1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:05,320 Speaker 1: Ka boom. If you thought four hours a day, minutes 2 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:09,120 Speaker 1: a week was enough, think again. He's the last remnants 3 00:00:09,160 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 1: of the old republic, a sole fashion of fairness. He 4 00:00:12,520 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: treats crackheads in the ghetto cutter the same as the 5 00:00:15,560 --> 00:00:20,200 Speaker 1: rich pill poppers in the penthouse, to clearinghouse of hot takes, 6 00:00:20,280 --> 00:00:24,080 Speaker 1: break free for something special. The Fifth Hour with Ben 7 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: Maller starts right now, nine nine nine in the air everywhere. 8 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,959 Speaker 1: We are back at it again, Happy Friday, Friday Friday. 9 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 1: The weekend does not begin until you have downloaded and 10 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:43,240 Speaker 1: begun listening to the Fifth Hour with Ben Malloy. That 11 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:47,120 Speaker 1: would be me and flying solo by the edge of 12 00:00:47,159 --> 00:00:49,280 Speaker 1: my seat this weekend. No West of the four or 13 00:00:49,320 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: five to Sully. The podcast eight days a week. Remember, 14 00:00:53,240 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: tell a friend, Tell a friends. All we ask you 15 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: to do, you don't have. We don't charge for this. 16 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: There's limited commercial interruption. But just spread the gospel. Spread 17 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:08,759 Speaker 1: the word friends, enemies, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, whoever might 18 00:01:08,840 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: be interested, and and have them subscribe to the podcast 19 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:15,880 Speaker 1: and they'll get it automatically. Every single day that the 20 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:19,640 Speaker 1: Fifth Hour comes out and is available, which is three 21 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 1: days a week, so normally on Friday, we do something 22 00:01:23,959 --> 00:01:26,560 Speaker 1: a little different. We have a conversation. We typically will 23 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:31,240 Speaker 1: drag into the Magic Podcast studio someone that we know 24 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:33,280 Speaker 1: a lot of radio people because I've worked in my 25 00:01:33,440 --> 00:01:35,480 Speaker 1: in my business and radio over the years, so I 26 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:37,959 Speaker 1: know mostly radio people. But we have athletes in here 27 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:42,840 Speaker 1: and whoever strikes our fancy. We've had political figures, political 28 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: pundit's uh fire brands have come in here, everyone from 29 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: Lenny dike Stra to Tony Bruno and everyone in between. 30 00:01:50,800 --> 00:01:54,240 Speaker 1: But this week we are very excited to have our 31 00:01:54,280 --> 00:02:00,720 Speaker 1: first commissioner, our first commissioner. Now, is it Adam Silver? 32 00:02:01,000 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 1: Is Adam Silver coming on today's podcast? Is it Gary Bettman, 33 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: the NHL commission Roger Goodell, Roger the Dodger from the NFL, 34 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: or Rob Manfred or none of the above? The answer 35 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: is none of the above. But I'm actually more excited 36 00:02:20,800 --> 00:02:24,840 Speaker 1: to talk to this particular commissioner, the commissioner of Major 37 00:02:25,160 --> 00:02:28,639 Speaker 1: League Eating. I admit it's a guilty pleasure. But you watched, 38 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:31,360 Speaker 1: I know you watched. You watched it on the fourth 39 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:35,400 Speaker 1: of July weekend. You did. The man who is the 40 00:02:35,480 --> 00:02:39,160 Speaker 1: master of ceremonies. If you've ever watched the hot Dog Contest, 41 00:02:39,200 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: the Nathan so Hot Dog Contest. You know, the guy 42 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:44,000 Speaker 1: with the funny hat that does the introductions every year 43 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: with whittie commentary, old school carnival barking. He's got the wardrobe, 44 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,400 Speaker 1: the whole thing. His name is George Say. He is 45 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:56,240 Speaker 1: a throwback at this event to a much simpler time. Uh, 46 00:02:56,280 --> 00:03:05,280 Speaker 1: the master of ceremonies with pauz as and razmatazz. Very verbose, outlandish, 47 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 1: over the top, brilliant, absolutely brilliant. The way that he 48 00:03:10,480 --> 00:03:17,399 Speaker 1: is able to seemingly memorize those really long winded scripts. 49 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 1: My goodness, man oh man, I am jealous of his 50 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 1: ability to retain information and his delivery. So, without further ado, 51 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: the Commissioner of Major League Eating, we welcome into the 52 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:36,520 Speaker 1: Fifth Hour with Ben Maller, George Shay, and George. I 53 00:03:36,840 --> 00:03:39,040 Speaker 1: know it's been a few days now since the Super 54 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:43,040 Speaker 1: Bowl of Competitive Eating, and even though you clearly are 55 00:03:43,080 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: not one of the contestants, you're not scarfing down a 56 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:49,760 Speaker 1: bunch of hot dogs here. How long does it take you, George, 57 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:55,600 Speaker 1: to recover from the big hot Dog eating Contest weekend? Well, look, 58 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 1: I I put a lot of energy into it. Because 59 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:00,160 Speaker 1: we do. We manage all the media, and then I 60 00:04:00,240 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 