Don Sturdy Food Fighters Podcast No. 6: Power Rankings, eaters leaving IFOCE and interview with Naader Reda about Man v Food
09/15/2011 - 16:28

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Sturdy Food Fighters Power Rankings
09/12/2011 - 17:48

Background

The Sturdy Food Fighters Power Rankings attempts to use data to decipher who the best Competitive Eaters are in North America. We poured over data for the last year and came up with a simple formula to award points for each event a competitor enters that has a cash prize pool associated with it.

Johnnie Excel Dominates California State Fair Corn Dog Contest
07/24/2011 - 23:06

Johnnie - One More for the Crowd

Food Fighters Podcast No. 5: Interview with "The Real Deal" Larell Marie Mele!
07/19/2011 - 23:12

A girl can dream ya know (2)

2011 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Championship: Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti Profile
07/01/2011 - 08:59

Pat Bertolleti

We have now reached the big two in the competitive eating world, and start with Pat “Deep Dish” Bertoletti.

Name: Patrick “Deep Dish” Bertoletti

Hometown: Chicago

MLE Ranking: 2

Qualifier: Cleveland, Ohio (June 2)

Qualifying Total: 38 HDBs

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Food Fighter Podcast #4: Interview with "Big" Brian Subich
06/30/2011 - 22:45

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We had the chance to interview Brian Subich this week, and present the latest episode of the Don Sturdy Food Fighters Podcast!

Name: “Big” Brian Subich

Hometown: Johnstown, PA

MLE Ranking: 27

Qualifier: Charlotte, North Carolina (June 18)

Qualifying Total: 20 HDBs

2011 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Championship: Matt "Megatoad" Stonie Profile
06/30/2011 - 08:00

Matt Stonie

The Nathan’s finalist previews continue with Matt “Megatoad” Stonie. This 19 year old competed in his first event in April, but he is our pick for Major League Eating’s Rookie of the Year.

Name: Matt “Megatoad” Stonie

MLE Ranking: 10

Hometown: San Jose, CA

Qualifier: Fishkill, New York (June 25)

2011 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Championship: Sean "Flash" Gordon Profile
06/29/2011 - 08:30

Sean Gordon Qualifies

Our 3rd profile this week leading up to the Nathan’s Final on July 4 is with Sean “Flash” Gordon, who is currently ranked #11 by Major League Eating.

Name: Sean “Flash” Gordon

MLE Ranking: 11

Hometown: Downington, Pennsylvania

Qualifier: Las Vegas, Nevada (April 23)

Qualifying Total: 30 HDBs

2011 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Championship: Adrian "Rabbit" Morgan
06/28/2011 - 09:10

Adrian Morgan

We continue our profiles of the Nathan’s Finalists we interviewed during the 2011 season with Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan.

Name: Adrian “The Rabbit” Morgan

MLE Ranking: 14

Hometown: Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Qualifier: Thackerville, Oklahoma (June 12)

Qualifying Total: 23 HDBs

2011 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Championship: Erik "The Red" Denmark Profile
06/27/2011 - 08:53

Erik the Red Denmark

As we get ready for the Nathan’s Finals on July 4 in Coney Island, we are bringing you profiles of the finalists that we interviewed during the 2011 season. We thought we would start with Erik “The Red” Denmark, who we met briefly back in April.

Name: Erik “The Red” Denmark
MLE Ranking: 7
Hometown: Seattle