A learning night talk given by Leah Xu on competitive eating

1. COMPETITIVE EATING
AN INSIDER'S PERSPECTIVE
Leah Xu

2. JULIET LEE - #9 AKA Mom

3. 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

4. EAT FEATS
Competitive eating news,
database, & calendar

5. NATHAN’S FAMOUS HOT DOG EATING CONTEST
Current Champions
­ Men’s: Matt Stonie
­ Women’s: Miki Sudo
Current Competitors (20):
­ Defending champion
­ Winners of regional qualifiers
­ 2 wildcards
­ Men and Women’s events

6. NATHAN’S FAMOUS HISTORY
Every 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

7. FUN NATHAN’S FACTS
2014 – Joey Chestnut & Neslie Ricasa
2010 – Kobayashi arrested
Kobayashi is 6-times champion
Joey is 8-time champion

8. STRATEGY
Training
­ Contest 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

9. PROMINENT EATERS

10. PROMINENT EATERS (RANKS 5-8)

11. 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)