1: hosted and the Truth be told. It takes all of 61 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 1: this week for me to shift gears and get back 62 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: into regular because mostly what I do is regular, you know, 63 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,920 Speaker 1: public relations. And it's kind of wrenching because you're up 64 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: there in the draw hat yelling and screaming and of course, 65 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:18,359 Speaker 1: you know, participating in history, and then you have to 66 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:20,960 Speaker 1: then you have to shift gears. But I'm sort of 67 00:04:20,960 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 1: back at it. In fact, I've had a few client 68 00:04:23,560 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 1: emergencies today, so that that's brought me back to the ground. Yeah, 69 00:04:27,640 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 1: and it was a little different. I watched this thing 70 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:32,400 Speaker 1: every year. I'm a fan, and it was at a 71 00:04:32,480 --> 00:04:35,039 Speaker 1: minor league ballpark because you know, they're still coming out 72 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 1: of the COVID and how would you grade this year 73 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 1: compared to years past. Um, you know, it's so funny. 74 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:44,480 Speaker 1: I thought it was going to be horrible to do 75 00:04:44,520 --> 00:04:48,600 Speaker 1: it in the ballpark and lack any character. Um, And 76 00:04:48,640 --> 00:04:53,560 Speaker 1: we got almost universal universal approval and praise for it, 77 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:57,599 Speaker 1: and um, you know a lot of people really liked 78 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:00,479 Speaker 1: it and it and it just worked out white well. 79 00:05:00,760 --> 00:05:04,720 Speaker 1: We were also the beneficiaries of a truly beautiful day so, 80 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 1: you know, but it was, it was it was really spectacular. 81 00:05:07,480 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 1: I thought it was. It was just a really good event. Yeah. 82 00:05:10,720 --> 00:05:13,039 Speaker 1: And of course you are known for those that maybe 83 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:17,160 Speaker 1: don't watch the event or I mean you your viral 84 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 1: every year. Your introductions go viral on on the on 85 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:24,200 Speaker 1: the internet. You have the hat, the whole thing. Uh. 86 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:28,599 Speaker 1: And you don't appear to have any notes. Uh do 87 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 1: you have a photographic memory? Here? How do you remember 88 00:05:31,360 --> 00:05:35,040 Speaker 1: all that stuff? Well, So, the way I do it 89 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:38,320 Speaker 1: is I write these introductions and then I memorize them, 90 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:41,599 Speaker 1: and um, and the you know, it's funny, the longer 91 00:05:41,680 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 1: ones that have a narrative component to it are much 92 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:47,159 Speaker 1: easier to remember than all of the you know, someone 93 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 1: is six ft four inches tall, two fifteen pounds from 94 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:53,720 Speaker 1: Las Vegas, Nevada or something. You know. Yeah, but I 95 00:05:53,839 --> 00:05:57,200 Speaker 1: memorize them all and then I just have, um, um, 96 00:05:57,960 --> 00:06:00,680 Speaker 1: one of my team holds up a car hard that 97 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:03,880 Speaker 1: has the order so that I don't get out of order, right, 98 00:06:04,080 --> 00:06:07,040 Speaker 1: And then if you know that, maybe a word like 99 00:06:07,200 --> 00:06:09,719 Speaker 1: the first word of the sentence, and then I will 100 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:12,039 Speaker 1: remember it. But I spent some time. I spent some time, 101 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:14,640 Speaker 1: and and then I'm very frustrated with myself if I 102 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:19,200 Speaker 1: don't deliver the correct you know, intonation that I wanted 103 00:06:19,279 --> 00:06:21,480 Speaker 1: on a certain word. But I will say this, I 104 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:25,479 Speaker 1: thought that, um, you know, Joey's introduction, which is always 105 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:27,640 Speaker 1: the one I spend the most time on, was very 106 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: well received this year's It's to be honest, it's it's 107 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 1: very gratifying. People really enjoyed it and it seemed to 108 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:35,440 Speaker 1: hit the hit the mark. No, it's tremendous. Who do 109 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:39,720 Speaker 1: you patting yourself after this? Like old school, like Coney 110 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: Island back in the day. Is there anyone in particular. 111 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:44,480 Speaker 1: You've done this for years, so it's not like it's 112 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 1: it's new to you, but is there someone that you 113 00:06:46,920 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 1: you use as a template to kind of model yourself after. No, 114 00:06:52,520 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 1: you know, the weird thing about this is is it 115 00:06:55,400 --> 00:06:59,040 Speaker 1: it definitely has a Coney Island barker, you know, the 116 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:01,560 Speaker 1: hat and there's a little bit in some of the 117 00:07:01,800 --> 00:07:03,920 Speaker 1: little bit of sports commentary and when you're when you're 118 00:07:03,960 --> 00:07:06,920 Speaker 1: doing the actual event. But really what I'm doing is 119 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: trying to go like you know, without getting to you know, 120 00:07:12,760 --> 00:07:15,760 Speaker 1: academic about it. But like you know, to me, it's 121 00:07:15,800 --> 00:07:20,680 Speaker 1: just that people are they are unable to not react 122 00:07:21,040 --> 