I saw your competition with Samurai and Max so the following are my analysis: 1- Max starts fast and gets a head but when he gets to 6 kg he slows down very hard and also another point that makes Max lose is drinking he drinks so much liquid, that is why RYU was able to win Max First he had a steady speed and second he drank very little liquid. That is exactly what Samurai did also Samurai was enjoying himself (after the hot dog competition in New York Samurai came back a different person, he is much much relaxed and his capacity to eat has grown). 2- I still think that YOU could be the best in Japan but you need to do challanges of 6.5 kg above and also attend different challanges, you already do not drink much liquid but you need to relax and think of it as a challange menu and try to pass the 7 kg barrier that everyone hits (after 7 kg the pressure inside is massive that is why some eaters break their ribs from inside out, so you have to do the excersises). In any case I love your vids and I think you are great and you could even be greater, hope to see you win next time.❤