On July 4, 2005 she ate 37 hot dogs in 12 minutes at Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, setting a then-record for American competitors (which was also the female record).
Den 4. juli 2005 spiste hun 37 hotdogs på 12 minutter ved Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, hvilket var verdensrekord for kvinder samt amerikansk rekord for begge køn - hun blev samlet toer i konkurrencen.