00:07:23,480 Speaker 1: to a narrative. And that is true of all sports 123 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: and all even business media. Right there's a narrative someone 124 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: is telling a story may or may not be true. 125 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 1: In fact, if there are all these stories out there, 126 00:07:30,840 --> 00:07:32,480 Speaker 1: you know, there's always a bad guy, there's always a 127 00:07:32,520 --> 00:07:34,640 Speaker 1: good guy. So many of the times it's not true. 128 00:07:34,680 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 1: It's just that that's how we tell stories. But so 129 00:07:37,160 --> 00:07:40,320 Speaker 1: so that is always fascinating me, this idea that people 130 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:43,080 Speaker 1: really react to it. You see it in wrestling, you 131 00:07:43,120 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 1: see it obviously in sports, same soap opera, drama, and 132 00:07:46,560 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 1: so you know, that's what I'm touching on right in. 133 00:07:48,960 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 1: Some of them are epic, some of them are comedic, 134 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 1: some of them you know, you're, you're, you're just sort 135 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,840 Speaker 1: of like playing with this this sort of power of narrative. 136 00:07:56,880 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: And that's really what Joey's about, writes you, he is 137 00:07:59,600 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 1: epic because you make him his epic. But he's epic 138 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:05,080 Speaker 1: because you make him epic. And and so that's really 139 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:07,880 Speaker 1: all of that is my own, you know, just my 140 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: own interest. But you know, I'm the kind of kid 141 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: who read a ton of site sci fi when he 142 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:13,960 Speaker 1: was young, and so all of this kind of like, 143 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:17,120 Speaker 1: you know, he is pure evil kind of like stuff 144 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:20,320 Speaker 1: is sort of like hearkens back to the garbage I 145 00:08:20,440 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: used to read when I was young. Yeah, I see 146 00:08:22,560 --> 00:08:24,720 Speaker 1: it benefits when you get older, see all that crap 147 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:26,680 Speaker 1: we read his kids. I'm the same way like I 148 00:08:27,040 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: do an Overnight show, and there's stuff like weird stuff 149 00:08:30,080 --> 00:08:31,280 Speaker 1: that I read when I was in school. I was 150 00:08:31,280 --> 00:08:34,040 Speaker 1: a terrible student, but I remember like random things I 151 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:36,280 Speaker 1: would read and then it would kind of stick with me. 152 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:39,520 Speaker 1: And I still like phrases and whatnot that I'll use 153 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 1: this day. I gotta bring up the rap battle and 154 00:08:41,559 --> 00:08:43,959 Speaker 1: that was a few years ago, but I still laughed 155 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:47,079 Speaker 1: my ass. I. I was getting ready to talk to you, George, 156 00:08:47,120 --> 00:08:48,680 Speaker 1: and I was going through some of the old videos 157 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 1: from years past, and you had a rap battle Royal before. 158 00:08:53,640 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 1: I think this was like it was a few years ago. 159 00:08:57,720 --> 00:09:00,440 Speaker 1: But what what was the origin that it was out standing? 160 00:09:00,679 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 1: Back and forth, back and forth? What was behind that one? Well, 161 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:08,439 Speaker 1: you know, my favorite guy in the whole world is 162 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 1: bad Lands book or write, a veteran eater from started 163 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 1: in nineties seven. He's now the chugging Champion of the World. 164 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:19,120 Speaker 1: We had him on for a chug on ESPN and 165 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 1: he won his three million followers on YouTube. It's bad 166 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:26,280 Speaker 1: Lands Chugs. He's like, he's irresistible, he's visually like you 167 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:29,199 Speaker 1: just can't beat him. He's just so so great, right, 168 00:09:29,520 --> 00:09:31,160 Speaker 1: and as a result he has a ton of followers. 169 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:34,120 Speaker 1: But like, I just think he's terrific, and so he 170 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 1: I would. He's a rapper as well. Now let's be clear, 171 00:09:38,000 --> 00:09:40,720 Speaker 1: I am not a rapper, and so obviously I'm an 172 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:44,000 Speaker 1: old man and in a straw hat, in a blueblazer. 173 00:09:44,120 --> 00:09:47,040 Speaker 1: So so that the the one year I just used 174 00:09:47,080 --> 00:09:50,719 Speaker 1: some of his lyrics to introduce him, and then when 175 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:53,280 Speaker 1: he came on to stage, he was mouthing the lyrics 176 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:56,120 Speaker 1: as I was saying to them, and it really caught fire. 177 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 1: People like that. So then the next year I wrote 178 00:09:58,280 --> 00:10:00,960 Speaker 1: a rap and did it with him, and then ever since, 179 00:10:01,000 --> 00:10:03,880 Speaker 1: I've written these rops and then he and I will 180 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 1: do them, and it's really one of my singular pleasures 181 00:10:08,120 --> 00:10:10,559 Speaker 1: to do that. He's really dynamite and I sort of like, 182 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 1: you know, I get through. But on the rap battle, 183 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:16,720 Speaker 1: you know, we go out and we do a lot 184 00:10:16,760 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 1: of these events, these live events, and you're messing around 185 00:10:19,280 --> 