MLE

 

Major League Eating is the undisputed authority on competitive eating worldwide. All official eating contests are sanctioned by MLE and MLE maintains all official eating records. Following are recent records:

  24" Pizza
 7 1/2 Extra Large Bacci Pizza Slices
 15 Minutes/ July 9, 2005
 Richard LeFevre
     
 16" Pizza
 47 Slices Big Apple Pizza/Battle at the Big Apple World Pizza Eating Championship
 10 Minutes/November 8, 2008
 Patrick Bertoletti
     
 7-Eleven Sports Slurpee
 22 oz Sports Slurpee/7-Eleven Sports Slurping Time Trials
 9 seconds/April 15, 2010
 Patrick Bertoletti
     
 Armour Vienna Sausage
 8.31 pounds Armour Vienna Sausage /Lowe's Motor Speedway Charlotte
 10 Minutes/ May 28, 2005
 Sonya Thomas
     
 Asparagus
 8.8 pounds Tempura Deep Fried Aspargus Spears/ Stockton Asparagus Fest
 10 minutes/ Apr. 26, 2008
 Joey Chestnut
     
 Baked Beans
 Six Pounds Baked Beans
 One Minute, 48 Seconds
 Don Lerman
     
 Baked Beans, Long Course
 8.4 Pounds Baked Beans/ 84 Lumber
 2 minutes 47 seconds/ Aug. 7, 2004
 Sonya Thomas
     
 Beef Brisket BBQ Sandwiches
 34.75 Beef Brisket BBQ Sandwiches/Cherokee Casino
 10 Minutes/July 26, 2008
 Bob Shoudt
     
 Beef Tongue
 3 pound 3 ounces pickled beef tongue whole
 12 minutes
 Dominic Cardo
     
 Beef Tri-Tip
 4 lbs 11 ounces/Colusa Casino World Tri-Tip Eating Challenge
 12 minutes/June 28, 2009
 Hall Hunt
     
 Birthday Cake
 Five Pounds/ TripRewards 1st Birthday
 11 Minutes, 26 Seconds/ May 10, 2005
 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
     
 Bonless Buffalo Wings
 7.72 lbs/Isle Boonville World Boneless Buffalo Wing Eating Championship
 12 minutes/May 8, 2010
 Timothy Janus
     
 Brats
 58 Johnsonville Brats / Brat Days
 10 Minutes/ Aug. 5, 2006
 Takeru Kobayashi
     
 Buffalo Chicken Tenders
 6.93 lbs/Binga
 10 Minutess/March 27, 2010
 Sonya Thomas
     
 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
     
 Catfish
 6.75 pounds Fried Catfish/Rhythm City Casino World Catfish Eating Championship
 10 minutes/Mar 20, 2010
 Sonya Thomas
     
 Cheesecake
 11 pounds Downtown Atlantic Cheesecake
 9 minutes/ Sept. 26, 2004
 Sonya Thomas
     
 Cherrystone Clams
 26 dozen / Peter's Clam Bar
 6 minutes / May 31, 2010
 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
 13.9 lbs Skyline Chili Spaghetti/Kings Island
 10 Minutes/September 7, 2009
 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
 16 3/4 6-ounce Corned Beef Sandwiches
 10 minutes/March 16, 2009
 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
     
 Crawfish
 6.5 pounds/Rouses World Crawfish Eating Championship
 10 minutes/April 10, 2010
 Sonya Thomas
     
 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 Calamari
 6.625 pounds Mallie's Sports Grill World Calamari Eating Championship
 10 Minutes/ May 30, 2009
 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
     
 Flautas
 65 flautas/World Flauta Eating Championship
 10 minutes/Dec. 6, 2009
 Ben Monson
     
 French Fries
 4.46 pounds Nathan's Famous Crinkle Cut Fries
 Six Minutes/ March 31, 2005
 Cookie Jarvis
     
 French Fries
 7.9 lbs Curley's French Fries / Curley's Fries Eating Championship @ Morey's Piers
 10 minutes / May 31, 2010
 Bob Shoudt
     
 Fruitcake
 4 pounds, 14 1/4 ounces Wegmans Fruitcake
 10 minutes/ Dec. 30, 2003
 Sonya Thomas
     
 Funnel Cake
 5.9 lbs / Kings Dominion
 10 minutes / May 23, 2009
 Joey Chestnut
     
 Garlicky Greens
 7.5 lbs / b.good Garlicky Greens Eating Championship
 5 Minutes/Oct. 3, 2009
 Pete Davekos
     
 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
 21 8-oz Gyros/Niko Niko's
 10 Minutes/May 16, 2009
 Patrick Bertoletti
     
 Haggis
 3 pounds Haggis
 8 Minutes/Oct 8, 2008
 Eric Livingston
     
 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
 68 Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs and Buns
 10 minutes/ July 4, 2009
 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
 275 Pickled Jalapeno Peppers/La Costena "Feel the Heat" Jalapeno Eating Championship Challenge
 10 Minutes/May 2, 2010
 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
     
 King Cake
 14 cakes (10.5 lbs)/Showboat AC Casino
 8 minutes/Feb 16, 2010
 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
     
 Mars Bars
 38 bars/Red Faction Mars Bar Eating World Championship
 5 Minutes/July 22, 2010
 Patrick Bertoletti
     
 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
 37 dozen Acme oysters/New Orleans Oyster Festival, New Orleans
 8 Minutes/June 6, 2010
 Sonya Thomas
     
 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 & Banana Sandwiches
 36 Sandwiches/The Isle Casino Hotel Biloxi
 10 minutes/Jan 9, 2010
 Bob Shoudt
     
 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
     
 Philly CheeseSteaks
 19 6" sandwiches / Dorney Park
 10 minutes / May 1, 2010
 Joey Chestnut
     
 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 ounces of baked beans
 58 seconds/Oct 8, 2008
 Micah Collins
     
 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
     
 Poutine
 13 lbs / Smoke's Poutinerie World Poutine Eating Championship
 10 minutes/May 22, 2010
 Patrick Bertoletti
     
 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
     
 Roast Beef Sliders
 37.5 / Roy Rogers World Roast Beef Slider Eating Championship
 8 minutes/Nov. 13, 2009
 Bob Shoudt
     
 Rocky Mountain Oysters
 3 lbs 11.75 oz / Isle Black Hawk World Rocky Mountain Oyster Eating Championship
 10 minutes / August 28, 2010
 Patrick Bertoletti
     
 Salmon Chowder
 312 fl oz; 23.4 lbs/The Slammin' Salmon World Chowder Eating Contest
 6 minutes/Dec. 3, 2009
 Bob Shoudt
     
 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
     
 Shrimp Wontons
 380 shrimp wontons/CP Biggest Eater Competition
 8 Minutes/May 9, 2010
 Joey Chestnut
     
 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
 46 ears sweet corn/ Sweet Corn Fiesta
 12 minutes/ Apr. 25, 2010
 Joe LaRue
     
 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