teele_sq ([info]teele_sq) wrote in [info]davis_square,
2009-01-16 16:21:00
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Queen of Spikes

I've lived in the Davis Square area for over four years and just last night visited Spike's Hot Dogs for the first time. Have any of you seen the polaroids on the wall of all the people who were able to eat 6 or more hot dogs? There's a hall of fame gallery for the top dogs (my lousy pun, not theirs) and the highest hot dog consumption total was 17, eaten in 90 minutes, by a woman. And from I can tell from the photograph, she seems rather small in stature. Does anyone know who this person is? Is this a joke?

My friend Jon fell instantly in love, so if anyone knows her marital/dating status, please pass that info along too.

Really seems hard to believe...
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[info]inahandbasket

January 16 2009, 21:41:17 UTC 3 years ago

I've heard she's married, and that her husband ate 16, beating her old record of 14. So she showed him up and ate 17.
This comes from the manager dude at Spike's.

Sorry Jon!

[info]on_reserve

January 19 2009, 00:50:12 UTC 3 years ago Edited:  January 19 2009, 00:52:34 UTC

She is married. I watched her reclaim her record (someone had temporarily beaten her and I happened to be there the night she decided to outdo that chap) to eat the 17. Her husband was helpful at fetching the hot dogs :)

Edited to add: She is small (around my height, 5'2" and on the thin side) but her hot-dog eating capacity is huuuuuge.

[info]icecreamempress

January 16 2009, 21:48:05 UTC 3 years ago

One of the world's champion eating-contest winners, Sonya Thomas, is a tiny, slender woman.

[info]icecreamempress

January 16 2009, 21:49:19 UTC 3 years ago

And 17 hot dogs would be an appetizer for her! She's famous for eating 37 hot dogs in 12 minutes.

[info]sparkgrrl658

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[info]cosinezero

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[info]eeyorecol

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[info]sparkgrrl658

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[info]sissychrissy1

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[info]lbmango

January 16 2009, 21:51:09 UTC 3 years ago

I ran into her there one day with a bunch of other people (Was that Halloween?) and she was with a guy, can't confirm married, but can't deny it either.

[info]infinitemorning

January 16 2009, 22:08:42 UTC 3 years ago

I don't know what it is about tiny women and eating contests, but it's far from unprecedented, as pointed out above. Actually, almost every time I've been in Spike's, the top three or four competitors on the wall have all been women who seem fairly short and slender.

[info]infinitehotel

January 16 2009, 22:15:53 UTC 3 years ago

See also Kate Stelnick who at 115lbs consumed a 6lb (not including condiments) burger that had beaten much larger competitors:

http://katestelnick.com/

[info]davelew

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[info]icecreamempress

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[info]ron_newman

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[info]genevra_mcneil

January 17 2009, 12:53:30 UTC 3 years ago

It's totally not relevant, but if you've ever been to Sandrine's in Harvard Sq. (And if you haven't, you must), they have GIANT chracouterie (a pile of sourkraut covered with a hunk of everything you can do to a pig, legally). My 6'5" husband eats about 1/5 of it and foes home groaning in pain. AND he takes the rest home for lunch for a week.

One day, I asked one of the waitresses if anyone has ever eaten the whole thing?

"Oh yes," she nodded. "Tiny little Korean and Japanese women. They demolish the whole thing and ask for dessert."

[info]sonofabish

January 16 2009, 22:16:55 UTC 3 years ago

waiting for it, waiting for it......

[info]lbmango

January 16 2009, 22:42:40 UTC 3 years ago

Actually, come to think of it, I haven't seen her around here in a while...

[info]daft

3 years ago

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[info]teele_sq

January 17 2009, 16:57:49 UTC 3 years ago

I wish I knew what you guys were talking about.

[info]ron_newman

January 16 2009, 22:19:24 UTC 3 years ago

Mr. Crepe is having a crepe-eating contest tomorrow!

[info]i_custard

January 16 2009, 23:29:05 UTC 3 years ago

Do you have a link to any details? I heard about it, but what time does it start? I wanna spectate...

[info]ron_newman

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[info]teele_sq

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[info]plumtreeblossom

January 16 2009, 22:20:35 UTC 3 years ago

Amazing, isn't it? I can only finish one Spike's dog if I pull off part of the huge bun. And I'm chubby.

It's not fair.

[info]nvidia99999

January 16 2009, 23:03:53 UTC 3 years ago

Do they also have a competition on...

Who vomits the farthest after eating 17 hot dogs?

[info]eeyorecol

January 17 2009, 01:09:38 UTC 3 years ago

Re: Do they also have a competition on...

Reversals of Fortune are not allowed in Major League Eating.

(That's one of my favorite euphemisms...)

[info]ron_newman

January 17 2009, 06:52:26 UTC 3 years ago

Re: Do they also have a competition on...

Vomiting is explicitly not allowed according to Spike's contest rules.

[info]rxrfrx

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[info]beantownclown

January 17 2009, 00:14:21 UTC 3 years ago

Did I miss the boat on Spikes? I was drooling waiting for them to open, but have only been in once or twice since. I was actually a little overwhelmed by the menu if I remember correctly.

[info]icecreamempress

January 17 2009, 01:07:06 UTC 3 years ago

I went there and had a very good hot dog with fresh condiments and a fresh bun, but it took FOREVER (in the middle of the afternoon, too, not during a rush time) and it was pretty expensive by my cheap-ass standards.

Also, it does not compare even remotely to the amazingness of The Wiener's Circle in Chicago.

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[info]ritcey

January 17 2009, 01:21:06 UTC 3 years ago

Meh - I love hot dogs, but I just can't stand the rolls Spike's uses. French-bread != hot dog roll.

[info]rxrfrx

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[info]teele_sq

January 17 2009, 16:57:01 UTC 3 years ago

For the record, the idea that someone small can eat ridiculously large quantities doesn't surprise me. I've been watching Kobayashi win the Nathan's competition for years and he's anything but fat. My surprise was that this woman who ate 17 hot dogs lives among us.

The rule for getting your photo on the wall was to pick "any 6 hot dogs of your choice" and eat them in 90 minutes without leaving the room for any reason and without vomiting. Jon and I think it's a little suspect that she was allowed to eat 17 without any toppings at all. The toppings and the buns they use are what create the real challenge. I'm putting an asterisk on her accomplishment.

[info]nvidia99999

January 17 2009, 21:21:28 UTC 3 years ago

I think I'd have no problems eating 6 hot dogs in 90 mins.

Even though I don't eat much, in general. But it cannot be good for your digestive system (though, evolutionarily, it would make sense for an organism to be able to handle a lot of food, when it is available).

[info]duffless2323

January 17 2009, 17:25:14 UTC 3 years ago

I don't know her but I met her. She is in both first and second place. My friend tried to break the record and he was mid contest and she just happened to be there eating dinner. Which is either a BIG coincidence or the gal eats a LOT of hot dogs.


When he was on like dog 7 she walked up to him and said "I hope you know that if you break the record I'll just come in and rebreak it tomorrow".

COLD!

[info]nvidia99999

January 17 2009, 21:23:19 UTC 3 years ago

She may develop pancreatic cancer...

I read about it recently, but this is a random (oldish) media piece.
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=9375

[info]wench33

January 19 2009, 19:34:14 UTC 3 years ago

My husband is up there

He managed to eat 6.

I can barely eat 2 and that's with no fries.
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