00:10:21,680 Speaker 1: before right, there's like a show and so we always 186 00:10:21,720 --> 00:10:24,959 Speaker 1: do this rap battle to the death and uh and 187 00:10:25,360 --> 00:10:29,240 Speaker 1: uh he always wins. But but I I have a 188 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:32,319 Speaker 1: rapid fire list of about thirty five foods that I 189 00:10:32,440 --> 00:10:34,719 Speaker 1: throw out. Be sure to catch live editions of The 190 00:10:34,800 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 1: Ben Maller Show weekdays at two am Eastern eleven pm 191 00:10:38,000 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 1: paciffect on Fox Sports Radio and the I Heart Radio app. 192 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:44,160 Speaker 1: And I was thinking, and I don't know if this 193 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 1: is You're the commissioner of Major League Eating, so you're 194 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:47,959 Speaker 1: the perfect guy to bring this upside. How about the 195 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:52,840 Speaker 1: Grand Slam of eating towards You've got the the Mecca, 196 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:55,360 Speaker 1: which is the hot Dog Contest in New York, but 197 00:10:55,960 --> 00:10:58,200 Speaker 1: you know the ten Is Golf, they've got the Grand 198 00:10:58,240 --> 00:11:01,720 Speaker 1: So I think Major League Eating needs a a Grand Slam. 199 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:04,679 Speaker 1: We got to come up with three other events that 200 00:11:05,000 --> 00:11:07,840 Speaker 1: you could tie in as like the Big the Big Four, 201 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:11,840 Speaker 1: like the Centerpiece. What do you think? Yeah? Yeah, so look, 202 00:11:12,040 --> 00:11:15,480 Speaker 1: definitely Chicken Wings would be in it. Um. I think, Look, 203 00:11:15,559 --> 00:11:19,880 Speaker 1: we've done DraftKings is a uh one of our partners 204 00:11:19,920 --> 00:11:22,560 Speaker 1: and sponsors, and they did three events for this past 205 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 1: year over covid um. We did one of Miami, two 206 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 1: in Las Vegas, so definitely one of those would be 207 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 1: in there. And and but definitely Chicken Wings to um 208 00:11:33,240 --> 00:11:35,079 Speaker 1: and and that's a lot of fun. You know, we've 209 00:11:35,120 --> 00:11:37,520 Speaker 1: done some other in down South. We did a series 210 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:41,199 Speaker 1: for many years with Crystal Hamburgers. Um. You know, we've 211 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:43,439 Speaker 1: done a lot, right, like of different you know, we've 212 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:46,480 Speaker 1: done you know, Pizza Hut and all these different brands. 213 00:11:46,559 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 1: But but I would say that you know, Act me 214 00:11:49,520 --> 00:11:52,439 Speaker 1: Oysters could be one of those that you know, major 215 00:11:52,600 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: major oyster festival in Orleans and the actne Oyster houses 216 00:11:56,160 --> 00:11:58,280 Speaker 1: a restaurant down then we do it and that is 217 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:02,200 Speaker 1: very very um uh you know popular. How how does 218 00:12:02,240 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 1: this play? George? You know, I have we have listeners 219 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:08,240 Speaker 1: around the most of in the United States, but people 220 00:12:08,280 --> 00:12:10,679 Speaker 1: in Europe and whatnot. And when I do a model 221 00:12:10,720 --> 00:12:12,880 Speaker 1: at least one a year on Major League Eating, and 222 00:12:12,960 --> 00:12:15,959 Speaker 1: I typically will get someone to be like, oh this 223 00:12:16,200 --> 00:12:20,040 Speaker 1: you're disgusting Americans. Is there a market for for what 224 00:12:20,240 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 1: you do in other countries? There is this mostly just 225 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:29,960 Speaker 1: an American persuasion here. Yeah, you know that we get 226 00:12:30,000 --> 00:12:32,959 Speaker 1: that reaction, but much less, I think than you'd think. 227 00:12:33,400 --> 00:12:37,959 Speaker 1: But nonetheless, I think some cultures would be not not 228 00:12:38,559 --> 00:12:42,319 Speaker 1: um poised to to embrace this. Uh, you know, I 229 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:45,439 Speaker 1: don't think you're gonna do well in France, very it's 230 00:12:45,520 --> 00:12:50,080 Speaker 1: very big in Japan and in Asia, right, So we've 231 00:12:50,160 --> 00:12:53,359 Speaker 1: done a ton of contests on the Pacific, Rim, Singapore, 232 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:57,439 Speaker 1: in China um and other places. We had a group 233 00:12:57,520 --> 00:12:59,360 Speaker 1: come to us wanted us to do a hundred and 234 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:04,079 Speaker 1: twenty events in China Um but the but the yeah, but, 235 00:13:04,400 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 1: which would have been like an extraordinary opportunity, but we 236 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:10,719 Speaker 1: would have done it given the economics we would have 237 00:13:10,760 --> 00:13:13,240 Speaker 1: done it with no Essentially it would have been a 238 00:13:13,320 --> 00:13:15,640 Speaker 1: wash for us, and like in the sense of there 239 00:13:15,640 --> 00:13:17,640 Speaker 1: would have been no money and that's a lot of work. 240 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:21,600 Speaker 1: So we didn't pursue that. But so China, Asia, they're 241 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 1: definitely a place for that. So one thing is, though 242 00:13:25,080 --> 00:13:30,360 Speaker 1: you you lose culturally, part of the appeal to this 243 00:13:30,720 --> 00:13:34,800 Speaker 1: is the hosting and the whole bombast and the joke 244 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:37,840 Speaker 1: and the and the you know, the humor, but also 245 00:13:38,120 --> 00:13:40,920 Speaker 1: the energy and the boost bumps that you can get. 246 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:44,559 Speaker 1: And I don't know that we could reproduce that in 247 00:13:44,600 --> 00:13:47,800 Speaker 1: a country that doesn't speak English, you know. So um, 248 00:13:47,920 --> 00:13:50,000 Speaker 1: you know, we've done it. We've done stuff in Australia 249 00:13:50,640 --> 00:13:53,319 Speaker 1: and uh and stuff and in Germany. But you know, 250 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 1: I don't think I think some of those you have 251 00:13:56,960 --> 00:14:00,960 Speaker 1: it'd be a barrier with a different language. Yeah, and George, 252 00:14:01,000 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 1: I mean you've been doing this forever. Anybody's surprised you 253 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:08,120 Speaker 1: that's a fan of of competitive eating here, Any celebrities 254 00:14:08,200 --> 00:14:10,559 Speaker 1: or anyone you didn't suspect would actually be into this 255 00:14:10,760 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 1: that has said, Hey, I love it, I love what 256 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:15,079 Speaker 1: you do. Anybody come to mind here? Well, you know, 257 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: we get we get a lot of get a lot 258 00:14:17,800 --> 00:14:20,560 Speaker 1: of comments, and a lot of stuff on social media. 