Joey Chestnut Throws Up (His Hands in Defeat)

What Do These Two Have in Common?

There's a new sheriff in town as far as professional eating is concerned...and her name is Sonya Thomas. I must admit with chagrin (who hadn't heard about her either) that I was ignorant of this woman's presence on the planet until today. Tipping the scales at a hefty 98 pounds, Ms. Thomas has erupted onto the professional eating scene like projectile vomit (sorry about that), leaving chicken bones and oyster shells in her wake. In only five years on the professional eating circuit (known as "the buffet line" to you and me), Ms. Thomas has eaten many of the best under the picnic table, both male and female. Her conquests include Kobyashi, the hot dog king before Chestnut, and now Chestnut himself!
Thomas wolfed down 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes on Friday to claim the world record, beating Chestnut by 12 to claim the new world record at the National Buffalo Wing Fest in, of course, Buffalo, New York. Currently ranked the #5 on the pro eating circuit in this country and #6 worldwide, it's no wonder she is nicknamed "The Black Widow" (and I don't think her husband is dead...but who's seen him lately?)
The Black Widow holds 38 world eating records in 35 different food categories, once downing 7 Hardee's Thickburgers with all the trimmings in 10 minutes.
Of course, she has her own web site that lists all her accomplishments and even features a visit to Seymour, Wisconsin, for a burger-eating demonstration. How can I get a job like that?
That just goes to prove that
a) skinny people can really eat, and
b) records are made to be broken.
You go, girl!