MLE- Major League Eating
Written by Nolan Thomas, Saturday April 25 2009
As much as this may seem hard to believe, this professional competitive sport of eating and its organization actually exists. In addition, they have an actual Mission Statement.
MLE
Major League Eating (MLE) is the sports franchise that oversees all professional competitive eating events and competitive eating television specials. The mission of Major League Eating is to maintain a safe environment for all events, while also seeking to create a dynamic and enjoyable fan experience.
The fast-growing brand combines the appeal of traditional sports with the most extreme of all extreme sports. Renowed eaters Takeru Kobayashi, Joey Chestnut, Sonya Thomas and Patrick Bertoletti are all Major League Eaters. Their records are legend: 53 3/4 Nathan's Famous hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes; 97 Krystal hamburgers in eight minutes; 65 hard boiled eggs in six minutes and 47 seconds; eight-plus pounds of rib meat in 12 minutes.
The Major League Eating franchise leverages interest in the sport on behalf of sponsors to secure media interest. Each year Major League Eating's live and televised events are watched by millions of fans and generate more than 800 million media impressions for sponsors.
Major League Eating coordinates events in the
There is also an International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE).
IFOCE Bio
The International Federation of Competitive Eating, Inc. supervises and regulates eating contests in their various forms throughout the world. The IFOCE helps to ensure that the sport remains safe, while also seeking to achieve objectives consistent with the public interest -- namely, creating an environment in which fans may enjoy the display of competitive eating skill.
The IFOCE coordinates members and affiliates in the
IFOCE Safety Standards
Safety is the first consideration in any sport, and the IFOCE insists that all sanctioned competitive eating matches take place in a controlled environment with the proper safety measures in place.
The IFOCE will not sanction or promote any events that do not adhere to the highest safety regulations. The IFOCE believes that speed eating is only suitable for those 18 years of age or older and only in a controlled environment with appropriate rules and with an emergency medical technician present.
The IFOCE is against at-home training of any kind. The IFOCE strongly discourages younger individuals from eating for speed or quantity under any circumstances. The IFOCE urges all interested parties to become involved in sanctioned events -- do not try speed eating home.
Both the IFOCE and MLE are serious and top-notch organizations. They sponsor tournaments all over the world and their participants take competitive eating very seriously. Prize amounts for the winners have been as high as $10,000.00.
Right now, the top ten ranked professional eaters in the world are:
1. Joey Chestnut
2. Patrick Bertoletti
3. Takeru Kobayashi
4. Timothy Janus
5. Bob Shoudt
6. Sonya Thomas
7. Hall Hunt
8. Richard LeFevre
9. Juliet Lee
10. Tim Brown
Past and upcoming competitive eating tournaments include;
The Stroehmann Sandwich Slamm Corned Beef on
The Showboat Mardi Gras Casino World Crawfish Eating Championship
Famous Famiglia World Pizza Eating Championship
b.good Garlicky Greens Eating Championship
Costa Vida World Burrito Eating Championship
La Costena "Feel the Heat" Jalapeno Eating Challenge
Harrah's
Kolache Factory World Kolache Eating Championship
Acme World Oyster Eating Championship
The World Deep-Fried Asparagus Eating Championship
And The National Sweet Corn Eating Championship.
So all you hungry big eaters out there, pull up a chair and have a go at it.
Bon Appetit!
Photo Credit: ZUMA / Icon SMI
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