I might have to say yes. It’s quite curious actually that so many competitive eaters are in good shape. Kobayashi’s ripped, Chesnut’s normal, and some of those other dudes were getting down doing pushups before the competition. Which brings us to Sonya Thomas. Known as the Black Widow (I thought that was Janet Lee’s nickname?), Thomas checks in at like 5 feet and 100 pounds. She’s small, really small. She’s quite normal looking. But she’s a competitive eater. How is that possible?
Let’s take a look at some of the records she’s set to find out why they call her The Black Widow. According to her wiki, she holds records for the following:
- 5.75 pounds of fried asparagus in 10 minutes
- 11 pounds of cheesecake in 9 minutes
- 80 chicken nuggets in five minutes
- 167 chicken wings in 32 minutes
- 46 three ounce crabcakes in 10 minutes
- 65 hard boiled eggs in six minutes and 40 seconds
- four pounds of fruitcake in 10 minutes
- 7 3/4 pound burgers in 10 minutes
- 9 pounds of crawfish in 10 minutes
- 44 lobsters totaling 11.3 pounds in 12 minutes
- 46 dozen oysters in 10 minutes
- 6 extra large pizza slices in 15 minutes
- 23 pulled pork sandwiches in 10 minutes
- 43 soft tacos in 11 minutes
- 250 tater tots in 5 minutes
- 7 3/4 pounds of thanksgiving dinner in 12 minutes
That seems a bit excessive for such a small, petite thing. No? Let’s just say when her Playboy spread hits the newstands, I’ll be all over it.
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Really? Honestly, watching anyone trying to speed eat is a difficult process — makes anyone and everyone look ugly.
I’m still processing the fact that there is an organization that runs this stuff called Major League Eating.
No.