COMPETITIVE EATINGAN INSIDER'S PERSPECTIVE Leah Xu

JULIET LEE - #9 AKA Mom

MAJOR LEAGUE EATING (FORMERLY IFOCE)

“world body overseeing competitive eating contests”

Most of the top competitors

80 contests a year

George & Rich Shea, David Baer

Shea’s originally in media business

Contracts controversy

Rankings

EAT FEATS

Competitive eating news, database, & calendar

NATHAN’S FAMOUS HOT DOG EATING CONTEST

Current Champions­Men’s: Matt Stonie­Women’s: Miki Sudo

Current Competitors (20): ­Defending champion ­Winners of regional qualifiers­ 2 wildcards ­Men and Women’s events

NATHAN’S FAMOUS HISTORYEvery year since 1972­ Jason Schechter: 14 in 3.5 minutes

Fabled Origin: July 4, 1916­ 4 immigrants eating contest at Nathan’s Famous hotdog stand – settle who’s most patriotic

­ Jim Mullen

Prominent Past­ Takeru Kobayashi­ Joey Chestnut (San Jose)­ Sonya Thomas

FUN NATHAN’S FACTS

2014 – Joey Chestnut & Neslie Ricasa

2010 – Kobayashi arrested

Kobayashi is 6-times champion

Joey is 8-time champion

STRATEGY

Training­Contest style ­ Stretch stomach­ Consume high volume ­ Water / liquids­ Lettuce

­ Don’t fast­ Exercise ­ Mental & Physical

Competing ­Dunking ­ Liquids­ Hot tea­ Sports drinks

­Messing eating­ 30 second grace­ Reversal of Fortune

PROMINENT EATERS

PROMINENT EATERS (RANKS 5-8)

JULIET LEE: SELECT RECORD’S

Jul 14 – 4th Hooter’s World Wing Eating Championship (154 wings)

Jul 13 – 2nd Nation’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest (36 hot dogs, ¾ away from 1st)

Jun 12 – 2nd Mohegan Sun BBQ Fest Rib-Eating Championship (4.56 lbs)

Feb11 – 5th CP Biggest Eater Finals (219 won tons)

May 09 – 1st Peter’s Clam Bar Clam Eating Contest (277 claims)

Apr 08 – 2nd Acme World Oyster Eating Championship (31 dozen oysters)

Oct 07 – 1st MLE Chowdown cranberry Sauce (13.23 lbs)