" LeFevre - 21 [6]
2nd - Ron "Hizzoner" Koch - 19 [8]
3rd - Donovan Busta - 12.5 [24]
6th - Andrew "Skinnyboy" Lane - 8 [NR]
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