Patrick Bertoletti
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Patrick Bertoletti is a top-ranked competitive eater from Chicago, IL and a member of the International Federation of Competitive Eating. Bertoletti is known as one of the "young guns" of competitive eating. He has performed well in 2005 and has strong prospects for the 2006 competitive eating season. Bertoletti brings the passion of youth, and a strong jaw, to every contest he enters. But he is always respectful of the elder eaters, quietly watching them to learn their secrets and the way of this world.
In many respects he is an apprentice to veterans such as Rich LeFevre and Sonya Thomas, competitive eaters who have seen it all. While the older eaters may have more titles, they do not have Bertoletti's energy. He gave a strong performance in the 2005 watermelon championship and in the 2005 Krystal Square Off circuit have people speculating about a rise in the rankings for this young athlete.
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Bertoletti was featured on the cover of the Chicago Reader on Friday June 30th, 2006. The story described his abilities and his amibitions 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.
On January 2nd he became the first person to complete the Sasquatch Burger Contest at Bigfoot Lodge Cafe In Memphis. 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.
