Patrick Bertoletti
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Patrick "Deep Dish" Bertoletti is an American competitive eater from Chicago
. He is ranked second in the International 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.
Podcast.
Bertoletti was featured on the cover of the Chicago Reader on Friday June 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.
Bertoletti is a Kendall College Graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in Culinary Arts. He's currently a chef at Chef Freddy's Catering.
Fans of the competitive eater often ask him what he listens to when he wears his trademark headphones during contests. The answer: Jesse and the Rippers.
Patrick cites his personal heroes as being Charles Bronson and Burt Reynolds.
When Patrick is not training for the next big contest, he spends his time collecting rubber bands to add to his rubber band ball.
. 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 and 5 seconds.
On July 4, 2007, he finished third in the 92nd annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
in Coney 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 undisputed jalapeño
eating champion of the world, defeating Sonya Thomas
and Rich 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 leader Joey Chestnut
and held off a comeback by second ranked Takeru Kobayashi
to win the chicken wing "Chowdown" in Las Vegas
shown on Spike TV
.
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 ranked Tim Janus
after the competition when the total weight consumed was announced.
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On July 4, 2008, he finished 4th at the Nathan's Famous contest, consuming 38 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 the Krystal Square Off
, eating 85 Krystal burgers, one more than Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi
On July 4, 2009, Patrick placed 3rd in the Nathan's Famous contest, eating 54 HDBs.
On September 2, 2009, Patrick won the Nugget Rib Eating Championship at the Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off
, eating 5.8 pounds of pork rib meat in 12 minutes.
On July 4, 2010, Patrick took third place in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating contest by eating 37 hot dogs in ten minutes.
On July 22, 2010, Patrick beat Joey Chestnut to win the Mars Bar eating competition. He ate 38 bars in just over 4 minutes.
On July 4, 2011, Patrick took second place in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating contest by eating 55 hot dogs in ten minutes.
47 slices big apple pizza / 10 Minutes
Blueberry Pie (Hands-Free):
9.17 lbs blueberry pie / 8 minutes
Chicken wings:
4.1# / in 8 Minutes
Chocolate:
1 lb, 15.5 oz Chicago Chocolate Hearts / 7 minutes
Corned Beef & Cabbage:
10.63 lbs Corned Beef & Cabbage / 10 Minutes
Corned Beef Sandwiches:
11 8-ounce Corned Beef Sandwiches / 10 minutes
Date Nut Bread:
29.5 Chock full o'Nuts Date Nut Bread and Cream Cheese Sandwiches / 8 minutes
Doughnuts, Cream-filled:
47 Glazed and Cream-filled Doughnuts / 5 minutes
Grits:
21 lbs of Grits / 10 minutes
Ice Cream, Short form:
1.75 pounds (gallons) Brooklyn Vanilla Ice Cream / 8 minutes
Jalapeños, Pickled:
98 Pickled Jalapeño Peppers after 47 donuts / 5 Minutes
Jalapeños, Pickled:
191 Pickled Jalapeño Peppers / 6.5 Minutes
Jalapeños, Pickled:
263 Pickled Jalapeño Peppers / 15 Minutes
Key Lime Pie:
10.8 pounds Key Lime Pie / 8 minutes
Kolaches:
44 Cherry Kolaches / 8 Minutes
Oysters, Short Form:
34 dozen Acme oysters / 8 Minutes
Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches:
42 PB&J / 10 minutes
Posole:
9 lbs, 3 ounces Posole / 12 Minutes
Shoo-Fly Pie:
11.1 Pounds Shoo-Fly Pie / 8 Minutes
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
:
7.9 lbs Strawberry Rhubarb Pie / 8 minutes
Strawberry Shortcake:
15.25 lbs Strawberry Shortcake / 8 Minutes
Waffles:
29 Waffles (8 oz.) / 10 Minutes
Whole Turkey:
4 pounds, 12.8 ounces roast turkey meat / 12 minutes
Whole Turkey, Short Form:
6.91 lbs roast turkey meat / 8 Minutes
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
. He is ranked second in the International Federation of Competitive Eating
International Federation of Competitive Eating
The International Federation of Competitive Eating, Inc. is an organization that supervises and regulates eating contests across the globe, acting as a central resource for the sport. Top events include the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, La Costena "Feel the Heat" Jalapeno Eating Challenge, and...
. 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
Kendall College
-Summary:Kendall College in Chicago is a for-profit college offering programs in hospitality management, culinary arts, business, and early childhood education. Kendall College is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools...
in downtown Chicago as a Culinary major.
