update IFOCE.com now has the full results. (from Craig Reed)

Badlands Booker has some results outside the top 3. Sonya Thomas reached her longtime goal of 40+ and Booker did 30.

positions #5-#8 are from twitter.com/erikdenmark

1. Joey Chestnut 68 HDB, new 12 & 10 minute record
2. Takeru Kobayashi 64.5 a personal best
3. Pat Bertoletti, 55, personal best
4. Tim “Eater X” Janus 53
5. “Humble” Bob Shoudt 41.75
6 Sonya Thomas 41, a 12 & 10 minute womens record
7T Hall Hunt 38
7T Erik Denmark 38
? Badlands Booker 30

The teleblog of the program is available after the jump

12:56 Official top 3 Joey Chestnut 68 Kobayashi 64.5 Bertoletti 55

12:53 The contest is over, Joey wins 67 to 64

12:52 1 minute left, still a 2 HDB lead

12:51 The 10 minute record has been broken

12:50 a 2 dog lead for Joey w/ 2 minutes left

12:48 2/3 done, Chestnut’s lead is switching between 2 & 3, Bertoletti is now 3rd

12:47 Halfway point Chestnut 42, Kobayashi 40, Eater X is third

12:45 Kobayashi & Chestnut are tied at 28 at the 3 minute mark

12:44 20 + for Chestnut in Kobayashi in the first 2 minutes, Eater X is third

12:43 Running totals are horizontal instead of vertical as in previous years

12:42 the contest starts.

12:41 Kobayashi’s shirt has been signed by Japanese Olympic medalists

12:32 Sonya Thomas is introduced as “the absence of beauty”

12:31 Now Hall Hunt comes on stage when Brown is introduced.

12:27 The eaters introduction begins. Juliet Lee comes on stage when Marco Marquez is introduced. Gravy Brown comes on stage while Juliet is introduced.

12:25 The judges are being sworn in.

12:23 Kobayashi does a translated interview he has changed his bread eating technique.

12:19 Dale Boone is shown in a commercial for Nathan’s

12:17 I think that Bertoletti is dressed as Andy Kaufman character Tony Clifton

12:15 An interview with Sonya Thomas & Juliet Lee. A list of great female sports rivalries as shown.

12:10 Rich LeFevre is not on the list of competitors.

12:05 The yellow card will reportdedly be in effect for this contest.

Gordon Gattsek has over 400 pictures of the contest setup.

Darren Rovell of CNBC twitter reports that Rich LeFevre will miss the Nathan’s finals due do food poisoning. If Pat Philbin is present, it would be nice to give him LeFevre’s slot.

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