Claim: 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(born 1966).
Evidence: Thomas's first major victory that put her on the competitive eating map was in the 2004 Wing Bowl, where she became the first woman to win a Wing Bowl. 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. 1966 (age 53–54)
Brookhaven, Georgia, US