I wanted to share with you some of the competitive eating records out there. I think this can really act as a motivational tool to help push you past your limits. It may also act as a wakeup call, so you'll start to really improve on your training. These numbers are real and they should be motivating you to succeed!
24" Pizza
Time: 15 minutes
Amount: 7.5 XL Large Bacci Pizza Slizes
Date: July 9 2005
Name: Richard LeFevre
16" Pizza
Time: 10 minutes
Amount: 45 slices
Date: October 13 2008
Name: Joey Chestnut
Armour Vienna Sausage
Time: 10 minutes
Amount: 8.31 pounds
Date: May 28 2005
Name: Sonya Thomas
Asparagus
Time: 10 minutes
Amount: 8.8 pounds
Date: April 26 2008
Name: Joey Chestnut
Baked Beans
Time: 108 seconds
Amount: 6 pounds
Date:
Name: Don Lerman
Baked Beans, Long Course
Time: 167 seconds
Amount: 8.4 pounds
Date: August 7 2004
Name: Sonya Thomas
Beef Brisket BBQ Sandwiches
Time: 10 minutes
Amount: 34.75
Date: July 26 2008
Name: Bob Shoudt
Beef Tongue
Time: 12 minutes
Amount: 3 pounds and 3 ounces
Date:
Name: Dominic Cardo
Birthday Cake
Time: 11 minutes, 26 seconds
Amount: 5 pounds
Date: May 10 2005
Name: Richard LeFevre
Blueberry Pie (Hands-Free)
9.17 lbs blueberry pie/Stand By Me World Pie Eating Championship
8 minutes/July 28, 2007
Patrick Bertoletti
Bologna
2.76 Pounds Pork & Chicken Bologna/Eats of Strength
Six Minutes/May 6, 2006
Don Lerman
Brats
58 Johnsonville Brats / Brat Days
10 Minutes/ Aug. 5, 2006
Takeru Kobayashi
Buffet
5 1/2 pounds of buffet food
12 minutes
Crazy Legs Conti
Burritos
15 BurritoVille burritos
8 minutes
Eric Booker
Burritos, Long Form
11.81 lbs burritos/Costa Vida Fresh Mexican Grill
10 Minutes/Sep. 22, 2007
Timothy Janus
Butter
7 quarter-pound sticks, salted butter
5 minutes
Don Lerman
Cabbage
6 pounds 9 ounces giant cabbage
9 minutes
Charles Hardy
Candy Bars
Two Pounds Chocolate Candy Bars
6 minutes
Eric Booker
Cannoli (tied)
26 large cannoli/San Gennaro Festival
6 minutes/Sept. 15, 2006
Timothy Janus
Cannoli (tied)
26 large cannoli/San Gennaro Festival
6 minutes/Sept. 16, 2005
Cookie Jarvis
Cheesecake
11 pounds Downtown Atlantic Cheesecake
9 minutes/ Sept. 26, 2004
Sonya Thomas
Chicken Nuggets
80 Chicken Nuggets
5 Minutes
Sonya Thomas
Chicken Wings, 12 minutes
7.5 lbs Buffalo Chicken Wings
12 minutes/ May 21, 2007
Joey Chestnut
Chicken Wings, Long form
182 chicken wings
30 minutes
Joey Chestnut
Chicken Wings, Short form
2 pounds, 2.5 ounces Hooter's Chicken Wings
5 minutes
Cookie Jarvis
Chicken-Fried Steak
6 11-ounce chicken fried steaks with country gravy/ Lone Star Cafe
12 minutes/ Nov. 2, 2003
Cookie Jarvis
Chili
1 1/2 gallon Stagg Chili
10 minutes
Richard LeFevre
Chili Cheese Fries
8 lbs, 2 oz Wienerschnitzel Chili Cheese Fries at the Queen Mary
10 minutes/February 11, 2006
Sonya Thomas
Chili Spaghetti
13.5 lbs Skyline Chili Spaghetti/Kings Island
10 Minutes/September 1, 2008
Bob Shoudt
Chocolate
