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| 1st | 72 | $10,000.00 | Joey "Jaws" Chestnut | Westfield, IN | record for finals or qualifier |
| 2nd | 60 | $5,000.00 | Carmen Cincotti | East WIndsor, NJ | personal best, 4th person to hit 60 |
| 3rd | 48 | $2,500.00 | Matt "Megatoad" Stonie | San Jose, CA | |
| 4th | 44.5 | $1,500.00 | Geoffrey Esper | Oxford, MA | |
| 5th | 38.5 | $1,000.00 | Darron Breeden | Orange, VA | probably 2018 rookie of the year |
| 6th | 36 | Gideon Oji | Morrow, GA | ||
| 7th | 34 | Adrian "The Rabbit" Morgan | New Orleans, LA | ||
| 8th | 33 | Juan "more bite" Rodriguez | Crestwood, IL | ||
| 8th | 33 | Yasir Salem | New York City, NY | ||
| 10th | 29 | Rich "The Locust" LeFevre | Henderson, NV | ||
| 11th | 25 | Erik "The Red" Denmark | Seattle, WA | ||
| 12th | 23 | Pablo Martinez | Visalia, CA | ||
| 13th | 22.5 | Steve Hendry | Dixon, CA | ||
| 14th | 22 | Eric "Badlands" Booker | Selden, NY | ||
| 14th | 22 | Josh Miller | Aurora, CO | ||
| 14th | 22 | "Buffalo" Jim Reeves | Buffalo, NY | ||
| 17th | 20.5 | Derek Jacobs | |||
| 18th | 20 | Brian "Dud Light" Dudzinski | Phoenixville, PA | ||
| 18th | 20 | Juan "Hungry Saiyan" Neave | |||
| 20th | 16 | Matt "Sweet Tooth" Cohen | Maryville, TN | ||
| 21st | 14.5 | Pedram "In Jaws We Trust" Esmaeelzadeh | Beaufort, GA |