In the Winter of 2002 I was hospitalized with Anorexia at the Toronto Sick Kids Hospital. Many factors come to play as to why I ended up in the hospital.

In short, a year prior to my hospitalization everyone in my family had health issues, including me. I ended up using food as a form of control to forget about the negativity that was happening and the stress/pressure of getting into university. I landed up in the hospital at a weight of 120lbs and my heart not being able to keep up with me. Had I gone to the hospital a day later, I may not have been here today.

After leaving the hospital on my own account, clearly not ready yet, I struggled with gaining and liking life, but slowly but surely through the help of friends and internet forums like bodybuilding.com I was able to start gaining and getting a more positive outlook on life. As I began to eat normally and started seeing body composition changes, I began to have more confidence. I actually stared to help others after a year or two with their problems, and people were referring to me as an inspiration.

Years of training made me smarter, stronger and I took my body to a state that I can finally say I am pleased with. I learned many lessons and made many mistakes along the way, but it has made me better inside and out today. Recently I picked up on CrossFit training and as a result I have never been stronger with everything I do.
Now for the ironic part of my story…the part that has made me one of the world greatest eaters today.

In the early part of 2007 a few of my buddies and me went out to a breakfast pub. A few of us, including me ordered a dish called the linebacker (which consisted of two pieces of every breakfast item you can think of). To everyone’s surprise I finished my plate before anyone else got through a quarter of theirs. So we asked what the record was in the restaurant for linebackers consumed and it was two in an hour….so I did four plates.

After that I attempted and smashed restaurant records, competed in online eating contests and did challenges that were posted as impossible online. I posted all my videos online. Click here for all my Youtube videos

In February of 2008 I smashed the 72oz steak world record (which is the Mount Everest of competitive eating) and quickly the eating world noticed. I was contacted by the Association of Competitive Eaters, and was told I would be the best in the world one day. I was invited down to California to compete in the North American Collegiate Eating Championships. I went down with high expectations, but didn’t expect to out eat the competition by the amount that I did. I have done over 50 contests to date and have won over 95% of them. I also have my name in the history books as having the longest undefeated streak in history (18 contests).

