The Brooklyn Paper has an interview with Joey Chestnut, who partially attributes his 2015 Nathan's finals loss to the breakup of his relationship with Neslie Ricasa after their engagement during the 2014 Nathan's finals.
Stephanie Wu noticed that Neslie Ricasa has been removed from the #36 spot in the MLE rankings. Liz McClurg has been inserted at #48. Joey Chestnut proposed to Neslie Ricasa during the 2014 Nathan's finals; the engagement has since been called off.
The New York Post has an article about the termination of the relationship between Joey Chestnut and Neslie Ricasa. The planned date for their wedding was May 9.
live105.cbslocal.com has a podcast of Joey Chestnut's appearance yesterday on the Kevin Klein show. He says that he has broken off his relationship with Neslie Ricasa after proposing to her during last year's Nathan's finals and that MLE prevented him from wearing an item promoting a military charity during a previous Nathan's finals.
2014 men’s Nathans finals
Official Top 3 (Full results – July 8)
1) Joey Chestnut 61 8th victory in a row, proposed to Neslie Ricasa before contest
2) Matt Stonie 56
3) Tim Janus 44
4T) Brian Dudzinski 34
4T) Erik Denmark 34
6) Juan Rodriguez 32
7) Adrian Morgan 29
8) Marcos Owens 26
9) Badlands Booker 25
10) Yasir Salem 19.75
11) Aaron Osthoff 19.5
12) Pablo Martinez 17
13) Ronnie Hartman, 14
14T) Sean Gordon, 10
14T) Sgt. Horacio Chanyau, 10
16) Colin Shirlow 3
Jeff Butler missed the contest due to a cancelled flight
Post contest coverage
- ESPN.com article
- Daily Beast contest report
- Brooklyn Paper article and gallery
- Rick Telander of the Chicago Sun Times calls MLE eaters “professional bulimics” and claims he witness much backstage vomiting when he attended a Nathan’s finals
- Guardian.com article
- Video of Sport Science segment about competitive eating seen during Nathan’s broadcast
- Village Voice gallery and animated GIF of Joey Chestnut eating 61 hot dogs
- Bleacher Report claims Matt Stonie is “ushering in a new era of competitive eating”
- Broadway World gallery
- Seacoast Online article about Matt Stonie
- Juan Rodriguez gallery – 32 hot dogs
- Aaron Osthoff article – 20 hot dogs
- Pablo Martinez article – 17 hot dogs
- Ronnie Hartman article – no total
- Crazy Legs Conti poem based on “The Night Before Christmas”
The men’s Nathan’s contest will be live at noon eastern on ESPNews and ESPN3.com. It will be rerun on ESPN2 at 2pm eastern. If the France / Germany World Cup game goes to overtime / penalty kicks, it will cut into that program. The contest will also be rerun at 6pm eastern today and July 5 and 6.
Matt Stonie has defeated Joey Chestnut in two of their last three matchups. He has also posted a training session video where he ate 66 hot dogs; if he can replicate that today, he could threatens Joey Chestnut’s Nathan’s streak.
Pre contest coverage
- Joey Chestnut
The Atlantic asks if Joey Chestnut is the most dominant athlete of all time
Joey Chestnut gives a minute by minute contest report to the Hollywood Reporter
Appearance on Vice.com’s “Fat Jew Show” about Joey Chestnut’s bathroom experiences
Esquire.com graphic about 27,6000 calories in 69 hot dogs - Matt Stonie
SeaCoastOnline of New Hampshire calls Matt Stonie a local - The Daily Mail calls Matt Stonie “The World’s Youngest Competitive Eater”
- Erik Denmark
Appearance on the Jason Smith show - Colin Shirlow
Dubbelin.com article about addition to finals field
2014 Nathan’s Sonoma qualifier
update Jun 26 Juan Rodriguez has some pictures
Women
1) Miki Sudo 40 hot dogs.
2W) Neslie Ricasa 12, takes women’s wild card lead
Men’s results
1) Juan Rodriguez 26
2) Steve Hendry 22, moves to men’s wild card lead
Rodriguez’ victory leaves the current wild card standing for men
| 2014 Jun 1 | 2nd | 27.5 | 10 min | Steve Hendry | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men | St. Paul, MN |
| 2014 Jun 15 | 2nd | 26 | 10 min | Brian “Dud Light” Dudzinski | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men | Queens, NY |
| 2014 Apr 26 | 2nd | 25 | 10 min | Rich “The Locust” LeFevre | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier – men | Las Vegas, NV |
Here are the all time bests for Nathan’s qualifiers in California:
| 2007 Jun 23 | 1st | 34 | 12 min | Rich “The Locust” LeFevre | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier | San Francisco, CA |
| 2011 Jun 12 | 1st | 26.5 | 10 min | Damon “The Omen” Wells | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier – men | Hawthorne, CA |
| 2004 May 8 | 1st | 25 | 12 min | Rich “The Locust” LeFevre | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier | Los Angeles, CA |
| 2009 Jun 27 | 1st | 25 | 10 min | Pete “PrettyBoy” Davekos | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier | San Jose, CA |
| 2010 Jun 26 | 1st | 25 | 10 min | Crazy Legs Conti | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier | Escondido, CA |
| 2011 Jun 12 | 2nd | 25 | 10 min | Matt “Megatoad” Stonie | Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest qualifier – men | Hawthorne, CA |
Joey Chestnut and Neslie Ricasa are doing a fundraiser for Patriot PAWS in conjuction with their combined totals in the Nathan's finals on July 4 where they hope to exceed 90 hot dogs. (Neslie Ricasa has yet to qualify for Coney Island.)
Neslie Ricasa will replace Kevin "LA Beast" Strahle and Juliet Lee will replace Bob Shoudt in the Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship on August 17 in Los Angeles.
2013 Nathan’s Boston qualifier
update June 24 Full results via Bill Myers
Men
1st 47 Matt “Megatoad” Stonie San Jose, CA, personal best
2nd 21 “Buffalo” Jim Reeves Buffalo, NY
3rd 15 William “Wild Bill” Myers Breinigsville, PA
4th 12 Joao Paulo
5th 8 Pete Twiraga
6th 7.25 Robert Mulhausen
7th 6 Stuart Angus while wearing a hot dog costume.
8th 5.75 Thom Beck
women
1st Neslie Ricasa 13
2nd Terri Reeves 7
Winners
1M) Matt Stonie 47 personal best highest of 2013
1W) Neslie Ricasa 13
Richard Shea announced that Mia Davekos was the only woman to register as of March 20. Jim Reeves’ wife Terri will also be competing today.
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