2009 Nathan’s qualifier schedule released

March 23, 2009 at 4:18 pm by ojrifkin · More posts about:2009 Nathan's Hot Dog Contest, Contest Previews

(from Nic comment) The 2009 Nathan’s qualifier schedule is available on IFOCE.com and registration opens April 6:

May 2 Biloxi, MS
May 7 Las Vegas, NV
May 9 Boston, MA
May 16 Hartford, CT
May 17 Allentown, PA
May 23 Atlantic City, NJ
May 30 Tempe, AZ
May 30 Tampa, FL
June 6 Norfolk, VA
June 6 Kansas City, MO
June 6 Minneapolis, MN
June 13 Charlotte, NC
June 13 Denver, CO
June 20 Queens, NY
June 27 Atlanta, GA
June 27 San Francisco, CA

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  1. Jumper said

    March 23, 2009 @ 4:50 pm

    I am going to Norfolk, Kansas City, and Minneapolis.

  2. I said

    March 23, 2009 @ 5:58 pm

    ok have fun

  3. Brandon Knott said (Registered May 26, 2008)

    March 23, 2009 @ 6:55 pm

    damn, no Pittsburgh this year. I was hoping to re-enter and start off a challenge for myself

  4. nic fry said

    March 23, 2009 @ 6:56 pm

    who is jumper?

  5. Anonymous said

    March 23, 2009 @ 7:20 pm

    Jumper is Rhonda Evans

  6. Furious Pete said

    March 23, 2009 @ 8:28 pm

    mmm Free Hot Dogs

  7. boss hog said (Registered February 21, 2009)

    March 23, 2009 @ 10:46 pm

    boss hog in good eating to all

  8. Anonymous said

    March 24, 2009 @ 12:32 am

    Pete, are you doing the Windmill Contest this year?

  9. Anonymous said

    March 24, 2009 @ 11:14 am

    Sounds like Pete is wanting Nathans not Windmill.

  10. I said

    March 24, 2009 @ 11:23 am

    of course he does and i think all of us would like to see him try it

  11. I said

    March 24, 2009 @ 11:44 am

    and i think the $hea$ decision is a really stupid one

  12. Anonymous said

    March 24, 2009 @ 11:54 am

    I think he’s going to have to stick with Windmill. The rules have been set, and there are precedents. He is the face of AICE. He is dead to IFOCE.

  13. Sonya and Hank said

    March 24, 2009 @ 12:11 pm

    We hear some big news is about to happen. That will rock the eating world.

  14. anonymous said

    March 24, 2009 @ 12:18 pm

    If i was Pete i would pick a qualifier of his choice ,set up a small table on his own a short distance away from the Nathans table supplying his own dogs and buns just to see how he would fare against ifoce eaters. I realize it sounds like a bold cocky type move but what the hell , others have attempted crazier stunts than that. Great publicity stunt. Menchetti was thinking of doing that in Hartford several years ago Go for it Pete!

  15. RJ said (Registered August 28, 2008)

    March 24, 2009 @ 12:33 pm

    Which actual type of Nathan’s hot dog is used in competition? Natural casing or skinless?

  16. KevinRoss said

    March 24, 2009 @ 1:09 pm

    RJ. . .it SHOULD be the natural casing type as that is the traditional nathan’s competition dog. . .but in actuality the type of dog (and even the method of preparation) varies from qualifier to qualifier. So you can’t know exactly what to expect unfortunately and have to adapt! For me, the natural casing type are definitely much harder than skinless, though a few eaters think differently I’ve spoken with.

  17. KevinRoss said

    March 24, 2009 @ 1:10 pm

    I’m also quite curious to know if wildcard (or wildcards) are coming back this year. . .I hope so!

  18. Anonymous said

    March 24, 2009 @ 1:36 pm

    Furious Petey
    Will Not Eat Nathans Hot Dogs
    For It Will Kill Him

    -Haiku

  19. RJ said (Registered August 28, 2008)

    March 24, 2009 @ 1:46 pm

    I agree. Should be the natural casing. But, I would definitely agree the skinless are MUCH easier to put down quickly.

  20. anonymous said

    March 24, 2009 @ 2:26 pm

    whats the big news they getting married????

  21. Hot Dog Digester said

    March 24, 2009 @ 3:30 pm

    The only thing natural about any hot dog is the dirt from the floor that gets mixed in….that said, I can’t wait to eat as many as I can!!

  22. Anonymous said

    March 24, 2009 @ 3:47 pm

    Don’t toy with us, Sonya and Hank.

    Spill the beans.

    I’m not kidding around.

  23. Jumper said

    March 24, 2009 @ 3:48 pm

    Change of plans. I’m doing Atlanta and San Francisco.

  24. I said

    March 24, 2009 @ 3:54 pm

    those are great choices jumper

  25. RJ said (Registered August 28, 2008)

    March 24, 2009 @ 4:03 pm

    Just wondering – are there any eaters that live in Tampa? I feel like we have the worst selection of contests of just about any city. However, I’m really happy they are having a qualifier for Nathan’s here this year.

  26. I said

    March 24, 2009 @ 4:06 pm

    yes i bet some eaters live there in fact a couple million probably

  27. Anonymous said

    March 24, 2009 @ 6:04 pm

    Hall Hunt lives very close to Tampa…

  28. Anonymous said

    March 24, 2009 @ 6:25 pm

    PETE PETE PUMPKIN EAT, NATHANS TOO, POO POO POO.

  29. Sonya and Hank said

    March 25, 2009 @ 8:21 am

    We hear Atlanta Will be hard to beat this year. With all it’s Local eaters in this time.

  30. RJ said (Registered August 28, 2008)

    March 25, 2009 @ 9:17 am

    Isn’t Hall Hunt in Jacksonville?

