Pat B wins Minneapolis, Vandam w/30 HDB

May 10, 2008 at 12:29 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:Contest Results, Minneapolis, Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Pat Bertoletti

From IFOCE.com via the Sicilian:

1) Pat Bertoletti 41 HDB in 10 minutes
2) Patrick Vandam 30
3) Mike Fitzgerald 23.5

update KARE11.com has a short article with a video

update #2 StarTribune.com also has an article

update #3 May 19 – Pat Bertoletti has posted a blog entry to his YardBarker blog about the contest

Comments (33)

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  1. bigmama said (Registered May 10, 2008)

    May 10, 2008 @ 3:48 pm

    Pat B wins the qualifier with 41 dogs!!!!

  2. The Sicilian said (Registered February 23, 2006)

    May 10, 2008 @ 4:38 pm

    Ifoce has results at http://www.ifoce.com/news.php?action=detail&sn=592

    I can’t believe it, I missed my bus to Minnesota! I supposed to go too, I’ll be at the Chicago qualifier for sure though. Unbelievable result by Patrick Vandam 30 HDB’s!! and great job by Mike Fitzgerald with 23.5. I know the Russ “The Mad Stork” was there too. Congrads to all.

  3. fanatic313 said (Registered June 8, 2007)

    May 10, 2008 @ 5:42 pm

    30 is very impressive

  4. Anonymous said

    May 10, 2008 @ 6:30 pm

    Patrick and Mike kicked ass! What the hell happened to Bertoletti? One of the girls can do close to 41!!

  5. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    May 10, 2008 @ 6:59 pm

    41,30,23 those are all very good totals,nice job

  6. Lily said (Registered April 26, 2008)

    May 10, 2008 @ 7:12 pm

    way to go pat!

  7. HUNGMAN said

    May 10, 2008 @ 7:34 pm

    Has the Hangman verified this yet? If not, these numbers are not official. The Hangman himself may have won and nobody is a aware of it.

  8. beautifulbrian said

    May 10, 2008 @ 7:36 pm

    Pat B is not only a credit to the sport but a role model for everyone . Great interview Great job Pat. Keep on keepin on

  9. Anonymous said

    May 10, 2008 @ 7:36 pm

    Patrick Vandam will soon kick Joeys ass. Bertoletti is a mere annoyance that he will dispose of with little difficulty.

  10. Anonymous said

    May 10, 2008 @ 7:58 pm

    Bertoletti will soon be known as the Brian Seiken of competitive eating. Within one year both girls will be kicking his ass.

    Luther

  11. Fat Momma said

    May 10, 2008 @ 9:02 pm

    Yo HUNGMAN i doubt you gots what it takes to please a big woman like me Lets see some proof

  12. Anonymous said

    May 10, 2008 @ 9:27 pm

    Big deal!

  13. Anonymous said

    May 10, 2008 @ 10:27 pm

    According to hangmans wife hes well hung.

  14. HUNGMAN said

    May 10, 2008 @ 11:06 pm

    You GOTS what it takes? Where did you go to school Fat Momma, GEORGIA, SOUTH CAROLINA? I ain’t be got no clue what yous tryin to say

  15. the vacuum said

    May 11, 2008 @ 1:59 am

    Pat great job !!

  16. annnoumous said

    May 11, 2008 @ 2:20 am

    Bad Mouth Lerman, Sonya, Shoudt, BB and now here Hangman.

    Either you respect the man or you fear he is just that great? Otherwise you would not be using up so much of your time to Bad Mouth Hangman or anyone else here.

    Hangman is Great. Hangman is Great.

  17. HUNGMAN said

    May 11, 2008 @ 8:20 am

    hangman I challenge you to be at Norfolk on June 7. I’ll be the one that whoops your ass.

    That will not work because EVERYONE will whoop your ass

    Just be there and I’ll take you out

    and not to dinner

    But we all know that will be a small bill beacuse you can not beat anyone at eating

    Two double cheeseburgers from Mc D’s should be more thsn enough to fill you up

  18. Bronson Fan said

    May 11, 2008 @ 9:01 am

    Pat nice job get ready to win on the 4th this year!!!!

  19. anonymous said

    May 11, 2008 @ 10:39 am

    announ 2:20 am that is copyright infring and you know it Hangman is great hangman is great is takeoff on Lerman is great lerman is great .

  20. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    May 12, 2008 @ 12:45 am

    Patrick Vandam,i hope you are in another qualifer somewhere ,cause 30 is awesome, only 1 behind the great Locust (and that is saying alot), if your not go sign up for New Orleans,it doesnt say its closed yet,Good Luck 🙂

  21. just a minnesota fan said

    May 12, 2008 @ 12:46 am

    Incredible performance by both Patricks on a cool and windy day, with off and on rain at the 1st Annual Battle of Apple Valley Gorge.

    Kudos also to Mike Fitzgerald, who did 23.5 and seemed well within himself.