Media
Bertoletti is a frequent guest on the Steve DahlSteve Dahl
Steven Robert Dahl has been an American radio personality and humorist for more than thirty years. He is currently podcasting, and releases the podcasts for download daily from his own website as well as the iTunes store...
Podcast.
Bertoletti was featured on the cover of the Chicago Reader on Friday June 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.
Bertoletti is a Kendall College Graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in Culinary Arts. He's currently a chef at Chef Freddy's Catering.
Personal Interests
Patrick Bertoletti is an avid reader of the Girl Talk series by author L.E. Blair and enjoys collecting VHS tapes from the 1990s.Fans of the competitive eater often ask him what he listens to when he wears his trademark headphones during contests. The answer: Jesse and the Rippers.
Patrick cites his personal heroes as being Charles Bronson and Burt Reynolds.
When Patrick is not training for the next big contest, he spends his time collecting rubber bands to add to his rubber band ball.
2007
On January 2, 2007, he became the first person to complete the Sasquatch Burger Contest at Bigfoot Lodge Cafe in MemphisMemphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers....
. 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 and 5 seconds.
On July 4, 2007, he finished third in the 92nd annual Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest
The Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest is an annual American competitive-eating competition, which is run as a publicity gathering event by Shea Communications. It is held each July 4 at Nathan's Famous Corporation's original, and best-known restaurant at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in...
in Coney Island
Coney Island
Coney Island is a peninsula and beach on the Atlantic Ocean in southern Brooklyn, New York, United States. The site was formerly an outer barrier island, but became partially connected to the mainland by landfill....
, 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 undisputed jalapeño
Jalapeño
The jalapeño is a medium-sized chili pepper that has a warm, burning sensation when eaten. A mature jalapeño fruit is 2–3½ inches long and is commonly picked and consumed while still green, but occasionally it is allowed to fully ripen and turn crimson red...
eating champion of the world, defeating Sonya Thomas
Sonya Thomas
Sonya Thomas , also known by her nickname The Black Widow, is a top-ranked Korean-born American competitive eater from Alexandria, Virginia. Thomas joined the International Federation of Competitive Eating in 2003 and quickly rose to the top of the ranks, beating competitive eaters such as Ed...
and Rich LeFevre
Rich LeFevre
Rich LeFevre is a competitive eater from Henderson, Nevada . Rich and his wife, Carlene LeFevre, are said to form the "First Family of Competitive Eating" in spite of having normal weights and ages around 60, and are both top ranked members of the International Federation of Competitive Eating...
at the La Costeña
La Costeña (food company)
Conservas La Costeña, usually called La Costeña, is a Mexican brand dedicated to the canned products market. It was founded in 1923 by Vicente López Recines. The company has become an important brand inside and outside Mexico. Nowadays, La Costeña sells its products in almost all the Mexican...
"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 leader Joey Chestnut
Joey Chestnut
Joseph Christian "Jaws" Chestnut is an American competitive eater. The , engineering student is currently ranked first in the world by the International Federation of Competitive Eating...
and held off a comeback by second ranked Takeru Kobayashi
Takeru Kobayashi
is a Japanese competitive eater. He held the world record for hot dog eating for nearly six years, and holds several other eating records, including four Guinness Records for hot dogs, meatballs, hamburgers, and pasta....
to win the chicken wing "Chowdown" in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Strip
The Las Vegas Strip is an approximately stretch of Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada; adjacent to, but outside the city limits of Las Vegas proper. The Strip lies within the unincorporated townships of Paradise and Winchester...
shown on Spike TV
Spike TV
Spike is an American cable television channel. It launched on March 7, 1983 as The Nashville Network , a joint venture of WSM, Inc...
.
On November 22, 2007, he won Spike TV Major League Eating "Turkey Bowl". Bertoletti consumed 6.91 pounds of (whole) turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
in 8 minutes, upsetting the previous year's winner Joey Chestnut. The feat earned a "Wow!" from 4th ranked Tim Janus
Tim Janus
Tim Janus is a competitive eater from New York City known in the competitive eating community as "Eater X." He is a member of the International Federation of Competitive Eating , and is one of the most colorful IFOCE characters, both literally and figuratively. He always performs in contests...
after the competition when the total weight consumed was announced.
2008
On 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 in New Orleans, LouisianaLouisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
.