  31. Anonymous said

    March 25, 2009 @ 9:19 am

    He lives in Tampaville.

  32. I said

    March 25, 2009 @ 11:26 am

    i think it’s Jackson Bay actually…

  33. Anonymous said

    March 25, 2009 @ 11:35 am

    Are you saying that Sonya is moving to Atlanta?

  34. McDonald's fan said

    March 25, 2009 @ 11:36 am

    Furious Pete, I want details on the the Big Mac wrap. I hear they’re test marketing it up in Canada. Try one please, and get back to me. Is it good?

  35. Rich Foley said (Registered October 10, 2006)

    March 25, 2009 @ 11:46 am

    No Myrtle Beach? No Jacksonville? Here’s hoping there are some additional qualifiers so I can get there and back in 1 day.

  36. anonymous said

    March 25, 2009 @ 12:10 pm

    In an attempt to screw the shredder they cut out myrtle beach and the civil service qualifiers.

  37. Anonymous said

    March 25, 2009 @ 1:15 pm

    Flourious Pete. I hear they are teast marketing the hot dog wrap in Missisauga. Take it for a test ride and get back to me.

    Signed,
    The man with the hot dog plan.

  38. Anonymous said

    March 25, 2009 @ 1:16 pm

    Hey, don’t forget LI Ducks.

  39. anonymous said

    March 25, 2009 @ 1:51 pm

    Pete, set up your own table pick a qualifier and eat with the champs . Gotta bring your own dogs and buns. This is the best way to find out if you got what it takes to beat anyone in the top ten

  40. AICE of Spades said

    March 25, 2009 @ 2:27 pm

    to suggest that the #1 ranked eater in the world would even want to lower himself to such dishonorable treatment of food in a contest is obscene. Those IFOCE eaters drink their foods in all sorts of disgusting ways desecrating Gods sustenance with lemonade and fruit punch, and that is why I hate them. Pete will not be relegated to the kiddie table at an IFOCE contest! I will not allow it!!!!

  41. Steakbellie said (Registered August 11, 2006)

    March 25, 2009 @ 5:42 pm

    Crap! No Philly, No Camden, No QVC!!! Guess I had it real good for a few years!!!

  42. Liz said

    March 25, 2009 @ 7:25 pm

    Denver! Well some people better tell me when they’re coming to town!

  43. anjou said

    March 26, 2009 @ 3:06 am

    nathans in atalanta has to have Dale Boone.
    this is just to see how well he would do in his own turf …. IFOCE vs WLOCE what say?

  44. Anonymous said

    March 26, 2009 @ 10:29 pm

    Anybody going to Biloxi??

  45. Amommymous said

    March 27, 2009 @ 6:54 am

    Coonskinhead is as necessary in Atlanta as a huge pimple on a supermodel’s face.

  46. Anonymously Aware said

    March 27, 2009 @ 9:21 pm

    “X” Marks the spot in Boston, as opposed to Hartford. Shh It’s a secret.

  47. Anonymous said

    March 27, 2009 @ 11:52 pm

    I’m headed to the southeast! Yee Haw

  48. Old Folks Ramble On said

    March 28, 2009 @ 1:03 am

    Charlotte and Atlanta, I hope

  49. anonymous said

    March 28, 2009 @ 9:25 am

    Going to atlanta, charlotte Boston, blah blah who the f– cares. We know who makes it to coney island year in and year out. Most of what was on stage last year will repeat with the exception of a few replacements.

  50. RJ said (Registered August 28, 2008)

    March 31, 2009 @ 11:52 am

    So how does pre-registration work? Is it first come-first serve on April 6, or do they cherry pick those they deem worthy of bypassing a pre-qualifier to the qualifier? If they don’t pick you, do you eat the day before the qualifier? Is the pre-qualifier a full ten minutes?

  51. I said

    March 31, 2009 @ 2:24 pm

    no pre-qualifier. just sign up. sure they cherry pick.

  52. Anonymous said

    March 31, 2009 @ 2:24 pm

    What the hell is “pre-registration?”

  53. RJ said (Registered August 28, 2008)

    April 1, 2009 @ 11:16 am

    Sorry – for some reason I thought they only allowed a set amount of pre-registration. If they didn’t take your registration early, I thought you had to go the day before a qualifier, win a contest, then be allowed to participate in the official qualifier. I have NO idea where I thought I read that, or why I thought it to be the case.

  54. ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)

    April 1, 2009 @ 12:26 pm

    I thinks Krystal qualifiers in 2007 were the only contests to have pre-qualifiers.

  55. Rhonda Evans said

    April 1, 2009 @ 12:27 pm

    Is pre-qualifying like pre-chewing?

  56. Anonymous said

    April 1, 2009 @ 10:54 pm

    Hey Shredder, where are you eating this year? Headed to a destination where there isn’t any competition? Who are you bringing from your “fan club” ?

  57. Crawfish said (Registered May 24, 2008)

    April 2, 2009 @ 11:09 pm

    There is also going to be a qualifier in Minnasota.

    http://www.competitiveeating.net/newsarchive.php?action=detail&sn=58

  58. Shredder's fan club said

    April 3, 2009 @ 11:37 am

    Allen broke 25 on more than one ocassion. Can you?? That is nothing to sneeze at.

  59. Sir Rad said

    April 4, 2009 @ 12:04 pm

    Can anyone tell me where in Tampa, and what time on May 30, the Nathan’s qualifier will take place? I want to fly down from Ohio to compete, but need info … thanks in advance!

  60. ojrifkin said (Registered July 27, 2005)

    April 4, 2009 @ 1:01 pm

    I would wait until you have been confirmed for a slot before making any travel plans. Registration opens April 6.

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