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| 2012 Jul 4 10 min IFOCE units: hot dogs | Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest - women
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Nathan's Famous www.nathansfamous.com/ Brooklyn, NY http://nathansfamous.com/PageFetch/getpage.php?pgid=27 http://www.facebook.com/eatfast/posts/10151011135739551 Heather Osthoff did not compete |
| 1st | 45 | $10,000.00 | Sonya "The Black Widow" Thomas | Alexandria, VA | women's record |
| 2nd | 33 | $5,000.00 | "The Lovely" Juliet Lee | Germantown, MD | originally announced as 43, personal best, 2nd woman to hit 40+ |
| 3rd | 25.5 | $2,500.00 | Michelle "Cardboard Shell" Lesco | Tucson, AZ | personal best 5th woman to hit 25+ |
| 4th | 21.5 | $1,500.00 | Meredith Boxberger | Barrie, ON, Canada | Canadian record |
| 5th | 21.25 | $1,000.00 | Larell Marie "The Real Deal" Mele | Long Pond, PA | |
| 6th | 18.5 | Maria "Edible" | Clifton, NJ | ||
| 7th | 16 | Nicole Anderson | beats male Canadian Lee Vilinsky (15) | ||
| 8th | 9.5 | Dee "Princess Pi-Anna" Martin | Roopville, GA | ||
| 9th | 9 | Neslie Ricasa | |||
| 10th | 8.5 | Mary "I Love 'em HOT!" Bowers | Beverly Hills, CA | ||
| 11th | 7 | Theresa Subich | |||
| 12th | 6 | Mia "Meatballz" Davekos | Boston, MA | ||
| 13th | 5.5 | Molly Nemunaitis | |||
| 14th | 3 | Janice Deregla |