1 lb, 15.5 oz Chicago Chocolate Hearts
7 minutes/Feb. 13, 2006
Patrick Bertoletti
Corn Dogs
12 Fletcher's Corny Dogs/ State Fair of Texas
10 minutes/ Sept. 28, 2003
Richard LeFevre
Corned Beef & Cabbage
10.63 lbs Corned Beef & Cabbage
10 Minutes/ Mar. 16, 2007
Patrick Bertoletti
Corned Beef Hash
4 pounds of hash
1 minute 58 seconds
Eric Booker
Corned Beef Sandwiches
11 8-ounce Corned Beef Sandwiches
10 minutes/Jan. 11, 2006
Patrick Bertoletti
Cow Brains
57 (17.7 pounds)
15 minutes
Takeru Kobayashi
Crab Cakes
46 Phillips Crab Cakes/Baltimore Waterfront Festival
10 Minutes/ April 29, 2006
Sonya Thomas
Cranberry Sauce, Jellied
13.23 lbs jellied cranberry sauce/Spike TV's MLE Chowdown
8 Minutes/Nov. 22, 2007
Juliet Lee
Date Nut Bread
29.5 Chock full o'Nuts Date Nut Breat and Cream Cheese Sandwiches
8 minutes/December 20, 2006
Patrick Bertoletti
Deep-Fried Okra
9.75 lbs Deep Fried Okra/GoldenPalace.net at the Oklahoma State Fair
10 Minutes/Sept. 16, 2006
Sonya Thomas
Doughnuts
49 glazed doughnuts
8 minutes/October 2, 2002
Eric Booker
Doughnuts, Cream-filled
47 Glazed and Cream-filled Doughnuts/MLE St. Patrick's Day Chowdown
5 minutes/March 17, 2007
Patrick Bertoletti
Dumplings
91 Chinese dumplings
8 minutes
Cookie Jarvis
Eggs
65 Hard Boiled Eggs
6 minutes, 40 seconds
Sonya Thomas
French Fries
4.46 pounds Nathan's Famous Crinkle Cut Fries
Six Minutes/ March 31, 2005
Cookie Jarvis
Fruitcake
4 pounds, 14 1/4 ounces Wegmans Fruitcake
10 minutes/ Dec. 30, 2003
Sonya Thomas
Grapes
8 Pounds, 15 Ounces Grapes/ Smirnoff Twisted V Wild Grape
10 Minutes/ Nov. 1, 2005
Cookie Jarvis
Green Beans, French Cut
2.71 Pounds Green Beans
Six Minutes
Crazy Legs Conti
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
47 grilled cheese sandwiches
10 Minutes/ June 10, 2006
Joey Chestnut
Grits
21 lbs of Grits at Harrah's Louisiana Downs
10 minutes/Sept. 29, 2007
Patrick Bertoletti
Gyoza
231 chicken and vegetable gyoza/Los Angeles Nisei Week
10 minutes/August 23, 2008
Joey Chestnut
Gyros
12 12-oz Gyros/Niko Niko's Greek American Restaurant
10 Minutes/May 17, 2008
Patrick Bertoletti
Ham & Potatoes
6 pounds of Easter Feaster meal
12 minutes
Cookie Jarvis
Ham, sliced
2 lbs, 10 oz. holiday spiral sliced ham
5 minutes/Dec. 15, 2006
Seaver Miller
Hamburger: Big Daddy Burger
9 pound cheeseburger/ Plaza Hotel Casino
27 minutes, 0 seconds/ Jan. 21, 2006
Sonya Thomas
Hamburgers
11 1/4 Burgers (1/4 pound) "Cloud Burgers"
10 minutes
Don Lerman
Hamburgers
7 Burgers (3/4 pound) "Thickburgers"
10 minutes
Sonya Thomas
Hamburgers: Krystals
103 Krystal Burgers
8 minutes/October 28, 2007
Joey Chestnut
Hamentaschen
50 traditional Purim cookies
6 minutes
Eric Booker
Horseshoe Sandwiches
6 lbs, 5 oz horseshoe sandwiches
12 minutes
Joey Chestnut
Hot Dogs
66 Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs and Buns
12 minutes/ July 4, 2007
Joey Chestnut
Huevos Rancheros
7.75 lbs Huevos Rancheros
10 minutes/March 18, 2006