    Frank Wach was announced as fourth at 17.5 and Russell Mad Stork Witzke was fifth at 17. Both were improvements since the last time they were seen in Minnesota.

    As a Minnesota fan, it was quite the thrill to see Mr. Bertoletti show up to try to save face after his stunning 2006 loss to Chip Simpson (38-32) at the Mall of America.

    I think a whole bunch of ya eaters out there aren’t gonna want any part of Patrick Vandam. 30 in his first try at hot dogs. And I’m sure he has more in him. I don’t think I going out on a limb by predicting that he’ll own future Nathan’s qualifiers here in Minnesota for as many years as he stays in the game.

    Bertoletti was great signing autographs, posing for pictures and talking to the media, but I sure hope that boy didn’t get bitch slapped by the Red Head that he left with.

  22. Rhonda Evans said

    May 12, 2008 @ 7:21 am

    Patrick (Vandam) you keep eating like that and you will have top billing among all Pats and Patricks in the IFOCE. Thirty is the best total of any eater in his first attempt in eating HDBs in competition, regardless of the time limit. What’s almost as awesome is Mike’s performance with 23.5 is tremendous in and of itself. I am sure that we’ll see both of them on July 4th.

    We’re early on in the 2008 qualifying season, and this is an example of how, given more exposure to and increased popularity of CE, there are many, many great eaters out there with Koby and Joey’s potential and abilities. It’s a matter of how long it takes for eaters’ “coming out parties” to get into full swing.

    Each and every person on the planet is in the world’s eating database, and in 2 or 3 years it may take in excess of 30 HDBs to win virtually every Nathan’s qualifier, and we may have well over a half dozen eaters eating near or over 50 HDBs at the finals. That will be interesting, and the Joey versus Koby showdown will seem trivial in the grand scheme of things.

    So Joey had better get his demands in now, while he is in a bit of a power position, because such opportunities are short-lived. Once new and better eaters come up and replace you at the top, which will surely happen, as it does in all endeavors, you’re old news and no longer a prized CE thoroughbred.

  23. The Sicilian said (Registered February 23, 2006)

    May 12, 2008 @ 10:04 am

    Rhonda, I know that Nathans is going to be 10 minutes now, but we cannot forget that Chip Simpson ate 38 HDB’s in his first Nathan’s attempt, and that was at the Mall of America as well, but of course it was 12 minutes. Still, that would seem like the better 1st time performance. Regardless, Patrick Vandam efforts are vicious and I expect that he will be in Chicago to school us all in HDB’s (since he resides in the midwest). He lives in MN and I imagine he will be at the qualifier over here. I know Tim Brown will be there as well and probably Frank Wach and Jim Hamrick “the Hammer”.

  24. Rhonda Evans said

    May 12, 2008 @ 10:16 am

    Sicilian I was not aware of Chip’s initial performance eating 38. I goofed. Thanks.

  25. I said

    May 12, 2008 @ 11:23 am

    SyKoBOZO yes there is no doubt that 30 in 10mins is very very solid no doubt about it but keep in mind that rich was at 31 with no one near him..i am sure he could do more if he had to especially if some rookie was closing in..

  26. HUNGMAN said

    May 12, 2008 @ 11:50 am

    Don’t forget the Hangman, who is going for at least 10 in his first try at hot dogs. That will definitely win his qualifier because everyone will have cheated if they eat more.

  27. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    May 12, 2008 @ 12:32 pm

    oh i know Rich can do more,that guys a legend,i was just trying to pump up my fellow new guys,i cant even come close to 30 and it pisses me off,haha – and Mike with 23.5 is no slouch either. 🙂

  28. Rhonda Evans said

    May 12, 2008 @ 1:48 pm

    SyKo, just think, before Koby came along in 2001 the world record was “only” 25 1/8, and he doubled that. It boggles my mind when I think of the people who can eat more than that today.

  29. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    May 12, 2008 @ 3:35 pm

    in another 10 years it will probaly be over 100, 🙂

  30. Rhonda Evans said

    May 12, 2008 @ 3:54 pm

    I don’t know SyKo, I think Joey and Koby both are at top capacity in the low to mid-60s. I’m sure neither could eat over 70, unless someone had a second stomach installed. And that would be downright stupid.

    Also, by the way, Joey was given credit for 66 when I saw him eat 63. I don’t know how or why the other three dogs got added. But 63 or 66, I was in shock that any human could eat that many.

  31. Anonymoose said

    May 12, 2008 @ 4:35 pm

    Hangman has participated in Nathan’s before, check out “The Science of Speed Eating” in which he appears against Deep Dish, Bubba, SPBBBMB, Larry, That Pope dude, and more. If I remember right, he “speed ate” five.

  32. SyKoBOZO said (Registered September 17, 2007)

    May 12, 2008 @ 4:57 pm

    im sure Joey and Kobi were in a little shock too,it will be very interesting come July 4th this year 🙂

  33. Anonymous said

    May 12, 2008 @ 5:16 pm

    Joey ate 66, they messed up the count early on. When they recounted at the end the true number was given

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