259 00:14:20,680 --> 00:14:23,480 Speaker 1: You'll hear someone do something. But one oh, and there 260 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:27,280 Speaker 1: was some big, really big music guy and I forget 261 00:14:27,600 --> 00:14:30,720 Speaker 1: and and then I just forget who it was. But 262 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:35,400 Speaker 1: but um who I liked. Also in the music world, 263 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:41,480 Speaker 1: Snoop Dogg like was watching was watching the contest one 264 00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 1: year and he's going, He's going, I forget the exact words, 265 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: but he goes he posts on it, and he posted 266 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: a video and he goes gets his own stone cold 267 00:14:52,560 --> 00:14:54,680 Speaker 1: intro zone like that. Whatever it was, it was like 268 00:14:54,720 --> 00:14:56,680 Speaker 1: it's so Snoop and it was like it was so 269 00:14:57,400 --> 00:15:03,840 Speaker 1: gratifying but also during the U during the two thousand 270 00:15:03,920 --> 00:15:11,000 Speaker 1: and sixteen campaign with um Obama Um he there's a big, 271 00:15:11,160 --> 00:15:14,520 Speaker 1: huge double truck like a double two page spread of 272 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:19,800 Speaker 1: Obama watching the Fourth of July contest with his family 273 00:15:20,600 --> 00:15:23,920 Speaker 1: in the in the bus the that that drove around 274 00:15:24,000 --> 00:15:26,400 Speaker 1: for their campaign, right, And I thought that was like 275 00:15:26,560 --> 00:15:29,720 Speaker 1: they go, Obama and his family take a break to 276 00:15:29,760 --> 00:15:32,240 Speaker 1: watch the fourth of July Hushdown contest, which I thought 277 00:15:32,280 --> 00:15:35,120 Speaker 1: was like a personal like like very very you know, 278 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:39,440 Speaker 1: great milestone. But Obama was like watching and then his 279 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:42,520 Speaker 1: wife and his daughters had the look of horror. They 280 00:15:42,600 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: were just completely disgusted, which I think may be the 281 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 1: breakdown in in in our fan base, you know, in 282 00:15:49,360 --> 00:15:53,360 Speaker 1: a picture. Yeah, yeah, that's just imagine George at the Pentagon. 283 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:56,680 Speaker 1: They're taking breaks to watch likely what you're what you're 284 00:15:56,720 --> 00:16:00,520 Speaker 1: doing here? It's insane, I mean, and you're I love 285 00:16:00,560 --> 00:16:03,280 Speaker 1: it the the over the top of me. You've I've 286 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:06,160 Speaker 1: read interviews, you've done. I mean, you you know that 287 00:16:06,880 --> 00:16:09,120 Speaker 1: this is uh, this is out there. I mean, this 288 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 1: is and I love it too. I think it's great. 289 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:13,960 Speaker 1: But it's the most relatable sport to everyone has to 290 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 1: eat George, Right, we all have to eat at one 291 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:18,560 Speaker 1: point or another, so you unlike nobody has to play 292 00:16:18,600 --> 00:16:21,320 Speaker 1: baseball or basketball or football. You know, you don't have 293 00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 1: to do that, but everyone's gotta eat, so you're very 294 00:16:23,880 --> 00:16:27,720 Speaker 1: it's a very relatable sport. You know. I've said the 295 00:16:27,800 --> 00:16:30,240 Speaker 1: same thing myself. If you think about it, you could 296 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:33,400 Speaker 1: eat three hard boiled eggs or something like that. If 297 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:36,560 Speaker 1: Joey eats a hundred and forty four in eight minutes, 298 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:40,160 Speaker 1: you get it right, like so um. But you know, 299 00:16:40,240 --> 00:16:43,480 Speaker 1: there's also there's also an element of this which is 300 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 1: somehow people It's not somehow. People are obsessed with food, right. 301 00:16:47,240 --> 00:16:50,000 Speaker 1: I mean how many people take a picture of every 302 00:16:50,080 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: meal they get and put it on Instagram? I mean 303 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:56,760 Speaker 1: how many millions and trillions of like, oh this is 304 00:16:56,840 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 1: what I had for lunch. People are obsessed with food, 305 00:16:58,960 --> 00:17:03,240 Speaker 1: and um. There's also an element um of if mom 306 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:05,359 Speaker 1: doesn't like it, it's got to be fun, right, So 307 00:17:05,480 --> 00:17:08,360 Speaker 1: there's you know, we live in a culture. I mean, look, 308 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:11,040 Speaker 1: this isn't me getting political where you have to be 309 00:17:11,160 --> 00:17:14,399 Speaker 1: so sensitive. Everything is trouble, right, you can't do anything right. 310 00:17:14,440 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 1: I mean, there's just a reality to that. It there's 311 00:17:16,520 --> 00:17:19,440 Speaker 1: a buzz saw in general going on not not right, 312 00:17:19,560 --> 00:17:22,920 Speaker 1: not left, just in general. And and so this this, 313 00:17:23,280 --> 00:17:25,720 Speaker 1: I think, I think it does appeal to people in 314 00:17:25,840 --> 00:17:29,520 Speaker 1: the sense of, you know, this is this is outrageous. 