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Doodle Hall of Fame

     The Doodle Challenge is a hamburger eating contest. The aim is simple, eat more than the current record.
     To win a place on the Doodle Burger Hall of Fame plaque, a contestant must break the record in two and one half hours.

Doodle Hamburger Hall of Fame
Past & Current Champions
Ed Anderson
Class of '89

Aug. 10, 1989
10 Hamburgers
Joe Merrill
Class of '86

Sept. 13, 1989
11 Hamburgers
Sam Evans
Class of '90

Oct. 30, 1989
12 Hamburgers
Will Shields
Class of '91

March 30, 1990
15 Hamburgers
Jeff Fehervari
Class of '92

May 14, 1990
16 Hamburgers
John Bonow
Class of '91

March 6, 1991
18 Hamburgers
Garrison Smith
Class of '95

Sept. 13, 1991
19 Hamburgers
Steve Esposito
Non-Yalie

Feb. 1, 1994
20 Hamburgers
Matt Siskosky
Class of '96

May 3, 1996
21 Hamburgers
Armando Valdes
Class of '01

Sep. 21, 1997
22 Hamburgers
Ben Falit
Non-Yalie

Oct. 5, 1997
23 Hamburgers
Armando Valdes
Class of '01

Oct. 12, 1997
24 Hamburgers
William Stobierski
Non-Yalie

Feb. 15, 1999
25 Hamburgers
John Bockstoce
Class of '99

May 26, 1999
26 Hamburgers
William Stobierski
Non-Yalie

Oct. 21, 1999
28 Hamburgers
Ed "Cookie" Jarvis
Non-Yalie

Sep. 25, 2003
31 Hamburgers

Eric "Badlands" Booker
Non-Yalie

Oct. 16, 2004

32 Hanburgers

Timothy "Eater X" Janus
Non-Yalie

Feb. 24, 2006
33 Hanburgers
Timothy "Eater X" Janus
Non-Yalie

May 25, 2006
34 Hanburgers
   


     Armando Valdes and William Stobierski are the only repeat champions. As a freshman Valdes broke the record by eating 22 burgers in one and one half hours. When a non-Yalie ate 23, Armando decided he would bring the title back to Yale.
     On September 21, 1997, he did exactly that.

      William Stobierski is a 46 year old non-Yalie who has twice eaten his way onto the Doodle Burger Hall of Fame.
     We must now ask, Will Armando Valdes try to bring it back to Yale and become the only three-time champion? Only time will tell.


Unofficial Women's Record

  • Marrissa Wagner
    Yale Class of '01
    10/18/97
    6 Hamburgers
  • Chris Gagliardi
    Yale Class of '00
    05/07/99
    12 Hamburgers
  • Jessica Lynn Sheehan
    Southern Connecticut Class of '03 08/31/99
    23 Hamburgers


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