2011 Atlantic City Nathan’s qualifier

update May 30 Atlantic City Weekly and Brian Seiken have contest videos.

update 4:52 Full results have been posted Part 1 | Part 2

Men
1) Pat Philbin 27
2) Aaron Osthoff 26.5
3) Crazy Legs Conti 22
4) Eric “Steakbellie” Livingston 18.25
5) Yasir Salem 15
6) “Wild” Bill Myers 14.5
7) Joe Lopardo 12
8) Tom Grille 11
9) Andrew Kossuth 10
10 Tengiz Mammadov 4.5

Women
1) Sonya Thomas 34, 9th consecutive best performance in a Nathan’s qualifier
2) Elise Rosenberg 8
3) Kira Nightingale 6

update 3:23 Melissa Savoy reports that Pat Philbin won the men’s contest. A picture of Pat and his trophy.

update 2:55 Sonya’s total was 34 hot dogs. This is Sonya’s ninth Nathan’s qualifier victory in a row.

update 2:50 Hollywood Bee reports a woman won the overall contest (almost certainly Sonya Thomas)

The contest is expected to start at 2 pm.

Comments (54)

54 Comments »

  1. Anonymous said

    May 28, 2011 @ 2:15 pm

    Sonya is great. I expect her to eat at least 30.

  2. common sense here said

    May 28, 2011 @ 3:12 pm

    we all knew sonya was gonna have th most. I’m more interested who won between the men.

  3. Anonymous said

    May 28, 2011 @ 3:24 pm

    Sonya, Juliet, and Rich LeFevre exemplify the best in competitive eating. All three are living proof that life begins at 70. I take my hat off to each one! They are a tribute to the elderly!

  4. Anonymous said

    May 28, 2011 @ 3:37 pm

    I can’t wait to see Beautiful Brian’s report at http://www.beautifulbrian.com!

  5. Anon said

    May 28, 2011 @ 3:40 pm

    Crazy legs had 28

  6. Anonymous said

    May 28, 2011 @ 3:48 pm

    Apparently Legs did not win, or you would have seen a flash by now.

  7. Anonymous said

    May 28, 2011 @ 3:59 pm

    Any one know the mens totals? i thought the roving reporter Seiken was covering all the action.

  8. Anonymous said

    May 28, 2011 @ 4:11 pm

    Legs will soon overtake Thomas. She needs to get out now while she still has a shread of dignity.

  9. Anonymous said

    May 28, 2011 @ 4:31 pm

    im really excited for sonya. after winning the her division this year, she won’t have to qualify next year

  10. common sense here said

    May 28, 2011 @ 4:57 pm

    mle twitter

    pat – 27
    A-train – 26.5
    legs – 22
    steak – 17 (or coulda been 17.5)

  11. Stallion Italian said (Registered August 27, 2010)

    May 28, 2011 @ 4:59 pm

    Congratulations to Sonya and Pat!! There is no proof whatsoever that ojrifkin is not in touch with eaters or has never attended a contest/contests. Eaters write to him personally as well as fans.

  12. common sense here said

    May 28, 2011 @ 5:02 pm

    my apologies to steak. He had 18.25

  13. Stallion Italian said (Registered August 27, 2010)

    May 28, 2011 @ 5:44 pm

    And Go Steak! Is that a personal best?

  14. Anonymous said

    May 28, 2011 @ 5:48 pm

    I suspect Sonya could have eaten 40+, but this is a testimony to the class act that she is.

  15. Anonymous said

    May 28, 2011 @ 6:04 pm

    Congrats to Pat P. on his victory after not making it for the past 2 years. Did Seiken try to interview you or did he, and I quote: “ignore you like the plague.”

  16. OH NO! said

    May 28, 2011 @ 6:11 pm

    IS THIS GOING TO BE THE YEAR THAT CRAZY LEGS **DOESNT** MAKE IT TO CONEY ISLAND??

  17. Anonymous said

    May 28, 2011 @ 6:31 pm

    It’s a shame that Sonya’s biggest fan doesn’t post on weekends.

  18. Andrew Kossuth said

    May 28, 2011 @ 7:14 pm

    Sonya could eat 40, eating conditions were not ideal

  19. Anonymous said

    May 28, 2011 @ 7:31 pm

    It is a shame.