On July 4, 2008, he finished 4th at the Nathan's Famous contest, consuming 38 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 the Krystal Square Off
Krystal Square Off
The Krystal Square Off was the official World Hamburger Eating Championship, taking place in Chattanooga, Tennessee and as sanctioned by the International Federation of Competitive Eating...
, eating 85 Krystal burgers, one more than Takeru "Tsunami" Kobayashi
Takeru Kobayashi
is a Japanese competitive eater. He held the world record for hot dog eating for nearly six years, and holds several other eating records, including four Guinness Records for hot dogs, meatballs, hamburgers, and pasta....
2009
On March 16, 2009 he won the Stroehmann Sandwich Slamm, eating 16 3/4 8-ounce corned-beef sandwiches in the 10-minute contest.On July 4, 2009, Patrick placed 3rd in the Nathan's Famous contest, eating 54 HDBs.
On September 2, 2009, Patrick won the Nugget Rib Eating Championship at the Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off
Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off
The Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off is an annual rib cook-off in Sparks, Nevada. The competition involves St. Louis-style pork ribs. The event is held at Victorian Square in Sparks and has taken place annually over the Labor Day weekend since 1989; it is sponsored by John Ascuaga's Nugget...
, eating 5.8 pounds of pork rib meat in 12 minutes.
2010
In May, 2010, Patrick became the world poutine eating champion after scarfing down 13 pounds of gravy-and-cheese-soaked fries in a mere 10 minutes. He edged out 11 fellow stars of Major League Eating and three Canadian amateur eaters by consuming box after box of poutine at Toronto's BMO Field in the first ever World Poutine Eating Championship.On July 4, 2010, Patrick took third place in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating contest by eating 37 hot dogs in ten minutes.
On July 22, 2010, Patrick beat Joey Chestnut to win the Mars Bar eating competition. He ate 38 bars in just over 4 minutes.
2011
On June 5, 2011, Patrick took first place in the Acme Oyster House Oyster Eating Contest and set a Louisiana state record by eating 39 dozen (468 individual) oysters in eight minutes.On July 4, 2011, Patrick took second place in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating contest by eating 55 hot dogs in ten minutes.
World records
16" Pizza:47 slices big apple pizza / 10 Minutes
Blueberry Pie (Hands-Free):
9.17 lbs blueberry pie / 8 minutes
Chicken wings:
4.1# / in 8 Minutes
Chocolate:
1 lb, 15.5 oz Chicago Chocolate Hearts / 7 minutes
Corned Beef & Cabbage:
10.63 lbs Corned Beef & Cabbage / 10 Minutes
Corned Beef Sandwiches:
11 8-ounce Corned Beef Sandwiches / 10 minutes
Date Nut Bread:
29.5 Chock full o'Nuts Date Nut Bread and Cream Cheese Sandwiches / 8 minutes
Doughnuts, Cream-filled:
47 Glazed and Cream-filled Doughnuts / 5 minutes
Grits:
21 lbs of Grits / 10 minutes
Ice Cream, Short form:
1.75 pounds (gallons) Brooklyn Vanilla Ice Cream / 8 minutes
Jalapeños, Pickled:
98 Pickled Jalapeño Peppers after 47 donuts / 5 Minutes
Jalapeños, Pickled:
191 Pickled Jalapeño Peppers / 6.5 Minutes
Jalapeños, Pickled:
263 Pickled Jalapeño Peppers / 15 Minutes
Key Lime Pie:
10.8 pounds Key Lime Pie / 8 minutes
Kolaches:
44 Cherry Kolaches / 8 Minutes
Oysters, Short Form:
34 dozen Acme oysters / 8 Minutes
Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwiches:
42 PB&J / 10 minutes
Posole:
9 lbs, 3 ounces Posole / 12 Minutes
Shoo-Fly Pie:
11.1 Pounds Shoo-Fly Pie / 8 Minutes
Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Strawberry rhubarb pie
A Strawberry rhubarb pie , is a type of tart/sweet pie made with a strawberry and rhubarb filling, and sometimes containing tapioca. It has a bottom pie crust and often a lattice-style upper crust....
:
7.9 lbs Strawberry Rhubarb Pie / 8 minutes
Strawberry Shortcake:
15.25 lbs Strawberry Shortcake / 8 Minutes
Waffles:
29 Waffles (8 oz.) / 10 Minutes
Whole Turkey:
4 pounds, 12.8 ounces roast turkey meat / 12 minutes
Whole Turkey, Short Form:
6.91 lbs roast turkey meat / 8 Minutes