- (FBE) Go. - What the heck?
You have a spoon.
- I went in and I looked over
and you were done.
♪ (upbeat intro) ♪
- Hi, my name is Mary Bowers. I'm a world ranked
competitive eater and I am here go undercover
to challenge some unsuspecting eaters
to a little bit of an eating contest.
I am wearing cupcake couture. My very first contest,
I went in, I was the only female in the entire field
and so it was enough to get the attention
of Major League Eating and six months later,
it was a career.
- (FBE) So, with the international Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Competition
just around the corner, we decided to test you
on your competitive eating skills. - Oh man.
- Ooh. - Do you like to eat?
- I love to eat, but I don't know about this.
- It depends what food. If we're chucking down
some hot dogs, I might throw up.
- (FBE) First, we're gonna show you a video
of a food being eaten super fast by
a professional eater. - My gosh.
- (FBE) Then we're gonna bring out that food
and when I say go, you're gonna try and finish it
as quickly as you can. - I'm up for it if you are.
- I am.
- This has been a dream of mine since I was probably seven,
so to actually do this now, it's kinda scary.
- I feel like we can do it. - Are we eating against
each other? - Yeah, is it a versus type thing?
Okay, let's go. I went up against
Matt Stonie last year, so I'm really excited to do this.
He gave me a few pointers, but I don't think it's gonna
help at all.
- (FBE) Now, are you guys ready to see if you have
what it takes to be a professional eater?
- Let's do it. - Let's do this.
- I'm excited.
- (FBE) This first clip is from professional eater
YouTuber, Matt Stonie. - Hey, I know it's my boy.
- (FBE) Here, Stonie is attempting a 125 cupcake
challenge. Are you ready?
- Yes.
- Oh man. - Five seconds.
- What? He just put--
- How big are those cupcakes? - I know.
- That's how I am on the weekends.
I love cupcakes.
- Did he decorate all those himself?
- If he did, I'm gonna be very upset.
- Seven cupcakes. No, ten cupcakes
in less than-- that was 20 seconds.
- He just pops them like little M&M's.
- (FBE) Here are some cupcakes for you to try.
- I love cupcakes. - Yay.
- (FBE) Now, we're not gonna make you eat
125 cupcakes, but you will have to eat this cupcake
as quickly as you can. Whoever finishes
their cupcake first wins. - I have a big mouth,
so I feel like I could fit it in one bite.
- (FBE) All right, let's see how you do
in three, two, one, go.
- Oh God. Oh.
Wait, what?
- (FBE) Go.
- I think I have-- yep.
- (FBE) Go.
Go.
Mary had a little edge on you there.
- A little bit. - (FBE) She was a little faster.
- Oh my God. Oh, jeez.
- (FBE) That was impressive, you guys.
Mary, what the hell? That was very fast.
- Nice to meet you. I'm Dionte.
- I would shake your hand, but it's covered
in frosting. You wanna shake my hand?
- I'm just-- I kinda got distracted
by how good the frosting was if I'm being completely
and totally honest. I was like, wow.
- I think it's buttercream. - It was so good.
- Really good. - So good.
- It's the chewing. - Oh, you chewed yours?
- Yeah. - Oh no, I didn't chew mine.
No, I didn't-- no.
- I did three large pieces. - That went down whole.
- (FBE) You had a method there. You dipped it
into your liquid. - Yeah, there was a procedure,
so I was dipping the cupcake in the iced tea
because I feel like it helped to slide it down faster.
- That was so badass. - Thanks.
- I went in and I looked over and you were done.
- (FBE) So this next clip we've got is from
the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest.
- Oh. - (FBE) You knew that was coming.
- Oh yeah, hot dog.
- (FBE) This features professional eater Joey Chestnut,
who currently holds the world record for most
hot dogs eaten in ten minutes with a whopping 74 wieners.
- That's a lot of wieners.
- (announcer) Joey Chestnut. - Oh my gosh.
He's in pain doing this. - I don't know.
Is that pain or is that just concentration?
It might be focus. - Yeah.
- I feel like he's just like... and then it's gone.
- He's just shredding them.
- He's like when you eat carrots and you just...
as a kid, I used to do that. - Oh yeah, I had a hamster
who did that. - Cute.
- I have to mentally prepare myself for this.
This is a lot.
- It looked like SpongeBob where Patrick just...
and inhales all the krabby patties.
- Yeah, it does.
- (FBE) Here we have two hot dogs.
- Hamburgers. - Is it a sandwich?
- No, don't even start this debate right now.
- (FBE) This is a Nathan's famous hot dog
exactly like the ones served in the video.
Do you have a strategy going in or are you just
gonna go for this? - I feel like focus is the key.
- See, I feel like I always see them dip it in [bleep]
on every competition and that just grosses me out.
I don't think I could make it if I dip it.
- I took a major L first round, but I'm confident in myself,
so that should help me by two seconds.