315 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:32,160 Speaker 1: I like it. You know, it's it's there's a little 316 00:17:32,200 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 1: bit of a twinge thereof um, you know, maybe you 317 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 1: know that there shouldn't be you know, Mom wouldn't like 318 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:41,440 Speaker 1: it that kind of thing. Yeah, no, absolutely, it's it's 319 00:17:41,680 --> 00:17:45,080 Speaker 1: a little taboo, but it's a it's acceptable taboo. And 320 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 1: you you bring up Joey Joey Chestnut, the greatest eater 321 00:17:49,160 --> 00:17:52,159 Speaker 1: of all time. I did see he popped up on 322 00:17:52,280 --> 00:17:54,720 Speaker 1: TMZ after the contest, and you know it was hitting 323 00:17:54,760 --> 00:17:58,200 Speaker 1: about maybe getting too old? Are you Are you concerned, George, 324 00:17:58,280 --> 00:18:01,280 Speaker 1: that that Joey Chestnut might be coming to an end? Here? 325 00:18:01,320 --> 00:18:05,639 Speaker 1: He's gonna retire soon. You know, I'll leave that up 326 00:18:05,720 --> 00:18:09,360 Speaker 1: to him. I think, you know, he's an epic hero 327 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:14,080 Speaker 1: and I just don't see anyone ever approaching his numbers. 328 00:18:14,520 --> 00:18:16,440 Speaker 1: But you know, there, you know, and nor do I 329 00:18:16,560 --> 00:18:18,359 Speaker 1: want him to retire. And he's a great guy and 330 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 1: a great champion. Um. But on the other hand, you know, 331 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:24,840 Speaker 1: so I'd like him to stay as long as he'd like. 332 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:27,920 Speaker 1: But you know, these things change, you know, and and 333 00:18:28,320 --> 00:18:31,960 Speaker 1: and um, so I will let him determine his his 334 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:34,639 Speaker 1: own longevity. I think, you know, in a way that 335 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:39,040 Speaker 1: he's established a legacy that is impenetrable, right, I don't 336 00:18:39,080 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 1: even know it's you know, in our world he is 337 00:18:42,040 --> 00:18:46,760 Speaker 1: Jordan Lebron, James Um, Kobe Bryant, everybody all wrapped into one, 338 00:18:46,840 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 1: Tom Brady, throw in whoever you want, and and and 339 00:18:50,000 --> 00:18:52,200 Speaker 1: you know it's that much his statue is that much 340 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 1: higher than everybody. So he certainly has a legacy that 341 00:18:55,920 --> 00:18:58,080 Speaker 1: he can live on. But you know, the other thing 342 00:18:58,200 --> 00:19:01,040 Speaker 1: is he's a competitive leader. So this is what he does. 343 00:19:01,520 --> 00:19:05,680 Speaker 1: And I also think not him necessarily, but but you know, 344 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 1: these there's a very very powerful positive feedback that you 345 00:19:10,480 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 1: get from the attention and stuff like that that's hard 346 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:16,480 Speaker 1: to give up to. You see that with lots of folks, 347 00:19:16,520 --> 00:19:20,800 Speaker 1: whether they're a rock star or sports uh you know hero, 348 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:24,040 Speaker 1: it's it's hard to hard to step out of the spotlight. Yeah, 349 00:19:24,280 --> 00:19:26,959 Speaker 1: So would he like end up working for you as 350 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:29,639 Speaker 1: like a broadcaster or something if when he does eventually 351 00:19:29,680 --> 00:19:32,200 Speaker 1: retire down the line, is that something you guys have thought. 352 00:19:33,040 --> 00:19:36,120 Speaker 1: You know, we haven't even discussed it. Although certainly that's 353 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:38,919 Speaker 1: that's a good thought. You know, Mickey Sudo who as 354 00:19:38,960 --> 00:19:42,359 Speaker 1: a female champion and is expecting a child, couldn't compete 355 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:45,600 Speaker 1: this year because of that. But she um, she was 356 00:19:45,680 --> 00:19:50,480 Speaker 1: a she was an on air um talent on the 357 00:19:50,800 --> 00:19:53,800 Speaker 1: ESPN show. So certainly there's room for that. Although as 358 00:19:53,840 --> 00:19:57,600 Speaker 1: I said, we haven't even we haven't even contemplated his retirement. No, no, 359 00:19:57,720 --> 00:19:59,840 Speaker 1: I I don't want to do to retire it. Also, 360 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:03,720 Speaker 1: what's what's it like backstage after this? I I've heard 361 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:07,159 Speaker 1: stories from from people that it's pretty crazy with you know, 362 00:20:07,240 --> 00:20:10,280 Speaker 1: the reaction in the human body when you eat thirty 363 00:20:10,359 --> 00:20:12,240 Speaker 1: or more hot dogs or twenty or more hot dogs 364 00:20:12,320 --> 00:20:15,120 Speaker 1: in ten minutes. But you're you're there, I mean, kind 365 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:17,800 Speaker 1: of paint the picture. What are we looking at fifteen 366 00:20:17,880 --> 00:20:23,000 Speaker 1: twenty minutes after this thing ends? So what's it like backstage? George? Well, 367 00:20:23,160 --> 00:20:26,920 Speaker 1: I mean, Joey is just exhausted, and and to tell 368 00:20:26,920 --> 00:20:30,000 Speaker 1: you the truth, I am exhausted because there's as I mentioned, 369 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:32,320 Speaker 1: you know, there's a lot of work that goes into this, 370 00:20:32,400 --> 00:20:35,159 Speaker 1: and anybody who's ever running event or hosted an event, right, 371 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:38,119 Speaker 1: you know, it's just exhausting. But and and compared to me, 372 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:41,480 Speaker 1: Joey's three times as an exhausted right, so there's it's 373 00:20:41,480 --> 00:20:43,280 Speaker 1: a little bit of a wipeout. You have to do 374 00:20:43,400 --> 00:20:46,080 Speaker 1: a lot of media and you can't just you can't 375 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:48,240 Speaker 1: just quit on the media because this is an event 376 00:20:48,359 --> 00:20:52,359 Speaker 1: for media. So following the event, we we accommodate all 377 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:55,480 Speaker 1: the media who want a specific photo or a or 378 00:20:55,640 --> 00:21:00,640 Speaker 1: a an interview equipped SoundBite. Um, and that probably takes 379 