Richard LeFevre
Ice Cream
1 gallon, 9 ounces of vanilla ice cream
12 minutes
Cookie Jarvis
Ice Cream, Short form
1.75 Gallons Brooklyn Vanilla Ice Cream
8 minutes/May 26, 2006
Patrick Bertoletti
Jalapeno Poppers
118 Jalapeno Poppers/University of Arizona
10 minutes/April 8, 2006
Joey Chestnut
Jalapenos, Pickled
266 Pickled Jalapeno Peppers
15 Minutes
Patrick Bertoletti
Jalapenos, Pickled, 8-Minute Record
247 pickled jalapeno peppers/State Fair of Texas
8 minutes/Oct. 8, 2006
Richard LeFevre
Jalapenos, Pickled, Short-Form
191 Pickled Jalapeno Peppers/La Costena "Feel the Heat" Jalapeno Eating Challenge
6.5 Minutes/Sept. 16, 2007
Patrick Bertoletti
Jambalaya
9 Pounds Crawfish Jambalaya/ LuLu's Mardi Gras
10 Minutes/ Feb. 24, 2004
Sonya Thomas
Key Lime Pie
10.8 pounds Key Lime Pie
8 minutes/Mar. 21, 2006
Patrick Bertoletti
Kolache Factory Kolaches
56 Sausage and Cheese Kolaches/Kolache Factory in Houston, TX
8 Minutes/Sept. 14, 2007
Joey Chestnut
Kolaches
44 Cherry Kolaches/GoldenPalace.net at the Nebraska State Fair
8 Minutes/Sept. 2, 2006
Patrick Bertoletti
Krystal Hamburgers, 2 minutes
39 Krystal Hamburgers
2 minutes/September 2007
Bob Shoudt
Lobster Rolls
41 Lobster Rolls in Boston challenge
10 minutes/Sept. 23, 2006
Takeru Kobayashi
Maine Lobster/ Kennebunk
44 Maine Lobsters (11.3 Pounds of meat) from the shell
12 minutes/ Aug. 13, 2005
Sonya Thomas
Matzo Balls
21 baseball-sized matzo balls
5 minutes, 25 seconds
Eric Booker
Mayonnaise
4 32-ounce bowls mayonnaise
8 minutes
Oleg Zhornitskiy
Meat Pies
16 six-ounce meat pies
10 minues
Boyd Bulot
Meatballs
10 pounds, 3 Ounces Meatballs/ Carmine's Restaurant at Tropicana Hotel Casino
12 minutes/ Dec. 3, 2005
Sonya Thomas
Mince Pies
46 Mince Pies at the Wookey Hole Big Eat in Somerset, England
10 minutes/Nov. 29, 2006
Sonya Thomas
Native American Fry Bread
9.75 Fry Breads
8 Minutes/October 28, 2006
Erik The Red Denmark
Nigiri Sushi
141 pieces of Nigiri Sushi/MLE: The Game Promotion
6 Minutes/April 11, 2008
Timothy Janus
Onions
8.5 ounces Maui Onions (three onions)/ Whalers Village
1 minute/ Aug. 8, 2004
Eric Booker
Oysters
46 Dozen Acme Oysters/ Acme Oyster House
10 Minutes/ Mar. 20, 2005
Sonya Thomas
Oysters, Short Form
34 dozen Acme oysters/French Quarter Festival, New Orleans
8 Minutes/April 12, 2008
Patrick Bertoletti
Pancakes
3 1/2 pounds pancakes & bacon
12 minutes
Crazy Legs Conti
Pasta
6 2/3 pounds linguini (no. 115)
10 minutes
Cookie Jarvis
Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches
42 PB&J/Drum Corps International
10 minutes/Aug. 8, 2007
Patrick Bertoletti
Peas
9.5 one-pound bowls
12 minutes
Eric Booker
Pelemeni
274 Russian dumplings
6 minutes
Dale Boone
Pickles, Sour
2.99 pounds
5 Minutes
Cookie Jarvis
Pickles, Vinegar
2.7 Pounds Kosher Dills
Six Minutes
Brian Seiken
Pigs' Feet and Knuckles
2.89 lbs pigs' feet meat/State Fair Meadowlands
10 minutes/June 23, 2007
Arturo Rios, Jr.
