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Sport or sideshow The art of competitive eating
In New Orleans Rich Shea leads the IFOCE as rival eaters vie for fame at Nathan’s hot dog style contests. Top competitors Sonya Thomas and Takeru Kobayashi headline events with record eating feats and media attention while critics call it vulgar and unhealthy as the sport expands across fairs and festivals.
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New Orleans
International Federation of Competitive Eating
Rich Shea
Shea
Acme Oyster House
Sonya Thomas
Burger King
Thomas
Oyster House
George
Scaring
Augusta
ESPN
New York
Coney Island
Rich
the Locust
Jarvis
Sonya
Black Widow
Rankie
Takeru
the Tsunami
Kobayashi
Japan
Michael Jordan
Shea Brothers
Remack
Manhattan
New York Post
Nathan's
Surf Avenue
Nathan’s
TV Tokyo
America
Anne
Ure Bell
Faberge
Rosey
Nore
Nathan
U.S
He Sheas
Gersh Kuntzman
Post
Baton Rouge
West Palm Beach
Texas
Dallas
Doughniut
IFOCE
Mitchell Glieber
IFOCK
Sheas
Brookville
Ohio
Chamber of Commerce
Margo Cantrell
Federation
Cantrell
Rome
Barbara Haber
Haber
George Shea
LeFevre
Philadelphia
Conti
Donny and Marie
Jay Leno
CNN
Foday
Fox
Sheas Ap
Faith Weidenhaft
Frarlier
Grants
Takeru Kobayashi
Nagano
Tokyo