00:21:00,680 --> 00:21:04,240 Speaker 1: twenty minutes, and then Joey generally goes and just you know, 380 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:08,879 Speaker 1: rest and relaxes for a bit and the the the 381 00:21:09,760 --> 00:21:13,600 Speaker 1: this year, we had a separate live zoom interview that 382 00:21:13,680 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 1: a that a good friend of mine who's a journalist, 383 00:21:15,840 --> 00:21:17,359 Speaker 1: you know, it's become a good friend, wanted to do. 384 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:20,520 Speaker 1: So Joey accommodated us with that. But then what happens 385 00:21:20,640 --> 00:21:23,440 Speaker 1: is Joey gets his second wind and they all go 386 00:21:23,560 --> 00:21:26,480 Speaker 1: out to a party at this bar called Professor Tom's 387 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 1: or in in Coney Island at a bar called Rubies 388 00:21:30,640 --> 00:21:33,560 Speaker 1: on the Boardwalk, and uh, and I don't drink, so 389 00:21:33,640 --> 00:21:35,919 Speaker 1: I don't I don't go to the party's Also, I'm 390 00:21:36,040 --> 00:21:39,920 Speaker 1: very boring in real life and so but but there's 391 00:21:39,920 --> 00:21:41,840 Speaker 1: a big party that goes on all that night, and 392 00:21:41,920 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 1: then and then the next morning. We always have the 393 00:21:44,400 --> 00:21:47,800 Speaker 1: Today Show, So Joey's gotta you Know rally for the 394 00:21:47,880 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 1: Today Show at eight am. 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You're not a competitive leader, George, You've never 409 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:30,040 Speaker 1: what's the most hot dogs you've eaten in ten minutes? 410 00:22:31,240 --> 00:22:34,000 Speaker 1: I tried it once against the journalist a guy named 411 00:22:34,040 --> 00:22:39,280 Speaker 1: Gersh Kinsman and h he ate nine and I ate six, 412 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:42,000 Speaker 1: and it was really my shame I wear I wear 413 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:46,240 Speaker 1: that as as a as a a banner of shame. 414 00:22:46,840 --> 00:22:50,040 Speaker 1: I couldn't go further. We we actually had on the 415 00:22:50,320 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 1: the Overnight Show, we had a competitive viad. This guy 416 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:56,080 Speaker 1: he's not doing any more, Big Sexy came in and 417 00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:59,200 Speaker 1: they had it was it was crazy and he ate 418 00:22:59,760 --> 00:23:02,399 Speaker 1: I I think he ate like six or seven and 419 00:23:02,520 --> 00:23:05,520 Speaker 1: ten minutes. And then I had my board op go 420 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:08,479 Speaker 1: against him and we were all taken aback by how 421 00:23:08,560 --> 00:23:11,880 Speaker 1: fast he ate. And he he ate like my guy 422 00:23:12,240 --> 00:23:14,440 Speaker 1: one hot dog and he couldn't he couldn't eat because 423 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:17,000 Speaker 1: he was We were all watching the technique there. It's 424 00:23:17,200 --> 00:23:19,000 Speaker 1: these guys are crazy and and you know, you think 425 00:23:19,040 --> 00:23:22,880 Speaker 1: about you mentioned Joey Chestnut, the I guess the unicorn there? 426 00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:26,320 Speaker 1: Why is he so much better? Would you any idea? 427 00:23:26,480 --> 00:23:28,760 Speaker 1: Like a lot of people have done this over the years, 428 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:30,440 Speaker 1: You've been doing this since the early nineties here, and 429 00:23:30,520 --> 00:23:33,639 Speaker 1: he's light years ahead of everyone. It's not even close. 430 00:23:33,720 --> 00:23:38,240 Speaker 1: Like what what separates him? You know? I think that 431 00:23:38,680 --> 00:23:43,880 Speaker 1: he puts more attention, more time, and more commitment into 432 00:23:43,920 --> 00:23:45,800 Speaker 1: it than other people do. He also has a very 433 00:23:45,840 --> 00:23:48,760 Speaker 1: big frame, and he's really studied it, you know, in 434 00:23:48,920 --> 00:23:51,320 Speaker 1: terms of just managing getting the hot dogs into his mouth. 435 00:23:51,359 --> 00:23:53,959 Speaker 1: So there's a capacity issue, but there's also like, how 436 00:23:54,000 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: do you even manage eating that many hot dogs? Literally 437 00:23:57,440 --> 00:24:01,359 Speaker 1: just literally getting them into your mouth forgets? And you know, 438 00:24:01,520 --> 00:24:04,159 Speaker 1: he he has this down to a science, and I 439 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:08,000 Speaker 1: think it really boils down to complete and utter commitment 440 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:12,480 Speaker 1: and and and he has demonstrated that when you apply 441 00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:15,399 Speaker 1: that to something, you can excel in a way that 442 00:24:15,480 --> 00:24:18,280 Speaker 1: others do not. And you know, there have been others 443 00:24:18,320 --> 00:24:21,280 Speaker 1: who have done the same. Carmen Syncatti two years ago, 444 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:25,840 Speaker 1: great champion, but quite small frame, and he ate sixty 445 00:24:25,920 --> 00:24:29,560 Speaker 1: four and he was that was his second year, you know, 446 00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:34,639 Speaker 1: so you know, sixty four in sixty four in ten minutes. 447 00:24:34,760 --> 00:24:38,640 Speaker 1: And Joey's second year he ate fifty four I think, 448 00:24:38,880 --> 00:24:42,320 Speaker 1: or in the fifties in twelve right, So it can 449 00:24:42,480 --> 00:24:45,320 Speaker 1: be done, It has been done, it will be done. Um. 450 00:24:45,520 --> 00:24:49,560 Speaker 1: But um, you know, I just think you ask why 451 00:24:50,440 --> 00:24:53,960 Speaker 1: Michael Jordan's UM was better than others. I think he's 452 00:24:54,000 --> 00:24:58,520 Speaker 1: more competitive. Obviously a fantastic gifted athlete. You know, I 453 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:01,400 Speaker 1: could be more competitive than than everybody in the world. 