Sonya Thomas  first major victor was in the 2004 Wing Bowl and she was only beat by three other people, one of whom was Dale Boone.
The only eaters besides Kobayashi to defeat Thomas between the 2004 and 2005 Nathan's contests were Bill "El Wingador" Simmons in the controversial 2005 Wing Bowl, and Dale Boone, who cooled overheated baked beans in order to win an eating contest. On September 2, 2012 Joey Chestnut consumed 191 wings (7.61 pounds) in 12 minutes to take competitive-eating trophy from the five-year champion Sonya Thomas. 