  20. anonymous said

    May 29, 2011 @ 12:13 am

    I saw Seiken. He doesnt hold grudges like others. He chatted with Sonya He spoke to Pat i saw him greet Crazy Legs. It is the people on this end that cause all the trouble and even if the greetings arent genuine as you some of you insist on believing , at least its better than a nasty confrontation. Grow up and stop stirring the pot

  21. anonymous said

    May 29, 2011 @ 10:20 am

    OJ Rifkin loyal cronies need permission from him to watch Seiken video of the Nathans qualifier in AC. The few that decided to watch it anyway because they have no other choice, are probably watching with a disgusted look on their face like “Should i watch anything that Seiken puts out there on the net”? If Oj doesnt hype it for all intent purpose its tainted material especially if it originates from Seiken right?

  22. Anonymous said

    May 29, 2011 @ 10:36 am

    Brian is a really decent person who cares about others.

  23. Stallion Italian said (Registered August 27, 2010)

    May 29, 2011 @ 1:20 pm

    10:36 comment sounds like something written on an elementary school report card. “Works and plays well with others” was one of the standard comments on which people were graded from excellent to satisfactory to needs improvement. You can find these things online now, those old report cards. This comment and some of the others seem ripe for response but I am going to refrain because we all know how, especially on a weekend when most are playing outside or elsewhere, things can take on a life of their own, and not in a good way. Some of us have jobs which we have to do even on weekends and on a computer, even holiday weekends. Eatfeats provides, among many other things, a little respite from work, work, work. And yes, my boss likes competitive eating and doesn’t care about my using work time for recreation as long as I get my job done, and well. That is unusual. Very happy about it and will continue to read and write as I see fit. It is a big competitive eating world now, far beyond anything like it used to be. Growing up is a long process. It just takes a lot of people much longer than others.

  24. Larell Marie Mele said

    May 29, 2011 @ 5:31 pm

    SI – ahahaha, well sed! 🙂

  25. Anonymous said

    May 29, 2011 @ 6:21 pm

    Putting the Brian Seiken talk aside for a bit, it looked like a pretty good men’s battle in AC. Congrats to Pat P. Nice to see him back at Coney after a 2 year hiatus. Fantastic debut by A-train Ostoff. It’s got to be up there with the top 5-10 Nathan’s debuts. Looking forward to Cleveland results later this week!

  26. anonymous said

    May 29, 2011 @ 6:45 pm

    And you sound like someone looking to cause trouble like the rest of troublemakers that flock to this site Unlike you 10:36 might have spent time with Seiken and realized he is not the problem . Think about it wiseguy

  27. Larell Marie Mele said

    May 29, 2011 @ 8:29 pm

    Ooops, in reading back the comments I’m hoping mine won’t be misconstrued. From the comments that followed mine, I think I should clarify myself as I was not trying to cause trouble. Brian and I have been, and continue to be friends. As I’ve stated in several previous threads, he’s ALWAYS been very courteous, considerate, fair, kind, etc. to me. We enjoy friendly banter on-line as well as in person and I was not indicating anything negative toward him. I very much enjoy Stallion’s posts which are well-written and amusing, that’s what I was commenting on.

  28. anonymous said

    May 29, 2011 @ 9:30 pm

    Larell you need not explain yourself. Anyone that knows you realizes you werent taking sides . You were agreeing to Stallion general observation of eatfeats as a whole. Well put

  29. Larell Marie Mele said

    May 30, 2011 @ 7:16 am

    Anon 930 – thx! 🙂

  30. Stallion Italian said (Registered August 27, 2010)

    May 30, 2011 @ 10:54 am

    Hate to do this in one way but in another, let’s be straight here. “And you sound like someone looking to cause trouble like the rest of troublemakers that flock to this site Unlike you 10:36 might have spent time with Seiken and realized he is not the problem . Think about it wiseguy”……..Come on, get a grip. Have you read what Seiken himself has posted here over and over and over, his own name, his own everything? Call me a wise guy if you wish, that is your right but really, look at Larell. She manages to support both Seiken and be on here as herself and gets lots of credit from me in that department as well as others. She is a real Ambassadoress of competitive eating and working together with Sonya, things can only get better and better and better. She is more than the Real Deal of a human being having the absolute best qualities as one. Let’s all march in that direction.

