- Patrick Bertoletti
Patrick "Deep Dish" Bertoletti is an American competitive eater from
Chicago . He is ranked second in theInternational Federation of Competitive Eating . Bertoletti is known as one of the "young guns" of competitive eating.Bertoletti graduated from Morgan Park Academy high school on the south side of Chicago in the Beverly neighborhood.
Bertoletti is a graduate of
Kendall College in downtown Chicago as a Culinary major.Media
Bertoletti is a frequent guest on the Steve Dahl Radio Program (JACK FM in Chicago).Bertoletti was featured on the cover of the
Chicago Reader on FridayJune 30 ,2006 . The story described his abilities and his ambitions for the summer competition.Bertoletti appeared on WAGA Atlanta's Fox 5 News on
June 24 ,2006 after winning the qualifier at Zoo Atlanta, where he ate 33 Nathan's Famous Hot Dogs.2007
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January 2 ,2007 , he became the first person to complete the Sasquatch Burger Contest at Bigfoot Lodge Cafe in Memphis. 679 People had tried to finish the burger and fries that starts with 4 lbs of hamburger meat on a homemade bun, Bertoletti finished the meal in 11 minutes.On
July 4 ,2007 , he finished third in the 92nd annualNathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest inConey Island ,Brooklyn, New York , having eaten 49 hot dogs and buns in that competition. Only two others have ever eaten more during the contest.On
September 16 ,2007 , he cemented his position as the undisputedjalapeño eating champion of the world, defeatingSonya Thomas andRich LeFevre at the La Costeña "Feel the Heat" Jalapeño Eating Challenge in Chicago, IL. This competition was marred when the event organizers ran out of jalapeños five minutes into the eight-minute competition.On
October 9 ,2007 , he upset points leaderJoey Chestnut and held off a comeback by second rankedTakeru Kobayashi to win the chicken wing "Chowdown" in Las Vegas shown onSpike TV . [ [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071010/ap_on_fe_st/odd_vegas_eating Top-ranked chicken eater loses his crown] ; Ryan Nakashima;October 10 2007 ; RetrievedOctober 10 2007 ]On
November 22 ,2007 , he won Spike TV Major League Eating "Turkey Bowl". Bertoletti consumed 6.91 pounds of (whole)turkey in 8 minutes, upsetting the previous year's winner Joey Chestnut. The feat earned a "Wow!" from 4th rankedTim Janus after the competition when the total weight consumed was announced.2008
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April 12 ,2008 , he won the ACME Oyster House 2008 World Oyster Eating Championships by downing 35 dozen raw oysters on the half shell in 8 minutes inNew Orleans ,Louisiana .On
July 4 , 2008, he finished 4th at the Nathan's Famous contest, consuming 41 HDB in the 10 minute contest.On
September 1 , 2008, he finished 3rd at the Skyline Chili Spaghetti Eating Contest, consuming 11 LB in the 10 minute contest.On
September 28 ,2008 he finished in 2nd at theKrystal Square Off , eating 85 Krystal burgers, one more than Takeru "Tsunami" KobayashiReferences
External links
* [http://www.ifoce.com/eaters.php?action=detail&sn=105 Profile on IFOCE]
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