1.  Tom "Goose" Gilbert MA

2.  Gentleman Joe Menchetti CT

3.  Furious Pete Czerwinski, Canada

4.  Ian "The Invader" Hickman VA

5.  Mark Lyle "The Human Vacuum" OH

6.  Elizabeth "Rubber-Gut" Canady OH

7.  Bob "Killer" Kuhns Pa

8.  David "Coondog" O'Karma OH 

9.  Joshua "Jabber Jaws" Currier NC

10  Pete "Broken Wing" Maurizio PA

11. Jake "The Butcher" Casey MI

12.  Christian "Muscox" MCarthy KY

13.  Arnie "Chowhound" Chapman NY

14.  Tiny Tim Rauscheder OH   

15.  Karl "Galactus Cramer NY

16. Elliot "the Savage" Cowely,   NJ

17.  William "The Champ" Millender NY

18.  James “The Food Prowler” Fowler PA

19.  Rich "Big-Rig" Brooking NC

20.  Mike "The Real Skinny" Hoffman   NY

21.  Matt "The Mad City Masticator" Allen, MI

22.  Ryan "Big Mac" McMIllian, Ca

23.  Chris "The American" Schlesinger NY

24.  Lew "The Chew" Porchiazzio NJ

25.  Carey "Powehouse" Poehlmann PA

26   Derek "Wing-Tut" Payne PA

27. Robert  "The Huck" Greenfield NY

28. Joel 'The Cannon' Podelsky NJ

29. Brian "Eatin" Keaton NJ

30  Alex "The Texas Tornado" Thomas VA

31.  Mike "Corn-Bin" Andersen MN

32  James "Big Bess" Besser, VA

33.  Angel "Trogdilite" Chiraboga LA

34.  Tim "Obi-Wing-Konobi Cain PA

35.   Steven "Cue-Ball" Cue OK

36. Johny "Garbage Disposal" Cantillo IL

37   Craig "Carpmeister" Laidlow OH

38.  Sweet Jill Stoler  NY

39.  Chuck “The Chomper” Davidson IL

40. Matt "Goggle" Goodhardt MN

41. Brent "Hercules" Hurst AR

42. Joeseph "The Eclipse" Viola IL

43.   Ash “Big Dozen” Minorg NC

44.. Chris "Infinity" Yee NY

45.  Kevin "Cardboard" Kodalski OH

46.  Karen "Seed Sucker" Clark, VA

47.   Peter "PJ"  Chou  NJ

48.  David "North Pole" Mitolo VA

49.  Debbie "The Full Package" Sisco, NY

50.  Harayuki "Hal" Fujiwara, Japan

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 Eaters who have not competed in an AICE event and are not eligible for a AICE ranking, could still be featured in the "Eaters To Watch" section. Any future Food Warriors who have developed a resume and which to be featured as an "Eater to Watch" should contact Chowhound at the above link.

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 was previously used.

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