  31. anonymous said

    May 30, 2011 @ 11:04 am

    I dont know if this is going to be a future pattern with Nathans but the Atlantic City sponsor was a real dick. He told security not to let anyone near the leftover hotdogs on the table after the contest. If you grabbed one you were lucky. That type of selfish behavior was never conveyed in past Nathans qualifiers. The fans that took time out to watch the contest could have been somewhere else on the boardwalk but they chose otherwise and thats the thanks they get? Lets hope that kind of ungenerosity is not displayed in Clev, Pitts, NY , Tempe and the remaining qualifiers.

  32. anonymous said

    May 30, 2011 @ 11:38 am

    Stallion you sound like a poor mans version of Rhonda Evans or better yet a sounding board to echo some of her thoughts while she enjoys her three day weekend. We know you cant be Rhonda because her posts appear M-F off on weekends including holidays

  33. nunonabun2 said (Registered November 10, 2009)

    May 30, 2011 @ 12:29 pm

    They were selling the ones not used at the Newnans event for a dollar each at the bowling alley afterwards.

  34. anonymous said

    May 30, 2011 @ 12:38 pm

    again Mr. Brian Seiken doesnt use his name but we know it’s him because a) complaining about the sponsor b) not getting something for free because everyone else is cheap c) Rhonda Evans posting times d) defending himself as anonymous because nobody else on the face of this earth will defend him. Haven’t we had enough already.

  35. beautifulbrian said

    May 30, 2011 @ 12:47 pm

    Wrong guy . Stop using me as the scapegoat just cause i implied something similar on my website . Again post your real name so i can get a keen sense as to why you hate me so much since i love you so much

  36. beautifulbrian said

    May 30, 2011 @ 12:56 pm

    anonymous said
    May 30, 2011 @ 12:38 pm

    again Mr. Brian Seiken doesnt use his name but we know it’s him because a) complaining about the sponsor b) not getting something for free because everyone else is cheap c) Rhonda Evans posting times d) defending himself as anonymous because nobody else on the face of this earth will defend him. Haven’t we had enough already.

    OJ here is where the problem lies when you blatently allow my name to be thrown into this arena. You wonder why i go out of my way to slam you on my website? Well the proof is in the pudding. One more thing anony 12:38 post your real name post your real name post your real name . Havent we had enough already?

  37. anonymous said

    May 30, 2011 @ 3:51 pm

    You’re a hypocrite Mr Seiken. Your wording is obvious which makes some anonymous postings (or fake names) obvious it’s you. Not everyone on here is an idiot as you make us out to be. Come clean and the good lord will set you free

  38. Larell Marie Mele said

    May 30, 2011 @ 4:22 pm

    Stallion – as always, thank u so much; u really say the sweetest things. I hope that if we’re ever at a contest 2gether, you’ll intro urself 2 me! 🙂

  39. Nathan in Cali said

    May 31, 2011 @ 10:12 am

    Did I read that correctly, Conti had a 6 HDB deduction? I also noticed he wasn’t wearing gloves, was that by his choice or did George not allow him to wear them? Really if you need to be deducted 6HDB’s then you should just be DQ’d all together. I mean if there is that much debre how do you really know if it was 6 or 10 HDB’s? I’m disapointed that Conti has yet to change his ways…

    Congrats Phil, glad to see you made it back to Coney!!!

  40. Sean Gordon said (Registered June 5, 2008)

    May 31, 2011 @ 5:41 pm

    For the record, the card girl had Crazy Leg’s number wrong. None of them seemed to really be paying any attention to what was going on and were more decorations than anything. He was only deducted 2 and was given the chance to dispute it. Pat flew under the radar and didn’t leave a crumb in his typical slow and steady style. Crazy Legs wasn’t the only one who made a mess nor was it outrageous but I still think Pat would’ve gotten the benefit of the doubt.

  41. Stallion Italian said (Registered August 27, 2010)

    May 31, 2011 @ 7:04 pm

    Thank you Sean Gordon for the record……..that makes a lot more sense. Congrats to Pat again, sounds like it was fair and apparently Legs did not dispute the deduction.

  42. Nathan in Cali said

    June 1, 2011 @ 9:53 am

    I guess I owe CLC an apology then…

    Sean,

    Thanks for clearing that up and best of luck on the 4th, you’ve made vast improvements over the last couple years.