- I'm confident in you, too. - Thank you.
- You're welcome.
- (FBE) Three, two, one. Go.
- [inaudible]
- No way.
- Ew. This is gross.
- (FBE) Okay, Mary. - I think it's a tie.
- You have half a hot dog and a full bun.
- I think it's a tie.
- (FBE) That looks like Mary once again.
- That was like a magician trick.
It was there one second and then it wasn't the next.
- I didn't even see that, but did you--
you got the wiener first. - Yeah.
- You got the dog. - Yeah.
- And then you did the bun. - Yeah, I feel like sometimes
you have to divide and conquer. - I have a feeling that
you've done this before. - (FBE) Jordan, that is correct.
Mary is actually Mary Bowers, a professional eater.
- Yeah, I knew it. I knew it.
I knew there was something off.
- I could tell after the cupcake. I was like, something's up.
No one dumps a cupcake in iced tea, right?
She went, smash, bam. I was like, "What the [bleep]?"
- (FBE) She's a world ranked competitive eater.
She's known for dressing up like the foods she eats.
- I know who you are. - (FBE) Just like Matt Stonie--
- I know who she is. The second you said
her last name, I'm like, holy [bleep].
- (FBE) She's known not only for her incredible food
consumption skills but also for the stunning
costumes she creates herself. - I love that so much.
I love that you just add your own pizzazz to your talent.
Your costume's on deck.
- (FBE) We got one more food for you guys to try,
but first, our foodie fashionista is off
to show you one of her incredible costumes.
- No way. You're gonna show me?
Okay, I'm ready.
- (FBE) We are gonna bring her out in her beautiful
new ensemble. Let's see what she looks like.
- I'm ready. - Ta-da.
- Oh my God, you're like a cupcake Swan Lake.
Oh my God. - A Disney princess.
- You are a Disney princess, but better.
- Oh my God, you're ice cream.
It is so cute.
- The shoes, the shoes.
- That's so awesome. So you made everything yourself?
- I did. - That's insane.
- I want one. I want one.
- You wanna wear it? - Can I?
- You can wear it.
- Oh my God. - It looks so pretty.
- (FBE) You're in the perfect costume, 'cause now that
you're dressed as ice cream... - Uh oh.
- (FBE) What do you think the final food's gonna be, you guys?
- Ice cream.
- (FBE) Here is a bowl of vanilla ice cream
with strawberry syrup. - Strawberry.
- (FBE) Mary, can you please give us some professional
eating tips? - Okay, so you see
the ice cream, right? - Yes.
- Do you feel the ice cream? - I do.
- Fear, admiration, a lot of things. - Channel it all into
this bowl of ice cream. - Okay.
- Yeah, eat from the heart, my friend.
If you do start getting ice cream headache,
put your tongue on the roof of your mouth.
- I've heard that one. - It helps a lot.
- I think I'm ready for this. I feel like I'm gonna be
best at this one rather than the hot dog.
- Okay. - (FBE) Remember, this is
still a food competition. Jordan might surprise you
now that you got all those tips.
Let's see what goes on. Are you ready?
- Ready. - (FBE) To start eating?
- Yes. - (FBE) In three, two, one.
Go.
- She's going with her hands. - It's so cold.
- (FBE) Okay, how was that? - My hands are freezing.
- (FBE) Two, one, go.
- I was so close.
- (FBE) Go. - What the heck?
Dude, you have a spoon. You didn't even use the spoon.
You don't even use it. I'm out of this.
This is some BS. Now I'm just enjoying this.
- (FBE) Go.
- Did I win? - What?
There's some. - I won.
- (FBE) Oh my gosh, Jordan. You literally beat the champ.
- I did. - Awesome.
- I feel so proud. - I feel like I might go home
and cry and then comfort myself with a bowl
of ice cream. - Well the only reason I won
was because you taught me. - Aw.
- So be happy.
- (FBE) What do you think, Mary? Does Tom have what it takes
to be a professional eater? - Maybe in terms of style.
I gotta give it to you on style.
- Okay, I'll take it. I'll take style points.
- You know, I feel like I'm gonna leave it to
the professionals on this one, but it was a good time.
- I'm so sticky everywhere.
- You did amazing and you look amazing.
- Thank you.
- I'm not worthy. I'm not worthy.
Honestly, I just admire what you do.
People just look at it as just, "Oh, it's just people
eating food really fast" but there's a skill
and the beauty to it and you make it look so effortless
and just intriguing. Thank you for that.
- Thank you. Thank you for eating with me today.
- Thank you for letting me eat with you.
Peak on my list right now.
- Thanks for watching us compete against a professional eater
on the React Channel.
- What food could we eat fast next?
Let us know in the comments.
- Bye.
- Thanks for watching me trick a whole bunch of reactors
here today. Don't forget to follow me
on social media @EatBeMary and remember to tune in
for the Nathan's famous hot dog eating championship
on the fourth of July.