Despite the corpulency epidemic in America today , uttermost eating contestsare more popular than ever . go over out the world - record appetites of these extreme eaters .
First up : Takeru " The Tsunami " Kobayashi , the 160 - Ezra Loomis Pound fighter from Nagano , Japan .
1. Takeru “The Tsunami” Kobayashi
In October 2006 , ESPN2 televise the third one-year Krystal Square Off ground beef eating contest in Chattanooga , Tennessee . The succeeder was Takeru " The Tsunami " Kobayashi , a 160 - pound competitive feeding champ from Nagano , Japan , who downed 97 straight Krystal burgers in just 8 minute . Kobayashi may have left with a bit of gas , but he also left with a lot of cash – first pillage was $ 10,000 . One of the top militant feeder in the Earth , Kobayashi hold the human race disc for hot dog eating until 2007 , and he won the Nathan ’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Island six old age in a row ( 2001 - 2006 ) .
2. Sonya “The Black Widow” Thomas
At a mere 105 pounds , Sonya " The Black Widow " Thomas , from Alexandria , Virginia , is the reigning lobster - eat supporter , downing 44 Maine lobsters tot 11.3 pounds of meat in 12 minutes in August 2005 , at the second annual World Lobster - Eating Championship in Kennebunkport , Maine . Thomas broke her own lobster record at the event and won $ 500 and the right hand to wear " The Claw , " the championship belt that pass with the title . Thomas has held more than 40 world titles for competitive feeding . She beat the sobriquet " The Black Widow " for outeating virile contender many time her exercising weight .
3. Rich “The Locust” LeFevre
Some like it hot , and Rich " The Locust " LeFevre is no exception . In October 2006 , the sixty - something , 132 - punt , retired certified public accountant from Henderson , Nevada , set the world record for eating 247 pickled jalapeño peppers in 8 minutes . He also arrest human beings record for deplete 1.5 gallon of chili in 10 minutes ; 30 Tex - Mex rolls in 12 minutes in March 2005 ; and 7.75 pounds of huevos rancheros – a piquant Mexican breakfast dish – in 10 transactions in March 2006 .
4. Joey Chestnut
wing are the affair for Joey Chestnut , a 230 - punt utmost feeder from San Jose , California . He ’s the creation champion Gallus gallus wing feeder , downing 182 of them in 30 minutes in February 2007 , at Wing Bowl 15 , an annual event held in Philadelphia on the Friday before the Super Bowl . Chestnut also holds the reality record for hot dog feeding . In July 2007 , he defeated six - time sensation Takeru Kobayashi by eating 66 spicy blackguard ( and buns ) in 12 minutes at the annual Nathan ’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest .
5. Patrick Bertoletti
Shoofly Proto-Indo European is a plenteous Pennsylvania Dutch poriferan cake with molasses filling . Patrick Bertoletti , a 190 - pounder from Chicago , holds the shoofly Proto-Indo European - eating disc , scarfing down 11.1 pounds ( 37 piece ) of Proto-Indo European in 8 minute of arc in June 2007 . Since he emerged on the militant - eating lap in 2006 , Bertoletti has numerous victories under his knock , include a populace disc 19 slices of pizza at the Three Brothers Pizza Eating Championship in August 2006 .
6. Bill “Crazy Legs” Conti
New York City window washer Bill " Crazy Legs " Conti is the world record griddlecake eater . On July 4 , 2002 , in his rookie year as a competitive eater , Conti ate a 3.5 pound stack of flapcake ( and Roger Bacon ) in 12 bit at the Hibernation Cup in Anchorage , Alaska . A documentary was produced about his life calledCrazy Legs Conti : Zen and the artistry of Competitive Eating .
7. Dale Boone
Dale Boone , a 303 - pestle from Atlanta , Georgia , adjudge the macrocosm book for eat up caribou sausages , downing 28 of Santa ’s benefactor in 10 instant in 2002 in Anchorage . He also holds the world record for eat up 84 ounces of baked beans in 1 minute , 52 second gear .
8. Eric Booker
Oy , vey ! Twenty - one matzo orb is a lot of boodle for most mass , but not for Eric Booker , a 440 - pound heavyweight from Copaigue , New York . In January 2004 , he ate 21 baseball - sized unleavened bread balls in 5 second , 25 seconds , at Ben ’s deli in Manhattan to set the macrocosm record . booking agent is also known in coxa - hop circles as a rapper with two albums and legion appearances onLast Call with Carson Daly , where he do as announcer and " Eater in Residence . "
9. Erik “The Red” Denmark
Erik " The Red " Denmark , a 208 - pounder from Seattle , ate a world record book 4 pounds , 15 ounces of spot shrimp in 12 minutes in September 2006 . He also moderate the record for Native American fry bread , eating 9.75 fry dough in 8 second in October 2006 .
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS:
Helen Davies , Marjorie Dorfman , Mary Fons , Deborah Hawkins , Martin Hintz , Linnea Lundgren , David Priess , Julia Clark Robinson , Paul Seaburn , Heidi Stevens , and Steve Theunissen