454 00:25:01,440 --> 00:25:03,600 Speaker 1: But I wouldn't. I wouldn't achieve you have to have, 455 00:25:04,119 --> 00:25:07,440 Speaker 1: you know, that magic mix. But but Michael Jordan would 456 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:09,680 Speaker 1: not have been Michael Jordan's if he had not been 457 00:25:09,720 --> 00:25:13,200 Speaker 1: as competitive as he Hasn't that's really true, Joe, Yeah, 458 00:25:13,320 --> 00:25:15,359 Speaker 1: I know I wanted to ask you. You have the 459 00:25:15,840 --> 00:25:18,679 Speaker 1: women's division. You that's relatively new, right, Jo? I mean 460 00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:21,040 Speaker 1: you didn't. This is something that started a few years ago. 461 00:25:21,119 --> 00:25:23,159 Speaker 1: Before it was everyone was a free for all. How 462 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:26,359 Speaker 1: is that going? How is the people gravitated towards the 463 00:25:27,160 --> 00:25:31,080 Speaker 1: women division of competitive eating? Yeah? You know, you'd be 464 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:34,000 Speaker 1: surprised how many women want to do it and how 465 00:25:34,080 --> 00:25:38,879 Speaker 1: well they do. Mickey sudo is the undisputed number one 466 00:25:39,000 --> 00:25:42,639 Speaker 1: ranked female and she's eaten hot dougs and buns in 467 00:25:42,760 --> 00:25:46,040 Speaker 1: ten minutes, right, And but we've had some great eaters, 468 00:25:46,240 --> 00:25:48,960 Speaker 1: Sonya Thomas, I mean Michelle LESCo that let's go. This 469 00:25:49,080 --> 00:25:52,159 Speaker 1: year's champ is great, um, But yeah, I think that 470 00:25:52,320 --> 00:25:54,800 Speaker 1: you know, on the circuit, if it's not the championship 471 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:58,720 Speaker 1: at Nathan's, everybody is mixed together, and they used to 472 00:25:58,760 --> 00:26:00,879 Speaker 1: be mixed together at nathan And to be honest, I 473 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:04,159 Speaker 1: kind of preferred that, but this allows the women to 474 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:08,119 Speaker 1: get a little bit more stature to get you know, 475 00:26:08,560 --> 00:26:11,000 Speaker 1: I guess you could do it together, but this allows 476 00:26:11,080 --> 00:26:14,560 Speaker 1: more women to compete on the fourth and um, you 477 00:26:14,640 --> 00:26:17,840 Speaker 1: know it's been it's it's been very well received. Um 478 00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:21,359 Speaker 1: and you know, I think that that Mickey has really 479 00:26:21,440 --> 00:26:25,000 Speaker 1: helped elevate that because she's such a great champion. I 480 00:26:25,440 --> 00:26:27,600 Speaker 1: know you're short on time, George, So any anything you 481 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:29,760 Speaker 1: want to promote here, I know the website. By the way, 482 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:31,639 Speaker 1: you gotta get hats, George. I need a I need 483 00:26:31,720 --> 00:26:33,440 Speaker 1: a major league eating had. I tried to buy one, 484 00:26:33,480 --> 00:26:34,760 Speaker 1: but you guys don't have it. So you gotta get 485 00:26:34,760 --> 00:26:38,640 Speaker 1: hats on the website. I will. We're gonna work on merch. 486 00:26:38,760 --> 00:26:42,000 Speaker 1: You know, we used to have this dynamite dynamite merch, 487 00:26:42,240 --> 00:26:46,600 Speaker 1: but it was was a monumental amount of effort um 488 00:26:46,760 --> 00:26:48,200 Speaker 1: and we kind of let it go. And now we 489 00:26:48,240 --> 00:26:50,879 Speaker 1: have sort of this this kind of thing, this autopilot 490 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:53,119 Speaker 1: kind of like you know, they just does it as 491 00:26:53,160 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 1: a third party. We'll get that. But you know, the 492 00:26:54,920 --> 00:26:56,800 Speaker 1: only thing I would say is that we you know 493 00:26:57,080 --> 00:27:00,240 Speaker 1: that that you know, having Nathan's and Draftking and we 494 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:02,479 Speaker 1: had bounty this year. Obviously it's a mess, so it's 495 00:27:02,520 --> 00:27:04,840 Speaker 1: good to have bounty as a secondary response. So that 496 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:07,440 Speaker 1: was a huge lift for US and UM and I 497 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:09,960 Speaker 1: think I think it worked out really well for them 498 00:27:10,000 --> 00:27:14,920 Speaker 1: because it's the right audience, it's the right level of visibility. 499 00:27:15,040 --> 00:27:17,760 Speaker 1: You know, we got the media report back, a preliminary 500 00:27:17,960 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 1: media report on the scope of of what we did 501 00:27:21,920 --> 00:27:25,400 Speaker 1: this year. It's like billions and billions and billions. It's 502 00:27:25,480 --> 00:27:28,760 Speaker 1: like it's just incredible. So the the the I am 503 00:27:28,920 --> 00:27:32,440 Speaker 1: I'm very pleased with, you know, the continued interest in 504 00:27:32,520 --> 00:27:34,720 Speaker 1: this and and you know a lot of that goes 505 00:27:34,800 --> 00:27:38,680 Speaker 1: to the to the champions as you were just mentioned. Yeah. Absolutely. 506 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:41,640 Speaker 1: And the next big event you said, is it in Buffalo? 507 00:27:41,720 --> 00:27:43,800 Speaker 1: Is that the next big event you've got coming up 508 00:27:43,800 --> 00:27:48,399 Speaker 1: Buffalo Chicken Wings Labor Day UM in the in the 509 00:27:48,720 --> 00:27:51,399 Speaker 1: football Stadium up there. It's a new location for US 510 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:55,200 Speaker 1: this year, and there'll be twenty people there. That's that 511 00:27:55,400 --> 00:27:57,920 Speaker 1: is great. It's just a great Buffalo is a great city, 512 00:27:58,000 --> 00:27:59,960 Speaker 1: by the way, and and it's it's always a great 513 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:02,160 Speaker 1: time of year to be up there. Yeah, that during 514 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:04,160 Speaker 1: the summer time of the years ago, and you gotta 515 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:06,520 Speaker 1: have bills Mafia. George, you gotta bring the bills mafia 516 00:28:06,640 --> 00:28:08,720 Speaker 1: like break tables when you have the I'm sure you will. 517 00:28:08,840 --> 00:28:12,120 Speaker 1: You're a marketing genius, so I'm sure the whole When 518 00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:14,360 Speaker 1: I've been up there, my observation is the whole town 519 00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:17,640 Speaker 1: is bills mafia. So like they're in the house both 520 00:28:17,880 --> 00:28:20,480 Speaker 1: and they are drinking. All right. Listen, George, I know 521 00:28:20,520 --> 00:28:22,679 Speaker 1: you're busy, you got all kinds of you know, plates 522 00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:24,320 Speaker 1: in the air, but thank you for spending some time 523 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:26,879 Speaker 1: with us. Appreciate it very much. Appreciate. I wish you 524 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:27,320 Speaker 1: good luck.