Pizza Hut P'Zones
4.82 lbs Pizza Hut P'Zones
6 minutes/July 10, 2007
Joey Chestnut
Pomme Frites
2 pounds 9 ounces of Pomme Frites
8 minutes
Cookie Jarvis
Pork and Beans (84 Lumber)
84 ounces of baked beans
1 minute 52 seconds
Dale Boone
Pork Ribs
9.8 pounds pork rib meat/ John Ascuaga's Nugget Casino Resort
12 minutes/August 27, 2008
Joey Chestnut
Pork, Pulled
9 Pounds, 6 Ounces Smoked, Pulled Pork/ Horseshoe Casino Council Bluffs
10 Minutes/ Sept. 16, 2006
Joey Chestnut
Pork, Pulled Sandwiches
45 pulled pork sandwiches
10 minutes/ Sept. 1, 2007
Joey Chestnut
Posole
9 lbs, 3 ounces Posole/ Sky City Casino
12 Minutes/ Nov. 18, 2006
Patrick Bertoletti
Potato Wedges
3.74 lbs Buffalo Wild Wings Potato Wedges/Spike TV's MLE Chowdown
8 minutes/October 18, 2007
Tim Brown
Pumpkin Pies
4-3/8 Entenmann's Pumpkin Pies
12 Minutes/ Nov. 22, 2004
Eric Booker
Quesadilla
31.5 4-inch Cheese Quesadilla
5 minutes
Sonya Thomas
Ramen Noodles
10.5 lbs Ramen Noodles/NARUTO: Clash of Ninja Revolution for Nintedo Wii
8 minutes/October 27, 2007
Timothy Janus
Reindeer Sausage
28 Glacier Brewhouse Reindeer Sausage
10 minutes
Dale Boone
Rice Balls
20 pounds rice balls
30 minutes
Takeru Kobayashi
Sausage Sandwiches
13.25 Gianelli Sausage Sandwiches/New York State Fair
12 minutes/Aug. 26, 2006
ChipBurger Simpson
Shoo-Fly Pie
11.1 Pounds Shoo-Fly Pie/ Rockvale Outlets
8 Minutes/ June 23, 2007
Patrick Bertoletti
Shrimp
4 pounds 15 ounces spot shrimp
12 minutes/Sept. 22, 2006
Erik The Red Denmark
SPAM
6 pounds of SPAM from the can/ SPAMARAMA
12 minutes/ Apr. 3, 2004
Richard LeFevre
Steeplechase/Chowdown Championship
Pork burgers, Beef ribeye sandwiches, Turkey Legs, Grilled Cheese Sandwiches, Cupcakes/Indiana State Fair
August 19, 2006
Bob Shoudt
Steeplechase/Ultimate Eating Tournament
Shrimp, Pralines, Hot Dogs, Nachos, Gelato/Broadway at the Beach
10 minutes/ Apr. 22, 2006
Bob Shoudt
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
7.9 lbs Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
8 minutes/July 29, 2006
Patrick Bertoletti
Strawberry Shortcake
15.25 lbs Strawberry Shortcake/Mattituck Lions Club Strawberry Festival
8 Minutes/June 17, 2007
Patrick Bertoletti
Sweet Corn
34.75 ears sweet corn/ Sweet Corn Fiesta
12 minutes/ Apr. 29, 2007
Crazy Legs Conti
Sweet Potato Casserole
8.62 pounds/ NC State Fair
11 minutes/ Oct. 20, 2004
Sonya Thomas
Tacos
48 soft chicken tacos/ Zocalo Restaurant
11 minutes/ Sept. 29, 2004
Sonya Thomas
Tamales
71 Tamales/Old Town Lewisville/Dallas Tortilla & Tamale Factory
12 Minutes/Sept. 1, 2007
Timothy Janus
Tex Mex Rolls
30 Tex Mex Rolls/ GameWorks at Great Lakes Crossing
12 minutes/ Mar. 12, 2005
Richard LeFevre
Tiramisu
4 pounds tiramisu/ Verducci's Market
6 minutes/ Mar. 5, 2005
Timothy Janus
Toasted Ravioli
4 pounds toasted ravioli by Charlie Gitto's at Harrah's St. Louis
12 Minutes/ Nov. 20, 2004
Sonya Thomas
Turducken
7 3/4 pounds Turducken.com Thanksgiving Dinner
12 minutes/ Nov. 26, 2003
Sonya Thomas
Ultimate Eating Tournament (Various Foods)
7 Chicken Wings, 1 lb of Nachos, 3 Hot Dogs, 2 Personal Pizzas, 3 Italian Ices/Broaday at the Beach
7 minutes, 13 seconds/April 19, 2008
Juliet Lee
Waffles
29 Waffles (8 oz.)/ Waffle House
10 Minutes/ Oct. 7, 2007
Patrick Bertoletti
Watermelon
13.22 pounds Watermelon/ Brookville Community Picnic
15 minutes/ July 30, 2005
Jim Reeves
Whole Turkey
4 pounds, 12.8 ounces roast turkey meat/Thanksgiving Invitational
12 minutes/ Nov. 22, 2006
Patrick Bertoletti
Whole Turkey, Short Form
6.91 lbs roast turkey meat/Spike TV
8 Minutes/Nov. 22, 2007
Patrick Bertoletti