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2006 Contestant Profiles
The World Italian Sausage Eating Championship
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“Gentleman” Joe Menchetti
This Food Warrior is currently ranked #2 in the world by the Association of Independent competitive Eaters and #3 in the world by Speedeat.com. He is regarded as one of America’s most accomplished Gurgitators and is considered New England’s undisputed Competitive Eating Champion. His Eating Resume includes world records in Beef Patties, Sweet corn, Fried Cicada’s and Conch Fritters. In addition , he has many eating titles and victories in chicken wings, Hot dogs, Pickles and Pizza, Bratwurst, Meat Pies, Pastrami, Paczki, to name a few. You may have seen him in the Glutton Bowl or on Ripley’s Believe it or Not where he consumed an amazing 41 Hot Dogs in just 10 minutes. His quest for eating Stardom began as early as the 5th grade when he ate what other kids didn’t like. On one occasion he ate 16 servings of Baked beans and on another occasion he ate 12 servings of Green Bean Salad. He uses no special training techniques and states that his normal diet is sufficient training for any contest that he may enter. When he is not Eating for prize money or emptying out refrigerators he works as a Corporate Spokesperson and Ticket Broker. He is 6”2” 350lbs and hails from Wallingford CT.
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Chris “The Juggernaut of Eating” Patton
A nationally ranked Food Warrior, Chris the “Food General” Patton is the former Ohio Chicken Wing Eating Champion. this Blacklick Ohio native established himself as one of America’s best Eaters when he won a decisive victory at the 2nd Annual Columbus Wing Bowl. In doing so, the “General of Chicken Wings” easily defeated Competitive Eating legends, Gentleman Joe Menchetti and David “Coondog” O’Karma, both world Record Holders and top ranked Eaters. The Juggernaut struck gold in his first Chicken Wing Competition in 1995 where he won BW3’s “cluck off” by devouring an amazing 5.26 lbs. His accomplishments are even more amazing when you consider that he has a fewer than seven competitions under his belt. The Juggernaut has had a slow 2005 but promises to make a lot of noise in 2006. Chris Stands 6"2' and weighs 400lbs.
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Ian “The Invader” Hickman
Currently ranked among the best Eaters in America by the Association of Independent Competitive Eaters, “The Invader” is a recent graduated from the University of Kentucky where he majored in Journalism and now makes his home in Sterling Virginia. Ian is the current National Spoon Bread, Potato Latke and Fried Zucchini Eating Champion. He is known by family and friends as “The Bottomless Pit,” a name and reputation he has earned early in childhood an through out college.
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While attending the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Ian would invade buffets and other eateries and soon developed the reputation as the “Invader” and became an unwelcome guest at buffets and steak houses in and around Lexington Kentucky. When Ian invades a buffet, he does so with the mindset; “I am your worst nightmare and I am here to put you out of business.”. Rumor has it that local food establishments signed a petition requesting that the “Invader” be banned from their eating establishments. Although single, when asked who his dream-girl is he simply responds; “not sure, but it would be great if she was a waitress”.
Some of the Invaders many restaurant conquests include 19 Skyline chili/cheese dogs in 30 minutes, 33 Dairyette hamburgers in 45 minutes, 117 Hooter's wings in one sitting, 335 Red Lobster shrimp in 1 hour, 22 Taco Johns tacos in one sitting, a 64oz Reno's Big Bubba Steak in 19 minutes. In only his first Speed Eating contest, “The Invader” took 3rd place against a group of Professional Eaters at the Great American Chicken Wing Eating Championship in Ft. Wayne Indiana. If it wasn’t for a rookie mistake of pouring water into his tray, he probably would have pulled off the biggest upset in 2005. Other speed eating conquests include a Watermelon Eating Contest in Ohio where he consumed 9.5 lbs. of watermelon easily defeating the 2nd place finisher by more than a pound. Ian who has surfer-boy good looks and has become the “Media Darling of Competitive Eating” is unquestionably the “Heart Throb” of the eating circuit and is also known by adoring fans as the “Hunk of Hunger”. |
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Lumberjack Promises to Chop Down Tree’s in East Boston
If you think there are no trees in Boston, think again. According to 23 year old Joshua “The Lumberjack” Hearne who stands 6”3” and weighs 300lbs there will be plenty of trees to chop down on July 15th at the 2nd Annual World Italian Sausage Eating Champion during Eat Boston’s popular Italia Unita festival. “The Lumberjack’s choice of firewood will include the Kentucky Red Wood tree, also called the Ian Hickman Tree along with the Connecticut Oak which is also called the “Menchetti Tree”
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(A tree Joshua nearly chopped down several months ago at the annual Steer Burger Eating contest, but ran out of steam) Also, there is the Ohio Birchwood (one of the tallest and largest trees in America) also called the General Patton Tree.
Given the reputation that these trees have for toughness, “The Lumberjack” will be swinging his axe with extra vigor. According to many Competitive Eating fans, this is a kid that is ready to win a major title and many are predicting that East Boston will be place where everybody yells “Timber!”
A 23 year old father of two, the Lumberjack, who comes from Albany New York, warns that if you sit next to him at Breakfast, Lunch or Diner you better keep a close watch of your food. This Army Veteran will perform reconnaissance on your plate and immediately implement a search & destroy mission that will leave you dazed and hungry. Joshua recently competed
against the great Gentleman Joe Menchetti at Sutters Steer Burger Eating Contest in Albany New York and had consumed the winning amount at the 9 minute mark (7.6 Hamburgers) only to suffer unhappy returns. Menchetti eventually won the contest with 7.5 Hamburgers. The Lumberjack has had several impressive showings by taking a close second by consuming 5lbs of Cabbage at the Northern Lights Bar & Concert Hall. Also, Hearne has an impressive victory at Phillies Steak Bar by downing 4lbs of Cheese Steak in an outstanding 6 Minutes and 23 seconds. In addition “The Lumberjack” recently finished 3rd at the World Pickle Eating championship at the Famous Carnegie Deli. Also, Joshua has shown good speed by winning a 2lb Burrito Eating Contest in 1 minute 23 seconds. |
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