Contest Results

Professional Wins (Nationally and Internationally)
Most contests are listed below:
2011 Sep 5 - 3rd – West Coast Hot Dog Eating Championship Mission Viejo, CA
2011 Aug 21 – 2nd – Pie Eating Contest Barrie, ON, Canada
2011 Aug 13 – 1st – Pizza Eating Contest Finals Queens, NY (3-peat)
2011 Aug 12 – 1st – Jake’s Burger Chowdown Showdown Wilmington, DE (3-peat)
2011 Aug 3 – 2nd – Gringo Bandito Hot Sauce Taco Challenge Huntington Beach, CA
2011 Jul 17 – 3rd - Bartolini’s Meatball Eating Championship – pros Midlothian, IL (stopped due to illness)
2011 Jul 9 – 1st – Team Bud Light Wing Challenge North Wildwood, NJ
2011 Jul 4 – 1st – Star Spangled Stop Burger Eating Contest Weston, FL
2011 Jul 1 – 1st – 3rd annual Independence Burger Eating Championship Washington, DC
2011 Jun 30 – 1st – 3rd annual Independence Burger Eating Championship Nottingham, MD
2011 Jun 11 – 1st – Furious Pete Eating Challenge Boise, ID
2011 Jun 5 - 1st – Rocco’s Pizza Eating Contest Brooklyn, NY
2011 Apr 30 – 1st – Big A Burger – Big A Challenge - 3:02 – Mount Olive, NC
2010 Oct 8 – 1st – Italy Pizza Eating Championship – Rome, Italy
2010 Sept 20 – 1st – Big Papa’s Pasta Eating Contest – Toronto, ON
2010 Sept 6 – Tie 1st – West Coast Derby Eating Contest – CA
2010 Sept 6 – 1st – Muscle Beach Eating Contest – Venice Beach, CA
2010 Aug 23 – 2nd – PIE Eating Contest – 29 Slices (Lost to Kobayashi) – Barrie, ON
2010 Aug 14 – 1st – Dani’s Pizza Eating Championship – Kew Gardens, NY
2010 Aug 13 – 1st – Jakes Burger Eating Championship – Wilmington, DE
2010 July 1st – 1st – Z-Burger Eating Championship – 23 1/2 burgers – 10 min – Washington, DC
2010 June 17th – 1st – Hudson’s Boneless Wing Eating Championship – 6lbs – 10 min – Edmonton, AB
2010 June 12th – 1st – Hamilton Wing Eating Contest – 5lbs of Wings in 4 min – Hamilton, Ontario
2010 June 6th – 1st – Rocco’s Pizza Eating Championships – 27 Slices in 12 minutes – Brooklyn, NY
2010 June 5th – 1st – Go! Go! Curry! Eating Championships – 22 5.5oz bowls in 5 minutes 55 seconds – Manhattan, NY
2010 May 29th – 1st – 34 Slices of Watermelon in 3 minutes – Hallandale, FL
2010 Mar 14- 1st - 2.8 lbs Saval Deli Corned Beef and Cabbage Eating Contest 3 minutes – Baltimore, MD
2010 Mar 13 – 1st- 76 wings Holly Wing Wars – 8min – Columbia, MD
2010 Jan 21 – 1st – 85 wings - 10 min 106.7 the Fan Wing Bowl qualifier – Arlington, VA
2009 October 24th – 2nd – 52 Dumplings in 2 minutes (Lost by 1 Dumpling, first career loss)
2009 October 20th – 72oz Steak and sides in 7:16
2009 Sept 14th – 600grams (weight precooked) of Pasta in 1:30 – Big Papa’s Restaurant Toronto
2009 Aug 14th – 20 Sausages in 2:30 at Chums 102.1 SausageFest
2009 Aug 1 1st 14 slices 10 min new record, previous record 9.5 slices
Pizza Eating Finals Queens, NY
2009 Jul 31 1st 12 burgers 8 min new record, previous was 10 burgers
Jake’s Burger Eating Contest Finals Wilmington, DE
2009 Jul 19 1st 5 burgers 1m36s new record, previous was 2:27s
Jake’s Burger Eating Contest Qualifier Chadds Ford, PA
2009 Jul 11 1st 5.5 slices 20 min
Jumbo Slice Eating Contest (Bacci) Chicago, IL
2009 Jul 4 1st 10 slices 8 min new record, last year was 9.5 slices in 10 min
Pizza Eating Quallifier Queens, NY
2009 Jul 2 1st 14 burgers 10 min
Independence Burger Eating Championship Washington, DC
2009 Feb 8 1st 36 sliders 10 min
North American Team Slider Eating Championship Burlington, ON, Canada
2009 Feb 8 1st 5 sliders 0m01s
North American Team Slider Eating Championship – individual showdown Burlington, ON, Canada
2008 Dec 21 1st 46 latkes 8 min new record, previous was 31
National Potato Latke Eating Championship – Lake Grove, NY
2008 Oct 6 1st 22 sandwiches 8 min
Wakefield World Chicken Salad Sandwich Eating Championship Chicago, IL
2008 Sep 1 1st 19 3oz (Standard is 2oz) hot dogs 8 min
World “Picnic-Style” Hot Dog Eating Championship Buffalo, NY
2008 Jul 19 1st 5.7 reuben sandwiches 8 min – new record, previous was 5 sandwiches
World Reuben Eating Championship – Marshall, MI
2008 Jul 18 1st 43 2 oz. meatballs 7 min – new record, previous was 35 meatballs
Bartolini’s Meatball Eating Championship Midlothian, IL
2008 Jul 13 1st 14 – 4.5 oz. beef patties 3m14s – new record, previous was 4:35
Caribbean Food Delights National Beef Patty Eating Championship – Middlebury, CT
2008 Jul 4 1st 9.75 1/2 lb. hamburgers 6 min – new record, previous was 7
4th Annual Independence Day Hamburger Eating Championship Brooklyn, NY
2008 Jun 14 1st 17 sandwiches 8 min
North East Pulled-Pork Sandwich Eating Championship Dover, DE
2008 Apr 19 1st 3.5 plates 7 min – First ever competition
The Collegiate Nationals Eating Championship San Diego, CA