  43. Sean Gordon said (Registered June 5, 2008)

    June 1, 2011 @ 5:14 pm

    No problem, I don’t like to see people getting trashed unnecessarily. And thank you Nathan, hopefully there’s still more upside to go.

  44. Pat From Moonachie said (Registered December 10, 2005)

    June 1, 2011 @ 8:56 pm

    Speaking as someone who wasn’t expected or IMHO wanted to win by the powers that be for various reasons..I commend the officiating in that contest..what some people call cheating, I call aggressive eating ..that’s what judges are for..to make sure it doesn’t go to far, and they (Sean & the Nathan’s people) did a spectacular job! ..geez, you’d hardly know I was even in the contest by the videos! 😉

  45. Pat From Moonachie said (Registered December 10, 2005)

    June 1, 2011 @ 9:14 pm

    *too

  46. Officer Krumpke said

    June 3, 2011 @ 1:55 pm

    Well well it appears that Gavonne was at the Queens library at 11:05 am impersonating Brian Seiken under false pretenses using the twitter account beautifulbrian1 . He commented that Brian is coming out of the closet to announce that he is gay and in love with Will Millender. Sad sad boy

  47. the great gavonne said

    June 3, 2011 @ 3:38 pm

    That’s freakin’ hilarious!Yes & I also shot JFK & kidnapped the Lindenburg baby.The World Trade Center massacre?That wasn’t Bin Laden;I orchestrated that one.Now I know I am the most misunderstood man in CE(& also the most talked about).I think BB was right.He is due for a major ass-kicking.Ten to one he won’t show up at CitiField tomorrow,or will hide behind Booker or the studly Tim Janus.As Ernie Anastos says,”Keep fucking those chickens!”.

  48. the great gavonne said

    June 3, 2011 @ 3:48 pm

    Almost forgot to mention:I had a dream last night that Badlands Booker owned a restaurant & I was dining there as his guest with my sister when we were chased by paparazzi along with several other top eaters.The funny thing was moments after I woke up there was a story on WPIX channell 11 about Pat’Sweet Dreams’Bertoletti winning the Cleveland qualifier.I knew right then & there that my destiny was set.

  49. nunonabun2 said (Registered November 10, 2009)

    June 3, 2011 @ 4:18 pm

    Destiny? Please explailn G.

  50. the great gavonne said

    June 3, 2011 @ 4:29 pm

    The only thing I have to say is that when we were adolescents me & my friends used to piss on Halloween candy & then give it out to kids.Does that make me a bad guy?

  51. A. nonymoose said

    June 3, 2011 @ 4:33 pm

    I can’t wait to see Brian Seiken kick your slow fat weak ass Gavonne. You refer to yourself as the most misunderstood in CE but you forgot something, you are irrelevant to CE. There is no place for you in this field because you cant compete against anyone. Have you ever beatin anyone known? Anyone? Anyone? Anyone? didnt think so

  52. nunonabun2 said (Registered November 10, 2009)

    June 3, 2011 @ 4:40 pm

    Only if it was banana taffy. Otherwise that is just funny.

  53. nunonabun2 said (Registered November 10, 2009)

    June 3, 2011 @ 4:44 pm

    OJ besides that girl that punched Dale when was the last fight at a CE event that came to blows?

  54. beautifulbrian said

    June 3, 2011 @ 5:35 pm

    I would not waste my breath on this homeless pathetic excuse for a human being. He has no friends no social life not a dime to his name and basically used the sport for a free meal because like prison the shelter homes provide the worst kind of food possible. He wants attention by attempting to lure me into a physical confrontation which he knows he would never win. Two weeks ago he was called out by myself Will Millender and US Male at Go Go curry in NYC. He never showed which i expected because he was scared . Thats why when you guys come down on me with alias names claiming im this and that , you give this parasite new life to chime in with. You feed into a disturbed individual that has serious mental issues. If a court of law convicted him and sentenced him to jail time its obvious this is serious shit and is nothing to be played with. As far as me showing at Citifield i have the least bit interest in promoting someone that tried to get me thrown off the stage in Lula and Biloxi MS and the other guy that defriended me on FB . Those guys get enough publicity send their way without my adding to it . Put your hands in the air Put your hands in the air . Have a nice day

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