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Safe Eating!
Like any sport Major league eat-
ing puts safety as a top priority.
All major league eating events
have trained medical personal on
standby. It is highly discouraged
to practice speed or quantity
eating at home or any other un-
controlled environment. Major
league discourages any individual
under the age of 18 to partake in
competitive eating. The eaters in
these events are professionals.
“Every time I do a practice, I
push it a little farther, making my
body adapt and getting stronger.”
 Joey Chestnut
duplication is prohibited.
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The world of Competitive eating is
one full of cutthroat competition
and mouthwatering excitement. The
Takeru “Tsunami” Kobayashi: 40 years
American pastime began in 1916 on old, 5’8” (173cm), 128lb (58kg)
the Coney Island boardwalk when
Nathans famous hotdogs hosted its - Eats larger amounts of food to expand
first ever hot dog eating competi-
tion. The inaugural competition was stomach then works out to avoid fat
a hard fought battle between four growth around stomach
immigrants to determine who was
the most patriotic. The Irishmen
eventually emerged victorious after - Splits foods in half then eats both to
engulfing 13 of Nathans finest. The optimize time
sport of competitive eating has a
deep history since the inaugural - Does body wiggle to help food go down
battle. In 1919 New York Yankees Nathan’s Fourth of July Hot Dog Eat-
outfielder Ping Bodie went head to easier
head with an ostrich in a pasta eat- ing Contest
ing competition, after 11 bowls of Joey Chestnut: 35 years old, 6’1”, 230lb
pasta the ostrich succumb to Bodie
after passing out. In 1958 during the
Acme Oyster Eating World Champi-
- Fasts and stretches stomach with milk,
height of the Cold war, American onship (New Orleans, LA)
Body Builders squared off against water and protein supplements
their Soviet Counterparts in a lob-
ster and Pidgeon eating contest in National Buffalo Wing Festival Sonya Thomas: 51 years old
front of 250 spectators at a New (Buffalo, NY) on Labor Day Week-
York - Eats one meal a day, includes hearty
Restaurant. And in 1963 Eddie Miller end
ate 27 whole chickens in San Fran- amount of vegetables and fruits.
cisco to be crowned a Guinness La Costena “Feel the Heat” Jalapeño - Exercises with incline treadmill for 2
world record holder. Though years
of competitions had occurred, it was Eating Challenge hours, five times a week
not until the mid-1990’s that
the sport really gained notoriety.
Nathans hot dogs had expanded its
brand and competitions. What
once drew crowds of hundreds now
drew crowds of thousands. The own-
ers of Nathans Hotdogs the
MAJOR LEAGUE EATING
Shea brothers eventually established
The International Federation of
Competitive Eating (since retitled
Major League Eating). There are International Federation of Competitive Eating
now 80 to 100 events a year, with 18 East 41st. Street, 15th Floor
top events being broadcast on New York, NY 10017
ESPN.
“That’s a lot of hot dogs!” Phone: 212.352.8651
Competitive eating has gone from
obscurity to a recognized National Fax: 212.627.5430
sport and continues to grow every
year.