1. Gentleman Joe Menchetti CT

2. Tom "Goose" Gilbert MA

3. Ian "The Invader" Hickman VA

4. Bob "Killer" Kuhns Pa

5. Nobuyuki "The Giant" Shirota Japan

6. Dale "Mouth of the South" Boone Ga

7. Mark Lyle "The Human Vacuum" OH

8. David "Coondog" O'Karma OH

9. Christian "Muscox" MCarthy KY

10.Tomoko Miyake Japan

11. Jake "The Butcher" Casey MI

12.Christian "Muscox" MCarthy KY

13. Elizabeth "Rubber-Gut" Canady Fla

14. Tiny Tim Rauscheder OH

15. Arnie "Chowhound" Chapman NY

16. Lew "The Chew" Porchiazio NJ

17. Mike "The Real Skinny" Hoffman NY

18. Karl "Galactus Cramer NY

19. Rich "Big-Rig" Brooking NC

20. Chris "The American" Schlesinger NY

21. Pete "Broken Wing" Maurizio PA

23. James “The Food Prowler” Fowler PA

24. Elliot the SavageCowley NJ

25. Sean "Flash" Gordon PA

26. Derek "Wing-Tut" Payne PA

27. Alex "The Texas Tornado" Thomas VA

28. Brian "Eatin" Keaton NJ

29. Mike "Corn-Bin" Andersen MN

30. Aaron "Hot Legs" Mitchell Il

31. Maxwell “Max-Demnon” Dougherty NY

32. Tim "Obi-Wing-Konobi Cain PA

33. Steven "Cue-Ball" Cue OK

34. Johny "Garbage Disposal" Cantillo IL

35. Angel "Trogdilite" Chiraboga LA

36. Joeseph "The Eclipse" Viola IL

37. Matt "Goggle" Goodhardt MN

38. Chuck “The Chomper” Davidson IL

39. Pat “The Lunch Liquidator” Lyons NJ

40. Dale “Just Dale” Greer MI

41. Nate “The Nibbler” Gayman MA

42. Ash “Big Dozen” Minor NC

43. Chris Patton-The Juggernaut OH

44. Mark “The Masher” Montenez OK

45. Steve “The Real Savage” Oddo NJ

46. Ron “Archnemisis” Nemes NJ

47. Clint “Big Sexy” Fulkerson AR

48. Andrew “Patty Masha” Robertson CT

49. Brent "Hercules" Hurst AR

50. Eric “Hurricane” Mikkselear Canada

True to the policy as well as the name of our organization, the Association of INDEPENDENT Competitive Eaters, as of January 12, 2005 the AICE rankings will include only independent eaters.

AICE prefers to not be put into a position to ask an eater to risk his standing in another group by violating an existing contract. This type of contractual agreement is diametrically opposed to the basic concepts that AICE has chosen to adopt, that eaters should be free to participate in any contest they chose. As such, all eaters currently under contract to any other group will be removed from the AICE rankings.

If anybody believes that they or someone else should appear in AICE’s ranking system, or be ranked higher, please send your comments and reasons to ChowHound

Criteria

Back by popular demand is the AICE ranking system. Many eaters have called AICE Management to express their desire to have the traditional ranking system reinstituted in place of the four star system that is currently in effect.

Eaters have called for liberal criteria, thus allowing an Eater to be eligible based on having done at least one event in the past 18 months. Both a Food Warriors recent and past accomplishments will determine their ranking.

Coming Soon:

Eaters’s who have retired and have distinguished themselves as “Food Warriors of note” will be given consideration for the Competitive Eaters Hall of Fame.

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Rising stars in the Competitive Eating Circle:

EATERS TO WATCH